Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-148
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cancer

Digestive and metabolic diseases

Health promotion and preventive care

Medicaid
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017</strong></p> <p>This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to pay states 50% of their costs for providing education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease. (Renal medullary carcinoma is a rare kidney disease usually found in individuals with the sickle cell trait.) </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Al Green of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals who are receiving medical assistance under such title and who have Sickle Cell Disease.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Byron Nash Renal Medullary Carcinoma Awareness Act of 2017 . 2. Providing incentives for education on risk of renal medullary carcinoma to individuals with sickle cell disease under medicaid (a) In general Section 1903(a)(3)(E)(ii) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended by inserting , renal medullary carcinoma, after stroke each place it appears. (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.