STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
Analyses
Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them? Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Studies, E635
Appointments
Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]
Articles and editorials
Access to Health Care, Journal of the American Medical Association, E1636
Bad Weather? Just Wait, John Harte and Daniel Lashof, New York (NY) Times, E46
Economics, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Journal of the American Medical Association, E1225
HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, Bureau of National Affairs (publication), E1725
Japan Inc. Revisited, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, E331
Medicare Shapes Up Claims, American Medical News (publication), E1547
Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, Dan Weikel, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1566
Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, Bureau of National Affairs (publication), E1725
Bills and resolutions introduced by
Health: establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]
———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see H.R. 4110), H10602 [18SE]
Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]
———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]
———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]
———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H5934 [5JN]
———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]
———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]
Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]
———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4045), H10174 [10SE]
Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 4010), H9924 [2AU]
Social Security: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]
Taxation: treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]
Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor
Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H10041 [4SE]
American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]
American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4303 [30AP]
Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]
———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]
Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]
Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]
Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]
Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]
CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]
Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]
China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]
———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]
———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]
China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]
Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12175 [28SE]
Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]
Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3658 [22AP]
———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]
Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6915 [26JN]
Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]
Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]
———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H8095 [22JY]
Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1226 [1FE]
Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]
Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H7780 [17JY]
———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]
Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3387 [15AP]
Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H8635 [29JY]
———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2224 [13MR]
Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4110 [25AP]
———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H737 [22JA]
Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]
EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]
Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]
FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H737 [22JA]
Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]
Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]
———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H11396 [26SE]
———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H10041 [4SE]
Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3488 [16AP]
Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]
Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]
Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]
———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]
———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2124 [12MR]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]
———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]
———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]
———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3425), H4800 [9MY], H10236 [11SE]
House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]
Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H8248 [23JY]
Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H5501 [22MY]
INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H11527 [27SE]
Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H4503 [7MY]
———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H1325 [27FE]
Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]
LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]
Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H922 [26JA]
Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H7108 [27JN]
———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]
———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]
———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H4503 [7MY]
National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]
National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]
New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]
Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]
OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]
Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]
Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H774 [23JA]
Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1139 [31JA]
Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H6423 [17JN]
Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H4646 [8MY]
Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H10386 [12SE]
Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]
Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]
Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]
———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H1138 [31JA]
———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]
Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H774 [23JA]
Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]
Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1234 [9FE]
Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]
Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]
Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]
———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]
Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H8598 [26JY]
Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846), H1986 [7MR]
———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]
———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H2665 [21MR]
———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]
———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]
———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]
———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]
———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]
———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6765 [25JN]
———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]
———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H90 [3JA]
———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H4902 [10MY]
———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]
———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H7260 [10JY]
Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H3650 [18AP]
Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5647 [29MY]
Water: require persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse public water systems for the costs of decontamination (see H.R. 3656), H8982 [30JY]
Excerpts
``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716
Letters
Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736
Health care reform, E419
———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420
Medical savings accounts: Delta Dental Plans Association, E797
Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623
Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452
Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968
Motions offered by
Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]
Newsletters
Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695
Papers
MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage: Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E449
Remarks by, on
Asian-American Federation of California: tribute to Asian-American Festival, E722
Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222
California State University at Hayward: tribute to graduating students of Upward Bound Program, E867
China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986
Climate: global warming, E46
Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3273, H3276 [15AP]
Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5077
———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5077
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6568 [19JN]
Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10968
District of Columbia: anniversary of St. Peter's Parish, E1033
Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6568 [19JN]
Fremont, CA: tribute to sister city Fukaya, Japan, E719
Health: establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603
———managed care system reform, E48
———managed care system reform proposal, E1545
———medical savings account programs, H6134 [11JN], E635
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1225
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3085, H3088, H3089 [28MR], E1121
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9786, H9793, H9794 [1AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9777 [1AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6134 [11JN]
———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), E419
———possession of health insurance relative to mortality rate, E1801
———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725
———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10968
———require health plans to provide coverage to children (H.R. 4110), E1636
Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568 [19JN], E46
Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5414
———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414
International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), E1452
Japan: employment practices, E331
Mayer, Alberta: California Distinguished Realtor Award recipient, E306
Medicaid: reform, E1121
Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698
———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, E452
———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702
———notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870
———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535
———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012
———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510
———reform, E260
———reform (H.R. 2839), E726
———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723
———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714
Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041, H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]
Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695
———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731
Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777 [1AU], H10968
———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), E1554
Minimum wage: level, E487
National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755
National Association of Women in Construction: anniversary, E49
Older Americans Month: observance, E939
Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E605
Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5957 [6JN]
Republican Party: national agenda, E323
Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (H.R. 4010), E1480
Social Security: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623
Taxation: rates, E323
———rates relative to environmental pollution, E46
———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638
———treatment of medical savings accounts, E449
Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E989
———WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H10018 [4SE]
Reports
Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636
Summaries
Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751
Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515
Tables
Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505
Texts of
H.R. 4010, Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act, E14801
H.R. 4045, National Mental Health Parity Act, E1554
Tributes
Castro, Fred, E1508
Cobbs, George E., Jr., E1917
Gibbons, Representative, H4128 [30AP]
Helms, Drew D., E278
Jernigan, Ruth, E800
Johnson, Odell, Jr., E48
Pontious, Kenneth L., E559
Sweeney, Wilmont, E869