HR8244-118

Reported

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the Medicare and Medicaid program.

118th Congress Introduced May 6, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the Medicare and Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients. The main policy domain is Healthcare, Social Welfare, 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 H92DC2E2777AC45DAA19FC9B720B46316: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act.
  • Section H04982853B8534A51AB92B186A54DDF6E: 2. Ensuring appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the Medicare and Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Key Policy Areas

Healthcare, Social Welfare, Foreign Policy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act ensure appropriate approval for certain skilled nursing facility and nursing facility nursing aide training and competency evaluation programs under the Medicare and Medicaid program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting health care providers and patients.

Policy Domains

Healthcare Social Welfare Foreign Policy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • health care providers and patients
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • health care providers and patients
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Legislative Progress

Reported
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 27, 2024

Additional sponsors: Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Davis …

Dec 27, 2024

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an …

Dec 27, 2024

Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee …

May 6, 2024

Mr. Estes (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following …

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?

Domains
Healthcare Social Welfare Foreign Policy
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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