Weekly Legislative & Regulatory Round-up
Week of July 3 - 10
| GAO reports |
No relevant reports.
| OIG reports |
Accuracy of Part D Plans' Drug Prices on the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder (PDF) (OEI-03-07-00600)
Review of Place-of-Service Coding for Physician Services Processed by Medicare Part B Carriers During Calendar Years 2005 and 2006 (A-01-08-00528)
| Bills introduced |
|
Number/ Title |
Date Introduced | Sponsor | Description |
H.R. 3115 |
7/7/09 |
PAUL HODES (D-NH) |
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage; Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
H.R. 3124 |
7/8/09 |
MARCIA FUDGE (D-OH) |
A bill to provide for the use of improved health information technology with respect to certain safety net health care providers; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, and Natural Resources. |
H.R. 3134 |
7/8/09 |
ALLYSON SCHWARTZ (D-PA) |
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Healthcare Innovation Zone pilot program; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
S. 1423 |
7/9/09 |
BARBARA BOXER (D-CA) |
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require coverage under the Medicaid Program for freestanding birth center services; Referred to the Committee on Finance. |
H.R. 3138 |
7/9/09 |
BARON HILL (D-IN) |
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
H.R. 3141 |
7/9/09 |
JOHN SULLIVAN (R-OK) |
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a DSH redistribution pool from unexpended Medicaid DSH allotments in order to increase Medicaid DSH allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for health access networks serving the uninsured; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
H.R. 3144 |
7/9/09 |
KATHY DAHLKEMPER (D-PA) |
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
H.R. 3152 |
7/9/09 |
RUSH HOLT (D-NJ) |
A bill to amend titles XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that low-income beneficiaries have improved access to prescription drugs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means. |
H.R. 3158 |
7/9/09 |
JOHN SARBANES (D-MD) |
A bill to reform health care delivery by providing incentives for place-based health care, which seeks to bring health services to the patient by locating community health centers, federally qualified health centers, and community integrated health centers in or near settings that already serve a particular target population, such as schools, workplaces, and senior services facilities; Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor. |
| Federal Register notices |
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Medicare Program; Second Semi-Annual Meeting of the Advisory
Panel on Ambulatory Payment Classification Groups--August 5-7, 2009
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), this notice announces the
second semi-annual meeting of the Advisory Panel on Ambulatory Payment
Classification (APC) Groups (the Panel) for 2009. The purpose of the
Panel is to review the APC groups and their associated weights and to
advise the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
(the Secretary) and the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) (the Administrator) concerning the clinical
integrity of the APC groups and their associated weights. We will
consider the Panel's advice as we address comments and complete the
final rule that updates the hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment
System (OPPS) for CY 2010.
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
Privacy Act of 1974
ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program (CMP).
SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, this notice announces the establishment of a CMP that
CMS plans to conduct with various Participating States. We have
provided information about the matching program in the ``Supplementary
Information'' section below. The Privacy Act provides an opportunity
for interested persons to comment on the matching program. We may defer
implementation of this matching program if we receive comments that
persuade us to defer implementation. See ``Effective Dates'' section
below for comment period.
No relevant notices.
No relevant notices.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Service Administration
Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages; Notice of Meeting
Name: Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based
Linkages (ACICBL).
Purpose: The Committee members will focus on advancing and
completing their discussions on the working topic for the mandated
Ninth Annual Report--Toward Quality Healthcare Reform: Preparing the
Interprofessional Healthcare Workforce for Primary Care. A number of
experts have been invited to engage in dialogue with the Committee
to include--Dr. David Garr, Director of the South Carolina Area
Health Education Program who has confirmed his participation.
Representatives from the Institute of Medicine, American Association
of Colleges of Nursing, and Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Services have also been invited. The meeting will afford Committee
members with the opportunity to identify and discuss the current
status of healthcare reform, best practices, lessons learned from
the international perspective of interdisciplinary care,
interprofessional competencies, and the like in an effort to ensure
the appropriate formulation of recommendations for the Secretary and
the Congress.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Providing Effective Information to Consumers About Prescription
Drug Risks and Benefits; Public Workshop
ACTION: Notice of public workshop; request for comments.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research (CDER), in collaboration with FDA's Office of
the Commissioner (OC), is announcing a public workshop entitled
``Providing Effective Information to Consumers About Prescription Drug
Risks and Benefits.'' This public workshop is intended to explore
potential approaches that will result in written prescription drug
information for consumers that is comprehensible,
accurate, and easy to access.