US SB1126 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Modifies the requirements under Medicare for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments in older adults. Specifically, the bill expands the cognitive impairment detection benefit during annual wellness visits to require the use of validated detection tools and documentation of the results in the patient's medical record. Further, when a cognitive impairment is detected, the patient must be referred to an appropriate diagnostic service provider and other specified supports.Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must implement Medicare policies that increase the identification and response to patients' Alzheimer's disease risk factors and incentivize providers to utilize high-quality cognitive impairment diagnosis practices.
Title
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] | Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] |
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] | Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] |
Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] | Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH] | Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO] | Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] |
Sen. Angus King [I-ME] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI] |
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] | Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-04-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB2283 (Related) 2019-04-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Aging
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Medical research
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Medicare
Neurological disorders
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1126/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1126/BILLS-116s1126is.pdf |