INSURANCE related term(s) Health

Addresses

State of the Union: President Biden, S257–S262 [7FE], H729–H735 [7FE]

Amendments

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (H. Res. 75), H529 [31JA]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2968), S4798 [28SE]

Taxation: provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), H3028, H3032, H3033, H3034 [21JN]

——— provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), consideration (H. Res. 524), H3011 [21JN]

Articles and editorials

Britons Are ‘Pulling Their Own Teeth Out With Pliers’ Because They Can’t Access NHS Doctors, S4345 [11SE]

Canada Pursues Private Options To Ease Healthcare Backlog, S4344 [11SE]

COVID–19 Vaccines, Prior Infection Reduce Transmission of Omicron, H546 [31JA]

Health Bills Headed for a Vote in the House Undermine Consumer Protections and Market Rules, H3029 [21JN]

House GOP Eyes Social Security, Medicare Amid Spending Battle, H3006 [21JN]

McCarthy Medicaid Proposal Puts Millions of People in Expansion States at Risk of Losing Health Coverage, H2019 [26AP]

Roundup—Analyzing Speaker McCarthy’s Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill, H2032 [26AP]

Sending B.C. Cancer Patients to Bellingham for Treatment ‘A Sad State of Reality,’ Critics Say, S4345 [11SE]

U.S.’s Government-Run Healthcare Service Is in Crisis, S4343 [11SE]

Updated Covid Boosters Cut the Infection Risk From XBB.1.5 Subvariant by Nearly Half, CDC Finds, H545 [31JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see S. 1031), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 561), H427 [26JA]

——— prohibit governmental discrimination against certain health care providers with certain objections to abortion (see H.R. 279), H202 [11JA]

——— prohibit health centers from providing abortions (see S. 750), S742 [9MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 62), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 7), H97 [9JA]

Armed Forces: eliminate certain charges under TRICARE dental program for members of Selected Reserve (see S. 2046), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4220), H2990 [20JN]

——— eliminate certain health care charges for members of Selected Reserve eligible for TRICARE Reserve Select (see H.R. 4221), H2990 [20JN]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 1527), S1603 [10MY]

——— extend period during which certain survivors of Selected Reserve personnel are eligible for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select (see S. 1755), S1788 [30MY] (see H.R. 2935), H2083 [27AP]

——— improve administration of TRICARE program in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 254), H150 [10JA]

——— improve TRICARE program for retired members of National Guard and Reserve components (see S. 1670), S1742 [18MY] (see H.R. 3668), H2635 [25MY]

——— waive cost-sharing under TRICARE program for three mental health outpatient visits per year for certain beneficiaries (see S. 1347), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 4383), H3150 [27JN]

Business and industry: prohibit employers from terminating employee group health plan coverage while employer is engaged in lock-out or employee is engaged in lawful strike (see S. 710), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1447), H1205 [8MR]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see S. 114), S121 [26JA] (see H.R. 766), H676 [2FE]

——— provide information on payments from Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 6853), H6997 [19DE]

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation: provide comprehensive dementia care management services, eliminate patient cost-sharing, support caregivers, and provide outreach to underrepresented populations (see S. 626), S635 [2MR] (see H.R. 1637), H1292 [17MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: make Care Compare website and its data more accessible by individuals using search engines (see S. 2112), S2222 [22JN]

——— prohibit rule relative to determination of whether individual is lawfully present in U.S. for purposes of eligibility for enrollment in certain health insurance programs (see H.R. 5336), H4217 [1SE]

Children and youth: allow parental choice in selection of primary health insurance coverage or primary coverage under group health plan for newborn children (see H.R. 4195), H2964 [16JN]

——— prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under Children’s Health Insurance Program and require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program (see S. 109), S121 [26JA] (see H.R. 590), H488 [27JA]

——— require out-of-network coverage for qualified individuals diagnosed with rare pediatric disease participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 5647), H4455 [21SE]

Claims: restore legal rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 1179), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 2680), H1845 [18AP]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 281), H202 [11JA]

Commission on Long-Term Care: establish (see S. 2584), S3753 [27JY]

Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security: establish (see H.R. 1618), H1292 [17MR]

Construction industries: preclude absolute liability in any action against property owners or contractors for projects receiving Federal financial assistance for infrastructure and transportation development (see H.R. 2542), H1709 [6AP]

Consumers: ensure timely bills for patients (see H.R. 6855), H6997 [19DE]

Contraceptives: require group health plans and group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for over-the-counter contraceptives (see S. 1698), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3589), H2500 [22MY]

Correctional institutions: remove Medicaid, Medicare, State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Dept. of Veterans Affairs limitations on benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 2194), S2224 [22JN]

Credit: provide additional transparency and consumer protections relative to medical debt collection practices (see S. 2483), S3522 [25JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: allow for separation of enterprise units by continuous and fallow cropping systems (see S. 2104), S2221 [22JN]

——— amend Federal crop insurance program to improve education and risk management assistance (see S. 795), S772 [14MR]

——— disincentivize conversion of native sod to cropland by reducing crop insurance premium subsidy assistance and guaranteed yields of insured crops (see S. 1539), S1603 [10MY]

——— increase transparency with respect to crop insurance (see H.R. 5747), H4712 [27SE]

——— modify eligibility for prevented planting insurance under certain drought conditions (see S. 2643), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5992), H5031 [19OC]

——— promote crop insurance support for beginning farmers and ranchers (see S. 2458), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 3904), H2778 [7JN]

——— reduce crop insurance program spending (see H.R. 5698), H4497 [26SE]

——— reform farm loans and National Appeals Division process (see S. 2668), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 5296), H4210 [29AU]

——— require research and development regarding policy to insure wine grapes against losses due to smoke exposure (see S. 2134), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4308), H3109 [22JN]

Dept. of Commerce: establish working group on cyber insurance and require dissemination of informative resources for issuers and customers of cyber insurance (see S. 513), S457 [16FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve independent coverage under TRICARE Young Adult Program (see S. 956), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1045), H839 [14FE]

——— prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services (see H.R. 1297), H1048 [1MR]

——— require report on military health care referral policies (see S. 2359), S2985 [18JY]

——— submit report evaluating beneficiary access to TRICARE network pharmacies (see H.R. 5150), H4164 [4AU]

Dept. of Education: forgive Federal student loans of borrowers who are enrolled for benefits under Medicare (see H.R. 6689), H6740 [7DE]

Dept. of HHS: address health needs of cancer survivors through entire continuum of care, in order to improve survivorship and long-term health outcomes, and develop standard of care for cancer survivorship (see S. 2213), S2225 [22JN] (see H.R. 4363), H3142 [23JN]

——— allow additional individuals to enroll in standalone dental plans offered through Federal exchanges (see S. 2771), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 1671), H1300 [21MR]

——— allow expedited approval of generic prescription drugs and temporary importation of prescription drugs during noncompetitive drug markets and drug shortages (see S. 845), S825 [16MR]

——— authorize grants to eligible entities to pay for travel-related expenses and logistical support for individuals relative to accessing abortion services (see S. 2152), S2223 [22JN] (see H.R. 4268), H3071 [21JN]

——— clarify rules relative to drug discounts for covered entities (see S. 1133), S1090 [30MR]

——— conduct demonstration program to test providing preferential treatment under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program for certain drugs and biologicals manufactured in U.S. (see S. 3311), S5540 [15NO]

——— conduct surveys of non-retail pharmacy drug prices (see S. 3245), S5402 [7NO]

——— develop and nationally disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to promote understanding about sensitivities regarding adoption in health care industry (see H.R. 1475), H1206 [8MR]

——— eliminate short-term limited duration insurance exemption relative to individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 711), H626 [1FE]

——— establish grant program for family community organizations that provide support for individuals struggling with substance use disorder and their families (see S. 1810), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3879), H2763 [6JN]

——— establish program to reimburse health care providers for furnishing rabies postexposure prophylaxis to uninsured individuals (see H.R. 5782), H4853 [28SE]

——— establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]

——— establish reference prices for prescription drugs and require drug companies to offer drugs at such prices as condition of participation in Federal health programs (see S. 2044), S2145 [20JN] (see H.R. 4215), H2990 [20JN]

——— establish requirements relative to prescription drug benefits (see S. 1131), S1090 [30MR]

——— establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 953), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 1712), H1326 [22MR]

——— establish State insulin assistance programs, hold manufacturers accountable for excessive insulin price increases, and promote market competition to drive down prices (see S. 1497), S1566 [9MY] (see H.R. 3134), H2170 [9MY]

——— exclude individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program from eligibility for certain health plans, tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, and other tax-payer funded health assistance (see S. 2374), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4727), H3856 [19JY]

——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (see S. 3131), S5183 [25OC] (see H.R. 5539), H4380 [18SE]

——— expand drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 4895), H4028 [26JY]

——— extend funding for teaching health centers that operate graduate medical education programs, community health centers, and National Health Service Corps (see S. 2308), S2460 [13JY]

——— extend requirement for State Medicaid plans to provide coverage for medication-assisted treatment (see S. 3136), S5212 [26OC] (see H.R. 3736), H2638 [25MY]

——— furnish tailored information on resources available to expecting mothers through life.gov website (see S. 76), S98 [25JA] (see H.R. 517), H323 [25JA]

——— identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women (see S. 712), S714 [8MR]

——— improve access to and quality of primary health care and expand health workforce (see S. 2840), S4589 [19SE]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 2188), S2224 [22JN] (see H.R. 4392), H3150 [27JN]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 5027), H4140 [27JY]

——— issue guidance on coverage under Medicaid of certain pelvic health services furnished during postpartum period (see H.R. 2480), H1707 [6AP]

——— limit funding for Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (see H.R. 2017), H1627 [29MR]

——— modify Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy regulation relative to disclosure of certain protected health information (see H.R. 6764), H6941 [13DE]

——— permit employers to treat benefits for telehealth services offered under group health plan or group health insurance coverage as excepted benefits (see H.R. 824), H679 [2FE]

——— prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers from entering into contracts that prevent or restrict access to drug pricing information available through consumer decision-support tools (see S. 1374), S1418 [27AP]

——— promote price transparency in health care sector (see H.R. 5378), H4229 [8SE]

——— provide certain adjustments to Medicare payment for durable medical equipment included in DMEPOS (Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies) Competitive Bidding Program (see H.R. 5555), H4406 [19SE]

——— provide clarity relative to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies (see H.R. 5829), H4909 [29SE]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for individuals of certain age for insulin products covered under private health plans and Medicaid (see H.R. 1587), H1285 [14MR]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (see S. 954), S933 [23MR]

——— provide for participation of physical therapists in National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment program and include coverage of physical therapy services in certain programs (see H.R. 4829), H3895 [24JY]

——— publish list of hospitals found to be in non-compliance with hospital price transparency rule (see S. 3327), S5540 [15NO]

——— report on impact of certain Medicare regulations on provider and payer consolidation (see H.R. 3284), H2342 [15MY]

——— streamline enrollment in health insurance affordability programs and minimum essential coverage (see S. 423), S398 [14FE] (see H.R. 1113), H864 [21FE]

——— study and report on actions taken to expand access to telehealth services under Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 1110), H864 [21FE]

Dept. of HUD: authorize insurance of certain mortgages to finance repairs and improvements to condominium projects (see H.R. 4465), H3166 [3JY]

——— authorize mortgage insurance for certain treatment facilities (see H.R. 5648), H4455 [21SE]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4899), H4028 [26JY]

——— establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (see S. 1514), S1602 [10MY] (see H.R. 3170), H2243 [10MY]

Dept. of Justice: require manufacturers and dealers of firearms to undergo training to be eligible to sell, place notices at retail locations that describe unlawful purchases, and require licensees maintain liability insurance (see H.R. 2753), H1907 [20AP]

Dept. of Labor: clarify and strengthen application of certain employer-sponsored health plan disclosure requirements (see H.R. 4508), H3176 [10JY]

——— conduct study on fiduciary duties of pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 3330), S5540 [15NO]

——— establish pilot program for providing portable benefits to eligible workers (see S. 1696), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3482), H2453 [18MY]

——— prevent wage theft and assist in recovery of stolen wages, administer grants to prevent wage and hour violations, require timely provision of pay stubs and paychecks, and strengthen retaliation protections (see S. 2769), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 5402), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide for civil monetary penalties for insurance companies for violations of mental health parity requirements (see H.R. 3752), H2664 [30MY]

——— require group health plans and group health insurance issuers to only pay claims submitted by hospitals with policies and procedures to ensure accurate billing practices (see H.R. 4509), H3176 [10JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: abolish Federal Insurance Office (see S. 1694), S1743 [18MY]

——— eliminate Federal Insurance Office (see H.R. 2933), H2083 [27AP]

——— issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments, veterans disability benefits, and military benefits, despite debt limit being reached (see H.R. 3157), H2171 [9MY]

——— issue obligations to make Medicare and Social Security payments despite debt limit being reached (see S. 213), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 875), H780 [8FE]

——— protect against illicit oil shipments (see H.R. 6365), H5727 [13NO]

Dept. of Transportation: ensure minimum insurance requirements for motor carriers transporting property are periodically adjusted to inflation rate of medical costs (see H.R. 6884), H7006 [22DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (see S. 1545), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3176), H2243 [10MY]

——— codify authority to assign disability rating of total to veteran by reason of unemployability (see H.R. 6362), H5668 [9NO]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 10), S265 [7FE] (see H.J. Res. 31), H737 [7FE]

——— expand and extend benefits to veterans in response to coronavirus pandemic (see S. 1436), S1505 [3MY]

——— expand eligibility for care to include members of Reserve components of Armed Forces (see S. 1952), S2071 [13JN]

——— expand entitlement of veterans to care and guarantee health care benefits for veterans enrolled in patient enrollment system (see S. 1951), S2071 [13JN]

——— improve community care (see S. 2649), S3755 [27JY]

——— improve provision of health care for veterans diagnosed with diabetes and heart disease (see S. 1954), S2071 [13JN] (see H.R. 4150), H2956 [15JN]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under CHAMPVA program to extend coverage for children of disabled veterans (see S. 1119), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2414), H1691 [30MR]

——— limit copayments for contraceptives (see H.R. 894), H822 [9FE]

——— modify limitation on reimbursement for emergency treatment of amounts owed to third party or for which veteran is responsible under health-plan contract (see H.R. 6333), H5667 [9NO]

——— periodically review automatic maximum coverage under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance program and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance program (see S. 1299), S1381 [26AP] (see H.R. 2911), H2048 [26AP]

——— prohibit from providing health care to, or engaging in claims processing for health care for, any individual unlawfully present in U.S. who is not eligible for health care (see S. 3490), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6744), H6940 [13DE]

——— provide coverage for boxing-based exercise classes for veterans diagnosed with certain movement disorders (see H.R. 1402), H1148 [7MR]

——— provide coverage for infertility treatment and standard fertility preservation services (see H.R. 544), H426 [26JA]

——— provide for online administration of Civilian Health and Medical Program (see H.R. 4262), H3071 [21JN]

——— waive copayment requirement for medical and hospital services for certain billing errors and inform veterans of payment plan and waiver rights relative to untimely billing (see S. 3282), S5458 [9NO] (see H.R. 6315), H5651 [8NO]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve benefits and services for surviving spouses who remarry (see S. 1266), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 3651), H2596 [24MY]

Disabled: clarify and strengthen integration mandate for individuals with disabilities who need long-term services and supports (see S. 1193), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2708), H1885 [19AP]

Disasters: ensure availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 3997), H2788 [9JN]

——— provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses relative to certain major disasters (see S. 3043), S4977 [16OC] (see H.R. 5873), H4950 [2OC]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (see H.R. 497), H322 [25JA]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (see H. Res. 75), H574 [31JA]

——— provide optimized care, coordinated Federal Government response, public education, and insurance reimbursement guidance for long-term coronavirus symptoms (see H.R. 1114), H864 [21FE]

——— require health plans to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without imposition of cost-sharing requirements (see S. 2821), S4526 [14SE] (see H.R. 1826), H1526 [28MR]

Drugs: allow for use of telehealth in substance use disorder treatment (see S. 3193), S5315 [1NO] (see H.R. 5163), H4165 [4AU]

——— create safe harbor for insurers engaging in business of insurance in connection with cannabis-related business (see S. 1359), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 2984), H2085 [27AP]

——— ensure equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in 340B drug discount program (see H.R. 2534), H1709 [6AP]

——— establish patient protections with respect to highly rebated drugs (see H.R. 3285), H2342 [15MY]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products (see H.R. 1488), H1247 [9MR]

——— increase reporting and transparency requirements in 340B Drug Pricing Program (see S. 1182), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 198), H105 [9JA]

——— limit cost-sharing for prescription drugs (see H.R. 6347), H5668 [9NO]

——— prohibit distribution and receipt of rebates for prescription drugs (see S. 1217), S1256 [19AP]

——— provide for requirements for electronic-prescribing for controlled substances under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage (see S. 2666), S3756 [27JY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (see H.R. 4531), H3204 [11JY]

——— reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 1269), S1340 [25AP]

——— reduce price of insulin for patients (see S. 146), S147 [30JA]

——— reform prescription drug pricing and reduce out-of-pocket costs by ensuring consumers benefit from negotiated rebates by requiring coinsurance obligations be set as percentage of net price not list price (see H.R. 6856), H6997 [19DE]

——— require group health plans to provide exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol (see S. 652), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 2630), H1725 [13AP]

——— require health insurance providers to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by health care provider (see S. 2039), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 6301), H5651 [8NO]

——— require that retail list price for certain prescription drugs and biological products may not exceed average retail list price for such products among certain nations (see S. 1218), S1256 [19AP]

Employment: prohibit employer from recovering any health care premium paid if employee fails to return to work due to birth of child (see S. 3048), S5048 [17OC]

ERISA: ensure plan fiduciaries may access de-identified information relating to health claims (see H.R. 4527), H3204 [11JY]

FAA: extend non-premium war risk insurance program (see H.R. 4762), H3886 [20JY]

Families and domestic relations: criminalize stalking using geotracking devices, modify marriage rule relating to spouse’s insurance benefits, and ensure assistance with healthcare and housing for domestic violence survivors (see H.R. 6034), H5043 [24OC]

FDIC: permit insured depository institutions and credit unions to elect to have higher standard maximum deposit insurance amount for commercial deposits and require higher assessments of such institutions (see H.R. 3928), H2778 [7JN]

——— provide for insurance of transaction accounts (see S. 2403), S3458 [20JY]

——— provide insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (see S. 3012), S4947 [4OC]

——— terminate insured status of depository institution that refuses to provide services to certain Federal contractors (see S. 583), S568 [1MR]

Federal agencies and departments: permanently enact certain appropriations restrictions on use of funds for abortions and involuntary sterilizations (see S. 197), S173 [31JA]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 1206), H914 [27FE]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (see H. Res. 178), H970 [28FE]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: carry out research and development on single index insurance policy that is more responsive to crop and income losses faced by farmers due to extreme weather (see S. 3401), S5750 [5DE]

——— conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance (see S. 3253), S5426 [8NO] (see H.R. 6186), H5362 [2NO]

——— conduct research and development on inclusion of certain oilseed crops in double cropping policies (see S. 2541), S3620 [26JY]

——— require certain membership on Board of Directors (see S. 2523), S3619 [26JY]

——— revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (see S. 2421), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4804), H3888 [20JY]

——— streamline farmers access to insurance products that provide whole farm revenue protection (see S. 2598), S3754 [27JY]

Federal employees: protect Federal employees and contractors from foreclosures, evictions, loan defaults, property repossession, and other civil liabilities during lapse in appropriations (see S. 640), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 1301), H1048 [1MR]

Feiss, Robert: relief (see H.R. 586), H428 [26JA]

FEMA: allow communities to develop alternative flood insurance rate maps (see H.R. 1308), H1048 [1MR]

——— allow for consideration of private flood insurance for purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements (see H.R. 900), H823 [9FE]

——— ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products (see S. 2109), S2221 [22JN]

——— establish grace period for nonpayment of premiums for flood insurance coverage until implementation of option for monthly payment of such premiums (see S. 2852), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 4686), H3639 [17JY]

——— establish means-tested assistance program for National Flood Insurance Program policyholders (see H.R. 1540), H1278 [10MR]

——— establish pilot program to increase allowable amounts of National Flood Insurance Program advance payments (see S. 3153), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6082), H5173 [26OC]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2142), S2223 [22JN] (see S. 2391), S3148 [19JY] (see S. 2968), S4759 [28SE] (see H.R. 1392), H1148 [7MR] (see H.R. 4349), H3142 [23JN] (see H.R. 5828), H4909 [29SE]

——— improve National Flood Insurance Program rate maps (see H.R. 2568), H1717 [10AP]

——— increase coverage under National Flood Insurance Program for costs of compliance (see H.R. 6304), H5651 [8NO]

——— mitigate financial resources expended under National Flood Insurance Program by ensuring community accountability for areas repetitively damaged by floods (see S. 1417), S1504 [3MY]

——— modify amount by which chargeable risk premium rate for flood insurance may be increased in any year (see S. 601), S568 [1MR]

——— permit National Flood Insurance Program policyholders to elect to have previous premium rates remain in effect until FEMA satisfies certain accountability and transparency requirements (see S. 721), S715 [8MR]

——— provide certain notices to property owners when undertaking flood zone remapping in geographic areas (see H.R. 634), H510 [30JA]

——— provide greater transfer of risk under National Flood Insurance Program to private capital and reinsurance markets (see H.R. 1306), H1048 [1MR]

——— repeal mandatory flood insurance coverage requirement for certain commercial properties (see H.R. 1307), H1048 [1MR]

——— require to take certain actions relating to National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 602), S568 [1MR]

——— require use of replacement cost value in determining premium rates for flood insurance coverage (see H.R. 1309), H1048 [1MR]

——— temporarily extend National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5843), H4909 [29SE]

——— terminate certain contracts due to detrimental conduct to National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1039), S1052 [29MR]

Financial institutions: convert insured State banks with assets above certain amount into national banks and transfer oversight from FRS or FDIC to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (see S. 2497), S3619 [26JY]

Firearms: ban imposition of any State or local liability insurance, tax, or user fee requirement for firearm or ammunition ownership or commerce (see H.R. 385), H243 [17JA]

——— prohibit sale of firearms to, and purchase of firearms by, persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2538), H1709 [6AP]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see S. Con. Res. 8), S934 [23MR] (see H. Con. Res. 28), H1409 [23MR]

Freedom of religion: ensure laws intended to protect religious freedom do not infringe upon laws intended to protect civil rights (see S. 1206), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2725), H1886 [19AP]

FTC: prevent unfair and deceptive acts or practices and dissemination of false information relative to pharmacy benefit management services for prescription drugs (see S. 127), S121 [26JA]

——— prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (see H.R. 3880), H2763 [6JN]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 3677), H2636 [25MY]

——— evaluate effects of anticompetitive contracting clauses in contracts between health insurers and health care providers and assess FTC and Dept. of Justice antitrust enforcement actions relative to such clauses (see H.R. 2861), H1947 [25AP]

——— report on national all-hazards disaster insurance program (see H.R. 274), H202 [11JA]

Government regulations: establish requirements for disclosure of certain information relative to health care sharing ministries (see H.R. 6302), H5651 [8NO]

——— limit cost sharing for prenatal services in certain circumstances (see H.R. 5909), H4990 [6OC]

——— prohibit financial regulators from collecting data directly from insurance companies (see S. 3349), S5639 [28NO] (see H.R. 5535), H4380 [18SE]

——— require health insurers to provide certain informational resources related to Down syndrome diagnosis (see H.R. 6412), H5855 [14NO]

Health: allow individuals to elect to receive contributions to health savings account in lieu of reduced cost-sharing under insurance obtained through health insurance exchange (see H.R. 5608), H4437 [20SE]

——— apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (see S. 1375), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 830), H708 [6FE]

——— ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care (see S. 1451), S1533 [4MY] (see H.R. 3120), H2135 [5MY]

——— codify rule requiring hospitals and insurers disclose discounted cash pricing and negotiated rates to consumers (see S. 1130), S1090 [30MR] (see S. 3548), S5996 [14DE] (see H.R. 410), H249 [20JA] (see H.R. 2691), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 3281), H2342 [15MY] (see H.R. 3561), H2498 [22MY]

——— ensure privacy of pregnancy termination or loss information (see S. 323), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 459), H276 [24JA]

——— exclude from definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see H.R. 2813), H1944 [25AP]

——— exempt certain direct primary care arrangements from regulation as health insurance coverage (see H.R. 633), H510 [30JA]

——— expand eligibility for refundable tax credit for coverage under qualified health plans and improve cost-sharing subsidies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see S. 8), S54 [23JA]

——— facilitate direct primary care arrangements (see H.R. 2884), H2047 [26AP] (see H.R. 3836), H2761 [6JN]

——— improve affordability and reduce premium costs of health insurance for consumers (see H.R. 1692), H1325 [22MR]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see S. 1424), S1504 [3MY] (see H.R. 1385), H1147 [7MR]

——— improve price transparency with respect to certain health care services (see H.R. 4822), H3895 [24JY]

——— prohibit consideration of coronavirus vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 164), S172 [31JA]

——— prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers, and Federal health care programs from applying prior authorization requirements, utilization management techniques, and medical necessity reviews (see H.R. 6230), H5404 [3NO]

——— prohibit group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers from imposing cost-sharing requirements for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations (see S. 2464), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 3851), H2761 [6JN]

——— prohibit insurance companies from denying or limiting coverage or charging higher premiums for living organ donors and allow use of family and medical leave by such donors (see S. 1384), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 2923), H2082 [27AP]

——— promote group health plan price transparency (see H.R. 4905), H4028 [26JY]

——— provide for certain health coverage of newborns (see H.R. 3387), H2377 [16MY]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food and vitamins and individual amino acids for digestive and inherited metabolic disorders under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 6892), H7006 [22DE]

——— provide for definition of short-term limited duration insurance (see H.R. 76), H100 [9JA]

——— require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans (see S. 1135), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2439), H1691 [30MR]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments (see S. 2386), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4731), H3856 [19JY]

——— require disclosure of information relative to private equity investments in healthcare and report on how healthcare consolidation and private equity contribute to health quality and cost indicators (see H.R. 1754), H1408 [23MR]

——— require group health plans and group or individual health insurance issuers to permit enrollees to obtain year supply of contraceptives (see S. 2427), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4816), H3888 [20JY]

Health care facilities: ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus hospital locations and provide for payments for graduate nursing education costs (see S. 1869), S2006 [7JN]

——— ensure fair billing practices for items and services furnished by off-campus outpatient departments of provider (see H.R. 3417), H2424 [17MY]

Health care professionals: prohibit health plans from imposing fees on health care providers for electronic funds transfers and health care payment and remittance advice transactions (see H.R. 6487), H5936 [28NO]

Hurricane Ian: treat as qualified disaster for purposes of determining tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses (see H.R. 1331), H1049 [1MR]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal and policy barriers to health insurance coverage (see S. 2646), S3755 [27JY] (see H.R. 5008), H4139 [27JY]

Inflation Reduction Act: repeal (see H.R. 812), H678 [2FE]

——— repeal Medicare prescription drug price control provisions (see S. 2157), S2223 [22JN]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 77), H100 [9JA]

Investments: require certain insurance companies to disclose investments and underwriting that relate to coal mining and oil and gas extraction and fossil fuel extraction (see H.R. 4888), H3950 [25JY]

IRS: codify guidance relative to treatment of certain services and items for chronic conditions as meeting preventive care deductible safe harbor for high deductible health plans in connection with health savings accounts (see S. 3224), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 3800), H2740 [5JN]

——— provide alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to individuals (see S. 3202), S5338 [2NO] (see S. 3227), S5360 [6NO] (see H.R. 3797), H2740 [5JN]

——— streamline and improve employer reporting process relative to health insurance coverage and protect dependent privacy (see S. 3204), S5338 [2NO] (see H.R. 3801), H2740 [5JN]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 230), H149 [10JA]

Medicaid: allow States more flexibility relative to using contractors to make eligibility determinations on behalf of State plans (see H.R. 5165), H4171 [8AU]

——— allow States to make medical assistance available to inmates during period preceding their release (see S. 1165), S1134 [17AP] (see H.R. 2400), H1690 [30MR]

——— apply asset verification program to all applicants for, and recipients of, medical assistance in all States and territories (see S. 2954), S4720 [27SE]

——— authorize States to provide swipe cards to recipients with funds designated for medical expenses, provide earned income tax credit for unused funds, and enroll patients in catastrophic plan (see H.R. 629), H509 [30JA]

——— codify value-based purchasing arrangements and reforms relative to price reporting under such arrangements (see H.R. 2666), H1844 [18AP]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1367), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 1634), H1292 [17MR]

——— delay certain disproportionate share hospital payment reductions (see H.R. 2665), H1844 [18AP]

——— determine State allotments for disproportionate share hospital payments based on State poverty levels and require States to prioritize such payments based on inpatient and low-income utilization rates (see S. 407), S397 [14FE] (see H.R. 990), H837 [14FE]

——— eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (see H.R. 949), H825 [9FE]

——— encourage appropriate prescribing for victims of opioid overdose (see S. 2481), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4950), H4030 [26JY]

——— ensure coverage of mental health services and primary care services furnished on same day (see S. 2556), S3752 [27JY]

——— ensure enhanced Federal Medicaid funding made available to States is equitably distributed to political subdivisions (see H.R. 4339), H3141 [23JN]

——— ensure equitable treatment of political subdivisions contributing to State expenditures (see H.R. 2600), H1724 [13AP]

——— ensure that medical assistance is available to children in foster care who are placed in qualified residential treatment program (see H.R. 4056), H2883 [13JN]

——— establish demonstration project testing whole child health models (see S. 1769), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3805), H2740 [5JN]

——— establish demonstration project to improve outpatient clinical care for individuals with sickle cell disease (see S. 904), S860 [21MR] (see S. 996), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1672), H1300 [21MR]

——— establish Federal program to close coverage gap in States that have not expanded Medicaid and provide for temporary expansion of health insurance premium tax credits for certain low-income populations (see H.R. 3004), H2117 [28AP]

——— exclude expenditures attributable to State Medicaid fraud control unit from payment limits for Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 5906), H4990 [6OC]

——— expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 100), S120 [26JA] (see H.R. 547), H426 [26JA]

——— expand eligibility, outreach, and enrollment for former foster youth (see S. 2837), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 6484), H5936 [28NO]

——— expand programs to monitor antipsychotic medications to all beneficiaries (see H.R. 4096), H2930 [14JN]

——— express support for States to expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to close Medicaid coverage gap (see H. Res. 122), H832 [10FE]

——— extend eligibility for grants for aid and services to needy families with children programs to Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 6437), H5892 [15NO]

——— extend full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations (see H.R. 6533), H6049 [30NO]

——— implement minimum work requirement for able-bodied adults (see S. 1063), S1053 [29MR] (see H.R. 1079), H852 [17FE] (see H.R. 1551), H1278 [10MR]

——— improve coverage of adult dental and oral health care (see S. 570), S532 [28FE] (see H.R. 1342), H1112 [3MR]

——— improve oral health care and dental benefits (see H.R. 1422), H1149 [7MR]

——— improve outcomes for beneficiaries with major depressive disorder or other mental health conditions (see S. 708), S714 [8MR]

——— improve transparency and prevent use of abusive spread pricing and related practices (see S. 1038), S1052 [29MR] (see H.R. 1613), H1292 [17MR]

——— increase Federal funding for States that provide intensive community-based services for adults with serious mental illness (see S. 2128), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 4331), H3141 [23JN]

——— increase payment limit for Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3260), H2309 [11MY]

——— limit demonstration projects relative to abortion under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6459), H5901 [21NO]

——— make permanent option to remove IMD (institution for mental diseases) exclusion to provide medical assistance for certain individuals who are patients in institution for mental diseases (see S. 3098), S5110 [19OC]

——— make permanent State plan amendment option to provide medical assistance for certain patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 3892), H2777 [7JN]

——— provide assistance to individuals and families affected by disaster or emergency (see S. 3120), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6029), H5042 [24OC]

——— provide clarification relative to liability of third party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 5584), H4436 [20SE]

——— provide consistent standard of health care to incarcerated individuals (see S. 1820), S1982 [6JN] (see H.R. 3860), H2762 [6JN]

——— provide coverage of comprehensive tobacco cessation services during coronavirus emergency (see H.R. 4775), H3886 [20JY]

——— provide coverage of non-invasive prenatal genetic screening (see H.R. 5864), H4950 [2OC]

——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (see H.R. 31), H98 [9JA]

——— provide for emergency increase in Federal funding to State programs for expenditures on home and community-based services (see S. 3118), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6296), H5651 [8NO]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for behavioral health services, including those related to mental health and substance use (see H.R. 4892), H3950 [25JY]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (see H.R. 4585), H3476 [12JY]

——— provide incentives for education on risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 124), H102 [9JA]

——— recognize congressional intent of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage funds are to be directly shared with counties in States with local share requirement (see H. Res. 170), H915 [27FE]

——— reduce Federal financial participation for certain States that require political subdivisions to contribute towards non-Federal share of Medicaid (see H.R. 1523), H1248 [9MR]

——— reduce maternal mortality by extending duration of coverage for women after they give birth, improving obstetric case management, and providing training to clinicians to better care for women of color (see S. 2846), S4589 [19SE] (see H.R. 5568), H4407 [19SE]

——— remove coverage exclusion for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see S. 971), S933 [23MR] (see H.R. 3074), H2126 [2MY]

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 1201), H914 [27FE]

——— renew application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services (see H.R. 952), H825 [9FE]

——— require coverage and expand access to home and community-based services (HCBS) (see S. 762), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 1493), H1247 [9MR]

——— require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (see H.R. 4286), H3108 [22JN]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (see S. 15), S54 [23JA] (see H.R. 632), H510 [30JA]

——— require States to automatically enroll children under age 19 (see S. 2816), S4525 [14SE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (see S. 2372), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4758), H3857 [19JY]

——— strengthen dental coverage for certain foster youth individuals (see H.R. 3701), H2637 [25MY]

Medicare: add physical therapists to list of health care providers allowed to utilize locum tenens (substitute) arrangements (see S. 793), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1617), H1292 [17MR]

——— address incorrect billing by off-campus hospital locations (see H.R. 2863), H1947 [25AP]

——— allow payments for certain items and services furnished at excepted off-campus outpatient departments of provider to be determined under prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 1849), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 955), H825 [9FE]

——— allow qualified tax-exempt organizations to claim employee retention credit for employers affected by qualified disasters against Medicare hospital insurance taxes (see S. 3552), S5997 [14DE]

——— amend timing of changes to annual out-of-pocket threshold for prescription drug benefit and timing of drug price negotiation program (see H.R. 5924), H4998 [11OC]

——— apply prescription drug inflation rebates to drugs furnished in commercial market and change base year for rebate calculations (see S. 1139), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 4115), H2931 [14JN]

——— assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries (see S. 2405), S3458 (see S. 2436), S3459 [20JY] (see H.R. 5400), H4262 [12SE]

——— authorize coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests (see H.R. 6693), H6813 [11DE]

——— authorize Dept. of HHS to make adjustments to payment rates for skilled nursing facilities to account for certain unique circumstances (see S. 1534), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 3198), H2244 [10MY]

——— clarify and preserve breadth of protections under Medicare Secondary Payer Act (see H.R. 6860), H6997 [19DE]

——— clarify congressional intent and preserve patient access to home infusion therapy (see S. 1976), S2096 [14JN] (see H.R. 4104), H2930 [14JN]

——— clarify coverage of occupational therapy (see S. 1592), S1646 [15MY]

——— clarify payment rules for manual wheelchairs under part B (see H.R. 5371), H4229 [8SE]

——— clarify use of national coverage determination process (see H.R. 133), H102 [9JA]

——— codify patients’ rights to hospital visitation (see H.R. 219), H106 [9JA]

——— coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 2407), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 4818), H3888 [20JY]

——— count period of hospital outpatient observation services toward satisfying 3–day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5138), H4164 [4AU]

——— coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3133), H2170 [9MY]

——— coverage of pharmacist-administered tests for common repiratory illnesses, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), strep throat, and coranavirus (see H.R. 1770), H1409 [23MR]

——— delay implementation of inclusion of oral-only End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) related drugs in End-Stage Renal Disease prospective payment system (see H.R. 5074), H4151 [28JY]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 2473), H1698 [3AP]

——— 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. 4027), H2807 [12JN]

——— eliminate 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (H.R. 5674) (see H.R. 4946), H4030 [26JY]

——— enforce any willing pharmacy requirements and establish safeguards to ensure patient access to pharmacies in part D (see S. 2052), S2145 [20JN]

——— ensure appropriate access to remote physiologic monitoring services (see H.R. 5394), H4262 [12SE]

——— ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under part D (see S. 2474), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 5376), H4229 [8SE]

——— ensure appropriate supervision requirements for outpatient physical therapy and outpatient occupational therapy (see S. 2459), S3521 [25JY] (see H.R. 4878), H3949 [25JY]

——— ensure coverage of mental and behavioral health services furnished through telehealth (see H.R. 3432), H2425 [17MY]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and beneficiary access to, diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see S. 1544), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 1199), H914 [27FE]

——— ensure fair assessment of pharmacy performance and quality under part D (see H.R. 5393), H4262 [12SE]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (see H.R. 3635), H2595 [24MY]

——— ensure Medicare-only PACE program enrollees have choice of prescription drug plans under part D (see S. 1703), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 3549), H2456 [18MY]

——— ensure prompt coverage of breakthrough devices (see H.R. 1691), H1325 [22MR]

——— ensure stability in payments to home health agencies (see S. 2137), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 5128), H4157 [1AU] (see H.R. 5159), H4165 [4AU]

——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (see H.R. 5213), H4186 [15AU]

——— ensure that remote physiologic monitoring services are not subject to cost sharing (see H.R. 6801), H6984 [14DE]

——— ensure timely review of local coverage determination requests (see H.R. 5392), H4262 [12SE]

——— ensure transparency in national coverage determination process (see H.R. 5389), H4262 [12SE]

——— establish cap on costs for covered prescription drugs (see S. 1450), S1533 [4MY]

——— establish certain standards for pharmacy benefit managers under prescription drug program (see H.R. 2880), H2047 [26AP]

——— establish demonstration program for international coverage (see H.R. 5299), H4210 [29AU]

——— establish demonstration program relating to medical necessity determinations (see H.R. 5395), H4262 [12SE]

——— establish demonstration program to promote collaborative treatment of mental and physical health comorbidities (see S. 3450), S5851 [7DE]

——— establish demonstration project to increase access to biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 1352), H1112 [3MR]

——— establish floor in Medicare Advantage benchmark rates for regions with low Medicare fee-for-service penetration (see H.R. 4411), H3157 [30JN]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (see S. 1655), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3421), H2424 [17MY]

——— establish Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Program (see S. 2133), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 6780), H6983 [14DE]

——— establish payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 3403), S5750 [5DE]

——— establish pharmacy benefit manager reporting requirements relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 2254), S2359 [12JY] (see H.R. 5385), H4262 [12SE]

——— establish provider directory requirements, and provide accountability for provider director accuracy, under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3059), S5048 [17OC]

——— establish requirements relating to responsibility of pharmacy benefit managers under part D (see S. 1967), S2096 [14JN]

——— establish system to notify individuals approaching eligibility (see S. 1687), S1743 [18MY]

——— exempt qualifying physicians from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage plans (see H.R. 4968), H4137 [27JY]

——— expand access to in-home clinical care (see H.R. 2853), H1946 [25AP]

——— expand access to psychological and behavioral services (see S. 669), S668 [7MR]

——— expand access to telehealth services (see S. 2016), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4189), H2958 [15JN]

——— expand and expedite access to cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 3481), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 2583), H1724 [13AP]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 3297), S5507 [14NO] (see H.R. 6407), H5855 [14NO]

——— expand availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees (see H.R. 5746), H4712 [27SE]

——— expand coverage of in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (see H.R. 5818), H4854 [28SE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 2323), S2460 [13JY] (see H.R. 3876), H2763 [6JN]

——— expand eligibility for designation as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3394), S5749 [5DE]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]

——— extend eligibility for certain payment increases for biosimilar biological products (see H.R. 6400), H5855 [14NO]

——— extend funding outreach and assistance for low-income programs (see S. 3244), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 5360), H4229 [8SE]

——— extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models (see H.R. 6310), H5651 [8NO] (see H.R. 6369), H5727 [13NO]

——— extend Independence at Home Demonstration program (see H.R. 6794), H6983 [14DE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital and low-volume hospital payments and report on rural hospital classifications (see H.R. 6430), H5892 [15NO]

——— extend period for certain teaching hospitals to establish full-time equivalent residency caps for new residency training programs impacted by coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 4680), H3639 [17JY]

——— extend Quality Payment Program-Small Practice, Underserved, and Rural Support program (see H.R. 5935), H5007 [12OC]

——— facilitate midyear formulary changes for biosimilars (see H.R. 5372), H4229 [8SE]

——— improve access to diabetes outpatient self-management training services and require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test virtual diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see S. 1832), S1983 [6JN] (see H.R. 3842), H2761 [6JN]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 838), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 1638), H1293 [17MR]

——— improve access to opioid use disorder treatment services (see S. 3326), S5540 [15NO]

——— improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients (see H.R. 3017), H2117 [28AP] (see H.R. 3379), H2376 [16MY]

——— improve accuracy of geographic adjustment factors and permanently extend certain adjustments to such factors for certain localities (see H.R. 6313), H5651 [8NO]

——— improve accuracy of market-based payment for clinical diagnostic laboratory services and reduce administrative burdens in collection of data (see S. 1000), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1835), H1527 [28MR] (see H.R. 2377), H1640 [29MR]

——— improve annual wellness visit (see S. 2942), S4720 [27SE]

——— improve coverage of audiology services (see S. 2377), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 6445), H5898 [17NO]

——— improve enrollment of retiring individuals (see S. 1691), S1743 [18MY]

——— improve oversight of formulary development and management under part D (see S. 2406), S3458 [20JY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage (see S. 1002), S999 [28MR]

——— improve work geographic index for physician payments and revise phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes (see H.R. 6366), H5727 [13NO]

——— include store-and-forward technologies as telecommunications systems through which telehealth services may be furnished for payment (see H.R. 197), H105 [9JA]

——— increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 5380), H4229 [8SE]

——— increase nonfacility practice expense relative value units for specified services (see H.R. 3674), H2635 [25MY]

——— increase oversight and transparency relative to billing codes (see S. 2164), S2223 [22JN]

——— increase price transparency of clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 3248), H2309 [11MY]

——— limit beneficiary cost-sharing to net price of covered part D drugs (see S. 2456), S3459 [20JY]

——— limit cost sharing for drugs (see H.R. 4881), H3949 [25JY]

——— 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. 6490), H5936 [28NO]

——— make improvements to physician fee schedule (see H.R. 6371), H5727 [13NO] (see H.R. 6545), H6079 [1DE] (see H.R. 6683), H6740 [7DE]

——— make Medicare Savings Program available in all jurisdictions (see H.R. 4410), H3157 [30JN]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income part D beneficiaries residing in Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories (see H.R. 4028), H2807 [12JN]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 312), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 972), H825 [9FE]

——— modernize provisions relating to rural health clinics (see S. 198), S203 [1FE] (see H.R. 3730), H2638 [25MY]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1367), S1418 [27AP] (see H.R. 1634), H1292 [17MR]

——— permanently extend certain in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilities established in response to coronavirus (see S. 3021), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 1406), H1148 [7MR]

——— permanently include certain healthcare common procedure coding system (HCPCS) codes as telehealth services (see H.R. 635), H510 [30JA]

——— permit certain clinics to qualify as rural emergency hospital (see S. 3091), S5110 [19OC]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (see S. 260), S230 [2FE] (see H.R. 704), H626 [1FE]

——— permit private cause of action for damages when primary plan fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement (see S. 1607), S1678 [16MY] (see H.R. 3388), H2377 [16MY]

——— permit States to designate facilities located in rural areas as critical access hospitals without any mileage limitations (see H.R. 1128), H865 [21FE]

——— preserve access to rural health care by ensuring fairness in Medicare hospital payments (see S. 803), S797 [15MR]

——— preserve sole community hospital determinations made by Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 5093), H4151 [28JY]

——— prohibit Dept. of HHS from entering into contracts with sponsors of prescription drug plans that have contract with certain pharmacy benefits managers (see H.R. 6844), H6992 [15DE]

——— prohibit local coverage determinations from restricting access to care (see H.R. 5396), H4262 [12SE]

——— prohibit use of inpatient-only list in designating hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 960), H825 [9FE]

——— promote access to opioid treatments and require coverage of medication assisted treatment, overdose reversal medications, and recovery support services by health plans without cost-sharing requirements (see S. 818), S798 [15MR] (see H.R. 1620), H1292 [17MR]

——— promote laboratory price transparency (see H.R. 4882), H3949 [25JY]

——— promote price transparency for imaging tests (see H.R. 4828), H3895 [24JY]

——— promote transparency of common ownership interests under parts C and D (see H.R. 3282), H2342 [15MY]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see S. 1636), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 3440), H2425 [17MY]

——— 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. 4315), H3140 [23JN]

——— protect patient access to ground ambulance services furnished under part B (see S. 1673), S1742 [18MY] (see H.R. 1666), H1294 [17MR]

——— provide add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health and provide adminstrative flexibility to improve integration (see H.R. 6742), H6940 [13DE]

——— provide benefits for first responders at age of 57 (see H.R. 3725), H2638 [25MY]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations (see H.R. 207), H105 [9JA]

——— provide coverage for all physicians’ services furnished by chiropractors within scope of their license (see S. 799), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1610), H1286 [14MR]

——— provide coverage for ALS-related services for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 3258), S5427 [8NO] (see H.R. 5663), H4456 [21SE]

——— provide coverage for custom fabricated breast prostheses following mastectomy (see S. 3069), S5087 [18OC] (see H.R. 4779), H3887 [20JY]

——— provide coverage for medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 831), H708 [6FE]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 1922), S2050 [12JN] (see H.R. 4034), H2808 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see S. 3236), S5402 [7NO] (see H.R. 6257), H5543 [7NO]

——— provide coverage of certain technologies and medical devices (see H.R. 5388), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care (see H.R. 33), H98 [9JA]

——— provide coverage of dental services (see S. 2012), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 4146), H2956 [15JN]

——— provide coverage of external infusion pumps and non-self-administrable home infusion drugs (see H.R. 5397), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide coverage of FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, increase participation in communities of color, and offset coronavirus pandemic driven decline in colorectal screenings (see S. 892), S859 [21MR]

——— provide coverage of hearing and vision care (see H.R. 1326), H1049 [1MR]

——— provide coverage of medical nutrition therapy for individuals with eating disorders (see S. 3010), S4947 [4OC]

——— provide coverage of medically necessary home resiliency services (see S. 2288), S2459 [13JY] (see H.R. 4375), H3150 [27JN]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (see S. 2085), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 2407), H1690 [30MR]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist-administered tests, treatments, and vaccinations (see S. 2477), S3522 [25JY]

——— provide coverage of preventative home visits (see S. 2941), S4720 [27SE]

——— provide for additional requirements relative to electrodiagnostic services (see H.R. 2639), H1758 [17AP]

——— provide for adjustments to part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individuals (see H.R. 5386), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide for automatic qualification of certain Medicaid beneficiaries for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D (see H.R. 5384), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide for certain cognitive impairment detection in annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination (see S. 2379), S3147 [19JY] (see H.R. 4752), H3857 [19JY]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to supplemental health insurance policies (see H.R. 35), H98 [9JA]

——— 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. 2893), H2048 [26AP]

——— provide for coverage and payment of Alpha–1 antitrypsin deficiency disorder treatment (see H.R. 4438), H3158 [30JN]

——— provide for coverage of cancer care planning and coordination (see H.R. 5183), H4180 [11AU]

——— provide for coverage of certain pharmacist services in underserved areas (see S. 1491), S1566 [9MY]

——— provide for coverage of monitoring devices to detect and alarm when venous needle dislodgement occurs during home dialysis for hemodialysis patients (see H.R. 3118), H2135 [5MY]

——— provide for coverage of peer support services (see S. 3498), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6748), H6940 [13DE]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (see S. 1302), S1382 [26AP] (see H.R. 2389), H1641 [29MR]

——— provide for enhanced beneficiary information through access to annual notifications in multiple languages (see H.R. 420), H249 [20JA]

——— provide for patient-focused listening sessions to improve prescription drug plan transparency, access, and choice (see S. 2408), S3458 [20JY]

——— provide for payment rates for durable medical equipment (see S. 1294), S1381 [26AP]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 5611), H4437 [20SE]

——— provide for rebate by manufacturers for selected drugs and biological products subject to maximum fair price negotiation (see S. 2764), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 5391), H4262 [12SE]

——— provide for site neutral payment for cancer care services under part B (see H.R. 4473), H3170 [6JY]

——— provide for transparency of funds appropriated for purposes of implementing price negotiation program to lower prices for certain high-priced single source drugs (see S. 1589), S1624 [11MY]

——— provide for update to single conversion factor under physician fee schedule that is based on Medicare Economic Index (see H.R. 2474), H1698 [3AP]

——— provide for waiver of certain telehealth requirements to permit reimbursement of audio-only telehealth services during emergency declarations (see S. 729), S742 [9MR]

——— provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with family history of gene mutation and coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries to reduce risk of developing preventable cancer (see S. 765), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 1526), H1249 [9MR]

——— provide no-cost coverage for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) testing (see H.R. 4917), H4029 [26JY]

——— provide option for first responders age 50 to 64 separated from service due to retirement or disability to buy into Medicare (see S. 3113), S5143 [24OC] (see H.R. 6030), H5042 [24OC]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5256), H4196 [22AU]

——— provide phase-in for plasma-derived products under manufacturer discount program (see H.R. 6465), H5902 [21NO]

——— provide review process for adverse national coverage determinations relative to drug coverage of certain new, innovative treatments (see H.R. 2408), H1690 [30MR]

——— rebase calculation of payments for sole community hospitals and Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1110), S1089 [30MR]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see S. 3233), S5402 [7NO]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (see S. 230), S229 [2FE] (see H.R. 834), H708 [6FE]

——— remove cost-sharing responsibilities for chronic care management services (see H.R. 2829), H1945 [25AP]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 244), H150 [10JA]

——— remove geographic requirements and expand originating site for telehealth services (see H.R. 134), H102 [9JA]

——— remove physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see H.R. 1565), H1279 [10MR]

——— remove requirement that off-campus facilities or organizations shall be located within certain radius of hospital or critical access hospital (see H.R. 1129), H865 [21FE]

——— rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 732), H628 [1FE]

——— repeal changes to exception to prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see S. 470), S455 [16FE] (see H.R. 977), H832 [10FE]

——— require certain hospital residency programs to encourage more equitable treatment of osteopathic and allopathic candidates in residency application and review process (see H.R. 751), H675 [2FE]

——— require complete and accurate data submissions from Medicare Advantage organizations offering plans under Part C to improve transparency (see H.R. 5854), H4910 [29SE]

——— require coverage for certain number of primary care visits each year without application of any cost-sharing requirement (see H.R. 5510), H4345 [14SE]

——— require disclosure of certain ownership information relating to health care provider and pharmacy ownership (see H.R. 4883), H3949 [25JY]

——— require each off-campus outpatient department of provider to include unique identifier on claims for items and services and to submit attestation with respect to each such department (see H.R. 3237), H2308 [11MY]

——— require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching and ensure it will be evident if infants are missing from hospital (see H.R. 282), H202 [11JA]

——— require inclusion of certain information in encounter data under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3307), S5540 [15NO]

——— require individuals choice to opt in to enrollment in employer group waiver plans under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 5518), H4346 [14SE]

——— require in-person appointment prior to ordering high-cost durable medical equipment or laboratory testing, extend certain emergency waivers, and expand access to telehealth services (see H.R. 1746), H1408 [23MR]

——— require Medicare Payment Advisory Commission submit reports to Congress on arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 2493), S3522 [25JY]

——— require reporting on enforcement and oversight of pharmacy access requirements under part D (see S. 2939), S4720 [27SE]

——— require sponsors of prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage organizations offering such plans under part D to include certain drugs and biosimilar biological products on formulary (see S. 2129), S2222 [22JN] (see H.R. 5461), H4344 [14SE]

——— restore physician judgment to prescribe appropriate mix of skilled modalities that constitute intensive rehabilitation therapy program in inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 6110), H5174 [26OC]

——— restore State authority to waive mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals for certain facilities (see S. 1571), S1623 [11MY]

——— revise certain regulations relative to shared savings program and other advanced alternative payment arrangements to encourage participation in such program (see S. 3503), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 5013), H4139 [27JY]

——— revise definition of term clinical social worker services (see H.R. 4638), H3611 [14JY]

——— revise payments for air ambulance services (see S. 1803), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3691), H2636 [25MY]

——— save and strengthen (see H. Res. 118), H826 [9FE]

——— strengthen certain drug pricing reforms (see S. 1246), S1293 [20AP] (see S. 1264), S1340 [25AP]

——— strengthen health care waste, fraud, and abuse provisions (see H.R. 1745), H1408 [23MR]

——— test payment of blood transfusions separately from hospice all-inclusive per diem payment (see S. 2186), S2224 [22JN]

——— update calculation of hospital specific rate for Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 2433), H1691 [30MR]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (see S. 1894), S2028 [8JN] (see H.R. 3382), H2376 [16MY]

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: conduct joint review with Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission of Medicare and Medicaid policy on dual eligible beneficiaries and offer recommendations for changes (see S. 880), S859 [21MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: allow nursing facilities forced to suspend in-house certified nursing assistants education programs to resume once certain requirements are met (see S. 1749), S1745 [18MY] (see H.R. 3227), H2308 [11MY]

——— eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 4261), H3071 [21JN]

——— establish requirements relating to pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 2973), S4759 [28SE]

——— expand mental health care workforce and services, reduce prescription drug costs, and extend certain expiring provisions (see S. 3430), S5851 [7DE]

——— improve access to care for beneficiaries through models tested under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see S. 1296), S1381 [26AP]

——— improve access to Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (see H.R. 6590), H6143 [5DE]

——— improve treatment of U.S. territories (see H.R. 1029), H838 [14FE]

——— increase access to services provided by advanced practice registered nurses (see S. 2418), S3458 [20JY] (see H.R. 2713), H1885 [19AP]

——— provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders (see S. 723), S715 [8MR] (see H.R. 1458), H1205 [8MR]

——— provide for coverage of dental and oral health, vision, and hearing care (see S. 842), S825 [16MR]

——— provide for coverage of services furnished by freestanding emergency centers (see H.R. 1694), H1325 [22MR]

——— provide for enhanced payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 833), H708 [6FE]

——— provide for mental and behavioral health treatment through telehealth (see S. 730), S742 [9MR]

——— provide no-cost coverage for preventive distribution of opioid overdose reversal drugs (see H.R. 5506), H4345 [14SE]

——— refine set of information sources for determining coverage of certain drugs and biologicals used in treatment or management of rare disease or condition (see H.R. 6094), H5173 [26OC]

——— reform and improve mental health and substance use care (see S. 923), S909 [22MR]

Members of Congress: ensure that Members and staff receive health care from Dept. of Veterans Affairs instead of Federal Health Benefits Program or health care exchanges (see H.R. 411), H249 [20JA]

Mental health: declare and address mental health crisis among youth by making historic financial investments in student mental health care (see H. Res. 434), H2500 [22MY]

National objectives: ensure health care fairness and affordability for all Americans through universal access to equitable health insurance tax credits, reformed health savings accounts, and strengthened consumer protections (see H.R. 3129), H2170 [9MY]

Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program: establish (see H.R. 3525), H2455 [18MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 127), H102 [9JA]

——— ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to authorized individuals (see H.R. 5875), H4985 [3OC]

——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 6270), H5543 [7NO]

——— provide exemptions for individual mandate for individuals residing in counties with fewer than 2 health insurance issuers offering plans on exchange (see H.R. 127), H102 [9JA]

——— repeal (see H.R. 112), H101 [9JA]

——— streamline employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see H.R. 1264), H970 [28FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (see S. 2277), S2360 [12JY] (see H.R. 735), H628 [1FE]

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. 323), H232 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify Federal Right To Try laws apply to schedule 1 substances for which phase 1 clinical trial has been completed and provide access to eligible patients to such substances (see H.R. 1825), H1526 [28MR]

——— improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers (see S. 1542), S1603 [10MY] (see H.R. 6283), H5650 [8NO]

——— increase oversight of pharmacy benefits manager services (see S. 2694), S3756 [27JY] (see H.R. 2679), H1845 [18AP] (see H.R. 4846), H3948 [25JY]

——— provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage (see S. 1339), S1417 [27AP] (see H.R. 4507), H3176 [10JY] (see H.R. 4712), H3699 [18JY]

——— require regulations concerning disclosure of direct and indirect compensation from entities providing pharmacy benefit management services or third party administration services (see S. 1543), S1603 [10MY]

——— strengthen transparency requirements relative to pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 2816), H1945 [25AP]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 594), H488 [27JA]

Poverty: support livable wage and expanded welfare benefits, provide quality healthcare and education, and institute political and economic reforms to address systemic poverty (see H. Res. 532), H3071 [21JN]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed debt ceiling for such obligations (see S. 82), S98 [25JA]

Public welfare programs: provide certain benefits to noncitizens (see S. 2038), S2123 [15JN] (see H.R. 4170), H2957 [15JN]

Railroad Retirement Board: exempt payments made from Railroad Unemployment Insurance Account from budget sequestration (see S. 1274), S1340 [25AP] (see H.R. 2785), H1909 [20AP]

Schools: increase Federal medical assistance percentage and award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to increase number of behavioral health care providers in schools and school-based health centers (see S. 1774), S1843 [31MY] (see H.R. 3761), H2707 [31MY]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (see H.R. 716), H627 [1FE]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in groups or associations of employers that will be treated as employer for purposes of sponsoring group health plan (see S. 3167), S5230 [30OC] (see H.R. 2868), H1947 [25AP]

Social Security: adjust amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments based on locality-based comparability payment rates (see H.R. 1467), H1206 [8MR]

——— affirm as primary pillar of retirement support for millions of older Americans (see H. Res. 117), H826 [9FE]

——— eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with metastatic breast cancer (see S. 663), S654 [6MR] (see H.R. 549), H426 [26JA]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 393), S351 [13FE] (see H.R. 1046), H839 [14FE]

——— improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 948), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 4605), H3573 [13JY]

——— improve Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers (see S. 3090), S5110 [19OC] (see H.R. 6004), H5032 [19OC]

——— integrate telehealth models in maternity care services (see S. 1699), S1743 [18MY] (see H.R. 5066), H4141 [27JY]

——— modify marriage rule relating to spouse’s and surviving spouse’s insurance benefits in cases of domestic violence (see H.R. 6169), H5228 [1NO]

——— permit and facilitate reimbursement of psychological services provided by certain supervised psychology trainees to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program beneficiaries (see S. 2511), S3619 [26JY]

——— prohibit use of quality-adjusted life years and similar measures in coverage and payment determinations under Federal health care programs (see H.R. 485), H277 [24JA]

——— protect senior citizens and increase solvency of trust funds (see S. 424), S398 [14FE]

——— provide for extended periods of continuous coverage of children under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and period of continuous eligibility for certain adults under Medicaid (see H.R. 1316), H1049 [1MR]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 3138), S5212 [26OC] (see H.R. 5434), H4296 [13SE]

——— provide mental health and substance use services to incarcerated individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 3451), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 6675), H6740 [7DE]

——— reform (see H.R. 671), H575 [31JA]

——— review and simplify processes, forms, and communications for family caregivers to assist individuals in establishing eligibility, enrolling in, and maintaining benefits under certain Federal aid programs (see S. 3109), S5143 [24OC]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 853), H709 [6FE]

SSA: eliminate waiting period for disability benefits under Medicare and Social Security Disability Insurance program (see S. 320), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 883), H821 [9FE]

——— modernize classification of disability beneficiaries, provide assistance in obtaining rehabilitative services, and incentivize returning to work for beneficiaries who have recovered (see H.R. 6428), H5892 [15NO]

——— permit disabled individuals to elect to receive disability insurance benefits during disability insurance benefit waiting period (see S. 3400), S5750 [5DE]

Substance Use-Disorder Prevention That Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act: reauthorize (see S. 3393), S5712 [4DE]

——— reauthorize certain programs (see S. 2433), S3459 [20JY] (see S. 3106), S5143 [24OC]

——— reauthorize youth prevention and recovery initiative (see S. 3070), S5087 [18OC] (see H.R. 5598), H4437 [20SE]

Taxation: allow, without regard to disability, individuals eligible for veterans benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5787), H4853 [28SE]

——— allow above-the-line deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 109), H101 [9JA]

——— allow both spouses to make catch-up contribution to same health savings account (see H.R. 5607), H4437 [20SE]

——— allow certain wearable devices to be purchased using health savings accounts and other spending arrangements and reimbursement accounts (see H.R. 6279), H5544 [7NO]

——— allow contributions to health savings accounts in case of individuals with spouses who have health flexible spending accounts (see H.R. 5716), H4498 [26SE]

——— allow distributions from health flexible spending arrangement or health reimbursement arrangement directly to health savings account in connection with establishing coverage under high deductible health plan (see H.R. 5317), H4211 [29AU]

——— allow first-dollar coverage of mental health services in health savings accounts (see H.R. 5752), H4712 [27SE]

——— allow for certain distributions from health savings account for medical expenses incurred during certain time period before account was established (see H.R. 5690), H4497 [26SE]

——— allow individuals enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5709), H4497 [26SE]

——— allow individuals only enrolled in Medicare Part A to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2769), H1908 [20AP]

——— allow individuals with direct primary care service arrangements to remain eligible for purposes of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3029), H2118 [28AP]

——— allow qualified distributions from health savings accounts for certain home care expenses (see H.R. 1795), H1437 [24MR]

——— clarify treatment of distributions from health savings accounts for long-term care services (see H.R. 5774), H4713 [27SE]

——— disallow certain corporations deductions for certain payments relating to defamation suits (see S. 2550), S3620 [26JY]

——— establish health freedom accounts (see H.R. 1769), H1409 [23MR]

——— establish system for taxation of catastrophic risk transfer companies to ensure sufficient capital to cover catastrophic insurance losses (see H.R. 3014), H2117 [28AP]

——— exclude debt held by certain insurance companies from capital assets (see H.R. 5707), H4497 [26SE]

——— exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (see S. 1953), S2071 [13JN] (see H.R. 4070), H2883 [13JN]

——— exclude from gross income certain income from providing real property insurance following certain federally declared disasters (see H.R. 1545), H1278 [10MR]

——— exempt from foreign insurer excise tax certain insurance policies issued by U.S. territory and possession insurers (see H.R. 377), H242 [17JA]

——— exempt telehealth services from certain high deductible health plan rules (see S. 1001), S999 [28MR] (see H.R. 1843), H1528 [28MR]

——— expand and improve health savings accounts (see S. 2621), S3754 [27JY] (see H.R. 4803), H3888 [20JY]

——— extend Health Coverage Tax Credit (see H.R. 2914), H2049 [26AP]

——— improve access to health care by expanding health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts (see S. 1158), S1091 [30MR] (see H.R. 2959), H2084 [27AP]

——— improve access to health savings accounts (see H.R. 677), H575 [31JA]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5688), H4497 [26SE] (see H.R. 5777), H4714 [27SE]

——— include amounts paid for over-the-counter naloxone to qualify for medical expenses deduction (see H.R. 6161), H5228 [1NO]

——— include expenses relative to membership in health care sharing ministries to qualify for medical expenses deduction (see H.R. 3426), H2425 [17MY]

——— increase amount excluded from gross income by reason of distributions from governmental retirement plans for health and long-term care insurance for public safety officers (see H.R. 957), H825 [9FE]

——— increase funding for Social Security and Medicare through modifications to income cap, increase to contributions by high-income earners, and closing of loopholes (see S. 1174), S1210 [18AP] (see H.R. 4535), H3204 [11JY]

——— increase income cap for and make permanent mortgage insurance premium deduction (see H.R. 1384), H1147 [7MR]

——— increase maximum contribution limit for health savings accounts (see H.R. 5737), H4498 [26SE]

——— increase mortgage insurance premium deduction income cap and make such deduction permanent (see S. 1938), S2070 [13JN] (see H.R. 4212), H2990 [20JN]

——— inform employers of flexible health insurance benefits (see H.R. 3798), H2740 [5JN]

——— make permanent deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 3891), H2777 [7JN]

——— make permanent permissible first-dollar coverage of telehealth services in health savings accounts (see S. 731), S742 [9MR]

——— modernize health savings accounts (see H.R. 5687), H4497 [26SE] (see H.R. 6857), H6997 [19DE]

——— modify age limitations on eligibility for earned income tax credit (see H.R. 5689), H4497 [26SE]

——— modify net investment income tax and transfer revenues to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 34), H98 [9JA]

——— permanently extend Health Coverage Tax Credit (see H.R. 3912), H2778 [7JN]

——— permit high deductible health plans to provide chronic disease prevention services to plan enrollees prior to satisfying their plan deductible (see S. 655), S654 [6MR]

——— permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts (see H.R. 5546), H4380 [18SE]

——— provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3799), H2740 [5JN]

——— provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), consideration (see H. Res. 524), H2989 [20JN]

——— provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona (see S. 764), S743 [9MR] (see H.R. 1494), H1247 [9MR]

——— provide special rules for purposes of determining if financial guaranty insurance companies are qualifying insurance corporations under passive foreign investment company rules (see S. 1787), S1899 [1JN] (see H.R. 3105), H2135 [5MY]

——— repeal temporary limitation on personal casualty losses (see S. 2236), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4539), H3204 [11JY]

——— restore personal casualty loss tax deduction to all victims of theft and disaster (see H.R. 318), H232 [12JA]

——— treatment of direct primary care service arrangements as medical care and provide that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify deductible health savings account contributions (see S. 628), S636 [2MR]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (see S. Res. 368), S4678 [26SE] (see H. Res. 676), H4263 [12SE]

Territories: provide public benefits to citizens of Freely Associated States in U.S. (see S. 792), S772 [14MR] (see H.R. 1571), H1284 [14MR]

Transportation: prohibit staged collisions with commercial motor vehicles (see H.R. 2936), H2083 [27AP]

Veterans: acknowledge service, sacrifice, and courage of veterans and ensure that Congress imposes no additional fee or cost for benefits earned through service (see H. Res. 612), H3950 [25JY]

——— issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 6374), H5728 [13NO]

——— provide eligibility for TRICARE Select to veterans with service-connected disabilities (see S. 1644), S1704 [17MY] (see H.R. 214), H106 [9JA]

Women: establish alternative payment model demonstration project for maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs (see S. 1797), S1899 [1JN]

——— provide for health coverage with no cost-sharing for additional breast screenings for certain individuals at greater risk for breast cancer (see H.R. 3086), H2134 [5MY]

——— provide for special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 3509), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6716), H6814 [11DE]

——— require Federal employee health benefit plans to include assisted reproductive treatment benefits (see S. 1262), S1339 [25AP] (see H.R. 2828), H1945 [25AP]

Cost Estimates

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act (H.R. 3799): CBO, H3010 [21JN]

Essays

State of the Union: Jacob Antonovich, S195 [1FE]

Letters

Association Health Plans Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H3028 [21JN]

Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: several Representatives, H539 [31JA]

Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid funding: Vicenta Borja, Northern Mariana Islands Medicaid Director, E427 [11MY]

Self-Insurance Protection Act: several health organizations, H3042 [21JN]

Tribute to Jessica Shapiro: Representative Neal, E101 [7FE]

Motions

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1227 [19AP]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H548 [31JA]

Taxation: provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), H3046 [21JN]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman, H3114, H3131 [23JN]

Armed Forces: provide for coverage of assisted reproductive technology services under TRICARE program, E323 [18AP]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H777–H780 [8FE]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H195–H199 [11JA], H422–H424 [26JA], H566–H568 [31JA], H775–H777 [8FE], H954–H958 [28FE], H1201, H1203 [8MR], H1244 [9MR], H1618–H1621 [29MR], H1901–H1904 [20AP], H2417–H2419 [17MY], H2534–H2539 [23MY], H2746 [6JN], H2951–H2953 [15JN], H3104–H3106 [22JN], H3194–H3198 [11JY], H3880–H3884 [20JY], H3945–H3947 [25JY], H4289–H4292 [13SE], H4375–H4378 [18SE], H4901–H4907 [29SE], H4958 [3OC], H5716–H5720 [13NO], H5979–H5981 [29NO], H6734–H6737 [7DE], H6854 [12DE]

California: alleged mismanagement of unemployment insurance fund, H1538 [29MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: prohibit funding to enforce coronavirus vaccine reporting requirements for ambulatory surgical centers, H5852, H5853 [14NO]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (H.R. 281), H3222 [12JY]

Congress: accomplishments of 118th Congress, H6828 [12DE]

——— express that healthcare freedom is future of healthcare, H3034–H3036 [21JN]

——— legislative priorities, H4339–H4342 [14SE]

Cook County, IL: tribute to Medical Debt Relief Initiative, E1007 [24OC]

Defense Health Agency: decision by Express Script Holding Co., to eliminate option for TRICARE beneficiaries to obtain prescriptions at pharmacy of their choice, H477–H481 [27JA], H519 [31JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1122 [7MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H286 [25JA], H1332, H1335 [23MR], H2179 [10MY], H2506, H2509 [23MY], H2715 [5JN], H3076 [22JN], H3213 [12JY], H4059 [27JY], H4234 [12SE], H5941 [29NO]

——— strengthen and maintain crop insurance program, H5941 [29NO]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, H3486, H3506–H3508, H3523, H3539, H3543 [13JY], H3594, H3596 [14JY], H3645 [18JY], H4417, H4419–H4426 [20SE]

Dept. of HHS: ensure notification to employers of availability of tax-advantaged flexible health insurance benefits, focusing on small businesses in rural areas, H3033, H3034 [21JN]

——— expand and clarify exclusion for orphan drugs under drug price negotiation program (H.R. 5539), H5673 [13NO]

——— prohibit funding to implement certain bulletin on State use of health care-related taxes to fund Medicaid and rule to improve access and quality of care for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, H5844, H5845 [14NO]

——— promote price transparency in health care sector (H.R. 5378), H4417 [20SE], H6762–H6789 [11DE], H6842 [12DE], E1207 [12DE]

——— reduce salary of Sec. of HHS, H5833 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: establish mortgage insurance program for first responders (H.R. 3170), H2337 [15MY]

Dept. of Labor: ensure certain legislation would not result in higher premium rates for older workers, H3032, H3033 [21JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: repeal subpoena authority of Federal Insurance Office and Office of Financial Research, H5606 [8NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve wait times for veterans to receive health and specialty care appointments, H1957 [26AP]

Diseases and disorders: eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), H539–H551 [31JA], H583 [1FE], E81 [1FE]

——— eliminate coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs (H.R. 497), consideration (H. Res. 75), H520–H529 [31JA]

Domestic policy: concerns over achievability of American dream, H6138–H6142 [5DE]

Drugs: establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products, E1105 [15NO]

——— establish requirements relative to cost-sharing for certain insulin products for children, H2983 [20JN]

——— provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment, H2580 [24MY]

——— reauthorize certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment (H.R. 4531), H6789–H6798 [11DE], H6821 [12DE]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, H926, H929 [28FE], H1345 [23MR], H3653 [18JY], H4233 [12SE], H4965 [3OC]

——— affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare (H. Res. 178), H1165, H1166 [8MR], H1476 [28MR], H1779 [18AP], H1964 [26AP], H2190, H2191 [10MY], H2364, H2369 [16MY], H2518 [23MY], H2756 [6JN], H2828, H2829 [13JN], H3005–H3007 [21JN], H3086 [22JN], H3222, H3228 [12JY], H3499 [13JY], H3969 [26JY], H4315 [14SE], H4400 [19SE], H5240 [2NO], H5486, H5487 [7NO], H5864 [15NO], H5950, H5951 [29NO], H6125 [5DE]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: revise terms of Standard Reinsurance Agreement and Livestock Price Reinsurance Agreement (H.R. 4804), H3875 [20JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: prohibit from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule entitled ‘‘Authority To Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies’’, H5659, H5660 [9NO]

FTC: prohibit private passenger automobile insurers from using certain income proxies to determine insurance rates and eligibility (H.R. 3880), H2748 [6JN], H2816 [13JN], H5479 [7NO]

GSM Insurors, Inc.: anniversary, E361 [26AP]

Health: address racial disparities in treating and preventing diabetes in communities of color, H5716, H5720–H5724 [13NO]

——— apply additional payments, discounts, and other financial assistance towards cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans (H.R. 830), H2466 [22MY], E249 [23MR]

——— exclude from definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans, H3022, H3026–H3028 [21JN]

——— provide quality, affordable healthcare and mental health services to rural areas, H3961 [26JY]

——— reduce prescription drug and health care costs, H805 [9FE]

——— require coverage of infertility treatments, E323 [18AP]

——— use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H3106 [22JN], H4375 [18SE]

Health Resources and Services Administration: provide accounting of unpaid and partially paid claims by COVID–19 Uninsured Program and provide plan for payment of remaining claims, H5838 [14NO]

Immigration: provide healthcare for individuals in Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, H1876–H1878 [19AP]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H653 [2FE]

IRS: provide alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage statements to individuals (H.R. 3797), H3050, H3051 [21JN], E610 [23JN]

——— streamline and improve employer reporting process relative to health insurance coverage and protect dependent privacy (H.R. 3801), H3048–H3050 [21JN], E608 [23JN]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 230), H146 [10JA]

Medicaid: eliminate general funding limitations for U.S. territories (H.R. 949), E111 [9FE]

——— exclude expenditures attributable to State Medicaid fraud control unit from payment limits for Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa (H.R. 5906), E938 [6OC]

——— express support for States to expand Medicaid under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to close Medicaid coverage gap (H. Res. 122), H4442 [21SE]

——— extend eligibility for grants for aid and services to needy families with children programs to Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 6437), E1107 [15NO]

——— funding, H1472 [28MR]

——— increase payment limit for Northern Mariana Islands (H.R. 3260), E427 [11MY]

——— prohibit funding to finalize, implement, or enforce proposed rule relative to drug rebate program, H5837 [14NO]

——— provide for demonstration project for political subdivisions of States to provide medical assistance for expansion population (H.R. 31), H222 [12JA]

——— provide higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures for maternal health care services (H.R. 4585), H3875 [20JY]

——— require coverage for annual lung cancer screening with no cost sharing for certain individuals and expand coverage of counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use (H.R. 4286), H3001 [21JN]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (H.R. 4758), H3956 [26JY]

Medicaid Awareness Month: observance, H1789 [18AP]

Medicare: coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (H.R. 4818), H3956 [26JY]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals, H5742 [14NO]

——— ensure fairness in hospital payments by establishing floor for area wage index applied with respect to certain hospitals (H.R. 3635), H5971 [29NO]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 3421), H2560 [24MY], H4043 [27JY]

——— improve access to skilled nursing facilities for primary immunodeficiency patients (H.R. 3379), E924 [2OC]

——— 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 (H.R. 6490), H6063 [1DE]

——— permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 704), E81 [1FE]

——— provide add-on payment to certain plans offering benefits designed to address needs of dual-eligible individuals related to social determinants of health and provide adminstrative flexibility to improve integration (H.R. 6742), E1219 [13DE]

——— provide for permanent payments for telehealth services furnished by federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics, H4388 [19SE]

——— reform graduate medical education program to support rural residency training funding that is equitable for all States (H.R. 834), H5971 [29NO]

——— replacement of Direct Contracting Model with Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (ACO REACH) Model, H1540 [29MR]

——— require Dept. of HHS to conduct demonstration program to assess effects of hospitals providing to qualified individuals medically tailored home-delivered meals, H2359 [16MY]

——— selection of certain Medicare part D drugs for negotiation under Drug Price Negotiation Program, H4238 [12SE]

——— update calculation of hospital specific rate for Medicare-dependent hospitals (H.R. 2433), H5972 [29NO]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during screening (H.R. 3382), H2373 [16MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: anniversary, E731 [27JY]

——— eliminate cost-sharing relative to coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests for at-risk beneficiaries (H.R. 4261), H3129 [23JN]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits, H2385 [17MY]

National objectives: improve health care services, H1742 [17AP], H2746 [6JN]

New York: oppose proposed State budget, H801 [9FE]

North Carolina: expand Medicaid, H4274 [13SE]

——— tribute to Medicaid expansion, H4949 [2OC]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, H1414 [24MR]

——— impact, H1332 [23MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H6141 [5DE]

——— repeal, H3008, H3009 [21JN]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify Federal Right To Try laws apply to schedule 1 substances for which phase 1 clinical trial has been completed and provide access to eligible patients to such substances (H.R. 1825), E267 [28MR]

——— decision by manufacturers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin, H1535 [29MR]

Republican Party: national agenda, H585 [1FE], H2982 [20JN], H4927–H4931 [30SE]

Senior citizens: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in Consumer Price Index for elderly (H.R. 716), E81 [1FE]

Small business: establish additional criteria for determining when employers may join together in groups or associations of employers that will be treated as employer for purposes of sponsoring group health plan, H3022, H3024, H3026–H3028 [21JN]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency, H4415 [20SE]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (H.R. 1046), H1158 [8MR]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H919 [28FE]

——— reform, H589 [1FE], H653, H654 [2FE]

Socialism: confirm that certain Federal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, TRICARE, and VA healthcare, home loan, homelessness, and burial benefit programs do not meet definition of socialism, H592, H593, H595, H596 [1FE]

TakeCare Insurance Co.: anniversary, H5675 [13NO]

Taxation: inform employers of flexible health insurance benefits, H3022, H3024 [21JN]

——— provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), H2982, H2983 [20JN], H3022–H3036, H3055 [21JN], H3114 [23JN], H3218 [12JY], E598 [22JN], E607 [23JN]

——— provide for health reimbursement arrangements integrated with individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3799), consideration (H. Res. 524), H3003–H3013 [21JN]

United HealthCare Services, Inc.: decision to require patients to get prior authorization before colonoscopy, H3600 [14JY]

Veterans: tribute to veterans and their families, H6067 [1DE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: State of the Union Message, S245 [7FE]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S1874–S1877 [1JN]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (S. 114), S122 [26JA]

Children and youth: prohibit lifetime or annual limits on dental coverage under Children’s Health Insurance Program and require wraparound coverage of dental services for certain children under such program (S. 109), S189 [1FE], S451 [16FE]

Climate: effects of climate change, S1484 [3MY], S3716 [27JY], S4935–S4937 [4OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs, S109 [26JA], S2014 [8JN], S2268 [10JY], S2447 [13JY], S4570 [19SE], S5172–S5175 [25OC]

——— require research and development regarding policy to insure wine grapes against losses due to smoke exposure (S. 2134), S2227 [22JN]

Dept. of Defense: allow military medical treatment facilities to provide abortion services and for military to cover associated costs, S339 [13FE]

——— prohibit from paying or reimbursing expenses relating to abortion services, S5912 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: establish program to support health care providers and pharmacies in providing discounted insulin products to uninsured individuals (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under Medicare part D and private health plans, S219 [2FE], S616 [2MR], S756 [14MR], S810 [16MR]

——— provide for appropriate cost-sharing for insulin products covered under private health plans (S. 954), S5498–S5500 [14NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: carry out pilot program to improve ability of veterans to access medical care in VA medical facilities and their community by providing ability to choose health care providers (S. 1545), S1971 [6JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), S1220, S1241 [19AP], S1276 [20AP]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 10), motion to proceed, S1227, S1233–S1238 [19AP]

Drugs: reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (S. 1269), S1332–S1334 [25AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S3577–S3579 [26JY]

Federal aid programs: affirm commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare, S925 [23MR]

——— establish special congressional rescue committees to craft legislation that restores and strengthens certain Federal trust funds, S66 [24JA], S343 [13FE]

FEMA: extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2391), S4430–S4432 [13SE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2391), unanimous-consent request, S4430, S4431 [13SE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2968), S4737–S4739 [28SE], S4811–S4814 [29SE]

——— extend National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2968), unanimous-consent request, S4737 [28SE], S4812, S4814 [29SE]

——— implementation of National Flood Insurance Program risk-rating methodology, S343 [13FE]

Health: expand eligibility for refundable tax credit for coverage under qualified health plans and improve cost-sharing subsidies under Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (S. 8), S189 [1FE]

——— prohibit consideration of coronavirus vaccination status in determining eligibility for organ donation or transplantation and in providing services to Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries (S. 164), S248 [7FE]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, S189 [1FE], S4213 [6SE]

Medicaid: funding, S434 [16FE], S875–S880 [21MR], S945 [27MR], S1642–S1645 [15MY]

——— improve coverage of adult dental and oral health care, S451 [16FE]

Medicare: anniversary of Part D prescription drug benefit, S5841, S5842 [7DE]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 3297), S5509 [14NO]

——— extend certain increases in payments for physicians’ services, S415 [15FE]

——— implementation of drug price negotiation program, S3877 [5SE], S4245–S4247 [7SE], S4374–S4380 [12SE], S4610, S4611 [20SE]

——— improve access to opioid use disorder treatment services (S. 3326), S5549 [15NO]

——— provide for distribution of additional residency positions (S. 1302), S3732 [27JY]

——— restore State authority to waive mileage rule for designating critical access hospitals for certain facilities (S. 1571), S3871 [5SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: lower prescription drug prices, improve transparency of pharmaceutical prices and transactions, lower patients’ out-of-pocket costs, and ensure accountability to taxpayers, S645 [6MR]

National objectives: improve health care services, S4342 [11SE], S5382 [7NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S875, S877–S880 [21MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S188 [1FE]

Pharmaceuticals: decision by manufacturers to cap patient out-of-pocket costs for insulin, S616 [2MR], S645 [6MR], S756 [14MR], S810 [16MR]

——— limit role of pharmacy benefit managers and support market-based pricing, S3440–S3442 [20JY]

——— provide for increased oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services on behalf of group health plans and health insurance coverage, S4735 [28SE]

Public debt: prioritize public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances if public debt ceiling is reached and provide limited authority to exceed debt ceiling for such obligations (S. 82), S94 [25JA], S106 [26JA]

Social Security: enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency, S542 [1MR]

——— protect senior citizens and increase solvency of trust funds (S. 424), S402 [14FE], S407 [15FE]

——— solvency, S342 [13FE], S648 [6MR]

Telehealth Awareness Week: designate (S. Res. 368), S4676 [26SE]

Unum (company): anniversary, S2217 [22JN]

Reports filed

Association Health Plans Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2868) (H. Rept. 118–112), H2930 [14JN]

Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 3430) (S. Rept. 118–121), S5850 [7DE]

Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2840), S5426 [8NO]

Consideration of H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 75) (H. Rept. 118–1), H574 [31JA]

Consideration of H.R. 3799, Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 118–115), H2989 [20JN]

Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3799) (H. Rept. 118–107), H2806 [12JN]

Employer Reporting Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3801) (H. Rept. 118–111), H2883 [13JN]

FAA Non-Premium War Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 4762) (H. Rept. 118–194), H4295 [13SE]

Health Care Price Transparency Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4822) (H. Rept. 118–231), H4908 [29SE]

Health Data Access, Transparency, and Affordability (Health DATA) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4527) (H. Rept. 118–260), H5227 [1NO]

Hidden Fee Disclosure Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4508) (H. Rept. 118–259), H5227 [1NO]

Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3836) (H. Rept. 118–170), H4216 [1SE]

Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2973) (S. Rept. 118–122), S5850 [7DE]

Paperwork Burden Reduction Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3797) (H. Rept. 118–110), H2883 [13JN]

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1339), S2221 [22JN]

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 127), S5960 [13DE]

Protecting Health Care for All Patients Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 485) (H. Rept. 118–65), H2422 [17MY]

Self-Insurance Protection Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2813) (H. Rept. 118–115), H2989 [20JN]

Small Business Flexibility Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3798) (H. Rept. 118–106), H2806 [12JN]

Stopping Illicit Oil Shipments Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 6365) (H. Rept. 118–330), H6996 [19DE]

Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 824) (H. Rept. 118–132), H3157 [30JN]

Telehealth Expansion Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1843) (H. Rept. 118–109), H2883 [13JN]

Transparency in Billing Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4509) (H. Rept. 118–258), H5227 [1NO]

Tables

Estimated budget effects of Inflation Reduction Act, H2028 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 75, consideration of H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, H520 [31JA]

H. Res. 524, consideration of H.R. 3799, Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act, H3003 [21JN]

H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, H539 [31JA]

H.R. 3797, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act, H3050 [21JN]

H.R. 3799, Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense (CHOICE) Arrangement Act, H3030–H3032 [21JN]

H.R. 3801, Employer Reporting Improvement Act, H3048 [21JN]

H.R. 4531, certain programs to provide for opioid use disorder prevention, recovery, and treatment reauthorization, H6790–H6794 [11DE]

H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, H6762–H6785 [11DE]

S. 655, Chronic Disease Management Act, S656 [6MR]

S. 1294, Competitive Bidding Relief Act, S1385 [26AP]

S. 1539, American Prairie Conservation Act, S1606 [10MY]

S. 1571, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, S1627 [11MY]

S. 2405, Strengthening Pharmacy Access for Seniors Act, S3461 [20JY]

S. 2477, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, S3525 [25JY]

S. 2846, Community Access, Resources, and Empowerment (CARE) for Moms Act, S4592–S4597 [19SE]

S. 3098, Securing Advances and a Variety of Evidence-Based IMD Options Act, S5112 [19OC]

S. 3202, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act, S5340 [2NO]

S. 3224, Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act, S5341 [2NO]

S. 3227, Paperwork Burden Reduction Act, S5361 [6NO]

S. Con. Res. 8, recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities, S939 [23MR]

S. Res. 368, Telehealth Awareness Week, S4686 [26SE]