INSURANCE related term(s) Health

Addresses

State of the Union: President Trump, S645–S649 [24FE], H2287–H2295 [24FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program for retired members of National Guard and Reserve components (see H.R. 7667), H2296 [24FE]

——— increase death gratuity payable upon death of servicemember and provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to such death gratuity (see H.R. 7932), H2483 [12MR]

Business and industry: prevent exploitative private equity practices in health care system (see S. 3829), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7537), H2218 [12FE]

Centers for Mediare & Medicare Services: establish total nurse staffing hours per resident day and require 24-hour use of registered professional nurses in nursing homes (see S. 3886), S609 [12FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test model implementing most-favored-nation drug pricing (see H.R. 7837), H2470 [5MR]

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: disapprove withdrawal of rule entitled ‘‘Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt’’ (see S.J. Res. 141), S1367 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: amend Federal crop insurance program to improve education and risk management assistance (see S. 4088), S1047 [12MR] (see H.R. 7947), H2530 [16MR]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (see H.R. 7567), H2224 [13FE]

——— use certain data sets when determining eligibility related to indemnity payments under Hurricane Insurance Protection-Wind Index endorsement (see H.R. 7462), H2118 [10FE]

Dept. of Defense: improve access to certain medications under TRICARE program (see S. 4106), S1090 [17MR]

Dept. of HHS: address fraudulent enrollments in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges (see H.R. 7860), H2475 [9MR]

——— allow individuals to obtain copy of their protected health information at no cost in certain circumstances (see H.R. 7790), H2419 [4MR]

——— conduct study and report to Congress on contraceptive access at community health centers in health care deserts (see H.R. 8084), H2710 [25MR]

——— establish demonstration program to test mandatory coverage of treatment for wound care for epidermolysis bullosa under Medicaid (see H.R. 7877), H2476 [9MR]

——— establish rural health center innovation awards program and rural health department enhancement program (see S. 4204), S1614 [25MR]

——— improve access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to reduce transmission of HIV (see S. 3990), S802 [4MR] (see H.R. 7853), H2471 [5MR]

——— publish information on expenditures under Medicare program (see S. 3848), S577 [11FE]

——— study strategies to apply artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in health care industry to improve administrative and clerical work and preserve privacy and security of patient data (see H.R. 7064), H892 [14JA]

Dept. of HUD: report to Congress relative to exempting any downpayment requirement for mortgage insurance offered by FHA for first-time homebuyers who are first responders or school teachers (see H.R. 7755), H2368 [3MR]

Dept. of Labor: exempt from preemption certain State laws related to dental benefits (see H.R. 7931), H2483 [12MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: eliminate Federal Insurance Office and establish U.S. Insurance Representative (see H.R. 7130), H924 [16JA]

——— extend Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 7128), H923 [16JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (see S.J. Res. 103), S291 [27JA] (see H.J. Res. 144), H1915 [27JA]

——— improve efficiency of recovery and collection of revenue for Medical Care Collections Fund (see H.R. 8043), H2674 [24MR]

——— modify rate of pay for care or services provided under Community Care Program based on location at which such care or services were provided (see H.R. 8057), H2675 [24MR]

Drugs: reduce price of insulin, require pharmacy benefit managers to pass-through manufacturer rebates for insulin products, and promote generic and biosimilar competition (see S. 4189), S1614 [25MR]

Employment: express that creators and digital workers deserve fair treatment, transparency, and economic opportunity in modern platform-based economy (see H. Res. 1005), H920 [15JA]

Endangered Species Act: limit application relative to certain actions under national flood insurance program (see H.R. 7862), H2475 [9MR]

FDIC: provide insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts (see S. 4198), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8087), H2710 [25MR]

——— update inflation adjustment applicable to deposit insurance and share insurance (see H.R. 8088), H2710 [25MR]

FDIC and National Credit Union Administration: carry out analysis to determine whether insurance coverage should be raised on covered transaction accounts (see H.R. 8090), H2711 [25MR]

Federal Crop Insurance Corp.: conduct research and development on frost or cold weather insurance (see S. 3843), S577 [11FE] (see H.R. 7464), H2118 [10FE]

FEMA: provide for disclosure and sharing of certain policy and claims information under National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 7355), H2030 [4FE]

FRS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Revisions to the Large Financial Institution Rating System and Framework for the Supervision of Insurance Organizations’’ (see S.J. Res. 111), S802 [4MR]

Health: ban anticompetitive terms in facility and insurance contracts that limit access to higher quality, lower cost care (see S. 4027), S915 [9MR]

——— ensure competition in health insurance markets (see H.R. 8082), H2710 [25MR]

——— expand cost sharing reductions relative to qualified health plans offered through exchanges (see H.R. 7164), H948 [20JA]

——— make sex offenders ineligible for refundable credit for coverage under qualified health plans and federally funded medical assistance under Medicaid (see H.R. 7453), H2095 [9FE]

——— provide for certain reforms relative to medical loss ratios and fraudulent enrollment in qualified health plans (see H.R. 7861), H2475 [9MR]

——— require group health plans and health insurance issuers providing coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services to eliminate cost-sharing from pregnancy diagnosis to 1-year postpartum (see S. 3698), S290 [27JA] (see H.R. 7227), H1350 [22JA]

Law enforcement officers: revise administrative procedures relating to public safety officers’ death benefits (see S. 3897), S650 [24FE] (see H.R. 7718), H2328 [25FE]

Medicaid: codify value-based purchasing arrangements and reforms relative to price reporting under such arrangements (see H.R. 7871), H2476 [9MR]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 4070), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7905), H2482 [12MR]

——— direct State Medicaid fraud control units to investigate and prosecute instances of beneficiary fraud (see S. 4176), S1580 [24MR]

——— ensure appropriate availability of personal care services (see H.R. 7713), H2328 [25FE]

——— increase minimum monthly personal needs allowance for institutionalized individuals and couples (see H.R. 7778), H2369 [3MR]

——— remove certain age restrictions on eligibility for working adults with disabilities (see S. 3690), S290 [27JA]

——— repeal requirement that States establish Medicaid Estate Recovery Program and limit circumstances in which State may place lien on Medicaid beneficiary’s property (see H.R. 6951), H12 [6JA]

——— require coverage of 12 mental health telehealth visits per calendar year for certain previously incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 7535), H2218 [12FE]

Medicare: align payment for specified surgical procedures with high-cost supplies furnished in office-based facilities (see H.R. 7863), H2475 [9MR]

——— 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. 3908), S681 [25FE] (see H.R. 7666), H2296 [24FE]

——— delay implementation of efficiency adjustment to work relative value units under physician fee schedule (see H.R. 7520), H2217 [12FE]

——— eliminate 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 4076), S1046 [12MR]

——— ensure continued access to diabetes technology upon enrollment (see S. 4037), S958 [10MR]

——— ensure continued designation of certain critical access hospitals (see H.R. 7727), H2332 [26FE]

——— ensure equitable payment for, and preserve beneficiary access to, cancer treatments under hospital outpatient prospective payment system (see H.R. 8032), H2627 [20MR]

——— ensure integrity of Medicare-furnished hospice care (see S. 4118), S1090 [17MR] (see H.R. 7966), H2550 [17MR]

——— establish certain standards and requirements relative to financial assistance and medical debt collection for participating hospitals (see H.R. 7478), H2118 [10FE]

——— establish definition of essential health system (see H.R. 7145), H924 [16JA]

——— establish demonstration program to provide payment for living kidney donor transplant facilitator training (see H.R. 7581), H2224 [13FE]

——— establish provider directory requirements, and provide accountability for provider director accuracy, under Medicare Advantage (see S. 3750), S377 [29JA]

——— expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 3934), S706 [26FE]

——— expand coverage of services furnished by genetic counselors under part B (see S. 3607), S115 [8JA]

——— expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 3834), S577 [11FE]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 4202), S1614 [25MR] (see H.R. 8081), H2710 [25MR]

——— increase floor for practice expense and work geographic indices for certain areas (see S. 3688), S257 [15JA]

——— increase penalties for health care fraud (see S. 3593), S89 [7JA] (see H.R. 7569), H2224 [13FE]

——— limit geographic reclassification of certain hospitals (see H.R. 7409), H2041 [5FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 8091), H2711 [25MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 4070), S1046 [12MR] (see H.R. 7905), H2482 [12MR]

——— permit additional accrediting organizations to approve specialized Medicare Advantage plans for special needs individuals (see H.R. 6974), H251 [8JA]

——— permit private cause of action for damages when primary plan fails to provide for primary payment or appropriate reimbursement (see S. 3816), S552 [10FE]

——— prevent hospitals or skilled nursing facilities that are owned by certain firms from participating in Medicare program (see S. 4085), S1047 [12MR] (see H.R. 7920), H2482 [12MR]

——— protect access to telehealth services in rural and underserved communities (see H.R. 7444), H2095 [9FE]

——— provide coverage for ALS-related services for individuals diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see S. 3763), S470 [3FE] (see H.R. 7336), H1976 [3FE]

——— provide coverage for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) furnished by pharmacists (see H.R. 7189), H1171 [21JA]

——— provide coverage for wigs as durable medical equipment (see S. 3872), S609 [12FE] (see H.R. 7546), H2218 [12FE]

——— provide coverage of ambulance services that do not include transportation (see S. 3730), S377 [29JA] (see H.R. 7277), H1920 [30JA]

——— provide for inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers in Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded Model (see S. 3692), S290 [27JA]

——— provide for option for individuals age 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 7909), H2482 [12MR]

——— provide for prior authorization reforms under Medicare Advantage program (see S. 3762), S470 [3FE]

——— rename Medicare Advantage program and prohibit private insurers from using ‘‘Medicare’’ in plan titles or advertisements (see H.R. 7803), H2420 [4MR]

——— require hospitals to develop discharge plans for pregnant individuals (see H.R. 7830), H2470 [5MR]

——— require Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reports to Congress on arrangements with pharmacy benefit managers relative to prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans (see S. 3729), S377 [29JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs (see H.R. 7096), H919 [15JA]

——— streamline care delivery in skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities (see H.R. 7106), H919 [15JA]

——— streamline certification process for State Veterans Homes by allowing certain facilities certified by Dept. of Veterans Affairs to be deemed in compliance with specified Medicare and Medicaid requirements (see H.R. 7747), H2335 [2MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding through rescissions in Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding (see H.R. 7071), H893 [14JA]

——— ensure taxpayer funds for health insurance coverage are available only to U.S. citizens, nationals, or aliens lawfully present (see H.R. 7817), H2470 [5MR]

——— establish public health insurance option (see S. 3599), S115 [8JA] (see H.R. 7023), H655 [12JA]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit pharmacy benefit managers, insurers, and prescription drug or medical device wholesalers from being under common ownership with certain medical service providers (see S. 3822), S552 [10FE]

Postal Service: modify procedures for negotiating pay and benefits of supervisory and other managerial personnel (see H.R. 7600), H2228 [17FE]

Public welfare programs: prohibit States to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program funds to provide benefits to refugees, asylees, and illegal immigrants (see S. 3670), S257 [15JA]

Social Security: affirm importance to people of U.S. and express that it must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations (see S. Res. 579), S115 [8JA]

SSA: permit disabled individuals to elect to receive disability insurance benefits during disability insurance benefit waiting period (see S. 3924), S681 [25FE]

Taxation: expand eligibility for health savings accounts (see H.R. 7681), H2327 [25FE]

——— impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and use revenue to address issues of working families (see S. 3956), S731 [2MR] (see H.R. 7767), H2368 [3MR]

——— make permanent expansion of health insurance premium tax credit (see H.R. 7909), H2482 [12MR]

Letters

We Can’t Wait Act: several organizations, S685 [25FE]

Motions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability’’ (S.J. Res. 84), S147 [13JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 103), S1609 [25MR]

Remarks in House

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H244–H246 [8JA], H713–H715 [13JA], H1167–H1170 [21JA], H2026–H2028 [4FE], H2178–H2181 [11FE], H2463–H2466 [5MR], H2616–H2619 [19MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: reform and continue agricultural and other programs, H1940 [2FE]

——— reform and continue agricultural and other programs (H.R. 7567), H2423, H2427 [5MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish demonstration program to test mandatory coverage of treatment for wound care for epidermolysis bullosa under Medicaid (H.R. 7877), H2535 [17MR]

Dept. of Labor: 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, H688 [13JA]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, H114 [7JA], H1133–H1135 [21JA], H1970–H1973 [3FE], H2109–H2114 [10FE]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H607 [9JA], H2085 [9FE]

FDIC: authorize temporary transaction account guarantee program and expand deposit and share insurance to cover business payment accounts (H.R. 4551), H2077 [9FE]

Federal aid programs: protect access to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security programs, H2458 [5MR]

——— protect access to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security programs, H1126 [21JA]

Health: impact of health insurance company profits on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H2637 [24MR]

——— require health insurance plans to cover ovarian cancer screenings to improve early detection, H663 [13JA]

——— use of technology to improve services and reduce costs of health care, H244 [8JA]

Insurance: require health insurance plans to cover ovarian cancer screenings to improve early detection, H663 [13JA]

Medicaid: disabled adult assistance funding, H2014 [4FE]

——— establish State plan requirements for determining residency and coverage for military families, H1337 [22JA]

——— funding, H1955 [3FE]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines, H2535 [17MR]

Medicare: assure pharmacy access and choice for beneficiaries (H.R. 4317), H928 [20JA]

——— ensure that prior authorization medical decisions are determined by physicians (H.R. 2433), H2011 [4FE]

——— establish improved Medicare for All national health insurance program (H.R. 3069), H111 [7JA]

——— expand access to telehealth services (H.R. 4206), H927 [20JA]

——— provide coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening tests (H.R. 842), H1176 [22JA]

——— reform Medicare Advantage program, H1169 [21JA], H2027 [4FE]

——— reform Medicare Advantage program (H.R. 3467), H715 [13JA], H2180 [11FE], H2465 [5MR]

Newsom, Gavin: impact of policies by California Governor on economy and quality of life, H915 [15JA]

NOAA: allow work on undersea fiber optic cables in national marine sanctuary if project is compatible with purpose of sanctuary, allows public comment, requires liability insurance, and pays fair market access fee, H2165 [11FE]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, H150 [8JA], H2543 [17MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: enhanced tax credits funding, H103, H107, H111, H116, H118, H124–H126, H127, H130–H132 [7JA], H145, H146, H149, H150, H217–H226, H239–H244 [8JA], H606 [9JA], H618 [12JA], H713 [13JA], H929 [20JA], H1127 [21JA], H1191 [22JA], H2205 [12FE], H2672 [24MR], H2682 [25MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H220, H221 [8JA]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: restore benefits guaranteed in certain pension plans for retirees following company bankruptcy (H.R. 1357), H902 [15JA]

Pharmaceuticals: improve services provided by pharmacy benefit managers, H2237 [23FE]

Social Security: eliminate waiting periods for disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage for individuals with young-onset Alzheimer’s (H.R. 6799), H2190 [12FE]

Talladega, AL: anniversary of Talladega Insurance Agency, E151 [23FE]

Taxation: exclude from gross income amounts received from State-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs (H.R. 1849), H2011 [4FE]

——— expand and improve health savings accounts, H713 [13JA]

Trump, President: affirm promise not to raise Social Security and Medicare retirement age (H. Res. 657), H2105 [10FE]

——— evaluation of administration, H671 [13JA], H729 [14JA], H2683 [25MR]

——— evaluation of administration relative to Armed Forces, H2687 [25MR]

——— impeachment, H2214 [12FE]

Remarks in Senate

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability’’ (S.J. Res. 84), S143, S146 [13JA]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability’’ (S.J. Res. 84), motion to proceed, S147–S152 [13JA]

Climate: effects of climate change on home insurance premiums, S1471 [21MR]

Dept. of HHS: Hospital at Home Program funding, S440 [2FE]

——— implement measures to prevent improper payments to managed care organizations for deceased Medicaid enrollees, S185 [14JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: rescind certain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding and transfer to Medicaid, S415 [30JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Reproductive Health Services’’ (S.J. Res. 103), S1607–S1609 [25MR]

Domestic policy: lower cost of consumer products and increase affordability, S5 [5JA], S67 [7JA]

Health: assessment of socialized medicine health care system, S3 [5JA]

——— reduce fraudulent enrollments in certain health plans, S204 [14JA]

Medicaid: funding, S65 [7JA]

——— require States report abortion data to CDC to receive certain family planning funding (S. 178), S284 [27JA]

——— streamline enrollment of certain providers across State lines (S. 752), S666 [25FE]

Medicare: expand availability of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 3934), S709 [26FE]

——— implementation of drug price negotiation program, S65 [7JA]

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: impact, S979 [11MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S1528 [23MR]

——— enhanced tax credits funding, S65, S68 [7JA], S121, S123 [12JA], S142, S146–S151 [13JA], S187, S194, S195 [14JA], S235, S246 [15JA], S1529 [23MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S121 [12JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions, S199–S201 [14JA]

Senate: legislative priorities, S560 [11FE]

Social Security: affirm importance to people of U.S. and express that it must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations (S. Res. 579), S119 [8JA]

——— improve maternal health coverage under Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (S. 2289), S307 [28JA]

SSA: permit disabled individuals to elect to receive disability insurance benefits during disability insurance benefit waiting period (S. 3924), S684 [25FE]

Taxation: extend enhanced health insurance premium tax credit (S. 3385), S5 [5JA]

——— impose tax on certain high net worth households and trusts and use revenue to address issues of working families (S. 3956), S1317 [19MR]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S635–S641 [24FE]

Reports

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—Preliminary Results From Ongoing Review Suggest Fraud Risks in the Advance Premium Tax Credit Persist: GAO, H222–H224 [8JA]

Reports filed

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Extension: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7128) (H. Rept. 119–561), H2620 [19MR]

Living Donor Protection Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1552), S1009 [11MR]

NFIP Extension Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5577) (H. Rept. 119–456), H918 [15JA]

Texts of

S. 3607, Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, S116 [8JA]

S. 4202, Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act, S1616 [25MR]

S. Res. 579, affirm importance of Social Security to people of U.S. and express that it must be preserved, protected, and strengthened for current and future generations, S118 [8JA]