Bills About Health Sponsored by Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

Sen. Capito sponsored 28 bills about health in the 117th Congress (2021-22).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Sept. 8, 2020	S.4532	A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require coverage of hearing devices and systems in certain private health insurance plans, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 18, 2020	S.3532	A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of prescription digital therapeutics for the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 17, 2019	S.3067	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to combat the opioid crisis by promoting access to non-opioid treatments in the hospital outpatient setting.	24	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov. 13, 2019	S.2842	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 to expand and expedite access to cardiac rehabilitation programs and pulmonary rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 6, 2019	S.1334	A bill authorizing a program to promote innovative approaches to securing prompt access to appropriate care for individuals presenting at emergency departments with acute mental health illness.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 11, 2019	S.1190	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.	21	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 10, 2019	S.1126	A bill to provide better care for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their caregivers, while accelerating progress toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.	22	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 2, 2019	S.988	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 23, 2018	S.2928	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 22, 2018	S.2610	A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide coordinated care to patients who have experienced a non-fatal overdose after emergency department discharge, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 8, 2018	S.2523	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicare program for FDA-approved qualifying colorectal cancer screening blood-based tests, and for other purposes	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 1, 2018	S.RES.419	A resolution designating the week of February 26 through March 4, 2018, as "National Eating Disorders Awareness Week" and supporting the goals and ideals of raising awareness and understanding of eating disorders.	1	All Democrats	Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration CR S1321; text: CR S1317-1318)
Feb. 7, 2018	S.2387	A bill to provide better care and outcomes for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their caregivers while accelerating progress toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.	14	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 4, 2017	S.1044	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 27, 2017	S.980	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.	20	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 16, 2017	S.413	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sept. 12, 2016	S.3308	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit prescription drug plan sponsors and MA-PD organizations under the Medicare program from retroactively reducing payment on clean claims submitted by pharmacies.	8	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 7, 2016	S.3137	A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the efficacy of providing Alzheimer's Disease caregiver support services in delaying or reducing the use of institutionalized care for Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's Disease or a related dementia.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 28, 2016	S.2872	A bill to require the Government Accountability Office to submit to Congress a report on neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) in the United States and its treatment under Medicaid.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 13, 2016	S.2786	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center services furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 11, 2016	S.2542	A bill to provide for alternative and updated certification requirements for participation under Medicaid State plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome, and for other purposes.	1	All Independent Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 5, 2015	S.1190	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage, and for other purposes.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 11, 2014	H.RES.619	Recognizing that cardiovascular disease continues to be an overwhelming threat to women's health and the importance of providing basic, preventive heart screenings to women wherever they seek primary care.	14	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 9, 2013	H.R.3067	To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to prohibit a government subsidy for the purchase of a health plan by a Member of Congress.	24	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
May 6, 2013	H.R.1830	To provide for the establishment of a Commission to Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer.	241	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 7, 2003	H.R.38	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit program.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 13, 2002	H.R.4930	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Medicare prescription drug discount card endorsement program.	0	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 16, 2002	H.R.4751	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a voluntary outpatient prescription drug benefit program.	0	All Republicans	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.

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