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; 3 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Oct 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 30, 2020 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jul 30, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Apr 10, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2599 | Shelley Moore Capito R-WV | May 2, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-463 | ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS: BARRIERS TO DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND CARE COORDINATION115 pages | Finance Committee | Nov 20, 2019 |
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 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide better care for Americans living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their caregivers, while accelerating progress toward prevention strategies, disease modifying treatments, and, ultimately, a cure.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 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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