,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hhj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bf1 #bjai   
,ms4 ,stabenow 7for herself1 ,ms4       
,collins1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mrs4 ,capito1  
and ,mr4 ,menendez7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide outreach and     
reporting on comprehensive ,alzheimer's 
disease care planning services furnished
 under the ,medicare program4  #a4      
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,improving ,,hope for ,alzheimer's4
  #b4 ,centers for ,medicare and        
,medicaid services provider outreach and
 reporting on comprehensive ,alzheimer's
 disease care planning services  7a7    
,outreach ,the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services 7in this section      
referred to as the ,secretary7 shall    
conduct outreach to physicians and      
appropriate non-physician practitioners 
participating under the ,medicare       
program under title ,,xviii of the      

,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq47 with respect to          
comprehensive care planning services    
furnished to individuals with           
,alzheimer's disease and related        
dementias 7in this section referred to  
as comprehensive ,alzheimer's disease   
care planning services74 ,such outreach 
shall include a comprehensive1 one-time 
education initiative to inform such     
physicians and practitioners of the     
addition of such services as a covered  
benefit under the ,medicare program1    
including materials on appropriate      
diagnostic evaluations and explanations 
of the requirements for eligibility for 
such services4  7b7 ,reports to         
,congress  7#a7 ,provider outreach ,not 
later than one year after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall submit to the ,committee on ,ways 
and ,means and the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce of the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,finance of the ,senate a report on the 

outreach conducted under subsection 7a74
 ,such report shall include a           
description of the methods used for such
 outreach4  7#b7 ,utilization rates ,not
 later than #ah months after such date  
of enactment and annually thereafter for
 the succeeding five years1 the         
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,ways and ,means and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a 
report on the number of ,medicare       
beneficiaries who1 during the preceding 
year1 were furnished comprehensive      
,alzheimer's disease care planning      
services for which payment was made     
under title ,,xviii of the ,social      
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acie et  
seq474 ,each such report shall include  
information on any barriers ,medicare   
beneficiaries face to access such       
services and the recommendations of the 
,secretary to eliminate any such        
barriers4  7#c7 ,copy of each report ,on

 the same day that a report is submitted
 under paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b71 the      
,secretary shall transmit a copy of such
 report to the ,advisory ,council on    
,alzheimer's ,research1 ,care1 and      
,services established under section     
#b7;e7 of the ,national ,alzheimer's    
,project ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aabbe7;e72
 ,public ,law #aaa-cge74