3.0.0 6405 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z 2019-11-15T21:49:32Z House H HR 2006-12-06 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-06T15:00:15Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-12-06T15:00:10Z 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2006-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000789 Rep. Wilson, Heather [R-NM-1] HEATHER WILSON R NM 1 N Health Commerce Congressional reporting requirements Consumer protection Demography Employee health benefits Excise tax Federal advisory bodies Finance and Financial Sector Flexible benefit plans Government Operations and Politics Government publications Governmental investigations Health care industry Income tax Insurance premiums Labor and Employment Long-term care Long-term care insurance Medicaid Medical economics Medical fees Medicare Nursing homes Public service advertising Social Welfare Supplemental security income program Tax deductions Tax penalties Taxation Welfare eligibility Health 00 2006-12-06 Introduced in House 2007-01-13T17:00:43Z Long-Term Care Improvement Act of 2006 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Own Your Own Future long-term care awareness campaign should be expanded and implemented in all states; and (2) the Administration on Aging should distribute the document entitled "Long-Term Care Planning Kit" published by the Department of Health and Human Services as part of such campaign.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate a day each year as the Day for a National Conversation on Long-Term Care.

Establishes the Long-Term Care Financing Commission to conduct analyses of the financing of long-term care, including the financing of nursing facilities. Requires the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to consider the operating margins, government funding, and quality improvement efforts of skilled nursing facilities in making its payment rate recommendations for such facilities.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individuals a tax deduction for long-term care insurance premiums; (2) allow long-term care insurance to be offered in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements; and (3) make certain consumer protection provisions applicable to long-term care insurance contracts.

Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act to repeal limitations on the eligibility of residents of certain small publicly-operated community residences for supplemental security income benefits.

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