To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Education, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
health care providers and patients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, health care providers and patients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HECB53D247E2A4524B96D49975734D0D1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2024.
- Section HB7384742D4A94AE2914CAEA22310A374: 2. Changes to liability for payment Section 222 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1621u) is amended— in subsection (a)— by striking A...
- Section H3BCC29DBE7104A0A83C9C97E8D11FFFB: 3. Technical amendments Section 4(5) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603) is amended by striking the paragraph designation and heading...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Education, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- health care providers and patients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- health care providers and patients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Mr. Newhouse, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Davis …
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee …
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Ms. Schrier, Mrs. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
- → Secretary of Health and Human Services
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