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Deficit Reduction Tax Act: American Council of Life Insurance, 8553 [10AP]

Amendments

Deficit Reduction Tax Act: enact (H.R. 2163), 8557 [10AP], 8697 [11AP]

Seizure of vessels by foreign nationals: reimbursement of domestic fishermen for certain losses (H.R. 5051), 31155-31159 [10OC]

War risk insurance program: extend (H.R. 5505), 26040 [19SE]

Analyses

Employee Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R. 5375), 8285 [5AP]

Federal Deposit Insurance Improvements Act (S. 2699), 13265-13267 [22MY]

Insured Institutions Improvements Act (S. 2700), 13274-13277 [22MY]

Moratorium on Formation of Combined Insurance, Banking, and Securities Organizations (H.R. 5342), 7861 [4AP]

Articles and editorials

Bonker Medical Bill Worthy of Support, 31719 [10OC]

High Cost of Health Care—We Are All To Blame, 9048 [11AP]

Illusions in Health Insurance, 14155 [24MY]

Insurability, 20395 [29JN]

Iowa Plan To Lower Health Care Fees, 16987 [18JN]

Lessons of Lloyd's, 16316 [13JN]

Meaning of the Troubles at Lloyd's, 25194 [12SE]

Protection for the Inner City, 26627 [24SE]

Shipping Insurers Raise Rates, 12893 [18MY]

Three Hospitals Offering Patients Package Deals, 14166 [24MY]

Women Pay the Price of Health Insurers' Discriminatory Policies, 25940 [18SE]

Bills and resolutions

Blind: discrimination (see H.R. 4642)

———prohibit discrimination (see S. 2775)

Combined insurance, banking, and securities organizations: moratorium on formation (see H.R. 5342), 7585 [3AP]

Companies: taxation (see H.R. 4868)

FCIC: prevented planting insurance (see H.R. 5976)

Federal Deposit Insurance Act: amend (see S. 2699)

Federal employees: strengthen financial control of health insurance plans and enhance competition (see S. 2252)

Government contractors: comprehensive system for indemnification for liability in excess of reasonably available financial protection (see H.R. 5883)

———equitable reduction of liability in certain cases (see H.R. 5883)

Group Hospitalization, Inc.: incorporate certain persons (see H.R. 6209)

———incorporation of certain persons as (see H.R. 5853, 6223)

Hazardous substances: liability of corporate officers and employees (see H.R. 5002)

Health: availability of private group benefits to all individuals (see H.R. 5239)

———cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements (see S. 2501)

Health care: national program (see H.R. 6383)

Health insurance: business deduction for premiums paid by self-employed (see H.R. 5209)

Housing: extend Federal crime insurance program (see H.R. 5995)

Individual retirement accounts: extend credit holding account as security (see H.R. 5375)

Maritime claims: limitation of liability (see H.R. 5207)

Medicare: alternative liability system for medical malpractice (see S. 2690)

Merchant marine: extension of Federal war risk coverage when commercial insurance cannot be reasonably obtained (see S. 2683)

National Flood Insurance Act: permit participating communities to exempt certain property from land use and control measures (see H.R. 6016)

Pediatrics: mandatory coverage by group insurance plan in order for employer to deduct contributions (see S. 2814)

Policyholder dividends: preventing certain companies from taking undue advantage of fresh-start provisions of Tax Reform Act (see H.R. 6312)

Railroads: coverage of workers under Federal Unemployment Tax Act (see H.R. 6068)

Servicemen's group life insurance program: increase maximum amount (see H.R. 5443)

Shipowners: limitation of liability (see H.R. 5207)

Surety bonds: reciprocal insurance exchanges to act as sureties for certain persons (see H.R. 6061)

Taxation: self-employer's health insurance premium (see S. 2353)

Travelers Insurance Corp. v. U.S.: testimony, production of documents, and Senate Legal Counsel representation (see S. Res. 374)

Comparisons

Text showing changes for the draft bill to amend title XII of the Merchant Marine Act (S. 2683), 12720 [17MY]

Court decisions

Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision regarding sex discrimination in insurance rates, 30745 [5OC]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. v. R. A. Gray & Co.: Supreme Court, 19028 [27JN]

Descriptions

Credit union operations under H.R. 2163, 12703 [18MY]

Documents

Alien Life Insurers and State Regulated Investment Trusts (Michigan law), 4273 [2MR]

Letters

Alien life insurance company investment opportunities: Edmund S. Muskie, 4273 [2MR]

———Senator Danforth, 4273 [2MR]

Alternative life insurance company tax deduction: Dept. of the Treasury, 8551 [10AP]

Revised version of Federal Deposit Insurance Improvements Act (S. 2699): FDIC, 13267 [22MY]

Servicemen's group life insurance program coverage: Sec. of Defense Weinberger, 28243 [2OC]

Support for legislation pertaining to operation of credit unions: Credit Union National Association, Inc.-12706 [18MY]

———National Association of Federal Credit Unions, 12706 [18MY]

Taxation of insurance companies: George E. Burnette, 4853 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Alternative Medical Liability Act: enact, 9031 [11AP]

Blind persons: insure adequate coverage, 734 [30JA]

———prohibit discrimination (H.R. 4642), 734 [30JA], 20395 [29JN]

Combined insurance, banking, and securities organizations: moratorium on formation (H.R. 5342), 7580 [3AP], 7860 [4AP]

Deficit Reduction Act: amend (H.R. 6312), 27362 [26SE]

Deficit Reduction Tax Act: insurance provisions (H.R. 2163), 8841-8845 [11AP]

Doctor's fees: call for voluntary 1-year freeze, 3983 [29FE]

Employee Health Care Cost Reduction Act: enact (H.R. 5375), 8283 [5AP]

ERA: impact of ratification, 3579 [28FE]

Fair Insurance Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 4642), 734 [30JA], 20395 [29JN]

Federal employees: prohibit use of health insurance for abortion, 19102-19114 [27JN]

Group Hospitalization, Inc.: amending act providing incorporation (H.R. 6223), 25522 [17SE]

Health care: cost, 9048 [11AP]

Health insurance: age rating, 31711 [10OC]

———coverage of unemployed, 24503 [6SE]

Hospital and medical care costs: recovery by U.S. of certain (H.R. 4666), 10503 [1MY]

Hospital insurance program: exempt older employees from taxes (H.R. 5723), 14351 [24MY]

Life insurance companies: taxation provisions (H.R. 6312), 27362 [26SE]

Medical insurance premiums: tax deduction for the cost of a taxpayer's (H.R. 3487), 24186 [10AU]

Mental Health Act: enact (H.R. 4839), 2655 [9FE]

Mental Health Insurance for All Americans Act: enact (H.R. 6433), 31428 [10OC]

National Service Life Insurance: premium rates capped, 6958 [29MR]

No-Fault Multiemployer Plan Termination Insurance Reform Act: enact (H.R. 4834), 2643 [9FE]

No-fault recovery system: recovery by U.S. of certain hospital and medical care costs (H.R. 4666), 10503 [1MY]

Nondiscrimination in Insurance Act: enact (H.R. 100), 25940 [18SE]

Organ Transportation Good Samaritan Act: enact, 23209 [8AU]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance System: transfer to States, 16723 [15JN]

Railroad workers: cover under Federal-State Unemployment insurance system (H.R. 6068), 22301 [2AU]

Richmond, VA: new PruCare headquarters, 31752 [10OC]

Seizure of vessels by foreign nationals: reimbursement of domestic fishermen for certain losses (H.R. 5051), 10285 [30AP]

Universal Health Insurance Act: enact (H.R. 5231), 6486 [22MR]

War risk insurance program: extend (H.R. 5505), 12050 [14MY]

Remarks in Senate

Arson: efforts to combat by insurance industry, 4253 [2MR]

Blindness: prohibit insurance coverage discrimination (S. 2775), 17181-17182 [19JN]

Credit unions: improve operations, 12703-12706 [18MY]

Crime insurance program: extend (S. 2563), 8768 [11AP]

Deficit Reduction Tax Act: insurance provisions (H.R. 2163), 8404-8409 [9AP], 8548-8553, 8557-8559 [10AP]

Doherty, James D.: president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Massachusetts, 14844 [4JN]

FCIC: Golden Fleece Award recipient, 20471 [23JY]

Federal crop insurance: improve program, 23387 [9AU]

Federal Deposit Insurance Improvements Act: introduction (S. 2699), 13260 [22MY]

Federal employees: improve pension protection of former spouses (S. 2821), 19657, 19660 [28JN]

Group Hospitalization, Inc.: amending act providing incorporation (H.R. 6223), 28927 [3OC]

———amending act providing incorporation (H.R. 6223), placed on calendar, 27771 [28SE]

Health: cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements (S. 2501), 7107 [29MR]

Health insurance: coverage for unemployed, 9119-9121 [12AP]

———rates, 16987 [18JN]

———tax status of employer-provided programs, 14155 [24MY]

Insurance rates for theft coverage on 1984 vehicles, 29936 [4OC]

Insured Institutions Improvements Act: introduction (S. 2700), 13260 [22MY]

Life insurance companies: taxation of subsidiary dividends, 9194 [12AP]

Life insurance policies: definition of contract, 8698 [11AP]

Life Insurance Tax Act: introduction (S. 1992), 5943 [20MR]

Medicare: alternative liability system for medical malpractice (S. 2690), 12732 [17MY]

Merchant marine: extension of Federal war risk insurance coverage (S. 2683), 12720 [17MY]

Mines: subsidence insurance programs, 28340 [2OC]

Pediatric Preventive Health Care Incentive Tax Act: introduction (S. 2814), 19655 [28JN]

Seizure of vessels by foreign nationals: reimbursement of domestic fishermen for certain losses (H.R. 5051), 31155 [10OC]

Self-employed taxpayers: tax treatment of health insurance premiums (S. 2353), 12742 [17MY]

Service industries: regulatory restrictions in foreign countries, 31279 [10OC]

Servicemen's group life insurance program: coverage, 28243 [2OC]

Travelers Insurance Companies: Small Business Development Award recipient, 8012 [5AP]

Reports

Amend ERISA and Internal Revenue Code: Committee on Education and Labor (H. Rept. 98-655, Pt. I), 8005 [5AP]

Commercialization of Expendable Launch Vehicles and Associated Services: Committee on Science and Technology (H.R. 3942) (H. Rept. 98-816), 14688 [31MY]

Dept. of the Interior Appropriations (excerpt dealing with mine subsidence insurance programs), 28340 [2OC]

Small Business Act Amendment To Improve Secondary Market for Loans Guaranteed by SBA: Committee on Small Business (S. 2375), 17575 [20JN]

Statements

Discrimination in insurance coverage (sundry excerpts), 3579 [28FE]

Health and Long-Term Care: American Association of Retired Persons, 1667-1670 [2FE]

Insurance Coverage of Women: Elaine Donnelly, 3579 [28FE]

Purpose and Need of Draft Bill To Amend Title XII of the Merchant Marine Act (S. 2683), 12720 [17MY]

Studies

Equitable Health Care Survey II: Physicians' Attitudes Toward Cost Containment (summary), 17218 [19JN]

Tables

Initial impacts of elimination of sex and martial status pre and post essential insurance young driver factors applied to base rates, 3581 [28FE]

Testimonies

General Electric Pregnancy Discrimination in Insurance Coverage: ABA, 299 [24JA]

Texts of

H.R. 4666, recovery of hospital and medical care costs by U.S. in jurisdictions with a no-fault recovery system, 10503 [1MY]

H.R. 5505, extend the war risk insurance program, 12050 [14MY]

H.R. 6223, amending act providing for incorporation of Group Hospitalization, Inc., 25522 [17SE]

S. 2501, health care cost containment through competitive medical plans and preferred provider arrangements, 7110 [29MR]

S. 2563, extend crime insurance program, 8769 [11AP]

S. 2683, extension of Federal war risk insurance coverage for merchant marine vessels, 12720 [17MY]

S. 2699, Federal Deposit Insurance Improvements Act, 13260-13265 [22MY]

S. 2700, Insured Institutions Improvements Act, 13268-13274 [22MY]

S. 2775, Fair Insurance Coverage Act, 17181 [19JN]

S. 2821, improve pension protection of former spouses of Federal employees, 19658-19660 [28JN]