3.0.0 3417 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z 2023-01-11T13:44:07Z House HR 2019-06-21 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 105 (Friday, June 21, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NEAL:H.R. 3417.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is inthe power of Congress to lay and collect taxes as enumeratedin Article I, Section 8.[Page H5038]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2019-06-24T19:19:34Z Discharged from 2020-12-24T15:12:41Z Referred to 2019-06-21T13:04:25Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Reported by 2020-12-24T15:10:58Z Markup by 2019-06-26T19:15:41Z Referred to 2019-06-21T13:04:20Z H. Rept. 116-691 Improving Low-Income Access to Prescription Drugs Act of 2019 116 3029 HR 2019-06-04 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS To provide for a 5-year extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs. 116 3039 HR 2019-06-04 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS Shop Rx Act of 2019 116 3408 HR 2019-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Bill 116 3415 HR 2019-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Fair Choices for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 116 3421 HR 2019-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2019 116 3425 HR 2019-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection under the Medicare program. 116 3430 HR 2019-06-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve measurements under the skilled nursing facility value-based purchasing program under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. 116 3406 HR 2019-06-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00574 2020-12-24 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-24 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-12-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2020-12-24 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-691, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-06-26 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0. Committee 2019-06-26 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-06-24 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2019-06-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-06-21 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2019-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000015 Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] RICHARD NEAL D MA E. 1 N B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 2019-06-21 True 2019-10-01T15:00:12Z H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55679 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 26, 2019 Health Administrative remedies Aging Congressional oversight Department of Health and Human Services Disability assistance Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Government trust funds Health care costs and insurance Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Health technology, devices, supplies Home and outpatient care Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care Medical education Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Mental health Nursing Performance measurement Poverty and welfare assistance Prescription drugs Public contracts and procurement Public-private cooperation State and local finance State and local government operations User charges and fees Health 00 2019-06-21 Introduced in House 2021-08-06T14:36:15Z Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019

This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs.

Among other things, the bill

  • extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities;
  • provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan);
  • revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and
  • authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.
]]> 08 2020-12-24 Reported to House, Part I 2021-08-06T14:35:45Z Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 or the BETTER Act of 2019

This bill extends funding for, and makes a series of changes to, Medicare enrollment, payment, and prescription drug programs.

Among other things, the bill

  • extends funding through FY2022 for state health insurance programs, area agencies on aging, aging and disability resource centers, technical assistance related to outreach and enrollment, and certain quality-measurement activities;
  • provides statutory authority for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services transition program under the Medicare prescription drug benefit for limited-income, newly eligible individuals (i.e., individuals who are eligible for subsidies and have not yet enrolled in, or whose coverage has not yet taken effect under, a Medicare or Medicare Advantage prescription drug plan);
  • revises payment rules for graduate medical education costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program; and
  • authorizes additional quality measures for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) value-based purchasing program, which provides incentive payments to SNFs based on their quality of care.
]]> BETTER Act of 2019 Display Title BETTER Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements under the Medicare program. Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Introduced BETTER Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Reported to House BETTER Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Short Title(s) as Reported to House Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act of 2019 H House Reported in House RH Reported in House 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3417rh/xml/BILLS-116hr3417rh.xml Introduced in House 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3417ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3417ih.xml 2020-12-24 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 574. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.