HOUSE 1955116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer’s Care Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/29/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-03-28Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-28Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
- 2019-03-28Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-03-28 (00)
Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to report on the appropriateness of antipsychotic prescriptions in settings other than nursing homes, particularly with respect to individuals with Alzheimer's disease.
Cosponsors (2)
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH (R-NJ)
- MAXINE WATERS (D-CA)
Subjects
- Congressional oversight
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Medical research
- Medicare
- Prescription drugs
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