3.0.0 3237 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z 2022-03-02T16:21:34Z Senate S 2020-01-28 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-01-28T17:23:55Z 2020-01-28 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. N Health Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health promotion and preventive care Medical tests and diagnostic methods Medicare Health 00 2020-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2020-12-11T20:22:22Z Wellness and Education for Longer Lives for Seniors Act of 2020 or the WELL Seniors Act of 2020

This bill includes balance screenings and services to address certain social determinants of health (e.g., food and housing security) as elements that may be covered in annual wellness visits under Medicare. The bill also provides incentive payments for visits that cover such elements.

]]> WELL Seniors Act of 2020 Display Title WELL Seniors Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced WELL Seniors Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Wellness and Education for Longer Lives for Seniors Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the annual wellness visit under the Medicare program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3237is/xml/BILLS-116s3237is.xml 2020-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. 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.