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Health Issues HCR

-Modernizing Part D and Medicare Advantage to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses (CMS-4180-P), oppose weakening of Medicares Six Protected Classes and urge proposed rule to be rescinded -S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act, support passage -H.R. 2279, Safe Step Act, support passage -H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act, support passage of the ACE Kids Act, reauthorization of Money Follows the Person and extension of spousal impoverishment protections - H.R. 2035 / S. 995, Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act, support passage -HR 1385, SAVE Act, support passage -HR 1386, ENROLL Act, support passage -HR 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act, support passage -HR 987, MORE Health Education Act, support passage -HR 986/S. 466, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act, support passage -HR 1010, support passage -H.R. 712, VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act, support addition of epilepsy

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 466 (116th), S. 691 (116th), H.R. 986 (116th), H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 1386 (116th), H.R. 2279 (116th), H.R. 1385 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 987 (116th), H.R. 1010 (116th), H.R. 2035 (116th), H.R. 712 (116th), S. 995 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

-H.R. 1549, Air Carrier Access Amendments Act, support passage to make air travel more accessible for people with disabilities

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1549 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

-FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act, support $11.5 million for the Centers for Disease Controls National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; $41.6 billion for the National Institutes of Health; $8.56 billion for the Health Resources & Services Administrations (HRSA) discretionary budget authority; $46 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); and a $1.7 billion increase over 2019 levels for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)