| Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13450-13451)
Bill TextA bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a group health plan to impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if: (1) such exclusion relates to a condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within the 30-day period ending on the enrollment date; and (2) such exclusion extends not more than three months, or nine months for a late enrollee, after the enrollment date.Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cervical cancer, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Colon cancer, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Finance, Genetics Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders. Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers. Requires such [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Actions and defenses, Adoption, Block grants, Budgets, Child nutrition, Children, Civil rights, Clinics, Communications, Cost of living adjustments, Counseling, Crimes against women, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Damages Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo provide for programs that reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Pregnant Women Support Act - Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to make grants to states for collecting and reporting abortion surveillance data. Requires health facilities that perform abortions to obtained informed consent from a pregnant woman seeking an abortion. Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to allow states to extend health care coverage to an unborn child. Amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a health insurance issuer offering individual coverage from imposing a preexisting condition exclusion or a waiting period or otherwise discriminating against a woman on the basis that she is pregnant. Allows the Secretary to make grants [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Colon cancer, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Federal employees, Finance, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Government information, Government paperwork, Health insurance, Health policy Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. 7/17/2007--Introduced. Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Age of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for colorectal screening for any participant or beneficiary who is 50 years of age or older or at high risk for colorectal cancer under terms and conditions that are no less favorable than those applicable to other screening benefits provided under the plan. Prohibits specified actions by group health plans to avoid the requirements of this Act, including denying enrollment, penalizing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Bone diseases, Business, Chemotherapy, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Communication in medicine, Communications, Discrimination in medical care, Drug therapy, Employee health benefits, Estrogen, Finance, Freedom of speech, Government information Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan to include coverage for bone mass measurement for individuals who: (1) are at a clinical risk for osteoporosis, including estrogen-deficient women; (2) have vertebral abnormalities; (3) are receiving chemotherapy or long-term gluococorticoid (steroid) therapy; (4) have primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, or excess thyroid replacement; or (5) are being monitored to assess the response to or efficacy of approved osteoporosis drug therapy. Requires [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Artificial insemination, Business, Civil rights, Communication in medicine, Communications, Defense policy, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Federal employees, Finance, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health insurance, Health policy, Human embryology Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and title 10, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. 6/27/2007--Introduced. Family Building Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides coverage for obstetrical services to include coverage for non-experimental treatment of infertility that is deemed appropriate by a participant or beneficiary and the treating physician. Requires coverage for assisted reproductive technology only if certain conditions are met. Prohibits a group health plan from taking specified actions to avoid the requirements of this Act.Applies such requirements to health insurance coverage offered in the individual market and coverage offered through Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans and Department of Defense [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/20/2008 - Committee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to allow a group health plan to impose a preexisting condition exclusion only if: (1) such exclusion relates to a condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received within the 30-day period ending on the enrollment date; and (2) such exclusion extends not more than three months, or nine months for a late enrollee, after the enrollment date.Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Children, Civil rights, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 06/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from imposing any preexisting condition exclusion for individuals who have not attained 19 years of age. Applies such requirement to coverage offered in the individual market. | | Also tagged in: Civil rights, Consumer discounts, Consumer protection, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Health insurance, Health policy, Imaging systems in medicine, Labor, Mammography, Medical care, Medical ethics, Medical fees, Medicine, Rebates Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older. 6/13/2007--Introduced. Mammogram and MRI Availability Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require a group health plan that provides coverage for diagnostic mammography for any woman 40 years old or older to provide no less favorable coverage for annual screening mammography for such a woman, and diagnostic mammography, annual screening mammography, and annual magnetic resonance imaging for any high risk woman. Prohibits a group [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Cancer, Civil rights, Clinical trials, Collective bargaining, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Labor contracts, Medical care, Medical economics Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from: (1) denying an eligible participant or beneficiary participation in clinical trials related to the treatment of cancer that are federally funded or conducted under an investigational new drug application reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); (2) denying (or limiting or imposing additional conditions on) the coverage of routine patient costs for items and services furnished in connection with such participation; or (3) discriminating against [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee training, Employee vacations, Families, Family violence, Finance, Job training, Labor, Leave of absence, Rape, Sex crimes, Stalking Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Security and Financial Empowerment (SAFE) Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social Security [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Business, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Consumer education, Consumers, Contraceptives, Discrimination in medical care, Drugs, Employee health benefits, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Health insurance, Health policy, Insurance companies Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo require equitable coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and contraceptive services under health plans. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to prohibit a group health plan, and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage, from: (1) excluding or restricting benefits for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services; (2) denying eligibility based on use or potential use of such items or services; (3) providing monetary payments or rebates to a covered individual to encourage acceptance of less than the minimum protections available; (4) penalizing, reducing, or limiting a professional's reimbursement because the professional prescribed such drugs or devices or provided [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Civil rights, Discrimination in employment, Dismissal of employees, Employee training, Employee vacations, Families, Family violence, Finance, Job training, Labor, Leave of absence, Rape, Sex crimes, Stalking Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to promote the economic security and safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Survivors' Empowerment and Economic Security Act - Sets forth entitlement standards and implementation guidelines for employee use of emergency leave to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (domestic or sexual violence). Permits victims of domestic or sexual violence to substitute existing leave in lieu of emergency leave. Authorizes state use of funds under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) to provide nonrecurrent short-term emergency benefits for victims of domestic or sexual violence on emergency leave. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit denial of unemployment compensation to individuals separated from employment due to their experience of domestic or sexual violence. Amends the Social [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Civil rights, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Prostate cancer, Prosthesis, Surgery, Urology Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery if they provide coverage for prostate cancer treatment. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Post-Prostate Cancer Treatment Equity Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act to require a group health plan that provides medical and surgical benefits with respect to prostate cancer treatment to provide coverage for: (1) all stages of reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery; and (2) prostheses and physical complications of prostatectomy. Requires plans to provide notice of the coverage.Prohibits a group health plan from: (1) denying to a patient eligibility or continued eligibility solely to avoid the requirements of this Act; or (2) penalizing or otherwise reducing or limiting [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Aid to dependent children, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Case mix (Medical care), Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Children, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Consumer education, Consumers, Dental care, Department of Health and Human Services Latest Action: 07/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007 - Adds a new title XXII to the Social Security Act (SSA) entitled "AmeriCare Health Benefits." Makes all U.S. residents eligible for AmeriCare benefits, including prescription drugs and biologicals. Requires the development of an AmeriCare enrollment mechanism that includes automatic enrollment at birth and the issuance of AmeriCare cards for identification and claims processing purposes.Provides that an individual may elect not to be enrolled for benefits under AmeriCare if the individual has health benefits coverage under a group health plan at least equivalent to AmeriCare coverage.Provides the same benefits under AmeriCare as are provided under parts A (Hospital Insurance) and B (Supplementary Medical [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Aged, Ambulatory care, Apprenticeship, Auditing, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Coinsurance, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 03/07/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 610.
Bill TextTo amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, and for other purposes. 3/5/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 4 other summaries) Division A: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PSHA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to apply the same treatment limits on mental health or substance-related disorder benefits as they do for medical and surgical benefits (parity requirement). Extends [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Aged, Air pollution, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizen participation, Coinsurance, Criminal justice, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in medical care, Drugs Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for comprehensive health benefits for the relief of individuals whose health was adversely affected by the 9/11 disaster. 2/28/2007--Introduced. 9/11 Comprehensive Health Benefits Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare-based eligibility and benefits for individuals with a 9/11 disaster-connected health condition. Prohibits a workers' compensation law or plan from discriminating against an individual by virtue of the individual's entitlement to such benefits. Prohibits an employer from discriminating against an individual regarding hiring, advancement, compensation, or other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment by virtue of the individual's entitlement to such benefits. Makes Medicare the primary payor for 9/11-related coverage. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a consortium to conduct and coordinate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative remedies, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alcoholism, Aliens, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Anesthetics, Armed forces, Birth control, Block grants, Budgets, Business Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4034-4035)
Bill TextTo provide for health care for every American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system. 2/27/2007--Introduced. American Health Security Act of 2007 - Establishes the State-Based American Health Security Program to provide every U.S. resident who is a U.S. citizen, national, or lawful resident alien with health care services. Requires each participating state to establish a state health security program. Eliminates benefits under: (1) titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act; (2) the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program; and (3) the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS). Requires each state health security program to prohibit the sale of health insurance in that state that duplicates benefits provided under the program. Establishes the American Health Security Standards Board to: (1) develop policies,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Adoption, Aid to dependent children, Authorization, Birth control, Birth defects, Block grants, Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Child health, Child nutrition, Child welfare, Children, Civil rights, Clinics, Communication in medicine Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo provide for programs that reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the need for abortion, help women bear healthy children, and support new parents. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to provide education on preventing teen pregnancies.Provides for: (1) grants to prevent teen pregnancy; and (2) a national center for parents of adolescents to support parents in preventing teen pregnancy.Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of Social Security Act to expand coverage of family planning services. Sets forth requirements for primary care clinics that receive federal financial assistance and provide abortion services.Expands state options to provide health care coverage to low-income pregnant women.Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for voluntary family planning projects.Amends the Public [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accidents, Civil rights, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Recreation, Sports, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity. | | Also tagged in: Accidents, Civil rights, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Recreation, Sports, Traffic accidents and safety, Transportation Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2043-2044)
Bill TextA bill to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. 2/15/2007--Introduced. HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan or health insurance issuer offering group health coverage from denying benefits or coverage otherwise provided under the plan for the treatment of an injury solely because it resulted from participation in a legal mode of transportation or recreational activity. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Child health, Children, Clinical trials, Communication in medicine, Communications, Conflict of interests, Consumer complaints, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Discrimination in medical care, Drugs, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Employee health benefits, Federal preemption Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. 2/12/2007--Introduced. Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 2007 - Sets forth standards for group health plans, including: (1) requiring plans to conduct utilization review activities in accordance with this Act; (2) establishing internal and external appeals processes; (3) requiring a grievance system; (4) requiring the plans to offer out-of network coverage; (5) prohibiting plans from requiring prior authorization for emergency services; (6) prohibiting prior authorization requirements for access to obstetrical or gynecological care; (7) requiring plans to provide for continuity of care during a transition period; (8) requiring plans to provide exceptions to formulary limitations; (9) prohibiting plans from restricting a health care [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Alcohol and youth, Alcoholism, Ambulatory care, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child health, Children, Church and social problems, Citizenship education, Civil rights, Coinsurance Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Prevention First Act - Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PHSA to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage from excluding or restricting benefits in any way for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan or coverage provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market. Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Civil rights, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Federal employees, Finance, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health insurance, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Labor, Medical care Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening. 2/5/2007--Introduced. Routine HIV/AIDS Screening Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage to provide coverage for routine HIV/AIDS screening under terms and conditions no less favorable than for other routine screenings. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) denying eligibility or continued eligibility to enroll or renew solely to avoid these requirements; (2) denying coverage for such screening because there are no known risk factors present [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Conflict of interests, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Hospital care, Labor, Labor contracts, Mastectomy, Medical care Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Conflict of interests, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Hospital care, Labor, Labor contracts, Mastectomy, Medical care Latest Action: 05/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. 1/31/2007--Introduced. Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from the plan [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Accreditation (Medical care), Budgets, Civil rights, Discrimination in medical care, Federal aid to health facilities, Finance, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health maintenance organizations, Health policy, Hospitals, Local laws, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine Latest Action: 01/22/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include a health care entity's refusal to provide coverage of, or pay for, induced abortions among the bases for which the federal government or any state or local government that receives federal financial assistance may not discriminate against such an entity. Expands the definition of "health care entity" to include a hospital, a provider sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, and any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees, Employee health benefits Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-48.
Bill TextA bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 3/29/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to specify that genetic information that an issuer of group health insurance may not establish as an enrollment eligibility factor includes information about a request for or receipt of genetic services by an individual or family member. Prohibits a group health plan or a health insurance issuer from: (1) adjusting premiums on the basis of genetic information; or (2) requesting or requiring an individual or a family member of such individual to undergo a genetic test.Applies such provisions to small group health plans.Allows [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Labor, Department of the Treasury, Discrimination in employment, Discrimination in medical care, Dismissal of employees Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Con. Res. 340, enrollment corrections on H.R. 493 have been made.
Bill TextTo prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. 4/24/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 - Title I: Genetic Nondiscrimination in Health Insurance - (Sec. 101) Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), and the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a group health plan from adjusting premium or contribution amounts for a group on the basis of genetic information. Prohibits a group health plan from requesting or requiring an individual or family member of an individual from undergoing a genetic test. Provides that such prohibition does not: (1) limit the authority of a health care professional to request an individual to undergo a genetic test; or (2) preclude a group health plan from obtaining or using the results of a genetic test in making a determination [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Criminal justice, Delegation of powers, Department of Labor, Depreciation and amortization, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo increase the minimum wage, to provide access to health care coverage to employees of small businesses, and to preserve American jobs. 1/9/2007--Introduced. Working Families Wage and Access to Health Care Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to incrementally increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Establishes the Association Health Plan Fund to be used by the Secretary of Labor to make payments to an insurer to maintain coverage for a plan, if there is a reasonable expectation that, without such payments, claims would not be satisfied by reason of termination of coverage.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Business, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Delegation of powers, Department of Labor, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. 1/5/2007--Introduced. Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to provide for establishment and governance of association health plans (AHPs), which are group health plans whose sponsors are trade, industry, professional, chamber of commerce, or similar business associations, and which meet certain ERISA certification requirements. Sets forth rules governing AHPs, including requirements relating to certification, sponsors and boards of trustees, participation and coverage, nondiscrimination, contribution rates, notice of voluntary termination, correction actions, and mandatory termination. Establishes the Association Health Plan Fund to be used by the Secretary of Labor to make payments to an insurer [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Civil rights, Collective bargaining, Conflict of interests, Consumer education, Consumers, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Hospital care, Labor, Labor contracts, Mastectomy, Medical care Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Breast Cancer Patient Protect Action of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan or a health issuer offering group health insurance coverage that provides medical and surgical benefits to ensure that inpatient (and in the case of a lumpectomy, outpatient) coverage and radiation therapy are provided for breast cancer treatment. Prohibits such a plan or issuer from: (1) restricting benefits for any hospital length of stay to less than 48 hours in connection with a mastectomy or breast conserving surgery or 24 hours in connection with a lymph node dissection; or (2) requiring that a provider obtain authorization from the plan [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Alcohol and youth, Alcoholism, Ambulatory care, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Child development, Child health, Children, Church and social problems, Citizenship education, Civil rights, Coinsurance Latest Action: 01/09/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextA bill to expand access to preventive health care services that help reduce unintended pregnancy, reduce abortions, and improve access to women's health care. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Prevention First Act - Title X Family Planning Services Act of 2007 - Authorizes appropriations for family planning services grants and contracts under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PHSA to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer providing group coverage from excluding or restricting benefits in any way for prescription contraceptive drugs, devices, and outpatient services if the plan or coverage provides benefits for other outpatient prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient services. Applies such prohibitions to coverage offered in the individual market. Emergency Contraception Education Act of 2007 - Directs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Budgets, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumers, Cost control, Criminal justice, Dental care, Dentists, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in medical care Latest Action: 02/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. National Health Insurance Act - Requires that medical services, hospital services, and other personal health services be made available to eligible individuals in all U.S. health-service areas as rapidly as possible. Sets forth minimum income requirements for eligibility. Allows health care professionals and hospitals to enter into agreements to furnish services to eligible individuals. Gives responsibility for administration of the benefits provided under this Act to local administrative committees or officers. Allows a state to assume responsibility for administration of the personal health benefits provided under this Act. Establishes: (1) the National Health Insurance Board in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (2) the National Advisory Medical Policy Council. Requires the Secretary of HHS to determine the eligibility [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Civil rights, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Mastectomy, Medical care, Medicine, Plastic surgery, Prosthesis, Standards, Women, Women's health services Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans to provide coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomy, consistent with the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Women's Health and Cancer Rights Conforming Amendments of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require group health plans to provide coverage for post-mastectomy reconstructive surgery. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Aid to dependent children, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Caregivers, Child nutrition, Children, Chronically ill, Civil rights, Communications, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S149-150)
Bill TextA bill to expand access to affordable health care and to strengthen the health care safety net and make health care services more available in rural and underserved areas. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Access to Affordable Health Care Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) tax credits to small businesses for qualified employee health insurance expenses; (2) tax credits for qualified health insurance; (3) deductions for long-term care premiums; and (4) tax credits for individuals with long-term care needs. Requires the Secretary of Labor to award grants to states to assist in planning, developing, and operating qualified small employer purchasing groups for health insurance. Directs the Small Business Administration to award grants to states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations to provide health insurance information to small employers. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to award demonstration grants for [...] show full description |
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