Weekly Legislative & Regulatory Round-up

H.R. 2844

6/12/09

RON KIND (R-WI)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the Medicare physician fee schedule; 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.

H.R. 2849

6/12/09

ALLYSON SCHWARTZ (D-PA)

A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding claims for reimbursement under the Medicare Program relating to the Special Disability Workload project; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2852

6/12/09

BRUCE BRALEY (D-IA)

A bill to amend the Social Security Act to build on the aging network to establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence-based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2859

6/12/09

DORIS MATSUI (D-CA)

A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for application of an enhanced Federal matching rate for children under the Medicaid Program if certain conditions are met; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2860

6/12/09

CHRISTOPHER MURPHY (D-CT)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare operated prescription drug plan option to deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices under the Medicare Program; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

S. 1258

6/15/09

KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND (D-NY)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S. 1259

6/15/09

JON KYL (R-AZ)

A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

S. 1262

6/15/09

MARIA CANTWELL (D-WA)

A bill to amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional resources for primary care services, to create new payment models for services under Medicare, to expand provision of non-institutionally-based long-term services, and for other purposes.

S. 1263

6/15/09

MARK WARNER (D-VA)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for advanced illness care management services for Medicare beneficiaries, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

H.R. 2866

6/15/09

EDWARD MARKEY (D-MA)

A bill to provide for a disregard under the Supplemental Security Income program of compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2872

6/15/09

ARTUR DAVIS (D-AL)

A bill to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2879

6/15/09

ANN KIRKPATRICK (D-AZ)

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve health care for veterans who live in rural areas, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

H.R. 2881

6/15/09

MICHAEL ROGERS (R-AL)

A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive certain waiting periods for Social Security disability and Medicare benefits in the case of a terminally ill, disabled individual; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

S. 1273

6/16/09

BYRON DORGAN (D-ND)

A bill to amend the Public health Service Act to provide for the establishment of permanent national surveillance systems for multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and other neurological diseases and disorders; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R. 2891

6/16/09

BRUCE BRALEY (D-IA)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

S. 1278

6/17/09

JOHN ROCKEFELLER (D-WV)

A bill to establish the Consumers Choice Health Plan, a public health insurance plan that provides an affordable and accountable health insurance option for consumers; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1279

6/17/09

BEN NELSON (D-NE)

A bill to amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

H.R. 2919

6/17/09

EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)

A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide Medicare physician incentive payments for efficient areas; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2921

6/17/09

EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an annual review by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission on geographic access to services; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2925

6/17/09

PETER HOEKSTRA (R-MI)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for community projects that will reduce the number of individuals who are uninsured with respect to health care, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2929

6/17/09

JOHN SARBANES (D-MD)

A bill to enhance the primary care workforce through the establishment of a National Health Workforce Advisory Board and the provision of workforce data and analysis; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2930

6/17/09

JOHN SARBANES (D-MD)

A bill to enhance the primary care workforce through modifications to the medical residency training programs and use of qualified teaching health centers and through State primary care scholarship and loan repayment programs; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

S. 1295

6/18/09

JEANNE SHAHEEN (D-NH)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care under the Medicare program; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1300

6/18/09

OLYMPIA SNOWE (R-ME)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify intent regarding the counting of residents in a nonhospital setting under the Medicare program; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1302

6/18/09

MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY)

A bill to provide for the introduction of pay-for-performance compensation mechanisms into contracts of the Department of Veterans Affairs with community-based outpatient clinics for the provisions of health care services, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

S. 1303

6/18/09

ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ)

A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a women's medical home demonstration project; Referred to the Committee on Finance.

S. 1305

6/18/09

ROBERT MENENDEZ (D-NJ)

A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.R. 2937

6/18/09

JACKIE SPEIER (D-CA)

A bill to prevent health care facility-acquired infections; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

H.R. 2940

6/18/09

SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA)

A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means.

H.R. 2941

6/18/09

ROSA DELAURO (D-CT)

A bill to reauthorize and enhance Johanna's Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   H.R. 2945

6/18/09

BARON HILL (D-IN)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a Medicare beneficiary to elect to take ownership, or to decline ownership, of a certain item of complex durable medical equipment after the 13-month capped rental period ends; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means.

   H.R. 2946

6/18/09

RUBEN HINOJOSA (D-TX)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a grant to a qualified youth-serving organization for recruiting and preparing students for careers and volunteer opportunities as future health care professionals, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2948

6/18/09

SANDER LEVIN (D-MI)

A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the implementation of best practices in the delivery of health care in the United States, and for other purposes; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2949

6/18/09

FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend preventive-health and research programs with respect to prostate cancer; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   H.R. 2952

6/18/09

ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON (D-DC)

A bill to 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; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.R. 2959

6/18/09

PETER WELCH (D-VT)

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes under the Medicare Program; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.