Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018
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Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act This bill establishes provisions under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 relating to the guaranteed availability of health insurance coverage as well as prohibitions against discriminatory practices based on preexisting conditions or health status; the bill also prohibits related exclusions or limitations of benefits and establishes certain enforcement mechanisms.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to access to care, health disparities, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, clinical trials, skin cancer, and wellness, including: H.R.1676 & S.693, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; H.R. 4122 & S. 2006, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act; and H.R.820 & S.292, the Childhood Cancer STAR Act. Issues relating to anti-cancer medication cost-sharing parity respecting H.R. 1409. Issues regarding a national family caregiving strategy respecting S. 1719 and H.R. 1028. Issues regarding access to medicines respecting S.204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, as well as H.R.878, the Right to Try Act of 2017. Issues regarding lymphedema treatment respecting The Lymphedema Treatment Act, H.R. 930 and S. 497. The proposed Medical Records Fairness Act (no number yet). Issues regarding the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and catastrophic plans, HR 6311. Issues regarding protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including S. 3388, HR 6898, and H. Res. 1066. Resolutions to disapprove the short-term rule, H.J. Res 140 and S. J. Res. 63. Advocacy against including the Association Health Plan provision of the House Farm bill in the conference report, H.R. 2 and s. 3042 (section 6004 of the House-passed version of the legislation). Issues involving patient navigation, including the Patient Navigation Assistance Act, HR 6808. H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, respecting Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, and protecting communities. Draft legislation on patient access to medical records. Draft legislation on FDA regulation of laboratory tests, Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development Act of 2018 or the VALID Act of 2018. H.R. 4897 & S. 2358 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018. Issues related to caregiving, including H.R. 3759/S. 1028, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, H. Res. 282, supporting initiatives to encourage parents and guardians to take measures to prevent sunburns in minors they care for.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $1,610,710 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 6898, Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. Amdt. 2222 "Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018" to H.R. 1625 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018," all provisions. H.R. 4666 "Premium Relief Act of 2017," all provisions. S. 1835 "Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017," all provisions. Issues pertaining to Health Reimbursement Arrangements and Other Account-Based Group Health Plans- REG-136724-17, all provisions. P.L. 114-255 "21st Century Cures Act," all provisions. H.R. 6311 "Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018," all provisions. S. J. Res 63 "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance", all provisions. H.R. 6898 "Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018", all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues relating to access to care, health disparities, childhood cancer, quality of life and palliative care, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, tanning beds, skin cancer, and wellness, including: H.R.1676 & S.693, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act; H.R. 4122 & S. 2006, the Breast Density & Mammography Reporting Act; H.R.820 & S.292, the Childhood Cancer STAR Act; and, H.R. 1231 & S. 456, the RACE for Children Act. In addition, issues related to reform of laboratory and diagnostic tests and the development of a new discussion draft for the Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act; and H.R.772 and S.261, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act. Issues relating to anti-cancer medication cost-sharing parity respecting H.R. 1409. Issues regarding a national family caregiving strategy respecting S. 1719 and H.R. 1028. Issues regarding access to medicines respecting S.204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017, as well as H.R.878, the Right to Try Act of 2017. Issues regarding lymphedema treatment respecting The Lymphedema Treatment Act, H.R. 930 and S. 497. The proposed Medical Records Fairness Act (no number yet). Issues regarding the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and catastrophic plans, HR 6311. Issues regarding protections for people with pre-existing conditions, including S. 3388, HR 6898, and H. Res. 1066. Resolutions to disapprove the short-term rule, H.J. Res 140 and S. J. Res. 63. Advocacy against including the Association Health Plan provision of the House Farm bill in the conference report, H.R. 2 and s. 3042 (section 6004 of the House-passed version of the legislation). Issues involving patient navigation, including the Patient Navigation Assistance Act, HR 6808. H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, respecting Medicaid, Medicare, and public health reforms to combat the opioid crisis by advancing treatment and recovery initiatives, improving prevention, and protecting communities. Draft legislation on patient access to medical records. Draft legislation on FDA regulation of laboratory tests. H.R. 4897 & S. 2358 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018. Issues related to caregiving, including H.R. 3759/S. 1028, the RAISE Family Caregivers Act.
Client expense: $1,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. Amdt. 2222 "Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018" to H.R. 1625 "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018," all provisions. H.R. 4666 "Premium Relief Act of 2017," all provisions. S. 1835 "Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017," all provisions. Issues pertaining to Association Health Plans- 29 CFR Part 2510, RIN 1210-AB85, all provisions. Issues pertaining to Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance- 26 CFR Part 54, RIN 1545-BO41, all provisions. P.L. 114-255 "21st Century Cures Act," all provisions. H.R. 6311 "Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018," all provisions. S. J. Res 63 "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance", all provisions. H.R. 6898 "Maintaining Protections for Patients with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2018", all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
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