CHANGE Act of 2021
Latest action · May 20, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End Act of 2021 or the CHANGE Act of 2021
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 & 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.
The Government Accountability Office also must conduct a study of policies that may accelerate progress in Alzheimer's disease research and enhance the quality of care for individuals diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Cosponsors 45
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2021 to Sep 21, 2022; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-IL | Darin LaHood | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-MI | Fred Upton | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-IL | Marie Newman | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jun 14, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jun 22, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Jun 30, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 24, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | May 11, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | May 17, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 17, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 3, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Jul 11, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Aug 19, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Sep 21, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 20, 2021 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in House
- May 19, 2021Referred 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 87, May 19, 2021, page H2613.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1692 | Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2021 | Related bill | May 19, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide better care and outcomes 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
- CHANGE Act of 2021
- Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Aging
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Medicare
- Neurological disorders
- Public-private cooperation
- Research administration and funding
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
