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Social Security Expansion Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE via NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159): Legislation that funds SSAs operations between October 1, 2020 and December 11, 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Source: Senate LDA
Social Security Expansion Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Expansion Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Fairness Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Fair COLA for Seniors Act
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Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Fair COLA for Seniors Act
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Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Fair COLA for Seniors Act
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Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019
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Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiate with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136): Proposals to permanently extend the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and permanently extend Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit where seniors only pay 5 percent of their drug costs instead of 25 percent. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits; and to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program which help low-income seniors pay for drug costs and Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medical Expense Tax Deduction. Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of adjusted gross income. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682 and S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act: Proposal to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under observation status to count toward requisite three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Medicare Savings Program. (No bill): Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, simplifying enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Adapt Medicare and Medicaid to Improve Beneficiary Treatment and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes; make telehealth appointments more accessible to Medicare beneficiaries; eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine and diagnostic tests; enable the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a three-month supply of their medication; provide home and community-based support services during hospital stays; increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages payment to state Medicaid programs; and support federal, state and local health agency coronavirus prevention, preparedness and response. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131): Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act until September 30, 2024, modernizes programs under the Administration on Aging and improves grants for state and community programs on aging.
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159): Legislation that funds SSAs operations between October 1, 2020 and December 11, 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
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Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
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Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
BENES Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Strengthening Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159): Legislation that funds SSAs operations between October 1, 2020 and December 11, 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiate with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136): Proposals to permanently extend the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and permanently extend Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit where seniors only pay 5 percent of their drug costs instead of 25 percent. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits; and to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program which help low-income seniors pay for drug costs and Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medical Expense Tax Deduction. Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of adjusted gross income. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682 and S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act: Proposal to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under observation status to count toward requisite three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Medicare Savings Program. (No bill): Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, simplifying enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Adapt Medicare and Medicaid to Improve Beneficiary Treatment and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes; make telehealth appointments more accessible to Medicare beneficiaries; eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine and diagnostic tests; enable the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a three-month supply of their medication; provide home and community-based support services during hospital stays; increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages payment to state Medicaid programs; and support federal, state and local health agency coronavirus prevention, preparedness and response. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131): Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act until September 30, 2024, modernizes programs under the Administration on Aging and improves grants for state and community programs on aging.
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
TRUST Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733 and H.R. 4907, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set a process to require Congress to consider recommendations made by committees created by this legislation that would likely include plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
TRUST Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733 and H.R. 4907, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set a process to require Congress to consider recommendations made by committees created by this legislation that would likely include plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Know Your Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Know Your Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Know Your Social Security Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Improving Social Security’s Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stable SSI Benefits and Housing Assistance Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Emergency Social Security Benefits Improvement Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
ACCESS Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
ACCESS Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Worker Health Coverage Protection Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19 Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID–19 Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Financial Assistance for the Postal Service: H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposal to provide the Postal Service with $25 billion for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic and includes language providing additional protections to Postal workers. Postal Service Reliability and Efficiency. H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act: Proposal to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from implementing changes that would reduce its service reliability and efficiency during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
MMAPPP Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
MMAPPP Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Social Security COVID Correction and Equity Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Delivering for America Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Financial Assistance for the Postal Service: H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposal to provide the Postal Service with $25 billion for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic and includes language providing additional protections to Postal workers. Postal Service Reliability and Efficiency. H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act: Proposal to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from implementing changes that would reduce its service reliability and efficiency during the coronavirus pandemic.
Save our Social Security Now Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Social Security 2100 Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security 2100 Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Social Security 2100 Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
The Heroes Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
BENES Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
UIGHUR Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
Lower Health Care Costs Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiate with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136): Proposals to permanently extend the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and permanently extend Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit where seniors only pay 5 percent of their drug costs instead of 25 percent. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits; and to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program which help low-income seniors pay for drug costs and Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medical Expense Tax Deduction. Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of adjusted gross income. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682 and S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act: Proposal to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under observation status to count toward requisite three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Medicare Savings Program. (No bill): Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, simplifying enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Adapt Medicare and Medicaid to Improve Beneficiary Treatment and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes; make telehealth appointments more accessible to Medicare beneficiaries; eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine and diagnostic tests; enable the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a three-month supply of their medication; provide home and community-based support services during hospital stays; increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages payment to state Medicaid programs; and support federal, state and local health agency coronavirus prevention, preparedness and response. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131): Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act until September 30, 2024, modernizes programs under the Administration on Aging and improves grants for state and community programs on aging.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Stop the Wait Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019
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Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiate with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136): Proposals to permanently extend the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and permanently extend Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit where seniors only pay 5 percent of their drug costs instead of 25 percent. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits; and to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program which help low-income seniors pay for drug costs and Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medical Expense Tax Deduction. Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of adjusted gross income. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682 and S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act: Proposal to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under observation status to count toward requisite three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Medicare Savings Program. (No bill): Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, simplifying enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Adapt Medicare and Medicaid to Improve Beneficiary Treatment and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes; make telehealth appointments more accessible to Medicare beneficiaries; eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine and diagnostic tests; enable the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a three-month supply of their medication; provide home and community-based support services during hospital stays; increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages payment to state Medicaid programs; and support federal, state and local health agency coronavirus prevention, preparedness and response. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131): Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act until September 30, 2024, modernizes programs under the Administration on Aging and improves grants for state and community programs on aging.
Social Security 2100 Act
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Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Financial Assistance for the Postal Service: H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposal to provide the Postal Service with $25 billion for revenue forgone due to the coronavirus pandemic and includes language providing additional protections to Postal workers. Postal Service Reliability and Efficiency. H.R. 8015, the Delivering for America Act: Proposal to prohibit the U.S. Postal Service from implementing changes that would reduce its service reliability and efficiency during the coronavirus pandemic.
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733 and H.R. 4907, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set a process to require Congress to consider recommendations made by committees created by this legislation that would likely include plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility. H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Social Security Notch. H.R. 7499, the COVID-19 Correction and Equity Act: Proposals to ensure that Social Security benefits for individuals born in 1960 and 1961 are not reduced as a result of coronavirus-related drop in the average wage index. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Social Security Overpayments. H.R. 7830, the Fairness for Seniors and People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to protect retirees, survivors and people with disabilities from being forced to repay extra Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits they received because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Social Security Payroll Tax Deferral Executive Order. H.R. 8171, the Save Our Social Security Now Act: Proposal to nullify the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance on President Trumps August 8, 2020 executive action to impose a payroll tax deferral. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Additional Coronavirus Health Care Relief. S. 178, H.R 925, S. 4108, H.R. 6539 and H.R. 6800: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), expand Medicare coverage for COVID related services, increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure tele visitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Drug Database. H.R. 7288 and S. 4539, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020: Proposals to require a single user-friendly database of federal biomedical investments in COVID-19 vaccines, drugs, therapies, medical devices, or other products. COVID Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price-gouging Act: Proposals to prohibit pharmaceutical companies from exclusive licensing of drugs used to treat or prevent COVID-19. Health care extenders. H.R. 8337, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021: Proposals to extend Money Follows the Person Program which provides states money to keep seniors in their homes; extend spousal impoverishment protections in Medicaid to long term care services provided in the home. Infection Control in Nursing Homes. H.R. 6698 and S. 3644, the Quality Care for Nursing Home Residents and Workers During COVID-19 Act: Proposal to authorize $500 million for states to establish expert strike teams for resident and worker safety to be deployed within 72 hours of 3+ confirmed or suspected COVID-19 cases in a facility. Medicare Coverage of Vaccines. H.R. 5076 and S. 1872, the Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare to cover all adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices without any cost-sharing for Part D. Medicare Part B premiums. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (P.L. 116-159). Proposal to freeze the Medicare Part B standard monthly premium to a fee equal to 25% percent of the difference between the 2020 amount and the preliminary monthly actuarial rate for 2021. Medicare Telehealth. Proposal to support efforts at Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to continue access to telehealth during the COVID pandemic. Nursing Home Telehealth Visitation. H.R. 6487 and S. 3517, the ACCESS Act: Proposal requiring that residents have access to telehealth visitation during the pandemic.
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, the Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
COVID-19 Relief. H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to increase the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), increase FMAP funding specifically for home and community based services; improve nursing home oversight, provide funding for COVID testing; ensure televisitation for nursing home residents, and eliminate cost sharing for COVID treatment. COVID Relief. H.R. 6514, the Worker Health Coverage Protection Act: Proposal to subsidize the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage premiums for individuals who lose employer coverage due to COVID-19. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7296, the Make Medications Affordable by Preventing Pandemic Price Gouging Act of 2020: Proposal to require that drugs developed with government funding have open and not exclusive license in order to promote more competition to bring drug prices down. Drug Pricing. H.R. 7288, the Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act: Proposal to establish a database of all taxpayer investments in COVID-19 drugs. Long-Term Services and Supports During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6698, the Quality of Care for Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19 Act of 2020: Proposals to require facilities to have a full-time infection interventionist on staff; regularly test residents and staff; provide enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for all employees and report PPE shortages at least 24 hours before shortage is expected to occur; offer at least two weeks of paid sick leave to each employee; and facilitate virtual visits for residents who cannot receive visitors to look in on them during lockdown. Long-Term Services and Supports Telehealth. H.R. 6487, the Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act: Proposals to provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $50 million to the Department of Health and Human Services to assist nursing homes expand their use of telehealth services and to establish a grant program to allow nursing home residents to participate in virtual visits. Medicare Enrollment. S. 1280 and H.R. 2477, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: Proposals which would improve Medicare beneficiary notification of enrollment rules, align enrollment periods, and eliminate coverage gaps for those who miss their initial enrollment period and sign up during the general enrollment period. Medicare Savings Program and Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: S. 3544 and H.R. 6305, the Coronavirus Relief for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act: Proposals to increase funding for Medicaid home and community-based services including improving rates for homecare workers and funding sick leave; and to streamline processes so that more low-income beneficiaries would get assistance with their Medicare premiums and cost sharing through the Medicare Savings Program. Medicaid. (No bill): Proposal by the State of Oklahoma to obtain a waiver from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to turn their state Medicaid program into a block grant program. Medicaid. S. 4108, the Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act: Proposal to make FMAP increases automatic when there is an economic downturn. Drug Costs. H.R. 6649, the Lower Drug Costs for Seniors During COVID-19: Proposal to allow individuals to spread out the upfront costs for a 90-day refill during the COVID-19 emergency period.
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733 and H.R. 4907, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set a process to require Congress to consider recommendations made by committees created by this legislation that would likely include plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Eligibility for Economic Impact Payment. (No bill): Ensuring the Treasury Department made Social Security, SSI and Veterans beneficiaries automatically eligible to receive Economic Impact Payments as required by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136). Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic. H.R. 6356, the Emergency Social Security Benefits Act: Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127) and H.R. 6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act: Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230 and S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set a process to require Congress to consider recommendations made by committees created by S. 2733 that would likely include plans to cut Social Security and Medicare benefits. House Select Committee on Aging. (No bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860 and S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170 and S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. SSI Eligibility: H.R. 6028, the Stable Benefits and Housing Assistance Act: An amendment to the Social Security Act to ensure that relocation assistance grants received by SSI beneficiaries, regardless of the funding source, are excluded from consideration when determining an individuals eligibility to SSI benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141 and S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement. H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Emergency COVID-19 Payment to Social Security Beneficiaries and Others. (No bill): Proposal to provide a monthly payment to all Social Security, Veterans, and SSI beneficiaries through the end of 2021. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Benefit Improvements to Help Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic.: The Emergency Social Security Benefits Act (No bill number): Proposals to improve Social Security benefits, which would, take effect immediately, retroactive to January 1, 2020, and be in force until December 31, 2020. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302 and S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2901 and S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386 and S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits. Social Security Payroll Taxes. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to cut, eliminate and defer payment of Social Security payroll taxes. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5446, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the SSA. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Would require the establishment of a beneficiary representative at SSA to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Programs to Better Assist Older Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136): Appropriations during FY 2020 for the Older Americans Act, Section 202 housing for low-income seniors and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiate with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136): Proposals to permanently extend the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and permanently extend Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit where seniors only pay 5 percent of their drug costs instead of 25 percent. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits; and to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program which help low-income seniors pay for drug costs and Medicare premiums, deductibles and copays. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medical Expense Tax Deduction. Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5 percent to 10 percent of adjusted gross income. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682 and S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act: Proposal to allow the time patients spend in the hospital under observation status to count toward requisite three-day hospital stay for coverage of skilled nursing care. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Medicare Savings Program. (No bill): Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, aligning income and resource eligibility tests, simplifying enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Adapt Medicare and Medicaid to Improve Beneficiary Treatment and Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic. The CARES Act (P.L. 116-136) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127): Proposals to assist nursing homes with infection control and support states efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus in nursing homes; make telehealth appointments more accessible to Medicare beneficiaries; eliminate beneficiary cost-sharing requirements for a COVID-19 vaccine and diagnostic tests; enable the Medicare Part D prescription drug program to provide Medicare beneficiaries with a three-month supply of their medication; provide home and community-based support services during hospital stays; increase the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages payment to state Medicaid programs; and support federal, state and local health agency coronavirus prevention, preparedness and response. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. Supporting Older Americans Act of 2020 (P.L. 116-131): Reauthorizes the Older Americans Act until September 30, 2024, modernizes programs under the Administration on Aging and improves grants for state and community programs on aging.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the way funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020; H.R. 1865, the FY 2020 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act: Legislation that funds SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020. Congressional Budget Process Reform. S. 2765, the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act: Proposal to create an automatic budget reconciliation process that could result in deep cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, Supplemental Security Income and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Social Security and Medicare Trust Fund Committees. S. 2733, the Time to Rescue United States Trusts Act: Proposals to set up a process requiring Congress to consider recommendations made by S. 2733-created committees for addressing Social Security and Medicare solvency. House Select Committee on Aging.(No bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Age Discrimination. H.R. 1230, S. 485, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act: Proposal to restore the standard of proof in age discrimination cases to the pre-2009 level, and to treat age discrimination as unjust as other forms of employment discrimination.
Medical Expense Tax Deduction. H.R. 1865, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020: Proposal to raise the threshold for the medical expense tax deduction from 7.5% to ten percent of adjusted gross income.
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufacturers; creating a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price), requiring drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiation with HHS to pay a non-compliance fee of 65% of the gross sales of the drug in question; requiring drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury; creating a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Proposals to require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation; to establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs; to require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60% and, drug manufacturers 20%, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap; to increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions; and to provide state Medicaid programs with increased authority to contain drug prices. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services. H.R. 1865: Proposals to extend permanently the spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid home and community-based services and to extend permanently Money Follows the Person which provides grants to states for initiatives for people requiring long term care to receive Medicaid services and supports in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to require pharmacists to disclose to patients when the the patient copayment exceeds the total cost of the drug to their insurer or pharmacy benefits manager. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs, H.R. 1865: Proposal to reduce the threshold for entering the catastrophic phase of the Part D benefit to a point where seniors only pay five percent of their drug costs instead of 25%. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to expand eligibility for the Low-Income Subsidy and Medicare Savings Program. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill): Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a manner that is unbiased toward the traditional Medicare program. Medigap Reform. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiaries. Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 1865: Proposal to improve beneficiary education tools and extend funding for state health insurance and assistance programs. Reducing Health Care Costs. S. 1895: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies. Insulin Costs. H.R. 5444, The Lower Insulin Costs Now Act: Proposal to require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to continue reviewing generic insulin applications after the Agencys currently planned March 2020 cut-off date, i.e., ensuring that any existing generic insulin applications would continue to receive FDA review. Medicare Part B Penalty. H.R. 1788: Proposal to cap at two years the period for accrual of the penalty for delayed enrollment into Part B; to prevent individuals with Veterans or retiree coverage or who maintain COBRA coverage through a former employer from having to pay the Part B penalty for the remainder of the time they are covered under Part B. Medicare Savings Program. H.R. 4671: Proposal to reduce cost-sharing, align income and resource eligibility tests, simplify enrollment, and other program improvements for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Medicaid restructuring. (No bill): Proposal by the state of Tennessee to block grant Medicaid.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act; and H.R. 5392, the Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2019: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280 and S. 2753, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019; H.R. 4540, the Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act: Proposals to repeal or modify the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement: H.R. 5306, the Know Your Social Security Act of 2019: Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits and to change the classification system used to determine the frequency with which beneficiaries must undergo a continuing disability review. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, H.R. 2901/S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386/S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for initiating the payment of cash benefits. Identity Theft/Fraud. H.R. 5306, the Improving Social Securitys Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act of 2019: Proposal to require the establishment of a dedicated ID fraud cadre at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Beneficiary Representative. (No bill): Proposal to require the establishment of a beneficiary representative within the Social Security Administration to advocate on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries and claimants.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
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2019 · third_quarter · 3A
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufactureres. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiation with HHS to pay a Non-Compliance Fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Drug Pricing. H.R. 1046, the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act: Proposal to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to directly negotiate prices for prescription drugs and issue a competitive license allowing other manufacturers to produce the drug for Medicare in the event negotiations fail. Drug Pricing. S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposals to reduce the cost of prescription drugs including allowing generic drug manufacturers to sue brand-name manufacturers for not selling them samples for testing necessary to get to market; and requiring a drug manufacturer to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each price increase of certain drugs of which the wholesale acquisition cost increase is equal to 10 percent or more over a 12-month period or 25 percent or moreover a 36-month period. Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682/S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Generic Drug Introduction. Generic Drug Introduction. H.R. 965, the CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Health Care Rights Law. Proposed rule to the provision of the Affordable Care Act addressing discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, English proficiency, disability or sex. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019: Proposal extending the spousal impoverishment protections for home and community-based services until September 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill.) Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole in 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill.) Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R. 576, the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2019; H.R. 1393, the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019; H.R. 1518, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill.) Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program. Medicare Part D. (No bill.) Proposals to add an out-of-pocket cap, rationalize the structure of the Part D program, and make the Part D low-income subsidy more generous. Medigap Reform: H.R. 1394, the Medigap Consumer Protection Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by restoring first dollar coverage and extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiairies. Drug Safety. S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposal to remove requirement that medicines marketed in the U.S. adhere to quality standards established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards allow biosimilar makers to achieve regulatory certainty and expedite biosimilars to market. Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 2477/S. 1280, the BENES Act of 2019: Proposal to improve beneficiary education tools and extend funding for state health insurance and assistance programs. Reducing Health Care Costs: S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; and H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill.) Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill.) Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill.) Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill.) Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, H.R. 2901/S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill.) Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386/S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits.
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to the manner in which funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020: Administrations proposal for funding SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020.
House Select Committee on Aging. (No bill.) Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
Drug Pricing. H.R. 3, the Lower Drug Costs Now Act: Proposals to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare with pharmaceutical manufactureres. Create a maximum price for any negotiated drug with an international price index (Average International Market price). Require drug manufacturers that refuse to negotiation with HHS to pay a Non-Compliance Fee of 65 percent of the gross sales of the drug in question. Require drug companies that raised the price of a drug in Medicare above the rate of inflation since 2016 to either lower the price or pay the entire price above inflation in a rebate back to the Treasury. Create a $2,000 Medicare beneficiary annual out-of-pocket cost cap for prescription drugs. Drug Pricing. S. 2543, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019: Require pharmaceutical manufacturers to rebate Medicare if they raise their prices for drugs covered by Medicare Parts B and D faster than inflation. Establish an out-of-pocket spending limit in which Medicare beneficiaries would pay no more than $3,100 a year on drug costs. Require Medicare Part D private insurers to pay 60 percent and, drug makers 20 percent, of the costs incurred over the out-of-pocket spending cap. Increase transparency into pharmacy benefit manager practices and manufacturer drug pricing decisions. Provide state Medicaid programs with more authority to contain drug prices. Drug Pricing. H.R. 1046, the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act: Proposal to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to directly negotiate prices for prescription drugs and issue a competitive license allowing other manufacturers to produce the drug for Medicare in the event negotiations fail. Drug Pricing. S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposals to reduce the cost of prescription drugs including allowing generic drug manufacturers to sue brand-name manufacturers for not selling them samples for testing necessary to get to market; and requiring a drug manufacturer to submit a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for each price increase of certain drugs of which the wholesale acquisition cost increase is equal to 10 percent or more over a 12-month period or 25 percent or moreover a 36-month period. Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682/S. 753, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Generic Drug Introduction. Generic Drug Introduction. H.R. 965, the CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Health Care Rights Law. Proposed rule to the provision of the Affordable Care Act addressing discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, English proficiency, disability or sex. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019: Proposal extending the spousal impoverishment protections for home and community-based services until September 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill.) Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole in 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill.) Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R. 576, the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2019; H.R. 1393, the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019; H.R. 1518, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing benefits. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill.) Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program. Medicare Part D. (No bill.) Proposals to add an out-of-pocket cap, rationalize the structure of the Part D program, and make the Part D low-income subsidy more generous. Medigap Reform: H.R. 1394, the Medigap Consumer Protection Act: Proposal to improve quality of coverage and access to Medigap by restoring first dollar coverage and extending guaranteed issue to disabled people and other beneficiairies. Drug Safety. S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposal to remove requirement that medicines marketed in the U.S. adhere to quality standards established by the U.S. Pharmacopeia. These standards allow biosimilar makers to achieve regulatory certainty and expedite biosimilars to market. Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 2477/S. 1280, the BENES Act of 2019: Proposal to improve beneficiary education tools and extend funding for state health insurance and assistance programs. Reducing Health Care Costs: S. 1895, the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019: Proposal to eliminate surprise medical billing including out-of-network charges in emergencies.
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; and H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No bill): Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. (No bill): Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). (No bill): Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Administration (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the President of the United Statess nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2025. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill): Proposals to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill): Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, H.R. 2901/S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strenthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill): Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries.
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
Drug Pricing. (No Bill): Proposals to eliminate rebates for drugs in Medicare Part D with the exception of drugs rebated to consumers at the point of sale. Drug Pricing. H.R. 1046, The Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act: Proposal to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices directly for prescription drugs and to issue a competitive license allowing other manufacturers to produce a drug for Medicare in the event negotiations fail. Medicare Penalties. H.R. 1788, Medicare Part B Penalties Fairness Act: Proposal limiting the penalty for Part B late enrollment and to allow those with Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) coverage to avoid paying the penalty. Medicare Financing. (No Bill): Proposal to redirect the current tax assessment on net investment income to the Medicare Trust Fund. Opioid Treatment. (No Bill): The MORE Savings Act proposal to eliminate cost-sharing (including copayments, deductibles and coinsurance) for opioid treatment and recovery support services under private insurance plans and through a demonstration in Medicare, while providing increased funding for Medicaid programs to offer these services. Medicare Benefits. (No Bill): The Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act proposal to expand Part B benefits to include coverage of oral, vision, and hearing care, while providing for reasonable measures to facilitate implementation and contain costs. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 576, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth: Proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Hearing Aids. H.R. 1518, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Dental Benefits. S. 22, Medicare Dental Benefit Act: Proposal to make dental services a covered benefit under Medicare. Medicare Part D. S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act: Proposal to eliminate the asset test, streamline program administration and to extend full benefits to individuals up to 200% of poverty for the low income subsidy program for Medicare Part D. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682/S. 753, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Generic Drug Introduction. H.R. 965, CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Medicare Beneficiary Equitable Relief. (No Bill): Efforts to extend and make permanent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy for equitable relief for select individuals currently or previously enrolled in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans who delayed Medicare enrollment during their Initial Enrollment Period or during a qualifying Special Enrollment Period. Home and Community Based Long-Term Care. H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019: Proposal extending the spousal impoverishment protections for home and community based services until September 30th and provides $20 million in additional funding for the Medicaid Money Follows the Person (MFP) program. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No Bill): Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole in 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No Bill): Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Part B Drug Costs. (No Bill): Proposals to reduce Medicare Part B drug costs by limiting Medicare payment when a drug price increase exceeds an inflation limit. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No Bill): Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program. Medicaid Expansion. S. 585, States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act: Proposal to provide a higher level of federal Medicaid funding for states that did not expand Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act was launched in 2014.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Hearing Aids. H.R. 3426, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568/H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Generic Drug Introduction. S. 974/H.R. 2212, CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Opioid Treatment. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Section 2005 proposals related to Medicare coverage of certain services furnished by opioid treatment programs. Medicare Beneficiary Equitable Relief. (No bill): Efforts to extend and make permanent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy for equitable relief for select individuals currently or previously enrolled in Affordable Care Act Marketplace plans who delayed Medicare enrollment during their Initial Enrollment Period or during a qualifying Special Enrollment Period. Medicare Physician Payment. (No bill): Proposal to collapse the current five levels of payments for office visits into two levels. Medicare and Medicaid Protection. S. 3330, Medicare and Medicaid Protection Act: Proposed changes to budget reconciliation legislation affecting Medicare and Medicaid program protections. Medicaid Home and Community Based Services. H.R. 7217, IMPROVE Act/H.R. 695, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018: Provisions to extend spousal impoverishment protections to Medicaid home and community based services, and to extend the demonstration program, Money Follows the Person, which provides funding to states to assist people requiring long term care services to stay in their homes. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole in 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. H.R. 6505, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018: Proposal to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to pay another manufacturer to produce a drug in instances where a drug manufacturer fails to provide Medicare a reasonable price for the drug. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restrict the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Part B Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposals to reduce Medicare Part B drug costs by limiting Medicare payment when a drug price increase exceeds an inflation limit. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill): Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program. Medigap reform. (No bill): Proposals to extend Medigap guaranteed issue protections -requiring plans to extend coverage without regard to health status - to all beneficiaires with Medicare Advantage, to disabled beneficiaries under the age of 65 and to beneficiaries with Medigap plans C and F, which will stop taking new enrollees in 2020.
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Hearing Health Care Services. S. 2575/H.R. 2276, Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018: Proposal to expand access to hearing health care services for Medicare beneficiaries. Hearing Aids. H.R. 3426, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568/H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Dementia and Alzheimers. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Alzheimers Disease. S. 2387/H.R. 4957, Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018: Proposal to aid Alzheimers disease suffers, their families and caregivers, including authorization of a cognitive impairment detection benefit in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. Drug Price Negotiation. S. 2011/H.R. 4138, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act: Proposals to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare Part D program, including allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with prescription drug manufacturers and requiring drug manufacturers to rebate to the federal government for drugs covered under Medicare Part D for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Generic Drug Introduction. S. 974/H.R. 2212, CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Opioid Treatment. H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Section 2005 proposals related to Medicare coverage of certain services furnished by opioid treatment programs. Medicare Beneficiary Equitable Relief. (No bill): Efforts to extend and make permanent the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy for equitable relief for select individuals currently or previously enrolled in Marketplace plans who delayed Medicare enrollment during their Initial Enrollment Period or during a qualifying Special Enrollment Period. Medicare Physician Payment. (No bill): Proposal to collapse the current five levels of payments for office visits (Evaluation and Management) into two levels. Medicare and Medicaid Protection. S. 3330, Medicare and Medicaid Protection Act: Proposed changes to budget reconciliation legislation affecting Medicare and Medicaid program protections. Medicaid Protection. (No bill): Proposals requiring Medicaid recipients to work and ending homecare workers rights to make deductions from their pay for health care and union dues. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (May be attached to several legislative vehicles.) Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018: Proposal to prohibit Medicare Advantage plans from putting clauses in contracts with pharmacists prohibiting them from disclosing to beneficiaries when a drug is less expensive if the beneficiary doesnt use his or her insurance. Medicare Part B Drug Costs. H.R. 5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018: Proposal to reduce Medicare Part B drug costs by requiring Medicare to rebate to the government the amount by which a drug price increase exceeds an inflation limit. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill). Efforts to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program.
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
Hearing Health Care Services. S. 2575/H.R. 2276, Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018: Proposal to expand access to hearing health care services for Medicare beneficiaries. Hearing Aids. H.R. 3426, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568/H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Opioid Treatment. S. 2704/H.R. 4097, Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act: Proposal to provide for coverage of methadone under Medicare Part B. Dementia and Alzheimers. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias; Alzheimers Disease. S. 2387/H.R. 4957, Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimers Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018: Proposal to aid Alzheimers disease suffers, their families and caregivers, including authorization of a cognitive impairment detection benefit in the Medicare annual wellness visit and initial preventive physical examination. Drug Price Negotiation. S. 2011/H.R. 4138, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act: Proposals to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare Part D program, including allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with prescription drug manufacturers and requiring drug manufacturers to rebate to the federal government for drugs covered under Medicare Part D for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Generic Drug Introduction. S. 974/H.R. 2212, CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Prescription Drug costs. S. 2553/H.R. 6144, the Know the Lowest Price Act: Proposal to prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefits managers from utilizing contract gag clauses prohibiting pharmacists from disclosing to consumers when it costs less to pay out-of-pocket for a prescription than it would using their insurance coverage. Medicare Part B Drug Costs . H.R. 5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018: Proposal to reduce Medicare Part B drug costs by requiring Medicare to rebate to the government the amount by which a drug price increase exceeds an inflation limit. Medicare Beneficiary Education. (No bill): Efforts to improve the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid outreach and education during open enrollment.
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations. H. R. 1625, P.L. 115-141, Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act: Provisions relating to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs and other aging programs. 2018 Budget. H. R. 1892, P.L. 115-123: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018: Proposals relating to easing budget spending caps created by the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25) with implications for programs for older Americans funded by discretionary spending.
2018 Medicare Open Enrollment (No bill). The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrations public outreach and education around the 2018 Medicare open enrollment. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 3426, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568, H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility . S. 1909, H. R. 2575, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act: Proposals to improve Medicare Part B enrollment and to align Part B, Medicare Advantage and Part D rules. Opioid Treatment for Seniors. H.R. 5085, Expanding Access to Evidence-Based Opioid Treatment for Seniors Act of 2018: Proposal to require Medicare to recognize substance abuse treatment facilities as independent providers. Dementia and Alzheimers. S. 2076, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act), Proposal for applying a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Medicare Privatization (No bill). Proposals to transform traditional Medicare into a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age (No bill). Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (No bill). Proposal to have the Administration for Community Living reinstate a demographic question on gender identity. Money Follows the Person (No bill). Proposal to reauthorize a demonstration that provides funding and support for states to transition individuals living in institutional care settings into settings that are more integrated with their communities. Alex M. Azars Nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services (No bill). Questions pertaining to Mr. Azars positions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid block granting, and his background as a pharmaceutical executive. Medicare Part B Prices. H.R. 5150, Protecting Medicare from Excessive Price Increases Act of 2018: Proposal to require drug manufacturers to rebate to the Secretary of Health and Human Services the amount by which a drug exceeds past prices above inflation. Drug Price Negotiation. S. 2011, H.R. 4138, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act: Proposals to lower prescription drug prices in the Medicare Part D program, including allowing Medicare to negotiate directly with prescription drug manufacturers. Requires drug manufacturers to provide a rebate to the federal government for drugs covered under Medicare Part D for low-income Medicare beneficiaries. Generic Drug Market Anticompetitive Behavior. S.974, H.R.2212, CREATES Act of 2017: Proposal to curb abuses by brand drug makers that prevent or delay generic drug manufacturers from getting sufficient samples of the brand drugs needed to obtain FDA approval, keeping generics off the market and driving up drug costs.
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 71). Provisions relating to repeal of the Affordable Care Acts impact on Medicare and Medicaid, privatizing Medicare, raising the Medicare eligibility age, and establishing a reserve fund for importation of prescription drugs. Tax Cut and Jobs Act (H.R. 1, P.L. 115-97). Provisions relating to the impact on Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other programs on which older Americans rely. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (H.R. 3358, S. 1771). Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease and hearing loss, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, and the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs, including the Lifespan Respite Care Program and National Family Caregiver Support Program. Sequestration (No bill). Proposals relating to easing budget spending caps created by the Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25) with implications for programs for older Americans funded by discretionary spending.
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
Fiscal Year 2017 (S. Con. Res. 3) and Fiscal Year 2018 (H. Con. Res. 71) Budget Resolutions. Provisions relating to repeal of the Affordable Care Acts impact on Medicare and Medicaid, privatizing Medicare, raising the Medicare eligibility age, and establishing a reserve fund for importation of prescription drugs. President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Older Americans Act programs, the Community Services Block Grant, the Community Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National Institute on Aging research, Senior Corps programs and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. (H.R. 3358, S. 1771) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease and hearing loss, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, and the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs, including the Lifespan Respite Care Program and National Family Caregiver Support Program.
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
Fiscal Year 2017 (S. Con. Res. 3) and Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolutions. (No bill.) Provisions relating to repeal of the Affordable Care Acts impact on Medicare and Medicaid and reserve fund for importation of prescription drugs. President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, Older Americans Act programs, the Community Services Block Grant, the Community Development Block Grant, the Social Services Block Grant, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, National Institute on Aging research, Senior Corps programs and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget and the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease and hearing loss. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. (No bill.) Proposals to fund The Administration for Community Livings the Lifespan Respite Care Program and National Family Caregiver Support Program.
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
Social Security Trust Fund Reallocation. H. Res. 5. Adopting rules for the 115th Congress. Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act. Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act. Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No bill.) Proposals to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform. (No bill.) Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). (No bill.) Proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017. Proposals to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Windfall Elimination Provision. (No bill.) Proposals to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. (No bill.) Proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act. Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. Disability Adjudication (no bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Medicare Part B Premium. (No bill.) Proposals to mitigate the expected increase in the 2017 Part B premium for beneficiaries not protected by the "hold harmless" provision. Medicare Part B Enrollment. Comments on the CMS/HHS Proposed Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2018. Medicare Supplemental Insurance. H.R. 6265, the Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016: proposal to improve access to and improve beneficiary information about Medigap for seniors and disabled individuals in the traditional Medicare program. Medicare Affordability. S. 3371, H.R. 6109, Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016: proposals to improve Medicare for beneficiaries by capping out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare; increasing financial assistance for low-income beneficiaries; aligning the Medicare Savings Programs and Low-Income Subsidy; eliminating the 24- month waiting period for Medicare coverage for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits; making changes in the enrollment period for Medicare; eliminating gaps between enrollment and when actual coverage begins; limiting the Part B late enrollment penalty; and providing permanent funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Aging and Disability Resource Centers ADRCs) and the National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment. Medicare Part B Enrollment. S. 3236, H.R. 5772, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: legislation to modernize and simplify Part B enrollment. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Medicare Dental Coverage. S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015: proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include dental care. Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 5396, H.R. 3308: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Home-based Primary Medical Care. S. 3130, Independence at Home Act of 2016: legislation to expand the Independence at Home Medicare demonstration project providing home-based primary medical care to elders with severe chronic illness and disability. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices. S. 804, Medicare CGM Access Act: legislation to provide Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices for beneficiaries with diabetes who meet specified medical criteria. Biologics Market Exclusivity Period. S. 3094, H.R. 5573, Price Relief, Innovation and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act: legislation to reduce the market exclusivity period for biologics from its current 12 years to seven years. Drug Manufacture Transparency. S. 3335, H.R. 6043, Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016: proposal to require drug manufacturers to be more transparent about justification for increases in drug prices over ten percent, namely to report their spending on a drug's research and development as well as their profits on a drug each year since its approval. Drug Importation. H.R. 2623, the Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act: proposal to establish policies for the safe reimportation of pharmaceutical drugs by individuals for their personal use. Containment of Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2023, the Prescription Drug Affordability Act: proposals to require Medicare to negotiate drug prices under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program; allow for importation of prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies; require manufacturers to provide a rebate to the federal government for drugs covered under Medicare Part D for low-income Medicare beneficiaries; require generic drug manufacturers to pay an additional rebate to Medicaid if their drug prices rise faster than inflation; close the Medicare Part D donut hole for brand and generic drugs by 2017; and prohibit anti-competitive pay-for-delay arrangements between brand and generic drug makers. Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Authority. H.R. 4207, Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act: proposal to allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies when drugs lack sufficient competition. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Medicaid Restructuring. (No bill.) Proposals to change Medicaid from an entitlement program to block grants or per capita caps, forms of lump sum payments from the federal government. Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal. (No bill.) Proposals to repeal the ACA affecting the closing of the Medicare Part D donut hole, Medicare coverage of ACA-mandated preventive services, and payment and delivery reforms that extend the life of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund. Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension. (No bill.) Proposal to add an extension of the Medicare therapy cap exceptions process.
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Medicare Part B Premium. (No bill.) Proposals to mitigate the expected increase in the 2017 Part B premium for beneficiaries not protected by the hold harmless provision. Medigap. H.R. 6265, the Medigap Consumer Protection Act of 2016: proposal to improve access to and improve beneficiary information about Medigap for seniors and disabled individuals in the traditional Medicare program. Medicare Affordability. S. 3371, H.R. 6109, Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act of 2016: proposals to improve Medicare for beneficiaries by capping out-of-pocket costs in traditional Medicare; increasing financial assistance for low-income beneficiaries; aligning the Medicare Savings Programs and Low-Income Subsidy; eliminating the 24-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for people receiving Social Security Disability Insurance benefits; making commonsense changes in the enrollment period for Medicare; eliminating gaps between enrollment and when actual coverage begins; limiting the Part B late enrollment penalty; and providing permanent funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) and the National Center for Benefits Outreach and Enrollment. Medicare Part B Enrollment. S. 3236, H.R. 5772, the Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification (BENES) Act: legislation to modernize and simplify Part B enrollment. Medicare Observation Status. Public Law 114-42, Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility Act (NOTICE Act): comments on the CMS/HHS proposed rule to strengthen protections for Medicare beneficiaries who are hospitalized in observation status. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Expanding Drug Monopolies. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. Proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications. Medicare Part B Drug Payments. H.R. 5122: legislation to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from taking any further action on a proposed rule to change how Medicare pays for certain drugs that are typically not self-administered (such as some intravenous medications and chemotherapy drugs). Drug Manufacture Transparency. S. 3335, H.R. 6043, Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016: proposal to require drug manufacturers to be more transparent about justification for increases in drug prices over ten percent, namely to report their spending on a drugs research and development as well as their profits on a drug each year since its approval. Biologics Market Exclusivity Period. S. 3094, H.R. 5573, Price Relief, Innovation and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act: legislation to reduce the market exclusivity period for biologics from its current 12 years to seven years. Continuous Glucose Monitoring Devices. S. 804, Medicare CGM Access Act: legislation to provide Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices for beneficiaries with diabetes who meet specified medical criteria. Home-based Primary Medical Care. S. 3130, Independence at Home Act of 2016: legislation to expand the Independence at Home Medicare demonstration project providing home-based primary medical care to elders with severe chronic illness and disability. Alzheimers Beneficiary and Caregiver Assistance. S. 3137, H.R. 5681, Alzheimers Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act: proposals to improve the quality of life for people living with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia, support family care partners, and reduce costs to federal and state health programs. Alzheimers Caregiver Support. S. 3113, H.R. 3039, Alzheimers Caregiver Support Act: legislation to provide vital support and training to people living with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia and to their caregivers. Medicare Payment Policy. Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2017 (CMS-16545-P): comments to CMS/HHS pertaining to the proposed rule for Sec. II. E. 5, Assessment and Care Planning for Patients with Cognitive Impairment, which recognizes the value of assessment and care planning services for patients with cognitive impairment, including people living with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia. Medicare End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System. End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Coverage and Payment for Renal Dialysis Services Furnished to Individuals with Acute Kidney Injury, End-Stage Renal Disease Quality Incentive Program, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program Bid Surety Bonds, State Licensure and Appeals Process for Breach of Contract Actions, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies Competitive Bidding Program and Fee Schedule Adjustments, Access to Care Issues for Durable Medical Equipment; and the Comprehensive End-Stage Renal Disease Care Model (CMS-1651-P): comments to CMS/HHS regarding obstacles in many states to obtaining DME among people with Medicaid and Medicare benefits (dual eligibles).
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary": resolution to disapprove and nullify a Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice provided by financial advisors and brokers. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251 and H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others; and H.R. 5342, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016: proposal to offer Social Security beneficiaries a one-time emergency benefit payment and adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Expansion Support: H. Res. 393: proposals to express support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the programs long term future. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: : proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts.
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Family Caregiver Assistance. S. 1719, H.R. 3099, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2015: proposal directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. Family Caregiver Assistance. H.R. 3913, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act: proposal to reauthorize the program that provides grants to states to develop or enhance existing respite care programs for family caregivers caring for individuals with special needs of all ages.
Postal Reform. S. 2051, the Improving Postal Operations, Services and Transparency Act of 2015: proposal that would increase postal rates for nonprofit advocacy organizations by making the temporary exigent rate surcharge, scheduled to end in April 2016, permanent.
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.) Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors give retirement advice. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251 and H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). H. Res. 5, Rules for the 114th Congress: actions pertaining to Section 3, Subsection (q), a point of order against legislation to reallocate funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund unless accompanied by benefit cuts or tax increases that improve the solvency of the combined trust funds. Social Security Disability Trust Fund Solvency. H.R. 1314 (PL 114-74), H.R. 3621, H.R. 3150, S. 2090: proposals to extend the solvency of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Trust Fund variously through the reallocation of revenue from the Old Age and Insurance Trust Fund to the SSDI Trust Fund or by combining the two funds. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Expansion Support: H. Res. 393: proposals to express support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the programs long term future. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: : proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts.
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Family Caregiver Assistance. S. 1719, H.R. 1578, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2015: proposal directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy.
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act: proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 3061, S. 31, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposals to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate discounts, rebates, and other price concessions to lower the cost paid by Medicare to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Option. H.R. 3261, S. 1884, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015: proposals to create one or more Medicare-administered drug plans with uniform premiums, providing seniors with the opportunity to purchase drugs directly through the Medicare program; requires the federal government to use its purchasing power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs for beneficiaries who enroll in the Medicare-administered plan. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Patent Reform. S. 1137, Patent Act; H.R.9, Innovation Act: proposals to omit brand manufacturers from the U.S. Patent Office expedited review process intended to allow generic manufacturers to bypass costly litigation when challenging drug patents. Expanding Drug Monopolies. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications. Reducing Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2023, H.R. 3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act: proposals to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, to allow Medicare and Medicaid to receive additional rebates from brand and generic drugs, and to allow for the re-importation of drugs from Canada. Chronic Care Coordination. (No bill.) Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions. Medicare Vision, Dental and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 3308, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for vision, hearing and dental services. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Medicare Dental Coverage. S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Part B Premium and Deductible Increase. S. 2148, Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015; H.R. 3696, Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015: proposals to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles in 2016.
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act: proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 31, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposal to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations for covered Part D drugs for Part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; the therapy caps exceptions process; and offsets that increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Comprehensive Dental Reform. S. 570, H.R. 1055, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015: proposals to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Advantage Plans. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to risk adjustment and star ratings. Chronic Care Coordination. (No bill.) Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions. Medicare Coverage for Alzheimers Planning Session. H.R. 1559, S. 857, Health Outcomes, Planning and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimers Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage of a care-management planning session for Alzheimers disease diagnosed beneficiaries and their families. Drug Importation. H.R. 2623, Personal Drug Importation Fairness Act: proposal to establish policies for the safe reimportation of pharmaceutical drugs by individuals for personal use. Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage. H.R. 1653, Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Medicare Hearing Loss Assessment Coverage. H.R. 2748, Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for comprehensive audiology assessments, coverage for hearing aids as durable medical equipment, and coverage for services associated with fitting and adjusting hearing aids. Beneficiary Appeals for Medicare Part D. H.R. 2624, S. 1488, Part D Beneficiary Appeals Fairness Act: proposal to allow seniors the option of appealing the high costs of specialty tier drugs through Medicare Part D.
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals that would affect prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Pay Equality. S. 862 and H.R. 1619, Paycheck Fairness Act of 2015: provisions to remedy shortcomings of the 1963 Equal Pay Acts (P.L. 88-38) prohibition against sex discrimination in the payment of wages.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.) Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors provide retirement advice. Social Security Disability Insurance. H.Res. 5, Adopting Rules for the 114th Congress: provision (Section 3, Subsection (q)) creating a point of order against legislation to reallocate funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund unless it is accompanied by benefit cuts or tax increases that improve the solvency of the combined trust funds. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: proposals related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposal to establish a commission on Social Securitys long-term solvency and to require the proposed commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to strengthen Social Securitys financing and provide additional funding to improve benefits by extending and then eliminating the cap on payroll taxes while implementing a small, gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Equality. H.R. 1404 and S. 753, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits.
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
President of the U.S. FY 2016 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program, and the White House Conference on Aging. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bills in 4th Quarter 2014.) Proposals affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 83, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes: Provision to allow multiemployer pension plan trustees to reduce the earned and vested pension benefits of current retirees.
Insurance Marketplaces. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013: provisions allowing health insurers to continue offering group health insurance coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, even if the coverage does not comply with its coverage requirements.
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 3rd Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, H. Con. Res. 96, the House FY 2015 Budget Resolution, and the Democratic Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Republican Study Committee FY 2015 Budget Resolutions. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals denying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation andSocial Security Disability Insurance benefits.
Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
International Trade Agreement. (No bill). Proposals related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement that would affect prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, "Minimum Wage Fairness Act": provision related to raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. S. 1859, "Tax Extenders Act of 2013": provisions related to extending expired jobless benefits.
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
International Trade Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals related to the Trans-Pacific Parnership (TPP) Agreement affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 1601: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance.
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, S. Amdt. 1249 to S. 744, S. Amdt. 1317 to S. 744: provisions to ensure immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform have access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; to ensure reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; to allow lawfully present individuals who are working and paying all applicabletaxes to access federal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and to deny work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Medical Product Information. (No bill.) Comments on Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0757, Ensuring Access to Adequate Information on Medical Products for All.
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 25: proposal to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to determine physician fees under Part B. Medicare Observations Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (No bill.) Proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach the Center will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, dual-eligibles.
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries.Medicare Drug Savings. (No bill.) Proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 25: proposal to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to determine physician fees under Part B. Medicare Observations Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: Implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (No bill.) Proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach the Center will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, dual-eligibles.
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No Bill): proposals for providing a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by a surcharge on private Medigap policies and employer-provided retiree health benefits. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: provisions extending the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill): proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Income-relating. (No bill): proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age (No Bill): proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999, H.R. 6392: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill): proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. (P.L. 112-240): proposal to maintain current levels of physician fees under Part B. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of the provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (No bill): proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach the Center will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill): proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, e.g, dual-eligibles.
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
Health Care Law Repeal. H.R. 6079: legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148/P.L. 111-152).
Extension of Bush Era Tax Cuts (P.L. 107-16, P.L. 108-27). S. 3412, H.R. 8, H.Amdt. 1473 (H.R. 8): proposals to extend the Bush era tax cuts to the first $250,000 of household income.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 776, H.R. 456, S. 1876: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases (COLA) for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI (No bill): proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a "chained CPI." Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. S. 582, S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age; reducing cost-of-living increases; reducing benefit payment amounts; and creating private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security payroll tax revenues. Social Insurance Protection. H.Res. 733: provisions declaring that any agreement to replace the Budget Control Act of 2011 should not cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits, but should contain revenue increases. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday Extension. (No Bill): proposals extending the payroll tax holiday beyond calendar year 2012. Annual Social Security Statements. S. 3295: options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 2252: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Social Security Mandatory Direct Deposit. (No bill): proposals to modify the Administrations mandate that federal benefit recipients receive benefit via direct deposit. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill): proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the COLA; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Equality. H.R. 4609 : provisions requiring Social Security Administration to recognize legal partnerships for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits.
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (H.R. 6079): proposals repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; restoring provisions of law amended by the Act; rescinding the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010; and restoring provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions.
Senior Transportation. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century. S. 1813, H.R. 4348, P.L. 112-141: provisions pertaining to increasing access to safe transportation options for our nation's older adults.
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Submission. (No bill): proposals for the Federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year including provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of the U.S. H.Res.Con 112: proposals for the Federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year including provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. H.Amdt.1001 to H.CON.Res.112: an amendment in the nature of a substitute to utilize Simpson-Bowles recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations. (No bill): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs. Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2, S.J.Res. 23, S.J.Res. 24, S.J.Res. 10: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues.
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill). Pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill). Pertaining to potential copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Clinical Laboratory Services (No bill). Pertaining to potential copayments for beneficiaries Medicare clinical laboratory services. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated as inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees. P.L. 111-309 (H.R. 4994), H.R. 3630, H.R. 3743, H.R. 3765: provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 452, S. 668): pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S.560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: extending Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Part B Drug Savings. S. 1699: provisions reducing the cost of prescription drugs paid for under Medicare Part B. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office) (No bill). Proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill). Proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Medicare/Raising Eligibility Age (No bill). Proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. Medicare/Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (No bill). Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare/Income-relating (No bill). Proposals to increase costs for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Privatization (No Bill): Provisions to convert Medicare from a defined benefit plan to a premium support/voucher system. Long-term Care Financing. S. 227, H.R. 2267: provisions permitting advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) and physician assistants (PAs) to sign home health plans of care. Long-term Care Financing via Tax Deduction (no bill): Provisions amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long -term care needs. Repeal of expanded support for long-term supports and services, S. 720, H.R. 1173: Legislation would repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act, a voluntary national insurance program for purchasing community living assistance will help many people remain in the community and avoid institutional care, which will improve their quality of life.
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R.539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years. Chained CPI (No bill). proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582 S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the general COLA and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Payroll Tax (No bill). Proposal to extend the current payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012, increase the percentage reduction from the current 2 percent to 3.1 percent, and extend it to employers in certain situations. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP. Annual Social Security Statements (No bill). Options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Public Pension Modifications (No bill). Proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (No bill). Proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce. Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. H.Con. Res.72: Resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 1558, H.R. 797: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes.
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
E-Verify Program (no bill). Proposals making the E-Verify Program permanent and mandatory.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. S. 245: provisions enforcing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution through budgetary procedures limiting total federal spending and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues. Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 34: provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs.
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
Social Security Protection. S.AMDT. 207 (to S. 493): prohibiting reductions to Social Security benefits for deficit reduction purposes. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, S. 582: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security; establishing a point of order against legislation that would reduce benefits or privatize Social Security. Social Security Lock Box. S. 123: provisions amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 relating to Social Security Trust Fund totals and requiring presidential budget submissions to Congress to include a detailed proposal for Social Security reform legislation. Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the purpose of computing Social Security and Medicare benefit cost-of-living increases, and authorizing a cost-of living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R. 539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: provision requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP. Public Pension Modifications (no bill): proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill): proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce.
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Social Security/Cost of Living Adjustment. S. 3985, S. 3976, H.R. 5987: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2011 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security. H.R. 4213 (Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010), S. Amdt. 3353: providing an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. Social Security/Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2365, H.R. 4193, H.R. 5305: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of living-adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010. Social Security/Payroll Tax Holiday. H.R. 4853: provisions establishing a one-year, two percent payroll tax cut and extending tax cuts that were set to expire in 2010. Social Security/Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security into a system of private investment accounts. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security/Benefit Indexing. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security/Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H.R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Reform and Improvements (no bill): pertaining to initiatives to improve the pension system by making it universal, more secure and adequate. Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce.
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
Nations Short-term and Long-term Fiscal Position. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform deliberations pertaining to entitlement benefit program solvency, including the Social Security and Medicare programs. Fiscal Year 2011 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (no bill): proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Presidents Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (no bill): pertaining to the issues of income security, healthcare, Older Americans Act programming, and long-term care protections.
Medicare/Nomination. Nomination of the Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Medicare/Part A hospital inpatient status. H.R. 5950: provisions to ensure that beneficiaries receiving hospital services are deemed inpatients to ensure coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Part D program (No bill). Pertaining to negotiating with Part D plan sponsors to ensure that beneficiaries find meaningful differences in coverage between drug plans offered by each sponsor. Medicare/Part B Premium Hold Harmless. H.R. 3631: provisions extending the current "hold harmless" policy to all Medicare enrollees to ensure 2010 Part B monthly premiums remain at the current rate. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions relating to reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments, reducing the coverage gap in Part D, requiring wealthier Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the cost of their premiums under Medicare Parts B and D, expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS), improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans, expanding coverage of prevention services, establishing a Medicare Commission, providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services, expanding Medicaid coverage of attendant and other home services and supports, establishing a new national insurance program for long-term supports and services, authorizing funding to provide language services to limited English proficiency beneficiaries, authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care, providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors, preserving state benefit laws and requirements. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Hearing Coverage. H.R. 504: authorizing coverage of hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Dental Coverage. H.R. 870: authorizing coverage under Part B for medically necessary dental procedures. Medicare/Part D Premiums. H.R. 1832: limiting Part D premium increases to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. H.R. 4752, S. 3413, S. 3415: provisions requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Prescription Drug Plan. S. 330, H.R. 684: authorizing the establishment of a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan; S. 266: authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. Medicare/Combating Waste, Fraud, Abuse. H.R. 5044: relating to provisions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within Medicare; H.R. 203: increasing civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and increasing the surety bond amount for suppliers of durable medical equipment. Medicare and Medicaid. (No bill): pertaining to planning for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office and improved management of the Part D low-income subsidy and the Medicare Savings Programs. Medicaid/Federal Medical Assistance Percentage. P.L. 111-226: provisions to provide an enhanced federal match for states Medicaid programs.
House Select Committee on Aging. (No bill.) Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Cost of Living Adjustment (COLAs) Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019; and H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, the Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, the Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; and H.R. 2654, the Strengthening Social Security Act: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 4126, the Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2019: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Restoration. H.R. 4280, the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2019: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill.) Proposal to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposal to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No bill.) Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No bill.) Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No bill.) Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 2302/S. 1132, the Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act, H.R. 2901/S. 1616, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Strengthening Beneficiaries Rights. (No bill.) Various proposals relating to the protection and rights available to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries. Social Security Disability Insurance Waiting Periods. H.R. 4386/S. 2496, the Stop the Wait Act: Proposal to eliminate the 36-month waiting period for Medicare coverage for disabled individuals and the 5-month waiting period for start of payment of cash benefits.
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to the manner in which funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020: Administrations proposal for funding SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the manner in which funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration (SSA). H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020: Administrations proposal for funding SSAs operations for Fiscal Year 2020.
House Select Committee on Aging. (No bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Drug Pricing. H.R. 1046, the Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act: Proposal to allow the Secretary of Health & Human Services to directly negotiate prices for prescription drugs and issue a competitive license allowing other manufacturers to produce the drug for Medicare in the event negotiations fail. Medicare Observation Status. H.R. 1682/S. 753, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2019: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Dementia and Alzheimers Disease. S. 2076/H.R. 4256, Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure for Alzheimers Act (BOLD Act): Proposal to apply a public health approach to combat Alzheimers disease and related dementias. Generic Drug Introduction. H.R. 965, CREATES Act: Proposal to speed the introduction of generic competition by curbing brand drug maker abuses of safety procedures as a means to limit generic manufacturer access to the drug samples needed to obtain Food and Drug Administration approval. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services: H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019: Proposal extending the spousal impoverishment protections for home and community-based services until September 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposals to reduce amount drug manufacturers must contribute to closing the donut hole in 2019. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (formerly the North American Free Trade Agreement) addressing countries having expansive regulatory approval monopolies for biologic drugs and restricting the ability of Congress to reform patent laws that drive up drug costs for Medicare. Medicare Prescription Drug Costs. (No bill): Proposal to remove safe harbor from anti-kickback laws for drug rebates under Medicare Part D. Medicare Coverage Expansion. H.R. 576, the Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act of 2019; H.R. 1393, the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2019; H.R. 1518, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2019: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include, vision, dental and hearing. Medicare Open Enrollment. (No bill): Proposals to ensure the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services conducts open enrollment in a way that is unbiased toward the traditional program. Medicare Part D. (No bill): Proposals to add an out-of-pocket cap and rationalize the structure of the program. Medicare Part D. (No bill) Proposal to add a cap to the Part D benefit, maintain the manufacturer discount in the calculation of the threshold to enter the catastrophic benefit so that seniors need to pay less out-of-pocket to move through the donut hole, and streamline the Part D coverage determination and appeals process. Drug Pricing. (No bill): Proposals to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. Affordable Care Act Stabilization. H.R. 987, the Strengthening Health Care and Lowering Prescription Drug Costs Act: Proposal to reduce drug costs for Americans including seniors and to stabilize the Affordable Care Acts marketplaces. Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 2477/S. 1280, BENES Act of 2019: proposal to improve beneficiary education tools and extend funding for state health insurance and assistance(SHIP) programs.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Pay Equity. H.R. 7/S. 270, the Paycheck Fairness Act: Proposals to add procedural protections to the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Fair Labor Standards Act as part of an effort to address the gender pay gap.
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 860/S. 269, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1170/S. 478, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 1553, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2019: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 860/S. 269, Social Security 2100 Act: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No Bill): Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. (No Bill): Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income. (No Bill): Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 141/S. 521, Social Security Fairness Act of 2019: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Administration Online Services. (No Bill): Proposals pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to log into their account. Social Security Administration Nomination. (No Bill): Proposals pertaining to the President of the United Statess nomination of Andrew M. Saul of New York to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2025. Social Security Benefit Statement (No Bill): Proposals to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No Bill): Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. (No Bill): Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No Bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. (No Bill): Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. (No Bill): Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. (No Bill): Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation.
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the manner in which funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated. Administrative Budget for the Social Security Administration. (No bill): Administrations proposal for funding SSAs operations for fiscal year 2020.
House Select Committee on Aging. (No Bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Mandatory Spending Programs. (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the manner in which funding for the purpose of paying Social Security benefits are appropriated.
House Select Committee on Aging. (No Bill): Proposal to reestablish the House Select Committee on Aging in the 116th Congress.
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. S. 2653, the Elder Poverty Relief Act; S. 3147/H.R. 6251, the Social Security Administration Fairness Act; H.R. 1902/S. 2671, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 1255, Social Security Caregivers Credit Act of 2017: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205/S. 915, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 6933, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018: Proposal to amend the computation of Social Security benefits for retirees who are subjected to the Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Administration Online Services (No bill): Proposals pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to log into their account. Social Security Administration (No bill): Proposals pertaining to the President of the United Statess nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill): Proposals to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959/H.R. 4500, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication. S. 3744/H.R. 7276, the Social Security Disability Protection Act: Proposal to stop the Social Security Administration from reinstituting the reconsideration step of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) adjudication process in the ten states where that step is not used. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income Disability Benefits Adjudication. (No bill): Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. S. 2653, Elderly Poverty Relief Act of 2018: Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 5431, the Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018; H.R. 7146, the Maintain Access to Vital Social Security Services Act: Proposals to protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Department of Labor Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget/House Resolution. (No Bill): Provisions relating to privatizing Medicare, raising the Medicare eligibility age, capping Medicaid payments, and prohibiting joint receipt of unemployment insurance benefits and Social Security disability benefits. Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019. P. L. 115-245: Provisions relating to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs and other aging programs.
Adopting Rules for the 115th Congress. H. Res. 5: Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. S. 2653, the Elder Poverty Relief Act; S. 3147/H.R. 6251, the Social Security Administration Fairness Act; H.R. 1902/S. 2671, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 1255, Social Security Caregivers Credit Act of 2017: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205/S. 915, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Administration Online Services (No bill). Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to log into their account. Social Security Administration (No bill). Pertaining to the President of the United States' nomination of Andrew M. Saul, of New York, to be Commissioner of Social Security for the term expiring January 19, 2019. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill). Pertaining to efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959/H.R. 4500, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. S. 2653, Elderly Poverty Relief Act of 2018: Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 5431, the Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018: Protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Disability Adjudication (no bill). Notice of proposed rule making regarding the evaluation of musculoskeletal impairments for the purposes of qualifying for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Department of Labor Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Adopting Rules for the 115th Congress. H. Res. 5: Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. S. 2653, the Elder Poverty Relief Act; S. 3147/H.R. 6251, the Social Security Administration Fairness Act; H.R. 1902/S. 2671, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 1255, Social Security Caregivers Credit Act of 2017: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205/S. 915, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Social Security Administration Online Services (No bill). Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill). Pertaining to efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959/H.R. 4500, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Disability Adjudication (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Benefit Improvement. S. 2653, Elderly Poverty Relief Act of 2018: Proposal to adjust benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years. Social Security Office Closures. H.R. 5431, the Social Security Administration Accountability Act of 2018: Protect and preserve Social Securitys network of local field offices from closure or consolidation. Disability Adjudication (no bill). Notice of proposed rule making regarding the evaluation of musculoskeletal impairments for the purposes of qualifying for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Department of Labor Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice.
Fiscal Year 2019 Budget/House Resolution. (No Bill): Provisions relating to privatizing Medicare, raising the Medicare eligibility age, capping Medicaid payments, and prohibiting joint receipt of unemployment insurance benefits and Social Security disability benefits. Fiscal Year 2019 Budget. S. Con. Res. 36: Provisions affecting Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019. S. 3158: Provisions relating to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget, the National Institutes of Health research on Alzheimers disease, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program, the Administration for Community Livings Older Americans Act programs and other aging programs. Balanced Budget Amendment. H. J. Res. 2: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Adopting Rules for the 115th Congress. H. Res. 5: Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 1255, Social Security Caregivers Credit Act of 2017: Proposal to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform (No bill). Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Social Security Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services (No bill). Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill). Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Department of Labor Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. Disability Adjudication (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Social Security Representative Payee System. H.R. 4547, the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017: Proposal to provide greater safeguards for vulnerable Social Security beneficiaries whose benefits are managed by representative payees. Elderly Poverty Relief (no bill). Proposal to adjusts benefit levels for individuals who have been on the Social Security Benefit rolls for many years.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Adopting Rules for the 115th Congress (H. Res. 5). Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief (H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017). Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion (H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017). Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits (No bill). Proposals to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission (H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act). Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform (No bill). Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act). Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision (H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017). Proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services (No bill). Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement (No bill). Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment (S. 959, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act). Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Department of Labor Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule (H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act). Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. Disability Adjudication (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits (H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017). Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest. Improvements to the Representative Payee System (H.R. 4547, the Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2017). Proposal to provide greater safeguards for vulnerable Social Security beneficiaries whose benefits are managed by Representative payees.
2018 Medicare Open Enrollment (No bill). The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrations public outreach and education around the 2018 Medicare open enrollment. Childrens Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3921, H. R. 3922). Proposals pertaining to funding for the CHIP program and to increasing income-related Medicare premiums. Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act (S. 1909, H. R. 2575). Proposals to improve Medicare Part B enrollment and to align Part B, Medicare Advantage and Part D rules. Medicare Beneficiary Opioid Addiction Treatment Act (H.R. 4097). Proposal to provide coverage of methadone under Medicare Part B. Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017 (S. 1334, H. R. 2797). Proposal to enhance care for Medicare beneficiaries with advanced illness or nearing the end of life. Medicare Privatization (No bill). Proposals to transform traditional Medicare into a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age (No bill). Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Affordable Care Act Patient and Consumer Protections (No bill). Proposal to have the Department of Health and Human Services implement the final rule on Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act which protects against discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, limited English proficiency, disability or sex. National Survey of Older Americans Act Participants (No bill). Proposal to have the Administration for Community Living reinstate a demographic question on gender identity. Money Follows the Person (No bill). Proposal to reauthorize a demonstration that provides funding and support for states to transition individuals living in institutional care settings into settings that are more integrated with their communities. Alex M. Azars Nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services (No bill). Questions pertaining to Mr. Azars positions on the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid block granting, and his background as a pharmaceutical executive.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Social Security Trust Fund Reallocation. H. Res. 5. Adopting rules for the 115th Congress: Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No bill.) Proposals to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 3423, Social Security Commission Act: Proposal to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform. (No bill.) Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 3307, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act: Proposal to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposals to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. Disability Adjudication. (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. Prohibit Payment of Social Security and Supplemental Security Insurance Benefits. H.R. 2792, the Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons Act of 2017: Proposal to bar payment of benefits for seniors with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act and H.R. 3111, Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2017: Proposals to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids. S. 670/H.R. 1652, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017: Proposal to provide access to more affordable hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568, H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Medicare Buy-in. S. 1742, Medicare at 55 Act: Proposal to provide an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the United States age 55 to 64 to buy into Medicare. Medicare Buy-in and Health Care Stabilization. H.R. 3748, the Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act: Proposals to create a Medicare buy-in option for Americans ages 50-64, to bolster stability in the health care marketplaces with common sense solutions and to bring down costs in the health care system through innovative ways reducing waste, fraud, and abuse. Medicare Expansion. S. 1804, Medicare for All Act: Proposal to establish a Medicare-for-all national health insurance program. Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare into a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal and Replace. Amendments to H. R. 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA): Provisions affecting the costs of private health insurance for older Americans under age 65, restructuring the Medicaid program and institutional and in-home long-term care services. Medicare and Medicaid Extenders. (No bill.) Proposals to make permanent expiring funding for community-based organizations to support outreach and enrollment to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, to extend the Medicare therapy caps exceptions process and to extend and improve Medicaid home and community-based services. Alzheimers Disease Patients and Family Caregivers. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assist people living with dementia, support family caregivers, strengthen clinical practice and reduce costs to federal and state health programs. Nursing Home Residents. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services maintain existing regulations protecting nursing home residents from mandatory arbitration to settle disputes with a nursing facility. Marketplace Enrollees. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services extend the time for an equitable-relief opportunity for certain individuals enrolled in Marketplace plans who delayed Medicare enrollment. Affordable Care Act Patient and Consumer Protections. (No bill.) Proposal to have the Department of Health and Human Services implement the final rule on Section 1557 which protects against discrimination based on age, race, color, national origin, limited English proficiency, disability or sex. Drug Pricing. S. 1131, H.R. 2439, Fair Drug Pricing Act: Proposal to require drug manufacturers to submit price justifications when increasing the cost of drugs by 10 percent or more a year. Drug Pricing. S. 771, Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: Provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs; prohibit anti-competitive behavior between brand and generic drug makers; allow the importation of prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies. Drug Pricing. S. 469/H.R. 1245, the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act: Proposal to permit wholesalers, licensed pharmacists and individuals to import drugs from Canada. Drug Pricing. S. 348, the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017: Provisions directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for specialty drugs, drugs that account for high levels of spending, and those with dramatic price spikes. Drug Pricing. S. 974/H.R. 2212, the Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: Proposal to create a civil cause of action against manufacturers who abuse the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) process by limiting access to samples generic makers need to produce drugs and create competition. Caregiving. S. 1028, RAISE Family Caregivers Act. Proposal to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a strategy to support family caregivers.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Social Security Trust Fund Reallocation. H. Res. 5. Adopting rules for the 115th Congress. Provision creating a point of order to legislation reallocating funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. H.R. 1251, CPI-E Act of 2017; H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017; H.R. 2896, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2017: Proposals to adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1902, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 1114/S. 427, Social Security Expansion Act; H.R. 2855, Social Security for Future Generations Act of 2017: Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by altering the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Caregiver Social Security Credits. (No bill.) Proposals to provide Social Security wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform. (No bill.) Proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). (No bill.) Proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 1205, Social Security Fairness Act of 2017: Proposals to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. (No bill.) Proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. S. 959, the Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 355, Protecting American Families Retirement Advice Act: Provisions delaying for two years the effective date of the Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. Disability Adjudication. (No bill). Comments on regulatory proposals to alter the rules regarding the evaluation of medical evidence for the purpose of adjudicating claims for both Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability benefits.
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act: Proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Hearing Coverage. (No bill) Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act: Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of hearing aids. Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids. S. 670/H.R. 1652, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017: Proposal to provide access to more affordable hearing aids for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568, H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare into a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Medicare Home Health. H.R. 1825, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2017: Proposal to improve access to home health care services by expanding list of health professionals authorized to certify eligibility for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Speech Generating Devices. S. 1132/H.R. 2465, Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017: Proposal to make permanent the elimination of a specified payment cap under the Medicare program with respect to speech generating devices. Medicare Enrollment. H.R. 2575, Beneficiary Enrollment Notification and Eligibility Simplification Act of 2017 or the BENES Act of 2017: Proposal to establish requirements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to notify individuals of their potential eligibility for Medicare, require the Internal Revenue Service to disclose to CMS specified taxpayer information for the purpose of establishing individuals' potential Medicare eligibility, and restructure Medicare enrollment periods and coverage periods. Affordable Care Act (ACA) Repeal and Replace. H. R. 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA): Provisions affecting the solvency of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, increasing the beneficiary Part B premiums, increasing the costs of private health insurance for older Americans under age 65, restructuring the Medicaid program and institutional and in-home long-term care services. Medicare Caregiving. (No bill.) Proposals to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assist family caregivers. Medicare Drug Pricing. Draft Executive Order to address high drug prices in federal health care programs. Drug Pricing. S.1131, H.R. 2439, Fair Drug Pricing Act: Proposal to require drug manufactuers to submit price justifications when increasing the cost of drugs by 10 percent or more a year. Drug Pricing. S. 771, Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: Provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs; prohibit anti-competitive behavior between brand and generic drug makers; allow the importation of prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies. Drug Pricing. S. 469/H.R. 1245, the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act: Proposal to permit wholesalers, licensed pharmacists and individuals to import drugs from Canada. Drug Pricing. S. 348, the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017: Provisions directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for specialty drugs, drugs that account for high levels of spending, and those with dramatic price spikes. Drug Pricing. H.R. 2212, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: Proposal to creat a civil cause of action against manufacturers who abuse the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) process by limiting access to samples generic makers need to produce drugs and create competition. Civil Rights. National Survey of Older American Act Participants. (No Bill.) Administration for Community Livings proposal to erase lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender older adults from the Survey.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 508, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act: Proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include comprehensive coverage of dental, vision, and hearing care. Medicare Observation Status. S. 568, H.R. 1421, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2017: Proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility care eligibility. Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposal to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Medicare Caregiving. (No bill.) Proposals to have the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services assist family caregivers. Affordable Care Act (ACA) repeal and replace. H. R. 1628, The American Health Care Act (AHCA): Provisions affecting the solvency of the Medicare Part A Trust Fund, increasing the beneficiary Part B premiums, increasing the costs of private health insurance for older Americans under age 65, restructuring the Medicaid program and institutional and in-home long-term care services. Drug Pricing. S. 771, Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act. Provisions to allow Medicare to negotiate prescription drugs; prohibit anti-competitive behavior between brand and generic drug makers; allow the importation of prescription drugs from licensed Canadian pharmacies. Drug Pricing. S. 469/H.R. 1245, the Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act. Proposal to permit wholesalers, licensed pharmacists and individuals to import drugs from Canada. Drug Pricing. S. 348, the Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2017. Provisions directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for specialty drugs, drugs that account for high levels of spending, and those with dramatic price spikes.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration operating budget and addressing Alzheimers disease and hearing loss. Fiscal Year 2017 (S. Con. Res. 3) and Fiscal Year 2018 (no bill) Budget Resolutions. Provisions relating to repeal of the Affordable Care Acts impact on Medicare and Medicaid and reserve fund for importation of prescription drugs.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251, H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others; and H.R. 5342, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016: proposal to offer Social Security beneficiaries a one-time emergency benefit payment and adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H .R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 5952, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016. Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Security's financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Social Security Expansion Support. H.Res. 393: proposal expressing support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the program's long term future. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015/2016: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Reform. H.R. 6489, Social Security Reform Act of 2016: proposals to achieve solvency of the Social Security trust fund by cutting benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H .R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposal to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts. Access to Social Security Administration Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to SSAs administrative decision to require individuals who have "mySocialSecurity" accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017: provisions disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary": resolution to disapprove and nullify a DOL rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice provided by financial advisors and brokers. The Older Americans Act. Public Law 114- 144, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: implementation of provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, S. 3040, H.R. 5926: proposals pertaining to funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) and to meet the challenges of Alzheimers disease. Rental Assistance Demonstration Program. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, H.R. 5394, S. 2844: proposals relating to the eligibility for Section 202 senior affordable properties with Project Rental Assistance Contracts (PRACs) to participate in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Fiscal Year 2017 (H.Con.Res. 125) and Fiscal Year 2018 (no bill) Budget Resolutions. Proposals pertaining to repealing the Affordable Care Act, privatizing Medicare and blocking granting Medicaid.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Family Caregiver Assistance. S. 1719, H.R. 3099, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2015: proposal directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. Family Caregiver Assistance. H.R. 3913, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act: proposal to reauthorize the program that provides grants to states to develop or enhance existing respite care programs for family caregivers caring for individuals with special needs of all ages.
Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251, H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others; and H.R. 5342, the Fair COLA for Seniors Act of 2016: proposal to offer Social Security beneficiaries a one-time emergency benefit payment and adopt the Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining COLAs for Social Security beneficiaries. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act; H.R. 5952, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2016. Proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap, among other changes. Social Security Expansion Support. H.Res. 393: proposal to express support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the programs long term future. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015/2016: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposal to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts. Access to SSA Online Services. (No bill.) Pertaining to Social Security Administrations recent administrative decision to require individuals who have a mySocialSecurity accounts to receive a code on a cell phone capable of receiving a text message in order to be able to log into their account. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. H.R. 5926, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary": resolution to disapprove and nullify a Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice provided by financial advisors and brokers. The Older Americans Act. Public Law 114-144, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: implementation of provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. (S. 3040, H.R. 5926.) Proposals pertaining to the Older Americans Act, the Social Security Administrations (SSA) operating budget, Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule and the elimination of funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Family Caregiver Assistance. S. 1719, H.R. 3099, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2015: proposal directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. Family Caregiver Assistance. H.R. 3913, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act: proposal to reauthorize the program that provides grants to states to develop or enhance existing respite care programs for family caregivers caring for individuals with special needs of all ages.
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act: proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 3061, S. 31, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposals to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate discounts, rebates, and other price concessions to lower the cost paid by Medicare to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4207, Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015: proposal to allow the Secretary of HHS to negotiate prices with manufacturers where little or no competition exists for drugs. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Option. H.R. 3261, S. 1884, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015: proposals to create one or more Medicare-administered drug plans with uniform premiums, providing seniors with the opportunity to purchase drugs directly through the Medicare program; requires the federal government to use its purchasing power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs for beneficiaries who enroll in the Medicare-administered plan. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Patent Reform. S. 1137, Patent Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act: proposal to carve brand-named pharmaceutical manufacturers out of an expedited United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) review process that allows generic companies to bypass costly litigation when challenging drug patents. Expanding Drug Monopolies. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications. Reducing Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2023, H.R. 3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act: proposals to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, to allow Medicare and Medicaid to receive additional rebates from brand and generic drugs, and to allow for the re-importation of drugs from Canada. Reducing the cost of biologics. H.R. 5573, S. 3094, Price, Innovation and Competition for Essential Drugs (PRICED) Act: proposal to reduce the marketing exclusivity period for biologics from 12 to 7 years. Drug payment under Medicare Part B. H.R. 5122, to prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare Part B prescription drug models: proposal to prohibit implementation of a proposed demonstration testing new ways of paying physicians for drugs in order to eliminate incentives to unnecessarily prescribe high cost drugs. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 5340, Fighting Medicare Fraud Act: Legislation to close off a loophole allowing Medicare fraud offenders to evade enforcement authority when they move to a new company. Out-of-pocket drug costs. S.2864, RXCAP Act of 2016: proposal to cap out-of-pocket costs for Part D enrollees. Chronic Care Coordination. (No bill.) Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions. Medicare Vision, Dental and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 3308, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act; H.R. 5396, the Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2016: proposals to provide Medicare coverage for vision, hearing and dental services. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015; H.R. 2748, the Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2015: proposals to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations, to amend Medicare to cover aural rehabilitation services, hearing aids, audiology rehabilitation services, and related hearing services. Medicare Dental Coverage. S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Care Planning. S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015: proposals to create a Medicare benefit for care planning, the coordination of services, to fill gaps in quality measurement in the advanced illness field. Medicare Private Plan Notification Improvements. (No bill.) Proposals to improve the annual notification Medicare private plans promulgate to Parts C and D enrollees pertaining to plan changes that will raise enrollee costs or limit access to products and services. Medicare Part B Payment Reforms. H.R. 5122: proposals to change the way Medicare pays doctors for administering drugs to eliminate incentives to prescribe drugs based on their expense instead of clinical need. Medicare Advantage Payment Reforms. (No bill.) Proposals to eliminate discrepancies in how much Medicare pays for services for similarly situated individuals in traditional Medicare and in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. (Public Law 114-10). Comments to CMS/HHS proposing ways the proposed rule can be strengthened to ensure the new Quality Payment Program delivers on the promise of health system transformation. Medicaid Expansion. H.R. 4588 and S. 2787: proposal to provide a higher level of federal Medicaid funding for states that did not choose to expand Medicaid when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) first launched Medicaid expansion in 2014.
Postal Reform. S. 2051, the Improving Postal Operations, Services and Transparency Act of 2015: proposal that would increase postal rates for nonprofit advocacy organizations by making the temporary exigent rate surcharge, scheduled to end in April 2016, permanent.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Older Americans Act programs. Congressional Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution. H. Con. Res. 125. Proposals involving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Fiscal Year 2017 Outlay Levels. (H.R. 4723, H.R. 4724 and H.R. 4725) Proposals to reduce Fiscal Year 2017 mandatory program outlays, including plans to recover premium subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act, eliminate the Social Service Block Grant and limit the ability of state governments to use a health care provider tax to fund Medicaid. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017. (S. 3040) Proposals pertaining to the Older Americans Act and the elimination of funding for the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year 2017 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and Older Americans Act programs. Congressional Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Resolution. H. Con. Res. 125. Proposals involving Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Fiscal Year 2017 Outlay Levels. (H.R. 4723, H.R. 4724 and H.R. 4725) Proposals to reduce Fiscal Year 2017 mandatory program outlays, including plans to recover premium subsidies available under the Affordable Care Act, eliminate the Social Service Block Grant and limit the ability of state governments to use a health care provider tax to fund Medicaid.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.) Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors give retirement advice. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Cost of Living Adjustment Relief. S. 2251 and H.R. 4144, Seniors and Veterans Emergency (SAVE) Benefits Act: proposal to require the Secretary of the Treasury to make a one-time emergency payment to Social Security beneficiaries, veterans and others. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, S. 1904, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Expansion Support: H. Res. 393: proposals to express support for protecting and expanding Social Security benefits while securing the programs long term future. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). S. 1387, H.R. 2442, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act: proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Caregiver Social Security Credits. S. 2721, H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives. Gun Control Initiatives. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to identify Social Security beneficiaries whose medical or psychological conditions render them unfit to own firearms. Protecting Social Security Benefits from Administrative Offset. S. 2387, Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration Act: : proposal to restore the protections of previous law preventing the government from taking away earned benefits to pay Federal debts.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.) Proposals to raise the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act: proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 3061, S. 31, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposals to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate discounts, rebates, and other price concessions to lower the cost paid by Medicare to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4207, Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015: proposal to allow the Secretary of HHS to negotiate prices with manufacturers where little or no competition exists for drugs. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Option. H.R. 3261, S. 1884, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015: proposals to create one or more Medicare-administered drug plans with uniform premiums, providing seniors with the opportunity to purchase drugs directly through the Medicare program; requires the federal government to use its purchasing power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs for beneficiaries who enroll in the Medicare-administered plan. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Patent Reform. S. 1137, Patent Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act: proposal to carve brand-named pharmaceutical manufacturers out of an expedited United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) review process that allows generic companies to bypass costly litigation when challenging drug patents. Expanding Drug Monopolies. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications. Reducing Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2023, H.R. 3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act: proposals to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, to allow Medicare and Medicaid to receive additional rebates from brand and generic drugs, and to allow for the re-importation of drugs from Canada. Chronic Care Coordination. (No bill.) Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions. Medicare Vision, Dental and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 3308, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for vision, hearing and dental services. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Medicare Dental Coverage. S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Part B Premium and Deductible Increase. S. 2148, Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015; H.R. 3696, Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 and P.L. 114-74: proposals to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles in 2016. Medicare Care Planning. S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015: proposals to create a Medicare benefit for care planning, the coordination of services, to fill gaps in quality measurement in the advanced illness field, and to include advanced care planning information in the Medicare & You handbook. Medicare Private Plan Notification Improvements. (No bill.) Proposals to improve the annual notification Medicare private plans promulgate to Parts C and D enrollees pertaining to plan changes that will raise enrollee costs or limit access to products and services. Medicare Part B Payment Reforms. (No bill.) Proposals to change the way Medicare pays doctors for administering drugs to eliminate incentives to prescribe drugs based on their expense instead of clinical need. Medicare Advantage Payment Reforms. (No bill.) Proposals to eliminate discrepancies in how much Medicare pays for services for similarly situated individuals in traditional Medicare and in Medicare Advantage plans.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Budget. H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (PL 114-74): provisions extending the solvency of the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund, mitigating the 2016 Medicare Part B premium and deductible increases and providing sequester relief to non-defense discretionary programs. Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations and Reconciliation. H.R. 2016, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 (PL 114-113): provisions setting out funding levels for the Social Security Administration, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Institutes of Health and the Administration on Community Living, including Older Americans Act programs and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program.
Family Caregiver Assistance. S. 1719, H.R. 3099, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act of 2015: proposal directing the Department of Health and Human Services to develop, maintain, and periodically update a National Family Caregiving Strategy. Family Caregiver Assistance. H.R. 3913, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization: proposal to reauthorize the program that provides grants to states to develop or enhance existing respite care programs for family caregivers caring for individuals with special needs of all ages.
Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1083, H.R. 2005, the Medicare Drug Savings Act: proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 3061, S. 31, the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposals to authorize the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate discounts, rebates, and other price concessions to lower the cost paid by Medicare to pharmaceutical manufacturers. Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4207, Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act of 2015: proposal to allow the Secretary of HHS to negotiate prices with manufacturers where little or no competition exists for drugs. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Option. H.R. 3261, S. 1884, the Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2015: proposals to create one or more Medicare-administered drug plans with uniform premiums, providing seniors with the opportunity to purchase drugs directly through the Medicare program; requires the federal government to use its purchasing power to negotiate lower prices on prescription drugs for beneficiaries who enroll in the Medicare-administered plan. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Patent Reform. S. 1137, Patent Act; H.R. 9, Innovation Act: proposal to carve brand-named pharmaceutical manufacturers out of an expedited United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) review process that allows generic companies to bypass costly litigation when challenging drug patents. Expanding Drug Monopolies. H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act: proposal to extend orphan drug market exclusivity for existing drugs to new indications. Reducing Prescription Drug Costs. S. 2023, H.R. 3513, Prescription Drug Affordability Act: proposals to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices, to allow Medicare and Medicaid to receive additional rebates from brand and generic drugs, and to allow for the re-importation of drugs from Canada. Chronic Care Coordination. (No bill.) Proposals to facilitate the delivery of high-quality care for people with Medicare living with multiple chronic conditions. Medicare Vision, Dental and Hearing Coverage. H.R. 3308, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears and Teeth Act: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for vision, hearing and dental services. Medicare Hearing Coverage. H.R. 1653, the Medicare Hearing Aid Coverage Act of 2015: proposal to provide Medicare coverage for the cost of hearing aids and examinations. Medicare Dental Coverage. S. 570, H.R. 1055, the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Part B Premium and Deductible Increase. S. 2148, Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2015; H.R. 3696, Medicare Premium Fairness Act of 2015 and P.L. 114-74: proposals to prevent steep increases in Medicare Part B premiums and deductibles in 2016. Medicare Care Planning. S. 1549, the Care Planning Act of 2015: proposals to create a Medicare benefit for care planning, the coordination of services, to fill gaps in quality measurement in the advanced illness field, and to include advanced care planning information in the Medicare & You handbook. Medicare Private Plan Notification Improvements. (No bill.) Proposals to improve the annual notification Medicare private plans promulgate to Parts C and D enrollees pertaining to plan changes that will raise enrollee costs or limit access to products and services.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.) Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors give retirement advice. Social Security Identity Theft. H.R. 380, the Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015, P.L. 114-10: provision to require the removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a proposed commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Disability Insurance. H. Res. 5, Rules for the 114th Congress: Actions pertaining to Section 3, Subsection (q), a point of order against legislation to reallocate funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund unless accompanied by benefit cuts or tax increases that improve the solvency of the combined trust funds. Social Security Disability Trust Fund Solvency. H.R. 3621, H.R. 3150, S. 2090: proposals to extend the solvency of the Social Security Disability Trust (SSDI) Fund variously through the reallocation of revenue from the Old Age and Insurance Trust Fund to the SSDI Trust Fund or by combining the two funds. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Equality. H.R. 1404 and S. 753, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 2442, S. 1387, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act; proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula. Protecting Seniors from Garnishment. (No bill.) Proposals to protect Social Security beneficiaries from having their Social Security benefits garnished to recover unpaid student loans. Caregiver Social Security Credits. H.R. 3377, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2015: proposal to provide wage credits for individuals who reduce their participation in the workforce or leave the workforce to provide care to specified family members and relatives.
Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations. H.R. 719, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (PL 114-53): Funding levels affecting the Social Security Administration, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, Medicaid, and Older Americans Act programs. Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations and Reconciliation. (No bills.) Proposals for Omnibus Appropriations, including sequester caps, and Reconciliation that would affect Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, Medicaid, and Older Americans Act programs. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. H.R. 3020, S. 1695: Proposed funding levels for programs under the Administration on Community Living and the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (Ships).
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill.) Proposals affecting prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Trade Promotion Authority. H.R. 1314, H.R. 2146 (P.L. 114-26, Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015): provision allowing implementing legislation for prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement to be considered by Congress under expedited procedures and without amendment. Trade Adjustment Authority. H.R. 1314, H.R. 1295 (P.L. 114-27, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015): provision offsetting the cost of the reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Act through proposals to cut Medicare spending.
Pay Equality. S. 862 and H.R. 1619, Paycheck Fairness Act of 2015: proposals to remedy shortcomings of the 1963 Equal Pay Acts (P.L. 88-38) prohibition against sex discrimination in the payment of wages.
U.S. Fiscal Year 2016 Budget. (Conference Report to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11.) Provisions on Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs and the White House Conference on Aging. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. (No bill.) Proposals to increase Presidents requested funding levels for programs under the Administration on Community Living, including programs providing services to older Americans and fighting elder abuse.
Department of Labor (DOL) Retirement Advisor Fiduciary Rule. (No bill.) Proposed DOL rule to protect Americans from conflicts of interest when brokers and other financial advisors give retirement advice. Social Security Identity Theft. H.R. 380, the Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015, P.L. 114-10: provision to require the removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. The Older Americans Act. S. 192, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Social Security Commission. H.R. 1578, Social Security Commission Act of 2015: proposals to require a proposed commission to make recommendations for achieving solvency of the Social Security trust funds for 75 years. Social Security Disability Insurance. H. Res. 5, Rules for the 114th Congress: Actions pertaining to Section 3, Subsection (q), a point of order against legislation to reallocate funds from the Social Security Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund to the Disability Insurance Trust Fund unless accompanied by benefit cuts or tax increases that improve the solvency of the combined trust funds. Social Security Expansion. H.R. 1391, Social Security 2100 Act: proposals to improve benefits and to strengthen Social Securitys financing by eliminating the payroll tax cap and implementing a gradual increase in workers and employers contributions to Social Security. Social Security Equality. H.R. 1404 and S. 753, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 2442, S. 1387, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2015: proposals to update provisions in the SSI program to reflect inflation since 1972 and to increase the asset limit to $10,000 for an individual and $15,000 for a couple. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2511, School Attendance Improves Lives (SAIL) Act: proposals to require SSI beneficiaries between the ages of 16-17 to attend school full-time in order to qualify for benefits. Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Benefits. H.R. 2504, Control Unlawful Fugitive Felons (CUFF) Act; proposal to authorize the Social Security Administration to suspend Social Security or SSI benefits to individuals with outstanding arrest warrants or who have violated the terms of their parole. Social Security Benefit Statement. (No bill.) Efforts to have the Social Security Administration resume annual distribution of benefit statements to eligible individuals. Eliminating Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. S. 1651, H.R. 973, Social Security Fairness Act: proposal to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provision. Modifying Windfall Elimination Provision. H.R. 711, Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act: proposal to replace the current Windfall Elimination Provision with a new Social Security formula.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
President of the U.S. FY 2016 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals on Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs and the White House Conference on Aging. Congressional FY 2016 Budget Resolutions. H.Con.Res. 27, S.Con.Res. 11: proposals affecting Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare and Medicaid.
Medicare Point of Order. S.Amdt. 601 to S.Con.Res. 11: proposal to establish a point of order against legislation to privatize Medicare, cut guaranteed benefits, increase beneficiary out-of-pocket spending or to turn Medicare into a premium support plan. Medicare Provider Payments. H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015: provisions replacing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; expanding means testing of Medicare Parts B and D; requiring a Medigap Plan deductible; and making the Qualified Individual (QI) program and the therapy caps exceptions process permanent. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 31, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2015: proposal to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices that may be charged to Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsors and Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations for covered Part D drugs for Part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a PDP or under an MA-Prescription Drug plan. Comprehensive Dental Reform. S. 570, H.R. 1055, Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015: proposal to extend comprehensive dental coverage to all Medicare, Medicaid, and VA beneficiaries. Medicare Home Health Benefits. S. 578, H.R. 1342, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2015: proposal to improve access to the Medicare home health benefit and to avoid unnecessary and costly institutional care. Medicare Observation Status. S. 843, H.R. 1571, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Identity Theft. H.R. 380, the Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2015, H. R. 2: provision to require the removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Affordable Care Act Repeal. H.R. 596, Repeal of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: provisions to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and restore provisions of law amended by the ACA. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. (No bill.) Proposals to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by Medicare-Medicaid eligible beneficiaries (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefit Co-payments. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to transform traditional Medicare to a private insurance carrier program.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill). Proposals that would affect prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.
Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act: proposals guaranteeing immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; ensuring reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; allowing lawfully present individuals who are working and paying all applicable taxes access to federal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and denying work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act: proposals guaranteeing immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; ensuring reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; allowing lawfully present individuals who are working and paying all applicable taxes access to federal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and denying work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Insurance Marketplaces. H.R. 3522: provisions to allow health insurers to continue offering group health insurance coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, even if they do not comply with its coverage requirements.
Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill). Proposals that would affect prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act: proposals guaranteeing immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; ensuring reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; allowing lawfully present individuals who are working and paying all applicable taxes access to federalsafety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and denying work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 96: provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L. 113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): sequestration mandates and provisions funding Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions amending the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. (No bill). Proposals that would affect prescription drug, biologic drug and medical device costs in public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 1st Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L.113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Budget Control Act of 2011. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act. S. Amdts. 1249 and 1317 to S. 744: provisions guaranteeing immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform have access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; ensuring reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; allowing lawfully present individuals who are working and paying all applicable taxesaccess to federal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and denying work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, "The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act," S. Amdts. 1249 and 1317 to S. 744: provisions relating to guaranteeing immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits; ensuring reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; allowing lawfully present who are working and paying all applicable taxes access tofederal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and denying work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security COLAs. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Restoration of mailing of annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the COLA; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the impending leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors.
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 25: proposal to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. H.J. Res. 59: legislation pertaining to preventing cuts in Medicare payments to physicians for a three month period that would otherwise be required on January 1, 2014 by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. Medicare Physician Fees. H.R. 2810: legislation pertaining to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to determine physician fees under Part B. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. S. 1871: provisions pertaining to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to determine physician fees under Part B; extending the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and repealing the therapy caps. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2014 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8: proposals for the FY 2014 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations. S.1284: provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, Social Security Administration administrative expenses, and Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E). Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 2410/S. 1244, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014: provisions appropriating funds for nutrition programs serving seniors. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 25: proposal to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 25: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. H.R. 2810: legislation pertaining to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula to determine physician fees under Part B. Medicare Observations Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Dental Benefit. S. 1522: legislation to add a dental benefit to the Medicare program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (No bill.) Proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach the Center will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taypaper Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).
Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 1601: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2014 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8: proposals for the FY 2014 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations. S.1284 Provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, SSA administrative expenses, and Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the CPI-E. Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 2410/S. 1244, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014: provisions appropriating funds for nutrition programs serving seniors. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Protection Act: legislation eliminating the automatic spending reductions scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649; H.R. 1030; S. 308; S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be usedto calculate Social Security COLAs. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Restoration of mailing of annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308; S. 500; S. 567; H.R. 1029; H.R. 1374; H.R. 649; H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; to provide Social Security credits for caregiving; to enhance the special minimum benefit; to equalize rules for disabled and working widows; to restore student benefits; to improve benefits for disabled children; to strengthen the COLA; to increase the basic benefit; and to equalize benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provision to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the impending leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. United States v. Windsor: Implementation of the Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposal to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Corporate Taxes. S. 250, "The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013: proposals to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Administration for Community Living (ACL), Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to the tax code and federal benefit programs, includ-ing Social Security, military and civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2014 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 25, S. Con. Res. 8: proposals for the FY 2014 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations. (No bill.) Provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, SSA administrative expenses, and Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the CPI-E. Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 2410/S. 1244, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014: provisions appropriating funds for nutrition programs serving seniors. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Protection Act: legislation eliminating the automatic spending reductions scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.
Immigration Reform. S. 744, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, S. Amdt. 1249 to S. 744, S. Amdt. 1317 to S. 744: provisions to ensure immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform have access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits, to ensure reimbursement of the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform; proposals to allow lawfully present individuals who are working and payingall applicable taxes to access federal safety net programs, particularly Medicare and Medicaid; and proposals to deny work-authorized immigrants their eligibility to receive credit toward future Social Security benefits for wages earned prior to being granted lawful presence.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649; H.R. 1030; S. 308; S. 567, S. 1028: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security COLAs. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Restoration of mailing of annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308; S. 500; S. 567; H.R. 1029; H.R. 1374; H.R. 649: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; to provide Social Security credits for caregiving; to enhance the special minimum benefit; to equalize rules for disabled and working widows; to restore student benefits; to improve benefits for disabled children; to strengthen the COLA; to increase the basic benefit; and to equalize benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provision to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the impending leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Supplemental Security Income (SSI). H.R. 1601: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Extension of Bush Era Tax Cuts. H.R. 8 (112th Congress): proposals to extend the Bush era tax cuts (P.L. 107-16, P.L. 108-27) to the first $250,000 of household income. "The Corporate Tax Fairness Act of 2013." S. 250: proposals to end corporate tax breaks for shifting jobs and profits offshore.The American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013. S. 388: legislation to eliminate the automatic spending reductions scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013; to partially eliminate the reductions scheduled for 2014; to eliminate or partially eliminate sequestration; and proposals to reduce the federal deficit, including a provision to ensure that taxpayers with annual income above $5 million face an average tax rate of at least 30 percent on their income.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA), Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA).FY 2014 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 25; substitute amendments to H. Con. Res. 25; S. Con. Res. 8: proposals for the FY 2014 budget including provisions pertaining to SSA administrative funding, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and amendments to S. Con. Res. 8 pertaining to the chained CPI and the Medicare premium support voucher. Supplemental Unified Budget. H.R. 444, the Require a Plan Act: amendment calling for the utilization of the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations for the establishment of the FY 2014 budget and to set forth the budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations. (No bill.) Provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, and SSA administrative expenses. Continuing Appropriations. H.R. 933, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013: provisions making continuing appropriations for FY 2013, including appropriations for SSA administrative funding. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Protection Act: legislation eliminating the automatic spending reductions scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014. Fiscal Cliff Agreement. H.R. 8 (112th Congress), the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240): extending the Bush-era tax cuts for individuals earning more than $400,000 and couples earning more than $450,000.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649; H.R. 1030; S. 308; S. 567: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill). Proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a "chained CPI."Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Provisions requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Restoration of mailing of annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308; S. 500; S. 567; H.R. 1029; H.R. 1374; H.R. 649: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; to provide Social Security credits for caregiving; to enhance the special minimum benefit; to equalize rules for disabled and working widows; to restore student benefits; to improve benefits for disabled children; to strengthen the COLA; to increase the basic benefit; and to equalize benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Equality. (No bill.) Proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the impending leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provision to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Immigration Reform. (No bill.) Proposals assuring that immigrants authorized to work as a result of immigration reform have access to all of their wages for the purpose of qualifying for Social Security benefits and reimbursing the Social Security trust funds for costs associated with immigration reform. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving a bill recommending policy options through Congress.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget. (No bill): proposals for the Federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year including provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA), Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FY 2013 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 112, S.Con.Res. 37, S.ConRes. 41, S.Con.Res. 42 and S.Con.Res. 44: proposals for the FY 2013 budget including provisions pertaining to SSA administrative funding, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Simpson-Bowles Commission Recommendations. H.Amdt. 1001 to H.Con.Res. 112: proposal utilizing the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations. DHAPPS1308 (Draft Bill): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, and SSA administrative expenses. Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. H.J.Res. 117 (P.L. 112-175): provisions making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, including appropriations for Social Security Administration administrative funding. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S.J.Res. 34 (P.L. 112-25): provisions outlining deficit reduction, including a sequestration mechanism requiring automatic spending reductions. "Fiscal Cliff." (No bill): proposals affecting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and other safety net programs in order to extend the "Bush Era Tax Cuts" (P.L. 107-16, P.L. 108-27), countermand the sequestration provision of P.L. 112-25, and raise the nation's statutory debt limit.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 776, H.R. 456, S. 1876: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases (COLA) for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI (No bill): proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Insurance Protection. H.Res. 733: provisions declaring that any agreement to replace the Budget Control Act of 2011 should not cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security benefits, but should contain revenue increases. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing, modifying COLAs, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday Extension. (No Bill): proposals extending the payroll tax holiday beyond calendar year 2012. Annual Social Security Statements. S. 3295: options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 2252: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Social Security Mandatory Direct Deposit. (No bill): proposals to modify the Administrations mandate that federal benefit recipients receive benefits via direct deposit. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill): proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the COLA; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Equality. H.R. 4609: provisions requiring Social Security Administration to recognize legal partnerships for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No Bill): issues surrounding the impending leadership transition at the Social Security Administration.
Extension of Bush Era Tax Cuts. S. 3412, H.R. 8, H.Amdt. 1473 (H.R. 8): proposals to extend the Bush era tax cuts (P.L. 107-16, P.L. 108-27) to the first $250,000 of household income.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, Vice President of the U.S.
Benefit Redesign. (No Bill): proposals for providing a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by a surcharge on private Medigap policies and employer-provided retiree health benefits. Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1: provisions to repeal or modify P.L. 111-148/P.L. 111-152 authorizing the creation of an independent commission to promulgate Medicare policies designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: provisions extending the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Home Health Benefits. (No bill): proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Income-relating. (No bill): proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated as inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A following a three-day hospitalization. Medicare Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999, H.R. 6392: provisions creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Managed Care. H.R. 4254: provisions pertaining to revisions to the coding intensity adjustment factor in the formula for the demographic adjustment used in calculating payments to Medicare Advantage organizations for 2015 and subsequent years and setting the timing of prepayments to January 2013. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill): proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. (No bill): proposals to maintain current levels of physician fees under Part B. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: provisions related to reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. (No bill): proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill): proposals related to activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, e.g, dual-eligibles. Long-term Services and Supports/Repeal of CLASS Act. S. 720, H.R. 1173: provisions repealing expanded support for long-term supports and services through the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act.
President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Budget. (No bill): proposals for the Federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year including provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA), Medicare, Older Americans Act programs, and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FY 2013 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 112, S.Con.Res. 37, S.ConRes. 41, S.Con.Res. 42 and S.Con.Res. 44: proposals for the Federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year including provisions pertaining to SSA administrative funding, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Simpson-Bowles Commission Recommendations. H.Amdt. 1001 to H.Con.Res. 112: proposal utilizing the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations for establishment of the budget for FY 2013 and to set forth the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2014 through FY 2022. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations. DHAPPS1308 (Draft Bill): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, and Social Security Administration administrative expenses. Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013. H.J.Res. 117 (P.L. 112-175): provisions making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2013, including Social Security Administration administrative funding. Budget Control Act of 2011/Sequestration. S.J.Res. 34 (P.L. 112-25): provisions outlining deficit reduction, including a sequestration mechanism that requires automatic spending reductions.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Vice President of the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456, S. 1876, S. 2037, S. 2252: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients. Chained CPI (No bill): proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582, S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the Consumer Price Index and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday. (No bill): proposals to extend the payroll tax holiday beyond Calendar Year 2012. Annual Social Security Statements. S. 3295: options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Social Security direct deposit requirement. (No bill): proposals whereby beneficiaries with disabilities could apply for waivers to the new direct deposit requirement. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 2252: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Mandatory Direct Deposit. (No bill): options to modify the Administration mandate that federal benefit recipients collect there monthly benefit via direct deposit. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill): proposals to improve benefit equity and benefit safeguards for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the COLA; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Married Couples and Partners. H.R. 4609: provisions authorizing the treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Social Security benefits.
Medicare Dental Benefits. S. 3272, H.R. 5909: provisions creating a Medicare Part B dental benefit. Medigap Benefits. S. 3271: provisions expanding access to Medicare supplemental insurance. Benefit Redesign. (No Bill): proposal to provide a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending funded by a surcharge on private Medigap policies and employer-provided retiree health benefits. Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 452, S. 668, H.R. 1 (Sec. 4050): proposals to repeal or modify the provisions of P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152 reducing Medicare spending growth through an independent commission. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: provisions extending Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare on behalf of Medicare-Medicaid dual-eligibles, and by Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy beneficiaries. Home Health Benefits. (No bill): proposal to require copayments from people receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Income-relating. (No bill): proposals to increase the percent of Medicare beneficiaries paying higher income-related premiums. Medicare Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated as inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A following a three-day hospitalization. Medicare Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and the issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999, H.R. 3638: provisions creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Managed Care. H.R. 4254: provisions pertaining to revising the coding intensity adjustment factor in the demographic adjustment formula (used in calculating payments to Medicare Advantage organizations) for 2015 and subsequent years and setting the timing of prepayments beginning with January 2013. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill): proposals to increase costs for Medicare supplemental insurance. Medicare Physician Fees. P.L. 112-96, (H.R. 3630): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; and extending the Qualified Individual program. Medicare Privatization/Premium Support. (H. Con. Res. 112 and S. Con. Res. 37): provisions to convert Medicare from a defined benefit plan to a premium support/voucher system. Raising Medicare Eligibility Age. (H. Con. Res. 112 and S. Con. Res. 37): provisions to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. Prescription Drug Safety. P.L.112-144 (S. 3187, H.R. 3988, H.R. 4087, H.R. 5334, S. 2236, S. 2289 and S. 2516): provisions facilitating the importation of prescription drugs; preventing pharmaceutical fraud by requiring good corporate behavior; facilitating the adoption of modern information technology; and prohibiting brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. Public Health Service Act Dental Care. S. 1878, H.R. 4091: provisions pertaining to offering grant support to national dental programs that provide pro-bono dental care to Medicare and Medicaid eligible low-income children and adults. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: provisions related to reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations. (No bill): proposals related to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this entity will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office/Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office. (No bill): proposals related to activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for Medicare and Medicaid dual-eligibles. Long-term Care Financing. (No bill): proposals to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums; to permit the use of qualified long-term care insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and to provide a tax credit for individuals with long-term care needs. Long-term Services and Supports/Repeal of CLASS. S. 720, H.R. 1173: provisions repealing the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act.
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 112, H. Amdt. 1001 to H. Con. Res. 112, S. Con. Res. 37, S. Con Res. 41, S. Con. Res. 42 and S. Con. Res. 44: provisions pertaining to funding Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid, Older Americans Act programs, and Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and proposals to adopt the Simpson-Bowles Fiscal Commission recommendations on budgetary levels and the national debt. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations. S. 3295 and H.R. 3070: provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs, elderly falls prevention, and SSA administrative expenses Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013. H.R. 5973, S. 2375: provisions appropriating funds for senior nutrition programs.
Extension of Bush era tax cuts. (No bill): Proposals to extend the Bush era tax cuts.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Vice President of the U.S.
Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152 (Sec. 4050): provisions pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: provisions extending Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare/Home Health Benefits. (No bill): proposals regarding potential copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Income-relating. (No bill): proposals to increase costs for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated as inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A following a three-day hospitalization. Medicare Part B Drug Savings. S. 1699: provisions pertaining to provisions that reduce the cost of prescription drugs paid for under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: provisions pertaining to the implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999: provisions creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Managed Care. Medicare Advantage Program Integrity Act of 2012. H.R. 4254: provisions pertaining to revisions of the coding intensity adjustment factor in the formula for the demographic adjustment used in calculating payments to Medicare Advantage organizations for 2015 and subsequent years and sets the timing of prepayments to beginning with January 2013. Medicare/Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill): proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare/Physician Fees. P.L. 112-96, (H.R. 3630): provisions pertaining to provisions that maintain current levels of physician fees under Medicare Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Medicare/Premium Support/Privatization. (No bill): proposals to convert Medicare from a defined benefit plan to a premium support/voucher system. Medicare/Raising Eligibility Age. (No bill): proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. Medicare/Medicaid. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: provisions related to reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations. (No bill): proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill): proposals related to activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Long-term Care Financing via Tax Deduction. (No bill): provisions amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long -term care needs. Long-term Services and Supports/Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. S. 720, H.R. 1173: provisions repealing previously enacted expanded support for long-term supports and services.
Senior Transportation/Senior Transportation and Mobility Improvement Act of 2012. S.1942, H.R.4028: provisions addressing transportation issues of critical importance to the nation's older adults and people with disabilities.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456, S. 1876, S. 2037, S. 2252: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Consumer Price Index for Social Security Beneficiaries/Chained CPI. (No bill): proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582 S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the general COLA and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday. H.R. 3743: proposal to extend the current payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012, increase the percentage reduction from the current 2 percent to 3.1 percent, and extend it to employers in certain situations. Social Security Payroll Tax Holiday. H.R. 3630: provisions extending the payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill): options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 2252: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes.
Postal Service/ The 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012. S. 1789: provisions to improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Vice President of the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456, S. 1876: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R.539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years. Chained CPI (no bill). proposal to replace the current index used to calculate the Social Security COLA with a chained CPI. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109, H.R. 2889: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582 S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the general COLA and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Payroll Tax. H.R. 3630, H.R. 3743, H.R. 3765: proposal to extend the current payroll tax holiday through the end of Calendar Year 2012, increase the percentage reduction from the current 2 percent to 3.1 percent, extend it to employers in certain situations. Social Security Payroll Tax. H.Res. 501: expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any final measure to extend the payroll tax holiday extend Federally funded unemployment insurance benefits and prevent decreases in reimbursement for physicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP. Annual Social Security Statements (No bill). Options to modify the Social Security Administrations decision suspending the production and mailing of individual Social Security Statements. Public Pension Modifications (no bill). Proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill). Proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce. Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. H.Con. Res.72: resolution expressing the sense of Congress that any legislative language approved by the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction should not reduce benefits for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid recipients. Raising the Payroll Tax Cap. S. 1558, H.R. 797: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes.
Period of Eligibility to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Humanitarian Immigrants. H.R. 2763: proposal to extend for two additional years the time a humanitarian refugee (e.g., refugee, asylee) can qualify for SSI.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2, S.J.Res. 23, S.J.Res. 24, S.J.Res. 10: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues. Congressional Budget Process. S. 245, H.R. 2560: provisions limiting total federal outlays, prescribing requirements for implementing sequestration orders, and prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury from exercising additional borrowing authority until the date that the Archivist of the United States transmits to the states a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution Fiscal Year 2012 Final Consolidated Appropriations. H.R. 3672: provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations. H.R. 2112: provisions pertaining to funding nutrition programs. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations. S.1599: provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues. Congressional Budget Process. S. 245, H.R. 2560: provisions limiting total federal outlays and prescribing requirements for implementing sequestration orders. Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S. H. Con. Res. 34: provisions pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations. H. Res. 300, H.R. 2112: provisions pertaining to funding nutrition programs. Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations. S.1599: provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs.
Period of Eligibility to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for Humanitarian Immigrants. H.R. 2763: proposal to extend for two additional years the time a humanitarian refugee (e.g., refugee, asylee) can qualify for SSI.
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill). Pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill). Pertaining to potential copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Clinical Laboratory Services (No bill). Pertaining to potential copayments for beneficiaries Medicare clinical laboratory services. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated as inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 452, S. 668): pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S.560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 1206, H.R. 2190: extending Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office) (No bill). Proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill). Proposals related to the planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries. Medicare/Raising Eligibility Age (No bill). Proposals to raise the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. Medicare/Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance (No bill). Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare/Income-relating (No bill). Proposals to increase costs for higher-income Medicare beneficiaries.
E-Verify Program (no bill). Proposals making the E-Verify Program permanent and mandatory.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Vice President of the U.S.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 798, H.R. 1086, H.R. 776, H.R. 539, H.R. 456: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2011. Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment. H.R. 776, H.R.539: providing for a Social Security COLA in non-COLA years. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 2109: provisions converting Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Protection. H.R. 1118, H.R. 796, H.R. 1630, S. 582 S.AMDT. 207 to S. 493: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline; limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes; prohibiting increases to the retirement age or the early retirement age, reductions in cost-of-living increases, reductions of benefit payment amounts, or the creation of private retirement accounts carved out of Social Security. Social Security Benefits. S. 1213, S. 804: provisions requiring progressive indexing or modifying cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to one percent below the general COLA and implementing longevity indexing (i.e., raising the retirement age) of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Payroll Tax (No bill). Proposal to extend the current two percentage point reduction in an employees Social Security tax rate through the end of Calendar Year 2012. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). H.R. 1332, S. 113: provisions repealing the GPO and/or WEP. Older Americans Act (No bill). Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2011 reauthorizations. Public Pension Modifications (no bill). Proposals safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill). Proposals to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal pension rights at divorce.
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): pertaining to potential copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. S. 818, H.R. 1543: provisions ensuring beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 452, S. 668): pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D Plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S.560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Mental Health Equity. S. 374: eliminating the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office) (No bill): proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients who receive benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill): relating to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take to test innovative payment and service delivery models to reduce program expenditures, while preserving or enhancing the quality of care for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Employment & Training Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, Vice President of the U.S.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 2: resolutions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. S. 245: provisions enforcing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution through budgetary procedures limiting total federal spending and requiring supermajorities to increase the deficit or to raise revenues. Fiscal Year 2012 Budget of the U.S.(Resolution not introduced prior to March 31, 2011): provisions pertaining to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid nursing home expenditures, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Fiscal Year 2011 Continuing Appropriations. H.R. 1, H.R. 1363, S. 493, H.J.Res. 44, H.J.Res. 48: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration FY 2011 appropriations.
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. (No bill): proposals to ensure beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extending the therapy caps exceptions process; extending the Qualified Individual program. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the Part D coverage gap; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173: implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Medicare-operated Part D plan, Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices. S. 31, S. 44, S. 560, H.R. 999: creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Mental Health Equity. S. 374: eliminating the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services. Medicare and Medicaid/Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (No bill): proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the management of the Part D low-income subsidy, the Medicare Savings Programs, and Special Needs Plans for dually-eligible beneficiaries. Medicare and Medicaid/Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill): relating to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take toward coordinated programs for dually-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Filing targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Medicare/Home Health Benefits (No bill): Pertaining to potential regulation regarding the face-to-face physician encounter requirement to qualify for the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare/Part A Hospital Inpatient Status. H.R. 5950: provisions ensuring that beneficiaries receiving hospital services are designated inpatients, thereby assuring coverage of prescription drugs and post-acute care under Part A. Medicare/Physician Fees (P.L. 111-309): provisions relating to maintaining current levels of physician fees under Part B; extension of the therapy caps exceptions process; the extension of the Qualified Individual program (no bill). Medicare/Part B Premium. S. 3950, H.R. 3631: provisions extending the current "hold harmless" policy to all Medicare enrollees ensuring 2010 Part B monthly premiums remain at the current rate. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions relating to reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; reducing the coverage gap in Part D; requiring wealthier Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the cost of their premiums under Medicare Parts B and D; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); improving the process for reassigning LIS beneficiaries to new plans; expanding coverage of prevention services; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage for home and community-based services; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Medicare/Commission. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872), S. 3653, H.R. 4985: pertaining to the repeal or modification of provisions creating an independent commission authorized to establish Medicare payment and policy designed to reduce Medicare spending growth. Medicare/Hearing Coverage. H.R. 504: authorizing coverage of hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Part D Premiums. H.R. 1832: limiting Part D premium increases to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices. Medicare/Parts C and D. P.L. 110-275, P.L. 108-173. implementation of regulations and issuance of guidance relating to beneficiary eligibility, enrollment, and effectiveness of exceptions and the appeals processes under Medicare Parts C and D. Medicare/Negotiation of Part D Drug Prices (No bill): pertaining to requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare/Prescription Drug Plan. S. 330, H.R. 684: authorizing the establishment of a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan. Medicare/Combating Waste, Fraud, Abuse. H.R. 5044: relating to provisions to combat waste, fraud, and abuse within Medicare; H.R. 203: increasing civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and increasing the surety bond amount for suppliers of durable medical equipment. Medicare and Medicaid/ Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (No bill): proposals for the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the management of the Part D low-income subsidy, the Medicare Savings Programs, and Special Needs Plans for dually-eligible beneficiaries. Medicare and Medicaid/ Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations (No bill): relating to planning for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovations, and the approach this office will take toward coordinated programs for dually-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
Nations Short-term and Long-term Fiscal Position (No bill): National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform deliberations pertaining to entitlement benefit program solvency, including the Social Security and Medicare. Fiscal Year 2011 Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (No bill): proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration, Older Americans Act programs, and Geriatric Education Centers and related programs. Presidents Fiscal Year 2012 Budget (No bill): pertaining to issues of income security, healthcare, Older Americans Act programming, and long-term care protections.
Comprehensive Health Care Reform (No bill): pertaining to repeal of P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152.
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE
Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148 (H.R. 3590), P.L. 111-152 (H.R. 4872): implementation of provisions relating to reducing permitted age rating ratio for insurance premiums, inclusion of patient-centered quality reporting requirements for providers, creating new claims reviews processes and provider certification, requiring reporting by practitioners of gifts received from pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Importation of Prescription Drugs. H.R. 163, H.R. 1298, S. 525, S. 3415: provisions facilitating the importation of prescription drugs.
Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2010 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 3536, H.R. 746, H.R. 3810 H.R. 3672, H.R. 3597, H.R. 4429, S. 1685: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment for 2011 Replacement Benefit. H.R. 5987: provision providing a one-time, emergency benefit to seniors and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2011 Social Security cost of living adjustment. Tax Extenders Act, H.R. 4213, S. Amdt. 3353: providing an emergency benefit of $250 to seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities to compensate for the lack of a 2010 Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. Seniors' Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). H.R. 1371, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2365, H.R. 4193, H.R. 5305: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits and authorizing a cost-of living-adjustment for Social Security recipients in 2010. Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment. H.R. 3557, H.R. 3572: providing for a Social Security COLA in 2010. Social Security Privatization. H.R. 107, H.R. 4529: provisions converting Social Security into a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Trust Funds. H.R. 1276, S. 86, H.R. 219, H.R. 1712: provisions removing Social Security Trust Fund receipts and disbursements from the federal budget baseline, limiting Trust Fund proceeds to OASDI purposes, and prohibiting the use of Social Security payroll tax monies for private accounts. Social Security Benefits. S. 426: requiring progressive indexing and longevity indexing of Social Security old-age insurance benefits. Social Security Government Pension Offset (GPO) and Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). S. 484, H.R. 235: repealing both the GPO and WEP; S. 490, H. R. 1221: repealing the WEP. Older Workers/Workforce Participation. S. 502: promoting the labor force participation of older Americans. Pension Distribution. H.R.424, H.R. 939: provisions relating to the suspension of minimum distribution rules for tax-deferred retirement plans. Public Pension Modifications. H.R. 1804: provisions safeguarding spousal benefits with respect to Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Pension Reform and Improvements (no bill): pertaining to initiatives to improve the pension system by making it universal, more secure and adequate. Womens Pension Improvements and Protections (no bill number): provisions to improve working womens pension plan participation and pension account accumulation, and safeguard spousal rights pertaining to pensions at divorce. Seniors Bill of Rights. S.Res. 553, H.Res. 1342: pertaining to resolutions expressing the sense of Congress that the dignity and independence of older Americans should be upheld. Elder Justice Act. H.R. 2006, S. 795: provisions establishing an Elder Justice program under Title XX (Block Grants to States for Social Services), including an Elder Justice Coordinating Council within the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) and an Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE