SENIOR CITIZENS

Amendments

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10041 [11DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10167, H10202, H10204, H10205, H10207, H10208, H10210, H10211, H10214, H10215, H10216, H10217 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2955 [2AP]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5712 [25SE], S5722, S5758 [26SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7785 [19SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4030 [21MY]

Analyses

Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), E1572 [10DE]

Articles and editorials

We Must Fight To Preserve Social Security for Millennials, E907 [11JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of chaplains or officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (see H.R. 3046), H4180 [30MY]

——— provide authority to defer mandatory separation at age 68 of officers in medical specialties in Reserve components (see H.R. 3034), H4174 [28MY]

Balance Awareness Week: designate (see H. Res. 559), H7754 [17SE]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 2787), H3923 [16MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (see S. 1126), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2283), H3255 [10AP]

——— ensure home infusion therapy services are accessible to all Medicare beneficiaries regardless of the presence of a skilled professional (see H. Con. Res. 63), H7773 [18SE]

——— test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 773), S1844 [13MR] (see H.R. 4013), H7464 [25JY]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 289), H281 [8JA] (see H.R. 1401), H2270 [27FE]

Commission on Retirement Security: establish (see S. 1435), S2787 [13MY]

Community development: enhance age-friendly communities for older individuals (see H.R. 4827), H8456 [23OC]

——— support healthy aging and age-friendly communities (see S. 1536), S2925 [16MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (see H.R. 1458), H2313 [28FE]

——— recognize significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018 (see S. Res. 230), S3215 [4JN]

Correctional institutions: provide that amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see S. 3035), S7026 [12DE]

——— provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (see H.R. 4018), H7464 [25JY]

——— remove limitations on inmate eligibility for Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and veteran’s health benefits (see S. 2626), S5895 [17OC]

Death and dying: ensure individuals facing the end of their lives have access to quality medical, palliative, and hospice care and oppose Federal policies or practices that support or facilitate assisted suicide (see H. Con. Res. 79), H10258 [12DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: strengthen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for families, adults looking for work, seniors, and the disabled (see H.R. 1368), H2233 [26FE]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 4629), H8101 [8OC]

——— address social isolation and loneliness of senior citizens (see S. 2677), S6091 [23OC] (see H.R. 4859), H8462 [24OC]

——— allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 844), S1899 [14MR]

——— authorize grants to establish a national network of statewide legal hotlines for senior citizens (see S. 905), S2043 [27MR]

——— award cooperative agreements to improve care for individuals with advanced illnesses (see S. 829), S1899 [14MR]

——— award grants to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities to improve their preparedness for power outages (see H.R. 1659), H2614 [8MR]

——— direct Administration on Aging resources that promote multigenerational collaboration (see S. 1671), S3106 [23MY]

——— eliminate percentage cap on funding under National Family Caregiver Support Program for older caregivers taking over primary caregiver role for a grandchild due to opioid epidemic (see H.R. 4853), H8457 [23OC]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively (see H.R. 3782), H5911 [16JY]

——— establish a national telehealth program (see S. 2408), S5249 [31JY] (see H.R. 4900), H8594 [29OC]

——— establish Administration on Aging grant program for multigenerational activities for long-term care facilities (see S. 1670), S3106 [23MY]

——— establish Administration on Aging initiative to coordinate efforts and programs for home modification enabling older individuals and the disabled to live independently and safely in a home environment (see S. 702), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 1583), H2581 [7MR]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (see S. 2817), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5364), H9386 [9DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (see H. Res. 758), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (see H.R. 3), H7834 [19SE]

——— establish grant program for multigenerational collaboration (see H.R. 4833), H8456 [23OC]

——— establish grants to purchase, customize, or repair vehicles with hot and cold food storage to deliver meals to older individuals through Congregate Nutrition Program or Home-Delivered Nutrition Program (see S. 1674), S3106 [23MY]

——— establish Office of Inclusivity and Sexual Health and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1159), S2433 [11AP] (see H.R. 2312), H3264 [12AP]

——— establish Office of Older LGBT Policy and a rural outreach grant program carried out by that Office (see S. 1225), S2485 [29AP]

——— expand supportive services for Native American aging programs (see S. 2696), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 5323), H9293 [5DE]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (see H.R. 652), H717 [17JA]

——— identify and disseminate best practices for National Family Caregiver Support Program (see S. 1146), S2433 [11AP]

——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (see S. 591), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 4174), H7492 [6AU]

——— increase funding for National Family Caregiver Support Program and provide caregiver assessments and technical assistance to address the needs of family caregivers (see S. 1017), S2240 [3AP]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (see S. 377), S1131 [7FE] (see H.R. 1046), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide social service agencies with resources to provide services to meet urgent needs of Holocaust survivors to age in place with dignity, comfort, security, and quality of life (see S. 2179), S4948 [18JY] (see H.R. 4077), H7467 [25JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see S. 995), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 2035), H2985 [2AP]

——— reauthorize Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program and reinstate Geriatric Academic Career Awards program (see S. 299), S800 [31JA]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (see H.R. 2113), H3127 [8AP]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (see H. Con. Res. 17), H1517 [11FE]

Dept. of HUD: establish a grant program to provide affordable housing to low-income grandparents who are raising their grandchildren (see H.R. 5406), H10257 [12DE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see H. Res. 271), H2923 [29MR]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (see H. Res. 274), H2937 [1AP]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (see S. Res. 134), S2189 [2AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide priority for Senior Community Service Employment Program (see H.R. 4846), H8457 [23OC]

Dept. of Transportation: establish a grant program to reimburse public transportation agencies that offer free unlimited transportation passes to eligible individuals (see H.R. 5152), H8958 [18NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see S. 2558), S5747 [26SE] (see H.R. 4532), H8053 [26SE]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (see S. 732), S1734 [7MR] (see H.R. 4614), H8095 [4OC]

Disasters: ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters (see S. 1755), S3283 [10JN] (see H.R. 3208), H4432 [11JN]

Discrimination: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see H.R. 1777), H2743 [14MR]

Diseases and disorders: extend availability of semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see S. 1728), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3113), H4341 [5JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (see S. 3129), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 19), H9386 [9DE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 85), S1594 [28FE] (see H. Res. 100), H1362 [5FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 485), S1382 [14FE] (see H.R. 1230), H2029 [14FE]

——— extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 3130), H4342 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: provide greater support for grandfamilies and older caretaker relatives (see S. 1660), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 2967), H4161 [23MY]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (see S. 2726), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 1623), H2583 [7MR]

Federal agencies and departments: verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 105 years of age or older (see H.R. 3013), H4164 [23MY]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 39), H202 [3JA]

Federal aid programs: ensure seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities who receive Social Security and certain other benefits receive a payment if no cost-of-living adjustment is payable in a calendar year (see H.R. 46), H202 [3JA]

——— establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (see S. 2733), S6243 [29OC] (see H.R. 4907), H8594 [29OC]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 1553), H2503 [6MR]

——— recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 59), H719 [17JA]

Financial literacy: support protection of elders through financial literacy (see H. Res. 328), H3284 [25AP]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2301), H3263 [12AP]

——— establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (see H.R. 166), H207 [3JA]

GAO: submit report on the Virgin Islands pension system (see H.R. 408), H358 [9JA]

Health: ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 1183), H1581 [13FE]

——— extend certain public health programs (see H.R. 4378), H7772 [18SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (see H. Res. 564), H7834 [19SE]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (see H. Res. 750), H9387 [9DE]

Insurance: require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see H.R. 5485), H12210 [18DE]

Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see S. 1574), S3005 [21MY] (see H.R. 2367), H3283 [25AP]

Medicaid: apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2377), S5248 [31JY]

——— enable greater participation by seniors and Medicare beneficiaries in State Medicaid programs for working people with disabilities (see S. 3010), S6949 [10DE] (see H.R. 5429), H10262 [13DE]

——— extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (see H.R. 1839), H2760 [21MR]

——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 3853), H7150 [18JY]

——— permanently extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home or community care setting (see S. 2000), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 1343), H2100 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program (see S. 548), S1437 [25FE] (see H.R. 1342), H2100 [25FE]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (see H.R. 259, 260), H228 [4JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see H.R. 5453), H10608 [17DE]

——— address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 1564), H2503 [6MR]

——— adjust part D prescription drug cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 2757), H3841 [15MY]

——— allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts with beneficiaries (see H.R. 2883), H4064 [21MY]

——— allow for the offering of additional prescription drug plans (see S. 3013), S6949 [10DE]

——— allow individuals to choose to opt out of part A benefit (see S. 1030), S2269 [4AP] (see H.R. 2108), H3100 [4AP]

——— allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 4838), H8457 [23OC]

——— allow prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage organizations to share with enrollees a portion of savings from switching to lower cost therapeutic alternative medications (see S. 3000), S6904 [9DE]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 62), S103 [9JA]

——— amend certain reporting requirements relative to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see S. 3049), S7027 [12DE] (see H.R. 3584), H5257 [27JN]

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see H.R. 4161), H7488 [2AU]

——— clarify treatment of pass-through status under outpatient payment system for certain drugs (see H.R. 5057), H8783 [12NO]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 595), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1530), H2367 [5MR]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 753), S1792 [12MR] (see H.R. 1682), H2679 [12MR]

——— count resident time spent in a critical care access hospital as resident time spent in a nonprovider setting for purposes of making direct and indirect graduate medical education payments (see S. 1240), S2515 [30AP]

——— count time spent in approved medical residency training program for training in culturally and linguistically appropriate care toward determination of full time equivalency for graduate medical education (see H.R. 5432), H10262 [13DE]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 286), S799 [31JA] (see H.R. 945), H1342 [31JA]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 1969), H2916 [28MR]

——— delay reduction of durable medical equipment payment reimbursement rates and update budget neutrality requirement for oxygen (see H.R. 2771), H3841 [15MY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 2650), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 4769), H8297 [21OC]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 4453), H7865 [20SE]

——— eliminate cost-sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B (see H.R. 4597), H8089 [1OC]

——— eliminate late enrollment penalties under part B for individuals residing in Puerto Rico if such individuals enroll within 5 years of becoming entitled to benefits under part A (see H.R. 2310), H3264 [12AP]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see S. 1114), S2386 [10AP] (see H.R. 2131), H3128 [8AP]

——— eliminate permanent late penalty for seniors enrolled in Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) or employer-sponsored coverage who did not register for Medicare before enrollment deadline (see H.R. 1657), H2614 [8MR]

——— eliminate resource requirement for low-income subsidy eligibility under part D (see H.R. 4628), H8101 [8OC]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 618), S1593 [28FE]

——— enhance prescription drug affordability by expanding access to assistance with out-of-pocket costs under part D for low-income seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 691), S1733 [7MR] (see H.R. 4583), H8088 [1OC]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4946), H8717 [31OC]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 3772), H5910 [16JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 296), S800 [31JA] (see H.R. 2150), H3215 [9AP]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 5333), H9345 [6DE]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see H.R. 3461), H5165 [25JN]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 2812), S6475 [7NO]

——— establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (see S. 2901), S6669 [19NO]

——— establish a system to notify individuals approaching eligibility and simplify and modernize eligibility enrollment process (see S. 1280), S2612 [2MY] (see H.R. 2477), H3438 [2MY]

——— establish Medicare for America program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2452), H3404 [1MY]

——— establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations (see S. 2116), S4821 [15JY] (see H.R. 1358), H2232 [26FE] (see H.R. 3425), H5037 [21JN] (see H.R. 3753), H5824 [15JY]

——— exclude complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs from competitive acquisition program (see S. 1223), S2485 [29AP] (see H.R. 2293), H3263 [12AP]

——— exclude coverage of advanced care planning services (see H.R. 520), H518 [11JA]

——— exclude ventilators from competitive acquisition programs for a certain period of time (see H.R. 4945), H8717 [31OC]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2741), S6299 [30OC] (see H.R. 4932), H8678 [30OC]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2842), S6566 [13NO] (see H.R. 3911), H7241 [23JY]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see H.R. 3235), H4627 [12JN]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 576), H601 [15JA]

——— expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4620), H8101 [8OC]

——— expand use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease (see S. 2020), S4628 [27JN]

——— extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients (see H.R. 5534), H12297 [23DE]

——— extend funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selection (see H.R. 3031), H4174 [28MY] (see H.R. 3430), H5075 [24JN]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 3644), H5302 [9JY]

——— extend temporary exception from site-neutral inpatient payment rate to discharges from certain spinal cord specialty hospitals (see H.R. 4040), H7465 [25JY]

——— extend work geographic index floor (see H.R. 3445), H5075 [24JN]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see S. 283), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 2693), H3787 [14MY]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 782), S1845 [13MR] (see H.R. 1533), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 3302), H4770 [18JN]

——— improve benchmarking process for Medicare Shared Savings Program (see S. 2648), S5922 [21OC] (see H.R. 5212), H9167 [21NO]

——— improve cost and quality transparency (see S. 1497), S2884 [15MY]

——— improve efficiency of appeals process (see S. 3078), S7113 [17DE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (see S. 433), S1165 [11FE] (see H.R. 2573), H3500 [8MY]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 900), H1334 [30JA]

——— improve measurements under Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing (SNF VBP) Program (see H.R. 3406), H5036 [21JN]

——— improve Medicare Advantage prior authorization process through common-sense transparency, electronic adoption, and an analysis of items and services subject to prior authorization (see H.R. 3107), H4341 [5JN]

——— improve quality reporting and transparency and increase compliance with quality standards in hospice care (see S. 2807), S6474 [7NO]

——— increase hospital competition (see H.R. 506), H517 [11JA]

——— limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), retiree, and VA coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 1788), H2744 [14MR]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see S. 3029), S7026 [12DE] (see H.R. 4195), H7511 [20AU]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 3085), S7156 [18DE] (see H.R. 4350), H7753 [17SE]

——— modernize physician self-referral prohibitions to promote care coordination in the merit-based incentive payment system and facilitate physician practice participation in alternative payment models (see S. 966), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 2282), H3255 [10AP]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see H.R. 2235), H3253 [10AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide coverage of certain DNA specimen provenance assay tests (see H.R. 2371), H3283 [25AP]

——— modify requirement for certain former Armed Forces members to enroll in Part B to be eligible for TRICARE for Life and provide for ambulatory surgical payment transparency (see H.R. 3416), H5036 [21JN]

——— negotiate prices of excessively costly life-sustaining prescription drugs (see H.R. 5039), H8783 [12NO]

——— permanently authorize Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition (LI NET) Program to provide transitional coverage and retroactive part D prescription drug coverage for certain low-income individuals (see S. 1999), S4627 [27JN] (see H.R. 3029), H4174 [28MY]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 237), S698 [28JA] (see H.R. 808), H1242 [28JA]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see S. 1725), S3251 [5JN] (see H.R. 3127), H4342 [5JN]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 2990), H4163 [23MY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 594), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1901), H2884 [27MR]

——— prevent catastrophic out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. 475), S1326 [13FE]

——— prevent certain payment reductions for clinic visit services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of a provider (see H.R. 2552), H3474 [7MY]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 861), H1332 [30JA]

——— prevent wasteful and abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2143), H3215 [9AP]

——— prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and Medicare Advantage prescription drug organizations from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies (see S. 988), S2189 [2AP] (see H.R. 789), H1211 [24JA] (see H.R. 803), H1217 [25JA]

——— propose strategy to provide universal coverage (see H. Res. 532), H7481 [30JY]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (see H.R. 5262), H9175 [22NO]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see S. 1936), S4169 [20JN] (see H.R. 2777), H3842 [15MY]

——— provide a monthly out-of-pocket cost-sharing maximum for enrollees who incur a significant portion of costs for covered part D drugs towards the annual out-of-pocket threshold during a month (see S. 2911), S6718 [20NO]

——— provide certain coverage of audiologist services (see S. 2446), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 4056), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 4666), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within the scope of their license (see H.R. 3654), H5302 [9JY]

——— provide coverage for certain dental items and services under part B (see H.R. 4650), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B (see H.R. 4665), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 562), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1370), H2233 [26FE]

——— provide coverage for digital retinal imaging with remote interpretation (see H.R. 5254), H9174 [22NO]

——— provide coverage for generic and biosimilar medications on part D plan formularies and ensure generic drugs are placed on formulary tiers so beneficiaries are not charged brand name drug prices (see H.R. 4913), H8677 [30OC]

——— provide coverage of addiction counselor services under part B (see S. 2412), S5311 [1AU]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 518), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1948), H2915 [28MR]

——— provide coverage of certain mental health telehealth services (see H.R. 1301), H2038 [15FE] (see H.R. 5201), H9121 [20NO]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 4063), H7466 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 1393), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 22), S19 [3JA] (see H.R. 2951), H4161 [23MY]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests (see H.R. 1765), H2743 [14MR]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 2907), S6718 [20NO] (see H.R. 3711), H5726 [11JY]

——— provide exception to definition of off-campus outpatient department of a provider for certain departments of providers forced to relocate campus (see H.R. 4834), H8456 [23OC]

——— provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (see H.R. 4649), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (see H.R. 2905), H4117 [22MY]

——— provide for a permanent independence at home medical practice program (see S. 1202), S2434 [11AP]

——— provide for a pilot program to include respiratory therapists as telehealth practitioners (see H.R. 2508), H3440 [2MY]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for individuals enrolled in COBRA continuation coverage (see H.R. 2564), H3474 [7MY]

——— provide for a temporary payment increase for certain biosimilar biological products to encourage development and use of such products (see H.R. 4455), H7865 [20SE]

——— provide for ambulatory surgical center representation during review of hospital outpatient payment rates (see H.R. 3433), H5075 [24JN]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see S. 470), S1325 [13FE] (see H.R. 1346), H2100 [25FE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4661), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for certain administrative or judicial review relative to identification of primary care practitioners under part B (see H.R. 373), H357 [9JA]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 2428), S5311 [1AU] (see H.R. 1394), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 4655), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 3835), H7150 [18JY]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4129), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for direct payment to physician assistants (see S. 596), S1593 [28FE] (see H.R. 1052), H1459 [7FE]

——— provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 4675), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for expedited coding and coverage of novel medical products (see S. 2326), S5195 [30JY]

——— provide for guaranteed issue of Medigap policies to all Medigap-eligible beneficiaries and Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 4676), H8143 [15OC]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see H.R. 4669), H8111 [11OC]

——— provide for negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of beneficiaries and establishment and application of a formulary by the Dept. of HHS under part D (see S. 99), S142 [10JA] (see H.R. 448), H462 [10JA]

——— provide for patient improvements and rural and quality improvements (see H.R. 3417), H5036 [21JN]

——— provide for payment for services of radiologist assistants (see S. 1544), S2962 [20MY] (see H.R. 1970), H2916 [28MR]

——— provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients (see S. 1190), S2434 [11AP] (see H.R. 2594), H3500 [8MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and Medicare Advantage program to further transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 1035), H1458 [7FE]

——— provide for temporary stabilization of Medicare Advantage payments following Hurricane Maria (see H.R. 813), H1242 [28JA]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 2772), S6391 [5NO] (see H.R. 884), H1333 [30JA]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by establishing requirements for pharmacy-negotiated price concessions (see S. 2247), S5062 [24JY]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (see S. 476), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 2115), H3127 [8AP]

——— provide information on vaccines for seniors as part of the Medicare & You handbook and ensure treatment of cost-sharing for vaccines under part D is consistent with treatment under part B (see S. 1872), S3477 [13JN] (see H.R. 5076), H8826 [13NO]

——— provide low-income subsidy enrollees in part D with information about less expensive prescription drug plan options (see H.R. 4632), H8110 [11OC]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (see S. 880), S1987 [26MR] (see H.R. 1873), H2826 [26MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 814), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1840), H2760 [21MR]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 4671), H8142 [15OC]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 2905), S6718 [20NO]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 289), S799 [31JA]

——— remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services (see H.R. 3436), H5075 [24JN]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1518), H2366 [5MR] (see H.R. 4618), H8101 [8OC]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 586), S1540 [27FE] (see H.R. 1041), H1458 [7FE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 2860), S6604 [14NO] (see H.R. 3062), H4216 [3JN]

——— require certain manufacturers to report drug pricing information (see S. 2051), S4677 [28JN] (see H.R. 2087), H3099 [4AP]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation (see H.R. 4619), H8101 [8OC] (see H.R. 4663), H8111 [11OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs furnished under part B for which the growth in average sales price has exceeded inflation (see S. 2081), S4773 [10JY]

——— require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part-B to provide rebates relative to amounts of such drugs discarded (see S. 551), S1437 [25FE]

——— require prescription drug plan sponsors to include real-time benefit information as part of such sponsor’s electronic prescription program (see H.R. 3408, 3415), H5036 [21JN]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 275), H281 [8JA]

——— restore State authority to waive for certain facilities the mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 3103), S7157 [18DE]

——— simplify enrollment for individuals continuing to work who maintain employer-sponsored health insurance (see S. 1928), S4169 [20JN]

——— strengthen ambulance services furnished under part B (see H.R. 4938), H8717 [31OC]

——— treat a pharmacy counter refusal as a coverage determination under part D (see S. 1861), S3476 [13JN] (see H.R. 3924), H7241 [23JY]

——— update and clarify classification of and applicable payment methodology for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 2408), H3339 [30AP]

——— update rural health clinic provisions relative to usage of advanced practice clinicians, laboratory requirements and delivery of telehealth services, and reimbursement rates (see S. 1037), S2270 [4AP] (see H.R. 2788), H3923 [16MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 668), S1705 [6MR] (see H.R. 1570), H2504 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: deem certain State veterans homes meeting certain health and safety standards as meeting conditions and requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4138), H7481 [30JY]

——— eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (see H.R. 366), H356 [9JA]

——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 3910), H7240 [23JY]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see S. 1773), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 1354), H2101 [25FE]

——— modify skilled nursing facility training lockout penalties to allow certain facilities to continue certified nurse assistant training (see S. 2993), S6888 [5DE] (see H.R. 1265), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 4468), H7901 [24SE]

——— prohibit skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements for any resident (see H.R. 5326), H9294 [5DE]

——— promote ability of beneficiaries to access their personal medical claim data through a mobile health record application (see H.R. 1390), H2270 [27FE]

——— provide for coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see S. 1423), S2786 [13MY]

——— provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see H.R. 5473), H12209 [18DE]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (see S. 801), S1898 [14MR] (see H.R. 1264), H2031 [14FE] (see H.R. 1781), H2744 [14MR]

——— repeal medical device tax and extend certain programs and tax incentives (see S. 3001), S6904 [9DE]

——— revise minimum nurse staffing requirements for skilled nursing facilities (see S. 2943), S6755 [21NO] (see H.R. 5216), H9167 [21NO]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 103), S1762 [11MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 327), S5664 [24SE]

National Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning: authorize (see S. 1672), S3106 [23MY]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 339), S5706 [25SE] (see S. Res. 380), S6156 [24OC]

National Senior Corps Week: designate (see H. Res. 402), H4164 [23MY]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 210), S2816 [14MY] (see H. Res. 339), H3404 [1MY]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4334), H7714 [16SE]

——— modernize (see S. 3057), S7048 [16DE]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 241), S3284 [10JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (see H.R. 83), H204 (see H.R. 185), H207 [3JA] (see H.R. 2536), H3473 [7MY]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (see H.R. 841), H1282 [29JA]

Postal Service: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (see S. 1784), S3319 [11JN] (see H.R. 2719), H3789 [14MY]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if the public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed the debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 623), S1594 [28FE]

Public welfare programs: extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see H.R. 3039), H4180 [30MY] (see H.R. 3421), H5036 [21JN]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (see S. 1719), S3250 [5JN] (see H.R. 1876), H2826 [26MR]

Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council: establish (see S. 149), S273 [16JA] (see H.R. 2610), H3678 [9MY]

Social Security: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see H.R. 4570), H8080 [27SE]

——— collect information under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program relative to social determinants of health (see S. 1323), S2645 [6MY]

——— credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 2317), S5195 [30JY] (see H.R. 4126), H7480 [30JY]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4124), H7480 [30JY]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 1374), S2743 [8MY] (see H.R. 2178), H3216 [9AP]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 478), S1326 [13FE] (see H.R. 1170), H1580 [13FE] (see H.R. 4121), H7480 [30JY]

——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (see H.R. 5380), H10015 [10DE]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see S. 1923), S4168 [20JN] (see H.R. 3389), H5006 [20JN]

——— establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 1215), H1583 [13FE]

——— exempt firefighters and police officers from the Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 710), S1734 [7MR]

——— expand exception to the windfall elimination provision based on years of coverage (see H.R. 5529), H12290 [19DE]

——— improve benefits for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 1540), H2367 [5MR]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see S. 1132), S2387 [10AP] (see H.R. 2302), H3263 [12AP]

——— increase threshold for taxation of benefits and modify portion of wages and self-employment income subject to payroll taxes (see H.R. 567), H601 [15JA]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 269), S769 [30JA] (see H.R. 860), H1331 [30JA]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4122), H7480 [30JY]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4123), H7480 [30JY]

——— reform (see H.R. 5392), H10123 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 1345), H2100 [25FE]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 521), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 141), H206 [3JA]

——— repeal retirement earnings test (see H.R. 2663), H3726 [10MY]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 4125), H7480 [30JY]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of the trust fund (see H.R. 2654), H3679 [9MY]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1215), H1583 [13FE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 2496), S5577 [18SE] (see H.R. 4386), H7773 [18SE]

——— improve procedures to close or reduce access to field offices (see S. 1616), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2901), H4117 [22MY]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 2753), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 4280), H7664 [11SE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: provide funding for programs and activities (see S. 2102), S4807 [11JY] (see H.R. 4460), H7901 [24SE]

Taxation: allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement (see S. 1278), S2612 [2MY]

——— allow for contributions to Alzheimer’s Research and Caregiving Trust Fund through Federal income tax returns (see S. 3125), S7208 [19DE] (see H.R. 3453), H5076 [24JN]

——— allow individuals enrolled in Medicare to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3796), H5998 [17JY]

——— allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 908), H1334 [30JA]

——— encourage retirement savings (see S. 972), S2118 [1AP] (see H.R. 1007), H1390 [6FE] (see H.R. 1994), H2923 [29MR]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (see H. Res. 389), H4009 [20MY]

——— expand eligibility for the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan (see S. 961), S2117 [1AP]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 2370), S5248 [31JY]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts to include rollovers for charitable life-income plans for charitable purposes (see S. 1257), S2516 [30AP] (see H.R. 3832), H7149 [18JY]

——— extend earned income tax credit to caregivers and qualifying students and establish a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Matching Grant Program (see H.R. 1436), H2312 [28FE]

——— increase estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes on certain wealthy estates and deposit such revenues in Social Security Trust Fund (see S. 1950), S4504 [25JN]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance and dependent care flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 1985), H2917 [28MR]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (see S. 1431), S2786 [13MY]

——— increase standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, and at risk individuals (see S. 1603), S3059 [22MY] (see H.R. 2928), H4118 [22MY]

——— increase work opportunity credit for certain Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, and expand benefits relative to access for the disabled (see S. 255), S742 [29JA] (see H.R. 3992), H7463 [25JY]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 1351), S2688 [7MY]

——— provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan (see H.R. 1938), H2885 [27MR]

——— provide a nonrefundable credit for working family caregivers (see S. 1443), S2815 [14MY] (see H.R. 2730), H3789 [14MY]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 323), H283 [8JA]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1128), S2386 [10AP]

——— reduce penalties for self-corrections by taxpayers under certain laws affecting individual retirement plans relative to employer-sponsored retirement plans (see H.R. 4117), H7480 [30JY]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3971), H7462 [25JY]

Travel and tourism: encourage Canadian tourism in the U.S. (see H.R. 4498), H7989 [25SE]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 242), S3284 [10JN]

Letters

Dept. of Agriculture Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program proposed eligibility requirement changes: David Certner, AARP, H7895 [24SE]

——— U.S. Conference of Mayors, H7896 [24SE]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization: several disability organizations, S2192 [2AP]

Dept. of HHS negotiation of lower covered Medicare part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries: Keith Hall, CBO, S3023 [22MY]

——— Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S3023 [22MY]

Dignity in Aging Act: Bill Sweeney, AARP (organization), H8476 [28OC]

——— Ellen Hollander, Meals on Wheels America (organization), H8478 [28OC]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), H8477 [28OC]

——— several organizations, H8478 [28OC]

——— Stephan O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, H8477 [28OC]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: Catherine Carrico, National Association of Geriatric Education Centers, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Laurie Jacobs, American Geriatrics Society, S804 [31JA]

——— Nancy E. Lundebjerg and Michele J. Saunders, Eldercare Workforce Alliance, S803 [31JA]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S804 [31JA]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Sara Stewart, H10109 [11DE]

——— several biotechnology organizations, H10097 [11DE]

——— several pharmaceutical companies, H10130 [12DE]

Older Americans Act modernization: Bob Blancato and Meredith Whitmire, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, S7055 [16DE]

——— C. Grace Whiting and Michael R. Wittke, National Alliance for Caregiving, S7055 [16DE]

——— Martha Roherty, Advancing States (organization), S7057 [16DE]

——— Megan O’Reilly, AARP, S7054 [16DE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement (organization), S7056 [16DE]

——— Shelley Lyford, West Health Institute, S7055 [16DE]

——— Stephen O. Kline, Jewish Federations of North America, S7056 [16DE]

Payment Commission Data Act: Francis J. Crosson, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, H8526 [28OC]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Eric A. Cioppa, David Altmaier, Michael F. Consedine, Raymond G. Farmer, and Dean L. Cameron, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, H4140 [23MY]

——— James F. Sanft, Church Alliance, H4137 [23MY]

——— Nancy A. LeaMond, AARP, H4137 [23MY]

——— several organizations, H4138 [23MY]

Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act: Jonathan F. Thompson, National Sheriffs’ Association, S3324 [11JN]

——— Mai Fernandez, National Center for Victims of Crime, S3324 [11JN]

——— Robert B. Blancato, Elder Justice Coalition, S3324 [11JN]

Lists

Great Plains Honor Flight (organization) honorees, E1247 [4OC]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization) honorees, E709 [4JN], E892 [10JY], E913 [12JY], E1046 [9AU]

Motions

Dept. of HHS: establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10044 [11DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H10223 [12DE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H4146 [23MY]

Notices

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9219 [3DE]

Remarks in House

Allentown, PA: tribute to first responders for response to fire at the Heather Glen Senior Living Center, H9066 [20NO]

Alzheimer’s Association: tribute to Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum, H2936 [1AP]

American Association of Service Coordinators: anniversary, E1182 [19SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductees, E549 [7MY]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H455–H457 [10JA], H1236–H1239 [28JA], H1386 [6FE], H2229 [26FE], H2501 [6MR], H3333 [30AP], H3466–H3468 [7MY], H3836 [15MY], H5991–H5993 [17JY], H7656–H7658 [11SE], H7980–H7983 [25SE], H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

Buffalo, MN: anniversary of Lake Ridge Care Center, H8149 [16OC]

Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act: implementation, H4928 [20JN]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, H5044 [24JN], H5090 [25JN]

Chinese-American Planning Council: anniversary of Brooklyn Community Services, E1301 [17OC]

Cianci, Patrice: Warren County, NY, Office for the Aging Senior of the Year award recipient, E787 [18JN]

Columbus, OH: anniversary of St. Stephen’s Community House, E859 [27JN]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: require report on consumer complaints from senior citizens, including a State-by-State breakdown of complaints by type of consumer financial product or service, H4099, H4100 [22MY]

Corp. for National and Community Service: prohibit closure of State or territory offices without congressional approval (H.R. 1458), H3223 [10AP], H3296 [29AP]

Correctional institutions: provide alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, E1563 [9DE]

——— provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), H9191 [3DE], E1563 [9DE]

Courts: impact of mandatory arbitration clauses in workplace sexual harassment, elder abuse, and racial discrimination cases, H7588–H7592 [10SE]

Dept. of HHS: add a new set of measures to Medicare Advantage program 5-star rating system in order to encourage increased access to biosimilar biological products, H10203, H10204 [12DE]

——— Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program funding, H4559, H4560 [12JN]

——— allow Dept. of Veterans Affairs to purchase drugs at Fair Price Negotiation Program prices, H10216, H10217 [12DE]

——— encourage caregiver needs assessments to identify individual needs of family caregivers and to target services more effectively, H8479 [28OC]

——— ensure Fair Price Negotiation Program and Medicare changes to reduce drug prices will not result in fewer new drug applications for unmet medical needs and life-saving cures, H10223, H10224 [12DE]

——— ensure medically-tailored nutrition interventions are included in evidence-based practices for enhancing senior nutrition, H4531, H4532 [12JN]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize certain companies, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), consideration (H. Res. 758), H10033–H10042 [11DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), H7854–H7857 [20SE], H7873 [24SE], H7996 [26SE], H8153 [16OC], H8207 [17OC], H8232, H8250, H8252 [18OC], H8371, H8374 [22OC], H8397, H8398 [23OC], H8592 [29OC], H8606, H8607, H8608 [30OC], H8682 [31OC], H8775 [12NO], H8792 [13NO], H8831, H8835, H8873 [14NO], H8884, H8905, H8906 [15NO], H8963, H8966, H9052–H9054 [19NO], H9157 [21NO], H9210 [3DE], H9288–H9290 [5DE], H9955, H9956 [10DE], H10020, H10022, H10023, H10025, H10026, H10027, H10031, H10032, H10033, H10096–H10122 [11DE], H10128, H10129–H10225, H10235 [12DE]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), motion to recommit, H10223, H10224 [12DE]

——— establish grant program for States to reduce unnecessary costs and administrative burdens in health care, H10213, H10214 [12DE]

——— finalize certain proposed provisions relative to Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) under Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 652), E62 [17JA]

——— include coverage for Federal employee health plans in Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, H10215, H10216 [12DE]

——— negotiate prices of prescription drugs furnished under Medicare part D and mandate production of generic versions of drugs if pharmaceutical companies fail to negotiate in good faith (H.R. 1046), H2947 [2AP], H3309 [30AP]

——— prevent spread pricing in Medicaid by pharmacy benefit managers and increase funding for NIH clinical trials, H10218 [12DE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (H.R. 2035), H7308–H7310 [24JY]

——— require manufacturers to justify drug price spikes and high launch prices and report on drug, device, biological, and medical supply product samples provided to health care providers (H.R. 2113), H3429 [2MY]

——— Senior Medicare Patrol fraud prevention funding, H4619 [12JN]

Dept. of Homeland Security: ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection provision of adequate medical care, water, nutrition, hygiene, sanitation, and living accommodations for individuals in custody (H. Con. Res. 17), H1997 [14FE]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H3239 [10AP], H5290, H5291, H5292 [9JY], H5732 [12JY]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), H2945, H2946, H2947, H2956–H2969, H2974, H2975 [2AP]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), consideration (H. Res. 274), H2948–H2956 [2AP]

——— expand definition of domestic violence under the Indian Civil Rights Act to include violence against or witnessed by a child or elder, H3037, H3038 [3AP]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H5175, H5176 [26JN]

Dept. of Labor: Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, H4922 [20JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program funding, H5188 [26JN]

Dept. of Transportation: report on necessary resources to strengthen partnerships between health care and transportation providers and address transportation barriers to health care, E828 [24JN]

Depts. of Justice and Transportation: authorize Federal funding to integrate U.S. territories into the national AMBER Alert system (H.R. 4614), E1251 [4OC]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H1398 [7FE], H2973 [2AP], H4111 [22MY], H4445 [12JN]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition, H10041 [11DE], H10133–H10139, H10201, H10202, H10204, H10209, H10211, H10215, H10216, H10219, H10235 [12DE]

——— lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), H10022, H10027, H10035, H10098–H10122 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, E1330 [23OC]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary, H2942 [2AP]

——— anniversary (H. Res. 100), E134 [5FE]

Episcopal Homes of Minnesota (organization): anniversary, E1161 [17SE]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, E1513 [26NO]

FEC: extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents, H2379 [6MR], H2507 [7MR]

——— extend allowable campaign expenditures to include health care premiums and paid supervision of dependents (H.R. 1623), H8576–H8579 [29OC]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (H.R. 4907), H9156 [21NO]

——— provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (H.R. 1553), H4302 [4JN]

Financial literacy: support protection of elders through financial literacy (H. Res. 328), H3316–H3318 [30AP]

FTC: establish Office of Fair Lending Testing to test for compliance with laws prohibiting credit discrimination, strengthen such laws, and provide criminal penalties for violations of such laws (H.R. 166), H3400 [1MY]

GAO: report to Congress on importance of open Internet rules to vulnerable communities, H3182 [9AP]

Garland, TX: tribute to Carver Senior Center, E889 [10JY]

Great Plains Honor Flight (organization): tribute, E1247 [4OC]

Health: extend certain public health programs, H9037, H9039 [19NO]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), H7786–H7796, H7806 [19SE], E1190 [20SE], E1204 [24SE]

——— extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), consideration (H. Res. 564), H7783–H7786 [19SE]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see H.R. 1055), H1530 [13FE]

——— protect individual choice of health insurance (H. Res. 750), H9958, H9959 [10DE], H12217 [19DE]

Home Instead, Inc.: anniversary, H7386 [25JY]

Honor Flight Chicago (organization): tribute, E461 [12AP], E559 [8MY], E709 [4JN], E892 [10JY], E913 [12JY], E1046 [9AU]

Honor Flight Permian Basin (organization): tribute, E555 [8MY]

Hunterdon Helpline, Inc.: anniversary, E1362 [29OC]

Kissimmee, FL: tribute to Good Samaritan Society Kissimmee Village Veterans Association, E930 [16JY]

Legal Services for Seniors (organization): anniversary, E1535 [4DE]

Meals on Wheels America (organization): anniversary of Jamestown, NY, chapter, E1353 [28OC]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), H2773–H2780, H2781 [25MR], H3224 [10AP], E354 [26MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program, H2777–H2780 [25MR]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), H234–H237 [8JA]

Medicare: address certain discrimination relative to provision of mental health services and stabilize and modernize provision of partial hospitalization services (H.R. 1564), E252 [6MR]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, H7997 [26SE]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (H.R. 576), H551 [15JA]

——— negotiate prices of excessively costly life-sustaining prescription drugs (H.R. 5039), H8836 [14NO]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 808), E98 [28JA]

——— permit States to designate facilities in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (H.R. 2990), H9066 [20NO]

——— protect beneficiaries with limb loss and other orthopedic conditions by providing access to safe and effective orthotic and prosthetic care and reduce fraud, waste, and abuse relative to orthotics and prosthetics (H.R. 5262), H9210 [3DE]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography, H10593 [17DE]

——— provide coverage for certain vision items and services under part B, H10136 [12DE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (H.R. 1948), H2907 [28MR], E366 [28MR]

——— provide for a cap on beneficiary liability under part D (H.R. 4649), H8232 [18OC], H8607 [30OC]

——— provide for a demonstration project to further examine benefits of providing coverage and payment for items and services necessary to administer intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) in the home (H.R. 2905), E657 [22MY], E660 [23MY]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10038 [11DE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4661), H8207 [17OC]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D, H10135 [12DE]

——— provide for certain rules on treatment of eligible retirement plans in determining eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (H.R. 4655), H8397 [23OC]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, H10110 [11DE]

——— provide for intelligent assignment of certain subsidy eligible individuals auto-enrolled under prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (H.R. 4669), H8148 [16OC]

——— provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers by requiring Pharmacy Benefit Managers to disclose aggregate rebates and what proportion of those rebates go to beneficiaries (H.R. 2115), H8516–H8519 [28OC], E1366 [29OC], E1383 [31OC]

——— reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and provide for other program improvements for low-income beneficiaries (H.R. 4671), H8141 [15OC], H8371 [22OC]

——— require drug manufacturers to pay a rebate for certain drugs if the price of such drugs increases faster than inflation, H10134, H10201 [12DE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 275), H2379 [6MR]

——— solvency, H3834 [15MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (H.R. 1570), H2608 [8MR], H3311 [30AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of insulin as a covered part D drug under Medicare or as a covered outpatient drug under Medicaid (H.R. 366), H3311 [30AP], H3866 [16MY], H7996 [26SE]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (H.R. 1354), H5834 [16JY], H8950 [18NO]

——— provide Medicare Payment Advisory Commission and Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission with access to certain drug payment information, including certain rebate information (H.R. 1781), H3800 [15MY], H8519, H8526, H8527 [28OC]

Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging, Inc.: anniversary, E695 [3JN]

New Rochelle, NY: anniversary of United Hebrew of New Rochelle retirement community, E1405 [8NO]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), H7818 [19SE], H8466–H8479 [28OC], H8707 [31OC], E1360 [29OC]

Palm Springs, CA: tribute to Desert Healthcare District expansion, H367 [10JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: prohibit any guidance or rule that would reduce availability, affordability, and comprehensiveness of health insurance for vulnerable communities, H3541 [9MY]

People-Centered Assistance Reform Effort Commission: improve social safety net and increase social mobility by increasing access to resources which address underlying causes of poverty (H.R. 841), H1253 [29JA]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, H3658–H3661 [9MY], H7094 [18JY], H8303 [22OC]

Plantier, John: Warren County, NY, Office for the Aging Senior of the Year award recipient, E787 [18JN]

Republican Study Committee: budget priorities, H3830–H3835 [15MY]

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 1876), H3314–H3316 [30AP]

——— include specific consideration of unique challenges senior investors face as part of overall investor testing, H8217, H8218 [17OC]

Senate: legislative priorities, H9154 [21NO]

Smith, Leon: Hamilton County, NY, Office for the Aging Senior of the Year award recipient, E787 [18JN]

Social Security: address solvency by establishing skills-based immigration system, maximize economic growth, incentivize labor force participation, decrease cost of health care delivery, and modernize Medicare, H456 [10JA], H2500–H2502 [6MR], H3061–H3064 [3AP], H4306–H4308 [4JN], H7827 [19SE], H8590–H8593 [29OC], H9287–H9290 [5DE]

——— allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (H.R. 4570), E1222 [27SE]

——— enter into agreements with States to share data relative to individuals subject to guardianship (H.R. 5380), E1572 [10DE]

——— impact of labor force participation on solvency, H3469–H3472 [7MY]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H2975 [2AP]

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 860), H1291 [30JA], H3123–H3126 [8AP], H3298–H3301 [29AP], E907 [11JY]

——— reform (H.R. 5392), H10021 [11DE]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 1345), E203 [25FE]

——— solvency, H455–H457 [10JA], H3834 [15MY], H7826–H7828 [19SE]

South Orange Village, NJ: tribute to JESPY House, E668 [23MY]

SSA: funding, H2839 [27MR]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Keystone Community Services (organization), E1630 [19DE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: anniversary, E1350 [28OC]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), H3953 [17MY], H4124–H4149, H4150 [23MY], H5310 [10JY], E664, E666 [23MY], E679 [28MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), consideration (H. Res. 389), H4024–H4031 [21MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), corrections in engrossment, H4149 [23MY]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), motion to recommit, H4147 [23MY]

——— increase limit that taxpayers can put into dependent care flexible spending accounts, H2836 [27MR]

——— provide a credit to small employers providing an eligible automatic contribution arrangement under a retirement savings plan, H4028 [21MY]

——— provide retirement benefit opportunities to home care workers, H4141 [23MY]

Toledo, OH: anniversary of Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor, E497 [29AP]

Traverse City, MI: anniversary of Grand Traverse County Senior Center Network, E1214 [26SE]

University of Rochester Medical Center: Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center recipient of Health Resources and Services Administration Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program grant, H4442 [12JN]

Vienna, VA: tribute to Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna, E761 [12JN]

Village at Belmar (business): West Metro Chamber (organization) Large Business of the Year Award recipient, E134 [5FE]

Warner, Avis: Hamilton County, NY, Office for the Aging Senior of the Year award recipient, E787 [18JN]

Werling, Donald: Central Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame inductee, E548 [7MY]

World Lymphedema Day: observance, E263 [7MR]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S5041 [24JY], S5086–S5088 [25JY]

CDC: create a modern infrastructure for the prevention, treatment, and care of Alzheimer’s and related dementias and preservation of brain health, S1318 [13FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: accelerate progress toward prevention strategies, treatments, and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and provide caregivers dementia care training (S. 1126), S2599 [2MY]

——— proposed rule to update formula used to reimburse hospitals for patient care, S4834 [16JY]

Clearfield, PA: tribute to Clearfield Center for Active Living, S2292 [8AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: recognize significant milestone of Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018 (S. Res. 230), S3221 [4JN]

Correctional institutions: provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner (H.R. 4018), S7165, S7166 [18DE], S7170 [19DE]

Crime: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, S6209 [29OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: conduct study on ways to improve access to Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations for the elderly and disabled, S6183 [28OC]

Dept. of HHS: establish a national telehealth program (S. 2408), S6383 [5NO]

——— establish an annual reference price for insulin products for purposes of Federal health programs (S. 2817), S6479 [7NO]

——— establish Fair Price Negotiation Program to reduce drug prices, penalize companies that refuse to negotiate, and prevent excessive price increases and establish out-of-pocket caps for Medicare (H.R. 3), S5587 [19SE], S5619 [23SE], S5636 [24SE], S5716 [26SE], S5934 [22OC], S6205 [29OC], S6271 [30OC], S6523 [13NO], S6958 [11DE], S7037 [16DE]

——— improve guardianship oversight and data collection by designating an online resource center, authorizing State grants for guardianship databases, and sharing guardian background check information (S. 591), S1541 [27FE]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (S. 995), S2191 [2AP], S2266 [4AP]

Dept. of Justice: condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S4535–S4537 [26JN], S4684 [8JY], S4717–S4723, S4740 [9JY], S4999 [23JY], S5076 [25JY], S6234 [29OC], S6968 [11DE]

——— condemn invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (H. Res. 271), S2108 [1AP], S2731, S2734 [8MY]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., S3035 [22MY], S3177 [4JN], S3350 [12JN], S3809 [19JN], S4708, S4712 [9JY], S4746 [10JY], S4831 [16JY], S4874 [17JY], S4960 [22JY], S6746 [21NO], S6847 [4DE], S6919 [10DE]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 134), S2168 [2AP], S4789, S4790 [11JY]

——— protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S. (S. Res. 134), unanimous-consent request, S4790 [11JY]

Diseases and disorders: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S1318 [13FE], S2599 [2MY]

Drugs: lower out of pocket spending, protect access to new cures and medications, strengthen transparency, and encourage competition (H.R. 19), S6959 [11DE]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, S3147 [3JN], S3305 [11JN], S5028, S5033 [24JY], S5437 [11SE]

Easterseals (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 85), S2455 [11AP]

Economy: promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, S3470 [13JN]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (S. 485), S3631 [18JN]

Emporium, PA: tribute to Emporium Senior Center, S2292 [8AP]

Federal aid programs: establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds (S. 2733), S6285, S6286 [30OC]

Health: extend certain public health programs (H.R. 4378), S5586, S5609 [19SE], S5618, S5619 [23SE], S5636, S5645 [24SE], S5679 [25SE], S5713, S5715, S5722 [26SE]

——— provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage, S6084 [23OC]

Insurance: ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees, S4754 [10JY], S5158 [30JY], S6526 [13NO]

Meals on Wheels America (organization): tribute to Vermont chapter, S2431 [11AP]

Medicaid: extend certain spousal impoverishment protections, provide State option of coordinated care for children with medically complex conditions, and prevent misclassification of drugs in drug rebate program (H.R. 1839), S2203 [2AP]

——— reauthorize Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program and extend spousal impoverishment protections for beneficiaries receiving long-term care (H.R. 259), S297 [17JA]

Medicare: allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries, S3022–S3024 [22MY], S3353 [12JN], S3814 [19JN], S4491 [25JN], S4835 [16JY], S6085 [23OC], S6523 [13NO], S6689 [20NO]

——— allow the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 62), S2001 [26MR], S2871 [15MY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, S4754 [10JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 296), S803–S804 [31JA], S1156 [11FE]

——— establish a special task force on ensuring beneficiary access to innovative diabetes technologies and services (S. 2901), S6673 [19NO]

——— establish Universal Medicare Program to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for all U.S. residents, S896 [6FE]

——— improve home health payment reforms (S. 433), S1167 [11FE]

——— provide for an option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare, S6689, S6690 [20NO]

——— provide outreach and reporting on comprehensive Alzheimer’s disease care planning services (S. 880), S2599 [2MY]

——— reform, S2350 [10AP]

——— reform application process of direct and indirect remuneration fees within part D prescription drug program, S4754 [10JY]

——— require manufacturers of certain single-dose vial drugs payable under part-B to provide rebates relative to amounts of such drugs discarded (S. 551), S1864 [14MR]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE], S6965 [11DE]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve drug programs, protect from drastic increases in manufacturer drug prices, increase transparency of pharmacy benefit manager practices, and allow payment for certain treatments, S5121, S5126 [29JY], S5177 [30JY], S5207, S5221 [31JY], S5480 [12SE]

——— oppose proposed budget reductions that adversely impact low-income families, children, and senior citizens, S6968 [11DE]

National Assistive Technology Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 103), S1765 [11MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 327), S5669, S5670 [24SE]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 380), S6177 [24OC]

National Senior Fraud Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 210), S2837 [14MY]

Old Glory Honor Flight (organization): tribute, S1322 [13FE]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (H.R. 4334), S6256 [29OC], S6263 [30OC]

——— modernize (S. 3057), S7053–S7057 [16DE]

Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 241), S3297 [10JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal, S2000–S2008 [26MR], S2013 [27MR], S2067, S2076 [28MR]

Pharmaceuticals: implement strategy to reduce prescription drug prices, S2286 [8AP], S2867–S2872 [15MY], S4488, S4491 [25JN], S6467 [7NO]

Postal Service: issue Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp (S. 1784), S3323 [11JN]

Social Security: improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 1132), S2389 [10AP]

——— reform, S3151 [3JN]

——— solvency, S2598 [2MY], S3150 [3JN], S4614–S4616 [27JN], S5644, S5645 [24SE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: impact, S6135 [24OC], S6274–S6280 [30OC]

——— impact on communities devastated by opioid epidemic, S3147 [3JN]

——— provide funding for programs and activities (S. 2102), S5437 [11SE]

Taxation: encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), S5697–S5700 [25SE], S6461–S6463 [7NO], S6821 [3DE], S7140 [18DE]

——— encourage retirement savings (H.R. 1994), unanimous-consent request, S6462, S6463 [7NO]

——— encourage retirement savings (S. 972), S2226 [3AP]

——— increase retirement savings, improve access to retirement plans by small businesses, remove barriers to lifetime income retirement options, and provide relief from minimum distribution rules (S. 1431), S2874–S2877 [15MY], S5697–S5700 [25SE], S6466 [7NO]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1128), S3187 [4JN], S3337 [12JN], S4689–S4692 [8JY], S4917 [17JY]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled, S907 [6FE], S1686 [6MR], S1801 [12MR]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 242), S3625 [13JN], S4195 [20JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Res. 271, Condemn Dept. of Justice Position on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Texas v. U.S.: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 274) (H. Rept. 116–28), H2937 [1AP]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 758) (H. Rept. 116–334), H10015 [10DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act and H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 389) (H. Rept. 116–79), H4009 [20MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 564) (H. Rept. 116–212), H7834 [19SE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3055, Continuing Appropriations and Certain Public Health Programs Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 708) (H. Rept. 116–297), H8957 [18NO]

Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2035) (H. Rept. 116–175), H7239 [23JY]

——— Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (Senate) (S. 995), S6391 [5NO]

Dignity in Aging Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 4334) (H. Rept. 116–258), H8537 [28OC]

Falls Prevention—National, State, and Local Solutions To Better Support Seniors: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 116–138), S5965 [22OC]

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9386 [9DE]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3) (H. Rept. 116–324), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Dental Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4650) (H. Rept. 116–325), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Hearing Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4618) (H. Rept. 116–326), H9345 [6DE]

Medicare Vision Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4665) (H. Rept. 116–327), H9345 [6DE]

Payment Commission Data Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1781) (H. Rept. 116–257), H8537 [28OC]

Provide the Amount of Time an Elderly Offender Must Serve Before Being Eligible for Placement in Home Detention Is To Be Reduced by the Amount of Good Time Credits Earned: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4018) (H. Rept. 116–311), H9178 [26NO]

Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1994) (H. Rept. 116–65), H3922 [16MY]

Stop Senior Scams Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 149) (S. Rept. 116–182), S7207 [19DE]

Statements

Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Executive Office of the President, H10098 [11DE]

Tables

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2793 [25MR]

Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9219 [3DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 271, condemn Dept. of Justice invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H2956 [2AP]

H. Res. 274, consideration of H. Res. 271, condemn Dept. of Justice invalidation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse position in Texas v. U.S., H2948 [2AP]

H. Res. 328, support protection of elders through financial literacy, H3316 [30AP]

H. Res. 389, consideration of H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, H4024 [21MY]

H. Res. 564, consideration of H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H7783 [19SE]

H. Res. 708, consideration of H.R. 3055, continuing appropriations and certain public health programs extension, H8967 [19NO]

H. Res. 758, consideration of H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act and H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act, H10033 [11DE]

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act, H10141–H10167 [12DE]

H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act, H235 [8JA]

H.R. 1623, Help America Run Act, H8576 [29OC]

H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act, H8526 [28OC]

H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, H2773–H2776 [25MR]

H.R. 1876, National Senior Investor Initiative Act, H3314 [30AP]

H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, H4124–H4135 [23MY]

H.R. 2035, Dept. of HHS Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program reauthorization, H7308 [24JY]

H.R. 2115, Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act, H8516 [28OC]

H.R. 4018, provide that the amount of time that an elderly offender must serve before being eligible for placement in home detention is to be reduced by the amount of good time credits earned by the prisoner, H9191 [3DE]

H.R. 4334, Dignity in Aging Act, H8466–H8472 [28OC]

H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act, H7786–H7791 [19SE]

S. 551, Recovering Excessive Funds for Unused and Needless Drugs (REFUND) Act, S1439 [25FE]

S. 1017, Supporting America’s Caregivers and Families Act, S2242 [3AP]

S. 2650, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S5924 [21OC]

S. 3035, Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program Technical Corrections Act, S7029 [12DE]

S. 3103, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, S7161 [18DE]

S. Res. 85, Easterseals (organization) anniversary, S1602 [28FE]

S. Res. 103, National Assistive Technology Awareness Day, S1764 [11MR]

S. Res. 134, protect Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on preexisting conditions and other health coverage and reverse Dept. of Justice position in Texas v. U.S., S2192 [2AP]

S. Res. 210, National Senior Fraud Awareness Day, S2836 [14MY]

S. Res. 230, recognize significant milestone of Corp. for National and Community Service Senior Corps volunteers serving 50,000,000 hours in 2018, S3220 [4JN]

S. Res. 241, Older Americans Month, S3292 [10JN]

S. Res. 242, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S3293 [10JN]

S. Res. 327, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S5667 [24SE]

S. Res. 339, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S5710 [25SE]

S. Res. 380, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S6161 [24OC]