Senate Bill 918
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Protecting Seniors Access to Health Care Act
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 23, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
918
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Protecting Seniors Access to Health Care Act
This bill modifies funding and eligibility for various benefits and programs, including several established under COVID-19 relief laws.
With respect to funding, the bill
- provides supplemental funding for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to reimburse certain health care providers for expenses or lost revenue attributed to COVID-19; and
- rescinds certain unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of the Treasury for payments to state, tribal, and territorial governments to mitigate fiscal impacts of COVID-19.
The bill also applies certain modified payment limits to certain rural health clinics that enrolled in, or applied to enroll in, Medicare in calendar year 2020.
Furthermore, the bill prohibits individuals who were unlawfully present in the United States on March, 11, 2021, from receiving
- premium subsidies in the event they lose employer-sponsored health insurance due to involuntary termination or a reduction in hours, or
- direct payments provided to certain taxpayers to mitigate financial hardship during the COVID-19 emergency.
The bill also prohibits individuals who were incarcerated on that date from receiving the direct payments.
March 23, 2021
03/23/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/23/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM