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Search Results: keywords:"quality-adjusted life years"

H. RES. 996 — Providing for consideration of the resolution (H.Res. 863) impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 485) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs.
February 05, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:974
H. RES. 996 allows the U.S. House of Representatives to consider two key issues. First, it clears the way for the House to debate and vote on the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of Homeland Security, for alleged high crimes and misdemeanors. Second,...
Simple Explanation
This plan lets the U.S. House of Representatives talk about two things: whether the Secretary of Homeland Security has done something very wrong and if a new rule should stop certain ways of measuring health care from being used to decide payments.
H. RES. 996 — Providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 863) impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 485) to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs.
February 06, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:673
The proposed resolution, H. RES. 996, sets the terms for considering two legislative pieces in the House of Representatives. It allows for the consideration of H. Res. 863, which involves the impeachment of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, the Secretary of...
Simple Explanation
This bill decides how the people in a big meeting (the House of Representatives) will talk about whether a man named Alejandro Mayorkas should keep his important job, and also about a new rule for doctors about how they decide what treatments to pay for.
H. R. 485 — An Act To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs.
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February 08, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,195
H.R. 485, known as the "Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act of 2023," aims to amend the Social Security Act to prevent the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and similar metrics in determining healthcare coverage and payment under federal programs. This bill prohibits federal...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure the government doesn't use a certain way of deciding who gets what healthcare, which might not be fair to older or sick people, and it plans to spend a lot of money on health without saying how exactly it will use that money.
H. R. 485 — An Act To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit the use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs.
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February 07, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:1,210
H.R. 485 aims to change the Social Security Act to prevent the use of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and similar metrics in federal health care programs when making decisions about what to cover and how much to pay. The bill takes a stance against tools that could lower...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 485 is a plan that says the government should not use a special kind of number, called quality-adjusted life years, to decide how to spend money on health care for things like Medicare and Medicaid, because it might be unfair to some people, like older or sick folks. It also promises money to help keep people healthy in the future.

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