SOCIAL SECURITY related term(s) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

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

Articles and editorials

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]

Bills and resolutions

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

Benefits: 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]

——— allow period in which clergy may revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 6068), H5172 [26OC]

——— credit individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see S. 1211), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 3729), H2638 [25MY]

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

——— extend eligibility for child’s benefits until age 26 for certain individuals who are at least half-time students at post-secondary school (see S. 3188), S5315 [1NO]

——— guarantee right of individuals to receive benefits in full with accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 521), H323 [25JA]

——— improve for widows and widowers in two-income households (see H.R. 3926), H2778 [7JN]

——— limit recovery of certain overpayments to ten-year period (see H.R. 6858), H6997 [19DE]

——— preserve and protect for current beneficiaries and for future generations (see H. Res. 109), H781 [8FE]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 2280), S2360 [12JY] (see H.R. 4583), H3476 [12JY]

——— provide emergency cost-of-living increase for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1688), H1301 [21MR]

——— repeal retirement earnings test (see H.R. 5193), H4181 [11AU]

——— replace windfall elimination provision with formula equalizing benefits for certain individuals with non-covered employment, such as teachers, first responders, and other public servants (see H.R. 5342), H4222 [5SE]

——— strengthen by reforming benefit formula and calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving long-term condition of trust fund (see H.R. 3261), H2309 [11MY]

Business and industry: clarify manufacturer transparency reporting requirements for certain transfers used for educational purposes (see H.R. 4402), H3157 [30JN]

CBO: 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: clarify parameters for model testing and add accountability to model expansion under Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (see H.R. 6732), H6859 [12DE]

——— develop mobility metric to guide providers in preventing mobility loss among hospitalized older adults (see H. Res. 550), H3142 [23JN]

——— 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: 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]

——— provide funding to sustain and increase supply, quality, and affordability of child care (see S. 2013), S2122 [15JN] (see H.R. 5876), H4985 [3OC]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 2729), H1886 [19AP]

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

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

Congress: require two-thirds supermajority vote by House and Senate to pass any legislation to reduce benefits provided under Social Security or Medicare (see H.R. 814), H679 [2FE]

Correctional institutions: 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]

——— 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]

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, hygiene, and limited child care options available for infants and toddlers, medically complex children, and certain adults who lack sufficient diapers or adult incontinence supplies (see S. 2879), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 5644), H4455 [21SE]

——— 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 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 for demonstration projects to support mothers and families during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum period by increasing access to short-term child care (see H.R. 5581), H4436 [20SE]

——— 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]

——— encourage development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs (see H.R. 755), H675 [2FE]

——— ensure evidence-based funding approach to study effects of Health Profession Opportunity Grant program demonstration projects and evaluate such projects (see H.R. 4753), H3857 [19JY]

——— ensure Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects train participants to earn recognized postsecondary credential and clarify eligibility of community colleges for grants to conduct such projects (see H.R. 4732), H3856 [19JY]

——— 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 or expand and operate programs using network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see H.R. 3443), H2425 [17MY]

——— 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 rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 940), S910 [22MR] (see H.R. 1711), H1326 [22MR]

——— 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 and expand demonstration projects to provide low-income individuals with opportunities to enter and follow career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see S. 3449), S5851 [7DE] (see H.R. 4783), H3887 [20JY]

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

——— guarantee that grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program are made to grantees in each State that is not a territory (see H.R. 4747), H3857 [19JY]

——— 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 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 and disseminate guidance to States to clarify strategies to address social determinants of health under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1066), H852 [17FE]

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

——— issue guidance on strategies under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program to increase mental health and substance use disorder care provider education, training, recruitment, and retention (see S. 3158), S5213 [26OC]

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

——— make opioid treatment programs eligible for grants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4788), H3887 [20JY]

——— permanently authorize certified community behavioral health clinics (see S. 2993), S4760 [28SE]

——— permanently extend Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4771), H3886 [20JY]

——— 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 education and training for eligible individuals to enter career pathway in field of pregnancy and childbirth under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4833), H3895 [24JY] (see H.R. 4930), H4029 [26JY]

——— provide education and training for eligible individuals with arrest or conviction record to enter career pathway in health professions under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4730), H3856 [19JY]

——— 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 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]

——— provide for technical assistance under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program to help local health organizations and schools to apply for, and implement, grants (see H.R. 4874), H3949 [25JY]

——— provide for use of peer support, peer mentoring, and career coaching in demonstration projects conducted under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4735), H3857 [19JY]

——— provide resources to access foundational educational training, such as English as foreign language and adult basic education, and provide child care in Health Profession Opportunity Grant program projects (see H.R. 4781), H3887 [20JY]

——— provide set-aside of funds for Indian populations under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 417), H249 [20JA]

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

——— require applications for Health Profession Opportunity Grant to contain evidence of in-demand jobs or worker shortages (see H.R. 4827), H3895 [24JY]

——— require geographical diversity in provision of grants and inclusion of transportation assistance plans under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program (see H.R. 4813), H3888 [20JY]

——— require preference for applicants under Health Profession Opportunity Grant program who have certain kinds of business and community partners (see H.R. 4734), H3857 [19JY]

——— 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]

——— verify whether health care provider is licensed in good standing before issuing unique health identifier to provider (see S. 2684), S3756 [27JY]

Dept. of Labor: modernize unemployment compensation benefits (see S. 3140), S5213 [26OC] (see H.R. 6071), H5172 [26OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: improve coordination between Do Not Pay working system and Federal and State agencies authorized to use system (see S. 2492), S3522 [25JY]

——— 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]

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

——— provide health savings accounts to allow veterans to receive primary care at certain non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 5287), H4204 [25AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and SSA: implement automated systems with callback functionality for each customer service telephone line (see H.R. 6656), H6739 [7DE]

Disabled: allow disabled individuals with terminal illnesses to receive disability insurance benefits without waiting period and prohibit concurrent receipt of disability benefits and unemployment insurance (see S. 3316), S5540 [15NO] (see H.R. 6427), H5892 [15NO]

——— eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (see S. 2196), S2224 [22JN]

——— establish disability benefit offset for Purple Heart recipients (see H.R. 1841), H1527 [28MR]

——— exclude from income certain cost of living adjustments for determining eligibility and benefits for disabled individuals for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (see H.R. 5086), H4151 [28JY]

——— increase survivors benefits for disabled widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses (see S. 2741), S4270 [7SE]

——— update and improve vocational data and eligibility criteria for Disability Program (see S. 2830), S4554 [18SE]

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

——— 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]

Economy: establish commission on fiscal stability and reform (see S. 3262), S5427 [8NO]

Families and domestic relations: allow parents option of using portion of future Social Security benefits to finance paid parental leave following birth or adoption of child in exchange for delaying retirement (see S. 35), S74 [24JA]

——— 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]

——— establish requirements for biological fathers to pay child support for medical expenses incurred during pregnancy and delivery (see S. 3485), S5961 [13DE] (see H.R. 6755), H6941 [13DE]

——— provide assistance to foster parents and foster children for such children to obtain driver’s license (see S. 699), S714 [8MR] (see H.R. 1446), H1205 [8MR]

——— support stillbirth prevention and research (see S. 2231), S2310 [11JY] (see H.R. 4581), H3476 [12JY]

FCC: make grants available to States to inform Medicaid enrollees, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants, and low-income residents of potential eligibility for Affordable Connectivity and Lifeline programs (see S. 3024), S4948 [4OC] (see H.R. 5886), H4985 [3OC]

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

——— verify eligibility for Federal benefits for individuals 95 years of age or older (see H.R. 577), H428 [26JA]

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]

——— authorize grants and training to support area agencies on aging and other community-based organizations in addressing social isolation among older individuals and adults with disabilities (see S. 3437), S5851 [7DE]

——— exclude certain funds received from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (see S. 2579), S3753 [27JY] (see H.R. 3126), H2136 [5MY]

——— prohibit administrative offset of Social Security, railroad retirement, and black lung benefit payments relative to claims arising from Federal debts (see S. 2804), S4525 [14SE] (see H.R. 5480), H4344 [14SE]

——— recognize essential benefit of Medicare and Social Security programs to current enrollees and strengthen such programs for future generations (see H. Res. 73), H510 [30JA]

——— 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]

——— target additional child care funds by allocating to States based on number of children in poverty (see H.R. 479), H277 [24JA]

Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund: establish Social Security Surplus Protection Account and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 853), H709 [6FE]

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

Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (see H.R. 46), H99 [9JA]

Government: recognize duty of Federal Government to develop restaurant worker’s bill of rights to protect rights of restaurant workers (see H. Res. 702), H4408 [19SE]

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

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

——— increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information (see H.R. 3262), H2309 [11MY]

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

——— prepare and empower health care sector to protect health and wellbeing of our workers, our communities, and our planet in face of climate crisis (see S. 1229), S1293 [20AP] (see H.R. 2764), H1908 [20AP]

——— 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 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 access to genetically targeted technologies (see S. 476), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 5547), H4380 [18SE]

——— 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]

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]

——— repeal ban on provider-owned hospitals (see H.R. 2860), H1947 [25AP]

Health care professionals: extend Emergency Declaration Blanket Waiver beyond coronavirus emergency period relative to training and certification of nurse aides (see H.R. 468), H276 [24JA]

Immigration: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from illegal trade or business (see H.R. 779), H677 [2FE]

——— 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]

——— fund southern border wall by requiring work-authorized Social Security number to claim refundable tax credits and welfare applicants to verify citizenship, and increasing illegal border crossing fines (see S. 332), S311 [9FE]

——— provide that aliens who have been convicted of or who have committed Social Security fraud are inadmissible and deportable (see H.R. 6678), H6740 [7DE]

Income: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 597), S568 [1MR] (see H.R. 82), H101 [9JA]

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

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

Insurance: 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]

——— 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]

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

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

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

Investments: exempt certain college savings plans from asset limitations when determining SSI, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, or LIHEAP eligibility (see H.R. 5468), H4344 [14SE]

IRS: reform (see S. 1101), S1089 [30MR]

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

Medicaid: allow for greater State flexibility relative to excluding providers who are involved in abortions (see S. 471), S456 [16FE] (see H.R. 1074), H852 [17FE]

——— 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]

——— expand required reports on Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) substance use disorder data to include mental health condition data (see H.R. 4091), 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 guidance on connecting beneficiaries with housing-related services and supports under Medicaid and other housing resources (see S. 2932), S4678 [26SE]

——— 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]

——— provide State option to extend coverage for foster care children while receiving treatment from qualified residential treatment program (see S. 3196), S5315 [1NO]

——— 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 application of in-office ancillary services exception to physician self-referral prohibition for drugs (see S. 3458), S5897 [11DE] (see H.R. 5526), H4379 [18SE]

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

——— 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 national graduate nurse education program (see S. 1586), S1624 [11MY] (see H.R. 3623), H2595 [24MY]

——— 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 eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (see S. 3157), S5213 [26OC]

——— expand eligibility for incentives under health professional shortage area bonus program to practitioners furnishing mental health and substance use disorder services (S. 5042) (see S. 3157), S5213 [26OC]

——— 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]

——— maintain certain telehealth flexibilities relating to provider privacy (see H.R. 6364), H5727 [13NO]

——— 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 improvements to redistribution of residency slots after hospitals close (see S. 703), S714 [8MR]

——— 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 incentives for behavioral health integration (see S. 1378), S1419 [27AP] (see H.R. 5819), H4855 [28SE]

——— 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] (see H.R. 3069), H2125 [2MY]

——— 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 ability of providers to access National Practitioner Data Bank to conduct employee background checks (see S. 2429), S3459 [20JY]

——— 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]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (see S. 1250), S1294 [20AP] (see H.R. 5958), H5013 [13OC]

——— require providers of services and health maintenance organizations establish policies on do-not-resuscitate orders or similar physician’s orders for unemancipated minors receiving services (see H.R. 6344), H5668 [9NO]

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]

——— 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]

Native Americans: remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian Tribes in Federal child welfare programs and increase Federal funding for Tribal child welfare programs (see H.R. 2762), H1908 [20AP]

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

——— repeal (see H.R. 112), H101 [9JA]

Pensions: increase monthly exempt amount for individuals not attaining full retirement age (see H.R. 1783), H1437 [24MR]

——— provide equitable formula for individuals with non-covered employment and provide relief for individuals currently affected by Windfall Elimination Provision (see H.R. 4260), H3070 [21JN]

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]

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: conduct demonstration projects to test effectiveness of subsidized employment for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program recipients (see H.R. 2774), H1908 [20AP]

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

——— support mental health and well-being of children and youth in, and formerly in, foster care (see S. 2836), S4589 [19SE]

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

Religion: ensure organizations with religious or moral convictions are allowed to provide child welfare services (see S. 3344), S5597 [27NO] (see H.R. 6485), H5936 [28NO]

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]

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]

——— ensure that Social Security beneficiaries receive regular statements (see S. 664), S654 [6MR]

——— make changes to Social Security terminology used in rules, regulation, guidance, or other materials relative to retirement age and benefits (see S. 692), S669 [7MR]

——— 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]

——— produce and make available identification at no cost for purpose of allowing certain individuals to meet certain identification requirements (see H.R. 4852), H3948 [25JY]

——— provide for single point of contact for victims of identity theft (see S. 2392), S3148 [19JY] (see H.R. 3765), H2707 [31MY] (see H.R. 3784), H2712 [1JN]

——— reissue Social Security numbers to children in cases where confidentiality of number has been compromised (see S. 2859), S4630 [20SE] (see H.R. 3667), H2635 [25MY]

SSI: extend to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 256), H150 [10JA]

——— update resource limit for eligibility (see S. 2767), S4388 [12SE] (see H.R. 5408), H4263 [12SE]

States: 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]

——— require to comply with Federal standards established under Indian Child Welfare Act (see H.R. 3403), H2423 [17MY] (see H.R. 3461), H2452 [18MY]

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 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]

——— establish new community benefit standards for tax-exempt hospital organizations (see H.R. 2859), H1947 [25AP]

——— exclude portion of lump-sum Social Security benefit payment that relates to periods prior to taxable year from determination of household income (see H.R. 4348), H3141 [23JN]

——— 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 work opportunity credit for Social Security Disability Insurance and SSI beneficiaries and vocational rehabilitation referrals, expand disabled access credit, and enhance deduction to remove certain barriers (see S. 3076), S5088 [18OC]

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

——— provide for temporary reduction of inclusion in gross income of Social Security old-age and survivors insurance benefit payments and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits (see S. 2800), S4525 [14SE]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3206), H2307 [11MY]

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

Unemployment: extend reemployment services and eligibility assessments to all claimants for unemployment compensation (see H.R. 5861), H4950 [2OC]

——— provide that individuals engaged in labor disputes may receive unemployment benefits (see H.R. 6063), H5104 [25OC]

——— require individuals receiving unemployment compensation to fulfill certain requirements in relation to suitable work (see H.R. 5967), H5020 [17OC]

Voting: provide information upon request which will enable States to verify citizenship status of voter registration applicants for Federal elections and remove noncitizens from list of voting registrants (see H.R. 3162), H2171 [9MY]

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]

Letters

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

Proposed fiscal year 2024 budget funding levels: Kilolo Kijakazi, SSA, H1964 [26AP]

Work Without Worry Act: Jordan Kough, National Down Syndrome Congress (organization), S2234 [22JN]

——— Tracey Gronninger, Jeanne Morin, Jennifer Burdick, and Darcy Milburn, Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities, S2234 [22JN]

Notices

Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Referral of nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Referral of nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees to Committee on Finance (Senate), S5085 [18OC]

Remarks in House

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

Benefits: enhance and ensure long-term solvency, H4415 [20SE]

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

——— preserve and protect for current beneficiaries and for future generations (H. Res. 109), H1133 [7MR]

——— protect system and improve benefits, H292 [25JA], H435, H475 [27JA], H584 [1FE], H804 [9FE], H919 [28FE], H2466 [22MY], H2734 [5JN]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration, H777–H780 [8FE], H2448–H2451 [18MY]

——— evaluation of administration relative to economy, H5673 [13NO]

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]

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]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H160 [11JA], H209 [12JA], H349 [26JA], H803 [9FE], H1122 [7MR], H1941 [25AP]

Dept. of HHS: encourage development of specialized foster care programs designed specifically for large sibling groups, sibling groups with wide age range, and sibling groups with complex needs (H.R. 755), H2105 [28AP]

——— establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (H.R. 1711), H5971 [29NO]

——— 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]

——— temporarily increase funding to Court Improvement Program and improve ability of courts to conduct remote child welfare proceedings, H270 [24JA]

Dept. of Labor: modernize technology for delivering unemployment compensation, H2291 [11MY]

Diseases and disorders: prohibit termination of national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic if found to negatively impact Medicare beneficiaries, H536 [31JA]

——— require certification that terminating national emergency relative to coronavirus pandemic does not decrease Social Security benefits, H524, H527 [31JA]

Drugs: 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]

——— exclude certain funds received from income for purposes of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility (H.R. 3126), H2588 [24MY]

Firearms: authorize funding to increase access to mental health care to reduce gun violence (H.R. 46), H3637 [17JY], E756 [4AU]

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

Health care facilities: address issues impacting access to health care in rural areas, H1254 [10MR]

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

Income: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 82), H1133 [7MR]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, H653 [2FE]

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]

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: impact, H1332 [23MR]

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

——— repeal, H3008, H3009 [21JN]

Public debt: extend public debt ceiling limit, H345 [26JA]

Reform, H589 [1FE], H653, H654 [2FE]

Republican Party: national agenda, H422 [26JA], H585 [1FE], H652 [2FE], H2982 [20JN], H3010 [21JN], H4927–H4931 [30SE], H5648 [8NO]

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]

Social Security Act: anniversary, H3962 [26JY], H4038 [27JY]

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]

SSI: authorize extension to Guam, H493 [30JA]

Remarks in Senate

Benefits: enhance and ensure long-term solvency, S542 [1MR]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits, S92 [25JA], S338 [13FE], S2043 [12JN]

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to Medicare, S415 [15FE]

——— State of the Union Message, S245 [7FE]

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

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: impact of proposed rule relative to minimum staffing standards at long-term care facilities, S5686 [30NO]

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]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S615 [2MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish rural provider demonstration program to provide payments on eligible loans for individuals eligible for National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 940), S3872 [5SE]

——— 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]

Disabled: eliminate work disincentives for disabled adult child beneficiaries (S. 2196), S2233 [22JN]

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]

Families and domestic relations: support stillbirth prevention and research (S. 2231), S4895 [30SE]

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]

Health: 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]

Income: repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 597), S570 [1MR]

Inflation Reduction Act: impact, S189 [1FE], S4213 [6SE], S5722–S5725 [5DE], S5903 [12DE]

IRS: reform (S. 1101), S1239 [19AP]

——— reform (S. 1101), unanimous-consent request, S1239 [19AP]

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]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), S1297 [20AP], S4246 [7SE], S5624–S5627 [28NO]

——— require drug and biological product manufacturers to include truthful and non-misleading pricing information in any direct-to-consumer advertising (S. 1250), unanimous-consent request, S5625 [28NO]

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: lower prescription drug costs for consumers, S4644 [21SE]

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]

Republican Party: national agenda, S42, S44 [23JA], S70 [24JA], S179 [1FE], S542 [1MR]

Solvency, S342 [13FE], S648 [6MR]

Reports filed

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

Building on Reemployment Improvements To Deliver Good Employment (BRIDGE) for Workers Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5861) (H. Rept. 118–277), H5901 [21NO]

Clergy Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 6068) (H. Rept. 118–288), H6079 [1DE]

Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3784) (H. Rept. 118–191), H4262 [12SE]

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]

Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5337 [2NO]

Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]

Nomination of Demetrios L. Kouzoukas to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5337 [2NO]

Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]

Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]

Nomination of Patricia Hart Neuman to Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund Board of Trustees: Committee on Finance (Senate), S5338 [2NO]

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

Social Security Child Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3667) (H. Rept. 118–192), H4262 [12SE]

Tables

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

Texts of

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. 1250, Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers (DTC) Act, S1297 [20AP]

S. 1294, Competitive Bidding Relief Act, S1385 [26AP]

S. 1571, Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, S1627 [11MY]

S. 2196, Work Without Worry Act, S2233 [22JN]

S. 2231, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act, S4895 [30SE]

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. 3024, Promoting Access to Broadband Act, S4951 [4OC]

S. 3098, Securing Advances and a Variety of Evidence-Based IMD Options Act, S5112 [19OC]