Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020
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Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020 This bill prohibits deductibles for outpatient pediatric services under private health insurance, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and TRICARE.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 748 - CARES Act -Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 1418 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020 - DeFazio - antitrust laws, health insurance, McCarran-Ferguson H.R. 3630 - No Surprises Act - Pallone - surprise medical billing H.R. 3784 - Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 - Neguse - air ambulances H.R. 4223 - Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act - Spano - surprise medical billing H.R. 5121 - Healthcare Cost Transparency Act - Beyer - provider price comparison tool H.R. 5239 - Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act - Joyce - reporting on drug expenditures and price changes under group health plans H.R. 5575 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 -Underwood - coverage of primary care and behavioral health visits H.R. 6005 - Know the Price Act - Malinowski - health plan transparency H.R. 6173 - Covering Coronavirus Test Act of 2020 - DeGette - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6193 - Medication Access in Emergencies Act of 2020 - Pappas - coverage of prescription drugs during emergency periods H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Lowey - includes several provisions related to COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6213 - No Cost for COVID-19 Testing Act - Wilson - COVID-19 testing coverage H.R. 6214 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program - Kind - Medicare Advantage coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6222 - Ensuring Affordable COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Schakowsky - coverage of certain new preventative services related to COVID-19 H.R. 6231 - Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Preventive Care Act of 2020 - Bucshon - coverage of certain vaccines and testing services during the COVID-19 emergency H.R. 6299 - Rapid Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccine Act of 2020 - Courtney - COVID-19 coverage H.R. 6317 - To provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Doggett - special enrollment periods in public health emergency H.R. 6338 - To waive high deductible health plan requirements for health savings accounts -Budd - HDHP coverage during COVID H.R. 6486- Care for COVID-19 Act 2.0 -Ruiz - COVID H.R. 6514 - Worker Health Coverage Protection Act - Scott - COVID H.R. 6518 - Stop Health Premium Spikes Act of 2020 - Peters - risk corridors H.R. 6532 - COVID Special Enrollment Act of 2020 - Doggett - COVID H.R. 6568 - Coverage for COVID-19 Treatment Act of 2020 - Rochester - COVID H.R. 6644 - To require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for services furnished via telehealth if such services would be covered if furnished in-person during the COVID-19 emergency. -Schrier - COVID H.R. 6674 - Medicare Crisis Program Act of 2020 -Jayapal - COVID H.R. 6712 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Curtis - health share pools H.R. 6810 - Health Care Protection Act -Davis - COVID H.R. 7006 - Improving Care in Home Health Agencies Act - Velazquez - home health services H.R. 7267 - To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage from reducing contracted rates, or terminating contracts, with health care providers during a public health emergency. - Porter - ERISA H.R. 7475 - Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Pandemic Act - Vela - special enrollment period H.R. 7539 - Strengthening Behavioral Health Parity Act - Kennedy - strengthen mental health and SUD benefits H.R. 7647 - To provide for a COVID-19-related delay regarding annual limitation on cost-sharing for group health plans and individual and small group health insurance coverage - McEachin - drug manufacturer support applied to patient out-of-pocket limit H.R. 7659 - Ensuring Parity in MA for Audio-Only Telehealth Act of 2020 - Sewell - inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for MA plans H.R. 7676 - Health Care Prices Revealed and Information to Consumers Explained Transparency Act - Flores - hospital and insurer price transparency H.R. 7722 - Matts Act - Fortenberry - limit price of insulin drugs accessible for those enrolled in group or indiv. health insurance coverage, group health plans, uninsured H.R. 7921 - Connecting Communities to Grant Opportunities Act of 2020 - Velazquez - navigator programs H.R. 7942 - Public Health Emergency COBRA Extension Act -Sanchez - COBRA extension H.R. 8060 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Trone - parity in mental health and SUD service under private insurance H.R. 8181 - Jack Reynolds Memory MediGap Expansion - Axne - Medigap coverage for Medicare ESRD H.R. 8308 - Telehealth Coverage and Payment Parity Act - Phillips - coverage for services furnished through telehealth H.R. 8330 - No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act - Porter - health coverage of newborns H.R. 8527 - Fair Care Act of 2020 - Westerman - health care costs and coverage H.R. 8573 - Helping Families Access Pediatric Care Act of 2020 - Schrier - deductibles and outpatient pediatric services H.R. 8615 - ARC Act of 2020 -Payne, Jr. - coverage of peripheral artery disease screening tests H.R. 8875 - Health Insurance Lemon Law Act - Kennedy - special enrollment period for non-compliant health plans S. 350 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2019 - Daines - McCarran-Ferguson Act S. 1531 - STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act - Cassidy-Bennet - surprise medical billing S. 1948 - Chronic Disease Management Act - Thune - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 2546 - Safe Step Act - Murkowski - Step therapy exceptions S. 3200 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2020 - Thune - coverage of chronic disease prevention services S. 3383 - Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act of 2020 -Kennedy - preexisting conditions S. 3499 - A bill to amend coverage requirements to ensure that no person incurs cost sharing when receiving a test to confirm a COVID-19 infection - Smith - COVID-19 cost -sharing S. 3505 - A bill to require private health insurance to rapidly cover preventive services and vaccines related to the coronavirus - Jones - rapid COVID-19 coverage S. 3536 - A bill to provide for special enrollment periods during public health emergencies, coverage of services related to public health emergencies, and for other purposes - Casey - COVID-19 coverage S. 3610 - American Healthshare Plans Act of 2020 - Paul - health share pools S. 3631 - Relief for Rural Providers During Emergencies Act - Sasse - COVID S. 3741 - Health Care at Home Act of 2020 - Smith - COVID S. 3792 - Tele-Mental Health Improvement Act - Smith - parity S. 3821 - Affordable Health Care Options Act of 2020 - Loeffler - affordability S. 3991 - Coronavirus 2019 Special Enrollment Period Act - Duckworth - SEP S. 4106 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for hospital and insurer price transparency - Braun - price transparency S. 4185 - End Surprise Medical Bills for Air Ambulances Act of 2020 - Wicker - establish an IDR for air ambulance S. 4198 - Affordable Coronavirus Testing Act - Scott - coverage for COVID serology testing S. 4255 - Katherines Lung Cancer Early Detection and Survival Act of 2020 - Smith - group health plans, group and indiv coverage benefits for lung cancer screenings S. 4329 - Continuous Health Coverage for Workers Act - McSally - COBRA continuation coverage S. 4469 - COVID-19 Treatment Coverage Act - Smith - COVID treatment Medicaid/MA/Private/Medicare coverage S. 4506 - Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act of 2020 - Gardner - coverage of pre-ex conditions under private insurance S. 4521 - Health Care Improvement Act of 2020 - Warner - expand ACA coverage S. 4557 - COVid Enrollment Response Act - Baldwin - assistance enrolling in health care coverage S. 4609 - Vaccine And Coverage Certainty Act - Wyden - coverage of COVID vaccine under Medicare/Medicaid, CHIP S. 4653 - A bill to prevent efforts of the Department of Justice to advocate courts to strike down the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Schumer - ACA S. 4761 - Primary and Behavioral Health Care Access Act of 2020 - King - coverage and cost-sharing S. 4796 - Fair Care Act of 2020 - Braun - health care costs and coverage S. 4820 - Long-Term Care Affordability Act - Pat Toomey - long term care insurance S. 4894 - DOC Access Act of 2019 - Manchin - vision and dental insurance S. 4959 - A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting - Braun - Transparency on pharmacy benefits and drug costs S. 5084 - A bill to increase transparency and access to group health plan and health insurance issuer reporting - Braun - Transparency Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to COBRA continuation coverage; issues related to behavioral health benefits; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to COVID-19, including testing, vaccines and therapeutics; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to changes to prior authorization regulations, electronic documentation, and related issues; issues relating to Medicaid best price; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; prior authorization; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Armed Services, 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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Client expense: $2,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R 8061 Community Immunity during COVID-19 Act of 2020To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes. S. 4248COVID-19 Bias and Anti-Racism Training Act - Improving bias training in states/localities S. 4262The COVID-19 Health Disparities Action Act- This bill establishes a series of requirements relating tothequality of care provided in nursing and long-term care facilities, specifically with respect toCOVID-19(i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) and elder abuse, and also modifies and extends several elder justice programs and initiatives. S.4533The Anti-Racism in Public Health Act- To amendthePublicHealthServiceActto provide forpublichealthresearch andinvestmentinto understanding and eliminating structural racism and police violence. S. 4339Masks for All Act of 2020- This bill provides fundingforthe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provideforthe manufacture and distribution of high-quality facemasksforevery individual in the United States during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency. H.R.8436 - Equal Health Care for All ActTo prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, s.4521Health Care Improvement Act- To amend the Patient Protection and AffordableCareActto reducehealthcarecosts and expandhealthcarecoverage to more Americans. H.Res.1125- Diversity in Clinical Trials - Expressing support for prioritizing racial and ethnicdiversityinclinicaltrialsfor therapies, diagnostics, and vaccines for COVID-19. H.R8200Ending Health Disparities During COVID-19 ActTo improve the health of minority individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes S. 4557COVid Enrollment Response (COVER) Act - To support efforts to provide intensive, individualized assistance for enrolling in health care coverage. S.4526Coronavirus Language Access ActTo ensure that COVID-19-related Federal programs and assistance provide for the translation of informational materials relating to awareness, screening, testing, and treatment for COVID-19 into priority languages. S.4539Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes. H.R.8544 - STRONG Support for Children ActTo amend the Public Health Service Act to support the development and implementation of programs using data analysis to identify and facilitate strategies to improve outcomes for children in geographic areas with a high prevalence of trauma from exposure to adverse childhood experiences, and for other purposes. H.R. 2694- the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - prohibits employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A qualified employee is an employee or applicant who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the position, with specified exceptions. S.3606Health Force and Resilience Force Act of 2020establishment of aHealthForceandaResilienceForceto respond to publichealthemergenciesandmeet publichealthneeds. H.R. 6437/S.3609 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Actensure that all communities have access to urgently needed COVID-19 testing, treatment, public health information, and relief benefits regardless of immigration status or limited English proficiency, H.R.8573 - To prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, State plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act, State child health plans under title XXI of such Act, and the TRICARE program from applying a deductible to outpatient pediatric services. S.4737Community Immunity during COVID-19 Act of 2020A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to covered health departments to increase the rate of recommended immunizations, and for other purposes. H.R.6637- HealthEquityandAccountabilityActof2020HealthEquityandAccountabilityActof2020 H.R. 7510 - AHEAD: Assimilating Health and Equity Assessments into Decision Making Act Requires Health Impact Assessments for non-health legislative proposals Legislation to waive cost-sharing for treatments and future vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in the next coronavirus economic stimulus bill. Health Care and HousingLegislation to incentivize low-income housing developments that focus on social determinants of health. H.Res.1057- Mental Health Bill Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to effectively address the high prevalence of those suffering from mental health conditions and substance use disorders, the United States needs to make historic financial investments into mental health and substance use disorder care and finally acknowledge such care as a priority in health care equal to physical health Legislation to provide a comprehensive effort to test, trace and quarantine individuals must be nationally coordinated and implemented in states and localities across the country Pandemic response/stimulus legislationLegislation to provide consumer assistance for health coverage enrollment; to broaden premium tax credits and fully subsidizing COBRA coverage offered to laid-off workers; to expand the recently-enacted Medicaid option to support states ability to finance and expand Medicaid, including COVID 19 treatment, with eligibility extended to all in need, regardless of geography or immigration status. H.R. 6800 - HEROES Act -Legislation responding to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
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