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S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. 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H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. 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H.R. 6679: Tech Wellness for Young Men Act requires a study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men. H.R. 6680: Tech Wellness for Men Act study on the economic, mental health, and social impacts of screen addiction among adult men. H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026 requires an assessment amount Executive departments to enhance mental health. H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act expands access to federal mortgage insurance for all licensed hospitals, including mental health facilities. H.R. 7602: State of Men's Health Act requires a study on men's health disparities and establishes an Office of Men's Health. H.R. 8124: STOP Suicide Act creates a grant program to support evidence-based stabilization services for individuals with serious suicidal thoughts. 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Advocate to protect cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R.247, S.46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Association Health Plans Act, H.R.2528, S.1847. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to treat association health plans as employers. Self-Insurance Protection Act, H.R. 2571. This bill would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance. Access to Breast Cancer Diagnosis Act, H.R. 3037/S.1500. To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements with respect to diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations. Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Health Disparities Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation to improve access to new and innovative cancer screenings for Medicare beneficiaries by creating a pathway to allow Medicare to initiate coverage of multi-cancer tests following FDA approval if a clinical benefit is shown. Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140682,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JULIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002 - 2022)","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140683,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WILLIAMS","suffix":"jr","suffix_display":"JR"},"covered_position":"Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010); Legislative Director, Rep. 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This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance. Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act, S. 2064. This bill provides for coverage of certain tobacco cessation services, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines under Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140683,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WILLIAMS","suffix":"jr","suffix_display":"JR"},"covered_position":"Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010); Legislative Director, Rep. 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ACS CAN advocates for cancer research funding within CDMRP and funding for the Initiative for Improving Native American Cancer Outcomes through NCIs coordination with NIMHD. FY27 Defense Appropriations for cancer programs with CDMRP. ACS CAN advocates for cancer research funding within CDMRP. ACS CAN advocates for increases in programs that advance research for cancers include the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP). FY27 Interior Appropriations for Indian Health Services funding. ACS CAN advocates for increased funding for health with a focus on cancer funding. FY27 Agriculture and FDA Appropriations for issues related to drug shortages and tobacco. ACS CAN advocates for funding for the FDA, for provisions to address drug shortages, and on tobacco policy including issues related to the FDA regulation of flavors, electronic cigarettes, and cigars and cessation therapies as well as language to reduce drug shortages and fully implement FDORA. Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025, S. 2771, H.R. 5328. The bill would provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140682,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JULIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002 - 2022)","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142553,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"NISHITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PANDYA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Bobby L. 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Warner, Mark - MedPAC reports on PBMs S. 3750 - REAL Health Providers Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - MA provider directory accuracy S. 3762 - Prior Authorization Relief Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - MA prior authorization restrictions S. 3848 - Apples to Apples Comparison Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare and Medicare Advantage spending reports S. 3886 - Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act - Sen. 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Carter, Earl Buddy - Rate setting for dental and optometric services H.R. 1397 - Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - Standalone dental plans H.R. 1776 - New Health Options Act - Rep. Palmer, Gary - ACA reinsurance H.R. 2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act - Rep. Ross, Deborah - fraudulent ACA enrollments H.R. 2199 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Kelly, Mike - ESRD coverage H.R. 2553 - Capping Prescription Costs Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Prescription cost-sharing H.R. 2554 - Lower Drug Costs for Families Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Commercial market drug rebates H.R. 2636 - Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - Commercial market insulin cost-sharing H.R. 3020 - Addressing Anti-Competitive Health Care Contract Clauses Act - Rep. Spartz, Victoria - Study on anti-competitive contracting H.R. 3527 - Bridge to Medicaid Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri - ACA subsidies for non-Medicare expansion states H.R. 3701 - Family Vaccine Protection Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank - ACIP codification and vaccine coverage H.R. 4406 - State-Based Universal Health Care Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - State-based universal health care H.R. 4710- No Surprises Act Enforcement Act - Rep. Murphy, Greg - Surprise billing penalties for noncompliance by health insurers H.R. 5145 - Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits H.R. 6171 - ACA Copay CAP Act of 2025 - Rep. Auchincloss, Jake - establish out of pocket limit on prescription drugs H.R. 6248 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - ban anticompetitive terms in contracts, promote higher quality, lower cost care H.R. 6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - amend ERISA to lower premiums H.R. 7023 - Affordable CHOICE Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - public option under ACA H.R. 7164 - Capping Costs for Consumers Act - Rep. Schrier, Kim - ACA cost-sharing reductions S. 46 - Health Care Affordability Act - Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne - ACA tax credit extension S. 729 - Hospital Transparency Compliance Enforcement Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Hospital price transparency requirements S. 864 - HELP Copays Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Cost-sharing requirements S. 976 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act - Sen. Wyden, Ron - fraudulent ACA enrollments S. 2355 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Hospital and insurer price transparency requirements S. 2420 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act - Rep. Marshall, Roger - Surprise billing penalties for noncompliance by health insurers S. 2824 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium tax credits - Sen. Murkowski, Lisa - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits S. 3599 - Affordable CHOICE Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - public option under ACA S. 3990 - PrEP Access and Coverage Act - Sen. 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McDonald Rivet, Kristen - PBM transparency H.R. 3493 - Global Fairness in Drug Pricing Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - Prescription drug international reference pricing H.R. 3546 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - Prescription drug patent reform H.R. 3775 - Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act - Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson - Prescription drug and biological product international reference pricing H.R. 3789 - DTC Act - Rep. Taylor, David - Direct-to-consumer prescription advertising transparency H.R. 4139 - Cutting Copays Act - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan - Medicare cost-sharing for generic drugs H.R. 4231 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Rep. Kelly, Mike - Medicare coverage of obesity drugs H.R. 4317 - PBM Reform Act - Rep. Carter, Earl L. Buddy - PBM contracting requirements and transparency H.R. 4605 - End Prescription Drug Ads Now Act - Rep. Nadler, Jerrold - Ban on DTC drug ads H.R. 4623 - Plain Prescription Prices Act - Rep. Williams, Nikema - Transparency requirements for DTC drug ads H.R. 5094 - Protect Patients from Costly Care Act - Rep. Pappas, Chris - Repeal of Medicaid cost sharing requirements for drugs; Orphan drug inclusion in Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 5197 - Protect Beneficiaries from Middlemen Act - Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole - Medicare cost-sharing limit for drugs H.R. 6255 - Affordable Insulin Now Act - Rep. Craig, Angie - require cost-sharing for certain insulin products H.R. 7837 - Most Favored Patient Act - Rep. Meuser, Daniel - MFN demonstration S. 229 - DTC Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - Drug advertising requirements S. 483 - Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act - Sen. King, Angus - Drug advertising requirements S. 526 - Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2025 - Sen. Grassley, Chuck - PBM reporting requirements S. 529 - Capping Prescription Costs Act - Sen. Warnock, Raphael - Drug copay caps S. 652 - Protecting Patients from Deceptive Drugs Ads Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - Drug advertising requirements S. 882 - Patients Before Middlemen Act - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha - PBM reforms S. 891 - Bipartisan Health Care Act - Sen. Wyden, Ron - PBM reforms and transparency S. 1040 - Drug Competition Enhanced Act - Sen. Cornyn, John - Drug patent reform S. 1041 - Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act - Sen. Cornyn, John - Patent issues S. 1095 - Stop STALLING Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Drug patent reform S. 1096 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Drug patent reform S. 1414 - Expedited Access to Biosimilars Act - Sen. Paul, Rand - Biosimilars assessment and approval S. 1587 - Fair Prescription Drug Prices for Americans Act - Sen. Hawley, Josh - Prescription drug international reference pricing S. 1753 - End Price Gouging for Medications Act - Sen. Merkley, Jeff - Prescription drug international reference pricing S. 1818 - Prescription Drug Price Relief Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard - Prescription drug patent reform S. 1954 - Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act - Sen. Lee, Mike - Biological product assessment and approval S. 1973 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicare coverage for obesity drugs S. 2345 - Short on Competition Act - Sen. Klobuchar, Amy - Expedited approval for generic drugs S. 2447 - Repealing the Trump Sick Tax Act - Sen. Welch, Peter - Repeal of Medicaid cost sharing requirements for drugs; Orphan drug inclusion in Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program S. 2620 - REMEDY Act - Sen. Durbin, Richard - Expedited approvals for certain drug approvals Issues related to the implementation of Inflation Reduction Act - Medicare negotiation; cost-sharing and coverage of weight loss drugs/GLP-1s; high priced drugs; patent reforms; Pharmacy Benefit Managers; PBM related issues; and copay coupons.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":61321,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MARK","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HAMELBURG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68717,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GRIFFIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":43527,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JEANETTE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THORNTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71192,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SEAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DUGAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139720,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHINE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142437,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"GARY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BECK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":113731,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"KELLEY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SCHULTZ","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143588,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SEAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143589,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SOHINI","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GUPTA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144554,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANTHONY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MITCHELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":146235,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HAND","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":146236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TUFFIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false}],"government_entities":[{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"TAX","general_issue_code_display":"Taxation/Internal Revenue Code","description":"H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Rep. 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Roy, Chip - Enhance FMAP phase out H.R. 3415 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - Nurse staffing ratio requirements H.R. 3467 - To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program - Rep. Schweikert, David - MA reforms H.R. 3808 - Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Medicare mental health services H.R. 4093 - Apples to Apples Comparison Act - Rep. Bean, Aaron - Medicare and Medicare Advantage spending reports H.R. 4139 - Cutting Copays Act - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan - Medicare cost-sharing for generic drugs H.R. 4277 - Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act - Rep. Davis, Donald - Medicaid treatment of rural emergency hospitals H.R. 4313 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Acute hospital care at home waiver H.R. 4559 - Prompt and Fair Pay Act - Rep. 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Pocan, Mark -prior authorization under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6110 -To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage plans to automatically reconsider determinations denying coverage. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - reconsider denials under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6111 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - advertise rates of prior authorization denials under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6112 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - require monthly coverage cost to enrollees under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6113 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - limit multiple Medicare Advantage plans H.R. 6114 - To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - prohibit Medicare Advantage from becoming the default H.R. 6254 - Medicaid Staffing Flexibility and Protection Act of 2025 - Rep. Carter, Earl - extend eligibility determinations and redeterminations for Medicaid H.R. 6361 - Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - limit WISeR model H.R. 6951 - Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - State Medicaid cost recoupment H.R. 6974 - Improving MA SNP Act of 2026 - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - MA SNP beneficiary approval H.R. 7189 - PrEP Access Act - Rep. Pocan, Mark - HIV prevention services under Medicare H.R. 7409 - Defend Rural Health Act - Rep. Taylor, Dave - Medicare definition of rural hospital H.R. 7727 - Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act - Rep. Alford, Mark - Medicare CAH designation H.R. 7778 - Medicaid PNA Modernization Act - Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas - Medicaid minimum monthly personal needs allowance H.R. 7803 - Save Medicare Act - Rep. Pocan, Mark - Renames Medicare Advantage H.R. 7871 - MVP Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - Value-based purchasing arrangements in Medicaid S. 523 - Protect Medicaid Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicaid eligibility requirements S. 678 - LIVE Beneficiaries Act - Sen. Scott, Rick - Medicaid enrollment audits S. 717 - Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - Expanding cardiac care coverage in Medicare S. 750 - Protecting Rural Seniors Access to Care Act - Sen. Fischer, Deb - Medicaid nursing home staff requirements S. 752 - Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act - Sen. Grassley, Chuck - Out-of-state provider access for Medicaid S. 939 - Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard - Medicare coverage requirements S. 1082 - Safeguarding Medicaid Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Medicaid enrollee asset verification S. 1105 - No UPCODE Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - MA risk adjustment S. 1264 - Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - CMS demonstration to treat comorbidities S. 1399 - Health Tech Investment Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - Medicare coverage for algorithm-based services S. 1506 - Medicare for All Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard - New national health insurance program S. 1624 - PATCH Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Medicare geographic practice cost indices S. 1629 - Same Care, Lower Cost Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Medicare site-neutral payment reform S. 1637 - MVP Act - Sen. Mullin, Markwayne - Medicaid value-based purchasing agreements S. 1709 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act - Sen. Padilla, Alex - Nurse staffing ratio requirements S. 1816 - Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - MA prior authorization S. 1903 - A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation - Sen. Reed, Jack - Medicare and Medicaid safeguards against reconciliation cuts S. 2237 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Acute hospital care at home waiver S. 2279 - Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act - Sen. Hawley, Josh - Medicaid provider tax and State directed payments S. 2289 - Healthy Moms and Babies Act - Sen. Grassley, Chuck - Medicaid/CHIP maternal health coverage improvements S. 2496 - Keep Kids Covered Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - Continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid/CHIP S. 2497 - Fair Billing Act - Sen. Hassan, Maggie - Medicare site-neutral transparency and identification requirements S. 2556 - Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act - Sen. Schumer, Charles - repeal of Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act S. 2793 - Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Essential community provider coverage requirements for MA S. 3642 - WALZ Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Medicaid payment investigation and audits S. 3690 - Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha - Medicaid eligibility parameters S. 3727 - Putting an N to Learing about Fraud Act - Sen. Ernst, Joni - Federal program fraud prevention S. 3729 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act - Sen. 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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Mobile Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 4417, S. 2927. The bill would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for supporting new mobile cancer screening units to expand patient access to essential screening services in rural and underserved communities. Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026, H.R.8358, S.4318. This bill would allow the U.S. Postal Service to extend its authority to issue the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp for 10 more years to raise funding for breast cancer research. Recognizing April as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, H.Res.1196. The resolution would uplift the national commitment to cancer prevention and early detection to reduce the cancer burden and improve health outcomes for all Americans. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill would require group health plans and health insurers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to cover specified breast or chest wall reconstruction services related to breast cancer treatment. Medical Records Access Fairness Act, H.R.7790. The bill would require health care providers to give patients free access to their medical records at least once a year. Knock Out Cancer Act (H.R. 3873, or KO Cancer Act). The will would boost National Cancer Institute funding by 25% annually for FY2026-2030 to match cancers mortality toll and direct a report on drug shortages. Health Disparities Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Health Equity and Accountability Act. This bill advances policies to reduce health disparities and improve cancer prevention, research, and care for underserved communities. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. 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Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, H.R. 8839. The bill would create pathways to address the financial challenges of cancer survivorship and maintain patients access to the health services needed to address the long-term effects of cancer. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. 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This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance. Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act, S. 2064. 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Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventative Services Act of 2025, H.R.2319, S.1157. This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services working with the Department of Defense, to conduct an interagency review to evaluate the status of and identify opportunities for research on women and lunch cancer preventative services. Safe Step Act, H.R. 5509, S. 2903. Bill would require an exceptions process for any medication step therapy protocol in commercial insurance plans. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145, Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. Common Ground for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Demonstration Pilot Act, H.R.5439, S.2834. The bill would create a pilot program in Medicare for beneficiaries with diet-related diseases to receive medically tailored meals to their own home. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill amends the Womens Health & Cancer Rights Act to require that commercial health plans provide coverage of breast or wall reconstruction provided as part of breast cancer treatment. HELP Copays Act, H.R. 6423, S. 864. Bill would apply financial assistance towards the cost-sharing requirements of health insurance plans. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Mobile Cancer Screening Act, H.R. 4417, S. 2927. The bill would award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements for supporting new mobile cancer screening units to expand patient access to essential screening services in rural and underserved communities. Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2026, H.R.8358, S.4318. This bill would allow the U.S. Postal Service to extend its authority to issue the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp for 10 more years to raise funding for breast cancer research. Recognizing April as Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Month, H.Res.1196. The resolution would uplift the national commitment to cancer prevention and early detection to reduce the cancer burden and improve health outcomes for all Americans. Womens Health and Cancer Rights Modernization Act of 2025, H.R.5813. This bill would require group health plans and health insurers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to cover specified breast or chest wall reconstruction services related to breast cancer treatment. Medical Records Access Fairness Act, H.R.7790. The bill would require health care providers to give patients free access to their medical records at least once a year. Knock Out Cancer Act (H.R. 3873, or KO Cancer Act). The will would boost National Cancer Institute funding by 25% annually for FY2026-2030 to match cancers mortality toll and direct a report on drug shortages. Health Disparities Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS for Cancer Act, H.R. 2381, S.1866. Reauthorizes the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) through 2030 to provide the program greater flexibility in providing access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and continue its innovative work aimed to reduce disparities and advance health equity in breast and cervical cancer. Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young (EARLY) Act, H.R. 4541, S. 2339. This bill would reauthorize the CDC program that supports young and high-risk women as well as their providers to better understand breast health. Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-Risk Insured Men (PSA Screening for HIM) Act, H.R. 1300, S. 297. Legislation to remove cost sharing of PSA testing for those at the highest risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act, H.R.1406. To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the coverage of additional lung cancer screening tests under the Medicare program. Data Equity. Legislative and regulatory funding to support the collection of detailed demographic data toward reducing disparities in cancer prevention, detection, and treatment. Prevent HPV Cancer Act of 2025, H.R. 6561. This bill would create a national public awareness campaign to promote education and awareness of HPV and HPV-associated cancers and would increase funding for the NBCCED program to boost breast and cervical cancer screening. Health Equity and Accountability Act. This bill advances policies to reduce health disparities and improve cancer prevention, research, and care for underserved communities. Childhood Cancer Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act (STAR) Act. Continued implementation and funding of the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to promote the development of new, safer therapies for children with cancer. Our appropriations request includes $30 million for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act and $50 million for the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Accelerating Kids Access to Care Act, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Give Kids and Chance Act of 2025, P.L. 119-75. Legislation that would accelerate pediatric cancer treatments and expand access to live-saving therapies for children battling rare diseases, spur drug development for pediatric rare diseases, improve outcomes for patients, and close gaps in pediatric drug research. One Big Beautiful Bill, P.L. 119-21, Advocate to protect pediatric cancer patients in implementation of changes to Medicaid under the law. Quality of Life Palliative Care Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (PCHETA), S. 22870, H.R. 4425. Legislation to facilitate access to palliative care and coordinated care management. Palliative Care Research Funding. Funding to focus and expand national research programs in palliative care at the National Institutes of Health. Specifically, ACS CAN is working to include funding for palliative care research in the FY26 LHHS Appropriations bill. Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, H.R. 8839. The bill would create pathways to address the financial challenges of cancer survivorship and maintain patients access to the health services needed to address the long-term effects of cancer. Federal Health Care Programs Department of Defense Cancer Research Funding. Ensure continued funding for cancer research within the DOD's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program. Clinical Trials Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140682,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JULIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002 - 2022)","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140683,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WILLIAMS","suffix":"jr","suffix_display":"JR"},"covered_position":"Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010); Legislative Director, Rep. 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Issues related to stimulus for nonprofit organizations and increasing charitable giving. Clinical Trial Modernization Act, H.R. 3521, S. 4440. Increase access to clinical trials for all persons with cancer to participate by reducing barriers to enrollment including support for ancillary (non-medical) costs and remote access to trials. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants, and for other purposes, H.R. 4184. Legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain compensation to clinical trial participants. Health Care Affordability Act, H.R. 247, S. 46. Bill would permanently extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits. Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act, H.R. 5145. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for one year. Breaking the Gridlock Act, H.R. 1834. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. CommonGround for Affordable Health Care Act, H.R.6575. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for one year and make other adjustments. Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act, H.R.6501. Bill would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for two years and make other adjustments. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the temporary enhanced premium credits, S.2824. Bill would extend the enhanced ACA tax credits for two years. Charity Parity Act, H.R. 8783, S. 4511. The bill would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer sponsored retirement plans.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":142553,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"NISHITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PANDYA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Bobby L. 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This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance. Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act, S. 2064. This bill provides for coverage of certain tobacco cessation services, without cost-sharing, of diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy, including prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents, that are provided under medical supervision and in accordance with specified guidelines under Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140683,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WILLIAMS","suffix":"jr","suffix_display":"JR"},"covered_position":"Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010); Legislative Director, Rep. 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ACS CAN advocates for cancer research funding within CDMRP and funding for the Initiative for Improving Native American Cancer Outcomes through NCIs coordination with NIMHD. FY27 Defense Appropriations for cancer programs with CDMRP. ACS CAN advocates for cancer research funding within CDMRP. ACS CAN advocates for increases in programs that advance research for cancers include the Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP). FY27 Interior Appropriations for Indian Health Services funding. ACS CAN advocates for increased funding for health with a focus on cancer funding. FY27 Agriculture and FDA Appropriations for issues related to drug shortages and tobacco. ACS CAN advocates for funding for the FDA, for provisions to address drug shortages, and on tobacco policy including issues related to the FDA regulation of flavors, electronic cigarettes, and cigars and cessation therapies as well as language to reduce drug shortages and fully implement FDORA. Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025, S. 2771, H.R. 5328. The bill would provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service. OMBs proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (May 2026). The changes in federal regulations would risk politicizing federal grant awards by empowering appointees to override scientific merit reviews, delaying cancer research progress, reducing transparency, and threatening NIH/CDC-funded breakthroughs that save lives.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":140682,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JULIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002 - 2022)","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142553,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"NISHITH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"PANDYA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Bobby L. 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Legislation that alleviates these burdens for families and providers by facilitating coordination across state lines and clarifying the process by which state Medicaid programs can cover specialized treatment regardless of where the child lives and where their care is received. Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act, S.2793. Bill would require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers. Reforming and Enhancing Sustainable Updates to Laboratory Testing Services (RESULTS) Act, H.R. 5269, S. 2761. Bill would address Medicare reimbursement of laboratory services. Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act, H.R.6280. Bill would expand coverage of genetic counseling services under Medicare. Lung Cancer Screening and Prevention Act of 2025, H.R. 1406. This bill authorizes Medicare coverage of additional types of lung cancer screening tests that are approved by the FDA, regardless of whether they are recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Increasing Access to Lung Cancer Screening Act, H.R.6178. This legislation provides coverage without cost-sharing for lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation to those on Medicaid and codifies existing lung cancer screening requirements and eliminates prior authorization for those on Medicare and private insurance.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":144403,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MARC","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GOTTSCHALK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140682,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JULIE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"NICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Chief of Staff, U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA 13) (2002-2022)","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":140683,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JAMES","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WILLIAMS","suffix":"jr","suffix_display":"JR"},"covered_position":"Deputy Chief of Staff & Appropriations Staff, U.S. Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick (D - MI 13) (2005 - 2010); Legislative Director, Rep. 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S.931: Complete Care Act: Integrating Behavioral health care into primary care H.R. 1906:Rural Wellness Act: Grants for telemedicine to provide Access to care in rural communities S. 779/H.R. 1735: EARLY Minds Act allows States to use some Mental Health Block Grant funds towards prevention and early intervention activities. H.R. 1902: HERO Act allows for the collection of data on first responder suicides to better identify and treat PTSD and combat suicide. S. 665: Fatal Overdose Reduction Act of 2025 creates hubs to treat substance use disorders. H.R. 1305: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 creates a working group to better understand and define loneliness and isolation. S. 600: Supporting Adopted Children and Families Act enhances pre and post adoption services. S. 454: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act creates grants for state to address gambling addiction. S. 266/H.R. 929: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act continues education and awareness for mental health services. H.R. 2483: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 extends and expands grants for serious mental illness and substance use disorder. Support for the inclusion of those with lived experience on the Make America Health Again (MAHA) Commission Support for staffing levels as of 1.1.25 at HHS and SAMHSA Support for Maternal Mental Health programs and funding Support for ending Medicare's 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric care -- H.R. 1141: Gambling Addiction Recovery, Investment, and Treatment Act authorizes grants to states and research funding to address gambling addiction. H.R. 2044: Suicide Prevention Assistance Act establishes grants for primary care offices to provide self-harm and suicide prevention services. H.R. 2223: Building Capacity for Care Act provides financial support for developing mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 2305: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to fund mental health screenings and referrals for corrections officer. H.R. 2587/S.1266: Youth Mental Health Research Act establishes a collaborative research initiative within the NIH to improve youth mental health. H.R. 2630: Youth Suicide Prevention Research Act expands research focus areas on childhood suicide to include adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress. H.R. 2904: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act authorizes federal grants for culturally competent research, outreach, provider training, and priority support for programs. H.R. 2936: Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department Act allows grants for tracking hospital bed capacity and introduces pilot programs for emergency care improvements. H.R. 2957: STRONG Support for Children Act of 2025 establishes programs aimed at preventing and mitigating childhood trauma through data analysis and strategy implementation. H.R. 3103: Health Share Transparency Act of 2025 requires health care sharing ministries to disclose financial and operational information to federal agencies and enrollees. H.R. 3130: FACTS Act establishes education and public health partnerships to prevent synthetic opioid misuse among youth. H.R. 3262: NURSE Act creates grants to increase school nurses in under-resourced schools. H.R. 3266: Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2025 provides loans to expand and improve pediatric and adult mental health and substance use disorder treatment facilities. H.R. 3420: Words Matter Act of 2025 replacing outdated and stigmatizing terms related to intellectual disabilities with more respectful language. H.R. 3505: Barriers to Suicide Act of 2025 creates a grant program to install nets and barriers on infrastructures like bridges and railroads. H.R. 3520: STAND Against Emerging Opioids Act schedules tianeptine and its analogues as Schedule III controlled substances. H.R. 3601: National ACERT Grant Program Authorization Act establishes a new grant program focused on addressing adverse childhood experiences related to trauma exposure. H.R. 3689: TREAT Youth Act reauthorizes and increases funding for youth substance use prevention and recovery initiatives under the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. H.R. 3743: Supporting Healthy Mothers and Infants Act of 2025 modernizes language for substance use disorder and expands nutrition education and outreach. S. 1056: Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to improve mental health and substance use services for rural populations through telemental health care. S. 1062: Suicide Prevention Act establishes programs to enhance surveillance of self-harm and provide suicide prevention services in hospital emergency departments. S. 1074: Agricultural Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Mental Health Care Act of 2025 requires a study on the accessibility of mental health and substance use disorder services for farmers and ranchers. S. 1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025 seeks to expand telehealth access by removing geographic restrictions. S. 1329/H.R. 2741: PEER Support Act supports and professionalizes peer support specialists and establishes an Office of Recovery. S. 139: FASD Respect Act reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Prevention and Services program. S. 1448: Pursuing Equity in Mental Health Act seeks to improve mental health services and reduce disparities for racial and ethnic minority youth through increased funding, research, and education initiatives. S. 1663/H.R. 3243: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2025 prohibits commercial conversion therapy. S. 1673/H.R. 3260: Mental Health Improvement Act extends the authorization period for mental and behavioral health education and training grants. S. 1689/ H.R. 3316: Stop Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities Act of 2025 mandates the development of a national outreach and education strategy tailored to the cultural and linguistic needs of AANHPI populations. S. 1878: ATTAIN Mental Health Act creates an online dashboard to centralize public access to information about federal and state grants for mental health and substance use disorder programs. S. 473: SENIOR Act address loneliness among older adults by requiring screenings, coordinating services, and preparing a report on loneliness. S. 931/H.R. 2509: COMPLETE Care Act incentivizes behavioral health integration with primary care through increased payments and technical assistance. S.Res. 208: A resolution supporting the designation of May 10, 2025, as \"National Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.\" S.Res. 249/H.Res. 441: A resolution expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as \"Mental Health Awareness Month.\" H.R. 3305. Barriers to Suicide Act: Creates a grant program to provide suicide barriers on bridges and other structures H.Res 542/S. 332: Expressing support for the designation of the month of June 2025 as National Post-traumatic stress Awareness Month and June 27, 2025 as National Post-traumatic Stress Awareness Day H.Res 671: Prioritizing Mental Health to the Same Degree as Physical Health to address the epidemics of suicide and drug overdose in the United States H.Res 697/ S. Res 385: Recognizing Suicide as a serious public health problem and supporting September as National Suicide Prevention Month and September 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day H.Res 764: Recognizing the continuing disparities in Black youth mental health and access to care H.R. 4400/S. 2282: Farmers First Act: reauthorizes and expands funding of the Farm Ranch Suicide Prevention Act. HR 4723/ S.2446: Mental Health For Latinos Act: Directs the development of a culturally tailored mental health outreach and education strategy for Hispanic and Latino Populations. S. 2556: Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act: repeals recent health law changes, permanently expands ACA Tax Credits beyond 400% FPL, and sets a new sliding scale for premium contributions H.Res 684: A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 9, 2025, as National Firearms Suicide Prevention Day HR 5509/S 2903: The Safe Step Act: Creates a clear process to appeal step therapy process S.2826/H.R. 5434:The 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Access Act of 2025: Mandates that at least 9% of suicide prevention hotline funding be reserved for specialized services supporting LGBTQ + youth H.R. 1492: To Amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation Program H.R. 2085: The Mental Health Research Accelerator Act: establishes programs to speed up mental health research and innovations H.R. 3419: To Amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the telehealth network and telehealth resource center grant program H.R. 4805: WINGS ACT: Requires a report on the long-term brain and mental health effects of military aviation. H.R. 5306: Gun Suicide Prevention Act of 2025: requires all firearms sold in the United States to display the suicide prevention lifeline label H.R. 5733: Community Mental Wellness Worker Training Act: establishes a grant program to train and certify community mental wellness workers H.R. 5859: Behavioral Health Crisis Care Centers Act: establishes a grant program to fund comprehensive, one stop crisis facilities H.R. 5861: Legacy Act of 2025 mandates a study on creating a secure, national system for storing and retrieving last wish documents. H.R. 6226 Latino Youth Mental Health Empowerment Act: Establish a Mental Health awareness campaign focused on Latino youth. H.R. 6817 To establish a home-based telemental health care grant program to increase mental health and substance use services for individuals in fishing, farming and forestry occupations H.Res. 792 Declaring a need for increased investment in youth mental Health and recognizing youth mental health day and youth suicide prevention day. S.2005 IDeA Reauthorization Act: Strengthens the NIH's Institutional Development Award Program S.2131/H.R. 5828 Dad's Matter Act: Requires a federal public awareness campaign and state guidance to promote fatherhood. S.2336: Halting the Epidemic of Addiction and Loss Act: Update grant program regulation and guidance to include all FDA opioid reversal agents, not just Naloxone S. 2825/H.R.5417 Health Access Innovation Act 2025: grant program to support faith and community-based organizations in addressing health inequities and chronic disease. S.3199 988 Lifeline Location Improvement Act: creates an advisory committee to study and recommend a solution for transmitting geolocation information with 988 calls. S. 3076 Nitazene Control Act: permanently classifies all nitazene opioids as schedule 1 Support for improving integrated care for those with Tardive Dyskinesia H.R. 6249: Addressing Addiction After Disasters Act expands federal disaster relief to include SUD and AUD services alongside mental health support. H.R. 6283: FOSTER Act expand opioid response grants and defines and supports kinship caregivers. H.R. 6396: Kid PROOF Act of 2025 expands grant eligibility and funding to support suicide and overdose prevention among youth. H.R. 6630: Expanding Mental Health Access for Cyber Command Personnel Act requires security-cleared behavioral health professionals to be assigned to Cyber Command locations. H.R. 6679: Tech Wellness for Young Men Act requires a study on the mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men. H.R. 6680: Tech Wellness for Men Act study on the economic, mental health, and social impacts of screen addiction among adult men. H.R. 6940: Hope Heals Act of 2026 requires an assessment amount Executive departments to enhance mental health. H.R. 7030: Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act expands access to federal mortgage insurance for all licensed hospitals, including mental health facilities. H.R. 7602: State of Men's Health Act requires a study on men's health disparities and establishes an Office of Men's Health. H.R. 8124: STOP Suicide Act creates a grant program to support evidence-based stabilization services for individuals with serious suicidal thoughts. H.R. 8149: Agricultural Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act mandates a study on improving access to addiction and mental health care for farmers and ranchers. H.R. 8160: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Awareness and Research Act of 2026 expand research, raise awareness, improve provider education, and increase access to care for PMDD. H.R.8122: 9-8-8 Connect Act allocates $30 million for crisis center follow-up services. S. 3230: Family Caregiver Peer Support Act creates grants to expand in-person and virtual peer support programs for family caregivers. S. 3271: In-Home CARE Act authorizes grants to support family caregivers through home visiting programs. S. 3402: Ensuring Excellence in Mental Health Act expands and standardizes community behavioral health clinic services S. 3431: Improving Measurements for Loneliness and Isolation Act of 2025 establishes a working group to standardize how loneliness and isolation are defined and measured. S. 3461: RISE from Trauma Act authorizes expands and builds trauma-informed systems for youth and families affected by trauma, violence, and substance use. S. 3714: Family-to-Family Reauthorization Act of 2026 extends and specifies funding for family-to-family health information centers. S. 3840/H.R. 7496: Health Investment Zones Act of 2026 creates Health Investment Zones for incentives, grants, and support to reduce health disparities. S. 921: Tyler's Law requires a federal study and subsequent guidance on whether hospital emergency departments should routinely test for fentanyl in overdose cases. H.R. 7875: Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026 expands prevention, treatment, and recovery services for individuals experiencing gambling addiction. S. 4001/H.R. 7828: Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2026 modernizes SSI eligibility and benefit rules. ___ H.R. 7911: Dream's Caregiver Health and Wellness Act grant program for nonprofits to promote caregiver wellness through support services, mental health resources, and community-building initiatives H.R. 8201: Expanding Community Access to Health Services Act mandates that community health centers provide behavioral, mental health, and substance use disorder services as part of primary care H.R. 8209: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the school-based health centers grant program. H.R. 8504: Rural Health Resilience Act of 2026 creates a federal loan and loan guarantee program to help financially distressed rural health centers maintain essential services and avoid closure H.R. 8743: SMART Kids Act requires the Surgeon General to develop and publish age-specific, evidence-based screen time recommendations for children H.R. 8961: Student Suicide Prevention Awareness Act of 2026 requires a coordinated public awareness campaign and updated, visible signage in schools about 988 H.R.8916: CHIERS Act of 2026 grants to fund free transportation services for vulnerable individuals to access substance use disorder treatment and supportive services H.Res.1290: Recognizing the significant and often overlooked behavioral health needs experienced by individuals and families affected by rare diseases, and for other purposes. H.Res.1327: Supporting the designation of May 2026 as \"Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month\" H.Res.1329: Expressing support for the designation of May 2026 as \"Mental Health Awareness Month\" S. 4149: Social Determinants for Moms Act creates a task force and grant program to coordinate and fund efforts addressing clinical and nonclinical factors contributing to maternal mortality and health disparities S. 4210/H.R. 8070: Child Suicide Prevention Act grant programs and educational initiatives to reduce suicide among individuals under 26 S. 4552: Moms Matter Act grant programs to expand maternal mental health and substance use disorder services S. 4640/H.R. 8122: 988 Connect Act expands funding and regulatory requirements to enhance follow-up care and accessibility for individuals using 988 S.Res. 710/H.Res. 1256: A resolution recognizing Maternal Mental Health Day to raise awareness about maternal mental health. S.Res. 727: A resolution supporting the designation of May 29, 2026, as \"Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture Day\" to raise awareness around mental health in the agricultural industry and workforce and to continue to reduce stigma associated with mental illness. 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Support for expanding reentry services for those leaving or about to leave incarceration, including the use of 1115 waivers -- H.R. 2502: Law Enforcement Training for Mental Health Crisis Response Act of 2025 funds behavioral health crisis response training for law enforcement and corrections officers. H.R. 2586: Reentry Act of 2025 allows Medicaid coverage for inmates 30 days before their release. H.R. 2879: Prison Staffing Reform Act of 2025 requires a comprehensive review and strategic plan to address understaffing in the Bureau of Prisons. H.R. 3312: SERVICE Act of 2025 establishes a pilot program to create veterans response teams within law enforcement agencies. H.R. 3372: Law Enforcement Scenario-Based Training for Safety and De-Escalation Act of 2025 establishes a scenario-based training curriculum for law enforcement. H.R. 3621: Public Safety and Mental Health Reporting Act mandates annual federal data collection and public reporting on law enforcement interactions with people with mental illness. H.R. 3658: 911 Community Crisis Responders Act of 2025 establishes a federal grant program to support unarmed, community-based crisis response teams for nonviolent 911 calls. S. 1843: Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes and expands funding for reentry, substance abuse treatment, education, and support programs for formerly incarcerated individuals. S. 1897: A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish the Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team grant program, and for other purposes. S. 768: Invest to Protect Act of 2025 establishes a grant program to support local law enforcement agencies with training, mental health resources, and recruitment. S. 825: Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2025 creates a program for providing PTSD treatment to public safety officers. S. 2248: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act reauthorize key delinquency prevention programs and bolster federal protections for incarcerated minors. H.R. 4024: Filling Public Safety Vacancies Act provides a boost to the federal grant program that provides funding to departments for recruitment and hiring. S.2532 Safe Response Act expands and updates first responder training programs H.R. 5725: Mental Health Crisis Response Act establishes a grant program to help implement health centered alternation to law enforcement for mental health emergencies H.R. 6002 Supporting Blue Envelope Program Act: Establish a grant program to support Blue Envelope programs for Autism Awareness S.2532 Safe Response Act expands and updates first responder training programs to address a wider range of drug related emergencies and increases funding. H.R. 6548: DHS Suicide Prevention and Resiliency for Law Enforcement Act creates a mental health and suicide prevention program for DHS law enforcement personnel. H.R. 7309: Reentry Resource Guide Act of 2026 creates a pilot program to help states develop digital guides connecting formerly incarcerated individuals with essential reentry resources. H.R. 7447: Community Risk Training and Response Act of 2026 establishes a grants for risk protection orders and crisis intervention programs. ___ H.R. 2668: DART Act of 2025 und and support diversion and rehabilitation programs through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program H.R. 2711: Invest to Protect Act of 2025 a grant program to support small local law enforcement agencies with training, mental health resources, and recruitment H.R. 8493: Peer Support for Our First Responders Act of 2026 working group to review and recommend best practices for peer-to-peer behavioral health programs for law enforcement officers and first responders H.R. 8690: Pregnant Women in Custody Act sets national standards to protect the health, rights, and dignity of pregnant and postpartum women in custody H.R. 8776: Officer Wellness and Peer Support Act of 2026 mandates a report on strategies to reduce mental health stigma and improve access to confidential mental health resources for law enforcement officers H.R.8976: Women in Criminal Justice Reform Act proposes sweeping, gender-responsive reforms across the criminal justice system S. 4514: Corrections Officer Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act of 2026 program to provide mental health screenings, referrals, and support for corrections officers S.4819: Lifeline for First Responders Act grant program to support the mental health and wellness of first responders","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":141549,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":"MATTHEW","last_name":"LINSKEY","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Legislative Correspondent for Debbie Wassermann Schultz 4/2005-10/2005","new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139015,"prefix":"ms","prefix_display":"MS.","first_name":"HANNAH","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"WESOLOWSKI","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149684,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JOANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"ROSEN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":157,"name":"Bureau of Justice Assistance"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":37,"name":"Justice, Dept of (DOJ)"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"EDU","general_issue_code_display":"Education","description":"H.R. 1448: PEER Mental Health Act of 2025 authorizes grants for peer mental health first aid training in schools, with a focus on rural areas. 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H.R. 3939: Respond, Innovate, Support, and Empower (RISE) Act allows college students to use previous documentation as proof of disability when seeking accommodations in their courses. H.R. 4120: Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act establishes funding, programs, and reporting requirements to improve mental health and resiliency among education professionals and school staff. H.R. 5557: Mental Health Services for Students Act of 2025: enhances and extends school-based mental health services for students. H.R. 4186: Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act: Establishes a grant program to expand telehealth services for school children H.R. 5357: College Students Continuation of Mental Health Care Act: Allows College Mental Health providers to offer services across state lines H.R. 5482: Prevent Youth Suicide Act: Evidence-based suicide prevention programs for students H.R. 5553: CTE Student Mental Health and Wellness Act: expands eligibility for federal mental health and substance use disorder grants H.R. 6133: Increasing Access to Mental Health in Schools Act: Establishes a grant and loan repayment program for school-based mental health providers H.R. 6672: Mental Health Professionals Workforce Shortage Act: Creates a federal loan repayment program for certain mental health professionals S942/H.R. 2028: Redi Act: Interest free deferment on student loans for borrowers in medical or dental internships or residency programs H.R. 7019: Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2026 expands campus alcohol and substance misuse prevention programs. 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Barrasso, John - Behavioral health service reimbursement for supervised trainees S. 2709 - Telehealth Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare telehealth flexibility extension S. 3822 - Break Up Big Medicine Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Health care entity vertical integration restrictions S. 3829 - Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act - Sen. Warren, Elizabeth - Private equity restrictions for health care industry S. 3834 - Expanded Telehealth Access Act - Sen. 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Green, Mark - Medicaid demonstration programs H.R. 1019 - Medicaid Program Improvement Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - Medicaid management care reporting H.R. 1059 - Jobs and Opportunities for Medicaid Act - Rep. Crenshaw, Dan - Medicaid eligibility requirements H.R. 1162 - Medicaid Primary Care Improvement Act - Rep. Crenshaw, Dan - Medicaid direct primary care arrangements H.R. 1191 - Supporting Access to Rural Community Hospitals Act - Rep. Flood, Mike - Medicare critical access hospitals definition H.R. 1195 - Protect Medicaid Act - Rep. Hudson, Richard - Medicaid eligibility requirements H.R. 1279 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to establish a community engagement requirement for certain individuals under the Medicaid program. - Rep. Bean, Aaron - Medicaid eligibility requirements H.R. 1403 - LIVE Beneficiaries Act - Rep. Bilirakis, Gus - Medicaid registration audits H.R. 1598 - Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs Act - Rep. Ciscomani, Juan - Medicaid eligibility requirements H.R. 1683 - Protecting Rural Seniors' Access to Care Act - Rep. Fischbach, Michelle - Minimum nursing home staffing H.R. 1775 - Second Chances for Rural Hospitals Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey -Definition of rural emergency hospitals H.R. 1805 - ARCH Act - Rep. Miller, Carol - Extend Medicare-dependent and low-value hospitals payments H.R. 1924 - Securing Access to Care for Seniors in Critical Condition Act - Rep. Hern, Kevin - Medicare site-neutral payments for LTC hospitals H.R. 2045 - Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd - Medicare dental, vision, and hearing coverage H.R. 2263 - Telehealth Coverage Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - Telehealth flexibilities in Medicare H.R. 2309 - Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act - Rep. Peters, Scott - provider screening for Federal programs H.R. 2433 - Reducing Medically Unnecessary Delays in Care Act - Rep. Green, Mark - Medicare Advantage prior authorization H.R. 2533 - EASE Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - CMS model for virtual technology H.R. 2586 - Reentry Act - Rep. Tonko, Paul - Medicaid coverage for incarcerated population H.R. 2590 - Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act - Rep. Boyle, Brendan - CMS demonstration to treat comorbidities H.R. 2610 - Protecting Options for Seniors Act - Rep. Tenney, Claudia - MA wage index reclassification H.R. 3023 - Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare Act - Rep. Spartz, Victoria - Site-neutral payment reform H.R. 3069 - Medicare for All Act - Rep. Jayapal, Pramila - New national health insurance program H.R. 3222 - SMART Health Care Act - Rep. Spartz, Victoria - MA risk adjustment H.R. 3263 - PATCH Act - Rep. Tokuda, Jill - Medicare geographic practice cost indices H.R. 3321 - Ending Medicaid Discrimination Against the Most Vulnerable Act - Rep. Roy, Chip - Enhance FMAP phase out H.R. 3415 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - Nurse staffing ratio requirements H.R. 3467 - To amend title XVIII to reform the Medicare Advantage program - Rep. Schweikert, David - MA reforms H.R. 3808 - Expanding Seniors Access to Mental Health Services Act - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian - Medicare mental health services H.R. 4093 - Apples to Apples Comparison Act - Rep. Bean, Aaron - Medicare and Medicare Advantage spending reports H.R. 4139 - Cutting Copays Act - Rep. McGarvey, Morgan - Medicare cost-sharing for generic drugs H.R. 4277 - Rural Emergency Hospital Financial Stability Act - Rep. Davis, Donald - Medicaid treatment of rural emergency hospitals H.R. 4313 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act - Rep. Buchanan, Vern - Acute hospital care at home waiver H.R. 4559 - Prompt and Fair Pay Act - Rep. Doggett, Lloyd - Payment parity for MA and FFS; MA reimbursement requirements H.R. 4641 - Keep Kids Covered Act - Rep. Castor, Kathy - Continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid/CHIP H.R. 4807 - Protect Our Hospitals Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - Medicaid provider tax repeal H.R. 5243 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. - Rep. McClellan, Jennifer - MA supplemental benefits data reporting H.R. 5281 - REAL Health Providers Act - Rep. Panetta, Jimmy - MA provider directory requirements H.R. 5584 - Medicaid Third Party Liability Act - Rep. Burgess, Michael - Impact of Third Party Liability on MCOs H.R. 6109 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to rates of reversed prior authorization coverage determinations under Medicare Advantage plans. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - prior authorization under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6110 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage plans to automatically reconsider determinations denying coverage. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - reconsider denials under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6111 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require any advertisement of a Medicare Advantage plan to include information related to the rates of prior authorization denials under such plan. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - advertise rates of prior authorization denials under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6112 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish certain requirements with respect to the average monthly cost to provide coverage to an enrollee under Medicare Advantage plans. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - require monthly coverage cost to enrollees under Medicare Advantage H.R. 6113 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose limitations on contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations offering multiple Medicare Advantage plans under the Medicare program. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - limit multiple Medicare Advantage plans H.R. 6114 - To prohibit funds made available to the Department of Health and Human Services by previous Appropriations Acts from being used for any activity that makes Medicare Advantage the default under the Medicare program. - Rep. Pocan, Mark - prohibit Medicare Advantage from becoming the default H.R. 6254 - Medicaid Staffing Flexibility and Protection Act of 2025 - Rep. Carter, Earl - extend eligibility determinations and redeterminations for Medicaid H.R. 6361 - Ban AI Denials in Medicare Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - limit WISeR model H.R. 6951 - Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act - Rep. Schakowsky, Janice - State Medicaid cost recoupment H.R. 6974 - Improving MA SNP Act of 2026 - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - MA SNP beneficiary approval H.R. 7189 - PrEP Access Act - Rep. Pocan, Mark - HIV prevention services under Medicare H.R. 7409 - Defend Rural Health Act - Rep. Taylor, Dave - Medicare definition of rural hospital H.R. 7727 - Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act - Rep. Alford, Mark - Medicare CAH designation H.R. 7778 - Medicaid PNA Modernization Act - Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas - Medicaid minimum monthly personal needs allowance H.R. 7803 - Save Medicare Act - Rep. Pocan, Mark - Renames Medicare Advantage H.R. 7871 - MVP Act - Rep. Guthrie, Brett - Value-based purchasing arrangements in Medicaid H.R. 8375 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act - Rep. Joyce, John - MA programmatic reforms H.R. 8377 - Stop Deadly Denials Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - MA prior authorization prohibition H.R. 8875 - Improving Home Dialysis Act - Rep. Miller, Carol - Home dialysis coverage under Medicare S. 523 - Protect Medicaid Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Medicaid eligibility requirements S. 678 - LIVE Beneficiaries Act - Sen. Scott, Rick - Medicaid enrollment audits S. 717 - Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act - Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore - Expanding cardiac care coverage in Medicare S. 750 - Protecting Rural Seniors' Access to Care Act - Sen. Fischer, Deb - Medicaid nursing home staff requirements S. 752 - Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act - Sen. Grassley, Chuck - Out-of-state provider access for Medicaid S. 939 - Medicare Dental, Hearing, and Vision Expansion Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard - Medicare coverage requirements S. 1082 - Safeguarding Medicaid Act - Sen. Barrasso, John - Medicaid enrollee asset verification S. 1105 - No UPCODE Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - MA risk adjustment S. 1264 - Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - CMS demonstration to treat comorbidities S. 1399 - Health Tech Investment Act - Sen. Rounds, Mike - Medicare coverage for algorithm-based services S. 1506 - Medicare for All Act - Sen. Sanders, Bernard - New national health insurance program S. 1624 - PATCH Act - Sen. Schatz, Brian - Medicare geographic practice cost indices S. 1629 - Same Care, Lower Cost Act - Sen. Kennedy, John - Medicare site-neutral payment reform S. 1637 - MVP Act - Sen. Mullin, Markwayne - Medicaid value-based purchasing agreements S. 1709 - Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act - Sen. Padilla, Alex - Nurse staffing ratio requirements S. 1816 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - MA prior authorization S. 1903 - A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation - Sen. Reed, Jack - Medicare and Medicaid safeguards against reconciliation cuts S. 2237 - Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Acute hospital care at home waiver S. 2279 - Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act - Sen. Hawley, Josh - Medicaid provider tax and State directed payments S. 2289 - Healthy Moms and Babies Act - Sen. Grassley, Chuck - Medicaid/CHIP maternal health coverage improvements S. 2496 - Keep Kids Covered Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - Continuous eligibility for children in Medicaid/CHIP S. 2497 - Fair Billing Act - Sen. Hassan, Maggie - Medicare site-neutral transparency and identification requirements S. 2556 - Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act - Sen. Schumer, Charles - repeal of Medicaid provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act S. 2793 - Ensuring Access to Essential Providers Act - Sen. Cassidy, Bill - Essential community provider coverage requirements for MA S. 3642 - WALZ Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - Medicaid payment investigation and audits S. 3690 - Ensuring Access to Medicaid Buy-in Programs - Sen. Blackburn, Marsha - Medicaid eligibility parameters S. 3727 - Putting an N to Learing about Fraud Act - Sen. Ernst, Joni - Federal program fraud prevention S. 3729 - PBM Reporting Transparency Act - Sen. Warner, Mark - MedPAC reports on PBMs S. 3750 - REAL Health Providers Act - Sen. Bennet, Michael - MA provider directory accuracy S. 3762 - Prior Authorization Relief Act - Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon - MA prior authorization restrictions S. 3848 - Apples to Apples Comparison Act - Sen. Scott, Tim - Medicare and Medicare Advantage spending reports S. 3886 - Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act - Sen. Wyden, Ron - Nursing home staffing hours S. 4384 - Medicare Advantage Improvement Act - Sen. Marshall, Roger - MA programmatic reforms Issues related to mental health and Medicare; Medicare and Medicaid funding; Medicaid expansion; State innovation waivers; Medicaid and CHIP; Medicaid FMAP; Medicare Supplement Coverage; Medicare Transparency in Coverage; Waste Fraud and Abuse; Medicaid Access Final Rule; Medicaid Redeterminations; Medicaid rate actuarial soundness; value of Medicaid Managed Care; value of Medicare Advantage; Medicare Advantage Health Risk Assessment and chart reviews; Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits and Social Determinants of health; CBO estimates of MA and FFS costs; coverage of weight loss drugs; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Medicare Advantage Rate Notice; Part D Payment Issues; Part D VBID Issues; RADV; MA payment issues; Part D issues; prior authorization; MA prompt pay; agent/broker issues; MA reporting requirements; MA provider networks and network adequacy; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; Medicaid provider taxes; Medicaid community engagement requirements; and VA's community care program.","foreign_entity_issues":"","lobbyists":[{"lobbyist":{"id":43527,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"JEANETTE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"THORNTON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":61321,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MARK","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HAMELBURG","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":68717,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ARON","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GRIFFIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":71192,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SEAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DUGAN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":139720,"prefix":"mr","prefix_display":"MR.","first_name":"ANDREW","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"SHINE","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":142437,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"GARY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"BECK","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143588,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SEAN","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DICKSON","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":143589,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SOHINI","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"GUPTA","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":144554,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANTHONY","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"MITCHELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":146235,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"SHANE","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"HAND","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":146236,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"MICHAEL","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"TUFFIN","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":149902,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"DUNBAR-HESTER","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":null,"new":false},{"lobbyist":{"id":154624,"prefix":null,"prefix_display":null,"first_name":"ANNA","nickname":null,"middle_name":null,"last_name":"RUSSELL","suffix":null,"suffix_display":null},"covered_position":"Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the Secretary, Department of Labor; Deputy Director, Office of Public Liaison, Department of Labor","new":true}],"government_entities":[{"id":136,"name":"Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)"},{"id":5,"name":"Government Accountability Office (GAO)"},{"id":34,"name":"Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)"},{"id":2,"name":"HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES"},{"id":1,"name":"SENATE"}]},{"general_issue_code":"INS","general_issue_code_display":"Insurance","description":"H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - Medicaid eligibility and state financing, Marketplace coverage and enrollment, Health Savings Account expansion, Pharmacy Benefit Manager financing and regulation H.R. 90 - Health Coverage Choice Act - Rep. Biggs, Andy - Duration of STLDHI plans H.R. 114 - Responsible Path to Full Obamacare Repeal Act - Rep. Biggs, Andy - ACA repeal H.R. 247 - Health Care Affordability Act - Rep. Underwood, Lauren - ACA tax credit extension H.R. 267 - Health Care Price Transparency Act - Rep. Davidson, Warren - Hospital and insurer transparency requirements H.R. 639 - Doctor Knows Best Act - Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson - Commercial market prior authorization H.R. 957 - Parity Enforcement Act - Rep. Norcross, Donald - Penalties for mental health parity violations H.R. 1385 - DOC Access Act - Rep. Carter, Earl Buddy - Rate setting for dental and optometric services H.R. 1397 - Increasing Access to Dental Insurance Act - Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette - Standalone dental plans H.R. 1776 - New Health Options Act - Rep. Palmer, Gary - ACA reinsurance H.R. 2079 - Insurance Fraud Accountability Act - Rep. Ross, Deborah - fraudulent ACA enrollments H.R. 2199 - Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act - Rep. Kelly, Mike - ESRD coverage H.R. 2553 - Capping Prescription Costs Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Prescription cost-sharing H.R. 2554 - Lower Drug Costs for Families Act - Rep. Horsford, Steven - Commercial market drug rebates H.R. 2636 - Making Insulin Affordable for All Children Act - Rep. Landsman, Greg - Commercial market insulin cost-sharing H.R. 3020 - Addressing Anti-Competitive Health Care Contract Clauses Act - Rep. Spartz, Victoria - Study on anti-competitive contracting H.R. 3527 - Bridge to Medicaid Act - Rep. Sewell, Terri - ACA subsidies for non-Medicare expansion states H.R. 3701 - Family Vaccine Protection Act - Rep. Pallone, Frank - ACIP codification and vaccine coverage H.R. 4406 - State-Based Universal Health Care Act - Rep. Khanna, Ro - State-based universal health care H.R. 4710 - No Surprises Act Enforcement Act - Rep. Murphy, Greg - Surprise billing penalties for noncompliance by health insurers H.R. 5145 - Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act - Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer - Temporary extension of ACA enhanced premium tax credits H.R. 5509 - Safe Step Act - Rep. Allen, Rick - Step therapy requirements H.R. 5582 - Patients Deserve Price Tags Act - Rep. James, John - Hospital and insurer price transparency requirement H.R. 6171 - ACA Copay CAP Act of 2025 - Rep. Auchincloss, Jake - establish out of pocket limit on prescription drugs H.R. 6248 - Healthy Competition for Better Care Act - Rep. Arrington, Jodey - ban anticompetitive terms in contracts, promote higher quality, lower cost care H.R. 6703 - Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act - Rep. 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