AGED

Addresses

America's Health Care Revolution: Joseph A. Califano, Jr., 25859-25862 [24SE]

Nation's Economy—View From Missouri: Senator Eagleton (1973), 28831 [6OC]

Our Senior Citizens—A National Treasure: Senator Riegle, 13249 [11JN]

Preserving Quality in Health Care—America's Challenge for the '80s: Senator Heinz, 7211 [10AP]

Public Housing Agency Performance Awards Ceremony: Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Sec. of HUD, 1643 [4FE]

Retired—How Successful Are You?: Barney Oldfield, 17863 [28JY], 19883 [7AU]

Shaping Tomorrow Today: Charles M. West, 7206-7207 [10AP]

Tribute to Frank Manning: Elsie Frank, 23844 [17SE]

Agenda

National Program To Conquer Alzheimer's Disease, 16638-16640 [16JY]

Amendments

Bankruptcy: clarify U.S. code relative to collective bargaining agreements by debtors (H.R. 5490), 28531, 28564, 28565 [3OC]

Community services programs appropriations authorization (H.R. 4421), 8874, 8880 [29AP]

Insurance: prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (S. 2690), 18099, 18127 [30JY]

Judicial Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 3570), 7312 [11AP]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 617), 24658 [18SE]

Older Americans Act: increase authorizations for commodity distribution (S. 1858), 1708 [5FE]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (H.R. 4300), 25458 [23SE], 28180 [2OC]

Social Security: prohibit disinvestment of trust funds (H.R. 5050), 17500 [23JY]

SSI Program: improve (H.R. 5595), 31937 [15OC], 32180 [16OC], 33812 [18OC]

States: reauthorizing program for dependent care grants (S. 2444), 16354, 16355, 16356, 16357, 16379-16380 [14JY]

Analyses

Civil Service Retirement—Capital Accumulation Plans for Federal Employees: Library of Congress, 11304-11310 [20MY]

Federal Budget Overview: New York State Catholic Conference, 5412-5418 [19MR]

Steps in Approving and Paying for Products and Procedure, 11328 [20MY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2453, Older Americans Act amendments, 2117 [18FE]

———H.R. 4421, authorizing appropriations for human services programs, 17644 [24JY]

Federal Council on the Aging members, 4621 [13MR]

Articles and editorials

Abolishing ``Notch-Pay'' Bias, 9002 [29AP]

Bristol Home Celebrates 100th Anniversary, 2450 [19FE]

Business Starts Tailoring Itself To Suit Working Women, 27441 [30SE]

Curbs on Medicaid Being Considered, 22179 [15AU]

Cutting Military Retired Pay—It Could Weaken Our Fighting Strength, 6068 [25MR]

Cutting Veterans of Military—Gramm-Rudman's First Casualties, 6068 [25MR]

Employers, Applicants United at Job Fair for the Handicapped, 13671 [13JN]

Every Wednesday, I Take a Vacation From Redtape, 19884 [7AU]

Experts—Social Security Strong, 18757 [1AU]

For a National Parental Leave Policy, 5089 [17MR]

Fun and Games With Chicken Feed, 14552 [19JN]

Glowing With Age, 4604 [12MR]

Goals Aren't Quotas, 3216 [27FE]

Government Breaks Faith With Its Retired Employees, 16976 [17JY]

Growing Toll of Alzheimer's Disease, 27507 [1OC]

HMO's—Protecting Senior Citizens, 13408 [11JN]

Housing for the Elderly and Handicapped in New Orleans (excerpt), 7666 [16AP]

How Hospitals Hurt Old People, 4346 [11MR]

HRS' Pingree Says He's Resigning at End of Month, 4605 [12MR]

I.R.A.'s Really Do Spark New Savings, 12380 [4JN]

Job Security for Mothers, 18244 [30JY]

Leave for Parents, 16528 [15JY]

Medicare and Physicians' Services (excerpt), 8689 [24AP]

Medicare Prospective Payment System (excerpt), 8024 [17AP]

Older Americans Month (excerpt), 10246 [9MY]

Older Americans View of Themselves (excerpt), 9746 [7MY]

Parent's Rights, 30142 [9OC]

Pension Welfare, 3124 [27FE]

Raging End of a Truly Godly Life, 6592 [27MR]

Saving Social Security, 13891 [16JN]

Secretary Pingree Resigns, 4605 [12MR]

Senate Showdown, 14150 [17JN]

Settlement Houses Celebrate 90 Years of Social Services, 13169 [10JN]

Sitting Gets Costly for Senior Judges, 2856 [26FE]

Support Continues for an Expanded Medicare Reimbursement Policy, 33632 [17OC]

Tax Help Is at Hand for Seniors, 15175 [24JN]

Tax Treatment of Individual Retirement Accounts (sundry), 13296, 13298 [11JN]

Taxing the Volunteers, 2856 [26FE]

Throwing Away the Clock, 5579 [19MR]

Tribute to Senator John Glenn—Hero, Statesman, and Great Friend to the Elderly, 9562-9564 [6MY]

Visitor Enjoys Counseling Others, 15054 [24JN]

Vote Set on Pension Tax, 14150 [17JN]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend (see H.R. 4154)

———consideration of H.R. 4154, amend (see H. Res. 544)

Alzheimer's disease: research programs (see S. 2846; H.R. 5553)

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: exempt certain provisions relative to medical care (see H.R. 4035)

Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (see H.R. 5425)

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): authorize expenditures (see S. Res. 310)

Crimes against the elderly: identification, prevention, and treatment programs (see H.R. 5425)

———task force to examine issues (see H.R. 4494)

Dependent Care Services Program: authorize appropriations (see S. 2081)

Developmental Disabilities Training Assistance Act: enact (see S. 2688)

Developments in Aging—1985: printing of report (see S. Res. 305)

Education: authorize grants to university graduate programs which train in the care of elderly disabled persons (see H.R. 5295)

Employment: targeted jobs credit for hiring certain elderly (see H.R. 5209)

Energy assistance for the poor and the aged: payments and allowances (see H.R. 4422)

Family caregivers: information and demonstration education programs (see S. 2949)

Federal employees: cost of living adjustments for retirees (see H.R. 4869)

———exclude certain retirement and disability benefits from Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act's sequestration orders (see H.R. 4368)

———exclusion of civil service retirement and disability fund from budget (see H.R. 4228)

———technical corrections in H.R. 2672 (see H.R. 5626)

Geriatric Physicians Graduate Medical Education Act: enact (see S. 2489)

Housing: construction funds (see S. Res. 344)

Medicaid: bed requirement for skilled nursing homes and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 5344)

———change requirements for nursing homes based on recommendations of Institute of Medicine (see H.R. 5450)

———comprehensive assessment of medical needs before providing long-term nursing care (see H.R. 4901)

———cost reduction (see S. 2776)

———optional State coverage for poor elderly or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4882)

———quality assurance system for homecare services (see H.R. 5680)

———quality control (see S. 2625; H.R. 5130)

———standards for participating nursing homes (see S. 2604)

———standards for participation of skilled nursing homes (see H.R. 4485)

———States held harmless against a decrease in payment rates (see H.R. 4876)

———treatment in small rural hospitals (see S. 2410; H.R. 4788)

Medical care: development of alternative facilities (see H.R. 5641)

———respite care demonstration program (see S. 2586)

Medicare: additional insurance options for coverage of certain gaps (see H.R. 5320)

———additional members on Physician Payment Review Commission (see S. 2602; H.R. 5085)

———adult day care (see H.R. 4739)

———annual recalibration of diagnosis-related groups (see S. 2474)

———auditing, medical review, and administration (see S. 2625; H.R. 5130)

———availability of new technologies and procedures not recognized by prospective payment system (see S. 2474)

———catastrophic, long-term, and preventive benefits through prepaid plans (see H.R. 4287)

———change requirements for skilled nursing facilities based on recommendations of Institute of Medicine (see H.R. 5712)

———community nursing and ambulatory care on prepaid, capitated basis (see H.R. 5457)

———complications and morbidity variations among discharges taken into account in making payments for inpatient hospital services under diagnosis-related group system (see H.R. 5647)

———contributions by individuals with physical or mental impairments (see H.R. 5090)

———cost effective review procedures and equity for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4419)

———cost reduction (see S. 2776)

———end stage renal disease program (see H.R. 5197)

———exemption of certain cancer research and treatment centers from prospective payment system (see S. 2786)

———funds for research into the outcomes of specific medical treatments and surgical procedures (see S. 2001)

———home oxygen services on prospective basis (see H.R. 5206)

———improve access to, and quality of program (see S. 2655)

———inpatient hospital and posthospital services (see S. 2331, 2341; H.R. 4620, 4638, 4663)

———inpatient hospital services in certain rural hospitals (see S. 2432)

———limitations on payment for home care services (see H.R. 5207, 5214)

———long-term and acute care benefits (see H.R. 4330)

———method of payment to hospitals for capital-related costs (see S. 2121)

———notice of discharge rights at time of admission to a hospital (see H.R. 4272)

———optional catastrophic, long-term, and preventive benefits through prepaid plans (see S. 2358)

———optional catastrophic care (see H.R. 4349)

———optometrists' and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 4881)

———payment for extended services provided through home health agencies in underserved rural areas (see H.R. 5671)

———payment for physicians' services (see S. 2368)

———payments for physician services made on an assignment-related basis (see H.R. 5732)

———periodic-interim-payment method of reimbursing providers of services (see H.R. 5053, 5054)

———prohibit certain physician-hospital capitation demonstration projects (see H.R. 5741)

———quality assurance system for homecare services (see H.R. 5680)

———quality of services furnished by health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans (see H.R. 5360)

———research on outcomes of specific medical treatment and surgical procedures (see S. 2114)

———research relative to outcomes of specific treatments and surgical procedures (see H.R. 4797)

———services to VA beneficiaries (see S. 2174)

———standards for participating nursing homes (see S. 2604)

———standards for participation of skilled nursing homes (see H.R. 4485)

———timely payment of claims (see S. 2576; H.R. 5053, 5054)

———treatment in small rural hospitals (see S. 2410; H.R. 4788)

———waiver of liability presumption for home health agencies and nursing homes (see H.R. 4065)

———waiver of liability presumption for home health agencies and skilled nursing homes (see S. 2122)

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 375; H.J. Res. 617)

National Congregate and Meals on Wheels Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 556)

National Day for Federal Retirees: designate (see S.J. Res. 276)

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 265; H.J. Res. 523)

National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 339)

National Hospice Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 317; H.J. Res. 586)

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (see S.J. Res. 264; H.J. Res. 533)

National Pension Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 600)

Nursing homes: basic rights of residents (see S. 2119; H.R. 4279)

———protection of patients (see H.R. 5067)

Older American Volunteer Programs: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 4607)

Older Americans Act: exempt programs from sequestration (see H.R. 5239)

———quality assurance system for homecare services (see H.R. 5680)

Older Americans Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 267; H.J. Res. 532)

Older Americans Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 315; H.J. Res. 542)

Physician Payment Review Commission: additional members (see S. 2602; H.R. 5085)

Rural areas: payment for extended services provided through home health agencies (see H.R. 5671)

Senior Center Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 281; H.J. Res. 538)

Social Security: comprehensive assessment of medical needs before providing long-term nursing care (see H.R. 4901)

———cost of living adjustments (see S. Res. 375; H.J. Res. 731)

———cost of living adjustments for retirees and disabled (see H.R. 5182)

———eliminate 3% trigger for cost of living adjustments (see S. 2450; H.R. 4633, 4763, 4822)

———eliminate earnings test for retirees (see H.R. 5569)

———eliminate pension benefit disparity known as notch problem (see S. 2892)

———investment of trust funds (see S. 2133; H.R. 4067)

———payments for costs of printing and mailing checks (see S. 2600)

———prevent disinvestment of trust funds (see H.R. 4951)

———revise medicaid and medicare for low income and disabled elderly (see S. 2492)

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (see H.R. 5050)

Social Security Court: establish (see H.R. 4647)

State long-term care ombudsman programs: improve (see S. 2912)

Statue of Liberty: recognition of centenarians (see H. Con. Res. 399)

VA: designation of certain outpatient clinics as centers of geriatric research, education, and clinical activities (see H.R. 5731)

Veterans: tax credit for expenses incurred in care of elderly (see H.R. 4512)

Volunteer workers: grants for demonstration projects providing services to older individuals (see H.R. 5690)

Broadcasts

DRG problem—call for hearings: WBZ-TV (Boston, MA), 16985 [17JY]

Decisions

Disinvestment of the Social Security trust fund: GAO (excerpt), 13289 [11JN]

Documents

National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare Mailings, 11611, 11613 [21MY]

President's Tax Proposals to the Congress for Fairness, Growth, and Simplicity (excerpt), 13304 [11JN]

Social Security Act (excerpt), 12492 [4JN]

Examples

Technologies inhibited by medicare, 11328 [20MY]

Letters

Dept. of HUD housing program for the elderly: Representative Gonzalez, 7666 [16AP]

Elderly and Social Security: Nelson and Elsie Sweatt, 4374 [11MR]

Ensure 1987 cost of living adjustments for Federal employees: National Association of Retired Federal Employees, 9942 [7MY]

Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance trust funds: James A. Baker III, Sec. of the Treasury, 21872 [15AU]

Federal retirees' pension tax: Senators Warner, Hollings, and Trible, and Representatives Parris, Wolf, Fazio, and Hoyer, 14149 [17JN]

Formula for adjusting Social Security benefit amounts (sundry), 9138 [30AP]

Homecare Quality Assurance Act: Otis R. Bowen, Sec. of HHS, 33610 [17OC]

———Patricia Knight for Dept. of HHS, 33610 [17OC]

Medicare capital payments: Senator Long, 12768 [5JN]

———Senator Packwood, 12768 [5JN]

Medicare enrollment requirements for State and local government employees: city of North Las Vegas, NV, 24813 [19SE]

Medicare funding: Cyril F. Brickfield, 8915 [29AP]

———Jack W. Owen, 8915 [29AP]

———National Governors' Association, 8916 [29AP]

———Senator Baucus, 8914 [29AP]

———several organizations, 8915 [29AP]

Medicare payments: Marguerite Henry, 24879 [19SE]

———Muriel Peterson, 24879 [19SE]

Membership on Physician Payment Review Commission (sundry), 16019 [26JN]

Modify limitations of medicare payment for home health services to elderly: American Association of Retired Persons, 17164 [21JY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration corporate average fuel economy standards: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 32672 [16OC]

OASDI study of cost of living adjustments: Dept. of HHS, 10617-10622 [14MY]

Operation of the Social Security trust fund: Bruce E. Thompson, Jr., 13287 [11JN]

Preservation of family farming, 14553 [19JN]

Retiree benefits of bankrupt companies: Representative Clay, 28564 [3OC]

Tax treatment of individual retirement accounts: Chester, VT, citizen, 13333 [11JN]

———David H. Brockway, 13320 [11JN]

———Ervin and Delores Muller, 13314 [11JN]

———J.H. Jostock, 13314 [11JN]

———Lionel Roberts, 13314 [11JN]

———Representative Rostenkowski, 13310 [11JN]

———Ronald Weaver, 13313 [11JN]

———Senator Dixon, 13309 [11JN]

———sundry, 13345 [11JN]

Lists

Correct Social Security benefits disparity known as notch problem (H.R. 1916), cosponsors, 9002 [29AP]

Dept. of HUD National Public Housing Agency performance award winners, 1642 [4FE]

Memorials of legislature

California, 6313 [26MR]

Iowa, 12624 [5JN], 13834 [16JN]

Massachusetts, 16371 [14JY]

North Carolina, 8412 [22AP]

Messages

Federal Council on Aging: President Reagan, 10816 [15MY], 10968 [15MY]

Petitions

Fair Labor Standards Act: Goodwill Industries of America, Inc., 18421 [31JY]

Rehabilitation needs of Social Security beneficiaries: Goodwill Industries of America, Inc., 18421 [31JY]

Questions and answers

Tax reform: American Association of Retired Persons, 26227 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Alternate Care Facilities Assistance Act: enact, 28674 [3OC]

Alzheimer's disease: release of New York City Alzheimer's Resource Center publication, 25084 [19SE]

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Research Act: enact (H.R. 5553), 25066 [19SE]

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act: impact on cost of living adjustments of Federal retirees, 16976 [17JY]

Bankruptcy: clarify U.S. code relative to collective bargaining agreements by debtors (H.R. 5490), 22484 [9SE], 26977 [29SE], 30425 [10OC]

———protection of retirees' benefits, 26977 [29SE]

Blacks: status, 28201 [2OC]

Boca Raton, FL: tribute to Aid for the Aged, 7257 [10AP]

Brotman, Herman: tribute, 18813 [1AU]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Bristol Home, 2450 [19FE]

California: anniversary of the Retirement Housing Foundation, 5861 [20MR], 5993 [21MR]

Chiles, Senator: American Association of Homes for the Aging award recipient, 7229 [10AP]

Civil service retirement: cost of living adjustments (H.R. 4060), 652 [28JA], 2048 [6FE], 8416 [22AP], 15185, 15208 [24JN], 15216 [25JN]-15217 [24JN], 16245, 16259, 16278, 16286 [26JN]

Civil Service Simplification Act: enact (H.R. 5388), 20759 [11AU]

Clearwater, FL: anniversary of Super Sixties, 7256 [10AP]

Cleveland, OH: anniversary of settlement houses, 13169 [10JN]

Community Nursing and Ambulatory Care Act: enact (H.R. 5457), 22200 [15AU]

Deaf: provide additional income tax exemption (H.R. 5156), 16397 [14JY]

Disability benefits: cost of living adjustments (H.R. 4060), 2048 [6FE], 8416 [22AP], 15185, 15208 [24JN], 15216 [25JN]-15217 [24JN], 16245, 16259, 16278, 16286 [26JN]

Diseases: Alzheimer's workshops, 17007 [17JY]

———Federal funding for Alzheimer's research, 13890 [16JN]

East Orange, NJ: senior citizens luncheon and awards ceremony, 11093 [15MY]

Elderly Feeding Program: Dept. of Agriculture nutrition data, 21452 [13AU]

Elderly Veterans Care Act: enact (H.R. 4512), 7835 [17AP]

Employment: allow employers to take targeted jobs tax credit (H.R. 5209), 17162 [21JY], 22319 [9SE]

———simplify pensions, 10261 [9MY]

ERISA: improve protection and delivery of benefits under private retirement health plan (H.R. 5575), 25386 [23SE]

Fairness in Competition Act: enact (H.R. 5304), 19622 [6AU]

Families: interdependence of generations, 7575 [15AP]

Federal aid programs: home health care, 23013 [11SE]

Federal Civil Service Supplemental Retirement System Act: enact (H.R. 3660), 8986 [29AP]

Federal employees: ensure 1987 cost of living adjustments, 9942 [7MY]

———reimburse for contributions to Civil Service Retirement System (H. Res. 453), 10257 [9MY]

———tax treatment of contributed pension funds (H.R. 5604), 26586 [26SE]

Federal Employees Long-Term Care Act: enact, 33599 [17OC]

Federal Health Care Auditing and Quality Control Improvement Act: enact, 16305 [26JN]

Federal Housing Administration: home equity conversion mortgages for the elderly, 12349 [4JN]

Federalism Act: enact, 33576 [17OC]

Health: expenses, 1750 [5FE]

———home care, 18589 [31JY]

———programs, 9744 [7MY]

———tax deduction threshold for unreimbursed medical expenses, 27324 [30SE]

Health and social programs: funding, 4381 [11MR]

Health care: expenditures, 10125 [8MY]

Health Care Financing Administration: coverage for home health care, 32978 [18OC]

———medicare disability claims procedure (H. Res. 468), 14201 [17JN]

Health maintenance organizations: Government monitoring, 13408 [11JN]

Homecare Quality Assurance Act: enact (H.R. 5680), 30448 [10OC], 33610 [17OC]

Housing: eviction from Farmers Home projects, 18259 [31JY]

———Federal aid programs for aged, 7239 [10AP]

———financial assistance, 7666 [16AP]

———rental rates, 13192 [11JN]

Human services programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), 5091 [17MR], 8864 [29AP], 8874 [30AP]-8883 [29AP]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), appointment of conferees, 17644 [24JY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), conference report, 23421 [16SE], 23427 [23SE]-23428 [16SE]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), technical corrections, 8883 [29AP]

Hunger Relief Act: enact (H.R. 4990), 13415 [11JN]

INSEARCH: tribute to organization to aid aged, 7056 [9AP]

Insurance: prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (H.R. 5276), 18040 [29JY], 18416 [5AU]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (H.R. 5283), 18416 [1AU]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (H.R. 5298), 18814 [1AU]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (H.R. 5304), 19622 [6AU]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (H.R. 5490), 22484 [9SE]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (S. 2690), 18838 [1AU]

———television advertisements, 15656 [26JN]

IRS: auditing procedures, 14484 [18JN]

Long-term care facilities: ensure protection of rights of residents (H.R. 4279), 11122 [15MY]

Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Act: enact (H.R. 5255), 18151 [30JY]

Low Income Elderly and Disabled Medicaid Amendments: enact (H.R. 4882), 11833 [21MY]

LTV Corp.: medical and life insurance benefit payments to retirees, 22484 [9SE]

Manning, Frank: tribute, 23843 [17SE]

Medicaid: nursing facility quality care (H.R. 5450), 22232 [15AU]

Medicaid Community Spouse Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4901), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4902), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4903), 11994 [22MY]

———enact (H.R. 4904), 11994 [22MY]

Medicaid Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5235), 17721 [24JY]

Medicare: breast cancer screening, 19641 [7AU]

———congressional approval relative to physician and hospital capitalization demonstration projects (H.R. 5741), 33621 [17OC]

———coverage for long-term care and disabled, 17016 [17JY]

———deductible charges, 10125 [8MY]

———delay in reimbursement of claims, 18821 [1AU]

———disability benefits eligibility, 22178 [15AU]

———expand options, 19641 [7AU]

———financial reform, 3785-3790, 3793, 3797, 3799, 3802 [6MR]

———force Health Care Financing Administration to pay claims on a timely basis, 14872 [20JN]

———hospital discharge of certain patients, 2889 [26FE]

———modify limitations of payment for home health services (H.R. 5207), 17163 [21JY]

———payment system, 2889 [26FE]

———payments for physician services made on an assignment-related basis (H.R. 5732), 32713 [17OC]

———physician payment system, 222 [22JA]

———prompt payment of claims (H. Res. 471), 15618 [25JN]

———prospective payment system, 8024 [17AP]

———research relative to outcome of specific treatments and surgical procedures (H.R. 4797), 10743 [14MY]

Medicare Community Nursing and Ambulatory Care Act: enact (H.R. 5457), 22219 [15AU]

Medicare Discharge Appeals Opportunity Act: enact (H.R. 4275), 3272 [27FE], 5581 [19MR]

Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act: enact (H.R. 4620), 8049 [17AP], 33671 [17OC]

Medicare Home Maintenance Organization Quality Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5360), 19726 [7AU]

Medicare Mandatory Assignment Act: enact (H.R. 5741), 33636 [17OC]

Medicare Part C—Catastrophic Health Insurance Act: enact (H.R. 4287), 9690 [6MY], 33631 [17OC]

Medicare Quality Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4638), 7879 [17AP]

Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care amendments: enact (H.R. 5450), 32671 [16OC]

Medicare Timely Payment Amendments: enact (H.R. 5053), 14753 [19JN]

Medicare Vision and Occupational Therapy Benefit Improvement Act: enact, 11974 [22MY]

Michigan: health care, 18248 [30JY]

———Royal Oak Senior Citizen Center tribute to the Adjacent Generational Exchange Program, 10561 [13MY]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 617), 24657 [18SE]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 280), 27507 [1OC]

National Association of Retired Federal Employees: anniversary, 1807 [5FE]

———workshop, 17863 [28JY]

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged: conference, 13411 [11JN]

National Clearinghouse on Elder Abuse: establish (H.R. 5425), 21634 [14AU]

National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare: commendation by mayor of New York, NY, 30152 [9OC]

———lobbying activities, 10557, 10562 [13MY], 11123 [15MY], 11602, 11608-11616 [21MY], 12529 [4JN]

———tribute, 12290 [3JN], 30411 [10OC]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (H.J. Res. 523), 2052 [6FE]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 555), 4002 [6MR], 6170 [25MR], 27510 [1OC]

National Home Health Care Week: designate (H.J. Res. 718), 22361 [9SE]

National Hospice Month: designate, 7234 [10AP]

———designate (S.J. Res. 317), 24661 [18SE]

———observance, 33632 [17OC]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (H.J. Res. 533), 2637 [24FE]

National Nursing Homes Week: observance, 11122 [15MY]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 285), 9110 [30AP]

National Social Work Month: observance, 6170 [25MR]

New Jersey: Senior Citizen Holiday Meal Program, 8020 [17AP]

———task force on catastrophic and long-term health insurance, 16974 [17JY]

New York: Chinatown Planning Council Project Open Door, 14751 [19JN]

———senior citizens' flag, 2780 [25FE]

New York, NY: anniversary of the Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center in the Bronx, 33561 [17OC]

New York City Alzheimer's Resource Center: release of publication, ``Agendas for Action—Aging Network Responds to Alzheimer's Disease'', 25084 [19SE]

Nursing Home Resident Protection Act: enact (H.R. 4485), 5977 [21MR]

Nursing homes: ensure protection of rights of residents (H.R. 4279), 3274 [27FE]

———require private to equal average percentage to medicare recipients of the State in order to receive benefits (H.R. 5344), 19622 [6AU]

Ohio: Senior Citizens' Day, 11104 [15MY]

Older American Act Nutrition Program: appropriations, 15241 [24JN]

Older Americans Act: amend (H.R. 2453), appointment of conferees, 2117 [18FE]

———amend (H.R. 2453), conference report, 5197, 5263 [18MR], 5265 [20MR]

———social and economic importance, 26194 [25SE]

Older Americans Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Week: designate (S.J. Res. 267), 9740 [7MY]

Older Americans Month: designate (H.J. Res. 542), 3266 [27FE]

———designate (S.J. Res. 315), 7356 [14AP]

———observance, 8856 [29AP], 9202 [1MY], 9712, 9744-9750 [7MY], 10246, 10247, 10265 [9MY], 10549 [13MY], 11114 [15MY], 12015, 12035 [22MY]

Older Americans Service Credit Demonstration Program Act: enact, 30454 [10OC]

Parental and Medical Leave Act: enact (H.R. 4300), 5089 [17MR], 16528 [15JY], 18244 [30JY], 22330 [9SE], 23365, 23368 [16SE], 25382, 25385 [23SE], 26373 [25SE], 27434, 27441 [30SE], 30142 [9OC], 30426 [10OC], 33620 [17OC]

Pension Restoration Act: enact, 30127 [9OC], 32164 [15OC]

Pensions: compensation for workers with terminated plans, 30398 [10OC]

———extend deadline for compliance to requirements of certain tax regulations (H.R. 4694), 8855 [29AP]

———private sector plans, 7589 [15AP]

Pingree, David H.: tribute, 4604 [12MR]

Public Employees Social Security Equity Act: enact (H.R. 5285), 18033 [29JY]

Public housing: mandatory meal program, 12580 [5JN]

———rental rates for senior citizens, 13192 [11JN]

Public housing projects: livability, 10483 [13MY]

Public Pension Parity Act: enact (H.R. 5286), 18031 [29JY]

Pueblo, CO: award for Housing Authority low-income aged housing program, 1642 [4FE]

Retired Senior Volunteer Program: anniversary, 12833 [5JN], 32679 [16OC]

Retirement: eliminate mandatory, 18151 [30JY]

Retirement Health Plan Act: enact (H.R. 5575), 25386 [23SE]

Retirement Income Policy Act: enact (H.R. 3594), 4857 [13MR], 26283 [7OC]

Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 5463), 22182 [15AU]

Seeman, Dean: tribute, 13407 [11JN]

Senior Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 538), 2888, 2890 [26FE]

———designate (S.J. Res. 281), 9738 [7MY]

Senior Power Day: observance in Lansing, MI, 13249 [11JN]

Social conditions: coordination of efforts in dealing with elder abuse (H.R. 5425), 21634 [14AU]

———living conditions, 9744 [7MY]

———poverty, 9712 [7MY]

Social Security: changes in SSI program regulations (H.R. 5595), 27333 [2OC]

———correct benefits disparity known as notch problem (H.R. 1916), 9002 [29AP]

———cost of living adjustments, 17994 [29JY]

———cost of living adjustments (H.R. 5182), 16659 [16JY]

———cost-of-living adjustments (H. Con. Res. 116), 33577 [17OC]

———coverage of adult day care under medicare (H.R. 4739), 9549 [6MY]

———disinvestment of trust funds, 21409 [13AU]

———due process for benefits applicants (H.R. 5226), 17532 [23JY]

———increase primary insurance amounts to account for depressed replacement rates (H.R. 65), 10443 [13MY]

———prohibit disinvestment of trust funds (H.R. 5050), 14485 [18JN], 15615 [25JN], 17273, 17275 [22JY], 17293 [23JY]-17294 [22JY]

———protect cost of living adjustments from budget reductions (H.R. 4057), 1018, 1021 [29JA]

———reform, 13890 [16JN]

———reform proposal, 7836 [17AP]

———retirement transition benefits formula adjustment (H.R. 1917), 8851, 8853, 8854, 8855, 8856 [29AP], 9138 [30AP], 22754, 22760, 22764 [10SE], 23280 [12SE], 32704 [16OC]

———review procedures in disability determinations (H.R. 4647), 8219-8221 [21AP]

———trust fund disinvestment (H.R. 3738), 17294 [24JY]

Social Security Act: anniversary, 3263 [27FE]

Social Security Administration: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 4647), 8219-8221 [21AP]

Social Security Procedural Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 4419), 5327 [18MR]

Social Security Trust Funds Safeguard Act: enact (H.R. 4067), 1022 [29JA], 17009 [17JY]

SSI: improve (H.R. 4471), 5855 [20MR]

SSI Program: improve (H.R. 5595), 27326 [30SE], 27333 [3OC]-27334 [30SE]

———improve (H.R. 5595), Senate amendment, 31937 [15OC], 32180 [16OC]

Supplemental Medical Insurance Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 5320), 18852 [1AU]

Task Force on Elder Abuse Act: enact (H.R. 4494), 6157 [25MR]

Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program: tribute, 14866 [20JN]

Tax Reform Act: treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 3838), 14981 [23JN]

Taxation: treatment of individual retirement accounts, 12548 [5JN], 13188 [11JN], 16458 [15JY]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts (H. Res. 476), 13658 [12JN]

U.S. Health Act: enact (H.R. 5070), 25077 [19SE]

U.S. Health Program Act: enact (H.R. 5070), 14973 [23JN]

Veterans: tax credit for home-based health care (H.R. 4512), 7835 [17AP]

Women: status of older in U.S., 10235 [8MY]

Remarks in Senate

ACTION Agency: evaluation of programs, 16344 [14JY]

Affirmative action programs: enforcement of goals and timetables, 3216 [27FE]

Alaska: exempt agricultural production on permafrost from wetlands restrictions, 12759 [5JN]

Albuquerque, NM: presentation of award to the Bernalillo County Office of Senior Affairs, 9327 [1MY]

Alliance for Aging Research: goals, 30703 [14OC]

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act: enact (S. 2846), 25023 [19SE]

———enact (S. 2861), 25684 [23SE]

Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration, Research, Respite, and Assistance Act: enact (S. 1835), 16638 [16JY]

Alzheimer's Disease Research and Assistance Act: enact (S. 2183), 16638 [16JY]

American Association of Homes for the Aging: tribute, 7141 [10AP]

American Association of Retired Persons: recipient of President's Citation Program award, 15175 [24JN]

Bankruptcy: clarify U.S. code relative to collective bargaining agreements by debtors (H.R. 5490), 28564-28568 [3OC]

———provide additional protection to retirees of companies filing bankruptcy, 28564 [3OC]

Banks and banking: retention of current tax treatment for individual retirement accounts (S. Res. 400), 11810 [21MY]

Birren, James E.: tribute, 11349 [20MY]

Brown, Esther: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Budget: exempt Social Security benefits under requirement to achieve balanced, 4421-4432 [12MR]

Chiles, Senator: American Association of Homes for the Aging award recipient, 7141 [10AP]

Cole, James: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Colorado Federation of National Association of Retired Federal Employees: tribute, 8326 [22AP]

Committee on Aging: authorize printing of report (S. Res. 305), 7486 [15AP]

Congressional budget: setting forth for 1987-89 (S. Con. Res. 120), funding for education, 8918-8932 [29AP]

———setting forth for 1987-89 (S. Con. Res. 120), medicare funding, 8908-8918 [29AP]

———setting forth for 1987-89 (S. Con. Res. 120), restore funding to the Older Americans Act, 9284-9285 [1MY]

Cost of Living Adjustment Reform Act: enact (S. 2450), 10616-10623 [14MY]

Dependent Care Services Program: authorizing appropriations (S. 2081), 2530-2532 [20FE], 10605 [14MY]

Dept. of Defense: transfer strategic defense initiative funding to nutrition programs, 12897 [6JN]

Dept. of HHS: provide for regional referral centers for States previously under waiver under the Social Security Act, 27910 [2OC]

———support for family caregivers information and education demonstration programs (S. 2949), 33502 [17OC]

Education: improve the training of physicians in geriatrics (S. 2489), 11731-11733 [21MY]

Employment: decline in work force for older men, 25101 [22SE]

Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund: provide adequate financing, 18742-18744 [1AU]

Federal employees: reform retirement system (H.R. 2672), conference report, 11300-11310 [20MY], 11802, 11803, 11807 [21MY]

———reform retirement system (H.R. 2672), conference report, technical corrections (S. Con. Res. 142), 11310 [20MY]

———refund of health insurance overpayments to retirees, 1927 [6FE]

Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund: provide adequate financing, 18742-18744 [1AU]

Food: distribution, 12852, 12853 [6JN]

Food stamp plan: amend relative to deductions from income, 27950 [2OC]

Health: nurses, 4346 [11MR]

———quality of care, 7211 [10AP]

———rural health care improvement, 33305 [17OC]

———U.S. health care revolution, 25859 [24SE]

Health Care Innovation Act: enact (S. 2474), 11325-11329 [20MY]

Homeless: call for solution to hunger and homelessness, 12272 [3JN]

Housing: budget authority (S. Res. 344), 2201 [18FE], 2756 [25FE]

Human services programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 4421), conference report, 23887-23891 [18SE]

Human Services Reauthorization Act: enact (S. 2081), 2530-2532 [20FE]

Individual retirement accounts: retention of current law treatment (S. Res. 400), 10088 [8MY]

———retention of full tax deductibility status of contributions (S. Res. 401), 10089 [8MY]

Insurance: prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees (S. 2690), 17822 [28JY], 18099-18102 [30JY]

———prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance to retirees (S. 2690), 17755, 17758 [25JY]

———require certain companies filing for bankruptcy to use cashout from investment tax credits to pay for health insurance of retirees (S.J. Res. 380), 17833 [28JY], 18911 [4AU]

Jackson, Lonnie: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Judicial Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 3570), 7309-7312 [11AP]

LTV Corp.: payment of health insurance for retirees, 17833 [28JY]

Lucco, Patsey: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Medicaid: benefit equity, 360 [23JA]

———cost reduction (S. 2776), 21935 [15AU]

———explanation of program costs, 251 [22JA]

———provide coverage of low-income elderly and disabled poor (S. 2492), 11737 [21MY]

———standards for participating nursing homes (S. 2604), 15961-15965 [26JN]

Medical care: respite care demonstration program (S. 2586), 14957 [23JN]

Medicare: additional members on Physician Payment Review Commission, 15934, 16019, 16044, 16052 [26JN]

———additional members on Physician Payment Review Commission (S. 2602), 15952 [26JN]

———assistance for disabled (S. 873), 11261 [20MY], 13670 [13JN], 15311 [25JN], 16538 [16JY], 31249 [15OC]

———beneficiaries and nursing home care, 29856 [9OC]

———capital payments, 12767 [5JN]

———catastrophic illness coverage, 24812 [19SE]

———certification and recertification of the need for certain services and coverage of these services (S. 2920), 30267 [10OC]

———cost reduction (S. 2776), 21935 [15AU]

———costs for nonemergency care, 5358 [19MR]

———coverage for disabled (S. 2686), 17574 [24JY]

———coverage for nursing home care, 710 [29JA]

———coverage of physician assistant services (S. 1640), 27293 [30SE]

———eligibility for prospective payment system, 28470 [3OC]

———enrollment requirements for State and local government employees, 24813, 24831, 24877-24879 [19SE]

———exemption of certain cancer research and treatment centers from prospective payment system (S. 2786), 21963 [15AU]

———funding for research into medical treatments and surgical procedures (S. 2001), 162-164 [21JA]

———funding for research of medical treatments and surgical procedures (S. 2114), 3171 [27FE]

———Harvard medicare project recommendations, 5698 [20MR]

———hospital capital costs, 12909 [6JN]

———improve access to, and quality of program (S. 2655), 16853-16855 [17JY]

———inpatient hospital deductible (S. 2341), 8118 [21AP]

———optional catastrophic, long-term, and preventive benefits through prepaid plans (S. 2358), 8535 [23AP], 13081 [10JN]

———Participating Physician Program, 28336 [3OC]

———payment rate for elderly in health maintenance organizations, 9790 [7MY]

———payment system, 4709 [13MR]

———physician payment reform, 11265 [20MY]

———prompt payment of claims, 24895 [19SE]

———require timely payment of claims (S. 2576), 14609-14613 [19JN], 17401 [23JY]

———services to VA beneficiaries (S. 2174), 4314 [11MR]

———standards for participating nursing homes (S. 2604), 15961-15965 [26JN]

———treatment of small rural hospitals (S. 2410), 26961 [29SE]

Medicare Information Act: enact (S. 2554), 13711-13717 [13JN]

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: enact (S. 2368), 8686-8691 [24AP], 17101 [21JY]

Medicare Quality Protection Act: enact (S. 2331), 7969-7978 [17AP], 16011 [26JN]

Mount Sinai Medical Center: symposium on aging, 12850 [6JN]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 617), 28564 [3OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 375), 16857 [17JY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 280), 2737 [25FE]

National Committee To Preserve Social Security: fundraising activities, 8280 [22AP]

National Day for Federal Retirees: designate (S.J. Res. 276), 2387 [19FE], 4310 [11MR]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (S.J. Res. 265), 1917 [6FE], 3538 [4MR]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (H.J. Res. 555), 28564 [3OC]

———designate (S.J. Res. 348), 11222 [19MY]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: designate (S.J. Res. 264), 1916 [6FE]

National Osteoporosis Awareness Week: designate (S.J. Res. 285), 3351 [28FE], 4310 [11MR]

National Pension Day: designate (S.J. Res. 320), 7408 [14AP]

National Senior Citizen Month: observance, 9327 [1MY]

Nursing homes: patients' rights in long-term facilities (S. 2119), 3180 [27FE]

Older Americans Act: amend (H.R. 2453), 3540 [4MR]

———increase authorizations for commodity distribution (H.R. 2453), 1708 [5FE]

———increase authorizations for commodity distribution (S. 1858), 1707, 1740 [5FE], 4501 [12MR], 4835 [13MR]

Older Americans Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Week: designate (S.J. Res. 267), 1920 [6FE]

Older Americans Month: designate (S.J. Res. 315), 7020, 7044 [9AP], 7308 [11AP]

———observance, 11781 [21MY]

Parkinson's Disease Amelioration Act: enact (S. 2094), 2712 [25FE]

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: solvency, 3124 [27FE]

Pensions: protection for certain benefits, 24899-24905 [19SE], 25745 [24SE]

———removal of retroactive effect of the repeal of the 3-year recovery of basis rule for retirement plans (S. 2922), 30269 [10OC]

———removal of retroactive effect of the repeal of the 3-year recovery of basis rule for retirement plans (S. 2923), 30504 [14OC]

Physician Payment Review Commission: additional members (S. 2602), 15952 [26JN]

Poverty: reverse trend toward children and elderly (S. 1194), 5411 [19MR]

Rural Health Care Improvement Act: enact (S. 2410), 9661-9663 [6MY], 9922-9924 [7MY], 26961 [29SE]

Scher, Charles: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Senior Center Week: designate (S.J. Res. 281), 3189 [27FE]

Sheffer, Walter: tribute, 10369 [13MY]

Smith, Claude B.: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Social Security: cost of living adjustments (S. Res. 375), 6563 [27MR], 6768 [8AP]

———eliminate 3% trigger for cost of living adjustments (S. 2450), 10871 [15MY]

———eliminate pension benefit disparity known as notch problem (S. 2892), 27274 [30SE]

———exempt retired Federal judges on active duty from coverage (S. 2109), 2855 [26FE]

———payments for costs of printing and mailing checks (S. 2600), 15440 [25JN]

———prohibit use of trust fund during debt limit crisis, 17373 [23JY], 17544, 17589 [24JY]

———remove 3-percent threshold for cost of living adjustments, 18505-18508 [31JY]

———safeguard trust funds, 3950 [6MR]

———safeguard trust funds (S. 2133), 3542 [4MR]

Social Security Act: disinvestment of interest-bearing assets held in trust funds, 33306 [17OC]

Social Security Trust Fund: disinvestment, 21871 [15AU]

Social Security Trust Funds Management Act: enact (S. 2542), 13285-13290 [11JN], 13723 [13JN]

SSI Program: improve (H.R. 5595), 29528 [8OC], 33812 [18OC]

State long-term care ombudsman programs: improve (S. 2912), 29165, 29168 [7OC]

States: reauthorizing program for dependent care grants (H.R. 4421), S. 2444 language passed in lieu, 16361 [14JY]

———reauthorizing program for dependent care grants (S. 2444), 16348-16361 [14JY]

Task Force on Elderly Abuse Act: enact (S. 1919), 2360 [19FE]

Taxation: exempt the United Mine Workers of America's pension from survivor annuity requirements, 14795 [20JN]

———indexing of business property, 14545-14553 [19JN]

———restore 3-year recovery rule for Federal and other public service retirees, 14139, 14152-14192 [17JN]

———Targeted Jobs Tax Credit Program, 7793 [16AP]

———treatment of individual retirement accounts, 12051 [2JN], 12370, 12379-12382, 12386 [4JN], 13116-13127 [10JN], 13295-13363 [11JN]

Thayer, William R.: tribute, 25047 [19SE]

Thornton, Rebecca: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Walden, Katherine: You're Still Ticking Award finalist, 6579 [27MR]

Wheldon, Huw: tribute, 6592 [27MR]

Reports

America's Uninsured and Underinsured—A Nation at Risk of Inadequate Health Care and Catastrophic Costs: Select Committee on Aging, 25077-25080 [19SE]

Common Stake—Interdependence of Generations: Gerontological Association of America, 7575 [15AP]

Future of Medicare: Harvard medicare project, 5698-5702 [20MR]

Impact of the Finance Committee Tax Bill on Family Farming and a Comparison With the House Bill and Current Law: Center for Rural Affairs, 14550 [19JN]

Medicaid: Center for Social Policy (excerpt), 361 [23JA]

Medicare Costs: OTA (excerpt), 5359 [19MR]

Medicare Skilled Nursing Home Quality Care Amendments (excerpt), 32671 [16OC]

Social Security Disinvestment: Library of Congress (excerpt), 13286 [11JN]

Reports by conference committees

Older Americans Act Amendments (H.R. 2453), 4103 [10MR]

Reports filed

Abolition of Mandatory Retirement and Age Discrimination (H.R. 4154; H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 99-840), 24686 [18SE]

Age Discrimination and Employment Act Relating to Mandatory Retirement: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4154) (H. Rept. 99-756), 19460 [6AU]

Clarify U.S. Code Relative to Rejection of Collective Bargaining Agreements by Debtors in Bankruptcy: Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 5490) (H. Rept. 99-917), 27116 [29SE]

Cost of Living Adjustments in Annuities Payable from Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4060) (H. Rept. 99-642), 14077 [17JN]

Designate National Employ the Older Worker Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 265), 3170 [27FE]

Designate National Nursing Home Residents Day: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 264), 5664 [20MR]

Designate Older Americans Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 267), 5664 [20MR]

Designate Older Americans Month: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 315), 7185 [10AP]

Designate Senior Center Week: Committee on the Judiciary (S.J. Res. 281), 7185 [10AP]

Developments in Aging: Committee on Aging (Special) (S. Rept. 99-242), 3321 [28FE]

———Committee on Rules and Administration (S. Res. 305) (S. Rept. 99-239), 3170 [27FE]

Establish Social Security Administration as Independent Agency: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 5050) (H. Rept. 99-680), 16745 [16JY]

Head Start, Follow Through, Community Services Block Grant, Dependent Care, and Community Food and Nutrition Programs Appropriations: committee of conference (H.R. 4421), 23244 [12SE]

Increased Appropriations for Commodity Distribution: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1858) (S. Rept. 99-232), 1397 [3FE]

Medicare and Medicaid Patient and Program Protection Act: Committee on Finance (H.R. 1868) (S. Rept. 99-520), 27994 [2OC]

Older Americans Act Appropriations Increase: committee of conference (H.R. 2453) (H. Rept. 99-487), 4120 [10MR]

Parental Leave in Cases Involving Birth, Adoption, or Serious Health Condition of Children: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 4300) (H. Rept. 99-699), 19950 [8AU]

———Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (H.R. 4300) (H. Rept. 99-699), 17054 [21JY]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 4300; H. Res. 552) (H. Rept. 99-838), 24686 [18SE]

Provision for Grandparents To Petition State Courts for Privileges To Visit Grandchildren Following Dissolution of Parent's Marriage: Committee on the Judiciary (H. Con. Res. 67), 25838 [24SE]

Restoration of Broad Scope of Coverage To Clarify Education Amendments, Rehabilitation Act, Discrimination Act, and Civil Rights Act: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 99-963), 29386 [7OC]

———Committee on the Judiciary (H.R. 700) (H. Rept. 99-963), 28331 [3OC]

Retirement Equity Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 2110) (H. Rept. 99-526), 8061 [18AP]

———Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 2110) (H. Rept. 99-526), 7125 [10AP]

Resolutions by organizations

Award to Carroll Estes: Over-60 Health Clinic, 4853 [13MR]

Award to Charlotte Knight: Over-60 Health Clinic, 4854 [13MR]

Award to Eugenia Hickman: Over-60 Health Clinic, 4854 [13MR]

Award to Philip R. Lee: Over-60 Health Clinic, 4854 [13MR]

Songs

``Battle Hymn of Aging'', 25717 [23SE]

Statements

Catastrophic Health Care for the Elderly: Paul Willging, 13081 [10JN]

Domestic Volunteer Service—Foster Grandparents: Daisy Martin, 7963 [17AP]

Financing Care for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Karen Davis, 25024 [19SE]

Health Care for the Elderly—Central Michigan District Health Dept.: Judy Parrott, 18248 [30JY]

Homecare Quality Assurance Act: Robert B. Helms, 33611 [17OC]

Impact of Budget Cuts on Poor: Henry G. Cisneros, 5412 [19MR]

———Mildred Shanley, 5412 [19MR]

Impact of Prospective Payment System on Small and Rural Hospitals: Montana Hospital Association, 9662 [6MY]

Individual Retirement Accounts: Martin Feldstein, 12382 [4JN]

———sundry, 12382 [4JN], 13298 [11JN]

Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Care Amendment: National Academy of Sciences (excerpt), 22232 [15AU]

Medicare Costs: Carolyne Davis, 5359 [19MR]

Medicare Coverage: Otis R. Bowen, 24812 [19SE]

———Robert Butler, 24812 [19SE]

Medicare Program: Committee on Ways and Means, 6165 [25MR]

National Nursing Home Residents Day: Ethel Gross, 1916 [6FE]

National Retirement Income Program: Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, 4857 [13MR]

Preservation of Family Farming: Harold Breimeir, 14550 [19JN]

Problems of the Aged: John P. Carroll-Abbing (excerpt), 12038 [22MY]

Progress in Civil Rights: Senator Mathias, 33361 [17OC]

Tax Reform: American Association of Retired Persons, 26228 [25SE]

Summaries

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act (S. 2861), 25688 [23SE]

Health Care Innovation Act (S. 2474), 11328 [20MY]

Homecare Quality Assurance Act (H.R. 5680), 30449 [10OC]

Hunger Relief Act (H.R. 4990), 13415 [11JN]

Medicaid Nursing Facility Quality Care Amendment (H.R. 5450), 22232 [15AU]

Medicare Quality Protection Act (H.R. 4638), 7879 [17AP]

Medicare Quality Protection Act (S. 2331), 7970-7972 [17AP]

Medicare Timely Payment amendments (S. 2576), 14610 [19JN]

Nursing Home Resident Protection Act (H.R. 4485), 5978 [21MR]

U.S. Health Program Act (H.R. 5070), 14973-14976 [23JN]

Work Opportunities and Retraining Compact (S. 2513), 12493 [4JN]

Tables

Estimated Social Security funds at end of year, 13286 [11JN]

Nutrition program for the elderly—1985 payments: Dept. of Agriculture, 21453 [13AU]

Social Security benefit amounts for various workers in identical circumstances except date of birth, 27274 [30SE]

Testimonies

Prohibit Disinvestment of the Social Security Trust Fund: James Roosevelt, 17009 [17JY]

———Representative Clinger, 17009 [17JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 453, reimburse for Federal employee contributions to Civil Service Retirement System, 10257 [9MY]

H.J. Res. 533, National Nursing Home Residents Day, 2637 [24FE]

H.J. Res. 555, National Family Caregivers Week, 4002 [6MR], 27511 [1OC]

H.J. Res. 617, National Adult Day Care Center Week, 24657 [18SE]

H.J. Res. 718, National Home Health Care Week, 22361 [9SE]

H.R. 1916, correct Social Security benefits disparity known as notch problem, 9002 [29AP]

H.R. 2453, increase authorizations for commodity distribution under the Older Americans Act, 1708 [5FE]

H.R. 3570, Judicial Improvements Act, 7310 [11AP]

H.R. 4060, cost of living adjustment in annuities payable from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, 15208 [24JN]

H.R. 4494, Task Force on Elder Abuse Act, 6157 [25MR]

H.R. 4620, Medicare Fair Hospital Deductible Act, 8049 [17AP]

H.R. 4739, coverage of adult day care under medicare, 9549 [6MY]

H.R. 4990, Hunger Relief Act, 13416-13420 [11JN]

H.R. 5050, establish Social Security Administration as an independent agency, 17275-17283 [22JY]

H.R. 5053, Medicare Timely Payment Amendments, 14753 [19JN]

H.R. 5463, Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act, 22183 [15AU]

H.R. 5595, improve the SSI Program, 29528 [8OC]

H.R. 5595, improve the SSI program, 27326-27329 [30SE]

H.R. 5680, Homecare Quality Assurance Act, 33611-33614 [17OC]

S. 1919, Task Force on Elderly Abuse Act, 2361 [19FE]

S. 2001, funding for research into medical treatments and surgical procedures, 163 [21JA]

S. 2081, Human Services Reauthorization Act, 2530 [20FE]

S. 2094, Parkinson's Disease Amelioration Act, 2712 [25FE]

S. 2114, medicare funding for research of medical treatments and surgical procedures, 3172 [27FE]

S. 2174, medicare services to VA beneficiaries, 4314 [11MR]

S. 2331, Medicare Quality Protection Act, 7972-7976 [17AP]

S. 2341, medicare inpatient hospital deductible, 8119 [21AP]

S. 2368, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, 8687 [24AP]

S. 2410, Rural Health Care Improvement Act, 9661 [6MY]

S. 2450, Cost of Living Adjustment Reform Act, 10617 [14MY]

S. 2474, Health Care Innovation Act, 11326-11327 [20MY]

S. 2492, medicaid coverage of low-income elderly and disabled poor, 11739 [21MY]

S. 2542, Social Security Trust Funds Management Act, 13288 [11JN]

S. 2554, Medicare Information Act, 13714 [13JN]

S. 2576, require timely payment of medicare claims, 14610 [19JN], 17401 [23JY]

S. 2586, respite care demonstration program, 14957 [23JN]

S. 2600, payments for costs of printing and mailing Social Security checks, 15440 [25JN]

S. 2604, Nursing Home Quality Reform Act, 15962-15965 [26JN]

S. 2690, prohibit certain companies filing for bankruptcy from discontinuing medical and life insurance benefits to retirees, 18102 [30JY]

S. 2776, Health Care Financing Reform Act amendments, 21935-21942 [15AU]

S. 2846, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act, 25024-25026 [19SE]

S. 2861, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Services Research Act, 25685-25688 [23SE]

S. 2892, eliminate Social Security retirement benefit disparity known as notch problem, 27275 [30SE]

S. 2912, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Advocacy Improvement Act, 29166-29168 [7OC]

S. 2920, medicare certification and recertification of the need for certain services and coverage of these services, 30268 [10OC]

S. 2922, removal of retroactive effect of the repeal of the 3-year recovery of basis rule for pension plans, 30269 [10OC]

S. Res. 305, authorize printing of report by the Senate Special Committee on Aging, 7486 [15AP]

S. Res. 305, printing of annual report of Special Committee on Aging, 801 [29JA]

S. Res. 344, housing programs budget authority, 2200 [18FE]

S. Res. 375, Social Security cost of living adjustments, 6563 [27MR]

S. Res. 400, retention of current law treatment of individual retirement accounts, 10088 [8MY]

S. Res. 401, retention of full tax deductibility status of contributions to individual retirement accounts, 10089 [8MY]

S. Res. 420, prompt payment of medicare claims, 12496 [4JN]

S.J. Res. 264, National Nursing Home Residents Day, 1917 [6FE], 5969 [21MR]

S.J. Res. 265, National Employ the Older Worker Week, 1918 [6FE], 3538 [4MR]

S.J. Res. 267, Older Americans Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Week, 5969 [21MR], 9740 [7MY]

S.J. Res. 276, National Day for Federal Retirees, 4310 [11MR]

S.J. Res. 280, National Alzheimer's Disease Month, 2738 [25FE], 8276 [22AP], 27509 [1OC]

S.J. Res. 281, Senior Center Week, 7307 [11AP], 9738 [7MY]

S.J. Res. 285, National Osteoporosis Awareness Week, 3351 [28FE], 4310 [11MR], 9111 [30AP]

S.J. Res. 315, Older Americans Month, 7020 [9AP], 7309 [11AP], 7356 [14AP]

S.J. Res. 317, National Hospice Month, 24661 [18SE]

S.J. Res. 380, require companies filing bankruptcy petitions to continue payments for retirees health insurance, 17834 [28JY]