Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer’s Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Apr 10, 2019)
Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2019
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 and 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.
What just happenedApr 10, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateApr 10, 2019
- Apr 10, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Finance Committee - Apr 10, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate