| Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Case management, Congress, Congressional veto, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Welfare Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR 3/14/2008 S2163)
Bill TextA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid program. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Disapproves the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional state plan case management services under the Medicaid program. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case management, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 719.
Bill TextTo extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. 4/23/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 22, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Appropriations Act, 2007 to extend until April 1, 2009, the moratorium on implementation of a proposed rule ("Medicaid Program; Cost Limit for Providers Operated by Units of Government and Provisions To Ensure the Integrity of Federal-State Financial Partnership") relating to the federal-state financial partnerships under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA).[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Case management, Congress, Congressional veto, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Welfare Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional State plan case management services under the Medicaid Program. 3/13/2008--Introduced. Disapproves the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to optional state plan case management services under the Medicaid program. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols, Brain, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1627-1659, H1661-1684)
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 3/13/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
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To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Aged, Children, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Discrimination in medical care, Estates (Law), Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Indian children, Indian medical care Latest Action: 01/08/2008 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/19/2007. With written report No. 110-255.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs, and for other purposes. 1/8/2008--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend the eligibility of the Indian Health Service (IHS) for payments under such programs to Indian Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Urban Indian Organizations (Indian health programs).(Sec. 3) Amends SSA title XI to: (1) eliminate the National Commission on Children; and (2) require the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Aged, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Cancer, Children, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing resolutions, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services Latest Action: 12/29/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. 12/29/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Title I: Increase in Physician Payment Update; Extension of the Physician Quality Reporting System - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase the physician payment update; (2) revise the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund, adding limitations on expenditures; and (3) extend through 2009 the physician quality reporting system Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to provide for transitional bonus incentive payments for quality reporting in 2008,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Health facilities, Health information systems, Health insurance, Health policy, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Poor children, Welfare Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14621-14622)
Bill TextA bill to establish a demonstration project to provide for patient-centered medical homes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing medical assistance under the Medicaid program and child health assistance under the State Children's Health Insurance Program. 11/16/2007--Introduced. Medical Homes Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a three-year demonstration project under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act for the implementation of a patient-centered medical home program to improve the effectiveness and efficiency in providing Medicaid and SCHIP assistance to an estimated 500,000 to 1 million targeted beneficiaries. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Birth control, Business, Clinics, Consumers, Drug industry, Drugs, Education, Health policy, Higher education, Medical care, Medicine, Prescription pricing, Rebates, Students, Welfare Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics. 11/13/2007--Introduced. Prevention Through Affordable Access Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the best price component of the formula for determination of the Medicaid rebate for a covered single source outpatient drug or a covered innovator multiple source outpatient drug. (Under current law, best prices shall not take into account prices that are merely nominal in amount.) Revises the list of entities to which sales by a manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs at nominal prices shall be considered to be sales at a nominal price, or merely nominal in amount (and thus excluded from computation of the best price for such drugs). Adds to such list any entity that is: (1) operated by a health center of an institution of higher education, primarily for its students (university-based clinic); or (2) a public [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S13686)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate final regulations revising case management and targeted case management under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Currently, such regulations may be effective and final immediately on an interim basis as of their publication date.) Requires such regulations to be consistent with: (1) federal rule making notice and comment requirements, except that the period of public comment on them shall be at least 80 days; and (2) congressional review requirements. Makes the regulations effective at least 90 days after publication in the Federal Register or presentation to each chamber or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs later. Repeals the Secretary's authority to change or revise such regulations after completion of the comment period. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Birth control, Business, Clinics, Consumers, Drug industry, Drugs, Education, Health policy, Higher education, Medical care, Medicine, Prescription pricing, Rebates, Students, Welfare Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to restore and protect access to Medicaid discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Prevention Through Affordable Access Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to revise requirements for the best price component of the formula for determination of the Medicaid rebate for a covered single source outpatient drug or a covered innovator multiple source outpatient drug. (Under current law, best prices shall not take into account prices that are merely nominal in amount.) Revises the list of entities to which sales by a manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs at nominal prices shall be considered to be sales at a nominal price, or merely nominal in amount (and thus excluded from computation of the best price for such drugs). Adds to such list any entity that is: (1) operated by a health center of an institution of higher education, primarily for its students [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Aliens, Budgets, Cash welfare block grants, Children, Families, Food, Food stamps, Health policy, Immigration, Marshall Islands, Medical care, Micronesia, Palau Islands, Supplemental security income program, Welfare Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo extend eligibility for certain Federal benefits to citizens of the Freely Associated States. 10/30/2007--Introduced. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend to citizens of the Freely Associated States (Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) who reside in the United States eligibility for non-emergency food stamps and benefits under titles XIX (Medicaid), XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) , and part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Burns, Community health services, Health policy, Hospital rates, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Mental care facilities, Trauma care, Welfare Latest Action: 10/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide adjustments in payment to certain hospitals under the Medicaid program. 10/29/2007--Introduced. Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007 - Revises requirements for adjustments in payments made by a state under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for inpatient hospital services furnished by a disproportionate share hospital (DSH). Provides that DSH payment adjustments made by a state to a state- or local government- owned or operated hospital providing up to 450 inpatient beds, and meeting certain other criteria, shall be made without regard, and in addition, to the standard DSH allotment limitation on federal financial participation. Caps such adjustments at 175% of the costs of furnishing such services. Prescribes criteria for such a hospital, including operation of a community mental health center, a burn center serving the entire state, and a Level I trauma center with at least 100,000 encounters per year.
| | Also tagged in: Aged, Authorization, Blood tests, Budgets, Child health, Children, Energy, Energy assistance for the poor, Energy conservation, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government publicity, Hazardous substances, Health education Latest Action: 10/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13456-13457)
Bill TextA bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards, to establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards and the Task Force on Children's Environmental Health and Safety, to strengthen the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes. 10/25/2007--Introduced. Lead Elimination, Abatement, and Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007 or the LEAPP Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards.Requires the Secretary, in conjunction with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards.Requires the President, in conjunction with the Administrator, to establish the [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 10/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005. 10/23/2007--Introduced. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate final regulations revising case management and targeted case management under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. (Currently, such regulations may be effective and final immediately on an interim basis as of their publication date.) Requires such regulations to be consistent with: (1) federal rule making notice and comment requirements, except that the period of public comment on them shall be at least 80 days; and (2) congressional review requirements. Makes the regulations effective at least 90 days after publication in the Federal Register or presentation to each chamber or the Comptroller General, whichever occurs later. Repeals the Secretary's authority to change or revise such regulations after completion of the comment period. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Authorization, Budgets, Children, Citizenship, Employee health benefits, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Government spending reductions, Health insurance, Health policy, Immigration, Income tax, Insurance premiums, Intergovernmental fiscal relations Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction
Bill TextTo provide for a 5-year SCHIP reauthorization for coverage of low-income children, an expansion of child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and a health care Federalism initiative, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. More Children, More Choices Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children. Prohibits SCHIP payment for children with family income above 250% of the applicable poverty line. Sets forth special rules for SCHIP payment for children with family income above 200% of the applicable poverty line. Provides for standardization of income determinations. Applies citizenship documentation requirements to SCHIP beneficiaries, and increases the federal matching rate for citizenship documentation enforcement under SSA title XIX (Medicaid) and SCHIP.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Fetus, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Insurance premiums, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Poor children, Subsidies, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Kids First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.Provides for determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on expenditures and numbers of low-income children. Sets limitations on matching rates for populations other than targeted low-income children or pregnant women covered through a Section 1115 waiver.Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, extending, renewing, or amending a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a state after the enactment of this Act that would allow funds made available under SCHIP to be used to provide child health [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Health insurance, Health policy, Insurance premiums, Medical economics, Medically uninsured, Poor children, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 10/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to impose requirements on coverage of children in higher income families under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 10/17/2007--Introduced. Children Come First Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to prohibit SCHIP payments for children in families with income between 200% and 300% of the poverty line (higher income families) unless: (1) health insurance coverage for the family is demonstrably unattainable or unaffordable; and (2) the state SCHIP plan permits the family to receive child health assistance through specified optional premium assistance rather than through Medicaid or otherwise. | | Also tagged in: Birth control, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Confidential communications, Families, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Minors, Parent and child, Parental consent, Right of privacy, Welfare Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextIt is the Sense of the Congress that the confidentiality mandates for minors should be removed from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Services Act and Medicaid. 10/10/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the confidentiality mandates for minors should be removed from family planning services programs operating under Title X of the Public Health Services Act and Medicaid. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Fetus, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Insurance premiums, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Poor children, Subsidies, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 10/4/2007--Introduced. Kids First Act - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to revise, reauthorize, and extend the SCHIP program through FY2012 at increased levels.Provides for determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on expenditures and numbers of low-income children. Sets limitations on matching rates for populations other than targeted low-income children or pregnant women covered through a Section 1115 waiver.Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from approving, extending, renewing, or amending a waiver, experimental, pilot, or demonstration project with respect to a state after the enactment of this Act that would allow funds made available under SCHIP to be used to provide child [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Poor children Latest Action: 10/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo prohibit implementation of a guidance letter proposing rules relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. 10/2/2007--Introduced. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services from implementing a guidance letter proposing rules relating to the federal-state financial partnerships under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act. Prohibits the Secretary from applying any requirement under such letter, or any similar requirement, to any state health plan amendment or waiver expanding the income eligibility level for children under SCHIP.
| | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Business, Drug industry, Drugs, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Prescription pricing, Rebates, Welfare Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that individuals eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid Program continue to have access to prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate the federal upper reimbursement limit as no less than 300% of the weighted average (based on utilization) of the most recent average manufacturer prices (AMPs) for pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent multiple source drug products available for purchase by retail community pharmacies on a nationwide basis. Directs the Secretary to implement a smoothing process for AMPs to ensure that federal upper reimbursement limits do not vary significantly from month to month as a result of rebates, discounts, and other pricing practices. Requires a state plan to subject to prior authorization [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Coinsurance, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Estates (Law), Finance, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Law, Managed care, Medical care, Medicare, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12148-12149)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to assist low-income Medicare beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program, and for other purposes. 9/26/2007--Introduced. Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to the Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMB) and Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB) programs (Medicare Savings Program) to increase the income eligibility levels for: (1) QMBs to 135% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and (2) SLMBs to 150% of the FPL. Eliminates the application of estate recovery for Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries. Modifies the asset tests for QMBs and SLMBs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide for expedited enrollment under the Medicare Savings Program through Social Security offices. Provides for treatment of QMBs, SLMBs, and other dual eligibles as Medicare [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Case mix (Medical care), Coinsurance, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Drugs, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Health policy, Hospital rates, Law, Medical care, Medical economics Latest Action: 09/29/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and the qualifying individuals (QI) program, and for other purposes. 9/29/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, as amended, to extend transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through December 31, 2007. (Sec. 3) Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to extend through December 2007: (1) the qualifying individual (QI) program; and (2) a specified allocation of funds for state coverage of Medicare cost-sharing for additional low-income Medicare beneficiaries. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of Health and Human [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Drugs, Forgery, Health care fraud, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Security measures, Welfare Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo delay for 6 months the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to delay for six months, from September 30, 2007, through March 31, 2008, the effective date of the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prescribe covered outpatient drugs. | | Latest Action: 09/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and for other purposes. 9/24/2007--Introduced. SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009; (2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and (3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid). | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Drugs, Forgery, Health care fraud, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Security measures, Welfare Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextA bill to delay for 6 months the requirement to use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid program. 9/25/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Patient and Pharmacy Protection Act of 2007 - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 to delay for six months, from September 30, 2007, through March 31, 2008, the effective date of the requirement to use tamper-resistant prescription pads under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to prescribe covered outpatient drugs. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Building laws, Emergency management, Fire prevention, Health policy, Hospitals, Medical care, Medicare, Medicine, Nursing homes, Welfare Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for continued treatment for the reopening of certain facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Declares that certain closed critical access hospitals and adjoining skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that seek to reopen on or after the enactment of this Act shall be deemed to continue to be designated as a critical access hospital, and both the hospital and the SNF shall be deemed to continue to meet the applicable life safety code standards, for purposes of titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Confines the application of this Act to a hospital and an adjoining SNF that operated under common management before 1983 and closed during 2005, if before such closure the hospital was designated as a critical access hospital and the hospital and SNF both met the National Fire Protection Agency Life Health Safety Code as a facility existing as of March 16, 1982. | | Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes. 9/19/2007--Introduced. SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) extend SCHIP through FY2008 and the first six months of FY2009; (2) provide additional allotments to states to address SCHIP funding shortfalls for the same period of time; and (3) authorize qualifying states to elect to receive the enhanced portion of the SCHIP matching rate for coverage of certain children under SSA title XIX (Medicaid). | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Medical care, Medical education Latest Action: 09/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a Medicaid rule regarding graduate medical education. 9/14/2007--Introduced. Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act - Amends the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 to extend by one year the moratorium on: (1) implementation of a rule relating to the federal-state financial partnership under titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act; and (2) finalization of a Medicaid rule regarding the treatment of graduate medical education (GME). | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Congress, Congressional veto, Cost control, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Finance, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Medical care, Medical fees, State and local government, Welfare Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11417-11418)
Bill TextA joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under the Medicaid program. 9/11/2007--Introduced. Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Congress, Congressional veto, Cost control, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Finance, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Law, Medical care, Medical fees, State and local government, Welfare Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under the Medicaid Program. 9/11/2007--Introduced. Disapproves a specified rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to a cost limit for providers operated by units of government and other provisions under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Business, Children, Drug industry, Drugs, Federal aid to child health services, Government information, Government paperwork, Health insurance, Health policy, Medical care, Medical instruments and apparatus, Medical supplies, Medically uninsured, Medicare, Medicine Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11217-11218)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - Amends part A of title XI of the Social Security Act to require quarterly transparency reports to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of payments to physicians or their employers by manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, or medical supplies under titles XVIII (Medicare), XIX (Medicaid), or XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)) of the Social Security Act. | | Also tagged in: Aid to dependent children, Budgets, Business, Cash welfare block grants, Child support, Childbirth, Children, Collection of accounts, Criminal justice, Custody of children, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Economic policy, Employment of the disabled, Employment subsidies, Ex-offenders Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Bill TextTo amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to: (1) funding for responsible fatherhood programs; (2) requirements to ensure procedures to address domestic violence; (3) activities promoting responsible fatherhood; (4) grants to healthy family partnerships for domestic violence prevention, for services for families and individuals affected by domestic violence, and for developing and implementing best practices; and (5) elimination of separate TANF work participation rate for two-parent families.Amends SSA title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) to prohibit a state from collecting any amount owed it by reason of costs it has [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Clinical trials, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Federal aid to research, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Hypertension, Lung diseases, Medical care Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 8/4/2007 E1755)
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a pulmonary hypertension clinical research network, to expand pulmonary hypertension research and training, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to expand, intensify, and coordinate the Institute's pulmonary hypertension research activities. Requires the Director to establish a Pulmonary Hypertension Clinical Research Network to conduct clinical trials to evaluate new treatment approaches for pulmonary hypertension and facilitate collaboration among investigators with expertise in pulmonary hypertension. Directs the network to include: (1) a steering committee; and (2) an Institute project scientist. Provides for the establishment of a national Pulmonary Hypertension Preceptorship and Training Program to facilitate the direct education [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, Aliens, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child abuse, Child health, Child sexual abuse, Child welfare, Children, Communications, Corrections, Crime prevention Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo create the conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Place to Call Home Act - Amends and reauthorizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase funding for the safe and stable families program. Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse prevention and the treatment performance partnership block grant program. Amends SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) with respect to the curtailment of involuntary separation of children from their families.Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to prohibit the involuntary separation of youth from their families. Provides for: (1) expanded eligibility for foster care and adoption assistance; (2) kinship guardianship assistance [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Actions and defenses, Anesthetics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Damages, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal preemption, Fetus, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Health education Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt); (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child; (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic; and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug traffic, Drugs, Forgery, Health care fraud, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Security measures, Welfare Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10935-10936)
Bill TextA bill to initially apply the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program to schedule II narcotic drugs and to delay the application of the requirement to other prescription drugs for 18 months. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, as amended by the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, to: (1) apply the required use of tamper-resistant prescription pads under the Medicaid Program at first only to Controlled Substances Act schedule II narcotic drugs prescribed after September 30, 2007; and (2) delay the application of the requirement to other covered outpatient prescription drugs until after March 31, 2009. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Business, Drug industry, Drugs, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Prescription pricing, Rebates, Welfare Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure that individuals eligible for medical assistance under the Medicaid program continue to have access to prescription drugs, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate the federal upper reimbursement limit as no less than 300% of the weighted average (based on utilization) of the most recent average manufacturer prices (AMPs) for pharmaceutically and therapeutically equivalent multiple source drug products available for purchase by retail community pharmacies on a nationwide basis. Directs the Secretary to implement a smoothing process for AMPs to ensure that federal upper reimbursement limits do not vary significantly from month to month as a result of rebates, discounts, and other pricing practices. Requires a state plan to subject to prior authorization [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), American Samoa, Guam, Health policy, Human immunodeficiency viruses, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medical care, Medicine, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, State and local government, Territories (U.S.), Virgin Islands, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 12/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2486)
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States the option to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Early Treatment for HIV Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to give states the option of providing Medicaid coverage for certain low-income HIV-infected individuals. Provides states taking advantage of this option with an enhanced federal Medicaid match. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Ambulances, Blood tests, Cancer, Chronically ill, Data banks, Depreciation and amortization, Drugs, Employee training, Health facilities, Health policy, Hospital rates, Income tax, Investment tax credit, Job training, Long-term care Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10816-10817)
Bill TextA bill to improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Service to conduct a demonstration program under which the Secretary shall require a state to establish a process for joint training and education of surveyors and providers for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities at least annually.Amends title XVIII (Medicare) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to set forth provisions related to resumption of nursing aid training programs for skilled nursing facilities after correction of deficiencies.Authorizes the Secretary to exclude from the Medicare prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities: (1) high cost and low probability cancer treatment drugs; and (2) all ambulance services.Authorizes a physician, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse specialist to certify under Medicare that a prescribed [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1698)
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require, at the option of a State, drug manufacturers to pay rebates to State prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participation in a rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicaid Program. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require drug manufacturers to pay rebates to state prescription drug discount programs as a condition of participating in a Medicaid rebate agreement for outpatient prescription drugs, but only if the state has elected to establish an optional state prescription drug discount program. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Corporation taxes, Dental care, Department of Health and Human Services, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Families, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Federal-territorial relations, Finance Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Reauthorizes the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act (SSA) through FY2012. Provides allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia.Revises funding for the territories under CHIP and Medicaid (SSA title XIX).Provides incentive bonuses for states. Phases out coverage for nonpregnant childless adults under CHIP and sets conditions for coverage of parents. Gives states the option to cover low-income pregnant women under CHIP through a state plan amendment.Establishes in the Treasury the CHIP Contingency Fund.Provides for the two-year availability of allotments. Provides for limitation on matching rate for states that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Federal-state relations, Health policy, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Prostate cancer, State and local government, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1638-1639)
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded screening program. 7/27/2007--Introduced. Medicaid Prostate Cancer Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for optional Medicaid coverage of certain prostate cancer patients. | | Also tagged in: Bank records, Drugs, Fees, Finance, Health policy, Long-term care, Medical care, Medicine, Pharmacies, Prescription pricing, Supplemental security income program, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a minimum State dispensing fee for covered outpatient multiple source drugs under the Medicaid Program, to modify the application of the average manufacturer price (AMP) methodology to drug rebates, to eliminate the State option to increase the cap amount on the equity asset test for individuals' eligibility for long-term care assistance under such program, and to extend an SSI asset verification demonstration to Medicaid. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Access to Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to pay dispensing fees for Medicaid covered outpatient drugs. Directs a state which provides medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs to establish a minimum Medicaid dispensing fee of at least $8 per unit for covered outpatient multiple source drugs. Revises the requirement for application of the federal upper pharmacy reimbursement [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Business, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Reinsurance, Tax credits, Tax refunds, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Every American Insured Health Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs; (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to insurance providers during the taxable year; and (3) limit the availability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit. Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deem whether a state has taken efforts to provide its citizens with greater access to affordable private [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Directories, Economic policy, Education Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/27/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Financing of CHIP - (Sec. 101) Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the CHIP program (also known as SCHIP) through FY2012 at increased levels. (Sec. 102) Provides for the determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2008-FY2012. (Sec. 103) Makes a one-time appropriation of additional funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY2012. (Sec. 104) Revises funding [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Children, Federal aid to child health services, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Poor children, Welfare, Welfare eligibility Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for an express lane for simplified Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility determinations for children. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Fast Track for Healthy Children Act of 2007 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) to give states the option to rely on findings from an Express Lane agency to conduct simplified Medicaid and SCHIP eligibility determinations for children. | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Children, Citizenship, Department of Health and Human Services, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal aid to child health services, Federal-state relations, Finance, Health insurance, Health planning, Health policy, Immigration, Income, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Labor Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize and reform the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). 7/25/2007--Introduced. SCHIP Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2007 - Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance) (SCHIP) of the Social Security Act to require the state SCHIP plan to specify how it will achieve coverage for 90% of targeted low-income children. Prohibits SCHIP payments for children with family income above 250% of the poverty line. Sets forth special rules for payment for children with family income above 200% of the poverty line. Provides for: (1) standardization of income determinations; (2) the application of citizenship documentation requirements; (3) an increased federal matching rate for citizenship documentation enforcement under Medicaid and SCHIP; and (4) temporary increase in federal matching rate for Medicaid and SCHIP administrative costs. Sets limitations on eligibility based on substantial [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Business, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Minimum tax, Reinsurance, Tax credits, Tax refunds, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance, to amend the Social Security Act to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Healthy Tax Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs; (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to insurance providers during the taxable year; (3) limit the availability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit; and (4) repeal the alternative minimum tax after 2006. Amends the Social Security Act to require [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Drugs, Generic drugs, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Pharmacies, Prescription pricing, Welfare Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued beneficiary access to generic drugs under the Medicaid Program by setting pharmacy reimbursement based on retail acquisition cost and to promote the use of generic drugs. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide for: (1) use of median retail acquisition cost as the basis for Medicaid reimbursement limits on generic drugs; and (2) establishment of an evidence-based prescription drug program. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the costs of community retail pharmacies to dispense prescription drugs. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Child health, Children, Chronically ill, Department of Health and Human Services, Drug approvals, Elementary and secondary education, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to child health services, Federal employees, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Fringe benefits Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. 7/24/2007--Introduced. Healthy Americans Act - Requires each adult individual to have the opportunity to purchase a Healthy Americans Private Insurance Plan (HAPI). Makes individuals who are not enrolled in another specified health plan and who are not opposed to coverage for religious reasons responsible for enrolling themselves and their dependent children in a HAPI plan offered through their state of residence. Sets forth penalties for failure to enroll. Establishes standardized coverage and state options for HAPI plans. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate guidelines concerning the benefits, items, and services to be covered. Sets forth requirements for setting premiums. Requires the Secretary to establish the Healthy America Advisory Committee to provide annual recommendations concerning modifications to the benefits,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's he |
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