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| 112-hr-6719 | 112 | hr | 6719 | Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-30 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] | CA | D | T000460 | 0 | Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) and other specified federal law to declare that services provided via telecommunications systems under Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP (SSA titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI) as well as under federal employees health, dental, and vision benefit programs, TRICARE, and the program of health care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall be covered under such programs to the same extent as if furnished in the same location of the beneficiary. Amends SSA title XVIII to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), in order to provide a positive incentive for certain hospitals to lower their excess readmission ratios for inpatient services, to make an additional payment to a hospital in a proportion that provides for a sharing of the savings from better-than-expected performance between the hospital and the Medicare program. Authorizes the Secretary, in the case of a state that has amended its Medicaid plan to provide coordinated care through a health home for individuals with chronic conditions, to contract with the state medical assistance agency to serve eligible individuals with chronic conditions who select a designated provider, a team of health care professionals operating with such a provider, or a health team as the individual's health home. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with a national or multi-state regional center of excellence with a network of affiliated local providers to provide through one or more medical homes for targeted, accessible, continuous, and coordinated care to individuals under Medicare and Medicaid with a long-term illness or medical condition that requires regular medical treatment, advising, and monitoring. Authorizes an Accountable Care Organization to include coverage of telehealth and remote patient monitoring services as supplemental health care benefits to the same extent as a Medicare Advantage plan is permitted to provide such coverage. Recognizes telehealth services and re… | 2022-01-06T17:18:07Z | |
| 112-s-3715 | 112 | s | 3715 | A bill to extend the limited antitrust exemption contained in the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act. | Health | 2012-12-30 | 2012-12-31 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Extends for one year the limited antitrust exemption under the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act for participating in meetings and consultations to discuss security countermeasures, qualified countermeasures, or qualified pandemic or epidemic product development. | 2019-02-20T23:45:10Z | |
| 112-hr-6710 | 112 | hr | 6710 | Caring for an Aging America Act | Health | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Caring for an Aging America Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to include geriatrics and gerontology within the definition of "primary health services" for purposes of the National Health Service Corps. | 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6712 | 112 | hr | 6712 | Elgin's Law | Health | 2012-12-27 | 2012-12-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] | CA | D | R000581 | 0 | Elgin Stafford Mental Illness Information Disclosure Act of 2012 or Elgin's Law - Requires a health care professional to disclose to a parent of a covered individual being treated for a mental illness any information regarding the mental illness and treatment which may be useful for the parent's appropriate involvement with the treatment. Excludes exceptional circumstances where parental involvement would be counter-productive to treatment. Makes such a disclosure permissible under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as not requiring consent of the covered individual. Applies this Act to a minor child, an uninsured adult under age 26, or an adult under age 26 who is included as a dependent under the parent's health benefits coverage. | 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6702 | 112 | hr | 6702 | To amend the National Organ Transplant Act to prevent the sale of bone marrow and umbilical cord blood, and for other purposes. | Health | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-10] | FL | R | Y000031 | 1 | Amends the National Organ Transplant Act to prohibit acquiring, receiving, or otherwise transferring a cord blood unit (the neonatal blood collected from the placenta and umbilical cord of a single newborn baby) for valuable consideration for use in human transplantation if the transfer affects interstate commerce. | 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z | |
| 112-s-3699 | 112 | s | 3699 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] | DE | D | C000174 | 0 | Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2012 -Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to give Medicare beneficiaries, primary care physicians, and other appropriate service providers and suppliers distinct, written notification regarding the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity under Medicare as an additional preventive service. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a plan to coordinate the efforts of all HHS offices and agencies to treat, reduce, and prevent obesity and overweight in the adult population. Authorizes the Secretary, in addition to qualified primary care physicians and other primary care practitioners, to allow other appropriate health care providers, instructors trained in lifestyle counseling programs such as the Diabetes Prevention Program, and programs recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide intensive behavioral therapy for obesity. Authorizes the Secretary to cover chronic weight management drugs under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) if the Secretary determines that such coverage is appropriate. | 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z | |
| 112-hr-6679 | 112 | hr | 6679 | Tim Fagan's Law | Health | 2012-12-18 | 2012-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Tim Fagan's Law or Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a criminal fine and/or imprisonment for a person who: (1) knowingly causes a prescription drug to be adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented as an approved prescription drug and sells or trades the drug; or (2) purchases or trades for such drug knowing or having reason to know that the drug was knowingly adulterated, misbranded, or misrepresented. Requires a manufacturer of a drug to notify the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) within 48 hours after first receiving or becoming aware of information that reasonably suggests that such a violation may have occurred. Deems a drug to be misbranded if it is not manufactured in accordance with the use of technologies that the Secretary determines are technically feasible and will assist in preventing such violations. Requires the Secretary to establish alternative requirements to the extent that such requirements provide greater certainty on the chain of custody and are technically feasible. Increases funding for Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections, examinations, and investigations. Requires the Secretary to educate the public and health care professionals on counterfeit drugs. Directs the Secretary: (1) upon a finding that a drug intended for human use may constitute a threat to the public health to issue an order requiring the appropriate person (including the manufacturers, importers, distributors, or retailers of the drug) to cease distribution of the drug and to notify and instruct health professionals to cease administering, distributing, selling, or prescribing the drug; and (2) amend the order to include a recall if necessary. | 2019-11-15T21:18:16Z | |
| 112-hr-6672 | 112 | hr | 6672 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-17 | 2013-01-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] | MI | R | R000572 | 8 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2012 - Title I: Strengthening National Preparedness and Response for Public Health Emergencies - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to submit the National Health Security Strategy to the relevant congressional committees in 2014. Makes one of the Strategy's preparedness goals ensuring that the periodic evaluations of federal, state, local and tribal preparedness and response capabilities include drills and exercises to ensure medical surge capacity for events without notice. Requires the Strategy also to include: (1) requirements for increasing the preparedness, response capabilities, and surge capacity of ambulatory care facilities, dental health facilities, and critical care service systems; (2) plans for optimizing a coordinated and flexible approach to the medical surge capacity of hospitals, other health care facilities, critical care, and trauma care and emergency medical systems; (3) requirements for taking into account the unique needs of individuals with disabilities in a public health emergency; and (4) strategic initiatives to advance countermeasures to diagnose, mitigate, prevent, or treat harm from any biological agent or toxin or any chemical, radiological, or nuclear agent or agents, whether naturally occurring, unintentional, or deliberate. Directs the Secretary to: (1) monitor emerging issues and concerns as they relate to medical and public health preparedness and response for at-risk individuals in the event of a public health emergency; (2) disseminate and update novel and best practices of outreach to and care of at-risk individuals before, during, and following public health emergencies in as timely a manner as is practicable, including from the time a public health threat is identified; and (3) ensure that public health and… | 2022-03-01T06:10:55Z | |
| 112-s-3684 | 112 | s | 3684 | Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-17 | 2012-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 0 | Senior Navigation and Planning Act of 2012 - Amends titles XVIII (Medicare) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for Medicare and Medicaid coverage of advanced illness care coordination services. Amends the Public Health Services Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), directly or through grants, to conduct a national public education campaign to: (1) raise public awareness of the importance of planning for care through the life cycle and as illness progress; (2) explain the need for readily available legal documents and medical orders that express an individual's wishes through advance directives and other planning tools; and (3) educate the public about the availability of advanced illness care, palliative care, and hospice care. Directs the Secretary to provide for multiple, innovative communications resources, including a toll-free information line, that the public and health care professionals may access to find out state-specific information regarding advance directives and end-of-life decisions. Includes advanced care planning materials in the "Medicare and You Handbook." Directs the Secretary to establish the Senior Navigation Advisory Board. Requires that a service provider, Medicare+Choice organization, or prepaid or eligible organization maintain written policies and procedures with respect to all adult individuals receiving medical care by or through them to provide each individual with the opportunity to discuss issues relating to the information provided to that individual on the individual's rights with an appropriately trained professional. Requires a service provider, Medicare Advantage organization, or prepaid or eligible organization to give effect to an advance directive or order validy executed outside the state in which such directive is presented (portability). Imposes similar requirements for facilities. Directs the Secretary to study the extent to which the assessment of individuals by hospitals, skilled nursing facililties, ho… | 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z | |
| 112-hr-6666 | 112 | hr | 6666 | Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act | Health | 2012-12-13 | 2012-12-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 0 | Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act - Expands coverage of obesity treatment under titles XVIII (Medicare), including part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program), and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act. Sets forth requirements to expand training of health professionals and the community on treating and preventing obesity. Requires activities to encourage physical activity, including the development of assessment tools on barriers in communities to physical activity, planning and implementing model communities of play that increase physical activity, the development of state and national strategies to encourage Americans to be physically active outdoors, and dissemination of best practices to encourage physical activity outdoors. Sets forth requirements to address physical education in schools, including to: (1) issue guidelines for physical education in elementary and secondary schools; (2) revise the definition of “core academic subject” to include physical education; (3) issue physical activity guidelines for preschool children and recommend that each Head Start agency implement such guidelines; (4) promote healthy, active lifestyles by students within specified educational grant programs; and (5) revise the professional development program for teachers and principals to include training for physical and health education teachers and training on improving students' health habits and participation in physical activities. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of employees: (1) the value of any on-premises employer-provided athletic facility; and (2) fees, dues, or membership expenses paid to an athletic or fitness facility by an employer for its employees. Allows employers a tax deduction for fees, dues, or membership expenses paid to an athletic or fitness facility. Allows a medical care tax deduction for qualified sports and fitness expenses. Revives a grant program for the administration of natio… | 2020-02-14T19:13:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6645 | 112 | hr | 6645 | Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-11 | 2012-12-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] | CA | R | H000528 | 0 | Save and Strengthen Medicare Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to add a new Medicare part E (Unified Medicare with Choice and Competition) which prohibits benefit coverage for an individual under either Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) or Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) unless the individual (with certain exceptions) is both entitled (or enrolled) for benefits under Medicare part A and enrolled under Medicare part B. Entitles an individual who is enrolled under Medicare part B, but is not entitled to hospital insurance benefits under Medicare part A, to benefits under Medicare part B only if the individual enrolls under Medicare part A. Directs the Medicare Choices Commission (MC Commission), established by this Act, to devise a process for enrollment in a prescription drug plan (PDP), meeting certain beneficiary premium criteria, under SSA title XVIII part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) by Medicare part A and/or part B enrollees who have not enrolled under part D. Requires states to elect one of several specified maintenance of effort options, including: (1) contribution towards an individual's health investment retirement account (HIRA), established under this Act; (2) enrollment of dual eligibles under Medicare and SSA title XIX (Medicaid) in a comprehensive Medicaid managed care plan; and (3) payment to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for payment to an HIRA. Amends SSA title II to define "preferred Medicare age" as: (1) 65 for anyone who attains age 65 before January 1, 2016; (2) 65 plus a number of months specified for the preferred age phase-in factor for anyone who attains age 65 between December 31, 2016, and January 1, 2026; and (3) 67 increased by a specified life expectancy increase factor for anyone who attains age 65 during a 10-year period beginning January 1, 2026. Amends SSA title II to define "Medicare eligibility age" as 65, the preferred Medicare age, or any age between 65 and … | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6638 | 112 | hr | 6638 | S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 1 | Supporting Access to Formulated and Effective Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 or S.A.F.E. Compounded Drugs Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) with respect to the regulation of compounded drugs. Eliminates authority for compounding pharmacies to compound any drug product that is a copy of a commercially available drug. Establishes notification requirements before a patient is prescribed, dispensed, or administered a compounded drug, which must include providing the patient a document concerning the availability, safety, and production of such drugs. Requires a drug product compounded under the FFDCA to be clearly labeled as a “non-FDA approved compounded drug product.” Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish different labeling requirements for compounded drugs. Requires the Secretary to establish a process for pharmacies to register as compounding pharmacies. Exempts pharmacies that employ fewer than 20 full-time employees and perform traditional compounding of drug products for use in a single state. Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish a database of information on compounding pharmacies licensed in more than one state for oversight purposes, (2) establish minimum standards for the safe production of compounded drugs as well as for which drugs must meet those standards, and (3) conduct regional training for state agencies that regulate compounding pharmacies. Directs the Secretary to establish advisory committees on labeling of compounded drugs and on the database under this Act. Requires the Secretary to convene an Advisory Committee on Pharmacy Compounding as appropriate to consider issues related to the safety and availability of compounded drugs. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-s-3659 | 112 | s | 3659 | Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act | Health | 2012-12-05 | 2012-12-05 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] | ND | D | C000705 | 2 | Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act - Amends the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 to repeal its revisions to requirements for contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (QIOs). Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to specify expenditures or funding for: (1) 3-year QIO contracts for contract periods beginning on or after August 1, 2014, and ending on or before July 31, 2021, but with a certain reduction in aggregate funds payable after October 1, 2014; and (2) contracts with utilization and quality control peer review organizations for any contract period beginning on or after August 1, 2014. | 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z | |
| 112-hr-6626 | 112 | hr | 6626 | Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-12-03 | 2012-12-07 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] | CA | D | H001034 | 0 | Health Care Innovation and Marketplace Technologies Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a medical care provider to deduct from gross income the amount paid or incurred for qualified health information technology placed in service during the taxable year. Amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to guarantee up to 90% of the amount of a loan, up to specified loan amounts, to a small business health professional to be used for the acquisition and installation of health information technology for the professional's medical practice. Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, to award grants for the development of an effective product, process, or structure that enhances the use, particularly by patients, of health information technology. Requires the Secretary, acting through the National Coordinator, to award prizes for development in areas of health information technology that are not adequately addressed by certified electronic health records (EHR) technologies and the use of such technologies. Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish the Office of Wireless Health Technology. Requires the Health Information Technology Research Center to provide support for mobile health software application technology. Authorizes the National Coordinator to award grants for training health care workers in health information technology. | 2019-11-15T21:46:59Z | |
| 112-hr-6611 | 112 | hr | 6611 | Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] | LA | R | C001075 | 4 | Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), with respect to use of average sales price payment methodology for drugs and biologicals, to prescribe a formula for determining the payment amount, using the volume-weighted wholesale acquisition cost, for a multiple source or a single source sterile injectable drug product with three or fewer active manufacturers, if there is no period of exclusivity in effect or available. Incorporates such payment methodology under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system for any such drug furnished between July 1, 2013, and January 1, 2020. Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to exempt from the rebate agreement requirement a multiple source drug furnished between July 1, 2013, and January 1, 2020, and for which payment may be made under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medicare Insurance). Amends the Public Health Service Act to exclude such multiple source drugs from the term "covered outpatient drug" subject to specified price limitations under the "340B" drug pricing program. Directs the Secretary to contract with an independent entity to study the effects of this Act on patient access to sterile products. Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to exclude certain branded prescription drugs on a specified drug shortage list from the annual fee imposed on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers. | 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z | |
| 112-sres-603 | 112 | sres | 603 | A resolution designating the week of November 26 through November 30, 2012, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week. | Health | 2012-11-29 | 2012-11-29 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7277; text as passed Senate: CR S7277; text of measure as introduced: CR S7220) | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of November 26 through November 30, 2012, as National Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Week and expresses support for its goals and ideals.Encourages the expansion of such clinics so that they may continue to serve as health care workforce development sites for the next generation of primary care providers. | 2019-02-20T22:51:52Z | |
| 112-hconres-141 | 112 | hconres | 141 | Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution | Health | 2012-11-28 | 2012-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] | CA | D | S001175 | 16 | Stop Harming Our Kids Resolution - Expresses the sense of Congress that sexual orientation and gender identity or expression change efforts directed at minors are discredited and ineffective, have no legitimate therapeutic purpose, and are dangerous and harmful. Encourages states to protect minors from efforts that promote or promise to change sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, based on the premise that homosexuality or transgender identity is a mental illness or developmental disorder that can or should be cured. Defines "sexual orientation and gender identity or expression change efforts" as any practice by a licensed mental health provider, health care provider, or counselor seeking or purporting to impose change of an individual's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, including efforts to change such behavioral expression or eliminate or reduce sexual or romantic attractions or feelings toward individuals of the same sex. Excludes culturally competent, affirmative therapy providing: (1) acceptance, support, and understanding of an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression and the facilitation of an individual's coping, social support, and identity exploration and development, including interventions to prevent or address unlawful conduct or unsafe sexual practices; or (2) acceptance, support, or understanding of an individual's gender expression or the facilitation of an individual's coping, social support, and identity exploration and development. | 2021-09-28T12:31:11Z | |
| 112-hr-6608 | 112 | hr | 6608 | Family Asthma Act | Health | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] | NY | D | M000309 | 0 | Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collaborate with state and local health departments to: (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. Revises and expands requirements for asthma surveillance activities. Requires the Director to coordinate data collection activities to maximize the comparability of results. Requires the Secretary to submit an assessment of current activities related to asthma prevention, management and surveillance along with recommendations for the future direction of asthma activities. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-s-3641 | 112 | s | 3641 | Family Asthma Act | Health | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to collaborate with state and local health departments to: (1) conduct activities regarding asthma, including deterring the harmful consequences of uncontrolled asthma, and disseminating health education and information regarding prevention of asthma episodes and strategies for managing asthma; and (2) develop state plans incorporating public health responses to reduce the burden of asthma, particularly regarding disproportionately affected populations. Revises and expands requirements for asthma surveillance activities. Requires the Director to coordinate data collection activities to maximize the comparability of results. Requires the Secretary to submit an assessment of current activities related to asthma prevention, management and surveillance along with recommendations for the future direction of asthma activities. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-sres-600 | 112 | sres | 600 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month. | Health | 2012-11-26 | 2012-11-29 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7276-7277) | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of American Diabetes Month, including encouraging people to fight diabetes through public awareness about prevention and treatment options, and increasing education about the disease; and (2) decreasing the prevalence of type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes in the United States through increased research, treatment, and prevention. Recognizes the importance of early detection, awareness of the symptoms, and the risk factors that often lead to the development of diabetes. | 2022-02-03T05:53:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6598 | 112 | hr | 6598 | Electronic Health Records Improvement Act | Health | 2012-11-16 | 2012-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] | TN | R | B001273 | 5 | Electronic Health Records Improvement Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt certain eligible physicians in solo practice and physicians near early retirement age from the application of the Medicare payment adjustment for not demonstrating electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use for certain payment years. Establishes a special rebate for eligible professionals who receive a negative adjustment to their payments for failure to establish an EHR process but subsequently do establish a process meeting the criteria for establishing meaningful use of certified EHR technology. Creates specified additional exceptions to the application of the Medicare negative payment adjustment for certain Medicaid providers participating in the Medicaid EHR incentive program and hospital-based eligible professionals not demonstrating EHR meaningful use. Requires treatment of an eligible professional as a meaningful EHR user if the professional demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) use of a certified national specialty registry system in a meaningful manner. Extends: (1) Medicare EHR incentives (increased payments and adjustments) to eligible professionals practicing in rural health clinics, and (2) Medicare Electronic Prescribing (ERx) and quality reporting incentives to rural health clinics. Disqualifies patient encounters of an eligible professional occurring at an ambulatory surgical center during certain performance years from treatment as a patient encounter in determining whether an eligible professional qualifies as a meaningful EHR user. Exempts certain eligible professionals from certain EHR meaningful use requirements for purposes of the Medicare payment adjustment. Creates a process for eligible professionals to appeal a determination that they did not qualify as a meaningful EHR user. Amends SSA titles XVIII and XIX (Medicaid) to make certain requirements of the Electronic Health Records Act inapplicable to eligible professional Medicare… | 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z | |
| 112-s-3628 | 112 | s | 3628 | Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-11-14 | 2012-11-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 3 | Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for the planning and implementation of an education campaign to inform breast cancer patients anticipating surgery regarding the availability and coverage of breast reconstruction, prostheses, and other options. Requires such campaign to include dissemination of the following information: (1) breast reconstruction is possible at the time of breast cancer surgery or in a delayed fashion; (2) prostheses or breast forms may be available; (3) federal law mandates that both public and private health plans include coverage of breast reconstruction and prostheses; (4) the patient has a right to choose the provider of reconstructive care, including the potential transfer of care to a surgeon that provides breast reconstructive care; and (5) the patient may opt to undergo breast reconstruction in a delayed fashion for personal reasons or after completion of all other breast cancer treatments. Prohibits such campaign from specifying, or being designed to serve as a tool to limit, the health care providers available to patients. | 2023-01-11T13:23:09Z | |
| 112-hr-6585 | 112 | hr | 6585 | To amend subtitle B of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories. | Health | 2012-11-06 | 2012-11-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] | VI | D | C000380 | 0 | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend to U.S. territories a program requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a temporary high risk health insurance pool program to provide health insurance coverage to eligible individuals with a preexisting condition. | 2021-04-19T17:35:23Z | |
| 112-hr-6584 | 112 | hr | 6584 | Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-11-02 | 2012-11-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 8 | Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) with respect to the regulation of compounding drugs. Eliminates authority for compounding pharmacies to: (1) compound drugs before the receipt of a valid prescription order, or (2) compound any drug product that is a copy of a commercially available drug. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop, maintain and transmit to the appropriate state agencies a list of drug products that should not be compounded, including: (1) drug products whose compounding is reasonably likely to cause an adverse effect on their safety or effectiveness; and (2) drug products that have been withdrawn or removed from the market because they have been found to be unsafe or not effective. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirement that a drug product must be compounded for an individually identified patient based on a valid prescription order or similar notation if compounding the drug product is necessary to address a drug shortage, or to protect public health or well-being. Prohibits the Secretary from authorizing a state to grant such waivers. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirement that a drug product must be compounded for an individually identified patient based on a valid prescription order or similar notation if the pharmacy or pharmacist: (1) submits a satisfactory application to the Secretary; and (2) agrees to comply with any condition or limitation specified by the Secretary. Makes a pharmacy or pharmacist required to be registered under the FFDCA as a drug producer ineligible for a waiver. Permits the Secretary to authorize a state to grant such waivers applicable to compounded drug products sold or dispensed within the state pursuant to a memorandum of understanding between the Secretary and the state. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the prohibition against compounding any drug product that is a copy of a commercially available drug if it is necessary to pr… | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6575 | 112 | hr | 6575 | Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-10-16 | 2012-10-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] | MO | R | G000546 | 26 | Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a process under which the number of additional documentation requests made by a Medicare contractor pursuant to a complex prepayment or postpayment audit with respect to a hospital's Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) claims in a year may not exceed, across all such contractors with respect to the hospital's claims, the lesser of: (1) 2% of all such claims for such year, or (2) 500 additional documentation requests during any 45-day period. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to the Medicare Integrity Program and use of recovery audit contractors. Requires the Secretary to ensure that recovery audit contracts include certain mandatory terms and conditions pertaining to: (1) penalties for certain compliance failures, (2) penalties for overturned appeals, (3) postpayment and prepayment audits, and (4) guidelines for prepayment review. Directs the Secretary to publish on the Internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information on recovery audit contractor performance regarding: (1) audit rates, denials, and appeals outcomes; and (2) independent performance evaluations. Prohibits the Secretary, in conducting the Medicare Part A and Part B Rebilling Demonstration, from prohibiting any appeal by a hospital of any finding by a recovery audit contractor that an inpatient admission was not reasonably and medically necessary. Deems to be an original claim for Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) payment a resubmitted hospital claim for Medicare part A payment for inpatient hospital services which a recovery audit contractor determines: (1) were not medically necessary and reasonable based on the site of service, but (2) would be medically necessary and reasonable in an outpatient setting of the hospital. Requires payment to be made for such a resubmitted claim for all furnished items and services for which payment may be made under Medic… | 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6562 | 112 | hr | 6562 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-25 | 2012-09-25 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 committee concerned. | House | Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-7] | NY | D | C001038 | 0 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2013-FY2017 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Directs the Secretary to determine the total number of additional residency positions available for distribution, in accordance with guidelines for allocating 33% to hospitals already operating over the resident limit, and generally setting the aggregate number of increases in the resident limit to 3,000 in each year. Specifies the process for distributing positions. Directs the National Health Care Workforce Commission established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to study the physician workforce. Directs the Comptroller General to study strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce. | 2019-11-15T21:46:57Z | |
| 112-s-3622 | 112 | s | 3622 | Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act | Health | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 2 | Protecting Patients and Hospitals From Price Gouging Act - Authorizes the President to issue an executive order declaring a market shortage for six months with regard to one or more vital drugs if the total supply of all clinically interchangeable versions of a drug regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is inadequate to meet the current or projected demand at the user level. Defines a "vital drug" as any drug or biologic used to prevent or treat a serious or life-threatening disease or medical condition, for which there is no other available source with sufficient supply available. Makes it unlawful, when the President issues such an executive order, for any person to sell vital drugs at a price that: (1) is unreasonably excessive, and (2) indicates that the seller is taking unfair advantage of the circumstances related to a market shortage to increase prices unreasonably during that period. Gives the Attorney General authority to enforce penalties under this Act. Makes any person who sells, or offers to sell, any vital drug during a declared market shortage with the knowledge and intent to charge a price unreasonably excessive under the circumstances guilty of an offense and subject to injunction and penalties. Applies such sanctions, except to a hospital or a physician, in the geographical area where the vital drug market shortage has been declared and to all wholesalers and distributors in the chain of distribution. Sets forth factors for the Attorney General to consider in determining whether an alleged violator's price was unreasonably excessive. Makes a declaration under this Act terminate if: (1) there is enacted a law terminating the market shortage after a national market shortage is declared, or (2) the President issues a proclamation terminating the declaration. Authorizes the President to renew such a market shortage declaration if the severe shortage continues to affect the health and well-being of citizens beyond the initial six-month period. | 2020-02-10T17:00:05Z | |
| 112-sres-578 | 112 | sres | 578 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2012. | Health | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6680-6681; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6631) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 3 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 2012. Encourages: (1) children and teenagers to live drug-free lives, and (2) people of the United States to promote drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities. | 2019-02-20T22:51:36Z | |
| 112-sres-586 | 112 | sres | 586 | A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month, 2012. | Health | 2012-09-22 | 2012-09-22 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/21/2012 S6679-6684; text as passed Senate: CR 9/21/2012 S6683; text of measure as introduced: CR 9/21/2012 S6634) | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Infant Mortality Awareness Month 2012; (2) efforts to educate Americans about infant mortality and the factors that contribute to infant mortality; and (3) efforts to reduce infant deaths, low birth weight, pre-term births, and disparities in perinatal outcomes. Recognizes the critical importance of including efforts to reduce infant mortality and the factors that contribute to infant mortality as part of prevention and wellness strategies. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6490 | 112 | hr | 6490 | Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | 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 committee concerned. | House | Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6] | GA | R | P000591 | 94 | Medicare DMEPOS Market Pricing Program Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment (DME), prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) as a replacement for the competitive acquisition program for DMEPOS, which is hereby terminated. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct annual market-priced auctions from among entities supplying market priced items and services in an eligible market area selected in the auction design, (2) establish a lead product for each of specified product categories, and (3) award a contract to any entity in an eligible market area in which an auction is conducted whose bid is below a clearing price equal to the highest cost bid that will meet capacity targets in the market area. Requires the Secretary to contract with an auction expert to assist in, and a market monitor to monitor, the design, development, and functioning of the auction. Adjusts the covered DME item update for 2012 through 2014 and each subsequent year. | 2019-11-15T21:47:03Z | |
| 112-hr-6498 | 112 | hr | 6498 | Medicaid Integrity Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] | MN | R | B001256 | 0 | Medicaid Integrity Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act with respect to a state's option to use Medicaid managed care organizations and primary care case managers. Requires a state, acting through the state medical assistance agency or another state entity, in order to receive federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) payments for expenditures under a contract with a managed care entity, to contract with an independent auditor to conduct biannual financial and performance-compliance audits of the entity. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to set uniform audit standards according to specified requirements. Requires the state to document for the Secretary its response to deficiencies reported in such audits. Requires contracts between the state and managed care entities to require the managed care entity to give the independent auditor access to all necessary information. Establishes sanctions for misrepresentation or falsification of information. Prescribes requirements a state must meet to be allowed to enter into an agreement with an actuary with respect to the state's administration of a contract with a managed care entity. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6502 | 112 | hr | 6502 | Life-Threatening Diseases Compassion through Combination Therapy Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | B000461 | 2 | Life-Threatening Diseases Compassion through Combination Therapy Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to designate a combination of drugs as a significant drug combination if such combination: (1) includes two or more drugs or biological products that, when used in combination, offer the potential to significantly advance treatment for a serious or life-threatening disease and, in combination, meet the criteria for co-development of drug combinations in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidance; and (2) includes at least two drugs that are not approved. Requires the Secretary to develop, publish, and revise annually a list of combinations of two or more drugs designated as significant drug combinations. Extends the market exclusivity for a drug by six months if it is designated as a significant drug combination before it is approved as a new drug. Requires the Secretary to review and take action on a drug in a significant drug combination designated under this Act within six months after receiving an application for approval of a new drug application or licensure of a biosimilar biological product. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the sponsor of a drug, to expedite development and review for designated drug combinations. Requires the Secretary to establish an interagency task force to encourage the co-development of drugs in significant drug combinations. Requires the task force to develop, revise in response to public comments, and update annually a list of types of drug combinations it recommends that the Secretary designate as significant drug combinations. Directs the Secretary to study the impact of the extension of market exclusivity under this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6514 | 112 | hr | 6514 | Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000564 | 1 | Cody Miller Initiative for Safer Prescriptions Act - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to promulgate regulations regarding the authorship, content, format, and dissemination requirements for patient medication information (PMI) for prescription drugs. Requires such regulations to require the PMI for such a drug: (1) to be scientifically accurate and to be based on the approved professional labeling and authoritative, peer-reviewed literature; and (2) to include plain language that is not promotional in tone or content. Requires that such language include: (1) the established name of the drug; (2) drug uses and clinical benefits; (3) general directions for proper use; (4) contraindications, common side effects, and the most serious risks of the drug; (5) measures patients may take to reduce the side effects and risks; (6) when a patient should contact his or her health care professional; (7) instructions not to share medications; (8) any key storage requirements; (9) recommendations relating to proper disposal of any unused portion of the drug; and (10) known clinically important interactions with other drugs and substances. Requires such regulations to: (1) include standards related to performing timely updates of drug information, ensuring that common information is applied consistently and simultaneously across similar drug products and for drugs within classes of medications, and developing a process to assess the quality and effectiveness of PMI in promoting patient understanding and safe and effective use; (2) require the sponsor of a new drug or biological product to submit PMI as part of the new drug or abbreviated (generic) new drug application and provide for approval or disapproval of the PMI as part of the application process; (3) require the sponsor of any drug lawfully marketed in the United States to submit PMI for the drug to the Secretary for approval or disapproval of the PMI; (4) require the PMI for a generic drug t… | 2019-11-15T21:15:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6521 | 112 | hr | 6521 | To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act. | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 12 | Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to require a state Medicaid plan to provide for state reimbursement of an eligible entity for any patient navigator service provided to a Medicaid-eligible individual. Includes within the definition of "medical assistance" certain patient navigator services defined under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) as assisting in specified ways individuals who are at risk for or who have cancer or other chronic diseases. Treats as eligible entities those identified under PHSA as public or nonprofit private health centers (including federally qualified health centers), health facilities operated by or pursuant to a contract with the Indian Health Service, hospitals, cancer centers, rural health clinics, academic health centers, or nonprofit entities that enter into a partnership or coordinate referrals with such a center, clinic, facility, or hospital to provide patient navigator services. | 2021-04-19T19:44:06Z | |
| 112-hr-6543 | 112 | hr | 6543 | Care Coordination for Older Americans Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. | House | Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13] | PA | D | S001162 | 0 | Care Coordination for Older Americans Act of 2012 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to make it a duty and function of the Administration on Aging (AOA) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide technical assistance to, and share best practices with, states, area agencies on aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and service providers to carry out outreach and coordinate activities with health care entities in order to assure better care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. Requires AOA also to coordinate activities with other federal agencies working to improve care coordination and developing new models and best practices. Requires the designated state agency to promote the development and implementation of a state system to: (1) address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses; and (2) work with acute care providers, area agencies on aging, service providers, and federal agencies to ensure that the system uses best practices. Requires area and state plans to provide assurances that the area agencies on aging will facilitate the area-wide development and implementation of an area-wide system to address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6546 | 112 | hr | 6546 | Athlete Due Process Protection Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. | House | Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] | WI | R | S000244 | 1 | Athlete Due Process Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to direct the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to provide a document to each athlete that it investigates that includes the specific doping allegations against such athlete. Requires the Agency's annual report to include: (1) information on each athlete the Agency investigated, including a copy of such document, the athlete's status as an amateur athlete, and the athlete's nationality; (2) the location and cost of each investigation and adjudication the Agency conducted; and (3) any investigations or adjudications conducted by the Agency that another U.S. or foreign agency or organization concurrently investigated or adjudicated. Requires the Agency, before a new or revised procedural or evidentiary rule that relates to the Agency's investigation or adjudication process can take effect, to submit to specified congressional committees a report containing a copy of the rule, a concise general statement relating to it, and a list of actions that the Agency plans to take to implement it. Makes such rule effective 180 days after the Agency submits such report if Congress has not voted to override its implementation. Prohibits any athlete who participates in an event sponsored or licensed by the sport's national governing body, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the World Anti-Doping Agency, or the International Association of Athletics Federation, from being fined, suspended, expelled, or otherwise penalized unless such athlete has been: (1) served with written specific charges providing dates and times of alleged conduct in question, (2) given a reasonable time to prepare his or her defense, and (3) afforded a full and fair hearing. | 2019-11-15T21:15:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6548 | 112 | hr | 6548 | Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-09-21 | 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 committee concerned. | House | Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] | NC | D | S001171 | 1 | Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make payments from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to qualified third-party intermediaries for diabetes prevention services furnished to prediabetic Medicare beneficiaries by eligible entities in local communities that are networked and managed by such third-party intermediaries. | 2022-02-03T05:54:13Z | |
| 112-hres-804 | 112 | hres | 804 | Recognizing the importance of animal-based protein as a component of the balanced diet of most individuals in the United States. | Health | 2012-09-21 | 2012-10-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. | House | Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY-At Large] | WY | R | L000571 | 1 | Recognizes the importance of animal-based protein as a component of the balanced diet of most individuals in the United States. Encourages the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to continue promoting the health benefits of, and consumption of, animal-based protein. | 2019-11-15T20:44:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6446 | 112 | hr | 6446 | Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | R000580 | 17 | Improving Diagnostic Innovations Act of 2012 - Sets forth additional factors for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider in determining the payment amount for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under gap filling procedures which are used when no comparable existing test is available. Directs the Secretary to convene an independent advisory panel to inform and make recommendations to the Secretary regarding any new test. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a process for application for the assignment of a temporary national HCPCS (Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System) code to uniquely identify a diagnostic test until a permanent national HCPCS code is available for assignment to that test, (2) analyze the process used for the gapfilling procedures used in determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests, and (3) implement improvements in the process after public notice and opportunity for comment. | 2019-11-15T21:47:00Z | |
| 112-hr-6461 | 112 | hr | 6461 | Measures to Prevent Childhood Obesity Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 0 | Measures to Prevent Childhood Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require: (1) each health care provider that administers a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table to record in the vaccinated person's medical record the person's age, gender, height, and weight to calculate body mass index (BMI); (2) the provider and the vaccine manufacturer to report such information to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS); and (3) the provider to report to the relevant department of the state in which it practices the data collected. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to not more than 20 entities (states and territories with statewide immunization information systems that meet certain requirements) to analyze BMI measurements of children of ages 2 through 18. Gives priority in grant selection to states in which a high percentage of health care providers submit data to a statewide immunization information system that contains immunization data for at least 20 percent of the population under the age of 18 and includes data collected from men and women of a wide variety of ages who reside in a wide variety of geographic areas. Provides standards for BMI measurement in recipient states, including concerning the providing of information on state and local obesity prevention programs. Sets forth state reporting requirements regarding BMI data and obesity prevention and wellness programs and policies. Requires a report to Congress and the Departments of Education and of Agriculture (USDA) analyzing childhood obesity trends and describing programs that significantly lower childhood obesity rates for certain geographic areas and which the Secretary recommends for implementation by states. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6466 | 112 | hr | 6466 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation applicable to payments for hospice care under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Kissell, Larry [D-NC-8] | NC | D | K000369 | 0 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt from the cap on payments for hospice care any care furnished on or after November 1, 2004, under the Medicare program by a qualified hospice program. Qualifies a hospice program under this Act if: (1) at least 50% of the shares of its common stock are owned by a minority individual or group of minority individuals (African-Americans, American Indians, Asian-Americans, or Latin-Americans), and (2) at least 75% of the individuals electing to participate in the program reside in a county or parish half of whose population consists of minority individuals or for which the average per capita income is the lowest quantile of counties in the state in which the hospice program is located. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to recalculate and reconcile payments under part A (Hospital Insurance) of the Medicare program for qualified hospice care furnished between November 1, 2004, and the date of enactment of this Act if the current cap was applied. | 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6476 | 112 | hr | 6476 | Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] | CA | D | S001156 | 0 | Medicare Adult Day Services Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to: (1) cover certified adult day services furnished in a certified adult day services center and meeting specified requirements; and (2) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to increase by 3% the payment amount otherwise effective for such services furnished in a rural area on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2016. | 2021-09-28T12:36:07Z | |
| 112-hres-795 | 112 | hres | 795 | Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] | CA | R | H001048 | 1 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week. Encourages: (1) children and teens to live drug-free lives, and (2) people in the United States to promote drug-free communities and to participate in drug prevention activities. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hres-796 | 112 | hres | 796 | Supporting efforts to raise awareness of, improve education on, and encourage research on inflammatory breast cancer. | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] | NY | D | M000309 | 0 | Declares that the federal government has a responsibility to: (1) raise awareness and improve education about inflammatory breast cancer, (2) encourage the American Medical Association to take steps to increase awareness of the disease among physicians, (3) encourage treatment research, and (4) continue to consider ways to improve access to information on the disease for doctors and patients. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hres-800 | 112 | hres | 800 | Expressing support for designation of November 2012 as Stomach Cancer Awareness Month. | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] | FL | R | W000807 | 1 | Expresses support for: (1) the designation of Stomach Cancer Awareness Month, and (2) efforts to educate the people of the United States about stomach cancer.Recognizes the need for additional research into early diagnosis and treatment. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-s-3586 | 112 | s | 3586 | RIDE Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] | MN | D | F000457 | 1 | Recruiting Individuals to Drive Our Elders Act of 2012 or RIDE Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish an interim final rule to revise certain Medicaid transportation regulations to allow a state plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide, at state option, reimbursement for costs attributable to providing no-load volunteer travel services to Medicaid-eligible individuals who require transportation to receive non-emergency medical treatment. | 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z | |
| 112-s-3604 | 112 | s | 3604 | Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-09-20 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 2 | Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to establish and implement prescriber education programs to promote high quality evidence-based treatment through the development and dissemination of objective, educational, and informational materials to physicians and other prescribing practitioners, including such a program developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Amends SSA titles XVIII and XIX (Medicaid) with respect to the review and reporting of antipsychotics prescribed to skilled nursing facility (SNF) and nursing facility residents with dementia. Directs the Secretary to develop a standardized protocol for such facilities to obtain informed consent from an older adult with dementia before prescribing an antipsychotic to him or her for a use not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Directs the Comptroller General to study state laws and regulations concerning informed consent with respect to the administration of a psychoactive medication with regard to the effectiveness of such laws and practices in changing the frequency of prescribing of such medications to older adults with dementia. Directs the Secretary to include a measure of the utilization of antipsychotics for each such facility for inclusion on the Nursing Home Compare Website as part of the quality measures or health inspection measures, or both such measures, under the Five-Star Quality Rating System. Directs the Comptroller General to study the impact of the standardized protocol for obtaining informed consent under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies to study appropriate prescribing of antipsychotics for hospital inpatients and whether documentation of antipsychotic use in patients with dementia is pr… | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-sres-573 | 112 | sres | 573 | A resolution designating the third week of January 2013 as "Teen Cancer Awareness Week". | Health | 2012-09-20 | 2012-12-05 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7638) | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the third week of January 2013 as Teen Cancer Awareness Week. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hr-6433 | 112 | hr | 6433 | FDA User Fee Corrections Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-10-05 | Became Public Law No: 112-193. | House | Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] | MI | R | U000031 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FDA User Fee Corrections Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), as amended by the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (P.L. 112-144), to: (1) make clerical corrections to provisions of such Act; and (2) eliminate the restriction that appropriated funds shall be available only for payment of increases in the cost of reviewing medical device applications, including related personnel costs. Specifies due dates in FY2013 under FFDCA for the drug master file fee, the abbreviated new drug application and prior approval supplement filing fees, and the generic drug facility and active pharmaceutical ingredient facility fees. | 2023-03-22T18:24:49Z | |
| 112-hr-6435 | 112 | hr | 6435 | Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] | CA | D | S000810 | 1 | Medicare Secondary Payer and Late Enrollment Penalty Family Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the eligibility requirements of Medicare special enrollment periods, secondary payer rules, and late enrollment penalties in a way to take into consideration the current employment status of all family members of an employee (currently, only the employment status of the employee or of the employee's spouse). | 2019-11-15T21:46:59Z | |
| 112-s-3560 | 112 | s | 3560 | Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] | RI | D | W000802 | 23 | Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a scientific framework for research on recalcitrant cancers (cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate below 50%), which includes: (1) a review of the status of research, such as a summary of findings, identification of promising scientific advances, a description of the availability of qualified scientific researchers, and the identification of resources available to facilitate research; (2) identification of research questions that have not been adequately addressed; and (3) recommendations for actions to advance research and for appropriate benchmarks to measure progress on achieving such actions. Requires the Director to develop the framework within 18 months and review and update it every 5 years. Requires the Director to identify within 6 months 2 or more recalcitrant cancers that have a 5-year relative survival rate of less than 20%, and are estimated to cause the death of at least 30,000 individuals in the United States per year. Authorizes the Director to identify additional such cancers and to consider additional metrics of progress (such as incidence and mortality rates) against such cancer. Requires the Director to convene a working group for each identified cancer to provide expertise on, and assist in developing, a scientific framework under this Act. Requires the Director to consider each relevant scientific framework developed under this Act when making recommendations for exception funding for grant applications. | 2022-02-03T05:54:25Z | |
| 112-s-3566 | 112 | s | 3566 | Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. | Senate | Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recalcitrant Cancer Research Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop a scientific framework for research on recalcitrant cancers (cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate below 50%), which includes: (1) a review of the status of research, such as a summary of findings, identification of promising scientific advances, a description of the availability of qualified scientific researchers, and the identification of resources available to facilitate research; (2) identification of research questions that have not been adequately addressed; and (3) recommendations for actions to advance research and for appropriate benchmarks to measure progress on achieving such actions. Requires the Director to develop the framework within 18 months and review and update it every 5 years. Requires the Director to identify within 6 months 2 or more recalcitrant cancers that have a 5-year relative survival rate of less than 20%, and are estimated to cause the death of at least 30,000 individuals in the United States per year. Authorizes the Director to identify additional such cancers and to consider additional metrics of progress (such as incidence and mortality rates) against such cancer. Requires the Director to convene a working group for each identified cancer to provide expertise on, and assist in developing, a scientific framework under this Act. Requires the Director to consider each relevant scientific framework developed under this Act when making recommendations for exception funding for grant applications. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-s-3574 | 112 | s | 3574 | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] | MO | R | B000575 | 12 | Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the nutritional information that restaurants and retail food establishments must disclose. Requires the nutrient content disclosure statement on the menu or menu board to include: (1) the number of calories contained in the whole product; (2) the number of servings and number of calories per serving; or (3) the number of calories per the common unit division of the product, such as for a multi-serving item that is typically divided before presentation to the consumer. Permits such information to be provided by a remote-access menu, such as through the internet, for food establishments where the majority of orders are placed by customers who are off-premises at the time the order is placed. Defines “reasonable basis” for a restaurant or similar food establishment’s nutrient content disclosures to mean that the nutrient disclosure is within acceptable allowances for variation in nutrient content, which shall include allowances for variations in serving size, inadvertent human error in formulation of menu items, and variations in ingredients. Sets forth the methods a restaurant or similar food establishment may use to determine nutritional content for disclosure, including ranges, averages, individual labeling of flavors or components, or labeling of one preset standard build. Defines "preset standard build" as the finished version of a menu item most commonly ordered by consumers. Applies the nutritional disclosure requirements to retail food establishments that derive more than 50% of their total revenue from the sale of food. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z | |
| 112-sres-562 | 112 | sres | 562 | A resolution designating the week beginning on September 10, 2012 and ending on September 14, 2012 as "National Health Information Technology Week" to recognize the value of health information technology in improving health quality. | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6469-6470; text of measure as introduced: CR S6465) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of September 10-September 14, 2012, as National Health Information Technology Week. Calls on interested parties to promote the use of information technology and management systems to transform the U.S. health care system. | 2019-02-20T22:51:29Z | |
| 112-sres-563 | 112 | sres | 563 | A resolution designating December 3, 2012, as "National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day". | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6470; text of measure as introduced: CR S6465) | Senate | Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] | GA | R | I000055 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates December 3, 2012, as National Phenylketonuria Awareness Day. | 2019-02-20T22:51:30Z | |
| 112-sres-564 | 112 | sres | 564 | A resolution designating the month of October 2012 as "National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month". | Health | 2012-09-19 | 2012-09-19 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6469-6472; text as passed Senate: CR S6470; text of measure as introduced: CR S6465-6466) | Senate | Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] | CA | D | F000062 | 12 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates October 2012 as National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month. Urges communities to educate parents and youth of the potential dangers associated with medicine abuse. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-hres-787 | 112 | hres | 787 | Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". | Health | 2012-09-18 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] | TX | R | N000182 | 0 | Expresses support for the designation of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) support research so that the screening and treatment of prostate cancer may be improved and the causes of, and a cure for, prostate cancer may be discovered; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6413 | 112 | hr | 6413 | Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 6 | Medicare Transitional Care Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover transitional care services for qualified individuals provided by a transitional care clinician acting as an employee of a qualified transitional care entity, such as a hospital (or a critical care hospital), a home health agency, a primary care practice, a federally qualified health center, a long-term care facility, a medical home, an appropriate community-based organization, an assisted living center, or an accountable care organization. | 2019-11-15T21:46:59Z | |
| 112-hr-6417 | 112 | hr | 6417 | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2011 | Health | 2012-09-14 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] | TX | D | J000032 | 0 | Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2011 [sic] - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research on triple-negative breast cancer (breast cancers whose cells are negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and the HER2 protein on their sources). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on: (1) the incidence and prevalence of such breast cancer among women, (2) the elevated risk for minority women, and (3) the availability of a range of treatment options. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to develop and disseminate information on triple-negative breast cancer to health care providers. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6389 | 112 | hr | 6389 | Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | House | Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] | CO | R | L000564 | 0 | Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 - Title I: Fully Repeal the Sequestration Provision of Round 2 of the Budget Control Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm--Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal its budget goal enforcement requirements (sequestration mandate). Title II: Repeal of Health Care Law - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and restores or revives any provisions of law amended or repealed by it as if PPACA had not been enacted. Repeals title I (Coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and Revenues) and subtitle B (Health) of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and restores or revives any provisions of law amended or repealed by them as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted. Repeals the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Title III: Nutrition Assistance Block Grant Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a nutrition assistance block grant program of annual grants to each participating state that establishes a nutrition assistance program including work requirements, mandatory drug testing, and benefit use limitations at least as restrictive as those for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Title IV: Block Grant the Medicaid Program - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicaid block grant program of annual grants to each participating state that establishes a medical assistance program for individuals. Repeals title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and eliminates mandatory direct funding for the existing Medicaid program. Title V: Reduction of Federal Workforce - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits the head of each federal agency from hiring more than 2 emplo… | 2022-03-02T05:33:29Z | |
| 112-hr-6392 | 112 | hr | 6392 | Negotiating for Seniors Act | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] | WI | D | B001230 | 2 | Negotiating for Seniors Act - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to repeal the prohibition against: (1) interference by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) with the negotiations between drug manufacturers and pharmacies and prescription drug plan sponsors, and (2) the Secretary's requiring a particular formulary or instituting a price structure for the reimbursement of covered Medicare part D drugs. | 2019-11-15T21:46:58Z | |
| 112-hr-6400 | 112 | hr | 6400 | RDOCS Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 3 | Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Act of 2012 or the RDOCS Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants under which states provide RDOCS scholarships, paying all costs of a student's undergraduate medical education, to provide for the increased availability of primary health care services in health professional shortage areas. Requires the scholarship recipient to agree to residency training in a primary care specialty and a five-year post-graduate period of service in a health professional shortage area. Requires that preference be given in award of scholarships to applicants enrolled in: (1) an accelerated track family-medicine program (an integrated course of study allowing completion of undergraduate medical education and graduate medical education in six years), or (2) a program that includes clinical training in rural or underserved urban communities. Sets a minimum rate at which federal funding must be matched. | 2022-02-03T05:53:54Z | |
| 112-hr-6402 | 112 | hr | 6402 | Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 1 | Surveillance, Tracking, Observation, and Prevention of Obesity Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make demonstration project grants for the expansion of state registries on childhood immunization or health to include data on body mass index collected and submitted by health care providers. Requires the Secretary to study and report on the demonstration projects, including an analysis of their effectiveness. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hres-782 | 112 | hres | 782 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] | IA | D | B000652 | 1 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month and efforts to raise awareness and improve outreach to persons at risk for suicide, especially veterans and members of the Armed Forces. Encourages the people of the United States to learn more about the warning signs of suicide and how each person can help prevent suicide and promote mental health. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-s-3539 | 112 | s | 3539 | MITECH Act | Health | 2012-09-13 | 2012-09-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 3 | Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 or MITECH Act - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to extend payments to encourage the adoption and use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology to qualified safety net clinics (QSNCs). Defines a QSNC as a clinic or network of clinics operated by a private non-profit or public entity at least 30% percent of whose patient volume is attributable to needy individuals. Defines a "QSNC-based" individual as one who furnishes substantially all of his or her professional services in a QSNC and through use of the clinic's facilities and equipment, including qualified EHRs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a procedure through which a QSNC may demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology in order to receive incentive payments. | 2019-11-15T21:52:19Z | |
| 112-sres-553 | 112 | sres | 553 | A resolution designating September 22, 2012, as "National Falls Prevention Awareness Day" to raise awareness and encourage the prevention of falls among older adults. | Health | 2012-09-12 | 2012-09-12 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6287; text as passed Senate: CR S6287; text of measure as introduced: CR S6274) | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 6 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 22, 2012, as National Falls Prevention Awareness Day. Commends the Falls Free Coalition Advocacy Work Group and other falls prevention coalitions for their efforts to increase education and awareness about the prevention of falls among older adults. Encourages: (1) promotion of fall awareness in an effort to reduce the incidence of falls among older adults, and (2) state health departments to reduce falls among older adults. Urges the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue developing and evaluating strategies to prevent falls among older adults that will translate into effective fall prevention interventions. Recognizes proven, cost-effective fall prevention programs and policies, and encourages experts in the field to share their best practices so that their success can be replicated by others. | 2019-02-20T22:51:25Z | |
| 112-sres-548 | 112 | sres | 548 | A resolution designating the week beginning September 9, 2012, as "National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week". | Health | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6238-6239; text as passed Senate: CR S6238; text of measure as introduced: CR S6109-6110) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week beginning September 9, 2012, as National Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week. Recognizes the dedication and vital role of direct support professionals, direct care workers, personal assistants, personal attendants, in-home support workers, and paraprofessionals in enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. Commends such persons as integral participants in the long-term support and services system of the United States. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-sres-550 | 112 | sres | 550 | A resolution designating September 13, 2012, as "National Celiac Disease Awareness Day". | Health | 2012-09-11 | 2012-09-11 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6238-6239; text as passed Senate: CR S6238-6239; text of measure as introduced: CR S6110) | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] | NE | D | N000180 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 13, 2012, as National Celiac Disease Awareness Day. | 2019-02-20T22:51:23Z | |
| 112-hr-6272 | 112 | hr | 6272 | TEST Act | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 3 | Trial and Experimental Studies Transparency Act of 2012 or TEST Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the clinical trials that must be reported to the clinical trial registry data bank to include: (1) any interventional study of a drug, device, or biological product conducted outside of the United States the results of which are submitted to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as support for approval of an application; and (2) postmarket surveillance of a class II or class III device that involves data collection from human subjects. Defines "interventional study" to mean a study in human beings in which individuals are assigned by an investigator, based on a protocol, to receive specific interventions to evaluate their effects on biomedical health-related outcomes. Requires submission to the data bank of supporting documents, including protocol documents and consent documents used to enroll subjects into the trial. Requires the responsible party for a clinical trial to submit clinical trial information to the data bank before the first patient is enrolled in the trial. Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to post the information submitted to the data bank within 30 days after the submission is determined to meet the quality criteria established by the Director. Revises time frames for the reporting of results data to the clinical trial registry. Requires the Director and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to report on the number of clinical trials with information submitted to the registry and steps taken to enforce compliance with such reporting requirements. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6283 | 112 | hr | 6283 | Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-09-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] | TX | R | B001248 | 5 | Guaranteed Access to Health Insurance Act of 2012 - Repeals the health insurance and health coverage expansion provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Restores provisions of law amended or repealed by them. Amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the program to establish state high risk health insurance pools to include qualified reinsurance programs and other innovative methods implemented by a state to provide access to health insurance coverage for eligible individuals that will: (1) mitigate the cost of providing such coverage better than a qualified high risk pool; and (2) ensure that individuals receive consumer protections that are similar to those required for a qualified high risk pool. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to make grants to a state for its costs for creating and initially operating a qualified reinsurance program or an innovative method. Makes states that establish a qualified reinsurance program or an innovative method eligible for grants for losses incurred in connection with its operation. Revises requirements for a qualified high risk pool. Prohibits lifetime limits as well as premiums greater than 150% of the average premium in the individual market for health insurance coverage in the state. Eliminates bonus grants for supplemental consumer benefits for current or potential enrollees in qualified high risk pools. Requires the Secretary, in awarding competitive grants for federal funding for which only states are eligible, to give preference to any state that has received a grant to create and operate a qualified high risk pool in the year during which that grant is awarded. Requires the Secretary to establish a federal fallback high risk pool program to provide health insurance coverage for eligible individuals in a state that: (1) has not established a high risk pool, qualified reinsurance program, or innovative method at any point in the five-year p… | 2021-04-19T19:42:34Z | |
| 112-hr-6288 | 112 | hr | 6288 | Patient Choice Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | B000461 | 4 | Patient Choice Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize provisional approval of fast track products determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be adequately safe. Treats provisional approval in the same manner as approval of a drug, except that provisional approval is subject to requirements related to informed consent and continued pursuit of safety and efficacy data for purposes of gaining approval for the drug. Defines the term “adequately safe” to mean that: (1) for at least one population, the risk of death or morbidity caused directly by an adverse effect of the drug is unlikely to be greater than the combined direct and secondary risks of death or morbidity of the disease and existing therapies; or (2) the drug has had a valid marketing authorization for at least four years in specified countries and data adequate for the approval of such marketing authorization has been submitted to the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirements for safety studies or data in addition to, or different than, the requirements for studies to establish safety for purposes of Phase 1 (initial introduction of an investigational new drug into humans) or Phase 2 (controlled clinical studies to evaluate the effectiveness of the drug for a particular indication in patients with the disease or condition under study and to determine the common short-term side effects and risks associated with the drug). Applies the provisional approval only to the indication for the drug: (1) which is related to the treatment of the condition with respect to which the drug was designated as a fast track product, and (2) for which the drug is demonstrated to be adequately safety. Prescribes requirements for termination of provisional approval, withdrawal of such approval, and application of market exclusivity to fast-track approval products. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6299 | 112 | hr | 6299 | To repeal the Federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance, to provide for association health plans, and for other purposes. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] | TN | R | B001273 | 15 | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Internal Revenue Code to repeal establishment of the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program through which the Secretary provides loans and grants to foster the creation of qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans in the individual and small group markets. Rescinds unobligated funds made available for the program. Requires repayment of loans provided under the program within two years of their making and sets the interest rate on such loans at the bank prime rate. 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. Allows qualified nonprofit health insurance issuers participating in the CO-OP to sponsor an AHP, if certain requirements are satisfied. Prescribes 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 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. Requires the Secretary to establish a Solvency Standards Working Group. Allows a state to impose a contribution tax on an association health plan that commenced operations in such state after the enactment of this Act. Preempts any state law that may preclude a health insurance issuer from: (1) offering health insurance coverage in connection with a certified AHP; or (2) offering health insurance coverage of the same policy type to other employers … | 2020-02-10T16:50:32Z | |
| 112-hr-6300 | 112 | hr | 6300 | Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] | LA | R | B001255 | 4 | Medicaid Long-Term Care Reform Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) Congress should repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS Act); (2) federal and state governments should work to reduce the number of middle-income individuals who will rely on Medicaid to finance their long-term care (LTC) needs; and (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) should comply with the annual reporting requirements under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 relating to LTC insurance partnerships, and promote discussion about the consequences that families and states might encounter if nothing is done to change the trajectory of projected state and federal spending on LTC services under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA). Directs the Secretary to provide to states: (1) technical assistance on the implementation and administration of qualified state LTC insurance partnerships, and (2) information on best practices for such partnerships to reduce future state and federal expenditures on LTC services under Medicaid. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide technical assistance to states on requirements related to the mandate to seek recoveries from estates, and (2) hold an annual event to assist states in evaluating methods of implementing such requirements and exchanging best practices information on them. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to direct the Secretary, acting through the National Clearing House for Long-Term Care, to establish a public-private initiative to coordinate among the Clearinghouse, state governments, and relevant nongovernmental entities for: (1) increasing the number of targeted middle-income individuals who receive consumer education with respect to long-term care under Medicaid and SSA title XVIII (Medicare), (2) enhancing the quality of information that targeted consumers receive, and (3) improving the accessibility of such information for consumers who seek it. Expands Clearinghouse duties to include educating consumers with respe… | 2019-11-15T21:47:03Z | |
| 112-hr-6309 | 112 | hr | 6309 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the special diabetes programs for Type I diabetes and Indians under that Act. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] | CO | D | D000197 | 3 | Amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize for FY2014-FY2018: (1) a research program for the prevention and cure of Type I diabetes, and (2) a program to provide services through Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of diabetes. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-hr-6311 | 112 | hr | 6311 | S.O.S Act | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] | MD | D | E000290 | 32 | Stop Overdose Stat Act or the S.O.S. Act - Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to: (1) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements to enable eligible entities to reduce deaths occurring from drug overdoses, and (2) give priority to eligible public health agencies or community-based organizations that have expertise in preventing deaths occurring from overdoses in high risk populations. Conditions receipt of a grant or agreement on an entity agreeing to use the grant or agreement for: (1) purchasing and distributing the drug naloxone; (2) educating physicians and pharmacists about overdose prevention and naloxone prescription; (3) training first responders, other individuals in a position to respond to an overdose, and law enforcement and corrections officials on the effective response; (4) implementing and enhancing programs to provide overdose prevention, recognition, treatment, and response to individuals in need; and (5) expanding such programs. Requires the Director to: (1) compile and publish, annually, data on fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses for the preceding year; and (2) award grants to state, local, or tribal governments, or the National Poison Data System working in conjunction with such governments, to improve drug overdose surveillance and reporting capabilities. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and submit to Congress a plan to reduce the number of deaths occurring from overdoses. Requires the Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to: (1) prioritize and conduct or support research on drug overdose and overdose prevention, and (2) support research on the development of dosage forms of naloxone for the prehospital treatment of unintentional drug overdose. | 2021-09-28T14:40:25Z | |
| 112-hr-6320 | 112 | hr | 6320 | SCOPE Act | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 17 | Safeguarding Care Of Patients Everywhere Act or SCOPE Act - Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the requirement that qualified health plans contract only with health care providers, including hospitals with more than 50 beds, that implement a specified patient safety evaluation system and health care quality mechanisms required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6326 | 112 | hr | 6326 | To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] | MS | R | H001045 | 3 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize direct payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) to a pharmacy for certain covered compound drugs prepared by the pharmacy for a specific beneficiary for the effective use of an implanted infusion pump. | 2019-11-15T21:47:04Z | |
| 112-hr-6327 | 112 | hr | 6327 | PCIP Improvement Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 0 | PCIP Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to immediate access to insurance under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (PCIP) for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition. Revises the eligibility requirement for the temporary high risk health insurance pool under the PCIP that individuals be without creditable coverage for six months before applying for coverage through the high risk pool. Adds the condition that an individual has not had creditable coverage terminated in order to become eligible through such pool. Defines “creditable coverage” to exclude any coverage (commonly referred to as mini-med coverage) that limits the annual benefits payable to an amount less than $250,000. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6332 | 112 | hr | 6332 | Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] | NY | D | I000057 | 0 | Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a grant program to provide states with funds to: (1) detect and prevent Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse; (2) recover overpayments to individuals or entities receiving Medicaid funds that result from such fraud, waste, or abuse; and (3) share with localities within the state that assist in such detection and prevention, or the recovery of such overpayments, at least 50% of the state's share of the total overpayments recovered during a period, minus administrative costs. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6334 | 112 | hr | 6334 | To provide that the individual mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act shall not be construed as a tax. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Labrador, Raul R. [R-ID-1] | ID | R | L000573 | 6 | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to provide that provisions of such Act imposing a penalty for failure to purchase minimum essential health care coverage shall not be construed as imposing any tax or as an exercise of any power of Congress under the Constitution to impose a tax. Makes the effective date of the amendment made by this Act retroactive to the enactment date of PPACA. | 2019-11-15T21:46:57Z | |
| 112-hr-6342 | 112 | hr | 6342 | Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] | TX | R | P000583 | 4 | Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2012 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that nothing in it or in the Public Health Service Act shall prevent or restrict, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall not implement or enforce any law to prevent or restrict, the importation, distribution, or sale of investigational drugs or devices for terminally ill patients. Prohibits the FDA Commissioner from requiring the disclosure, collection, or reporting of certain information concerning such drugs or devices, except that the sponsor of a clinical trial may voluntarily disclose, collect, or report such information to the FDA. | 2019-11-15T21:18:15Z | |
| 112-hr-6352 | 112 | hr | 6352 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] | IL | R | S001179 | 5 | Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to distribution of additional resident positions as they affect calculation of payments for direct graduate medical education (DME) costs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), for each of FY2013-FY2017 (and each succeeding fiscal year if additional residency positions are available to distribute), to increase the otherwise applicable resident limit for each qualifying hospital. Directs the Secretary to determine the total number of additional residency positions available for distribution, in accordance with guidelines for allocating 33% to hospitals already operating over the resident limit, and generally setting the aggregate number of increases in the resident limit to 3,000 in each year. Specifies the process for distributing positions. Directs the Secretary to establish and implement procedures under which the amount of payments that a hospital would otherwise receive for indirect medical education (IME) costs for discharges occurring during a fiscal year is adjusted based on the reporting of measures and the performance of the hospital on measures of patient care priorities specified by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress and the National Health Care Workforce Commission on the graduate medical education (GME) payments, including both direct GME payments and IME payments, that hospitals receive under the Medicare program. Directs the Comptroller General to study: (1) the physician workforce, and (2) strategies for increasing the diversity of the health profession workforce. | 2019-11-15T21:47:03Z | |
| 112-hres-759 | 112 | hres | 759 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that supporting seniors and individuals with disabilities is an important responsibility of the United States, and that a comprehensive approach to expanding and supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities in the United States to a dignified quality of life. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | S001145 | 7 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that a comprehensive approach to expanding and supporting a strong home care workforce and making long-term services and supports affordable and accessible in communities is necessary to uphold the right of seniors and individuals with disabilities to a dignified quality of life. | 2021-09-28T12:46:41Z | |
| 112-hres-771 | 112 | hres | 771 | Expressing support for the designation of February 14th as National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care to promote national awareness of the importance of compassionate and respectful relationships between health care professionals and their patients as reflected in attitudes that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of patients and families. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] | NJ | D | R000462 | 0 | Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care. Recognizes the importance of a respectful relationship between health care professionals and their patients in promoting better health outcomes. Encourages all health care professionals to be mindful of the importance of both being humanistic and compassionate and providing technical expertise. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-s-3496 | 112 | s | 3496 | A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs that are prepared by the pharmacies for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump. | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] | MS | R | C000567 | 1 | Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to authorize direct payment under part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance Benefits for the Aged and Disabled) to a pharmacy for certain covered compound drugs prepared by the pharmacy for a specific beneficiary for the effective use of an implanted infusion pump. | 2019-11-15T21:52:18Z | |
| 112-s-3506 | 112 | s | 3506 | Ethical Pathway Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-02 | 2012-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Ethical Pathway Act of 2012 - Directs the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (FDA) to establish a mechanism by which an applicant to sell any new pharmaceutical drug, vaccine, biologic product, or medical device that requires regulatory approval by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) (regulated product) may request a cost-sharing arrangement under which the applicant shall: (1) verify that intended clinical investigations involving humans or vertebrate animals have not been performed or initiated by another person; (2) make reasonable efforts to obtain voluntary agreements to use existing evidence regarding the safety and efficacy of new pharmaceutical drugs or biological products used to obtain marketing approval for use in humans or vertebrate animals (regulatory test data); and (3) notify the Commissioner if there is a failure to reach a voluntary agreement, at which point the Commissioner shall ask the parties to agree to binding arbitration to determine the reasonable and fair fee for relying upon relevant regulatory test data. Permits such applicant to request such arrangement if, but for the arrangement: (1) the applicant would be required to conduct clinical investigations involving human subjects that violate Article 20 of the Declaration of Helsinki on Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects in order to obtain regulatory approval of the regulated product, or (2) the duplication of the clinical investigations required for such application would violate other applicable ethical standards concerning the testing of products on humans or other vertebrate animals. Requires the fee for reliance by the applicant on such regulatory test data to be determined after considering: (1) the actual out-of-pocket costs of the applicable clinical investigations; (2) the risks of the investigations; (3) any federal grants, tax credits, or other subsidies; (4) the expected share of the global market for the product involved; and (5) the amount of time the holders of the relevant applicati… | 2022-02-03T05:53:17Z | |
| 112-hr-6258 | 112 | hr | 6258 | Start Healthy Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] | CO | D | D000197 | 3 | Start Healthy Act of 2012 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide: (1) mandatory coverage of qualified (uninsured) newborns, and (2) 100% federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for temporary coverage of such newborns. | 2021-04-19T19:42:24Z | |
| 112-hres-753 | 112 | hres | 753 | Recognizing that the occurrence of prostate cancer in African-American men has reached epidemic proportions and urging Federal agencies to address that health crisis by supporting education, awareness outreach, and research specifically focused on how prostate cancer affects African-American men. | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | M001137 | 0 | Recognizes: (1) that prostate cancer has created a health crisis for African-American men; and (2) the importance of health coverage and access to care, as well as promoting informed decisionmaking between men and their doctors, taking into consideration the known risks and potential benefits of screening and treatment options for prostate cancer. Urges federal agencies to support: (1) research to address and attempt to end that crisis; (2) efforts relating to education, awareness, and early detection at the grassroots level; and (3) the Office of Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in focusing on improving health and health care outcomes for African Americans at an elevated risk. Urges investment by federal agencies in research focusing on the improvement of early detection and treatment, such as the use of: (1) biomarkers to distinguish indolent forms of prostate cancer from lethal forms, and (2) advanced imaging tools. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-s-3465 | 112 | s | 3465 | Care Coordination for Older Americans Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Care Coordination for Older Americans Act of 2012 - Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to make it a duty and function of the Administration on Aging (AOA) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide technical assistance to, and share best practices with, states, area agencies on aging, Aging and Disability Resource Centers, and service providers to carry out outreach and coordinate activities with health care entities in order to assure better care coordination for individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. Requires AOA also to coordinate activities with other federal agencies working to improve care coordination and developing new models and best practices. Requires the designated state agency to promote the development and implementation of a state system to: (1) address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses; and (2) work with acute care providers, area agencies on aging, service providers, and federal agencies to ensure that the system uses best practices. Requires area and state plans to provide assurances that the area agencies on aging will facilitate the area-wide development and implementation of an area-wide system to address the care coordination needs of older individuals with multiple chronic illnesses. | 2022-02-03T05:53:54Z | |
| 112-s-3473 | 112 | s | 3473 | Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 0 | Sequestration Prevention Act of 2012 - Title I: Fully Repeal the Sequestration Provision of Round 2 of the Budget Control Act - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm--Rudman-Hollings Act), as amended by the Budget Control Act of 2011, to repeal its budget goal enforcement requirements (sequestration mandate). Title II: Repeal of Health Care Law - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and restores or revives any provisions of law amended or repealed by it as if PPACA had not been enacted. Repeals title I (Coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, and Revenues) and subtitle B (Health) of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and restores or revives any provisions of law amended or repealed by them as if such title and subtitle had not been enacted. Repeals the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Title III: Nutrition Assistance Block Grant Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a nutrition assistance block grant program of annual grants to each participating state that establishes a nutrition assistance program including work requirements, mandatory drug testing, and benefit use limitations at least as restrictive as those for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Title IV: Block Grant the Medicaid Program - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a Medicaid block grant program of annual grants to each participating state that establishes a medical assistance program for individuals. Repeals title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, and eliminates mandatory direct funding for the existing Medicaid program. Title V: Reduction of Federal Workforce - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the number of full-time employees employed in each federal agency. Prohibits the head of each federal agency from hiring more than 2 emplo… | 2019-11-15T21:52:20Z | |
| 112-sres-535 | 112 | sres | 535 | A resolution recognizing the goals and ideals of the Movement is Life Caucus. | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (test of measure as introduced: CR S5882) | Senate | Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] | MN | D | K000367 | 1 | Commends the Movement is Life National Caucus for its efforts in creating a dialogue which draws attention to musculoskeletal health disparities among women, African-Americans, and Latinos. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-sres-536 | 112 | sres | 536 | A resolution designating September 9, 2012, as "National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day". | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883) | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] | AK | R | M001153 | 2 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 9, 2012, as National Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day. Calls upon the people of the United States to observe a moment of reflection during the ninth hour of September 9, 2012, to remember that during the nine months of pregnancy a woman should not consume alcohol. | 2019-02-20T22:51:10Z | |
| 112-sres-537 | 112 | sres | 537 | A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883) | Senate | Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] | MI | D | S000770 | 21 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. | 2019-02-20T22:51:17Z | |
| 112-sres-538 | 112 | sres | 538 | A resolution designating September 2012 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5899; text of measure as introduced: CR S5883-5884) | Senate | Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] | AL | R | S001141 | 22 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2012 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that steps should be taken to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase research funding in an amount commensurate with the burden of prostate cancer; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer. | 2022-02-03T05:54:27Z | |
| 112-sres-540 | 112 | sres | 540 | A resolution designating the week of August 6 through August 10, 2012, as "National Convenient Care Clinic Week". | Health | 2012-08-01 | 2012-08-01 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5898-5900; text as passed Senate: CR S5900; text of measure as introduced: CR S5884) | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week of August 6-August 10, 2012, as National Convenient Care Clinic Week. Expresses support for: (1) such Week's goal of raising awareness of the need for accessible and cost-effective health care options to complement the traditional health care model, and (2) the use of convenient care clinics as an adjunct to the traditional model of health care delivery. Calls on the states to support the establishment of convenient care clinics. | 2019-02-20T22:51:18Z | |
| 112-hr-6232 | 112 | hr | 6232 | Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-07-31 | 2012-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] | MN | R | P000594 | 4 | Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act of 2012 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a three-year Better Health Rewards Program under which incentives are provided to Medicare beneficiaries who voluntarily agree to participate in the Program. Directs the Secretary to establish standards for measuring better health targets and points for achieving them for participating Medicare beneficiaries, including those for: (1) an annual wellness visit, (2) tobacco cessation, (3) Body Mass Index (BMI), (4) a diabetes screening test, (5) cardiovascular disease screening, (6) cholesterol level screening, and (7) screening tests and specified vaccinations. Requires the Secretary to make specified incentive payments to each participating Medicare beneficiary who achieves at least 20 points during a year. Authorizes Medicare Advantage Plans, "Section 1876" health maintenance organization and competitive medical cost plans, and programs of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to make incentives to their enrollees to participate in a Better Health Rewards Program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any payment made under: (1) the Medicare Better Health Rewards Program; and (2) any other Better Health Rewards Program. | 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z | |
| 112-hr-6234 | 112 | hr | 6234 | To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for savings to the Federal Government by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools. | Health | 2012-07-31 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] | TX | R | H000067 | 2 | Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to allow a state-authorized public entity benefits pool to apply to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) for pass-through funding with respect to health care benefits provided through the pool for coverage years beginning on or after January 1, 2014. Requires the Secretary to approve such a pool if the pool will: (1) provide at least the essential health benefits; (2) provide coverage and cost-sharing protections against excessive out-of-pocket spending that are at least as affordable as the health insurance requirements of PPACA would provide; and (3) result in cost savings to the federal government because the cost of coverage through the pool is less than the cost of coverage through an exchange. Treats an individual covered under such a plan as having minimum essential coverage for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code. Requires the Secretary to provide for an alternative means by which an aggregate amount shall be paid to the pool annually based on the premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and small business credits that would have been provided to an exchange plan. Gives the Secretary 180 days to make a determination on an application under this Act. | 2019-11-15T21:47:01Z | |
| 112-hres-748 | 112 | hres | 748 | Expressing support for designation of September 2012 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. | Health | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] | CT | D | D000216 | 14 | Expresses support for the designation of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. | 2021-04-19T17:45:03Z | |
| 112-hres-749 | 112 | hres | 749 | Expressing support for the XIX International AIDS Conference and the sense of the House of Representatives that continued commitment by the United States to HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs is crucial to protecting global health. | Health | 2012-07-31 | 2012-08-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 11 | Supports the XIX International AIDS Conference and the goal of renewing awareness of, and commitment to, addressing the HIV/AIDS crisis in the United States and abroad. Recognizes that continued HIV/AIDS research, prevention, and treatment programs are crucial to improving global health. Understands that the key to overcoming HIV/AIDS includes efforts to formulate sound public health policy, protect human rights, address the needs of women and girls, direct programming toward the populations at the highest risk of infection, and combat social challenges related to HIV/AIDS. Encourages the ongoing development in the public and private sectors of innovative therapies and advances in clinical HIV/AIDS treatment. | 2019-11-15T21:18:14Z | |
| 112-s-3461 | 112 | s | 3461 | National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 | Health | 2012-07-31 | 2012-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 10 | National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in carrying out the Pediatric Research Initiative, to act through the Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and in collaboration with other appropriate national research institutes and national centers that carry out activities involving pediatric research to provide for the establishment of a National Pediatric Research Network. Authorizes the Director of the Institute to award cooperative agreements and grants to public or private nonprofit entities for: (1) planning, establishing, or strengthening pediatric research consortia; and (2) providing basic operating support for such consortia, including for pediatric research needs and training. Authorizes the Director to make awards for not more than 20 pediatric research consortia. Requires the Director to provide for the coordination of activities among the consortia and to require the periodic preparation and submission of reports on their activities. Requires the Director of NIH to ensure that an appropriate number of such awards are awarded to consortia that agree to: (1) focus primarily on pediatric rare diseases or conditions; (2) conduct or coordinate multi-site clinical trials of therapies for, or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of pediatric rare diseases or conditions; and (3) disseminate trial findings. Requires the Director of NIH to establish a data coordinating center to: (1) distribute such findings; (2) provide assistance in the design and conduct of collaborative research projects and the management, analysis, and storage of data associated with such projects; (3) organize and conduct multi-site monitoring activities; (4) provide assistance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the establishment of patient registries; and (5) report regularly on consortia research. | 2020-02-10T17:00:04Z |
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