S. 891 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 6, 2025
119th Congress
1st SessionS. 891
1st SessionS. 891
A BILL
Bipartisan Health Care Act
In the SenateNo vote yet
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Health · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 6, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.”
Sections
Sections · 1
Title I — Medicaid · 13
- Sec. 101Streamlined enrollment process for eligible out-of-state providers under Medicaid and CHIPNo change
- Sec. 102Making certain adjustments to coverage of home or community-based services under MedicaidNo change
- Sec. 103Removing certain age restrictions on Medicaid eligibility for working adults with disabilitiesNo change
- Sec. 104Medicaid State plan requirement for determining residency and coverage for military familiesNo change
- Sec. 105Ensuring the reliability of address information provided under the Medicaid programNo change
- Sec. 106Codifying certain Medicaid provider screening requirements related to deceased providersNo change
- Sec. 107Modifying certain State requirements for ensuring deceased individuals do not remain enrolledNo change
- Sec. 108One-year delay of Medicaid and CHIP requirements for health screenings, referrals, and case management services for eligible juveniles in public institutions; State interim work plansNo change
- Sec. 109State studies and HHS report on costs of providing maternity, labor, and delivery servicesNo change
- Sec. 110Modifying certain disproportionate share hospital allotmentsNo change
- Sec. 111Modifying certain limitations on disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicaid programNo change
- Sec. 112Ensuring accurate payments to pharmacies under MedicaidNo change
- Sec. 113Preventing the use of abusive spread pricing in MedicaidNo change
Title II — Medicare · 30
- Sec. 201Extension of increased inpatient hospital payment adjustment for certain low-volume hospitalsNo change
- Sec. 202Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) programNo change
- Sec. 203Extension of add-on payments for ambulance servicesNo change
- Sec. 204Extending incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment modelsNo change
- Sec. 205Temporary payment increase under the Medicare physician fee schedule to account for exceptional circumstancesNo change
- Sec. 206Extension of funding for quality measure endorsement, input, and selectionNo change
- Sec. 207Extension of funding outreach and assistance for low-income programsNo change
- Sec. 208Extension of the work geographic index floorNo change
- Sec. 209Extension of certain telehealth flexibilitiesNo change
- Sec. 210Requiring modifier for use of telehealth to conduct face-to-face encounter prior to recertification of eligibility for hospice careNo change
- Sec. 211Extending acute hospital care at home waiver flexibilitiesNo change
- Sec. 212Enhancing certain program integrity requirements for DME under MedicareNo change
- Sec. 213Guidance on furnishing services via telehealth to individuals with limited English proficiencyNo change
- Sec. 214In-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation flexibilitiesNo change
- Sec. 215Inclusion of virtual diabetes prevention program suppliers in MDPP Expanded ModelNo change
- Sec. 216Medication-induced movement disorder outreach and educationNo change
- Sec. 217Report on wearable medical devicesNo change
- Sec. 218Extension of temporary inclusion of authorized oral antiviral drugs as covered part D drugsNo change
- Sec. 219Extension of adjustment to calculation of hospice cap amountNo change
- Sec. 220Multiyear contracting authority for MedPAC and MACPACNo change
- Sec. 221Contracting parity for MedPAC and MACPACNo change
- Sec. 222Adjustments to Medicare part D cost-sharing reductions for low-income individualsNo change
- Sec. 223Requiring Enhanced and Accurate Lists of (REAL) Health Providers ActNo change
- Sec. 224Medicare coverage of multi-cancer early detection screening testsNo change
- Sec. 225Medicare coverage of external infusion pumps and non-self-administrable home infusion drugsNo change
- Sec. 226Assuring pharmacy access and choice for Medicare beneficiariesNo change
- Sec. 227Modernizing and Ensuring PBM AccountabilityNo change
- Sec. 228Requiring a separate identification number and an attestation for each off-campus outpatient department of a providerNo change
- Sec. 229Medicare sequestrationNo change
- Sec. 230Medicare improvement fundNo change
Title III — Human Services · 3
Title IV — Public health extenders · Subtitle A — Extensions · 2
Title IV — Public health extenders · Subtitle B — World Trade Center Health Program · 1
Title V — SUPPORT Act Reauthorization · 1
Title V — SUPPORT Act Reauthorization · Subtitle A — Prevention · 12
- Sec. 511Prenatal and postnatal healthNo change
- Sec. 512Monitoring and education regarding infections associated with illicit drug use and other risk factorsNo change
- Sec. 513Preventing overdoses of controlled substancesNo change
- Sec. 514Support for individuals and families impacted by fetal alcohol spectrum disorderNo change
- Sec. 515Promoting State choice in PDMP systemsNo change
- Sec. 516First responder training programNo change
- Sec. 517Donald J. Cohen National Child Traumatic Stress InitiativeNo change
- Sec. 518Protecting suicide prevention lifeline from cybersecurity incidentsNo change
- Sec. 519Bruce’s lawNo change
- Sec. 520Guidance on at-home drug disposal systemsNo change
- Sec. 521Assessment of opioid drugs and actionsNo change
- Sec. 522Grant program for State and Tribal response to opioid use disordersNo change
Title V — SUPPORT Act Reauthorization · Subtitle B — Treatment · 9
- Sec. 531Residential treatment program for pregnant and postpartum womenNo change
- Sec. 532Improving access to addiction medicine providersNo change
- Sec. 533Mental and behavioral health education and training grantsNo change
- Sec. 534Loan repayment program for substance use disorder treatment workforceNo change
- Sec. 535Development and dissemination of model training programs for substance use disorder patient recordsNo change
- Sec. 536Task force on best practices for trauma-informed identification, referral, and supportNo change
- Sec. 537Grants to enhance access to substance use disorder treatmentNo change
- Sec. 538State guidance related to individuals with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbanceNo change
- Sec. 539Reviewing the scheduling of approved products containing a combination of buprenorphine and naloxoneNo change
Title V — SUPPORT Act Reauthorization · Subtitle C — Recovery · 6
- Sec. 541Building communities of recoveryNo change
- Sec. 542Peer support technical assistance centerNo change
- Sec. 543Comprehensive opioid recovery centersNo change
- Sec. 544Youth prevention and recoveryNo change
- Sec. 545CAREER ActNo change
- Sec. 546Addressing economic and workforce impacts of the opioid crisisNo change
Title V — SUPPORT Act Reauthorization · Subtitle D — Miscellaneous matters · 4
- Sec. 551Delivery of a controlled substance by a pharmacy to a prescribing practitionerNo change
- Sec. 552Technical correction on controlled substances dispensingNo change
- Sec. 553Required training for prescribers of controlled substancesNo change
- Sec. 554Extension of temporary order for fentanyl-related substancesNo change
Title VI — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response · 1
Title VI — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response · Subtitle A — State and local readiness and response · 7
- Sec. 611Temporary reassignment of State and local personnel during a public health emergencyNo change
- Sec. 612Public Health Emergency Preparedness programNo change
- Sec. 613Hospital Preparedness ProgramNo change
- Sec. 614Facilities and capacities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to combat public health security threatsNo change
- Sec. 615Pilot program to support State medical stockpilesNo change
- Sec. 616Enhancing domestic wastewater surveillance for pathogen detectionNo change
- Sec. 617Reauthorization of Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health programNo change
Title VI — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response · Subtitle B — Federal planning and coordination · 10
- Sec. 621All-Hazards Emergency Preparedness and ResponseNo change
- Sec. 622National Health Security StrategyNo change
- Sec. 623Improving development and distribution of diagnostic testsNo change
- Sec. 624Combating antimicrobial resistanceNo change
- Sec. 625Strategic National Stockpile and material threatsNo change
- Sec. 626Medical countermeasures for viral threats with pandemic potentialNo change
- Sec. 627Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures EnterpriseNo change
- Sec. 628Fellowship and training programsNo change
- Sec. 629Regional biocontainment research laboratoriesNo change
- Sec. 629ALimitation related to countries of concern conducting certain researchNo change
Title VI — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response · Subtitle C — Addressing the needs of all individuals · 4
Title VI — Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Response · Subtitle D — Additional reauthorizations · 10
- Sec. 641Medical countermeasure priority review voucherNo change
- Sec. 642Epidemic Intelligence ServiceNo change
- Sec. 643Monitoring and distribution of certain medical countermeasuresNo change
- Sec. 644Regional health care emergency preparedness and response systemsNo change
- Sec. 645Emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health professionalsNo change
- Sec. 646Ensuring collaboration and coordination in medical countermeasure developmentNo change
- Sec. 647Military and civilian partnership for trauma readinessNo change
- Sec. 648National Disaster Medical SystemNo change
- Sec. 649Volunteer Medical Reserve CorpsNo change
- Sec. 649AEpidemiology-laboratory capacityNo change
Title VII — Public Health Programs · 13
- Sec. 701Action for dental healthNo change
- Sec. 702PREEMIENo change
- Sec. 703Preventing maternal deathsNo change
- Sec. 704Sickle cell disease prevention and treatmentNo change
- Sec. 705Traumatic brain injuriesNo change
- Sec. 706Lifespan respite careNo change
- Sec. 707Dr. Lorna Breen health care provider protectionNo change
- Sec. 708SCREENS for CancerNo change
- Sec. 709DeOndra Dixon INCLUDE ProjectNo change
- Sec. 710IMPROVE InitiativeNo change
- Sec. 711Organ Procurement and Transplantation NetworkNo change
- Sec. 712Honor Our Living DonorsNo change
- Sec. 713Program for pediatric studies of drugsNo change
Title VIII — Food and Drug Administration · Subtitle A — Give Kids a Chance · 5
- Sec. 801Research into pediatric uses of drugs; additional authorities of Food and Drug Administration regarding molecularly targeted cancer drugsNo change
- Sec. 802Ensuring completion of pediatric study requirementsNo change
- Sec. 803FDA report on PREA enforcementNo change
- Sec. 804Extension of authority to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseasesNo change
- Sec. 805Limitations on exclusive approval or licensure of orphan drugsNo change