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The Dr. Joseph Costa Honoring Essential Americans Risking Their Safety Act of 2020
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Introduced
September 14, 2020
Latest Action
September 14, 2020
Primary Sponsor
C. A. Dutch RuppersbergerDemocratic(MD)
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The Dr. Joseph Costa Honoring Essential Americans Risking Their Safety Act of 2020 This bill establishes a compensation program for, and registry to monitor the health of, certain individuals who worked in hospitals during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. It also establishes educational benefits for eligible individuals who provided care to residents of long-term care, skilled nursing, post-acute care, and other nursing facilities during the emergency. With respect to hospital workers, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must provide funds to hospitals in COVID-19 hot spots for supplemental payments for workers who provide direct care, which may include cleaning and other nonmedical activities, to COVID-19 patients during the emergency. Additionally, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) must develop a voluntary registry of physicians, nurses, and non-physician health care specialists who worked at a hospital or other care site during the emergency and must monitor the long-term health status of individuals on this registry who test positive for COVID-19. NIOSH must also make the registry available to public health researchers and may award grants to states to facilitate its development. With respect to the educational benefits, the Department of Education or HHS must repay or cancel a percentage of certain loans for each six-month period an individual works in a qualifying facility, subject to a maximum percentage cap. HHS must also provide eligible individuals with an educational grant, subject to certain conditions, to obtain post-secondary credentials for health care careers in nursing care facilities.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to the Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (including increasing Medicaid funding to states), and the ESRD program. Issues related to CMS Medicare Advantage Advance Rate Notice and Draft Call Letter for 2020. Issues related to reimbursement levels for COVID testing and vaccination. H.R. 3, The Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 6800, The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act of 2020 H.R. 7659, The Ensuring Parity for MA in Audio-only Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R. 8245/S. 4574, The Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act of 2020 S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S.2543, The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 3013, The Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 S. 3129, The Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
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Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $2,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to the Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (including increasing Medicaid funding to states), and the ESRD program. Issues related to CMS Medicare Advantage Advance Rate Notice and Draft Call Letter for 2020. H.R. 3, The Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 6800, The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act of 2020 H.R. 7659, The Ensuring Parity for MA in Audio-only Telehealth Act of 2020 H.R. 8245/S. 4574, The Bringing Enhanced Treatments and Therapies to ESRD Recipients Kidney Care Act of 2020 S. 1895, The Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 S.2543, The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 S. 3013, The Encouraging Innovative Benefit Design to Lower Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 S. 3129, The Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
Client expense: $2,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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