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Introduced
February 13, 2017
Latest Action
February 13, 2017
Primary Sponsor
Debbie StabenowDemocratic(MI)
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Hallways to Health Act This bill amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program [CHIP]) of the Social Security Act to: establish a grant program for school-based health centers to, with respect to children who are eligible for Medicaid and CHIP, facilitate access to services and encourage the adoption of healthy behaviors; establish a demonstration program for the provision or expansion of telehealth services in school-based health centers; and require state Medicaid and CHIP programs to cover services furnished by school-based health centers. In addition, the bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise school-based health center programs. The bill also amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to specify that school-based health centers are essential community providers for purposes of inclusion in a qualified health plan.
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Filing registrants (4)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.356/H.R. 1027 - Hallways to Health Act - school-based health centers 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" S. 3592 - No More Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2018 - protect patients with medical emergencies from surprise billing by prohibiting hospitals and providers from charging more than the in-network amount; protects patients in non-emergency situations by requiring hospitals and providers to notify patients if services will be out-of-network and get their consent S.3775 - Affordable Drug Manufacturing Act of 2018 - public manufacturing of generic drugs in cases where the market has failed S. 3754 - CURE High Drug Prices Act - prevent price gouging by pharmaceutical companies S.3660 - Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018; TITLE IV-IMPROVING HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY - Subtitle C-Advancing Health Equity Through Payment And Delivery Reform. H.R.2422 - Action for Dental Health Act of 2018 - reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2022 S.974 - CREATES Act of 2017 - facilitate the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of drugs and biological products S.Res.581 - A resolution authorizing the Senate Legal Counsel to represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-00167-O (N.D. Tex.) H.R.5977/S.3776 - MOMMA's Act - improve Federal efforts with respect to the prevention of maternal mortality S.2582 - Consumer Health Insurance Protection Act- comprehensive insurance reform proposals including provisions pegging consumer assistance to plans with higher actuarial value, lowering out-of-pocket maximums, extending eligibility for subsidies, fixing family glitch, investing in enrollment outreach, requiring insurers to cover emergency services at in-network costs, making short-term limited duration plans subject to ACAs consumer protections S.2700 - Comprehensive Addiction Resources Emergency Act of 2018 - provide emergency assistance to States, territories, Tribal nations, and local areas affected by the opioid epidemic and to make financial assistance available to States, territories, Tribal nations, local areas, and public or private nonprofit entities to provide for the development, organization, coordination, and operation of more effective and cost efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with substance use disorder and their families Surprise billing - draft legislation to prevent surprise medical billing of patients. Auto-enrollment - create a federal platform encouraging states to experiment with auto-enrollment strategies, including resources to develop necessary information-technology infrastructure
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, FY2019, Medical Center related initiatives; and Opioid related issues Medical Center related initiatives H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes, 340B issues H.R.4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities (PAUSE) Act, generally S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018, generally H.R.2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, generally S.2312, Helping Ensure Low-income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment (HELP) Act, generally S.356/H.R.1027, Hallways to Health Act, generally H.R.5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018, generally H.R.5598, 340B Optimization Act, generally H.R.6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable (SERV) Communities Act, generally H.R.5498, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act, generally H.R.6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, generally H.R.6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act, generally H.R.6273, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure appropriate care by certain 340B covered entities for victims of sexual assault, and for other purposes, generally H.R.6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2019, Medical Center related initiatives; and Opioid related issues Medical Center related initiatives H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes, 340B issues H.R.4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities (PAUSE) Act, generally S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018, generally H.R.2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, generally S.2312, Helping Ensure Low-income Patients have Access to Care and Treatment (HELP) Act, generally S.356/H.R.1027, Hallways to Health Act, generally H.R.5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018, generally H.R.5598, 340B Optimization Act, generally H.R.6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable (SERV) Communities Act, generally H.R.5498, Rural Hospital Frontier Fairness Act, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
- Various legislative proposals to repeal/amend the Affordable Health Care Act; stabilize individual insurance market - Extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - Reauthorization and funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (The Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services (ACCESS) Act within the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) - Hallways to Health Act (S. 356/H.1027) - Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education (SECuRE) Act (S. 2530; H.R.5241) - Americans with Disabilities Act Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) - short-term, limited-duration insurance plans (FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill) - HHS Proposed Rule: Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority [RIN 0945-ZA03 Docket ID No. HHS-OCR-2018-0002; 3880 Federal Register, Vol. 83 No. 18; 1/26/18] - Dept. of Labor Proposed Regulation on Definition of Employer-Small Business Health Plans (Association Health Plans) [RIN 1210-AB85]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
- Various legislative proposals to repeal/amend the Affordable Health Care Act; stabilize individual insurance market - Extension of funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) - Reauthorization and funding for Family-to-Family Health Information Centers (The Advancing Chronic Care, Extenders, and Social Services (ACCESS) Act within the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) - Hallways to Health Act (S. 356/H.1027) - Safe Equitable Campus Resources and Education (SECuRE) Act (S. 2530; H.R.5241) - Americans with Disabilities Act Education and Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 620) - short-term, limited-duration insurance plans (FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Bill) - HHS Proposed Rule: Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care; Delegations of Authority [RIN 0945-ZA03 Docket ID No. HHS-OCR-2018-0002; 3880 Federal Register, Vol. 83 No. 18; 1/26/18] - Dept. of Labor Proposed Regulation on Definition of Employer-Small Business Health Plans (Association Health Plans) [RIN 1210-AB85]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2019, Medical Center related initiatives Medical Center related initiatives Public Law 115-96, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2018, CHIP and Community Health Center H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes, 340B issues Public Law 115-123, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Medical Center issues H.R.4710, 340B Protecting Access for the Underserved and Safety-net Entities (PAUSE) Act, generally S.2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act of 2018, generally H.R.2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act, generally H.R.2312, Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017, generally S.356/H.R.1027, Hallways to Health Act, generally H.R.5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
AHAC American Health Care Act budget resolution - health care Education H.R.1027 - Hallways to Health Act H.R.1205 - Social Security Fairness Act of 2017 H.R.1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 Health health care health care bill Medicaid S. Con. Res. 3 S.2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S.356 - Hallways to Health Act S.J.Res.26 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.
Client expense: $677,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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