A bill 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.
USA115th CongressS-2387| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (14)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018 This bill makes a series of changes to Medicare and the directives of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in order to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, such as incorporating certain cognitive impairment detection tools and diagnostic service referrals into the Medicare annual wellness visit.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Health
AgingComprehensive health careCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disordersPublic-private cooperationState and local government operations
A bill 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.
USA115th CongressS-2387| Senate
| Updated: 2/7/2018
Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018 This bill makes a series of changes to Medicare and the directives of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation in order to address Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, such as incorporating certain cognitive impairment detection tools and diagnostic service referrals into the Medicare annual wellness visit.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shelley Moore Capito
Republican Senator
West Virginia
Cosponsors (14)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Finance Committee
Health
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AgingComprehensive health careCongressional oversightGovernment studies and investigationsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disordersPublic-private cooperationState and local government operations