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Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1692| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2021
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)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 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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1126
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
May 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1126
    Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019


  • May 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3354: CHANGE Act of 2021
AgingCongressional oversightHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disorders

Concentrating on High-Value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1692| Senate 
| Updated: 5/19/2021
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (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.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1126
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
May 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1126
    Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019


  • May 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Shelley Moore Capito

Shelley Moore Capito

Republican Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (15)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Angus S. King (Independent)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3354: CHANGE Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AgingCongressional oversightHealth care costs and insuranceHealth care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careMedical tests and diagnostic methodsMedicareNeurological disorders