Wellness and Education for Longer Lives for Seniors Act of 2021
Summary
Wellness and Education for Longer Lives for Seniors Act of 2021 or the WELL Seniors Act of 2021 This bill includes balance screenings and services to address certain social determinants of health (e.g., food and housing security) as elements that may be covered in annual wellness visits under Medicare. The bill also provides incentive payments for visits that cover such elements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jun 22, 2021
Last action Jun 22, 2021
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Committee
1
Jun 22, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
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