Bills About Health Sponsored by Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

Rep. Kind sponsored 36 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Dec. 23, 2019	H.R.5534	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for extended months of Medicare coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients, and for other purposes.	113	Bipartisan	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 570.
Feb. 26, 2019	H.R.1375	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency of Medicare secondary payer reporting information, and for other purposes.	17	Bipartisan	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 18, 2020	H.R.7254	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for infection control support to skilled nursing facilities through contracts with quality improvement organizations.	10	Bipartisan	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 22, 2020	H.R.6979	To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
March 12, 2020	H.R.6214	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of testing for COVID-19 at no cost sharing under the Medicare Advantage program.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 28, 2020	H.R.5693	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand Medicare Rural Health Clinic Services and Federally Qualified Health Center Services to include physical therapy services.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct. 11, 2019	H.R.4632	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate to part D subsidy eligible individuals information comparing the premiums under LIS benchmark plans for such individuals.	2	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 21, 2019	H.R.3425	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations.	4	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 22, 2019	H.R.2891	To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.	15	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 8, 2019	H.R.2594	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.	45	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 2, 2019	H.R.2498	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure that hospitals receive adequate payment for the acquisition of hematopoietic stem cells under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	32	Bipartisan	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 8, 2019	H.R.2131	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries.	7	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 5, 2019	H.R.1530	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity, and for other purposes.	169	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb. 26, 2019	H.R.1358	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish rules for payment for graduate medical education (GME) costs for hospitals that establish a new medical residency training program after hosting resident rotators for short durations.	23	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov. 2, 2017	H.R.4226	To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 13, 2017	H.R.1519	To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.	11	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sept. 29, 2015	H.R.3639	To amend the Public Health Service Act to designate certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs as health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 19, 2015	H.R.1499	To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 23, 2013	H.R.2179	To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Human Services of physical activity guidelines for Americans.	8	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec. 13, 2012	H.R.6666	To provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
Sept. 29, 2010	H.R.6346	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to critical access hospitals.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 5, 2010	H.R.5209	To provide a comprehensive approach to preventing and treating obesity.	5	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
June 12, 2009	H.R.2844	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the Medicare physician fee schedule.	12	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 12, 2009	H.R.2858	To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 12, 2009	H.R.2360	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible.	61	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
June 8, 2009	H.R.2758	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 25, 2008	H.R.6365	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to Medicare special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals.	2	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
June 9, 2008	H.R.6210	To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible.	50	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 3, 2007	H.R.2159	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by a critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under the Medicare Program.	12	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
April 28, 2005	H.R.1955	To establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.	26	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Feb. 17, 2005	H.R.880	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a rate that is at least 101 percent of the payment rate otherwise applicable under the Medicare Program.	34	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
June 24, 2004	H.R.4687	To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage (MA) organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a rate that is at least 101 percent of the payment rate otherwise applicable under the Medicare Program.	20	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
June 3, 2004	H.R.4498	To establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.	11	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
April 2, 2004	H.R.4127	To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to hospitals for measurement-based strategies to improve the quality and efficiency of health care.	1	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
July 24, 2003	H.R.2850	To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for the establishment in the Department of Labor of a Small Employer Health Benefits Program.	25	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
May 17, 2001	H.R.1901	To modify the manner in which the wage index adjustment to payments under the Medicare Program to hospitals for inpatient hospital services is calculated.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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