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Search Results: keywords:"social determinants of health"

S. 1840 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and improve the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, and for other purposes.
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February 01, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,541
S. 1840, also known as the "SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2023," aims to update the Public Health Service Act by reauthorizing and enhancing the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for the years 2024 to 2028. The bill acknowledges the significant number of...
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The SCREENS for Cancer Act of 2023 wants to make sure women, especially those who don't have much money, can get checked for breast and cervical cancer from 2024 to 2028, with a plan to spend $275 million each year to help make this happen.
S. 3892 — To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to increase access to community health workers under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
March 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,595
The bill, S. 3892, seeks to amend parts of the Social Security Act to improve access to community health workers under Medicare and Medicaid. It proposes Medicare coverage for "community health services" starting in 2025, which include a range of preventive services and efforts to address...
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The bill wants to have more community helpers for health care, like teachers for healthy living, to help people on Medicare and Medicaid. It also lets states decide if they want to add these helpers to their own plans and get some extra money help from the government if they do.
H. R. 7149 — To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test a model to improve access to specialty health services for certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
January 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:763
H. R. 7149, also known as the “Equal Access to Specialty Care Everywhere Act of 2024” or the “EASE Act of 2024,” aims to improve access to specialty health services for certain Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. The bill mandates the Center for Medicare and Medicaid...
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The EASE Act of 2024 is like making sure everyone can see a special doctor using video calls, especially for people living in faraway places. It wants to make it easier for friendly doctor teams to help these people get special care.
H. R. 7481 — To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
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February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,638
H.R. 7481 aims to allow the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to run a Social Determinants of Health Program. The program seeks to improve health outcomes by addressing factors like housing and food access that affect health in communities. To...
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H.R. 7481 is a plan that lets the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) help people by giving money to improve things like homes and food. They say they will give out a lot of money every year from 2025 to 2029 to help make people healthier in their communities.
H. RES. 1062 — Declaring racism a public health crisis.
March 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:327
The resolution H. RES. 1062 declares racism as a public health crisis in the United States, highlighting the significant racial disparities in health outcomes and barriers faced by racial and ethnic minority groups. It acknowledges the historical and ongoing impact of racism on public health...
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In this bill, Congress is saying that racism is making people sick, like when you catch a cold, but it's much bigger. They want to work on fixing this problem for everyone, but they haven't figured out how to do it yet.
S. RES. 575 — Declaring racism a public health crisis.
March 06, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:326
The resolution S. RES. 575 put forth in the 118th Congress declares racism as a public health crisis in the United States. It highlights how racial inequities affect health outcomes and emphasizes the need for a nationwide strategy to address these disparities and dismantle...
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The resolution S. RES. 575 says that racism is a big problem affecting people's health in the United States, and it wants everyone to work together to make things fairer for people of all skin colors. It suggests making changes to help everyone have the same chance to be healthy and happy.
S. 3847 — To authorize the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out a Social Determinants of Health Program, and for other purposes.
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February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,622
S. 3847 is a bill that allows the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to create a program focused on social determinants of health, with the aim of improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities. The bill outlines the activities and goals of the...
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The bill wants to let a special group called the CDC help fix problems like not having a home or enough food so people can be healthier, by giving money to cities and groups that need it. They plan to spend lots of money on this, but they need to make sure they pick carefully who to give the money to and check how well it works.
S. 5182 — To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the collection of information regarding social determinants of health, and for other purposes.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,176
The UNDERSTAND Act (S. 5182) aims to enhance the collection of data regarding social factors impacting the health of people receiving Medicaid and CHIP benefits. It requires the development of a standardized way to gather information on these social determinants through...
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The UNDERSTAND Act is about collecting information on things in people's lives that can affect their health if they have Medicaid or CHIP. It wants everyone to use the same way to gather this information to help understand and improve health care for these people.
H. R. 6742 — To establish a pilot program to provide an add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address the needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health, and to provide administrative flexibility to improve integration for certain dual-eligible individuals.
December 13, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,398
The Incentivizing Dual-Eligible Alignment Act or the IDEAL Act establishes a pilot program to provide extra payments to certain health plans that offer benefits improving the well-being of individuals eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. These benefits...
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The IDEAL Act is about trying out a program to give extra money to special health plans that help people who need both Medicare and Medicaid. These plans will do things like help with getting around or fixing air quality at home to make these people's lives better.

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