Today, the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee has scheduled hearings and votes on a variety of health policy bills. First, the Subcommittee will discuss the following five bills intended to improve the Medicare and Medicaid programs:
- HR 2878, to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015
- HR 2151, Improving Oversight and Accountability in Medicaid Non-DSH Supplemental Payments Act
- Amendment to HR 1362, Medicaid REPORTS Act
- HR ____, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act
- Amendment to HR 1361, Medicaid HOME Improvement Act
In addition, the Health Subcommittee will be marking up the following health policy bills:
- HR 2446, To require the use of electronic visit verification for personal care services furnished under the Medicaid program
- HR 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
- HR 3014, the Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act
- HR 3537, Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015
- HR 3716, the Ensuring Terminated Providers Are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP Act
- HR 3821, the Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act
- HR 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015
Also today, the House Ways and Means Committee is holding a hearing on the status of the Affordable Care Act's Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program. The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight likewise has scheduled a November 5 hearing on the CO-OP Program.
This article is presented for informational purposes only and is not intended to constitute legal advice.