INSURANCE
Addresses
Health Care Delivery System Reform: Daniel E. Smith, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, S4138 [1AP]
———Timothy J. Gardner, American Heart Association, S4138 [1AP]
Health Care Reform: Edward M. Kennedy, S13302-S13306 [16DE]
Joint Congressional Address on Health Care Reform: President Obama, S9179-S9183 [9SE], H9391-H9394 [9SE]
Too Big Has Failed: Thomas Hoenig, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, MO, S3037-S3039 [12MR]
University of Notre Dame Otis Bowen Lecture Series: Ralph G. Neas, S5122-S5126 [5MY]
Vision for Health Care: Richard T. Moore, E1621 [26JN]
Amendments
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1128 [30JA], S1277, S1278, S1279 [2FE], S1374, S1387, S1403, S1405, S1406, S1408, S1421, S1422, S1442, S1443, S1444, S1445, S1446, S1447, S1448, S1449, S1450, S1451, S1452, S1453, S1455, S1456, S1458, S1459, S1460, S1461, S1462, S1463, S1464, S1465, S1466, S1470, S1471 [3FE], S1482, S1484, S1485, S1486, S1491, S1494, S1498, S1499, S1500, S1501, S1518, S1520, S1528, S1530, S1536, S1537, S1538, S1554, S1555, S1556, S1557, S1558, S1559, S1560, S1561, S1562, S1563, S1564, S1565, S1574, S1575, S1576, S1577, S1578, S1579, S1580, S1582, S1583, S1584, S1585, S1586, S1587, S1588, S1589, S1590, S1591, S1592, S1593, S1594, S1595, S1596, S1597, S1598, S1599, S1600, S1601, S1609, S1610, S1611, S1612 [4FE], S1656, S1660, S1663, S1664, S1665, S1666, S1667, S1669, S1692, S1707, S1708, S1709, S1710, S1712, S1713, S1714, S1715, S1716, S1717, S1718, S1736, S1737, S1738, S1739, S1740, S1741, S1742, S1743, S1744, S1745, S1746, S1747, S1748, S1749, S1750, S1751, S1752, S1753, S1755, S1756, S1758, S1759, S1760, S1762, S1764, S1765, S1766, S1767, S1768, S1770, S1771 [5FE], S1808, S1817, S1819, S1822, S1826, S1827, S1829, S1833, S1835, S1850, S1856, S1867, S1868, S1870, S1871, S1872, S1875, S1876, S1877, S1878, S1879, S1880, S1881, S1882, S1883 [6FE], S1907 [7FE], S2029 [9FE], S2084 [10FE], H527 [26JA], H603 [27JA], H711, H713, H717, H720, H721, H723, H724, H731, H732 [28JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1535 [13FE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S10227, S10245, S10251 [7OC]
Disasters: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (S. 886), S9384 [15SE]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H15432, H15443 [16DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H15004 [16DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14650, H14680, H14682, H14709, H14710, H14712, H14714, H14716, H14718, H14721, H14723, H14726, H14734, H14736 [10DE], H14747, H14748, H14750, H14751, H14752, H14757, H14758, H14760, H14762, H14764, H14776 [11DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11607 [19NO], S11886 [20NO], S11973 [21NO], S11987, S12013, S12015 [30NO], S12072, S12073, S12087 [1DE], S12152, S12164, S12165, S12166, S12167, S12168, S12169, S12170, S12171, S12172, S12250, S12251, S12252, S12253, S12254, S12255, S12256, S12257, S12258 [2DE], S12276, S12278, S12304, S12334, S12335, S12337, S12340, S12341, S12342, S12343, S12344, S12345, S12346, S12349 [3DE], S12389, S12391, S12397, S12416, S12418, S12419, S12420, S12421, S12422, S12423, S12424, S12425, S12426, S12427, S12428, S12429, S12430, S12431, S12432, S12433 [4DE], S12495, S12496, S12517, S12518, S12519, S12520, S12521 [5DE], S12544, S12552, S12553, S12555, S12556, S12561 [6DE], S12600, S12621, S12622, S12623, S12624, S12626, S12627, S12628, S12629, S12630, S12631, S12632, S12633, S12634, S12635, S12636, S12637, S12638, S12639, S12640, S12641, S12644, S12645 [7DE], S12715, S12716, S12717, S12718, S12719, S12720, S12721, S12722, S12723, S12724, S12725, S12726, S12727, S12728, S12734, S12738, S12739, S12740, S12741 [8DE], S12768, S12819, S12820, S12821, S12822, S12823, S12825, S12826, S12827, S12828, S12829, S12830, S12831, S12832 [9DE], S12914, S12916, S12917, S12922, S12923, S12924, S12925, S12926, S12931, S12934, S12935, S12936, S12937, S12939, S12940, S12943, S12944, S12947, S12961, S12964, S12967, S12968 [10DE], S13039, S13040, S13041, S13042, S13043, S13047, S13048, S13049, S13059 [11DE], S13096, S13100 [12DE], S13193, S13194, S13195, S13198, S13199, S13200, S13201 [14DE], S13205, S13255, S13259, S13260, S13261, S13263, S13265, S13266, S13268, S13273, S13274 [15DE], S13326, S13327, S13330, S13334, S13337, S13338, S13340 [16DE], S13395, S13396, S13397, S13399 [17DE], S13464, S13465, S13466, S13467 [18DE], S13478, S13490, S13529 [19DE], S13628, S13631, S13632, S13633 [20DE], S13716, S13791, S13792 [22DE], S14139 [24DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12198 [2NO], H12921, H12927 [7NO]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13356 [19NO]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), S10524 [19OC], S10581 [20OC], S10647, S10648 [21OC]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S854, S857, S859, S900, S929, S933, S936, S937, S938, S939, S940, S942, S943, S944, S945 [27JA], S955, S961, S962, S976, S978, S980, S986, S987, S999, S1000, S1001 [28JA], S1009, S1015, S1031, S1032, S1037, S1040, S1042, S1043, S1045, S1069, S1097, S1099, S1100, S1101, S1102 [29JA], S1232 [30JA], H934 [4FE]
Analyses
Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962): 18th Congressional District of Texas Benefits, H12855 [7NO]
Affordable Health Choices Act: HSI Network, LLC, S6617-S6620 [16JN]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1): Conference Report, H1538-H1553 [13FE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): CBO's Key Caveats on Price Tag of Reid Amendment, S13483 [19DE]
Prohibit Federal Funding of Abortions Under Any National Health Care Plan: George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, S12673 [8DE]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2069 [10FE], H1103 [10FE]
Articles and editorials
AARP—Reform Advocate and Insurance Salesman, S12054 [1DE]
Americans' Net Worth Shrinks $1.33 Trillion in 1Q, H6665 [12JN]
Analysis—Stimulus Won't Jump-Start Economy, H1583 [13FE]
Annals of Public Policy—Getting There From Here—How Should Obama Reform Health Care?, H1030-H1032 [4FE]
Are Republicans Serious About Fixing Health Care?, S13877 [23DE]
Baucus Aides Warn K Street, S6484 [11JN]
Baucus Bill Is a Tax Bill, S10393 [14OC], S10447 [15OC]
Big Banks Take Your Money and Run, H11765 [26OC]
Body Count at Home, H9706 [17SE]
Breast Cancer Preview, S11586 [19NO]
CBO Predicts Lower GDP in a Decade, H1583 [13FE]
Champion of Health Comforts His Fellow Patients, S13301 [16DE]
Change Nobody Believes In, S13726 [22DE]
Coming Deficit Disaster, S12585 [7DE]
Constitutionality of Health Insurance Reform, Part II—Congressional Power, S13842 [23DE]
Constitutionality of Healthcare, S13753, S13766 [22DE]
Cost Conundrum (excerpt), S13581 [20DE]
Costly New Drugs—A Crisis for One Family, a Quandry for U.S., S11263 [9NO], E2842 [1DE]
Crazy Math of Health-Care Reform, S12394 [4DE]
Danger of Success, S13615 [20DE]
Democratic Fratricide, S13615 [20DE]
Democrats' Blues Grow Deeper in New Poll, S13347 [17DE]
Democrats Find Rallying Points on Health Reform, but Splinters Remain, S12902 [10DE]
Despite Pledges, Package Has Some Pork, H1582 [13FE]
Doctors and Patients, Not Feds, Know Best, S13772, S13774 [22DE]
$800 Billion Mistake, S1994 [9FE]
Fewer Taxpayers Are Penalized for Not Having Health Coverage, S12860 [10DE]
Filling the Autism Void, S10912 [29OC]
Fixing Health Care, E1587 [26JN]
Flawed Aid for Long-Term Care—A Piece of Health Reform With Too Much Financial Risk, S14124 [24DE]
For Sale—One Senator (D-Neb.); No Principles, Low Price, S13827 [23DE]
Half Done on Health Reform, H12985 [16NO]
Hardest Call, S13673 [21DE]
Health Bill Is Scary, S13574 [20DE]
Health Care Rationing Rhetoric Overlooks Reality, S6681 [17JN]
Health Care Reform Is Constitutional, S13841 [23DE]
Health Gap Kills 3,200 Black Chicagoans Every Year, S13420 [18DE]
Health Reform Could Harm Medicaid Patients—A Vast Expansion of the Program Will Impose Unsustainable Costs on Treatment Centers, S12749 [9DE]
Health ``Reform'' Gets a Failing Grade, S11962 [21NO]
Health Reform's Hidden Victims, S8129 [27JY]
Health-Care Nation, S12572 [7DE]
Hospitalized Children Without Insurance Are More Likely To Die, a Study Finds, S11195 [5NO]
How To Fix the Health-Care ``Wedge'', S8895 [6AU]
How We Can Achieve Bipartisan Health Reform, S8894 [6AU]
Illegal Health Reform, S13724 [22DE]
In Health Reform, a Cancer Offers an Acid Test, S7224 [8JY]
Keiki Care Helps Hawaii's Economy, H972 [4FE]
Labor Cites JCT Analysis To Argue Against Cadillac Tax, S13590 [20DE]
Louisiana Purchase and Omaha Stakes, S13758 [22DE]
Luntz Shapes GOP Messages on Health Care, E1138 [13MY]
Majority Leader Protects Home State, S9945 [30SE]
Malpractice Relief, S13775 [22DE]
Mandatory Insurance Is Unconstitutional, S13724 [22DE]
Max's Mad Mandate, S9946 [30SE]
Medicaid Rules Put Pinch on Poor, Lack of Proof Needed for Plan Keeps Many From Help, S347 [13JA]
Medicaid Rules Toughened on Proof of Citizenship, S347 [13JA]
Medicare Expansion Won't Get Us There—Proposal Would Not Increase Access to Health Care Services or Control Costs, S12854 [10DE]
Medicare Part D `Reforms' Will Harm Seniors, S12469 [5DE]
Medicare Sausage?—The Emerging Buy-In Proposal Could Have Costly Unintended Consequences, S12853, S12868 [10DE]
Moment Ted Kennedy Would Not Want To Lose, S13480 [19DE], S13608 [20DE]
More Talk, Less Support, S13616 [20DE]
New Medicaid Rules Could Cost State Millions, S348 [13JA]
No Laughing Matter, S6413 [10JN]
ObamaCare at Any Cost, S12266 [3DE]
ObamaCare's Real Price Tag, S9069 [7AU]
Obama's False Medicare Claim, S12103 [2DE], S12493 [5DE]
Obama's Plan Isn't the Answer, S8157 [28JY], S8264 [29JY]
Obama's Pledge To Tax Only the Rich Can't Pay for Everything, Analysts Say, S8645 [3AU]
Of NICE and Men, S7254 [8JY], H7828 [8JY]
Pelosi Jobs Tax, S8644 [3AU]
Poll Reveals Trauma of Joblessness in U.S., S13355 [17DE]
Private Talks for Public Stimulus; Obama Has Said He Wants Congress To Work in the Open. But He Isn't Troubled by the Recent Negotiations, H3818 [24MR]
Public Option Lite, S9728 [23SE]
Rate of Enrollment in Medicaid Rose Rapidly, Report Says, S10000 [1OC]
Real AIG Outrage, S3581 [19MR]
Reform Measures Should Not Weaken Our Health Care, S6584 [15JN]
Reform or Else, S12359 [4DE]
Reform That Falls Short, S13615 [20DE]
Reforming Health Care, S4794 [28AP]
Reid Compares Opponents of Health Care Reform to Supporters of Slavery, S12606 [7DE]
Report—Bill Would Reduce Senior Care, S11398 [17NO]
Rhetorical Tax Evasion, S9900 [29SE]
Senate Bill Fails Small Business, S11868 [20NO]
Senate Health Bill Unfair to Construction Industry—NAHB, S13814 [23DE]
Senator Nelson Wins Tax Carve-Out for Mutual of Omaha in Health Bill, S13592 [20DE]
Senators, Bring Sense to Stimulus, S1270 [2FE]
Senators Should Just Start Over in Fixing Fiscal Mess, S1507 [4FE]
Specific Plan of Action—Lowering Health Care Costs, S13124 [12DE]
State Ends Subsidy for Mammograms to Low-Income Women Under 50, S12586, S12605 [7DE]
States' Budget Gaps Are Another Test for Washington, S6626 [16JN]
States Resist Medicaid Growth, S10138 [6OC]
Support for Health Overhaul Wanes, S13347 [17DE]
Thousands in Kansas Off Medicaid Following Citizenship Rules, S348 [13JA]
To Fix Health Care, Follow the States, E2472 [8OC]
Trying To Rein in ``Too Big To Fail'' Institutions, H11764 [26OC]
What Happened to Medical Charity of Years Past?, E2143 [31JY]
What Part of 'Stimulus' Don't They Get?, H2605 [24FE]
White House & Big Pharma—What's the Deal?, S12507 [5DE]
Whoa, Trigger, S9110 [8SE]
Why the Personal Mandate To Buy Health Insurance Is Unprecedented and Unconstitutional, S13725 [22DE]
———(excerpt), S13015 [11DE]
Will the Reid Health Bill Really Reduce the Deficit?—CBO Says That This Bill Will Reduce the Deficit, S13482 [19DE]
Worst Bill Ever, S10970 [2NO]
Yes, It's All About Him, S14124 [24DE]
Your E-Health Records, S1427 [3FE]
Bills and resolutions
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (see S. 1064), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 2182), H4999 [29AP]
———rescind a portion of stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 3504), H9278 [31JY]
———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 2842), H6618 [11JN]
———rescind stimulus funds rejected by State and local governments and return them to the Treasury for debt reduction (see S. 1323), S6938 [23JN]
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (see S. 336), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 1, 679), H525 [26JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 88), H525 [26JA] (see H. Res. 92), H600 [27JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 168), H1517 [12FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 158), H1246 [11FE]
Armed Forces: authorize reimbursement of mental health counselors under TRICARE (see H.R. 3839), H11457 [15OC]
———ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see S. 2807), S11883 [20NO] (see H.R. 4088), H13068 [17NO]
———expand geographical coverage of TRICARE Prime to include Puerto Rico and Guam (see H.R. 1809), H4249 [31MR]
———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors (see H.R. 2699), H6262 [4JN]
———increase health benefits of dependents of members who die because of a combat-related injury (see H.R. 917), H1079 [9FE]
———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 2774), H6413 [9JN]
———prohibit increases in fees for military health care (see H.R. 816), H920 [3FE]
———provide coverage under the Traumatic Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance for adverse reactions to vaccinations administered by the Dept. of Defense (see S. 1467), S7639 [16JY]
———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve (see S. 731), S3897 [26MR] (see H.R. 270), H70 [7JA]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE (see S. 1169), S6030 [3JN]
———reduce minimum distance of travel necessary for reimbursement of covered military health care system beneficiaries for specialty health care (see S. 476), S2473 [25FE]
Business and industry: further competition in the insurance industry (see H.R. 1583), H3640 [18MR]
———permit employers to provide contributions and assistance to certain employees who purchase individual health insurance (see H.R. 3822), H11456 [15OC]
———prevent States from limiting employers from using auto-enrollment for employee health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3821), H11456 [15OC]
———prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees (see H.R. 3669), H10069 [29SE]
Census: require the questionnaire used in taking the decennial census to include standard functional ability questions to provide a reliable indicator of need for long-term care (see S. 1127), S5819 [21MY]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see S. 1465), S7639 [16JY] (see H.R. 1662), H3748 [23MR]
Children and youth: ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform (see S. Res. 170), S6255 [8JN]
———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 323), H89 [8JA]
———require coverage of preventive care for children (see H.R. 2292), H5307 [6MY]
———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 1235), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 1339), H3053 [5MR]
Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish (see H.R. 3937), H11868 [27OC]
Claims: require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 1626), S8993 [6AU]
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (see S. 1487), S7779 [21JY]
Commission on Reforming Entitlement Spending: establish (see H.R. 4249), H14445 [9DE]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 3148), H7945 [9JY]
Consumers: develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 1636), S8993 [6AU]
———establish that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly (see H.R. 3051), H7445 [25JN]
———improve access to passenger vehicle loss data held by insurers (see S. 164), S169 [7JA] (see S. 202), S308 [12JA]
———improve protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance (see S. 1177), S6030 [3JN]
Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 484), H195 [13JA]
———establish a TRICARE mail-order pharmacy pilot program (see H.R. 806), H920 [3FE]
———reform TRICARE program to make reimbursement rates the same as those offered under Medicare and contract for health care services with a teaching hospital in an urban area (see H.R. 241), H69 [7JA]
Dept. of HHS: carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to health care and improve outcomes (see H.R. 1883), H4519 [2AP]
———develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see H.R. 4078), H13001 [16NO]
———develop an individual chronic disease prevention and wellness achievement matrix (see H.R. 3830), H11457 [15OC]
———enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 4020), H12364 [4NO]
———ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (see H.R. 4199), H13519 [3DE]
———enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (see S. 1111), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2849), H6742 [12JN]
———establish a Medicare Chronic Care Rapid Learning Network (see H.R. 3340), H8809 [24JY]
———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (see S. 1050), S5501 [14MY]
———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers (see S. 1278), S6719 [17JN]
———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (see S. 2128), S10916 [29OC] (see H.R. 4222), H13627 (see H.R. 4222), H14371 [8DE]
———improve mental health and substance abuse health care (see H.R. 2369), H5484 [12MY]
———make grants to States to establish medical malpractice tribunal pilot programs (see H.R. 4007), H12287 [3NO]
———optimize delivery of critical care medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see S. 1020), S5371 [12MY]
———provide for community projects that will reduce the number of uninsured individuals (see H.R. 2925), H6972 [17JN]
———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see H.R. 1745), H4062 [26MR]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (see S. 1239), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 444), H162 [9JA]
Dept. of HUD: make improvements to FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 3146), H7945 [9JY]
———provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 2467), H5712 [18MY]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fradulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security (see S. 906), S4806 [28AP]
———provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security (see S. 1661), S9264 [10SE] (see H.R. 3551), H9441 [10SE]
———transmit to the House of Representatives certain documents, records, memos, correspondence, and other communications regarding medical malpractice reform (see H. Res. 871), H11868 [27OC]
Dept. of the Treasury: direct repaid Troubled Asset Relief Program assistance to the FDIC to reduce premium increases for certain smaller institutions (see H.R. 4254), H14445 [9DE]
———establish National Homeowners' Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 505), S2592 [27FE]
———establish Office of Insurance Information (see H.R. 2609), H6011 [21MY]
———establish the Office of Public Finance to make available Federal reinsurance for insurers of tax-exempt municipal bonds (see H.R. 2589), H6010 [21MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: affirm responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities (see H. Res. 261), H3641 [18MR]
———allow distinction between severity of the loss of a dominant hand and a non-dominant hand for traumatic injury protection under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (see S. 347), S1057 [29JA]
———allow veterans enrolled in the health system the option of receiving covered health services through non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 2405), H5663 [14MY]
———enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (see S. 728), S3897 [26MR]
———establish standards for access to health care (see H.R. 84), H31 [6JA]
———expand availability of health care by adjusting the income level for certain priority veterans (see H.R. 449), H162 [9JA]
———give priority to unemployed veterans in furnishing hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care to certain veterans in the lowest priority category for enrollment (``Priority 8'') (see H.R. 2830), H6617 [11JN]
———improve outreach programs (see S. 315), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 32), H29 [6JA] (see H.R. 2257), H5168 [5MY]
———increase maximum amount of veterans' mortgage life insurance available (see H.R. 3575), H9549 [15SE]
———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (see H.R. 3219), H8183 [15JY]
———make certain improvements in the service disabled veterans' insurance program (see H.R. 2713), H6263 [4JN]
———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans (see S. 821), S4311 [2AP] (see H.R. 1335), H3053 [5MR]
———prohibit recovery or collection of charges from a third party for hospital care or medical services provided to a veteran for a service-connected disability (see H.R. 1591), H3640 [18MR] (see H.R. 1658; H. Res. 264), H3705 [19MR]
———provide, without expiration, hospital, medical, and nursing home care for certain Vietnam-era veterans exposed to herbicide and Persian Gulf Conflict veterans (see H.R. 2926), H6972 [17JN]
———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (see S. 498), S2558 [26FE]
———provide for automatic enrollment of demobilizing members of the National Guard and Reserves in health care and dental care programs (see S. 1798), S10520 [19OC]
———provide for automatic enrollment of veterans returning from combat zones into the VA medical system (see H.R. 3441), H9275 [31JY]
———provide medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 2734), H6264 [4JN]
———provide support services to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 2898), H6903 [16JN]
———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (see H.R. 3155), H7946 [9JY]
———take responsibility for financing health benefits for disabled veterans and ensure policies do not discourage the purchase of health insurance by such veterans (see H. Res. 249), H3526 [17MR]
———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (see S. 801), S4310 [2AP]
Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: improve coordination to better provide care to Armed Forces members and veterans (see H.R. 1681), H3833 [24MR]
Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (see S. 697), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 1721), H4026 [25MR]
Disasters: create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 998), H1247 [11FE]
———ensure availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 2555), H6009 [21MY]
———establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (see S. 886), S4669 [23AP] (see H.R. 4014), H12364 [4NO]
———establish Federal reinsurance program for State natural catastrophe insurance programs (see H.R. 83), H31 [6JA]
Discrimination: prohibit health insurance companies from denying individual health insurance coverage or from discriminating in benefits under such coverage because of the receipt of grief counseling (see H.R. 2236), H5096 [4MY]
Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (see H.R. 1189), H2834 [25FE]
———improve information in databases for individuals with cancer and provide increased coverage for uninsured individuals upon first diagnosis of cancer (see H.R. 3095), H7704 [26JN]
———improve National Program of Cancer Registries through expansion of data collection and allowing data sharing for public health objectives, while preserving patient confidentiality (see S. 792), S4310 [2AP]
———increase immunization rates (see S. 1003), S5281 [7MY]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (see H.R. 4140), H13353 [19NO]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (see S. 688), S3658 [24MR] (see H.R. 1691), H3834 [24MR]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (see H.R. 2366), H5484 [12MY]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (see H.R. 1330), H3053 [5MR]
Drugs: improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 1630), S8993 [6AU] (see H.R. 3799), H11297 [13OC]
Economy: expand broadband communications, renewable energy and energy independence, and health insurance assistance for the unemployed, improve health information technology, and reform Medicaid (see H.R. 629), H484 [22JA]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 976), H15498 [16DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (see H.R. 4173), H13465 [2DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (see H. Res. 956), H13627 (see H. Res. 956), H14370 [8DE] (see H. Res. 964), H14742 [10DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (see H. Res. 962), H14445 [9DE]
———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see S. 1240), S6542 [11JN]
———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (see S. 350), S1057 [29JA] (see H.R. 598), H386 [16JA]
Employment: provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (see S. 1543), S8557 [30JY] (see H.R. 3403), H9205 [30JY]
———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (see H.R. 1723), H4026 [25MR]
———provide for paid sick leave in order to address the health needs of individuals and family members (see S. 2790), S11430 [17NO] (see H.R. 4092), H13068 [17NO]
ERISA: preclude preemption of a State cause of action relating to a denial of a claim for benefits under a health care plan (see H.R. 3925), H11790 [26OC]
———provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H3052 [5MR]
Families and domestic relations: extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (see H.R. 2831), H6617 [11JN]
FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (see S. 73), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 37), H29 [6JA]
———increase borrowing authority (see S. 541), S2828 [5MR]
———limit authority to engage in activities relating to systemic risk without a congressional declaration of a financial emergency (see H.R. 2657), H6074 [2JN]
———require appropriate Federal banking agencies to prescribe capital standards for certain special purpose entities (see H.R. 2660), H6074 [2JN]
Federal aid programs: require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program and trade adjustment benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity (see H.R. 141), H33 [6JA]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 50), S40 [6JA]
———increase maximum age up to which an individual may be afforded health coverage as a dependent child under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2978), H7084 [19JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (see S. 1102), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2517), H5890 [20MY]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]
———require health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see S. 1258), S6580 [15JN] (see H.R. 697), H526 [26JA]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: make available to families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty (see H.R. 3162), H7946 [9JY]
FEMA: allow coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for new structures designed to protect public safety that are located in special flood hazard zones (see H.R. 1524), H3437 [16MR]
———consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates (see H.R. 1525), H3437 [16MR]
———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3139), H7945 [9JY]
———increase maximum amount of assistance for rebuilding and temporary housing assistance for disaster victims (see S. 764), S4171 [1AP]
———phase-in increase of chargeable premium rates for properties affected by updated National Flood Insurance Program rate maps (see H.R. 4164), H13385 [1DE]
———provide for appropriate notification of communities and homeowners of establishment of flood elevations for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 1316), H2979 [4MR]
———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (see H.R. 1264), H2923 [3MR]
———submit a community outreach plan to Congress prior to updating National Flood Insurance Program rate maps (see H.R. 777), H779 [28JA]
———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see H.R. 3415), H9205 [30JY]
FHA: revise requirements for seller-financed downpayments for certain insured mortgages for single-family housing (see H.R. 600), H386 [16JA]
Financial institutions: make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage (see H.R. 786), H875 [2FE]
———promote bank liquidity and lending through deposit insurance, the HOPE for Homeowners Program, and other enhancements (see H.R. 703), H601 [27JA]
———require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see S. 2912), S13458 [18DE]
———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (see H.R. 2897), H6903 [16JN]
Florida: exempt certain coastal barrier areas from limitations on Federal expenditures and financial assistance and flood insurance coverage under certain programs (see H.R. 3411), H9205 [30JY]
Foreign countries: withhold U.S. assistance equal to percentage of total costs incurred by U.S. hospitals and medical facilities for long-term care of unlawful aliens present from that country (see H.R. 4026), H12364 [4NO]
Foreign Service: extend comparability pay adjustments to employees serving overseas and authorize a death gratuity payable to surviving dependents of employees who die while on duty (see H.R. 370), H159 [9JA]
FTC: deem the nondisclosure of employer-owned life insurance coverage of employees an unfair trade practice (see H.R. 251), H69 [7JA]
Government: improve the Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see H.R. 2252), H5168 [5MY]
Government regulations: regulate federally chartered or licensed insurers, agencies, and producers to ensure their stability and financial integrity and to protect policyholders and consumers (see H.R. 1880), H4519 [2AP]
———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (see S. 1730), S9982 [30SE] (see H.R. 3681), H10407 [30SE]
———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange (see H.R. 2833), H6617 [11JN]
———streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (see S. 1363), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 2571), H6009 [21MY]
Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (see S. 486), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1296), H2978 [4MR]
———apply antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as collective bargaining by labor organizations (see H.R. 1204), H2835 [25FE]
———constitutional amendment on the right to high quality health care (see H.J. Res. 4), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 30), H2925 [3MR]
———coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 3911), H11712 [22OC]
———eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see S. 1149), S5819 [21MY]
———encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention (see H.R. 3688), H10455 [1OC]
———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care (see H.R. 1039), H1518 [12FE]
———enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan (see S. Res. 243), S8865 [5AU]
———enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan and subject them to tax increases levied as a result of health care reform (see H. Res. 626), H8008 [10JY] (see H. Res. 657), H8355 [17JY]
———ensure access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers (see H. Res. 621), H7946 [9JY]
———ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met (see S. Con. Res. 6), S2144 [11FE] (see H. Con. Res. 48), H1248 [11FE]
———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (see S. Res. 156), S5820 [21MY]
———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage (see H. Res. 796), H10519 [6OC]
———ensure provision of health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (see S. 698), S3784 [25MR]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (see S. 1681), S9554 [17SE] (see H.R. 3596), H9729 [17SE]
———establish a health information technology and privacy system (see S. 444), S2322 [13FE]
———establish Blueprint for Health system of care incorporating medical homes and improving delivery and affordability through disease prevention, health promotion, and education (see H.R. 2535), H5891 [20MY]
———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3700), H10456 [1OC]
———establish demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, and cost-effective health care coverage with simplified administration (see S. 898), S4721 [24AP] (see H.R. 2816), H6538 [10JN]
———establish Federal standards for resolution of medical malpractice claims (see S. 2662), S10990 [2NO]
———establish guidelines to enhance use and interoperability of electronic medical records with personal health records, including for purposes of Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives (see H.R. 4216), H13550 [7DE]
———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans (see H.R. 3478), H9277 [31JY]
———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (see S. 979), S5128 [5MY] (see H.R. 2360), H5484 [12MY]
———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (see H.R. 2427), H5665 [14MY]
———extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 2730), S11118 [4NO]
———extend maximum continuation coverage period for individuals involuntarily terminated and eligibility period and maximum assistance period for premium assistance under COBRA (see H.R. 3930), H11790 [26OC]
———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 1488), S7779 [21JY] (see H.R. 694), H526 [26JA] (see H.R. 3966), H12140 [29OC]
———facilitate State innovation in national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 78), H3834 [24MR] (see H. Con. Res. 100), H4581 [21AP]
———guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans (see S. 4), S39 [6JA]
———guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (see H.R. 2516), H5890 [20MY]
———implement best practices in the delivery of health care (see H.R. 2948), H7022 [18JN]
———impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (see S. 442), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 1085), H1605 [13FE]
———improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 1998), H4580 [21AP]
———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (see S. 468), S2473 [25FE] (see H.R. 1188), H2834 [25FE]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see S. 45), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 1086), H1605 [13FE]
———improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (see S. 966), S5065 [4MY]
———improve health insurance coverage of dependents (see H.R. 3887), H11580 [21OC]
———improve medical care by reducing the excessive burden the civil liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 2975), H7084 [19JN]
———improve medical justice system by encouraging prompt and fair resolution of disputes, fostering alternatives to litigation, and combating defensive medicine (see H.R. 4039), H12586 [6NO]
———improve provision of Medicare telehealth services and provide grants for development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 2068), H4731 [23AP]
———include consumer protections in health care reform legislation (see S. Con. Res. 32), S7071 [25JN]
———incorporate sustainable wellness programs in national health care system to address underlying causal factors associated with chronic disease (see H. Con. Res. 58), H2632 [24FE]
———limit pre-existing condition exclusions in the individual health insurance market to those permitted in the group health insurance market (see H.R. 4019), H12364 [4NO]
———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see H.R. 3652), H9998 [25SE]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 703), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 1200), H2835 [25FE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 441), S2322 [13FE] (see S. 1099), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1324), S6938 [23JN] (see S. 1679), S9554 [17SE] (see S. 1796), S10520 [19OC] (see H.R. 15), H28 [6JA] (see H.R. 676), H525 [26JA] (see H.R. 956), H1157 [10FE] (see H.R. 2399), H5581 [13MY] (see H.R. 2520), H5891 [20MY] (see H.R. 3067), H7703 [26JN] (see H.R. 3200), H8099 [14JY] (see H.R. 3713), H10456 [1OC] (see H.R. 3889), H11581 [21OC] (see H.R. 3962, 3970), H12140 [29OC] (see H.R. 4038), H12586 [6NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (see H. Res. 903), H12586 [6NO]
———optimize delivery of critical medicine and expand the critical care workforce (see H.R. 1581), H3640 [18MR]
———permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests (see H.R. 3261), H8409 [20JY]
———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 1259), S6580 [15JN] (see H.R. 3002), H7145 [23JN]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 169), H8809 [24JY]
———prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2635), H6012 [21MY]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see S. 643), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 1619), H3703 [19MR]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (see S. 623), S3163 [17MR] (see H.R. 1092), H1606 [13FE] (see H.R. 1558), H3526 [17MR]
———promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (see S. 1165), S5943 [2JN]
———promote the use of prevention and wellness programs (see H.R. 3468, 3468), H9276 [31JY]
———protect patient right to choose health care provider (see H. Con. Res. 162), H7836 [8JY]
———protect the American people's ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 2629), H6012 [21MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (see H.R. 3218), H8100 [14JY]
———provide additional health insurance options for unemployed individuals (see H.R. 4018), H12364 [4NO]
———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (see S. 391), S1677 [5FE] (see H.R. 1321), H3052 [5MR]
———provide coverage of hormone replacement therapy and alternative therapies for treatment of menopausal symptoms (see H.R. 584), H381 [15JA]
———provide Federal matching funding for State insurance expenditures for high risk pools (see H.R. 3741), H11110 [7OC]
———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see S. 2766), S11344 [10NO]
———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (see H.R. 3472), H9277 [31JY]
———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3400), H9204 [30JY]
———provide for the offering of an American Trust Health Plan to provide choice in health insurance options so as to ensure quality, affordable health coverage for all Americans (see H.R. 2668), H6074 [2JN]
———provide for the offering of health benefit plans to individuals and increase funding and promote best practice protocols for State high risk health insurance pools (see H.R. 109), H32 [6JA]
———provide health care liability reform (see H.R. 1468), H3399 [12MR]
———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see H.R. 2575), H6009 [21MY]
———reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, expand child health care insurance coverage through tax fairness, and provide for a health care Federalism initiative (see H.R. 464), H194 [13JA]
———reform medical malpractice and liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, and enhance access to affordable prescription drugs (see H.R. 3483), H9277 [31JY]
———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements (see H. Res. 983), H15502 [16DE]
———require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending (see S. Res. 231), S8557 [30JY]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see S. 488), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 716), H601 [27JA]
———require group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage to provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 2457), H5711 [18MY]
———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (see H.R. 2940), H7022 [18JN]
———require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 2137), H4914 [28AP]
———require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums (see H.R. 3584), H9670 [16SE]
———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing (see H. Res. 643), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 721), H9341 [8SE]
———require that cost information on health care reform legislation be available to the House of Representatives a reasonable amount of time prior to voting (see H. Res. 883), H12197 [2NO]
———require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (see H.R. 1253), H2923 [3MR]
———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (see H.R. 4230), H13628 (see H.R. 4230), H14371 [8DE]
———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (see H. Res. 615), H7837 [8JY] (see H. Res. 642), H8100 [14JY]
Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (see H.R. 2502), H5791 [19MY]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (see S. 1578), S8864 [5AU]
———provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 1114), S5700 [20MY]
Health care professionals: exempt from Federal antitrust laws in negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers (see H.R. 1493), H3400 [12MR]
———reduce amount of paperwork and improve payment policies for health care services and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 2785), H6537 [10JN]
———reduce cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform (see S. 1734), S9982 [30SE]
———reform the medical malpractice and liability system (see H.R. 3459), H9276 [31JY]
Homosexuality: address health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and eliminate barriers in accessing quality health care (see H.R. 3001), H7145 [23JN]
House of Representatives: move forward with health care reform legislation and contain costs through prevention and wellness initiatives (see H. Res. 683), H8959 [28JY]
———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (see H. Res. 847), H11515 [20OC]
Housing: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew homeowners insurance policies because of the presence of certain types of drywall in the home (see H.R. 4094), H13068 [17NO]
Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (see S. 1459), S7639 [16JY] (see H.R. 3217), H8099 [14JY]
Interstate compacts: allow establishment for the purpose of expanding health insurance options (see H.R. 3824), H11457 [15OC]
Investments: ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and review the municipal bond insurance industry (see H.R. 2549), H6008 [21MY]
Law enforcement: improve health care fraud enforcement (see S. 1959), S10850 [28OC]
———provide increased penalties for health care fraud (see S. 1843), S10700 [22OC]
Medicaid: continue impoverishment protections for spouses of beneficiaries receiving home and community based services equivalent to protections afforded spouses of nursing home residents (see H.R. 3055), H7445 [25JN]
———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 654), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 1625), H3704 [19MR]
———encourage States to provide pregnant women with access to comprehensive tobacco cessation services (see S. 670), S3609 [23MR]
———establish a chronic care improvement demonstration program for beneficiaries with severe mental illnesses (see S. 1136), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 3065), H7703 [26JN]
———establish a disproportionate share hospital (DSH) redistribution pool from unexpended allotments to increase allotments for low DSH States and to provide grants for certain health access networks (see H.R. 3141), H7945 [9JY]
———establish a State plan option to provide an all-inclusive program of care for children medically fragile or with one or more chronic conditions that impedes their ability to function (see H.R. 1117), H2601 [23FE]
———establish financial incentives for States to expand the provision of long-term services and supports to beneficiaries who do not reside in an institution (see S. 1256), S6542 [11JN]
———establish programs to improve the quality, performance, and delivery of pediatric care (see S. 225), S337 [13JA] (see S. 314), S826 [26JA]
———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (see S. 547), S2909 [9MR] (see H.R. 904), H1044 [4FE]
———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4263), H14742 [10DE]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see S. 63), S41 [6JA]
———improve and protect rehabilitative and case management services to improve the health and welfare of the most vulnerable seniors and children (see S. 1217), S6364 [9JN]
———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (see S. 434), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 2688), H6154 [3JN]
———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 2249), H5168 [5MY]
———make certain de-identified information collected under the Medicaid Statistical Information System publicly available on the Internet (see S. 974), S5127 [5MY]
———permit local public agencies to act as enrollment brokers (see H.R. 686), H526 [26JA]
———permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see S. 833), S4445 [20AP] (see H.R. 1616), H3703 [19MR]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (see S. 228), S337 [13JA]
———provide a demonstration program to reduce frequent use of health services by beneficiaries with chronic illnesses by providing coordinated care management and community support services (see S. 1781), S10434 [14OC]
———provide a screening and treatment program for prostate cancer in the same manner as is provided for breast and cervical cancer (see H.R. 4383), H15500 [16DE]
———provide an option of States to cover a children's program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 722), H602 [27JA]
———provide coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants (see S. 406), S2079 [10FE] (see H.R. 1421), H3145 [10MR]
———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (see S. 1130), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 1415), H3145 [10MR]
———provide for payment for services furnished by certain HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act grantees under a cost-based prospective payment system (see H.R. 3665), H10069 [29SE]
———provide incentives for increased use of HIV screening tests (see S. 1446), S7480 [14JY] (see H.R. 3091), H7704 [26JN]
———provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded screening program (see H.R. 2952), H7022 [18JN]
———provide payment parity for certain territories (see H.R. 2680), H6154 [3JN]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 683), S3657 [24MR] (see H.R. 1670), H3748 [23MR]
———remove cap on payments and adjust statutory matching rate for certain territories (see H.R. 92), H31 [6JA]
———remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 619), H442 [21JA]
———require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 2805), H6538 [10JN]
———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (see S. 1423), S7317 [9JY] (see H.R. 2358), H5484 [12MY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists (see H.R. 3176), H8008 [10JY]
———require coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician (see H.R. 2697), H6262 [4JN]
———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (see H.R. 3092), H7704 [26JN]
———require States to provide hair prostheses for individuals diagnosed with alopecia areata (see H.R. 1142), H2631 [24FE]
———require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 1981), H4579 [21AP]
———restore and protect access to discount drug prices for university-based and safety-net clinics (see H.R. 398), H160 [9JA]
———revise regulations implementing statutory reporting and auditing requirements for the disproportionate share hospital payment program to be consistent statutorily and avoid policy changes (see H.R. 4250), H14445 [9DE]
———use historical averages to calculate the Federal medical assistance percentage for disaster affected States (see H.R. 4047), H12587 [6NO]
———waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 180), H34 [6JA]
Medicare: allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 950), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 1829), H4250 [31MR]
———allow early access to benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of premiums for such benefits (see S. 960), S5014 [1MY]
———allow waiver of drive requirement for designations of critical access hospitals (see H.R. 487), H195 [13JA]
———amend special needs plans and the alignment of Medicare and Medicaid for dually eligible individuals (see S. 1307), S6845 [19JN] (see H.R. 2758), H6306 [8JN]
———amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2641), H6012 [21MY]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3631), H9898 [23SE]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), allow consideration under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 766), H9898 [23SE]
———apply an alternative payment amount for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters (see S. 852), S4573 [22AP] (see H.R. 2033), H4686 [22AP]
———apply exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs (see H.R. 3418), H9205 [30JY]
———assist low-income beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (see S. 1185), S6185 [4JN] (see H.R. 2716), H6264 [4JN]
———clarify intent of counting residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 1300), S6804 [18JN]
———clarify use of private contracts by beneficiaries for professional services and allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see H.R. 3356), H8959 [28JY]
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 27), H28 [6JA]
———continue ability of hospitals to supply a needed workforce of nurses and allied health professionals by preserving funding for hospital operated nursing and allied health education programs (see H.R. 2176), H4999 [29AP]
———continue using current practice expense relative value units for certain cardiology services (see H.R. 4371), H15500 [16DE]
———cover hearing aids and auditory rehabilitation services (see S. 1837), S10700 [22OC] (see H.R. 504), H323 [14JA]
———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 671), S3609 [23MR] (see H.R. 1693), H3834 [24MR]
———cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 1312), S6845 [19JN] (see H.R. 2976), H7084 [19JN]
———cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care (see S. 1295), S6804 [18JN]
———coverage of intravenous immune globulin for in-home treatments of primary immune deficiency diseases and of certain disposable pumps as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 1765), H4063 [26MR]
———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (see S. 1249), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 2844), H6742 [12JN]
———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician hospital service and for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 3074), H7703 [26JN]
———delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (see H.R. 3663), H10069 [29SE]
———delay implementation of new hospital geographic wage reclassification criteria until the Dept. of HHS revises the hospital wage index classification system to address certain considerations (see H.R. 2753), H6305 [8JN]
———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see S. 421), S2229 [12FE]
———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 330), S894 [27JA] (see H.R. 684), H525 [26JA] (see H.R. 2860), H6743 [12JN]
———distribute additional residency positions (see S. 973), S5127 [5MY] (see H.R. 2251), H5168 [5MY]
———eliminate coinsurance for screening mammography and colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 2291), H5307 [6MY]
———eliminate disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 2279), H5306 [6MY]
———eliminate phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (see H.R. 3831), H11457 [15OC]
———eliminate the sunset for reimbursement for services furnished by certain Indian hospitals and clinics (see H.R. 4313), H14980 [15DE]
———ensure access to quality home health services (see H.R. 3495), H9278 [31JY]
———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (see S. 1221), S6364 [9JN] (see H.R. 1392), H3104 [9MR]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 2814), S11883 [20NO]
———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see H.R. 1094), H1606 [13FE]
———enter into negotiated rulemaking to modernize Part B fee schedule for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 1452), H3338 [11MR]
———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see S. 1009), S5282 [7MY] (see H.R. 2773), H6413 [9JN]
———establish a demonstration project to examine whether community-level public health interventions can result in lower rates of chronic disease for individuals entering the program (see S. 1181), S6185 [4JN]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (see S. 1773), S10361 [13OC] (see H.R. 1844), H4396 [1AP]
———establish a loan repayment program for participating qualifying physicians and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 2784), H6537 [10JN]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (see S. 648), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 1643), H3704 [19MR]
———establish a self-referral disclosure protocol to enable health care providers of services and suppliers to disclose violations of certain physician referral limits (see H.R. 3556), H9490 [14SE]
———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes (see H.R. 2959), H7022 [18JN]
———establish collaborative care networks to reduce use of expensive hospital and provider resources and to provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals (see H.R. 3430), H9206 [30JY]
———establish demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2872), H6805 [15JN] (see H.R. 3675), H10407 [30SE]
———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (see S. 1131), S5819 [21MY]
———establish performance-based quality measures and affirmative defense in medical malpractice actions, and provide grants to States for administrative health care tribunals (see H.R. 3372), H9054 [29JY]
———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 457), S2423 [24FE] (see H.R. 3030), H7250 [24JN]
———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (see S. 1133), S5819 [21MY] (see H.R. 2580), H6010 [21MY]
———establish telehealth pilot projects, expand and improve access to telehealth services in certain facilities, reimburse Indian Health Service facilities, and establish certain standards for originating sites (see S. 2741), S11205 [5NO]
———exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2962), H7084 [19JN]
———exempt pharmacies and pharmacists from certain accreditation requirements in the same manner as such exemption applies to certain professionals (see S. 511), S2691 [3MR] (see H.R. 616), H442 [21JA]
———exempt small pharmacies from certain accreditation requirements for the purpose of providing diabetic testing strips (see S. 1746), S10061 [1OC]
———exempt unsanctioned State-licensed retail pharmacies from surety bond requirements for suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (see S. 956), S5014 [1MY] (see H.R. 1970), H4523 [2AP]
———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 1915), H4520 [2AP]
———expand development of quality measures for inpatient hospital services and implement a performance-based payment methodology for such services (see H.R. 1776), H4128 [30MR]
———expedite application and qualification process of low-income individuals obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 2700), H6263 [4JN]
———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (see S. 935), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 2124), H4839 [27AP]
———extend Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1639), H3704 [19MR]
———extend reasonable cost contracts (see S. 1079), S5614 [19MY] (see H.R. 2501), H5791 [19MY]
———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see S. 701), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 2002), H4580 [21AP]
———improve access to, and increase utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits (see S. 769), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 1894), H4519 [2AP]
———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 318), S826 [26JA] (see S. 1355), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 3896), H11581 [21OC]
———improve access to physical medicine and rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1137), H2602 [23FE]
———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 382), S1542 [4FE]
———improve quality and efficiency through measurement of readmission rates and resource use and provide payments to certain groups of providers and suppliers for hospitalization relative to high cost diagnoses (see S. 295), S719 [21JA]
———improve quality of care in skilled nursing facilities through requiring the reporting of expenditures for nursing (see H.R. 1125), H2601 [23FE]
———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 55), S41 [6JA]
———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 902), H1043 [4FE]
———improve the provision of services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 712), S3897 [26MR]
———include vision restoration therapy devices and associated software used to treat impaired visual function due to acquired brain injury within the definition of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2951), H7022 [18JN]
———increase civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse and amount of surety bond required for suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 203), H35 [6JA]
———increase inpatient hospital payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1501), H3401 [12MR]
———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see H.R. 2578), H6010 [21MY]
———limit penalty for late enrollment under part B and exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty (see H.R. 2235), H5096 [4MY]
———limit prescription drug program premium increases to no more than Social Security cost-of-living adjustment and require Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower prescription drug prices (see H.R. 1832), H4250 [31MR]
———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 1386), H3104 [9MR]
———make temporary improvements to the inpatient payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals (see H.R. 3422), H9205 [30JY]
———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see H.R. 2049), H4686 [22AP]
———modernize quality improvement organization (QIO) program (see H.R. 2858), H6743 [12JN]
———modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 2479), H5790 [19MY]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (see H.R. 3693), H10455 [1OC]
———permit beneficiaries to elect to take or decline ownership of certain items of complex durable medical equipment after capped rental period ends (see S. 880), S4669 [23AP] (see H.R. 2945), H7022 [18JN]
———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 687), S3658 [24MR]
———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 1118), H2601 [23FE]
———permit physical therapy services to be furnished to individuals under the care of a dentist (see H.R. 1430), H3337 [11MR]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (see S. 700), S3784 [25MR] (see H.R. 1708), H4025 [25MR]
———preserve access to ambulance services (see S. 1066), S5555 [18MY] (see H.R. 2443), H5665 [14MY]
———preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see S. 1218), S6364 [9JN] (see H.R. 2574), H6009 [21MY]
———preserve care for ventilator-dependent patients (see S. 716), S3897 [26MR]
———prevent payments being lost to fraud, waste, or abuse (see S. 2774), S11382 [16NO]
———promote medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 3108), H7704 [26JN]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 1157), S5820 [21MY]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (see S. 54), S40 [6JA]
———provide a certain limit for the practice expense and the work expense geographic practice cost indices (GPCI) (see H.R. 2201), H5060 [30AP]
———provide a five-year payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area (see S. 1123), S5819 [21MY]
———provide a senior housing facility plan option under the Medicare Advantage program (see S. 1384), S7070 [25JN]
———provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 1669), S9371 [15SE]
———provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see H.R. 3024), H7249 [24JN]
———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management and coordination services (see S. 1004), S5281 [7MY] (see H.R. 2307), H5397 [7MY]
———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (see H.R. 2560), H6009 [21MY]
———provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1927), H4521 [2AP]
———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (see H.R. 1898), H4519 [2AP]
———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (see H.R. 1038), H1518 [12FE]
———provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 646), H485 [22JA]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (see H.R. 306), H88 [8JA]
———provide coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 870), H1042 [4FE]
———provide coverage of services of qualified respiratory therapists performed under the general supervision of a physician (see S. 343), S1057 [29JA] (see H.R. 1077), H1605 [13FE]
———provide coverage of substitute adult day care services (see H.R. 3043), H7445 [25JN]
———provide equity in the calculation of disproportionate share hospital payments for hospitals in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 1502), H3401 [12MR]
———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (see S. 307), S787 [22JA] (see H.R. 668), H493 [23JA]
———provide for a grace period in which durable medical equipment suppliers may meet accreditation and surety bond requirements (see H.R. 4240), H13628 (see H.R. 4240), H14371 [8DE]
———provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas (see H.R. 2686), H6154 [3JN]
———provide for a pilot program to improve the quality of oncology care (see H.R. 2939), H7021 [18JN]
———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (see S. 1251), S6542 [11JN] (see S. 1263), S6580 [15JN] (see H.R. 3172), H8008 [10JY]
———provide for an update under the physician fee schedule to be fully paid for through medical liability reform, a pathway for biosimilar biological products, and other means (see H.R. 4138), H13352 [19NO]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (see S. 254), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 574), H380 [15JA]
———provide payment to hospitals for costs of expanded advanced practice nurse training programs (see H.R. 3185), H8024 [13JY]
———provide payments for unscheduled physician telephone consultation services when such payments are cost and quality effective (see H.R. 3826), H11457 [15OC]
———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 3365), H8959 [28JY]
———provide physician incentive payments for efficient areas (see H.R. 2919), H6971 [17JN]
———provide process for public comment and Medicare Evidence Development & Coverage Advisory Committee review of certain national coverage determinations (see H.R. 3361), H8959 [28JY]
———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (see H.R. 362), H158 [9JA]
———provide that initial preventive physical examinations not be required for referrals for ultrasound screenings for abdominal aortic aneurysms and for such screenings for at-risk beneficiaries (see H.R. 1213), H2873 [26FE]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see H.R. 2425), H5665 [14MY]
———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from negotiation of prescription drug prices (see S. 266), S598 [15JA]
———reduce fraud (see S. 975), S5127 [5MY]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 2590), H6010 [21MY]
———reform coverage and reimbursement for home oxygen therapy services (see H.R. 3220), H8184 [15JY]
———reform payments and coverage for hospice care (see H.R. 3454), H9276 [31JY]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 3961), H12140 [29OC]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), consideration (see H. Res. 903), H12586 [6NO]
———remove limiting charges for non-participating physicians with beneficiary notice and preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing (see H.R. 1384), H3103 [9MR]
———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 56), S41 [6JA]
———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (see H.R. 3790), H11297 [13OC]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 46), S40 [6JA] (see H.R. 43), H29 [6JA]
———require continued application of budget neutrality on a national basis in calculation of the urban and rural State hospital wage index floor (see S. 1108), S5700 [20MY] (see H.R. 2525), H5891 [20MY]
———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (see S. 1220), S6364 [9JN] (see H.R. 1699), H4025 [25MR]
———require use of generic drugs under the prescription drug program when available unless the brand name is determined to be medically necessary (see S. 75), S41 [6JA]
———require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program (see S. 677), S3657 [24MR]
———restore payments for home oxygen therapy through the beneficiary's period of medical need (see H.R. 2373), H5484 [12MY]
———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (see S. 1171), S6030 [3JN] (see H.R. 2692), H6154 [3JN]
———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (see S. 1522), S8196 [28JY] (see H.R. 4373), H15500 [16DE]
———standardize marketing requirements under Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs and provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under prescription drug program (see H.R. 3089), H7704 [26JN]
———transition to use of metropolitan statistical areas as fee schedule areas for physician fee schedule in California (see S. 1236), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 2820), H6617 [11JN]
———treatment of certain physician pathology services (see S. 947), S4963 [30AP] (see H.R. 2534), H5891 [20MY]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (see S. 1776), S10362 [13OC]
———utilize Value-Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that reducing copayments or coinsurance charged to beneficiaries for selected medications can increase adherence to prescribed medication (see S. 1040), S5501 [14MY]
———waive 35-mile rule to permit recognition of Gadsden Community Hospital in Quincy, FL, as a critical access hospital (see H.R. 2644), H6014 [21MY]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: provide for annual review of geographic access to services (see H.R. 2921), H6972 [17JN]
———rename as Medicare Payment and Access Commission, restructure as independent executive agency, and reform (see S. 1110), S5700 [20MY] (see S. 1380), S7070 [25JN] (see H.R. 2718), H6264 [4JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1636), H3704 [19MR]
———establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (see H.R. 2390), H5580 [13MY]
———improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (see S. 1511), S8039 [23JY] (see H.R. 3559), H9490 [14SE]
———improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (see S. 647), S3550 [19MR]
———protect and improve prescription drug benefits provided to dual eligible individuals (see S. 1634), S8993 [6AU]
———provide for a demonstration project on the impact of health information technology on chronic disease management (see H.R. 3374), H9054 [29JY]
———provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits (see S. 1680), S9554 [17SE]
———reduce cost-sharing for certain dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 534), S2828 [5MR] (see H.R. 1407), H3144 [10MR]
———require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens (see S. Res. 212), S7639 [16JY] (see H. Res. 663), H8495 [21JY]
———require provider payments to be made through direct deposit or electronic funds transfer (EFT) at insured depository institutions (see S. 1521), S8196 [28JY] (see H.R. 3369), H8959 [28JY]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 324), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 20), H28 [6JA]
———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, post-abortion depression and psychosis (see H.R. 1350), H3054 [5MR]
Minimum wage: provide for a credit for certain health care benefits in determining levels for employers required to pay a minimum wage at a rate higher than the current Federal rate (see H.R. 77), H30 [6JA]
Motor vehicles: require manufacturers that the Government has an ownership interest in or that has an outstanding Government loan to purchase liability insurance (see H.R. 3088), H7704 [26JN]
———require motor vehicle insurers to provide coverage of bodily injuries in insurance policies (see H.R. 4071), H13001 [16NO]
National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see H.R. 2554), H6008 [21MY]
National Catastrophic Risks Consortium: establish (see S. 505), S2592 [27FE]
National Commission on Entitlement Solvency: establish (see S. 276), S652 [16JA]
National Credit Union Administration: increase borrowing authority, establish an insurance fund restoration plan period, and assess costs of corporate credit union stabilization on an anti-cyclical basis (see H.R. 2351), H5483 [12MY]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 211), S7555 [15JY] (see H. Res. 16), H37 [6JA]
National objectives: modernize infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in need (see S. 1), S39 [6JA]
National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 234), S8681 [3AU] (see H. Res. 647), H8100 [14JY] (see H. Res. 662), H8409 [20JY]
OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 3438), H9275 [31JY]
Pensions: increase age at which distributions from qualified retirement plans are required to begin (see H.R. 882), H1043 [4FE]
Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (see H.R. 22), H28 [6JA]
———reform retiree health benefits funding (see S. 1507), S8038 [23JY]
Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission: establish (see H.R. 2599), H6011 [21MY]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (see S. 1056), S5502 [14MY] (see H.R. 1557), H3526 [17MR]
Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation (see S. 1389), S7071 [25JN] (see H.R. 2733), H6264 [4JN]
———increase protection coverage in the event of stolen or missing assets (see H.R. 2798), H6537 [10JN]
———treat covered bonds the same as other qualified financial contracts to which a depository institution is a party when such institution is in receivership or conservatorship (see H.R. 2896), H6903 [16JN]
Senate: provide point of order on legislation that eliminates or reduces ability to keep health plan or choice of doctor or decreases enrollment in private insurance while increasing enrollment in government plan (see S. 1572; S. Res. 238), S8765 [4AU]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 2365), H5484 [12MY]
———establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (see S. 1257), S6543 [11JN] (see H.R. 2852), H6743 [12JN]
———establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1371), H3055 [5MR]
———provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 164), H34 [6JA]
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act (see H.R. 2696), H6262 [4JN]
Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (see S. 988), S5232 [6MY]
———authorize loan guarantees for health information technology (see S. 2765), S11344 [10NO]
———encourage development of cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit (see H.R. 850), H1041 (see H.R. 859), H1042 [4FE]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (see H.R. 2607), H6011 [21MY]
———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (see H.R. 3014), H7249 [24JN]
———provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals (see S. 93), S42 [6JA]
Social Security: allow States to ensure coverage without delay of certain children and pregnant women under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 465), H194 [13JA]
———apply a consistent premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner, provide economic recovery payments to recipients, and assess need for a consumer price index for elderly consumers (see S. 2926), S13883 [23DE]
———apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see H.R. 886), H1043 [4FE]
———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (see H.R. 747), H777 [28JA]
———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 771), H778 [28JA]
———encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 264), S598 [15JA] (see H.R. 592), H381 [15JA]
———enhance program and provider protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance programs (see H.R. 4390), H15501 [16DE]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (see S. 958), S5014 [1MY] (see H.R. 194), H35 [6JA]
———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see S. 142), S43 [6JA]
———ensure payment under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program for covered items and services furnished by school-based health clinics (see S. 1034), S5435 [13MY] (see H.R. 2840), H6618 [11JN]
———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2829), H6617 [11JN]
———ensure that trust fund receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1276), H2924 [3MR]
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (see H.R. 193), H35 [6JA]
———establish Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs (see S. 79), S41 [6JA]
———establish the Personal Social Security Savings Program (see H.R. 107), H31 [6JA]
———expand coverage options under the State Children's Health Insurance Program through premium assistance (see H.R. 321), H89 [8JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 275), S652 [16JA] (see H.R. 2), H194 [13JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 52), H193 [13JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 107), H919 [3FE]
———improve access to State Children's Health Insurance Program by providing exemptions to eligibility waiting period requirements (see H.R. 2496), H5791 [19MY]
———improve dental benefits under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 462), H194 [13JA]
———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 773), H779 [28JA]
———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 954), H1157 [10FE]
———make certain changes to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 3823), H11456 [15OC]
———permit qualifying States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid children's health expenditures (see S. 214), S309 [12JA]
———permit States the option of covering certain legal aliens under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 319), H89 [8JA]
———permit States to rely on findings from an express plan agency to conduct simplified eligibility determinations under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 542), H325 [14JA]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2417), H5664 [14MY]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 3653), H9998 [25SE]
———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (see S. 770), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 1850), H4396 [1AP]
———promote use of health information technology to better coordinate health care (see H.R. 3987), H12287 [3NO]
———provide additional resources for primary care services, create new Medicare service payment models, and expand provision of non-institutionally-based long-term services (see S. 1262), S6580 [15JN]
———provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 77), S41 [6JA]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (see S. 2759), S11344 [10NO] (see H.R. 4054), H12587 [6NO]
———provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers regardless of age (see H.R. 772), H779 [28JA]
———provide that wages and self-employment income earned by individuals who were illegally in the U.S. shall not be credited for coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see S. 115), S42 [6JA]
———provide transparency between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or supplies paid for under Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 301), S786 [22JA] (see H.R. 3138), H7945 [9JY]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 326), S826 [26JA] (see H.R. 688), H526 [26JA]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program and limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled (see S. 82), S41 [6JA]
———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 2209), H5061 [30AP]
———remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 322), H89 [8JA]
———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 770), H778 [28JA]
———report on access to primary care and efforts to avoid displacement of private coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and urge use of surveys to measure physician access (see H.R. 298), H88 [8JA]
———require continuous coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 2804), H6538 [10JN]
———require States to provide priority under the State Children's Health Insurance Program to children in families with gross income significantly below the Federal poverty level (see H.R. 563), H380 [15JA]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (see H.R. 678), H525 [26JA]
States: allow voluntary development of qualifying best practices for health care and provide differential rates of payment favoring treatment consistent with such practices under Medicare and Medicaid (see S. 438), S2322 [13FE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for amounts paid for health insurance and prescription drug costs of individuals (see H.R. 198), H35 [6JA]
———allow a deduction for health insurance premiums (see S. 207), S308 [12JA] (see H.R. 3776), H11166 [8OC]
———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 897), H1043 [4FE]
———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance (see H.R. 879), H1042 [4FE]
———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 237), H69 [7JA]
———allow an above-the-line deduction for half of an individual's long-term care insurance premiums (see H.R. 1891), H4519 [2AP]
———allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (see H.R. 1413), H3145 [10MR]
———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (see H.R. 1498), H3401 [12MR]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 491), S2558 [26FE] (see H.R. 1203), H2835 [25FE]
———allow individuals eligible for veterans health benefits to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 2974), H7084 [19JN]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (see S. 702), S3785 [25MR] (see H.R. 2096), H4733 [23AP]
———allow reimbursement from flexible spending accounts for certain dental procedures (see H.R. 1948), H4522 [2AP]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (see S. 725), S3897 [26MR] (see H.R. 1470), H3399 [12MR]
———allow unused amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement to be carried over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain health or retirement plans (see H.R. 544), H325 [14JA]
———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (see H.R. 3608), H9738 [21SE]
———create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see S. 1486), S7779 [21JY]
———disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (see H.R. 3424), H9206 [30JY]
———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (see S. 1297), S6804 [18JN]
———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see S. 1484), S7779 [21JY]
———expand use of health savings accounts to include health insurance payments and increase the contribution amount for such accounts (see H.R. 3971), H12140 [29OC]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (see S. 1153), S5820 [21MY] (see H.R. 2625), H6011 [21MY]
———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts (see H.R. 3610), H9806 [22SE]
———improve treatment of health savings accounts (see H.R. 3508), H9278 [31JY]
———increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 3301), H8585 [22JY]
———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (see H.R. 1279), H2924 [3MR]
———increase credit for health insurance costs of eligible individuals, expand such credit to individuals covered under COBRA, and extend period of COBRA continuation coverage for certain individuals (see S. 29), S169 [7JA]
———increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 2526), H5891 [20MY]
———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (see H.R. 1495), H3400 [12MR]
———make permanent estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and Self-Employment Contributions Act tax deduction for health insurance (see H.R. 533), H324 [14JA]
———permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 3399), H9204 [30JY]
———prevent overstatement of benefits payable to non-highly compensated employees under qualified plans (see H.R. 4126), H13352 [19NO]
———prohibit tax deduction for health insurance advertising (see H.R. 3205), H8099 [14JY]
———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (see S. 803), S4310 [2AP] (see H.R. 1897), H4519 [2AP]
———provide a nonrefundable credit for long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 94), S42 [6JA]
———provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage (see H.R. 3115), H7740 [7JY]
———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (see S. 829), S4445 [20AP]
———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (see H.R. 99), H31 [6JA]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see H.R. 161), H34 [6JA] (see H.R. 883), H1043 [4FE] (see H.R. 1519), H3437 [16MR]
———repeal threshold on the deduction for medical expenses (see H.R. 3354), H8873 [27JY]
———treatment of foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, and medical foods as medical expenses (see H.R. 3263), H8409 [20JY]
Texas: commend efforts to reduce the number of uninsured individuals and encourage other States to adopt similar solutions (see H. Res. 64), H325 [14JA]
U.S. Health Service: establish (see H.R. 3000), H7145 [23JN]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (see H. Res. 971), H14981 [15DE]
Veterans: eliminate required reduction in amount of accelerated death benefit payable to certain terminally-ill persons insured under certain military or veterans group life insurance programs (see H.R. 2968), H7084 [19JN]
———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors (see H.R. 2698), H6262 [4JN]
———improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (see S. 402), S2079 [10FE]
———increase amount of supplemental insurance available for totally disabled veterans (see H.R. 612), H441 [21JA]
———issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 2638), H6012 [21MY] (see H.R. 3942), H11868 [27OC]
———provide certain veterans an opportunity to increase the amount of Veterans' Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 2379), H5580 [13MY]
Volunteer workers: support recruitment and retention of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical services personnel (see S. 822), S4311 [2AP]
Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (see H. Res. 744), H9549 [15SE]
Women: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (see H.R. 995), H1247 [11FE]
———ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market (see S. 969), S5127 [5MY] (see H.R. 2402), H5581 [13MY]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see S. 1740), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 739), H777 [28JA]
Bulletins
Tell Congress—Remove Abortion Funding & Mandates From Needed Health Care Reform: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H12437 [5NO]
Cloture motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1906 [7FE], S2024 [9FE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S13477, S13478 [19DE], S13646 [21DE], S13716 [22DE], S13834 [23DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S13132 [13DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578 [19NO], S11967 [21NO], S13376 [17DE]
Medicare: update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10465 [15OC], S10614 [21OC]
Commentaries
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1): Committee on Education and Labor (House) Republican Members, H637 [28JA]
———Committee on Financial Services (House) Republican Members, H638 [28JA]
Conference reports
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R. 1), H1307-H1516 [12FE]
Cost Estimates
State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement (H.R. 2): CBO, H211-H213 [14JA]
Descriptions
60 Plus Association: Wikipedia.org (Internet site), S12290 [3DE]
E-mails
Importance of breast self-exams and mammograms, S11539 [19NO]
National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S13674-S13676 [21DE]
Essays
Preventing Extortion, E2666 [29OC]
Factsheets
Catastrophe Obligation Guarantee Act (S. 886), S4730 [27AP]
Keiki Care: Hawaii Covering Kids (organization), H971 [4FE]
Letters
Affordable Health Care for America Act: Chris Benge, Oklahoma State House of Representatives, H12610 [7NO]
———Glenn Coffee, Oklahoma State Senate, H12609 [7NO]
———Representative Cole, H12609, H12610 [7NO]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, H12871 [7NO]
———Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), H12619, H12864 [7NO]
Allow employers to provide a free choice voucher to employees to purchase any plan under the health insurance exchange: Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S12996 [11DE]
AMA position on health care reform proposals: Ned P. Masbaum, H9980, H9981 [25SE]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Alan Reuther, UAW, S2209 [12FE]
———Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S2180, S2181 [12FE]
———John Engler, National Association of Manufacturers, H622 [28JA]
———John J. Castellani, Business Roundtable (organization), H623 [28JA]
———Peter R. Orszag, OMB, S1394 [3FE]
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1585 [13FE]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1584 [13FE]
COBRA continuation health insurance coverage: Trisha Urban, S3821 [26MR]
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding: several Senators, S12389, S12394 [4DE], S13566 [20DE]
Comparative effectiveness research for health care funding: several health organizations, S3355 [18MR]
Compliance with Senate rule on definition of congressionally directed spending items: Senator Ben Nelson, S13855 [23DE]
Concerns over the economic recession: William R. Davis, S10314 [8OC]
Constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance: Carroll G. Robinson and Michael O. Adams, S13016 [11DE]
Construction industry exclusion from small business exemption from providing minimum health insurance standards to employees: several construction industry organizations, S13775 [22DE], S13814 [23DE]
Dept. of HHS medical insurance rate authority establishment to monitor premium costs and require insurance companies to submit justifications and explanations for premium increases: several California organizations, S13755 [22DE]
Ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform: several national organizations, S12861 [10DE]
Exempt certain publicly traded companies from establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness: Benjamin J. McKay III, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, H14725 [10DE]
———Clarke D. Camper, NYSE Euronext (company), H14725 [10DE]
———James C. Greenwood, Biotechnology Industry Organization, H14725 [10DE]
———John Berlau, Competitive Enterprise Institute, H14726 [10DE]
———Stephen Verdier, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H14725 [10DE]
FDIC borrowing authority: Ben S. Bernanke, FRS, S1791 [6FE], S2849 [5MR]
———Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S1791 [6FE], S2849 [5MR], H3022 [5MR]
———Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, S1791 [6FE], S2849 [5MR]
Health care choices for veterans: Raymond C. Kelley, AMVETS, H12556 [6NO]
———Thomas Zampieri, Blinded Veterans Association, H12557 [6NO]
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H4087 [30MR]
———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4088 [30MR]
Impact of Medicaid eligibility expansion: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S7220 [8JY]
Impact of proposed Medicare funding cuts and buy-in option on States: Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S13153 [14DE]
Insurance Information Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H14440 [9DE]
———Representative Rangel, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H14440 [9DE]
Medicaid expansion: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California, S10002 [1OC], E2468 [8OC]
———Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana, E2472 [8OC]
———C.L. ``Butch'' Otter, Governor of Idaho, S10006 [1OC], E2471 [8OC]
———Charlie Crist, Governor of Florida, E2469 [8OC]
———Dave Heineman, Governor of Nebraska, E2474, E2476 [8OC]
———Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island, E2477 [8OC]
———Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E2481 [8OC]
———Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S10005 [1OC], E2466 [8OC]
———Jim Gibbons, Governor of Nevada, E2476 [8OC]
———John Hoeven, Governor of North Dakota, E2476 [8OC]
———Mitch Daniels, Governor of Indiana, S10006 [1OC], E2471 [8OC]
———Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E2478, E2479 [8OC]
———Robert Riley, Governor of Alabama, E2466 [8OC]
———Sean Parnell, Governor of Alaska, E2466 [8OC]
Medicare Advantage program funding: several Senators, S12385 [4DE]
Medicare funding cuts: Addison B. Rand, Alliance for Retired Americans, S12289 [3DE]
———Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S12041, S12050 [1DE], S12290 [3DE]
———Barbara J. Easterling, Ruben Burks, and Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, S12289 [3DE]
———several Hispanic organizations, S12043 [1DE]
Medicare home health services cuts: Jane Kelly, Kansas Heine Care Association, S12482 [5DE]
———Judy Adams, Georgia Association for Home Health Agencies, Inc., S12468 [5DE]
———Mari Irelan, Home Health Care Alliance of Wyoming, S12484, S12495 [5DE]
———Mark Wheeler, Iowa Alliance in Home Care, S12406 [4DE]
———several Senators (2007), S12407 [4DE]
———Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, S12406 [4DE]
Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: J. James Rohack, AMA, H13296 [19NO]
Medicare Premium Fairness Act: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H9912 [24SE]
———Chris Koyanagi, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, H9911 [24SE]
———Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, H9912 [24SE]
———Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, H9912 [24SE]
———Margaret L. Baptiste, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, H9912 [24SE]
———Vicki Gottlich, Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., H9913 [24SE]
National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S6622 [16JN]
———Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, S10006 [1OC], E2473, E2474 [8OC]
———Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee, S10178 [7OC]
———Philip Painter, Humana Inc., H9882 [23SE]
———Representative Burgess, H11380, H11381 [14OC], H12123 [29OC]
———Senator Reid, S10972 [2NO]
———Senator Specter, S7225 [8JY]
———several health care organizations, S7748 [21JY]
Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9363 [9SE]
———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H9363 [9SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Diann Howland and William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S13081 [12DE]
———Kim Holland, Oklahoma Insurance Dept., S12543 [6DE]
———Lorne Bretz, Anchorage, AK, Police & Fire Retiree Medical Trust, S13773 [22DE]
———Senator Gregg, S12263 [3DE]
———several economists, S13581 [20DE]
———several Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic physicians, S13606 [20DE]
———several Senators, S13001 [11DE]
———several State and National medical associations and societies, S13562 [20DE]
———several State and national speciality medical societies, S12857 [10DE]
———several surgeon and anethesiologist organizations, S12857 [10DE]
———Small Business Coalition for Affordable Healthcare, S12975 [11DE]
———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S12866-S12868 [10DE]
———Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S13023-S13025 [11DE]
———Thomas A. Schatz, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste, S12039 [1DE]
Prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan: C. Everett Koop, S11087 [4NO]
———Cindy O'Leary, HOPE Center (organization), S13567 [20DE]
———Sadie Fields, Georgia Christian Alliance, S13567 [20DE]
———several religious organizations, S12675 [8DE], S13567 [20DE]
———several Utah citizens, S12678 [8DE]
———William F. Murray, Daniel DiNardo, and John Wester, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S11929 [21NO]
Prohibit reduction of guaranteed Medicare benefits and extend solvency, reduce premiums, expand benefits, and protect access to providers: Barbara B. Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S12289 [3DE]
Reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S12147 [2DE]
Require that amendments and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds: several Senators, S13440 [18DE]
Require that text, amendments, conference report, and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds: several Senators, S11513 [18NO]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E103 [15JA]
Senior Navigation and Planning Act: Eric J. Hall, Alzheimer's Foundation of America, S6574 [15JN]
———J. Donald Schumacher, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, S6574 [15JN]
———Lonny Reisman and Randall Krakauer, Aetna Inc., S6575 [15JN]
———Reed V. Tuckson, UnitedHealth Group, S6575 [15JN]
———Richard Payne, Duke Institute on Care at the End of Life, S6574 [15JN]
State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, H213 [14JA]
———Robert A. Sunshine, CBO, H251 [14JA]
———several Representatives, H205 [14JA], H930 [4FE]
State Children's Health Insurance Program under Affordable Health Care for America Act: several Representatives, H12879 [7NO]
21st Century FHA Housing Act: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders, and National Association of REALTORS, H9522 [15SE]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms: Gerald F. Joseph, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, H14867 [14DE]
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H14441 [9DE]
———Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H14440 [9DE]
———several organizations, H14719, H14720 [10DE]
Lists
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) bailout beneficiaries, S3581 [19MR]
CBO staff who worked on analyzing H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12855 [7NO]
Committee on Finance (Senate) staff members granted the privileges of the floor during consideration of motion to proceed to H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S11887 [20NO]
Congressional and executive branch staff working on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S11966 [21NO]
Congressional Black Caucus Health and Wellness Taskforce benchmarks for the 111th Congress, H5695 [18MY]
Deaths of individuals attributed to not seeking treatment due to a lack of health insurance identified by congressional districts, H12351-H12353 [4NO]
Groups opposing H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12617 [7NO]
National organizations supporting a single-payer health care system, S13291 [16DE]
Non-stimulus provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S1777 [6FE]
Organizations opposing use of budget reconciliation for health care reform and global warming pollution emission cap and trade program, S4291 [2AP]
Organizations supporting Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program provisions of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S12381 [4DE]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, H13297 [19NO]
Physician organizations opposing H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S12857 [10DE]
Questionable stimulative provisions in conference report to H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2260 [13FE]
Sec. of the Senate staff who read aloud the manager's amendment to H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S13646 [21DE]
Senate and Obama administration staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S13781 [22DE]
Sources for the history of health insurance industry, S10977 [2NO]
State organizations supporting a single-payer health care system, S13291 [16DE]
Tax increases included in H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12618 [7NO]
Texas congressional districts with the highest percentage of uninsured constituents, H12855 [7NO]
Memorandums
Affordable Health Care for America Act: Thomas A. Barthold, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S11140 [5NO]
Ban on Mailings Sent by Medicare Advantage Providers Relative to the Effect of Health Care Reform Proposals on the Quality and Cost of Such Plans: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H9882 [23SE]
Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance: Conservative Action Project (organization), S13728 [22DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Definition of Term ``Congressional Staff'': Ida Brudnick and Todd B. Tatelman, Congressional Research Service, S13804 [23DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Estimated Effects on Medicare Trust Fund, Premiums, and Coinsurance Amounts: Richard S. Foster, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S13827 [23DE]
Prohibit Federal Funding of Abortions Under Any National Health Care Plan: Jon O. Shimabukuro, Congressional Research Service, S12672 [8DE]
Public and Private Expenditures for Health Care: Thomas L. Hungerford, Congressional Research Service, S12480 [5DE]
Motions
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1382, S1400, S1420 [3FE], S1524, S1525, S1526, S1527, S1528 [4FE], S1659, S1662, S1664 [5FE], S1853, S1856 [6FE], S2069 [10FE], H746 [28JA], H1090, H1096 [10FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1586 [13FE]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H15443 [16DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H14800 [11DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11578 [19NO], S11997 [30NO], S12306 [3DE], S12397 [4DE], S12603 [7DE], S12683, S12685 [8DE], S13239 [15DE], S13295 [16DE], S13376 [17DE], S13478 [19DE], S13792 [22DE], S13804, S13810, S13833 [23DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12963 [7NO]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13308, H13316, H13317 [19NO]
Social Security: extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S1031 [29JA], H264 [14JA], H961 [4FE]
Papers
Specific Plan of Action—Lowering Health Care Costs: Senator McCain, S12490 [5DE]
Petitions and memorials
Rosenberg-Richmond, TX, Area Chamber of Commerce: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8949 [28JY]
Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce, Inc.: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H8683 [23JY]
Poems
``Twas the Night Before Christmas and All Through the Senate,'' Senator Burris, S13721 [22DE]
Press releases
AARP Applauds New Bill To Help Seniors Struggling in Tough Economy: AARP, H9912 [24SE]
Affordable Health Care for America Act: Representative Wolf, H12845 [7NO]
Alaska Physicians' Group—Senator Erred on Tort Reform: Alaska State Medical Association, S13775 [22DE]
Health Care Reform Is About Saving Lives, Not Destroying Them: U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, H12437 [5NO]
MAG in Group Representing 92,000 Doctors Opposing Senate Health Bill: Medical Association of Georgia, S13562 [20DE]
Medicare Issues New Guidance to Insurance Companies on Medicare Mailings: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, H9882 [23SE]
More Americans Acquiring Medical Infections and Experiencing Medical Errors: Consumer Reports (publication), S4138 [1AP]
Remarks in House
AARP: support for national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to Medicare Advantage benefits, H10492 [6OC]
ABC, Inc.: allegations of bias relative to decision to air special broadcast on Obama administration health care proposal, H6909 [17JN], H6979 [18JN], H7112 [23JN]
Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment: monitor adequacy of health care workforce and report workforce shortages, H14861 [14DE]
Affordable Health Care for America Act: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3962, provisions, H12855, H12969 [7NO]
American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H3415, H3417, H3418, H3423 [16MR], H3446, H3447, H3448, H3449, H3472, H3473, H3475, H3477, H3478, H3505, H3506, H3519 [17MR], H3530, H3532, H3536, H3608, H3610, H3614-H3618, H3620, H3624 [18MR], H3656-H3664, H3687, H3691-H3697 [19MR], H3710-H3712, H3721 [23MR], H3792, H3793, H3812-H3820 [24MR], H4049-H4051 [26MR], H5088 [4MY], H5988 [21MY], H6146 [3JN], H6676-H6678 [12JN], H8032 [14JY], H9256, H9257 [31JY], H11433 [15OC], H11464 [20OC]
———merits of going into receivership rather than receiving Government bailout funds, H3627-H3629 [18MR]
———use of Government bailout funds to make payments to French banks, H3530 [18MR]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: implementation in Maine, H9555 [16SE]
———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (H.R. 2182), H5722, H5723, H5768 [19MY], E1261 [21MY]
———require conference report to be available in an electronic form for at least 48 hours prior to approval, H1096-H1102 [10FE], H1253, H1257-H1260 [12FE], H1524, H1525, H1534, H1536, H1538 [13FE], H2817 [25FE]
———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6594 [11JN]
America's Affordable Health Choices Act: impact on small businesses, H9499 [15SE]
Appropriations: eliminate discretionary spending from supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus, H720 [28JA]
———eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, H3059 [6MR]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), H495, H496, H507, H508, H510, H512, H517 [26JA], H530, H531, H532, H556-H583, H594-H599 [27JA], H605, H606, H620-H750, H758, H770 [28JA], H878, H880, H881, H882, H885-H893, H897, H901, H908, H912, H914 [3FE], H926, H927, H928, H999, H1000, H1001, H1009, H1012, H1013 [4FE], H1048, H1049, H1051, H1065 [9FE], H1085, H1086, H1087, H1088, H1089, H1090, H1134, H1136, H1138, H1144-H1154 [10FE], H1161, H1162, H1163, H1164, H1177-H1179, H1185-H1187, H1190, H1192-H1195, H1197, H1198, H1202, H1205, H1214-H1232 [11FE], E172, E174, E175 [2FE], E196, E204, E207, E214 [4FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1251, H1252, H1253, H1254, H1255-H1260, H1267, H1278, H1279, H1283-H1289, H1293-H1302 [12FE], H1523, H1524, H1536-H1590, H1592-H1600 [13FE], H1610, H1625, H1642-H1647 [23FE], H2605, H2607 [24FE], H2633, H2634, H2635, H2815-H2819, H2823, H2824 [25FE], H2839, H2864, H2867 [26FE], H2889, H2890, H2902, H2912 [3MR], H2932, H2964-H2968 [4MR], H2984, H3050 [5MR], H3059, H3072 [6MR], H3099 [9MR], H3107, H3111 [10MR], H3340, H3379 [12MR], H3448 [17MR], H3733 [23MR], H3751, H3806, H3812-H3820 [24MR], H4049-H4051 [26MR], H4984 [29AP], H6160 [4JN], H6317, H6319 [9JN], H6417 [10JN], H7709, H7735 [7JY], H7746 [8JY], H7995, H7996 [10JY], H8033, H8035, H8088, H8089 [14JY], H8163 [15JY], H8191 [16JY], H8309 [17JY], H8429 [21JY], H8590 [23JY], H8880, H8894, H8901 [28JY], H8964, H8965 [29JY], H9253-H9257, H9262, H9265 [31JY], H9498, H9499 [15SE], H11176 [13OC], H11303 [14OC], H12180 [2NO], E261 [12FE], E291 [13FE], E293, E295, E297 [23FE], E311, E313, E317 [24FE], E529 [3MR], E735 [23MR], E783 [26MR], E874 [2AP]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 88), H535-H543, H581 [27JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H607-H619 [28JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 168), H1524-H1536 [13FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), corrections in engrossment, H749 [28JA]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to go to conference, H1090-H1096 [10FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to instruct conferees, H1096-H1102 [10FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), motion to recommit, H747 [28JA]
———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H12970 [7NO], H13328 [19NO]
———revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H9918 [24SE]
Armed Forces: facilitate the provision of care and services for members with traumatic brain injury, H3030 [5MR]
———permanently extend the duration of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance coverage for totally disabled veterans, H8816 [27JY]
———provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, H7245 [24JN]
Budget: allocation of funds, H3107 [10MR]
———deficit, H8579, H8580 [22JY]
———Obama administration proposal, H2890 [3MR]
———setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014 (S. Con. Res. 13), conference report, H4845 [28AP]
Business and industry: clarify requirement relative to publicly traded companies establishing internal financial operations controls and obtaining an outside audit to validate soundness, H14723-H14726 [10DE]
———prohibit employers from carrying life insurance policies on their rank and file employees (H.R. 3669), H10073 [30SE], E2396 [29SE]
CBO: budget scoring requests of Republican health care reform legislation, H12122 [29OC]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, H9810, H9811, H9880 [23SE], H9909, H9911, H9913 [24SE], H9979, H9980 [25SE]
———release of report on impact of Affordable Health Care for America Act, H13010 [17NO]
CFTC: clarify definitions of ``commercial risk'', ``operating risk'', and ``balance sheet risk'' relative to company eligibility for exception to clearing requirement, H14709 [10DE]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (H.R. 1662), H6034-H6036 [2JN]
Children and youth: ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, H10495 [6OC]
China: investigate effects of drywall imports on foreclosures and availability of property insurance for homes where defective drywall imports are present, H5363, H5364 [7MY]
Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish (H.R. 3937), H11816 [27OC]
Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H5695-H5700 [18MY]
Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (H.R. 3148), H11379 [14OC]
Consumers: establish that insurance documents issued to the public must be written clearly, H8491 [21JY]
Consumers Union: opinion poll results relative to national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H5171 [6MY]
Cover the Uninsured Week: observance, H3759 [24MR], H3838 [25MR], H4030 [26MR], H4256 [1AP]
Cragin & Pike (business): anniversary, E2329 [22SE]
Credit: increase borrowing authority of the FDIC and the National Credit Union Administration, H5763 [19MY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H11584 [22OC], H11771, H11782 [26OC], H11817 [27OC], H13516 [3DE]
Dept. of HHS: ensure patient choice in pharmacies by regulating pharmacy benefit managers and improving access to prescription drugs for certain individuals (H.R. 4199), E2890 [3DE]
Dept. of HUD: make improvements to FHA mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 3146), H9520-H9522 [15SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: affirm responsibility to support those veterans with combat wounds or service-connected disabilities (H. Res. 261), H3677, H3678 [19MR]
———improve outreach programs, H12159 [2NO]
———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), H8813-H8818 [27JY], E2033 [28JY], E2178 [31JY]
———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans, H8816 [27JY]
———provide training, support, and medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans (H.R. 3155), H8822-H8825 [27JY], E2033 [28JY], E2178 [31JY]
———take responsibility for financing health benefits for disabled veterans and ensure policies do not discourage the purchase of health insurance by such veterans, H3447 [17MR], H3546, H3613 [18MR]
Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (H.R. 1721), H9248 [31JY]
Discrimination: prohibit health insurance companies from denying individual health insurance coverage or from discriminating in benefits under such coverage because of the receipt of grief counseling (H.R. 2236), H7131 [23JN]
Diseases: establish Centers for Disease Control and Prevention national screening program and allow States to provide medical assistance for individuals with colorectal cancer or polyps (H.R. 1189), H3799 [24MR]
———lack of health insurance among U.S. citizens for vaccines to combat potential H1N1 influenza pandemic, H5092 [4MY]
———provide for an evidence-based strategy for voluntary screening for HIV/AIDS and other common sexually transmitted infections (H.R. 4140), E2824 [19NO]
———require coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations (H.R. 1691), H3759 [24MR], E2456 [6OC], E2666 [29OC]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for colorectal cancer (H.R. 1330), H3798, H3800 [24MR]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14994-H15006 [16DE]
———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H14984, H14985, H14989, H15418, H15431-H15473, H15479-H15485 [16DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H13554, H13555, H13556 [8DE], H14377, H14379, H14418-H14442 [9DE], H14448, H14450, H14496, H14650-H14738, H14740 [10DE], H14747-H14804, H14808 [11DE], H14849, H14872, H14873 [14DE], H14884, H14887 [15DE], E2937, E2943 [10DE], E2966, E2969, E2970, E2971, E2972, E2973, E2974, E2975, E2976, E2977, E2979, E2980, E2982, E2983, E2984 [11DE], E2985, E2991, E2993, E2994 [14DE], E3004, E3008, E3013 [15DE], E3019, E3029, E3053 [17DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 956), H14408-H14417 [9DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration (H. Res. 964), H14487-H14496 [10DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), motion to recommit, H14801-H14804 [11DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), unanimous-consent agreement, H14418 [9DE]
———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), consideration—same-day consideration (H. Res. 962), H14480-H14487 [10DE]
———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., H13010, H13012 [17NO]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, H3486-H3491 [17MR], H3615-H3620 [18MR], H3790 [24MR], H4003, H4019, H4020 [25MR], H4231, H4232 [31MR], H4498 [2AP], H4980-H4987 [29AP], H7072 [19JN], H8071 [14JY], H10526 [7OC], H11433 [15OC], H11559 [21OC], H11731 [23OC], H11764 [26OC], H13469 [3DE], H15474 [16DE]
———systemic risk regulation, H13116 [18NO], H14491 [10DE], E2976 [11DE]
Employment: increase family and medical leave for family members of servicemembers with combat-related injuries, E1587 [26JN]
———provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members, E2520 [14OC]
———provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program (H.R. 1723), E767 [25MR]
Executive Office of the President: Obama administration treatment of political opposition, H11586 [22OC], H11769 [26OC]
Families and domestic relations: extend coverage under group health plans and under group and individual health insurance coverage for dependent, unmarried, uninsured children under the age of 30 (H.R. 2831), H6908 [17JN], H11114 [8OC]
Families USA (organization): report on increases in health insurance premiums and copays, H4920 [29AP]
FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program, H289 [14JA], H3420 [16MR]
———impact of special assessment on community banks, E677 [16MR]
———increase borrowing authority, H3022 [5MR]
Federal aid programs: solvency of Social Security and Medicare Programs, H5585 [14MY]
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research: establish, H1592 [13FE]
FEMA: consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates, H8974 [29JY], E2118 [31JY]
———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 3139), H8973-H8975 [29JY], E2118 [31JY]
Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H6665 [12JN]
———clarify definition of ``major swap participant'' in order to protect end users who do not pose a systemic risk, H14713, H14714 [10DE]
———exempt nondepository captive finance companies from standards set for depository insititutions, H14431 [9DE]
———grant CFTC and SEC authority to set a margin or collateral requirement for swaps and security-based swaps involving end users, H14715, H14716 [10DE]
———limit financial institutions and major swap participants to certain ownership percentage in derivatives clearing organizations, H14711, H14712 [10DE]
———make increase in deposit insurance coverage retroactive to July 11, 2008, H14489 [10DE]
———make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, H2970 [4MR], H3018 [5MR]
———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process, H14793 [11DE]
———return a sense of fairness and accountability to the deposit insurance premium assessment process (H.R. 2897), E1456 [17JN]
Financial Services Oversight Council: application of systemic risk and assessment factors in regulation of U.S. financial markets, H14675 [10DE]
GAO: study feasibility of optional, premium-based additional coverage for securities investors to protect against fraud, H14490 [10DE]
General Motors Corp.: impact of bankruptcy on retirees health care, H8903 [28JY]
Government: impact of Federal Government competition against private sector relative to flood insurance program, H8348 [17JY]
Government regulations: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance (H.R. 2571), H9360 [9SE]
Grayson, Representative: characterization of Republican health care plan, H10092 [30SE]
Health: address issue of medical debt, H9209 [31JY]
———allow States to implement single-payer health care plans, H4753 [27AP]
———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H14814, H14816 [11DE]
———coverage of bone mass measurements (H.R. 3911), E2611 [22OC]
———coverage of mental health and substance abuse prevention and screening, E1862 [21JY]
———deaths of individuals attributed to not seeking treatment due to a lack of health insurance, H11558 [21OC], H12031-H12034 [28OC], H12350-H12355 [4NO], H13119 [18NO]
———emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens funding, H8306 [17JY], H9412 [10SE]
———encourage use of electronic medical records, H6614 [11JN]
———ensure benefits be provided to first responders directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York, NY, H13269 [19NO]
———ensure every American has access to affordable choices of public or private health care coverage, H5409 [12MY]
———ensure national health care reform does not undercut services currently available to Armed Forces members and veterans, H7957 [10JY]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, H12889 [7NO]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (H.R. 3596), E2318 [17SE]
———establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment, H1146 [10FE], H1293-H1295 [12FE], H1573, H1576 [13FE]
———establish certain requirements for any national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3700), H10443-H10445 [1OC], H11578 [21OC]
———establish guidelines to enhance use and interoperability of electronic medical records with personal health records, including for purposes of Medicare and Medicaid payment incentives (H.R. 4216), E2897 [7DE]
———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H11577 [21OC], H13038-H13042 [17NO]
———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans (H.R. 3478), H12134, H12137 [29OC]
———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (H.R. 2360), H6125, H6144 [3JN]
———establish standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage, improve transparency and accountability, and establish Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight (H.R. 2427), H6144 [3JN]
———expand use of health savings accounts, H13052 [17NO]
———extend maximum continuation coverage period for individuals involuntarily terminated and eligibility period and maximum assistance period for premium assistance under COBRA (H.R. 3930), H13554 [8DE]
———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage, H2967, H2968 [4MR]
———guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care, H6608, H6609 [11JN]
———guarantee rights of patients and doctors against Federal restrictions or delay in the provision of privately-funded health care (H.R. 2516), H5897 [21MY], H8160 [15JY], H11823 [27OC], E1222 [20MY]
———impact of health care reform on long-term jobs strategy, H14449 [10DE]
———impact of preventative care on cancer rates, H8191 [16JY]
———impose criminal penalties for failure to purchase health insurance, H12860, H12891 [7NO]
———improve access to emergency medical services and provide additional Medicare physician payments for such services (H.R. 1188), E2868 [2DE]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system, H6606, H6607 [11JN], H8065 [14JY]
———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 1086), H9712-H9715 [17SE]
———include treatment for alcoholism, drug addiction, depression, and mental illness in health care reform legislation, H12049 [29OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H423 [21JA], H1026 [4FE], H1289-H1295 [12FE], H2611, H2612 [24FE], H2839 [26FE], H2931 [4MR], H2984, H2985 [5MR], H3057 [6MR], H3109, H3110, H3111, H3112 [10MR], H3147, H3150, H3320 [11MR], H3340 [12MR], H3441, H3508-H3514 [17MR], H3530, H3532, H3610 [18MR], H3739-H3745 [23MR], H3757, H3758, H3759 [24MR], H3838 [25MR], H4030 [26MR], H4114, H4120-H4126 [30MR], H4143 [31MR], H4255, H4256, H4373, H4374 [1AP], H4571-H4576 [21AP], H4769-H4774 [27AP], H4845, H4847, H4893, H4895, H4898-H4905 [28AP], H5083, H5091-H5094 [4MY], H5173, H5293-H5299 [6MY], H5376, H5381-H5385 [7MY], H5410, H5448, H5452 [12MY], H5489, H5492 [13MY], H5694, H5695-H5700, H5706-H5710 [18MY], H5720, H5782, H5783, H5784-H5788 [19MY], H5866 [20MY], H6000-H6003 [21MY], H6096, H6138-H6146 [3JN], H6160, H6243, H6248-H6254, H6260, H6261 [4JN], H6270, H6301 [8JN], H6309-H6311, H6316, H6317, H6318, H6319, H6387-H6393, H6400-H6406 [9JN], H6418, H6419, H6420 [10JN], H6542, H6543, H6544, H6545, H6604-H6615 [11JN], H6622, H6666 [12JN], H6748, H6782 [15JN], H6817, H6829, H6830, H6831, H6832 [16JN], H6907, H6908, H6909 [17JN], H6976, H6977, H6978 [18JN], H7026, H7027 [19JN], H7089, H7090, H7114, H7127-H7133 [23JN], H7150, H7153 [24JN], H7254, H7256, H7257 [25JN], H7451 [26JN], H7709, H7710, H7726, H7727 [7JY], H7743, H7744, H7745, H7746, H7747, H7828 [8JY], H7839, H7840, H7841, H7842, H7921, H7925-H7943 [9JY], H7949, H7950, H7951, H7997, H8000-H8006 [10JY], H11115 [8OC], E156 [27JA], E631 [11MR], E1587 [26JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2399), H6140 [3JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2520), H9798 [22SE], H11808 [27OC], H12260 [3NO], E2045 [28JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H8030, H8031, H8032, H8033, H8034, H8050, H8065, H8069, H8071-H8092 [14JY], H8103, H8104, H8105, H8106, H8160, H8162, H8163, H8170-H8183 [15JY], H8187, H8188, H8189, H8190, H8191, H8270, H8273-H8287, H8294, H8298 [16JY], H8305, H8306, H8307, H8310, H8313, H8343, H8345, H8348-H8353 [17JY], H8395-H8403, H8407, H8408 [20JY], H8411, H8412, H8416, H8418, H8419, H8420, H8421, H8422, H8423, H8424, H8425, H8426, H8427, H8428, H8429, H8430, H8431, H8432, H8433, H8436, H8437, H8438, H8439, H8440, H8441, H8442, H8443, H8444, H8454, H8469, H8474, H8475, H8486, H8488-H8493 [21JY], H8498, H8499, H8500, H8501, H8558-H8583 [22JY], H8588, H8589, H8590, H8591, H8682, H8683, H8684, H8686, H8689, H8692-H8705 [23JY], H8711, H8712, H8713, H8753, H8794, H8796-H8798, H8803 [24JY], H8811, H8813, H8849-H8852, H8854-H8869 [27JY], H8877, H8879, H8880, H8881, H8882, H8883, H8884, H8885, H8886, H8887, H8888, H8889, H8890, H8891, H8892, H8893, H8894, H8895, H8896, H8897, H8898, H8899, H8900, H8901, H8902, H8903, H8904, H8905, H8906, H8907, H8908, H8909, H8910, H8911, H8948, H8951-H8957 [28JY], H8964, H8965, H8966, H8967, H9041-H9049 [29JY], H9059, H9060, H9061, H9062, H9166, H9167, H9173-H9190, H9199-H9203 [30JY], H9210, H9211, H9247, H9252-H9256, H9261, H9264-H9272 [31JY], H9286, H9287, H9303, H9304, H9308, H9311, H9319-H9332 [8SE], H9345, H9346, H9347, H9348, H9349, H9350 [9SE], H9399, H9400, H9401, H9406, H9407, H9411-H9415, H9416, H9422-H9439 [10SE], H9446, H9447, H9465, H9469, H9470, H9481-H9485 [14SE], H9493-H9496, H9497, H9498, H9499, H9500, H9501, H9530-H9534, H9542-H9546 [15SE], H9555, H9556, H9557, H9638-H9646, H9652 [16SE], H9674, H9675, H9702, H9706, H9708-H9726 [17SE], H9742, H9780-H9784, H9786, H9790-H9794, H9796-H9802 [22SE], H9809, H9810, H9811, H9812, H9873, H9875-H9890 [23SE], H9902, H9903, H9910, H9911, H9919-H9924, H9953-H9960 [24SE], H9963, H9964, H9979 [25SE], H10001, H10044, H10046 [29SE], H10075, H10076, H10077, H10123, H10124, H10127, H10130-H10137, H10139-H10147, H10149, H10150, H10402-H10406 [30SE], H10412, H10436, H10437, H10438, H10440-H10452 [1OC], H10461, H10464, H10465, H10491, H10492, H10494-H10500 [6OC], H10523, H10524, H10526, H10527, H11080, H11082, H11083, H11085-H11092 [7OC], H11114, H11115, H11143, H11144, H11145, H11148, H11150-H11156, H11161-H11163 [8OC], H11175, H11268, H11269, H11272-H11279, H11281, H11285-H11296 [13OC], H11302, H11303, H11304, H11362-H11381 [14OC], H11386, H11387, H11388, H11389, H11434, H11437-H11449 [15OC], H11465, H11466, H11483, H11484, H11496-H11500 [20OC], H11520, H11521, H11522, H11523, H11557, H11558, H11561-H11579 [21OC], H11583, H11585, H11586, H11685-H11705 [22OC], H11715, H11716, H11717, H11726, H11728, H11729, H11734, H11736 [23OC], H11742, H11763, H11764, H11768, H11769, H11777-H11788 [26OC], H11794, H11795, H11796, H11797, H11798, H11799, H11800, H11801, H11802, H11803, H11804, H11805, H11806, H11807, H11808, H11809, H11810, H11811, H11812, H11813, H11814, H11815, H11816, H11817, H11818, H11819, H11820, H11821, H11822, H11823, H11833, H11836-H11866 [27OC], H11983, H11984, H11985, H11986, H12012, H12013-H12016, H12018-H12034 [28OC], E1862 [21JY], E1971 [24JY], E2039 [28JY], E2130, E2151, E2155, E2176 [31JY], E2225 [9SE], E2423 [1OC], E2466, E2468, E2471, E2473, E2476, E2478, E2481 [8OC], E2641 [27OC], E2650 [28OC]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3713), H12184 [2NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), H11574 [21OC], H11802 [27OC], H12276 [3NO], H12592 [7NO], H13331 [19NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12047, H12048, H12049, H12050, H12118-H12121, H12122, H12123, H12126, H12132-H12138 [29OC], H12143, H12145, H12175, H12176, H12180, H12181, H12182-H12195 [2NO], H12199, H12206, H12207, H12208, H12209, H12210, H12211, H12212, H12213, H12214, H12215, H12216, H12217, H12218, H12219, H12220, H12221, H12222, H12223, H12224, H12225, H12226, H12227, H12228, H12229, H12230, H12231, H12232, H12258-H12266, H12272-H12285 [3NO], H12291, H12292, H12293, H12296-H12299, H12306, H12312, H12314, H12337, H12338, H12339, H12341-H12361 [4NO], H12367, H12368, H12369, H12370, H12389, H12429-H12453 [5NO], H12459, H12460, H12461, H12463-H12465, H12467, H12468, H12475, H12485, H12537-H12540, H12542, H12543, H12549, H12550, H12551, H12552, H12553, H12554-H12582 [6NO], H12591, H12592, H12593, H12594, H12623-H12968 [7NO], H12982, H12983, H12984, H12989 [16NO], H13007, H13009, H13010, H13011, H13012, H13013, H13038-H13056 [17NO], H13073, H13119, H13126-H13133, H13262-H13264 [18NO], H13270, H13271, H13276, H13303-H13307, H13329-H13331, H13334 [19NO], H13358 [1DE], H13390, H13454-H13457 [2DE], H13511, H13513-H13516 [3DE], H13523, H13524 [7DE], H13552, H13583, H13584 [8DE], H14376, H14377, H14378, H14379 [9DE], H14449 [10DE], H14814-H14820 [11DE], H14847, H14851, H14857, H14861, H14862, H14867-H14874 [14DE], H14883, H14884, H14885, H14886, H14911, H14913, H14915, H14916, H14955, H14959, H14967, H14970 [15DE], H15480, H15486, H15487 [16DE], E2659 [29OC], E2698 [3NO], E2719 [4NO], E2729, E2731 [5NO], E2733 [6NO], E2755, E2756 [9NO], E2759, E2762, E2766, E2770, E2772, E2775 [16NO], E2779 [17NO], E2812, E2823, E2830, E2836 [19NO], E2858 [1DE], E2868 [2DE], E2922, E2925, E2932 [10DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12598-H12622 [7NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), corrections in engrossment, H12969 [7NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), motion to recommit, H12966, H12967 [7NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), H12859, H12860, H12888 [7NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H513 [26JA], H879 [3FE], H2609 [24FE], H5419 [12MY], H5696, H5700 [18MY], H5993-H5999 [21MY], H8696, H8697 [23JY], H9253 [31JY], H9304 [8SE], H9424 [10SE], H10405 [30SE], H10411 [1OC]
———prevent Government interference in medical decisions made by physicians and patients, H5719 [19MY]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H8104 [15JY], H8281-H8287 [16JY], H8571, H8572 [22JY], H8590, H8701 [23JY], H12221, H12222, H12229, H12231 [3NO], H12338 [4NO], H12434-H12441 [5NO], H12551, H12562 [6NO], H12594, H12618, H12838, H12839, H12844, H12849, H12857, H12858, H12881, H12884, H12916, H12921-H12927 [7NO], H14376, H14377, H14378, H14379 [9DE], H14874 [14DE], E2733 [6NO], E2770, E2775 [16NO], E2779 [17NO], E2823 [19NO], E2922, E2925, E2932 [10DE]
———prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, E2836 [19NO]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (H.R. 1092), H3447 [17MR]
———promote adoption of health information technology, H517 [26JA]
———promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational or transportation activities, H5128 [5MY]
———protect the American people's ability to make their own health care decisions by ensuring the Federal Government shall not force any American to purchase health insurance (H.R. 2629), E1239 [21MY]
———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (H.R. 3218), H11379 [14OC], H12184 [2NO], H12260 [3NO]
———provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior (H.R. 3472), H9210 [31JY], H9555 [16SE], H9902 [24SE]
———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), H9188-H9190 [30JY], H9303, H9312 [8SE], H9400, H9431 [10SE], H9447, H9469 [14SE], H9554 [16SE], H9798-H9802 [22SE], H9810, H9811, H9879 [23SE], H10045 [29SE], H10443, H10444 [1OC], H11281 [13OC], H11365, H11366 [14OC], H11432, H11447-H11449 [15OC], H11483 [20OC], H11521, H11575 [21OC], H11584, H11697 [22OC], H11812, H11815, H11838 [27OC], H12180 [2NO], H12260 [3NO], H12461 [6NO]
———provide health care liability reform (H.R. 1468), H7727 [7JY]
———provide health insurance education and outreach, in coordination with the SBA, to hard-to-reach communities, H12844 [7NO]
———provide medical debt counseling, H12892 [7NO]
———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetic devices and components and benefits for other medical and surgical services (H.R. 2575), E1239 [21MY]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H8907 [28JY], H9499 [15SE], H9638 [16SE], H11293, H11294 [13OC], H11377 [14OC], H11565-H11567 [21OC], H11779, H11780, H11782 [26OC], H12260, H12265, H12285 [3NO], H12337 [4NO], H12369, H12446 [5NO], H12606, H12620, H12841, H12856, H12882, H12888, H12956 [7NO], H13048, H13050, H13056 [17NO], E2151 [31JY]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform and apply savings to establish a Seniors Protection and Medicare Regional Payment Equity Fund, H12966, H12967 [7NO]
———require Federal elected officials favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and enroll in such option, H8421 [21JY]
———require group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage to provide coverage for second opinions (H.R. 2457), E1182 [18MY]
———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 2940), E1497 [18JN]
———require immigrants applying for Federal health care benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H9185 [30JY], H9881, H9883, H9884, H9889 [23SE]
———require maternity care coverage in all individual and employer insurance programs, H12847 [7NO]
———require that any major health care reform bill considered on the House floor should be available for viewing, H8569 [22JY]
———require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to plan sponsors and clearly communicated to plan participants and beneficiaries (H.R. 1253), H4087, H4088 [30MR], H5128 [5MY], E820 [31MR]
———restore reliability to the medical justice system by fostering alternatives to medical tort litigation, H8885 [28JY]
———strengthen privacy protections for consumer access to electronic medical records, H1027 [4FE], H3740 [23MR]
———terminate all Government-administered health benefits for Members of Congress until comprehensive health care reform is enacted into law (H.R. 4230), H13523 [7DE], E2911 [8DE]
———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option, H8440 [21JY], H12222 [3NO], H12368 [5NO]
———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (H. Res. 615), H7840, H7930, H7931 [9JY], H8014 [13JY], H8104 [15JY], H8887 [28JY], H9183, H9184 [30JY], H9348 [9SE], H9956 [24SE], H11823, H11863 [27OC]
Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish (H.R. 2502), E2759 [16NO]
Health care facilities: prohibit physician ownership in new hospitals and limit the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals, H8559 [22JY]
Health care professionals: exempt from Federal antitrust laws in negotiations with health plans and health insurance issuers (H.R. 1493), E655 [12MR]
———home health care service funding, H12122 [29OC]
———reform the medical malpractice and liability system, H9554, H9555, H9557 [16SE]
———replacement rate of doctors, H8188 [16JY]
House of Representatives: importance of bipartisanship, H6543 [11JN], H10045 [29SE]
———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (H. Res. 847), H11521 [21OC]
Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H12227 [3NO], H12563 [6NO], H13263 [18NO], E2731 [5NO]
Independent Medicare Advisory Council: establish, H9252 [31JY]
Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.: anniversary of Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, E2585 [20OC]
Insurance: establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment, H608 [28JA]
Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage, H12260 [3NO]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3217), H8090 [14JY], H11291 [13OC], H11778 [26OC]
Interstate compacts: allow establishment for the purpose of expanding health insurance options, H12849 [7NO]
Investments: ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and review the municipal bond insurance industry, H286 [14JA], E122 [22JA]
Mayo Clinic: tribute, H10525 [7OC]
Medicaid: allow States that experienced delay in implementation of laws directing reduced eligibility in their State plan remain eligible for the increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H583 [27JA]
———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (H.R. 1625), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]
———ensure adequate numbers of physicians to meet needs of patients, H8065 [14JY]
———exempt States and local governments from costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H11444 [15OC], E2466, E2468, E2471, E2473, E2476, E2478, E2481 [8OC]
———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (H.R. 2688), H12842 [7NO]
———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs, H11379 [14OC]
———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 2249), H5293 [6MY]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility, H968 [4FE]
———provide medical assistance for certain men screened and found to have prostate cancer under a federally funded screening program (H.R. 2952), E1522 [23JN]
———provide payment parity for certain territories (H.R. 2680), E1301 [3JN]
———reform, H12187, H12188 [2NO]
———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (H.R. 2358), E1119 [12MY]
———require States to cover medical nutritional therapy (H.R. 3092), H8106 [15JY]
———require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (H.R. 1981), H4589 [22AP]
———solvency, H13043, H13044 [17NO]
Medicare: allow for certain physician-owned hospitals, H260, H261 [14JA]
———allow waiver of copays for biosimilar interchangeable drugs, H12842 [7NO]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H9908-H9915, H9917 [24SE], E2379 [25SE]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), allow consideration under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 766), H9905-H9907 [24SE]
———assist low-income beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (H.R. 2716), E1325 [4JN]
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H11575 [21OC], H12021, H12022 [28OC]
———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule, H6976 [18JN], H7151 [24JN], H7745 [8JY], H8492 [21JY], H12207 [3NO]
———delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (H.R. 3663), H10090-H10092 [30SE]
———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 684), H7130 [23JN]
———eliminate funding cuts, H14378 [9DE], H14883 [15DE]
———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H7025 [19JN], H7130 [23JN]
———eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, H11293 [13OC]
———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 2773), E1347 [9JN]
———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (H.R. 2580), E1236 [21MY]
———funding, H11697-H11699 [22OC]
———home health services funding, H11715 [23OC], H12339 [4NO], E2225 [9SE]
———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, H8033 [14JY], H8438, H8490, H8492 [21JY], H12262 [3NO], H12882, H12884, H12900, H12955 [7NO], E2155 [31JY]
———make permanent the program of Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens (H.R. 1386), E606 [10MR]
———Medicare Advantage program funding, H8431 [21JY], H11522 [21OC], H11821, H11822 [27OC], H12262 [3NO], H12477 [6NO], H13270, H13271 [19NO], H14884 [15DE]
———modernize quality improvement organization (QIO) program (H.R. 2858), H7841 [9JY]
———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, H517, H521 [26JA], H3744 [23MR], H11574, H11575 [21OC], H11725 [23OC], H12121 [29OC]
———preserve access to ambulance services (H.R. 2443), E1158 [14MY]
———preventative services insurance coverage, H11699 [22OC]
———provide a 2-year adjustment to sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H13317, H13318 [19NO]
———provide certain beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to medical services in lower cost treatment settings under a professionally developed care plan (H.R. 2560), E1236 [21MY]
———provide coverage for consultations regarding orders for life sustaining treatment and provide grants for development and expansion of programs for such orders (H.R. 1898), H4065 [30MR], E865 [2AP]
———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations, H8811 [27JY]
———provide coverage for the shingles vaccine (H.R. 1038), E265 [12FE]
———provide coverage of kidney disease education services (H.R. 306), E50 [8JA]
———provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (H.R. 3365), E2122 [31JY]
———provide physician incentive payments for efficient areas (H.R. 2919), E1477 [17JN]
———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (H.R. 2425), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]
———reduce fraud, H8849 [27JY]
———reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (H.R. 2590), E2810 [19NO], E2872 [2DE]
———reform, H12562 [6NO]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and provide deficit protection and fiscal responsibility, H13316 [19NO]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13132 [18NO], H13289-H13319, H13323, H13331-H13334 [19NO], E2855, E2857 [1DE], E2892 [3DE]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), consideration (H. Res. 903), H12598-H12622 [7NO]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), motion to recommit, H13316, H13317, H13318 [19NO]
———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (H.R. 43), E19 [6JA]
———solvency, H11443-H11446 [15OC], H12262 [3NO], H12982 [16NO], H13044 [17NO], H13131, H13132 [18NO]
———stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services (H.R. 4373), E3048 [17DE]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), H11794, H11796 [27OC]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: provide for annual review of geographic access to services (H.R. 2921), E1477 [17JN]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (H.R. 1636), E728 [19MR]
———anniversary, H9040 [29JY]
———establish prescription drug outreach demonstration program for certain eligible individuals with mental disabilities (H.R. 2390), H5552 [13MY]
———improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests (H.R. 3559), E2256 [14SE]
Mental health: provide for research on, and services for, individuals with postpartum depression and psychosis (H.R. 20), H4081-H4084 [30MR]
———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, H8105 [15JY], H8187 [16JY], H8877, H8906 [28JY], H10524 [7OC], E2039 [28JY]
Monroe County, FL: concerns of constituents, H11271 [13OC]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 16), H10013, H10014 [29SE]
National Save for Retirement Week: observance, H11520 [21OC]
———support goals and ideals (H. Res. 662), H9245 [31JY]
News media: allegations of bias in reports of President Obama's promise not to raise taxes relative to Affordable Health Care for America Act, H13074 [18NO]
———allegations of media bias, H11466 [20OC], H11556 [21OC], H12050 [29OC]
———allegations of media bias in coverage of certain issues, H7997 [10JY]
———allegations of media bias in coverage of health care issues, H9811 [23SE], H9904 [24SE], E2300 [17SE]
———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H7256 [25JN], H12982 [16NO]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H8035 [14JY], H11762 [26OC]
———evaluation of economic policies, H5717, H5719 [19MY], H11562 [21OC], H11716 [23OC]
———joint congressional address on health care reform, H9477 [14SE]
Ohio National Financial Services, Inc.: anniversary, E2224 [9SE]
Pharmaceuticals: lower prescription drug prices, H13272 [19NO]
Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund (H.R. 22), H9502-H9506 [15SE], H9975 [25SE], H12035 [28OC], E2279 [16SE], E2626 [23OC]
Republican Party: allegations of censorship relative to block of Republican mailing on H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act, H8682, H8683, H8684, H8686 [23JY], H8854-H8859 [27JY], H8888, H8909 [28JY]
———national agenda, H11563-H11567 [21OC], H12018 [28OC], H12132, H12133 [29OC], E2698 [3NO]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H41, H60 [7JA], H83 [8JA], H166 [13JA], H372 [15JA], H495 [26JA], H877, H917 [3FE], H1083 [10FE], H1577 [13FE], H2606 [24FE], H2877 [2MR], H3069 [6MR], H4427 [2AP], H8429 [21JY], E102 [15JA]
———establish (H.R. 1557), H3756 [24MR], H7710 [7JY], H10075 [30SE], H11734 [23OC], E2643 [27OC]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 2365), H9917, H9918 [24SE], H11357 [14OC]
———provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 164), E15 [6JA]
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act: clarify that servicemembers and their dependents have a private course of action for violations of their rights, H7337 [25JN]
———provide enforcement of rights afforded under Act, H12159 [2NO]
Small business: economic impact of increased tax rates, H8066 [14JY], H11520, H11522, H11523 [21OC], H11586, H11693-H11697 [22OC], H12475-H12477, H12485 [6NO], H12613, H12914, H12915 [7NO], H13042, H13043 [17NO], H13511 [3DE]
———health insurance coverage, H8886, H8888 [28JY]
———health insurance premium rates, H11522 [21OC], H11809, H11810 [27OC], H12012 [28OC], H13127-H13129 [18NO]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care, H12961 [7NO]
———improve access and choice relative to employee health care (H.R. 2607), H12217 [3NO]
———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, H12077 [29OC], E2680 [2NO]
———provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices (H.R. 3014), H13084-H13086 [18NO]
———provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals, H10494, H10497 [6OC]
Social Security: allow States to ensure coverage without delay of certain children and pregnant women under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H249 [14JA]
———combine coverage of children and pregnant woman under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program into a new All Healthy Children Program (H.R. 747), H5696 [18MY]
———eligibility of citizens from Palau, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia for coverage under State Children's Health Insurance Program, H974 [4FE]
———eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, H962 [4FE]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (H.R. 194), E18 [6JA]
———ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 2829), H6622 [12JN]
———establish AmeriCare program to assure health insurance coverage to all residents (H.R. 193), E22 [6JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H200, H201, H202, H203, H216-H268, H279 [14JA], H368 [15JA], H516-H521 [26JA], E93, E94, E95, E97, E101 [15JA], E107 [16JA], E113, E118 [21JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), Senate amendment, H879 [3FE], H926, H927, H934-H975 [4FE], E219 [9FE], E227 [10FE]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 52), H203-H216 [14JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 107), H928-H934 [4FE]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), motion to recommit, H266 [14JA]
———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H2888 [3MR]
———impact of benefit levels on living standards of senior citizens, H11370 [14OC]
———place a general eligibility ceiling of the poverty level on gross income for eligibility for benefits under Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program, H932 [4FE]
———preserve the State Children's Health Insurance Program, H12878 [7NO], H13011 [17NO]
———prohibit the use of increased tobacco taxes to offset the cost of expanded State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, H974 [4FE], H4400 [2AP]
———provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability (H.R. 4054), E2744 [6NO]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 688), H933 [4FE]
———reinstate the crowd-out policy that prevents the substitution of State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for private insurance coverage, H933, H971 [4FE]
———remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits for persons in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 2209), E1028 [30AP]
———require a waiting period for legal aliens before applying for State Children's Health Insurance Program assistance, H967, H968, H973 [4FE]
———require public eligibility to be confirmed under Income Eligibility Verification System, H11366 [14OC]
———require States modify physician reimbursement policies relative to State Children's Health Insurance Program, H931 [4FE]
———require those applying for, and renewing, State Children's Health Insurance Program benefits to present documentation proving citizenship and identity, H931 [4FE]
———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (H.R. 678), H5986 [21MY], E168 [28JA], E1235 [21MY]
Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (H.R. 897), E274 [13FE]
———allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs of individuals with COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment, H2888 [3MR]
———allow certain public employees a deduction for distributions from governmental plans for health and long-term care insurance (H.R. 1413), E618 [10MR]
———allow credit for cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery and malpractice of a physician (H.R. 1498), E665 [12MR]
———codify exclusion from gross income of medical care provided for Indians (H.R. 3608), E2322 [21SE]
———disallow deduction for excess non-taxed reinsurance premiums relative to U.S. risks paid to affiliates (H.R. 3424), E2111 [31JY]
———impose a tax on value of health care benefits and use such funds to provide health care to those without coverage, H5806 [20MY], H6782 [15JN]
———increase contribution limits to dependent care flexible spending accounts and provide for a carryover of unused dependent care benefits (H.R. 1279), E526 [3MR]
———make health care coverage more accessible and affordable (H.R. 1495), E653 [12MR]
———modify rules with respect to health savings accounts and medical savings accounts, H12138 [29OC]
———provide a credit to employers for the cost of implementing wellness programs (H.R. 1897), E869 [2AP]
———provide credits to small businesses and their employees for health insurance coverage, H8306 [17JY]
———rates, H12429 [5NO]
———reform laws relative to individuals, estate and gift taxes, corporate rates, capital gains and dividends, retirement savings, lifetime savings, life skills, and certain medical care (H.R. 99), H179-H181 [13JA], H2830 [25FE], E4 [6JA], E25 [7JA]
———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 161), E1 [6JA]
Territories: eligibility of residents for health care affordability credits, H9446 [14SE]
Texas: constituent views on health care reform, H9468 [14SE]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services (H. Res. 971), H14910-H14916 [15DE]
———recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, H14862-H14867 [14DE], H14952 [15DE]
Unemployment: rates, H8427 [21JY]
Veterans: health care choices, H12556 [6NO], H12848 [7NO]
———provide certain veterans an opportunity to increase the amount of Veterans' Group Life Insurance, H8816, H8817 [27JY]
———provide certain veterans an opportunity to increase the amount of Veterans' Group Life Insurance (H.R. 2379), E1132 [13MY]
Wall Street Journal: assessment of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12210 [3NO]
War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and move to redeploy U.S. Armed Forces and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, H12459 [6NO]
Wilson, Representative Joe: disapprove interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform (H. Res. 744), H9529-H9534, H9541 [15SE], E2274 [15SE], E2290 [16SE]
———interruption of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9417 [10SE], H9447, H9471, H9475, H9485 [14SE]
Women: cover screening mammography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women over 40 and for women at high risk for breast cancer if diagnostic mammography is covered (H.R. 995), H14913 [15DE]
———ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market (H.R. 2402), E1139 [13MY]
———health care for women and role of women in health care decisions, H12182-H12189 [2NO]
———promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 739), H912 [3FE]
Remarks in Senate
Alaska: impact of health insurance premium rates, S13772 [22DE]
American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3097, S3099-S3103, S3109 [16MR], S3123, S3126, S3129, S3132-S3134, S3141, S3144-S3148, S3150 [17MR], S3324, S3327, S3329, S3353, S3356, S3359-S3361 [18MR], S3381, S3385, S3515, S3579-S3581 [19MR]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: implementation, S3625 [24MR]
———provide enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act (S. 1064), S5690 [20MY], S6678 [17JN]
Antitrust policy: repeal antitrust exemption for health insurance and medical malpractice insurance issuers, S13073 [12DE]
Appropriations: eliminate unnecessary spending on projects that neither create jobs nor provide economic stimulus, S1407 [3FE], S1521 [4FE], S1666-S1669 [5FE], S1780, S1803, S1804, S1839 [6FE], S1903 [7FE], S2209 [12FE], S2282 [13FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1008, S1038 [29JA], S1108-S1115 [30JA], S1236-S1242, S1265-S1273 [2FE], S1371-S1428 [3FE], S1473-S1538 [4FE], S1615-S1676 [5FE], S1773-S1859 [6FE], S1885 [7FE], S1991-S2024, S2030-S2035 [9FE], S2037-S2072 [10FE], S2092-S2103, S2123, S2125-S2127, S2167 [11FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, S2170-S2173, S2176-S2209, S2247 [12FE], S2258-S2313 [13FE], S2354, S2382 [23FE], S2405, S2409, S2410 [24FE], S2522 [26FE], S2803 [5MR], S2859 [6MR], S3008 [11MR], S3329 [18MR], S3891, S3892 [26MR], S6627, S6628, S6634, S6635 [16JN], S6670 [17JN], S6753 [18JN]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S1232 [30JA], S1859 [6FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (S. 336), S822 [26JA], S881 [27JA], S989 [28JA]
Arkansas: improve access, quality, and affordability of health care for State residents, S4626 [23AP]
Armed Forces: provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the retired Reserve, S11308 [10NO]
———provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, S8024 [23JY]
Budget: deficit, S10507 [19OC], S10592 [21OC], S10676-S10678 [22OC], S10760 [27OC], S11912-S11918 [21NO], S11996 [30NO], S12033-S12036, S12060 [1DE], S12879 [10DE]
Business and industry: history of health insurance industry, S10974 [2NO]
———limit corporate income tax deduction for health insurance company executive salaries to same amount as salary of the President of the U.S., S12463, S12464, S12467, S12470-S12474, S12477-S12479, S12481, S12483, S12504-S12507 [5DE], S12540 [6DE]
———review mergers and repeal antitrust exemption for health insurance companies and establish a medical insurance rate authority, S10976 [2NO]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: actuarial report on impact of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on Medicare and Medicaid programs, S13088-S13092 [12DE]
———ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, S9637 [22SE], S9694 [23SE]
———establish a Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, S11888 [20NO]
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act: require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (S. 1465), S7643 [16JY], S8533 [30JY]
Children and youth: ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform, S12695 [8DE], S12860, S12861 [10DE], S12980 [11DE], S13092 [12DE]
———ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform (S. Res. 170), S6496, S6497 [11JN], S11192-S11195 [5NO], S12464 [5DE]
———support health, nutrition, and education programs, S5171 [6MY]
Cleveland, OH: commend efforts of health care professionals and volunteers to provide free health care to the underinsured and uninsured, S8526 [30JY]
Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance: establish (S. 1487), S7784 [21JY]
Committee on Economic Recovery (Joint, Select): establish, S1269 [2FE]
Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S11971 [21NO], S12066 [1DE], S13751 [22DE]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S4845, S4883-S4885 [29AP], S5649, S5650 [20MY], S5891, S5892 [1JN], S6669 [17JN], S7115 [6JY], S9101 [8SE]
Consumers: improve protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance (S. 1177), S6046 [3JN]
Cragin & Pike (business): anniversary, S9547 [17SE]
Credit: increase borrowing authority of the FDIC and the National Credit Union Administration, S5093, S5094 [5MY]
Dept. of HHS: enter into agreements with States to resolve outstanding Medicare reimbursement claims relative to Special Disability Workload project (S. 1111), S5727 [20MY]
———establish a medical insurance rate authority to monitor premium costs and require insurance companies to submit justifications and explanations for premium increases, S13754 [22DE]
———establish an online database of enrollee satisfaction information relative to health plans offered through the health insurance exchange, S12570, S12592, S12596, S12597, S12599 [7DE]
———establish Federal standards for health insurance forms and provide transparency and accountability in the group and individual health insurance markets (S. 1050), S5523 [14MY]
———establish Office of Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (S. 2128), S10950 [30OC], S10973 [2NO]
———establish Office of Health Plan Management to administer the Consumer Choice Health Plan to provide an affordable and accountable public option for consumers (S. 1278), S6722 [17JN]
———establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention, S13768, S13769 [22DE]
———establish Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, S1795 [6FE]
———National Health Service Corps program funding, S13653-S13655 [21DE]
———revise and expand the 340B Drug Pricing Program to improve provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers (S. 1239), S6546 [11JN]
Dept. of Justice: provide grants to States to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security, S4612 [23AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enhance life insurance, compensation and pension, and burial and memorial benefits for disabled veterans (S. 728), S3926 [26MR], S10245-S10251 [7OC]
———improve outreach programs (S. 315), S833 [26JA]
———provide a dental insurance plan for certain veterans and their survivors and dependents (S. 498), S2569 [26FE]
———provide grants to community-based organizations and State and local government entities to conduct outreach programs to veterans in underserved areas, S11364 [16NO]
———waive charges for humanitarian care provided to family members accompanying severely injured veterans receiving medical care and provide assistance to family caregivers (S. 801), S4350 [2AP], S11262 [9NO], S11544 [19NO]
Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment, S8160 [28JY], S11847 [20NO], S11936, S11938, S11959 [21NO]
———help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment (S. 697), S10262 [8OC], S10797 [28OC], S12136 [2DE]
Disasters: establish a program to provide guarantees for debt issued by State catastrophe insurance programs to assist in financial recovery from natural catastrophes (S. 886), S4729, S4730 [27AP]
Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 1003), S5287 [7MY]
Domestic policy: national objectives priority assignments, S10314 [8OC]
Drugs: cost to produce drugs and devices that provide alternatives to surgery, S11838 [20NO]
———improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare and private health insurance (S. 1630), S9027 [6AU]
Economy: importance of job creation, S10948 [30OC]
———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11031 [3NO], S11094 [4NO], S11149-S11151 [5NO], S11484 [18NO]
———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S240-S244 [9JA], S329-S331 [13JA], S2578-S2581 [27FE], S3003-S3005 [11MR], S3109 [16MR], S3966-S3969 [30MR], S5582-S5588 [19MY], S9314-S9317 [14SE], S9527 [17SE], S9650 [22SE], S9721-S9723 [23SE], S9898 [29SE], S10470 [15OC]
———require a portion of an economic recovery package be directed to revenue measures, unemployment, and health (S. 350), star print, S1232 [30JA]
———systemic risk regulation, S6635-S6637 [16JN]
Employment: provide family and medical leave to caregivers of regular component servicemembers and veterans with service-related injuries and allow exigency leave for all foreign-deployed members (S. 1543), S8561 [30JY]
Executive Office of the President: Obama administration treatment of political opposition, S10590-S10592 [21OC]
FBI: forensic accounting funding, S10194 [7OC]
FDIC: establish a systematic mortgage modification program (S. 73), S72 [6JA]
———expand authority to identify troubled banks and remove toxic assets through conservatorship, protect banks' depositors, and remove certain executives from failing institutions, S2657 [3MR], S2871 [6MR], S3036 [12MR], S3132 [17MR]
———increase borrowing authority, S1790 [6FE], S3637, S3640 [24MR], S3751, S3757-S3760 [25MR], S5266 [7MY]
———increase borrowing authority (S. 541), S2848 [5MR], S3036 [12MR], S3352 [18MR]
———increase borrowing authority (S. 541), unanimous-consent request, S3352 [18MR]
Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research: establish, S2044 [10FE]
Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 50), S58 [6JA]
———Presidential Memorandum to provide certain benefits to domestic partners, S6713 [17JN]
———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S5715 [20MY], S6713 [17JN], S7037 [25JN]
FEMA: increase maximum amount of assistance for rebuilding and temporary housing assistance for disaster victims (S. 764), S4175-S4177 [1AP]
Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S3352 [18MR]
Foreign countries: analysis of universal health care coverage plans, S12501-S12504 [5DE]
GAO: compile reports from each Federal agency that receives economic stimulus funds, S1269 [2FE]
Government regulations: require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage, S12504 [5DE]
———require a minimum loss ratio of 90 percent for health insurance coverage (S. 1730), S9983 [30SE], S11036 [3NO]
Health: achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion, S11465 [18NO]
———achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services and reform organization of primary care delivery through Community Health Center and National Health Service Corps programs expansion (S. 486), S2561 [26FE]
———allow employers to provide a free choice voucher to employees to purchase any plan under the health insurance exchange, S12875 [10DE], S12995-S12998 [11DE], S13852 [23DE]
———allow individuals the option to purchase low-cost insurance plans that provide essential, basic coverage, S12995-S12998 [11DE]
———allow individuals to purchase catastrophic insurance plans regardless of age, S12875 [10DE]
———allow States to implement single-payer health care plans, S11466 [18NO]
———collect and analyze data through a key national indicator system to provide greater transparency and accountability for health care spending, S11138 [5NO]
———Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S12389, S12390, S12393-S12395 [4DE], S13565, S13566, S13620 [20DE], S13744 [22DE], S13840 [23DE]
———comparative effectiveness research funding, S3354-S3356 [18MR]
———constitutionality of excise tax imposed on high-cost employer-sponsored insurance plans at non-uniform rates per State, S13015 [11DE]
———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S13013-S13017 [11DE], S13094 [12DE], S13721-S13728, S13751-S13754, S13766, S13767 [22DE], S13822-S13826, S13830 [23DE]
———create an incentive for insurers to maintain lower premium fees, S12875 [10DE], S12995-S12998 [11DE]
———eligibility of physician group practices for electronic medical records technology incentives, S1670, S1671 [5FE]
———eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (S. 1149), S5861 [21MY]
———eliminate copays and deductibles for preventive health services for women, S11987, S11988 [30NO], S12019, S12025-S12028, S12030, S12041, S12049-S12052, S12058-S12060 [1DE], S12113, S12120-S12123, S12126-S12131, S12142-S12144 [2DE], S12267-S12278 [3DE], S12665 [8DE]
———enhance adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase efficiency of care, S11133, S11134 [5NO]
———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers, S6174 [4JN]
———ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers (S. Res. 156), S5875 [21MY], S11908 [21NO]
———ensure provision of health care coverage for uninsured individuals through State health care initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system (S. 698), S3790 [25MR]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers, S11075 [4NO], S11908 [21NO], S12030 [1DE], S13694 [21DE]
———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (S. 1681), S9556 [17SE], S10628-S10630 [21OC]
———establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address health insurance needs of small businesses and the self-employed, S4272 [2AP]
———establish a net worth threshold for recipients of COBRA continuation coverage by reason of termination of employment, S2197 [12FE]
———establish dedicated trust fund with mandatory spending for community health centers and National Health Service Corps, S12573 [7DE], S12697 [8DE]
———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible, S12994 [11DE]
———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (S. 979), S5133-S5135 [5MY], S11311 [10NO]
———exempt nonprofit organizations with high payout rates from health insurance provider annual fees, S13692 [21DE]
———extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage, S13297, S13298 [16DE], S13424-S13426 [18DE]
———extend and enhance COBRA continuation health coverage (S. 2730), S11578 [19NO]
———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage (S. 1488), S7792 [21JY]
———grants to support community-based doula programs, S13850 [23DE]
———guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, S4113 [1AP]
———guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans (S. 4), S44 [6JA], S153 [7JA]
———health insurance premiums rates, S11007 [3NO], S12107 [2DE], S12487 [5DE], S12581, S12582 [7DE]
———impact of media coverage on public perception of health care reform, S11823 [19NO]
———impact of tax increases on health insurance premiums rates, S11017 [3NO]
———impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans (S. 442), S2330 [13FE]
———impose a tax on higher-income individuals to offset health care costs, S13162-S13165 [14DE]
———improve COBRA continuation coverage, S3821 [26MR]
———improve Federal infrastructure for health care quality improvement (S. 966), S5076 [4MY]
———improve health care fraud enforcement, S13692 [21DE]
———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), S13291 [16DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S195 [8JA], S2354 [23FE], S2780 [5MR], S3002 [11MR], S3354-S3356 [18MR], S3545 [19MR], S3587-S3589 [23MR], S3743 [25MR], S4137-S4140 [1AP], S4626 [23AP], S4782-S4788, S4792 [28AP], S4845, S4847-S4852, S4858, S4863, S4873-S4878 [29AP], S5007 [1MY], S5061 [4MY], S5224 [6MY], S5250, S5270-S5272 [7MY], S5472 [14MY], S5544-S5548 [18MY], S5777-S5780, S5805 [21MY], S5893, S5899 [1JN], S5911, S5926 [2JN], S5986, S5996 [3JN], S6136, S6137, S6174-S6178 [4JN], S6232, S6240 [8JN], S6319-S6325, S6332, S6349-S6352, S6356-S6358 [9JN], S6393, S6394, S6396, S6400-S6405, S6419-S6424, S6426-S6429 [10JN], S6482-S6484, S6488, S6491-S6496, S6523-S6526, S6530, S6533 [11JN], S6576 [15JN], S6611, S6612, S6614-S6617, S6621, S6626, S6632-S6634, S6637-S6640 [16JN], S6670-S6673, S6678-S6682, S6688-S6690, S6701-S6703 [17JN], S6751-S6753, S6759-S6761, S6771, S6772, S6793 [18JN], S6829-S6831, S6833-S6839 [19JN], S6864-S6870, S6874 [22JN], S6900-S6907, S6915-S6918, S6921-S6925 [23JN], S6966, S6969, S6975-S6977 [24JN], S7026-S7030, S7035, S7038-S7041 [25JN], S7115, S7118, S7119, S7122 [6JY], S7154, S7156, S7158, S7162, S7170, S7182-S7186, S7188 [7JY], S7218-S7222, S7224, S7226, S7252, S7254 [8JY], S7287, S7297 [9JY], S7333-S7341, S7348-S7350, S7353-S7355 [10JY], S7377, S7390-S7392, S7407 [13JY], S7443-S7446, S7453-S7455 [14JY], S7510, S7526, S7548-S7550, S7578 [15JY], S7584-S7591, S7593-S7595, S7603, S7605-S7611, S7619-S7621, S7624-S7626 [16JY], S7678, S7681, S7687, S7697 [20JY], S7725, S7743-S7751, S7754, S7762, S7771 [21JY], S7809-S7811, S7834-S7841, S7847, S7860, S7939-S7944 [22JY], S7945 [23JY], S8068-S8073, S8079-S8084 [24JY], S8103-S8108, S8125-S8129 [27JY], S8149-S8157, S8159-S8176, S8186 [28JY], S8215-S8217, S8219-S8221, S8227, S8230-S8234, S8237, S8242, S8263 [29JY], S8501, S8504-S8508, S8526, S8537-S8541-S8547 [30JY], S8623-S8625 [31JY], S8641-S8645, S8647, S8662-S8677 [3AU], S8713, S8756 [4AU], S8892-S8896, S8968-S8975, S9012 [6AU], S9069-S9072 [7AU], S9101-S9115, S9117, S9124 [8SE], S9143-S9147, S9158 [9SE], S9276-S9278 [10SE], S9282-S9284, S9286 [11SE], S9302, S9313 [14SE], S9338-S9341, S9360-S9363 [15SE], S9391-S9396, S9424 [16SE], S9490, S9523-S9525, S9542-S9544 [17SE], S9576-S9578 [21SE], S9625, S9626, S9631-S9633, S9634, S9637, S9651 [22SE], S9693-S9705, S9713, S9715, S9727 [23SE], S9762-S9766, S9775-S9778 [24SE], S9861-S9863 [25SE], S9899-S9902, S9909 [29SE], S9944-S9952, S9957-S9959 [30SE], S9994-S10005, S10016-S10019, S10034, S10035 [1OC], S10079-S10084 [5OC], S10121, S10137-S10142 [6OC], S10172-S10189, S10195-S10197, S10203-S10207 [7OC], S10257-S10265, S10268, S10270, S10273-S10277, S10288-S10306 [8OC], S10333-S10338, S10353-S10357 [13OC], S10387-S10393, S10404, S10409-S10428 [14OC], S10443-S10457, S10459-S10461, S10464-S10469, S10471-S10473 [15OC], S10499-S10501, S10504-S10517 [19OC], S10533, S10538, S10560, S10565 [20OC], S10588-S10601 [21OC], S10655-S10658, S10660-S10662, S10675-S10678, S10687-S10695 [22OC], S10713-S10725, S10727-S10729 [26OC], S10743-S10747, S10749, S10754-S10756, S10760-S10762 [27OC], S10794-S10807, S10810, S10813, S10817, S10818, S10826-S10828, S10831-S10835, S10839-S10846 [28OC], S10871-S10878, S10884, S10885, S10908 [29OC], S10948, S10949, S10951, S10955 [30OC], S10963-S10967, S10969-S10983, S11001-S11005 [2NO], S11007, S11008, S11010-S11013, S11016-S11020, S11026, S11029, S11034-S11044 [3NO], S11064-S11075, S11081-S11083, S11085-S11090, S11092-S11094, S11105-S11113 [4NO], S11132-S11139, S11142-S11144, S11191-S11196 [5NO], S11243 [6NO], S11262 [9NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), S7575-S7577 [15JY]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S11967-S11969 [21NO], S11979-S12005 [30NO], S12019-S12031, S12033-S12066, S12090-S12092 [1DE], S12093-S12152 [2DE], S12261-S12317 [3DE], S12355-S12408 [4DE], S12461-S12516 [5DE], S12523-S12552 [6DE], S12563-S12613 [7DE], S12648-S12699 [8DE], S12744-S12799 [9DE], S12836-S12839, S12841-S12887, S12890-S12896, S12901-S12904 [10DE], S12972-S12978, S12980-S12984, S12987, S12988, S12990-S13026, S13028, S13063 [11DE], S13069, S13073, S13078-S13083, S13086-S13096, S13114-S13118, S13120-S13124 [12DE], S13126, S13131-S13141 [13DE], S13144-S13154, S13156-S13178, S13181-S13183 [14DE], S13204-S13242 [15DE], S13278-S13280, S13283, S13286, S13300-S13307, S13309, S13311-S13314 [16DE], S13344-S13358, S13360-S13370, S13374-S13376 [17DE], S13402-S13406, S13411-S13414, S13418-S13422, S13424, S13429, S13432-S13440, S13442-S13455 [18DE], S13472-S13474, S13477-S13489 [19DE], S13558-S13628 [20DE], S13640-S13695, S13706-S13709 [21DE], S13714-S13782 [22DE], S13796-S13801, S13803-S13866, S13875-S13877 [23DE], S13890-S14136 [24DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to commit, S11997-S12001, S12003-S12005 [30NO], S12020-S12025, S12028-S12030, S12033-S12041, S12043-S12058, S12063-S12066 [1DE], S12094-S12108, S12112, S12114-S12119, S12123-S12126, S12144-S12146 [2DE], S12263, S12264, S12268-S12271, S12279-S12295, S12306-S12311 [3DE], S12356, S12361-S12369, S12371-S12375, S12379, S12384-S12386, S12391-S12393, S12396-S12403, S12405 [4DE], S12466-S12472, S12474, S12482-S12484, S12488-S12490, S12494-S12496 [5DE], S12604-S12607, S12609 [7DE], S12649, S12655-S12659, S12663, S12667-S12669, S12683-S12686, S12691 [8DE], S12745-S12751, S12755-S12758, S12760-S12770, S12774-S12777, S12779-S12784, S12789, S12790 [9DE], S12863, S12869, S12880-S12885, S12893-S12896 [10DE], S12972, S13004-S13007 [11DE], S13131 [13DE], S13205-S13210, S13213, S13217-S13221, S13236-S13238, S13239 [15DE], S13286-S13289, S13294-S13297 [16DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), motion to proceed, S11578-S11589, S11819-S11824 [19NO], S11825-S11879, S11888-S11903 [20NO], S11906-S11967 [21NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent agreement, S11577, S11824 [19NO], S12259 [2DE], S12303 [3DE], S12683 [8DE], S13177, S13201 [14DE], S13747 [22DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, S11985, S11986 [30NO], S12898, S12899 [10DE], S12981, S12992, S12993 [11DE], S13289 [16DE], S13477 [19DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S10881, S10882, S10893, S10894 [29OC], S11140 [5NO], S11260, S11264, S11265 [9NO], S11307-S11313, S11315, S11317, S11332, S11356 [10NO], S11359, S11372-S11374 [16NO], S11393-S11395, S11397-S11402, S11422-S11424 [17NO], S11443-S11459, S11465-S11467, S11482-S11484, S11511-S11513 [18NO], S11515-S11523, S11533-S11537, S11573-S11576 [19NO]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), S13291 [16DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1099), S5715 [20MY], S10300-S10306 [8OC], S10807 [28OC], S11939 [21NO], S12037, S12038, S12060 [1DE], S12106 [2DE], S12513, S12514 [5DE], S13140 [13DE], S13483 [19DE], S13577 [20DE]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1324), S6917 [23JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1796), S11264 [9NO], S13694 [21DE]
———prohibit abortions from being defined a preventive service, S12130 [2DE], S12274, S12277 [3DE]
———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options, S4125-S4128, S4150 [1AP]
———prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (S. 1259), S6582-S6585 [15JN], S13731 [22DE]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S11087 [4NO], S11312, S11315 [10NO], S11520, S11822 [19NO], S11924-S11930 [21NO], S12600-S12603, S12607-S12611 [7DE], S12659-S12683 [8DE], S12988-S12990 [11DE], S13489 [19DE], S13564, S13567, S13568, S13620-S13622 [20DE], S13760, S13761, S13777 [22DE], S13858 [23DE], S14134 [24DE]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, S10601 [21OC]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (S. 623), S3183 [17MR]
———prohibit use of comparative effectiveness research data for payment, coverage, or treatment decisions, S6837-S6839 [19JN]
———promote development of health care cooperatives to help businesses pool the health care purchasing power of employers (S. 1165), S5948 [2JN]
———provide a point of order against legislation that eliminates the ability to keep health plans or choice of doctor, S4286 [2AP]
———provide a point of order against legislation that eliminates the ability to keep health plans or choice of doctor and prohibit legislation that increases enrollment in Government-managed health care, S4648-S4650, S4656 [23AP]
———provide access to comprehensive primary health care services and improve primary health care delivery through expansion of community health center and National Health Service Corps programs, S980 [28JA]
———provide affordable, guaranteed health coverage, S4642, S4643 [23AP]
———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (S. 391), S1676 [5FE], S2355 [23FE], S2609 [2MR], S3541, S3542 [19MR], S3971 [30MR], S4768 [28AP], S5544 [18MY], S6015-S6017 [3JN], S6621 [16JN], S7028 [25JN], S8068 [24JY], S8219, S8220 [29JY], S10810 [28OC], S12378 [4DE], S12573 [7DE]
———provide an affordable and accountable public insurance option for consumers, S10409 [14OC]
———provide children with high-quality private health care coverage that fits their individual needs, S1033-S1036, S1041, S1043, S1044 [29JA]
———provide enhanced health insurance marketplace pooling and relating market rating, S13681 [21DE]
———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (S. 2766), S11349 [10NO]
———provide religious conscience exemption for mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S13778, S13779 [22DE]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S8242 [29JY], S10415 [14OC], S10533, S10538-S10542, S10560 [20OC], S11837 [20NO], S11954 [21NO], S11996 [30NO], S12109-S12112, S12125, S12137-S12139, S12146 [2DE], S12496-S12501, S12504, S12505, S12508 [5DE], S12523-S12528, S12532-S12543 [6DE], S13774 [22DE]
———reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority uninsured populations, S11317 [10NO]
———require Federal elected officials favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and enroll in such option, S13804-S13806 [23DE]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (S. 488), S2564 [26FE]
———require group and individual insurer coverage of routine care for clinical trial participants, S13283 [16DE]
———require guidelines relative to coverage of women's preventive services to be based on recommendations of relevant professional medical organizations, S12122, S12127-S12131, S12143 [2DE], S12267-S12277 [3DE], S13348, S13349 [17DE]
———require Members of Congress to enroll in a community health insurance option and forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, S12368, S12376, S12390, S12391 [4DE], S12502 [5DE]
———require that any major health care reform bill be available in an electronic form for a certain period prior to approval, S10884 [29OC]
———strengthen privacy protections for consumer access to electronic medical records, S1426 [3FE], S2016 [9FE], S2303 [13FE]
Health Care Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute: establish, S1796 [6FE]
Health care facilities: extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S13692 [21DE]
———extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics (S. 1578), S8866 [5AU]
———provide patient-centered medical homes to improve effectiveness and efficiency in medical assistance under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 1114), S5729 [20MY]
Independent Medicare Advisory Board: establish, S11888 [20NO], S13367-S13370 [17DE], S13432-S13436 [18DE]
IRS: role in implementation, administration, and enforcement of health care reform, S11482-S11484 [18NO]
Law enforcement: improve health care fraud enforcement, S11908 [21NO], S12689, S12690 [8DE], S13363 [17DE]
———improve health care fraud enforcement (S. 1959), S10852-S10854 [28OC]
———provide increased penalties for health care fraud (S. 1843), S10703 [22OC]
Medicaid: clarify definition of individuals considered newly eligible, S13778 [22DE]
———cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (S. 654), S3565 [19MR]
———establish financial incentives for States to expand the provision of long-term services and supports to beneficiaries who do not reside in an institution (S. 1256), S6560 [11JN]
———exempt States and local governments from costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S9999, S10000, S10003, S10004 [1OC], S11397, S11400 [17NO], S12748, S12749 [9DE], S13687 [21DE], S13803, S13810, S13831 [23DE]
———exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, S13564, S13593 [20DE], S13755-S13763 [22DE]
———expand, S6621 [16JN], S6673 [17JN], S9999-S10005 [1OC]
———extend drug rebate program to enrollees of managed care organizations (S. 547), S2911 [9MR]
———funding, S1513 [4FE], S1641 [5FE], S2300 [13FE]
———impact of eligibility expansion, S13144-S13148 [14DE]
———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S13134-S13136 [13DE], S13306 [16DE], S13345 [17DE], S13442, S13444 [18DE], S13564, S13593 [20DE], S13717 [22DE]
———impact of increased State funding obligations on State education funding, S11844 [20NO], S11939 [21NO]
———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (S. 63), S66 [6JA]
———improve the State plan amendment option for providing home and community-based services (S. 434), S2323-S2325 [13FE]
———permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for eligibility (S. 228), S345 [13JA]
———pharmacy reimbursement rate for certain generic drugs, S13778 [22DE]
———physician reimbursement rate, S11835, S11836, S11837 [20NO]
———provide a demonstration program to reduce frequent use of health services by beneficiaries with chronic illnesses by providing coordinated care management and community support services (S. 1781), S10436 [14OC], S11136, S11137 [5NO]
———provide coverage of drugs prescribed for certain NIH research study child participants (S. 406), S2082 [10FE]
———provide for a demonstration project on reimbursements for stabilization of emergency medical conditions by non-publicly owned or operated institutions for mental diseases (S. 1130), S5829 [21MY]
———provide for optional coverage of nurse home visitation services, S13008 [11DE]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (H.R. 1670), S8121-S8124 [27JY]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 683), S3675 [24MR]
———provide the same temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage for all States and permit States to choose the period for receiving the increase, S1817-S1819, S1852, S1853 [6FE], S2013 [9FE]
———provision of home and community-based services by States, S1671 [5FE]
———reform, S11935-S11942 [21NO]
———require coverage for freestanding birth center services (S. 1423), S7320 [9JY]
———State eligibility for Federal medical assistance percentage increase, S1670 [5FE]
Medicare: allow all enrollees in the Medicare Advantage program to maintain current level of benefits, S12604-S12607, S12609 [7DE], S12649, S12655-S12659, S12663, S12667-S12669, S12683, S12684, S12691 [8DE], S12797 [9DE]
———allow patients the right to privately contract for medical services with the physician of their choice, S13670 [21DE]
———allow plan providers to provide information to senior citizens about possible changes to the program, S10501 [19OC]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), S10204 [7OC]
———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), unanimous-consent request, S10203 [7OC]
———assist low-income beneficiaries by improving eligibility and services under the Medicare Savings Program (S. 1185), S6193 [4JN]
———cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 671), S3806 [25MR]
———cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care (S. 1295), S6812 [18JN], S10596 [21OC]
———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule, S11036 [3NO], S11865 [20NO]
———create a value indexing mechanism for the physician work component of the physician fee schedule (S. 1249), S9361-S9363 [15SE]
———delay date on which accreditation requirement applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies (H.R. 3663), S10117 [5OC]
———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor, S1673 [5FE]
———delay phase out of the hospice budget neutrality adjustment factor (S. 421), S2230 [12FE]
———deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 330), S894 [27JA]
———eliminate cuts to home health services, S12397, S12400-S12403, S12405 [4DE], S12466-S12472, S12474, S12477, S12482, S12484, S12488-S12490, S12494-S12496 [5DE], S12532, S12551 [6DE], S12612 [7DE]
———eliminate funding cuts, S11997-S12001, S12003-S12005 [30NO], S12020-S12025, S12028-S12030, S12033-S12041, S12043-S12058, S12064, S12065 [1DE], S12094-S12108, S12112, S12114-S12119, S12123-S12126, S12139, S12144-S12146, S12148 [2DE], S12263, S12264, S12268-S12271, S12279-S12297 [3DE], S12376-S12379, S12399, S12407 [4DE], S12466, S12467, S12471, S12475-S12477, S12480, S12491 [5DE], S12523, S12524, S12526 [6DE], S12575-S12577 [7DE], S12856 [10DE], S13009, S13022 [11DE], S13482 [19DE], S13562, S13579, S13580 [20DE], S13656-S13660, S13668 [21DE], S13718, S13729 [22DE]
———ensure more appropriate payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price (S. 1221), S6383 [9JN]
———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 2814), S11885 [20NO]
———establish a Care Transitions Program to improve quality and cost-effectiveness of care for beneficiaries, S11908 [21NO]
———establish a demonstration project to examine whether community-level public health interventions can result in lower rates of chronic disease for individuals entering the program (S. 1181), S6189 [4JN]
———establish a hospice care demonstration program and grant programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs (S. 1773), S10363 [13OC]
———establish a prospective payment system for covered services provided by federally qualified health centers and expand such services to account for certain other expansions (S. 648), S3556, S3557 [19MR]
———establish an accountable care organization pilot program to reduce the growth of expenditures and improve health outcomes, S11133, S11137, S11138 [5NO]
———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project, S11910 [21NO], S13852 [23DE]
———establish Independence at Home Chronic Care Coordination Demonstration Project (S. 1131), S5829 [21MY]
———establish shared decision making standards and requirements and a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making (S. 1133), S5836 [21MY]
———establish telehealth pilot projects, expand and improve access to telehealth services in certain facilities, reimburse Indian Health Service facilities, and establish certain standards for originating sites (S. 2741), S11216 [5NO]
———extend certain laws to provide regulatory stability during the development of facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals (S. 935), S4965 [30AP]
———funding, S11064-S11070, S11092-S11094 [4NO], S11143 [5NO]
———impact of proposed funding cuts and buy-in option on States, S12862 [10DE], S13122 [12DE], S13152 [14DE]
———implement single-payer health care system, S13290-S13294 [16DE], S13577 [20DE]
———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (S. 701), S3792 [25MR]
———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas, S10599 [21OC]
———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 318), S835 [26JA]
———improve access to health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 1355), S7077 [25JN], S7185 [7JY]
———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, S13773 [22DE], S13849 [23DE]
———improve quality and efficiency through measurement of readmission rates and resource use and provide payments to certain groups of providers and suppliers for hospitalization relative to high cost diagnoses (S. 295), S723 [21JA]
———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 55), S61 [6JA]
———improve the provision of services to beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 712), S3899 [26MR]
———long-term care insurance reform, S13862 [23DE]
———Medicare Advantage program funding, S10173-S10177 [7OC], S11072-S11074, S11085-S11088 [4NO], S11393-S11395 [17NO], S11855-S11861 [20NO], S11951 [21NO], S11983, S11986 [30NO], S12294-S12300, S12305-S12311 [3DE], S12356, S12361-S12369, S12371-S12375, S12379, S12384-S12386, S12391-S12393, S12396, S12403-S12405 [4DE], S12462, S12466, S12471, S12474, S12482-S12484, S12491, S12515 [5DE], S12584-S12592 [7DE], S12851 [10DE], S13122 [12DE], S13719, S13760 [22DE], S13858 [23DE]
———offer certain individuals a buy-in option, S12693 [8DE], S12793 [9DE], S12853-S12855, S12868 [10DE]
———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 687), S3690 [24MR]
———phase-out waiting period for coverage of disabled individuals and waive waiting period for people with life-threatening illnesses (S. 700), S3791 [25MR]
———physician referrals to hospitals in which doctors have a financial interest, S13669 [21DE]
———prevent payments being lost to fraud, waste, or abuse (S. 2774), S11385 [16NO]
———prohibit establishment of Medicare Advisory Board, S12113 [2DE]
———prohibit reduction of guaranteed benefits and apply any savings to extend solvency of trust funds, reduce premiums, improve or expand guaranteed benefits, and protect access to providers, S12278, S12285, S12292-S12295 [3DE], S12549 [6DE], S12566, S12567, S12590-S12592, S12595 [7DE]
———prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs, S12530-S12532, S12534-S12536, S12538, S12549-S12551 [6DE], S12565-S12570, S12575-S12586, S12588, S12590-S12593, S12596-S12599 [7DE], S13803 [23DE]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers, S7608 [16JY]
———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (S. 1157), S5898 [1JN], S5994 [3JN], S8756 [4AU]
———protect patients by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work by certain service providers (S. 54), S59 [6JA]
———provide a five-year payment increase for home health services furnished in a rural area (S. 1123), S5825 [21MY]
———provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (S. 1669), S9373 [15SE]
———provide flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of critical access hospital designation and exempt beds provided for veterans from certain limitations (S. 307), S791 [22JA]
———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (S. 1251), S6558 [11JN]
———provide for advanced illness care management services for beneficiaries (S. 1263), S6573 [15JN]
———provide for consolidated coverage of home infusion drug therapy (S. 254), S612 [15JA]
———provide temporary improvements to inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and use the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, S13694 [21DE]
———reduce coverage gap in prescription drug coverage through savings resulting from medical malpractice tort reform, S13592 [20DE]
———reduce fraud (S. 975), S6869 [22JN], S10312 [8OC], S10827 [28OC]
———reform, S10173 [7OC], S10810 [28OC]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S13432-S13435 [18DE], S13576, S13594, S13595 [20DE]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), S14140 [24DE]
———remove prompt payment discount on prescription drugs, S1674 [5FE]
———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 56), S61 [6JA]
———require that certain tests performed by an independent laboratory of a specimen collected by a hospital be treated as services for which payment may be made directly to the laboratory (S. 1220), S6382 [9JN]
———require use of generic drugs under the prescription drug program when available unless the brand name is determined to be medically necessary (S. 75), S74 [6JA]
———require wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their premiums under the prescription drug program, S4247, S4248 [2AP]
———restore State authority to waive the 35-mile rule for designating critical access hospitals (S. 1171), S6033 [3JN]
———solvency, S5472 [14MY], S10004 [1OC], S11312 [10NO], S11847, S11855 [20NO], S11944, S11950, S11951 [21NO], S12480, S12484 [5DE], S12693 [8DE], S12791 [9DE]
———transition to the use of metropolitan statistical areas as fee schedule areas for the physician fee schedule in California (S. 1236), S6545 [11JN]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), S10366, S10382 [13OC], S10385 [14OC], S10589, S10592, S10616 [21OC], S10659, S10689 [22OC]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), motion to proceed, S10604-S10609, S10611-S10614 [21OC]
———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (S. 1776), unanimous-consent agreement, S10517 [19OC]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: rename as Medicare Payment and Access Commission, restructure as independent executive agency, and reform (S. 1110), S5724 [20MY]
Medicare/Medicaid: improve transparency of information on nursing and skilled nursing facilities and clarify and improve enforcement of requirements on such facilities (S. 647), S3554-S3556 [19MR]
———protect and improve prescription drug benefits provided to dual eligible individuals (S. 1634), S9029 [6AU]
———require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens (S. Res. 212), S7651 [16JY]
National Commission on Entitlement Solvency: establish (S. 276), S652 [16JA]
National Life Insurance Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 211), S7573 [15JY]
National objectives: modernize infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in need (S. 1), S44 [6JA], S153 [7JA]
National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 234), S8699 [3AU]
Native Americans: application and impact of economic stimulus, S1242 [2FE]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S5477 [14MY], S7677-S7682 [20JY], S10661 [22OC]
———joint congressional address on health care reform, S9158 [9SE], S9282 [11SE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: condition implementation on Dept. of HHS certification that a certain number of premiums would not be raised as compared to projections under current law, S13777 [22DE]
———definition of ``full time'' employment, S13849, S13850 [23DE]
———delay implementation until Office of the Actuary for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services certifies that legislation will control health care costs, S13561 [20DE]
———delay tax increases until health benefits begin, S12794 [9DE], S12863, S12864 [10DE], S12973-S12978 [11DE], S13132 [13DE], S13161, S13172 [14DE], S13208, S13209, S13239 [15DE], S13286-S13289, S13294-S13297 [16DE], S13364 [17DE]
———ensure that Social Security trust fund and Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program revenues be reserved for their intended purposes, S11985, S11986, S11990 [30NO], S12301-S12305, S12313-S12317 [3DE], S12360, S12375, S12379-S12383, S12386-S12388 [4DE]
———remove excise tax on health benefits above a certain limit, S13167 [14DE]
Pharmaceuticals: lower prescription drug prices, S11953 [21NO], S13165, S13166 [14DE]
Postal Service: allow payment of share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S9969 [30SE]
Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, S3094-S3096 [12MR], S4129 [1AP]
———establish (S. 1056), S6412-S6415 [10JN], S9312 [14SE], S10617 [21OC]
Senate: impact of partisanship, S12262 [3DE], S13351-S13355 [17DE], S13569-S13571, S13598 [20DE], S13762 [22DE]
———provide point of order on legislation that eliminates or reduces ability to keep health plan or choice of doctor or decreases enrollment in private insurance while increasing enrollment in government plan (S. 1572), S8779 [4AU], S8786 [5AU]
———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S13779-S13782 [22DE]
———tribute to Sec. of the Senate staff who read aloud the manager's amendment to H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S13646 [21DE]
Senate Rules: require members certify that they have read health care reform legislation in its entirety and understand impact of its passage prior to vote, S13289, S13290 [16DE]
———require that amendments and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds, S13286, S13289 [16DE], S13346-S13348 [17DE], S13604 [20DE]
———require that text, amendments, conference report, and CBO scoring of health care reform legislation be available on the Internet for a certain period as the legislation proceeds, S11512 [18NO]
Senior citizens: establish long-term services and supports through single-entry point systems, evidence based disease prevention and health promotion programs, and enhanced nursing home diversion programs (S. 1257), S6564 [11JN]
Small business: allow establishment of simple cafeteria plans to provide nontaxable employee benefits and modify requirements and benefits for cafeteria plans and flexible spending accounts (S. 988), S5236 [6MY]
———authorize loan guarantees for health information technology (S. 2765), S11349 [10NO]
———economic impact of increased tax rates, S11312, S11333 [10NO], S11845, S11866, S11868 [20NO], S12601 [7DE], S12762, S12783, S12796 [9DE], S12865 [10DE], S12994 [11DE], S13148, S13158, S13175, S13176 [14DE], S13241 [15DE], S13771, S13773 [22DE], S13814 [23DE]
———health insurance premium rates, S10727-S10729 [26OC], S11444-S11451 [18NO], S11845, S11866 [20NO], S13737 [22DE], S13828 [23DE]
———provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals, S10597 [21OC]
Social Security: clarify that new paperwork and enrollment barriers are not created in the State Children's Health Insurance Program Express Lane Enrollment option, S1040, S1044 [29JA]
———codify rule specifying eligibility for unborn children under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1009, S1015, S1031, S1032 [29JA]
———develop State Children's Health Insurance Program's best practice recommendations and ensure coverage of low-income children, S976, S982, S986 [28JA]
———eliminate exemption for certain States to cover children under State Children's Health Insurance Program whose family income exceeds 300 percent of the Federal poverty level, S1015, S1016, S1019, S1023-S1025, S1029, S1031 [29JA]
———eliminate State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for legal immigrants and increase coverage for low-income American children, S854 [27JA], S1026-S1029 [29JA]
———encourage use of certified health information technology by providers in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 264), S616 [15JA]
———ensure every uninsured child has health insurance coverage (S. 958), S5022 [1MY]
———ensure health insurance coverage for every child under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (S. 142), S128 [6JA]
———ensure redistributed State Children's Health Insurance Program funds cover low-income children rather than children from higher income families, S961, S968 [28JA]
———establish an incentive program to encourage enrollment in the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S871 [27JA]
———establish Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs (S. 79), S84 [6JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S797, S801-S805, S820-S822 [26JA], S852-S866, S885 [27JA], S949-S989 [28JA], S1007-S1038, S1040-S1050 [29JA], S1121, S1232 [30JA]
———extend and improve the State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S792 [22JA]
———extend funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S10508 [19OC]
———extend provisions under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S11457 [18NO]
———extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program for a limited amount of time in order to enact bipartisan comprehensive health care reform, S1036-S1038 [29JA]
———limit income eligibility expansions under State Children's Health Insurance Program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled, S1017, S1018 [29JA]
———permit qualifying States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid children's health expenditures (S. 214), S315 [12JA]
———prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability to Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program by improving improper payment rates, S986, S987 [28JA], S1044 [29JA]
———prioritize assistance for outreach and enrollment under State Children's Health Insurance Program to States with highest percentages of uninsured children, S1045 [29JA]
———prohibit Federal matching payment for Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage of noncitizen children or pregnant women relative to State enrollment of low-income uninsured children, S857-S859, S867, S869, S880 [27JA]
———prohibit State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for higher income children and payment to States in which income eligibility level for Medicaid exceeds State Children's Health Insurance Program, S962-S965, S968, S969 [28JA]
———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards, S4160 [1AP]
———prohibit the use of increased tobacco taxes to offset the cost of expanded State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage, S957 [28JA]
———promote tobacco use cessation under Medicare, Medicaid, and the maternal and child health program (S. 770), S4179 [1AP]
———provide additional resources for primary care services, create new Medicare service payment models, and expand provision of non-institutionally-based long-term services (S. 1262), S6589 [15JN]
———provide equal coverage of mental health services under State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 77), S83 [6JA]
———provide transparency between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or supplies paid for under Medicare, Medicaid, or the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 301), S787-S789 [22JA], S9729 [23SE]
———reauthorize State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 326), S838 [26JA]
———reinstate the crowd-out policy that prevents the substitution of State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for private insurance coverage, S967, S969, S970, S973-S975, S979, S982-S985 [28JA]
———require States to impose cost-sharing for enrollees in the State Children's Health Insurance Program whose income is more than double the poverty line, S860, S879 [27JA]
———require States to offer premium assistance for coverage of children through private plans under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid if State expands eligibility levels, S987, S988 [28JA], S1030 [29JA]
———solvency of Social Security and Medicare Programs, S5412-S5415 [13MY]
———strengthen the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S12002 [30NO], S12981 [11DE]
———treat certain income received by hedge fund managers as ordinary income and reduce increase in tobacco excise taxes to fund State Children's Health Insurance Program extension, S875 [27JA], S972, S978, S979 [28JA]
States: constitutionality of restrictions on State employees' self-insurance plans, S13821, S13832 [23DE]
———impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures on State employees' self-insurance plans, S13717, S13774 [22DE]
———permit use of tax credits to negotiate health care premium rates, S13862 [23DE]
Taxation: allow a deduction for health insurance premiums (S. 207), S313 [12JA]
———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 491), S2565 [26FE]
———allow long-term care insurance to be offered under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements and provide additional consumer protections for long-term care insurance (S. 702), S3793 [25MR]
———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (S. 725), S3925 [26MR]
———create protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (S. 1486), S7784 [21JY]
———encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds by excluding from income a portion of such payments (S. 1297), S6814 [18JN]
———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (S. 1484), S7784 [21JY]
———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (S. 1153), S6713 [17JN]
———prohibit excise tax on certain health insurance plans, S13011 [11DE]
———provide a deduction for health care costs of certain children comparable to the average Federal share of benefit provided to non-citizen children for medical or child health assistance, S1032, S1038, S1040, S1043 [29JA]
———provide tax credit to employers headquartered in U.S., that pay fair wages, provide benefits, offset income for employees serving in Reserves, and respect the right to organize (S. 829), S4448 [20AP]
———rates, S10507 [19OC], S10871-S10877, S10884 [29OC], S11139, S11140, S11142-S11144 [5NO], S11401 [17NO], S11847-S11850, S11871 [20NO], S12698 [8DE], S13023, S13026 [11DE]
———suspend tax increase on Social Security benefits, S1501, S1527 [4FE]
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: nullify recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, S12119-S12121, S12151, S12152 [2DE], S12587 [7DE]
———prohibit recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of items or services, S12122, S12127-S12131 [2DE], S12271-S12277 [3DE]
———provide recommendations relative to health insurance benefit requirements, S11888 [20NO]
———recommendations on breast self-exams and mammograms, S11536, S11537, S11539, S11585 [19NO], S11838 [20NO], S11954 [21NO]
Unemployment: rates, S10948 [30OC]
Veterans: improve lives of veterans and their families and provide them with the opportunity to achieve the American dream (S. 402), S2080 [10FE]
Women: ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market (S. 969), S5130 [5MY]
Reports
AARP Financial Statements Independent Audit: KPMG LLP, S12472-S12474 [5DE]
Clock Is Ticking—More Americans Losing Health Coverage: Families USA (organization), S8070 [24JY]
Cost of Doing Nothing—Why the Cost of Failing To Fix Our Health System Is Greater Than the Cost of Reform: Sarah Axeen and Elizabeth Carpenter, New America Foundation (organization) (excerpt), S8071 [24JY]
Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Federal Budget and the Balance in the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: CBO, S13812 [23DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, S13000 [11DE]
Stimulus Legislation Must Include Budget Reforms To Address Long-Term Challenges: Alison Acosta Fraser, Heritage Foundation, H166 [13JA]
Reports filed
Affordable Health Choices Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1679), S9553 [17SE]
Allow Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules of H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 766) (H. Rept. 111-264), H9898 [23SE]
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1) (H. Rept. 111-16), H1517 [12FE]
———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 679) (H. Rept. 111-4), H525 [26JA]
———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 336) (S. Rept. 111-3), S893 [27JA]
———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 350), S1057 [29JA]
America's Affordable Health Choices Act: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 111-299), H11383 [14OC]
———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 111-299), H11383 [14OC]
———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 111-299), H11383 [14OC]
America's Healthy Future Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1796) (S. Rept. 111-89), S10520 [19OC]
Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3155) (H. Rept. 111-224), H8706 [23JY]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 168) (H. Rept. 111-17), H1517 [12FE]
Consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 111-6), H525 [26JA]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 111-9), H600 [27JA]
Consideration of H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 111-1), H193 [13JA]
Consideration of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, and H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 903) (H. Rept. 111-330), H12586 [6NO]
Consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 956) (H. Rept. 111-365), H13627, H14370 [8DE]
———Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 964) (H. Rept. 111-370), H14742 [10DE]
Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 111-10), H919 [3FE]
Consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 976) (H. Rept. 111-380), H15498 [16DE]
Dept. of Justice Transmittal of Certain Documents, Records, Memos, Correspondence, and Other Communications Regarding Medical Malpractice Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H. Res. 871) (H. Rept. 111-341), H13265 [18NO]
Energy and Commerce Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 111-7), H525 [26JA]
Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs (Senate) (S. 1064) (S. Rept. 111-56), S7868 [22JY]
———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2182) (H. Rept. 111-115), H5711 [18MY]
Family Caregiver Program Act: Committee on Veterans Affairs (Senate) (S. 801) (S. Rept. 111-80), S9868 [25SE]
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3596) (H. Rept. 111-322), H12197 [2NO]
Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. Rept. 111-62), H4128 [30MR]
Make Permanent the Temporary Increase in Deposit Insurance Coverage: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 786) (H. Rept. 111-18), H2600 [23FE]
Mom's Opportunity To Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (MOTHERS) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 20) (H. Rept. 111-48), H3747 [23MR]
Require a Portion of an Economic Recovery Package Be Directed to Revenue Measures, Unemployment, and Health: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 598) (H. Rept. 111-8), H600 [27JA], H777 [28JA]
Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 158) (H. Rept. 111-15), H1246 [11FE]
Same-Day Consideration of Consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 962) (H. Rept. 111-369), H14445 [9DE]
State Children's Health Insurance Program Extension and Improvement: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 275), S652 [16JA]
U.S. Postal Service Financial Relief Act: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 22) (H. Rept. 111-216), H8494 [21JY]
Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 728) (S. Rept. 111-71), S9132 [8SE]
Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3219) (H. Rept. 111-223), H8706 [23JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), S1659 [5FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H1525 [13FE]
———making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), consideration (H. Res. 92), H607 [28JA]
Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 976), H14995 [16DE]
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S13810 [23DE]
Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H13316 [19NO]
Statements
America's Affordable Health Choices Act: Several Physicians, Nurses, and Community Activists, E2072 [29JY]
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) Program: AARP, S12383 [4DE]
Health Care Delivery System Reform: American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Stroke Association, and Consumers Union, S4139 [1AP]
Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: Thomas R. Reardon, AMA, H13298-H13300 [19NO]
Perspective on Current Health Reform Issues: Mayo Clinic, S11948 [21NO]
Prohibit Federal Funding of Abortions Under Any National Health Care Plan: Minnesota Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, H12926 [7NO]
Regulation of U.S. Financial Markets: Gary Gensler, S5585 [19MY]
Require Guidelines Relative to Coverage of Women's Preventive Services To Be Based on Recommendations of Relevant Professional Medical Organizations: Nancy Brown, American Heart Association, S12268 [3DE]
Summaries
AmeriCare Health Care Act (H.R. 193), E23 [6JA]
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Health Care Reform Proposal: CBO, S6623-S6626 [16JN]
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (S. 1102), S5717 [20MY]
Economic Case for Health Care Reform: Council of Economic Advisers, S7183 [7JY]
House Votes on Conference Report of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H3649 [19MR]
Jobs for Main Street Act (H.R. 2847), H15462-H15465 [16DE]
Legal Solution in Health Reform—The Constitutionality of Mandates To Purchase Health Insurance: Mark A. Hall, O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, S13582 [20DE]
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), S13350 [17DE]
Senate Votes in 110th Congress on Codifying Rule Specifying Eligibility for Unborn Children Under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, S1011 [29JA]
SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act (S. 988), S5239 [6MY]
Tables
Budget aggregates, H9918 [24SE], H12970 [7NO], H13329 [19NO]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S11972 [21NO], S12066 [1DE], S13751 [22DE]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S886 [27JA]
``Coverage Facts'' label for health insurance, S5528 [14MY]
Estimated cost of extending certain provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2181 [12FE]
Estimated effects of Medicare Advantage provisions of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans and Federal subsidies for plan enrollees' benefits not covered by Medicare, S12124 [2DE]
Estimated macroeconomic impacts of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S2182 [12FE]
Estimated number of Pennsylvania children and adults who lack health insurance by county, S10509 [19OC]
Medicare Advantage enrollment by State, S12657 [8DE]
Republican amendments submitted and accepted during Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) and Committee on Finance (Senate) markups of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S12843-S12850 [10DE]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Appropriations (House), H9919 [24SE]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H12970 [7NO]
Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Ways and Means (House), H13329 [19NO]
Tennessee ten year budget projection, S10180 [7OC]
Testimonies
Federal Health Care Reform—Opportunities and Challenges for Minnesota: Alan L. Goldbloom, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (organization), E2131 [31JY]
———Brock Nelson, Regions Hospital, E2130 [31JY]
———Melissa Winger, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota (organization), E2131 [31JY]
———Representative McCollum, E2130 [31JY]
Medicare Reimbursement Formula Improvement: Erin Murphy, E2156 [31JY]
———Maria Rudd, E2157 [31JY]
———Shane Davis, E2157 [31JY]
———Thomas Huntley, E2156 [31JY]
Texts of
H. Res. 16, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, H10013 [29SE]
H. Res. 52, consideration of H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement, H203 [14JA]
H. Res. 88, consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H536 [27JA]
H. Res. 92, consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H607 [28JA]
H. Res. 107, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement, H928 [4FE]
H. Res. 168, consideration of conference report on H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H1524 [13FE]
H. Res. 662, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, H9245 [31JY]
H. Res. 744, disapprove interruption by Representative Joe Wilson of President Obama's joint congressional address on health care reform, H9529 [15SE]
H. Res. 766, allow consideration under suspension of the rules of H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act, H9905 [24SE]
H. Res. 903, consideration of H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act and H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, H12598 [7NO]
H. Res. 956, consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14408 [9DE]
H. Res. 962, same-day consideration of consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14481 [10DE]
H. Res. 964, consideration of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14487 [10DE]
H. Res. 971, prevent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations from being used to deny health insurance coverage of mammography services and other items or services, H14910 [15DE]
H. Res. 976, consideration of H.R. 3326, Dept. of Defense appropriations, H.R. 2847, Jobs for Main Street Act, H.J. Res. 64, continuing appropriations, and H.R. 4314, financing of Government operations, H14994 [16DE]
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, H642-H711 [28JA]
H.R. 2, State Children's Health Insurance Program extension and improvement, S1206-S1232 [30JA], H216-H245 [14JA]
H.R. 20, Mom's Opportunity To Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (MOTHERS) Act, H4081 [30MR]
H.R. 22, U.S. Postal Service Financial Relief Act, H9502 [15SE]
H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act, H4087 [30MR]
H.R. 1662, require child care providers to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance, H6034 [2JN]
H.R. 2182, Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act, H5722 [19MY]
H.R. 2571, Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act, H9360-H9362 [9SE]
H.R. 3014, Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act, H13084 [18NO]
H.R. 3139, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, H8973 [29JY]
H.R. 3146, 21st Century FHA Housing Act, H9520 [15SE]
H.R. 3155, Caregiver Assistance and Resource Enhancement Act, H8822 [27JY]
H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act, H8814 [27JY]
H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S13891-S14124 [24DE]
H.R. 3631, Medicare Premium Fairness Act, H9908 [24SE]
H.R. 3663, delay date on which accreditation requirement under Medicare applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies, H10090 [30SE]
H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, H13289-H13291 [19NO]
H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, H12623-H12834 [7NO]
H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H14496-H14650 [10DE]
S. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, S44 [6JA]
S. 4, Comprehensive Health Reform Act, S45 [6JA]
S. 50, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S58 [6JA]
S. 54, Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act, S60 [6JA]
S. 55, Equity for Clinical Social Workers Act, S61 [6JA]
S. 56, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act, S62 [6JA]
S. 63, Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act, S67 [6JA]
S. 73, Systematic Foreclosure Prevention and Mortgage Modification Act, S73 [6JA]
S. 75, Generics First Act, S74 [6JA]
S. 214, permit qualifying States to use State Children's Health Insurance Program allotments for certain Medicaid children's health expenditures, S315 [12JA]
S. 228, permit States to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for Medicaid eligibility, S346 [13JA]
S. 254, Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act, S613 [15JA]
S. 295, Medicare Quality and Payment Reform Act, S724-S726 [21JA]
S. 307, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act, S791 [22JA]
S. 326, Kids First Act, S838-S843 [26JA]
S. 330, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S895 [27JA]
S. 491, Federal and Military Retiree Health Care Equity Act, S2565 [26FE]
S. 541, Depositor Protection Act, S2848 [5MR]
S. 547, Drug Rebate Equalization Act, S2912 [9MR]
S. 623, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act, S3183, S3185 [17MR]
S. 648, Medicare Access to Community Health Centers (MATCH) Act, S3556 [19MR]
S. 683, Community Choice Act, S3676-S3680 [24MR]
S. 687, Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act, S3690 [24MR]
S. 700, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act, S3792 [25MR]
S. 702, Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act, S3793 [25MR]
S. 712, Rural Medicare Equity Act, S3899 [26MR]
S. 725, Equity for Our Nation's Self Employed Act, S3925 [26MR]
S. 728, Veterans' Insurance and Benefits Enhancement Act, S3927-S3930 [26MR]
S. 770, Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act, S4180 [1AP]
S. 801, Family Caregiver Program Act, S4350-S4353 [2AP]
S. 829, Patriot Employers Act, S4448 [20AP]
S. 958, MediKids Health Insurance Act, S5023-S5027 [1MY]
S. 966, National Health Care Quality Act, S5076-S5080 [4MY]
S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act, S5135-S5142 [5MY]
S. 988, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act, S5237-S5239 [6MY]
S. 1003, Immunization Improvement Act, S5288-S5290 [7MY]
S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act, S5524-S5527 [14MY]
S. 1102, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act, S5716 [20MY]
S. 1110, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) Reform Act, S5725-S5727 [20MY]
S. 1111, Special Disability Workload Liability Resolution Act, S5727 [20MY]
S. 1114, Medical Homes Act, S5729-S5732 [20MY]
S. 1131, Independence at Home Act, S5830-S5834 [21MY]
S. 1133, Empowering Medicare Patient Choices Act, S5836-S5840 [21MY]
S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act, S5861 [21MY]
S. 1165, Promoting Health Care Purchasing Cooperatives Act, S5949 [2JN]
S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act, S6046-S6050 [3JN]
S. 1181, Healthy Living and Healthy Aging Demonstration Project Act, S6190 [4JN]
S. 1185, Medicare Financial Stability for Beneficiaries Act, S6194-S6201 [4JN]
S. 1220, Patient Access to Critical Lab Tests Act, S6383 [9JN]
S. 1221, ensure more appropriate Medicare payment amounts for drugs and biologicals by excluding customary prompt pay discounts extended to wholesalers from the manufacturer's average sales price, S6383 [9JN]
S. 1236, GPCI Justice Act, S6545 [11JN]
S. 1239, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act, S6546-S6548 [11JN]
S. 1256, Home and Community Balanced Incentives Act, S6561-S6564 [11JN]
S. 1257, Project 2020—Building on the Promise of Home and Community-Based Services Act, S6564-S6568 [11JN]
S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act, S6585 [15JN]
S. 1262, Medical Efficiency and Delivery Improvement of Care (MEDIC) Act, S6590-S6607 [15JN]
S. 1278, Consumers Health Care Act, S6723-S6727 [17JN]
S. 1295, Medicare Transitional Care Act, S6813 [18JN]
S. 1297, Retirement Security for Life Act, S6815 [18JN]
S. 1484, Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act, S7785 [21JY]
S. 1486, Policyholder Disaster Protection Act, S7789 [21JY]
S. 1487, Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act, S7790-S7792 [21JY]
S. 1578, extend Federal Tort Claims Act medical malpractice coverage to non-physician employees and officers of free clinics, S8867 [5AU]
S. 1630, Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act, S9027-S9029 [6AU]
S. 1634, Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Improvement Act, S9030-S9038 [6AU]
S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act, S9556 [17SE]
S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act, S9984 [30SE]
S. 1773, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act, S10364-S10366 [13OC]
S. Con. Res. 6, ensure health care needs of women and all individuals are met, S2164 [11FE]
S. Con. Res. 32, include consumer protections in health care reform legislation, S7102 [25JN]
S. Res. 156, ensure health care reform includes an option to establish a federally-backed insurance pool to create options for consumers, S5875 [21MY]
S. Res. 170, ensure children benefit from any health care insurance reform, S6272 [8JN], S6496 [11JN]
S. Res. 211, support goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month, S7559, S7573 [15JY]
S. Res. 212, require any Medicare/Medicaid savings to be reinvested back into Medicare and used to increase Federal medical assistance percentage to reduce State burdens, S7651 [16JY]
S. Res. 231, require any proposal for health care reform slow the long-term growth of health care costs and reduce the growth rate of Federal health care spending, S8566 [30JY]
S. Res. 234, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S8688, S8699 [3AU]
S. Res. 238, provide point of order on legislation that eliminates or reduces ability to keep health plan or choice of doctor or decreases enrollment in private insurance while increasing enrollment in government plan, S8774 [4AU]
S. Res. 243, enroll Members of Congress who participate in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program in any public plan, S8873 [5AU]