Bills About Health Sponsored by Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

Sen. Roberts sponsored 42 bills about health in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
May 23, 2019	S.1636	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity.	2	Bipartisan	Held at the desk.
Oct. 21, 2020	S.4840	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the inclusion of certain audio-only diagnoses in the determination of risk adjustment for Medicare Advantage plans, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 24, 2019	S.2244	A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to allow community addiction treatment facilities and community mental health facilities to register to dispense controlled substances through the practice of telemedicine, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb. 27, 2019	S.586	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 4, 2018	S.2278	A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve health care in rural areas.	17	Bipartisan	Became Public Law No: 115-408.
Dec. 18, 2018	S.3768	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018	S.2908	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018	S.2910	A bill to evaluate access to services and treatment for substance use disorders and to telehealth services and remote patient monitoring for pediatric populations under Medicaid.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 2, 2017	S.1729	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for independent accreditation for dialysis facilities and assurances of high quality surveys.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 7, 2017	S.1304	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 8, 2017	S.1070	A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the appropriate, risk-based classification of device accessories based on intended use.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sept. 28, 2016	S.3435	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	4	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 14, 2016	S.3244	A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside of Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
July 8, 2015	S.1718	A bill to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the effect of rationing health care.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 19, 2015	S.1368	A bill to establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
March 18, 2015	S.776	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to medication therapy management under part D of the Medicare program.	15	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 12, 2015	S.484	A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response.	2	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 12, 2015	S.506	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare, and for other purposes.	5	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 27, 2015	S.258	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.	33	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 4, 2014	S.2430	A bill to establish the Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.	1	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 1, 2014	S.2191	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, and for other purposes.	6	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 27, 2014	S.2064	A bill to provide for the repeal of certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that have the effect of rationing health care.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb. 24, 2014	S.2037	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.	32	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec. 18, 2013	S.1848	A bill to amend section 1303(b)(3) of Public Law 111-148 concerning the notice requirements regarding the extent of health plan coverage of abortion and abortion premium surcharges.	24	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Nov. 5, 2013	S.1647	A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal distributions for medicine qualified only if for prescribed drug or insulin.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
July 10, 2013	S.1272	A bill to provide that certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating on October 1, 2013.	8	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
June 12, 2013	S.1154	A bill to provide that certain requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act do not apply if the American Health Benefit Exchanges are not operating on October 1, 2013.	5	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 24, 2013	S.806	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan. 24, 2013	S.133	A bill to protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny or delay coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response.	7	All Republicans	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct. 20, 2011	S.1752	A bill to nullify certain regulations regarding the removal of essential-use designation for epinephrine used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Aug. 2, 2011	S.1486	A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program, and for other purposes.	9	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 5, 2011	S.733	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals under Medicare.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2140)
May 24, 2007	S.1484	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug. 3, 2006	S.3814	A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the Medicare treatment of ownership of oxygen equipment to that in effect before enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.	7	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 31, 2004	S.2265	A bill to require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for colorectal cancer screenings.	10	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3459-3460)
Sept. 27, 1995	H.R.2411	To provide assistance for the establishment of community rural health networks in chronically underserved areas, to provide incentives for providers of health care services to furnish services in such areas, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
April 21, 1993	H.R.1762	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to states for the creation or enhancement of systems for the air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies, and for other purposes.	11	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
April 21, 1993	H.R.1763	To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to health professional shortage areas.	16	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
April 21, 1993	H.R.1761	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend special treatment rules under the medicare program for regional referral centers and to permit a hospital that fails to qualify as a regional referral center under the program as a result of a change in geographic classification to decline such change and qualify as such a center.	11	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan. 5, 1993	H.R.329	To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to States for the creation or enhancement of systems for the air transport of rural victims of medical emergencies, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan. 5, 1993	H.R.332	To amend the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to health professional shortage areas.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Jan. 21, 1993	H.R.536	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend and revise programs to assist rural hospitals under part A of the medicare program.	1	All Republicans	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

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