Weekly Healthcare Roundup 9/15/2025 Continued

Healthcare Roundup

RELEVANT LEGISLATION

·     S. 2709. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain telehealth flexibilities under the Medicare program; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)

·     S. 2710. A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require pharmaceutical and device manufacturers to publicly disclose covered payments made to patient advocacy organizations; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

·     S. 2715. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals with approved medical residency training programs to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services certain information regarding osteopathic and allopathic candidates for such programs; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)

·     S. 2730. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to innovative treatment options for end-stage renal disease under the Medicare program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)

·     S. 2737. A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)

·     S. 2739. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ)

·     S. 2743. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to modify certain limitations on disproportionate share hospital payment adjustments under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN)

·     S. 2749. A bill to exempt Medicare from any sequestration under Statutory PAYGO that is caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act; to the Committee on the Budget. Sponsored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)

·     S. 2751. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)

·     S. 2756. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to reduce patient cost-sharing for prescription drug inhaler products used to treat breathing disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD)

·     S. 2760. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide hereditary cancer genetic testing for individuals with a history of a hereditary cancer gene mutation in a blood relative or a personal or ancestral history suspicious for hereditary cancer, and to provide coverage of certain cancer screenings or preventive surgeries that would reduce the risk for individuals with a germline (inherited) mutation associated with a high risk of developing a preventable cancer; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)

·     S. 2761. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide long-term stability for Medicare beneficiary access to clinical diagnostic laboratory tests by improving the accuracy of, and feasibility of data collection for, the private payor-based fee schedule payment rates applied under the Medicare program for such tests, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)

·     S. 2762. A bill to establish a commission on long-term care; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Sponsored by Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV)

·     S. 2770. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure appropriate cost-sharing for chronic care drugs under Medicare part D; to the Committee on Finance. Sponosred by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

·     S. 2771. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM)

·     S. 2793. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require Medicare Advantage plans to cover items and services furnished by certain essential community providers within a service area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance. Sponsored by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

·     H.R. 5126. A bill to provide funding for programs and activities of the National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. Sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

·      H.R. 5127. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act, and title 5, United States Code, to require no- cost coverage of certain HIV prevention services; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. Sponsored by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

·     H.R. 5133. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the patient medication information required to be included in the labeling of prescription drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-OR)

·     H.R. 5139. A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish requirements with respect to cost sharing for epinephrine delivery systems under group health plans and group and individual health insurance coverage; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, and 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. Sponsored by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL)

·     H.R. 5142. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure stability in payments to home health agencies under the Medicare program; 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. Sponsored by Rep. Kevin Hern (R-OK)

·     H.R. 5158. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act regarding the approval of combination products consisting of a generic drug and a device, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI)

·     H.R. 5160. A bill to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)

·     H.R. 5162. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to make grants to States to increase awareness and education for colorectal cancer and improve early detection of colorectal cancer in young individuals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI)

·     H.R. 5178. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to enable State Medicaid programs to provide comprehensive, coordinated care through a health home to individuals with sickle cell disease; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL)

·     H.R. 5197. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit cost sharing for drugs under the Medicare program; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. Sponsored by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY)

·     H.R. 5198. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to maintain standards for qualification as a rural health clinic under the Medicare program; 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. Sponsored by Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS)

·     H.R. 5199. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize physician, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner utilization requirements; 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. Sponsored by Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS)

·     H.R. 5202. A bill to address maternity care shortages and promote optimal maternity outcomes by expanding access to birth centers and exploring more effective payment models for birth center care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN)

·     H.R. 5217. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain limitations on the delivery of behavioral health services at rural health clinics under the Medicare program; 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. Sponsored by Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI)

·     H.R. 5224. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote healthy eating and physical activity among children; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)

·     H.R. 5228. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove a limitation on payments for certain home or community-based services waivers under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)

·     H.R. 5239. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to expand research and education with respect to endometrial cancer, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. David Scott (D-GA)

·     H.R. 5243. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase data transparency for supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage; to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA)

·     H.R. 5256. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reform the 340B drug pricing program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. Sponsored by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA)

·     H.R. 5259. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to collect registration fees from members of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sponsored by Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA)

·     H.R. 5269. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Secur