Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 10, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
This bill modifies the requirements under Medicare for diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive impairments in older adults. Specifically, the bill expands the cognitive impairment detection benefit during annual wellness visits to require the use of validated detection tools and documentation of the results in the patient's medical record. Further, when a cognitive impairment is detected, the patient must be referred to an appropriate diagnostic service provider and other specified supports.
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services must implement Medicare policies that increase the identification and response to patients' Alzheimer's disease risk factors and incentivize providers to utilize high-quality cognitive impairment diagnosis practices.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2019 to Jul 30, 2020, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Apr 10, 2019 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 6, 2019 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | May 6, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | May 13, 2019 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 16, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Aug 1, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2283 | CHANGE Act of 2019 | Related bill | Apr 11, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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