AGED

Amendments

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: extend statute of limitations applicable to certain claims (H.R. 5794), 28694 [11OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: amend relative to employee group health plans (H.R. 5759), 29597, 29616 [16OC]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), 24176 [12SE], 24605 [14SE], 24668, 24678 [17SE], 24786, 24860 [18SE], 25087, 25088, 25090, 25092, 25094, 25095, 25096, 25097 [19SE], 25350, 25419 [24SE]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), 2746, 2751, 2752, 2780, 2781, 2790, 2826, 2827 [27FE], 2945, 2957, 2958, 2964, 2968, 2981, 2982, 2983, 2984, 3017, 3018, 3019 [28FE], 3110, 3121, 3123, 3127, 3131, 3134, 3144, 3152, 3157, 3219, 3220, 3221, 3222 [1MR]

Social Security: cut contribution rates and return to pay-as-you-go financing (S. 3167), 28103, 28116, 28143 [9OC], 36598 [27OC]

Analyses

Health and Long-Term Care Security Act (S. 2199), 2998 [28FE]

Independence for Older Americans Act (H.R. 4863), 11122 [18MY]

School-Based Meals for Older Individuals and Intergenerational Programs Act (H.R. 5926), 34454 [27OC]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 1430, National and Community Service Act, 28079 [8OC]

Articles and editorials

Aging—Trading Places, 19079-19081 [24JY]

Covering Physicians Must Bill in Their Own Name, HCFA Orders, 1069 [1FE]

Frenzy of Cuts in Medicare Plugs Deficit, 27869 [5OC]

Funding the Pepper Plan Without New Taxes, 9066 [1MY]

G. Landale Edson—Working Hard at Staying Busy, 1054 [1FE]

Get the Books Off the Burner, 28195 [10OC]

GOP's Social Security Tax Cut Phobia, 28101 [9OC]

Graham Plan Deserves Try, 28195 [10OC]

Graham's Goal Wise—End Tricks Take Social Security Off-Budget, 28193 [10OC]

Graham's Plan Deserves Support, 28193 [10OC]

Graham's Plan Would Protect the Social Security System, 28194 [10OC]

Hidden Crisis in Social Security, 7726 [20AP]

Hospital Bills Sickening in Content and Length, 15351 [22JN]

House Republicans Push Anew for Privatization of Social Security, 301 [24JA]

Innovative Proposal, 28193 [10OC]

Is It Time To Lower the Social Security Levy? Yes—Return to Pay-as-You-Go, 197 [23JA]

It Can Make You Bitter—or Better, 5687 [28MR]

It's a Matter of Trust, Rosty, 7727 [20AP]

Job Training for Older Workers, 35460 [26OC]

Medicare To Take Big Hit Under Budget Plan, 24393 [13SE]

Mentoring—Next Generation of Philadelphians Needs Help—Maybe From You, 2941 [28FE]

Moynihan and the Conservatives, 28100 [9OC]

Not Catastrophic but Bad Enough, 976 [31JA]

Profile of a Senior Activist—Marge McDonald, 24506 [14SE]

Public Pension Surpluses and National Saving—Foreign Experience, 14502-14506 [19JN]

Repeal of the Earnings Test Is Indeed Possible, 28109 [9OC]

Saving Social Security, 28194 [10OC]

Senator Graham—Protect Social Security; Separate From Budget, 28194 [10OC]

Seniors' Cry—Productive Lives After 65, 2907 [28FE]

Seniors—Stand Up and Be Counted, 13283 [7JN]

Slow Death—Life With Alzheimer's Is Often the Hardest on Families of the Sick, 9798-9800 [9MY]

Social Security Bill on Target, 28194 [10OC]

Social Security Lotto—Win Without a Ticket, 19771 [26JY]

Social Security Needs Cure, 28196 [10OC]

Social Security Safeguard, 28196 [10OC]

Stalking Rosty, 13448 [7JN], 13581 [11JN], 19771 [26JY]

Surplus Value, 13545 [11JN]

Taxes—Hidden Treasure, 301 [24JA]

Time to Strip the Camouflage, 28195 [10OC]

Up Against the Earnings Cap—Social Security Test Seen Having Little Impact on Work Decisions, 13448 [7JN]

Warning Signs at Social Security, 7725 [20AP]

Wisconsin as a Model—Savings and Dignity, 5644 [28MR]

Yes, Cut Social Security Taxes, 28100 [9OC]

Bills and resolutions

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: extend statute of limitations applicable to certain claims (see H.R. 5794)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: administrative proceeding relative to certain claims (see H.R. 4211)

———amend relative to employee group health plans (see H.R. 5759)

Bankruptcy: clarify provisions of law relative to time periods for timeshare plans (see S. 3130)

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (see S. 2602; H.R. 4770)

Developments in Aging—1989: authorizing printing of additional copies (see S. Res. 246)

Employee Benefits Equity Act: enact (see S. 2831)

Federal aid programs: grants for congregate services programs for certain individuals in federally assisted projects (see H.R. 4595)

Federal Interagency Advisory Council: establish to promote the use of older workers in Federal Government (see S. 3056)

Fire prevention: inclusion of appropriate fire safety features in housing for the elderly and handicapped (see H.R. 5414)

George C. Wallace Community College: funding for the construction of a fitness training facility (see S. 2812)

Health: improve health and enhance independence through research, training, and treatment (see H.R. 4863)

———improve nutrition (see S. 2509)

Health and Long-Term Care Security Act: enact (see S. 2199)

Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Act: enact (see S. 2189)

High Medicare Hospital Relief Act: enact (see S. 2972)

Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act: enact (see S. 2600)

Housing: expand the program of insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 3912)

———grants to certain local organizations, governments, and Indian tribes for home repairs for the elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3928)

Hunger: expand certain local commodity supplemental feeding programs to include the elderly (see S. 2289)

Independence for Older Americans Act: enact (see S. 2654)

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act: enact (see S. 2163)

Medicaid: nursing home requirements (see H.R. 5234)

———State options to provide community care to the elderly (see H.R. 3933)

Medicare: arbitration of medical malpractice claims brought by beneficiaries (see H.R. 4566)

———area wage index adjustments for inpatient hospital discharges (see S. 2801)

———assessment and adjustment of the coinsurance amount for post-hospital extended care services (see S. 3014)

———authorizing appropriations for counseling on benefits and health insurance (see H.R. 4994)

———carriers to publish medical review screens and associated screening parameters before applying for such screen and parameter (see H.R. 4572)

———collection of information on secondary payer situations from entities associated with employee group health plans (see S. 3074)

———coverage for annual screening mammography (see S. 2033; H.R. 3864)

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 2616)

———coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery (see S. 3178; H.R. 5736)

———coverage of in-home care (see H.R. 4173)

———coverage of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4483)

———coverage of screening mammography and colon-rectal screening examinations (see H.R. 4109)

———determination of amount of payments made to rehabilitation and long-term hospitals (see H.R. 4262)

———eliminate reimbursement differential between rural and urban hospitals (see S. 2214)

———eliminate reimbursement differential between rural and urban hospitals (H.R. 4274) (see H.R. 4274)

———equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (see H.R. 4481)

———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 4269)

———extend hospice benefits (see H.R. 3890)

———extend the income ceiling for qualified beneficiaries (see H.R. 4034)

———extend the period of continuous home health services (see H.R. 3891)

———extensions of expiring health related waiver of liability provisions (see S. 3076)

———filing claims of beneficiaries by nonparticipating physicians (see S. 3044)

———impose an excise tax relative to the issuance of certain supplement insurance policies (see H.R. 4242)

———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (see H.R. 3880)

———improve limitations on physician's charges for unassigned claims (see S. 3015)

———improve services relative to in-home respite care and home health services (see H.R. 4682)

———improve spousal protection and impoverishment benefits (see S. 3106)

———improve standards applying to supplemental health insurance policies (see S. 3020)

———inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 5348)

———nonparticipating physicians filing of patients' beneficiary claims (see H.R. 4772)

———nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (see H.R. 4041)

———offering of supplemental policies that incorporate managed care (see H.R. 5177)

———payment for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 3899, 4485)

———payment for home dialysis aides (see H.R. 5047)

———payment for services of physician assistants (see H.R. 4486)

———payment of interest on excess premiums collected (see H.R. 3881)

———periodic certification of the qualification of physicians as a condition of payment (see H.R. 4464)

———permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment (see H.R. 5961)

———protect beneficiaries purchasing a supplemental health insurance policy (see S. 2293)

———protect elderly and disabled beneficiaries from unwarranted increases in cost of supplemental insurance (see H.R. 3959)

———reduce waiting period for eligibility for disabled individuals (see H.R. 4154)

———reform regulation of supplemental policies (see H.R. 5626)

———relief from certain regulations relative to physicians' services (see S. 2591)

———requirements for extended care service (see H.R. 4627)

———resumption of certain case management demonstration projects (see S. 2958)

———supplemental insurance policy standards (see H.R. 4840)

———uniform national conversion factors for services of certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 2041)

———update the area wage index used to determine payments to hospitals for certain inpatient services (see H.R. 5097)

———voluntary agreements for coverage of State and local employees under medicare (see H.R. 4742)

Medicare Buy-In Prescription Drug Coverage Act: enact (see H.R. 4727)

Medicare Enhanced Benefits Act: enact (see S. 2766)

Medicare Home Benefits Improvement Act: enact (see S. 2246)

Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act: enact (see S. 2689)

Medicare Managed Care Act: enact (see S. 2931)

Medicare Managed Care Incentive Act: enact (see S. 2767)

Medicare/medicaid: dissemination of information to State medical boards (see H.R. 5451)

———funding for long-term health care services (see S. Con. Res. 125)

———nursing home reform provisions (see S. 3175)

———participation by beneficiaries in health care decisions affecting themselves (see H.R. 5067)

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: enact (see S. 2050, 2640; H.R. 4344)

Medigap Simplification Act: enact (see S. 2641)

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), waiving certain points of order against consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 524)

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 269; H.J. Res. 494, 532)

National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 371; H.J. Res. 650)

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 591)

National Senior Olympics: authorize the registration of the word olympics (see S. 2399)

———continuation (see S. 2398)

Nutrition: congregate services (see S. 3245)

Older Americans Act: amend to provide congregate nutrition services and intergenerational activities in schools (see H.R. 5926)

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 99; H. Con. Res. 276)

Older Americans' Freedom To Work Act: enact (see S. 2159)

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (see H.R. 3922, 3923)

———cost-of-living adjustments for certain Government retirement programs (see H.R. 3914)

———moratorium on employer revisions upon termination of single-employer defined benefit plans (see S. 2069)

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (see H.R. 4475)

Social Security: adjustments to income levels at which benefits are subject to income tax (see H.R. 4601)

———benefits relative to combined earnings during marriage (see H.R. 5103)

———budget treatment of trust fund (see H.R. 3937)

———budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 4503; H. Con. Res. 317)

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 5142)

———conditions in which additional years may be disregarded in determining average annual earnings relative to benefit amounts (see H.R. 5104)

———coverage under part B of medicare for air fluidized bead bed therapy in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5851)

———cut contribution rates and return to pay-as-you-go financing (see S. 3167)

———earnings test for recipients working for schools (see H.R. 5217)

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 4241)

———eligibility status for widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 5105)

———entitlement to benefits of deemed spouse and legal spouse (see S. 3151)

———establish lifecare long-term care program (see H.R. 4093)

———improve old age, survivors, disability insurance, and SSI benefits (see S. 2574)

———limit investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund in State and local obligations (see H.R. 5305)

———payroll taxes (see S. 2016)

———privatization proposals (see H. Res. 306)

———remove limitations on outside income earned by certain beneficiaries and additional financing of certain trust funds (see H.R. 4036)

———repeal scheduled tax increase (see H.R. 3857, 3865)

———tax treatment of married senior citizens and retirement test exemptions (see H.R. 4904)

———toll-free telephone hotline to provide information on medicare supplemental insurance (see H.R. 5845)

Social Security Act: amend to provide for miscellaneous and technical changes (see H.R. 5828)

Social Security Benefits Enhancement Act: enact (see S. 2026)

Social Security Transition Benefit Computation Act: enact (see S. 2975)

SSI: permit disabled and elderly people to maximize their independence (see S. 3102)

State Dependent Care Development Grants Act: extend and amend programs (see H.R. 4735)

Taxation: senior citizen credits for installation of fire safety devices in residences (see H.R. 5159)

———treatment of certain amounts used and services donated to long-term health care for the elderly (see H.R. 5189)

———treatment of the transfer of excess pension assets to retiree health accounts (see H.R. 4134)

White House Conference on Aging: convene (see S. Con. Res. 134; H. Con. Res. 333)

Youth: intergenerational activities in certain schools (see S. 3245)

Booklets

Understanding Medicare—A Guide for Children of Aging Parents: Republican staff of Committee on Aging (Special), 28125-28131 [9OC]

Cloture motions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), committee substitute, 24848 [18SE]

Court documents

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. June M. Betts: Dept. of Justice, 24655-24660 [17SE]

Descriptions

Improve standards applying to medicare supplemental health insurance policies (S. 3020), 23765 [11SE]

Improving Social Security old age, survivors, disability insurance, and SSI benefits (S. 2574), 9392 [3MY]

Updating the area wage index used to determine medicare payments to hospitals for certain inpatient services (H.R. 5097), 15057 [21JN]

Essays

Social Security Bite on Collegians: Michael J. Lavelle, 18120 [18JY]

Explanations

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (S. 1511), 27058-27061 [2OC]

Factsheets

Consumer Awareness of Medigap Insurance—Findings of a National Survey of Older Americans: American Association of Retired Persons, 1067 [1FE]

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act (S. 2163), 2423-2425 [22FE]

Social Security Administration's Workload, 7725 [20AP]

Forewords

Understanding Medicare—A Guide for Children of Aging Parents: Senator Heinz, 28125 [9OC]

History

St. John's Hospice, Lakewood, CO, 7633-7634 [19AP]

Letters

Age Discrimination In Employment Act: Wayne Zimmerman, Caterpillar Inc., 8325 [25AP]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: American Association of Retired Persons, 28693 [11OC]

———Evan J. Kemp, Jr., EEOC, 28693 [11OC]

———Linda G. Morra, GAO, 28692 [11OC]

Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care's recommendations: Representative Gradison, 3417 [5MR]

Disability benefits: Carolyn A. Betts, 27065 [2OC]

Health and Long-Term Care Security Act: Linda Jenckes, 2998 [28FE]

———Richard S. Schweiker, 2998 [28FE]

Health care: Brad and Michele Goerke, 17355 [13JY]

———C.J. Cornelius, Jr., 17356 [13JY]

Long-term disability benefits for employees: Aristotle Hutras, Ohio Retirement Study Commission, 25355 [24SE]

———Carl Leinonen, Maine State Employees Association, 25362 [24SE]

———Claude R. Perrier, Maine State Retirement System, 25355, 25362 [24SE]

Medicare and Social Security: Mark D. Siljander, 4966 [22MR]

———Representative Rostenkowski, 4967 [22MR]

Medicare reimbursement of nurse services in rural areas: New Mexico Nurse Practitioner Council, 2274 [21FE]

Medicare reimbursement policy: Michael A. Patmas, 17126 [11JY]

Medicare reimbursement process: Senator Pressler, 12306 [24MY]

Medicare reimbursement to physicians: William C. Mobley, 21882 [2AU]

Medigap supplementary insurance for aged: Margaret Hagaman, 2816 [27FE]

Montgomery County, PA, Retired Senior Volunteer Program: Henry Schleicher, 2941 [28FE]

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act: Dick Warden, UAW, 24665 [17SE]

———Donna T. Mundy, UNUM Corp., 24665 [17SE]

———Gibson D. Lewis, 24661 [17SE]

———Horace B. Deets, American Association of Retired Persons, 24664 [17SE]

———John J. Sheehan, United Steelworkers of America, 24665 [17SE]

———Robert J. Amman, Western Union, 24665 [17SE]

———Robert M. McGlotten, AFL-CIO, 24665 [17SE]

———UAW, 24662 [17SE]

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio v. June M. Betts: Carolyn A. Betts, 24660 [17SE]

Residents of Brethren Retirement Home writing group: Dominic C. Jollie, 25042 [19SE]

Rostenkowski's budget deficit reduction plan: Representative Houghton, 10602 [15MY]

School-Based Meals and Intergenerational Programs Act: National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, 34454 [27OC]

Social Security Board of Trustees: National Council of Senior Citizens, 6544 [3AP]

———Senators Moynihan and Bentsen, 6544 [3AP]

Social Security contribution rates: National Federation of Independent Business, 28100 [9OC]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 28100 [9OC]

Social Security earnings test: American Association of Retired Persons, 28107 [9OC]

———James B. Gergen, 28109 [9OC]

———L.H. Stahn, 28109 [9OC]

———National Alliance of Senior Citizens, Inc., 28107 [9OC]

———National Association of Retired Federal Employees, 28107 [9OC]

———National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, 28106 [9OC]

———Retired Officers Association, 28107 [9OC]

———Seniors Coalition, 28107 [9OC]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 28107 [9OC]

Social Security old age, survivors, disability insurance, and SSI benefits: American Association of Retired Persons, 9392 [3MY]

Social Security retirement benefits: Mr. and Mrs. James Batdorf, 2118 [21FE]

———Neil W. McCarthy, Sr., 2118 [21FE]

———William C. Rose, 2118 [21FE]

Lists

Contributions of Washington, DC, School Programs Involving Community Elders, 33983 [25OC]

Cosponsors of H.R. 3880, Medicare Improvement Act, 4316 [13MR]

Hospitals recommended by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as nondeserving of medicare accreditation, 19103 [24JY]

Impact on States of budget neutral financing of regional floor provision, 26670 [30SE]

Organizations supporting S. 2654, Independence for Older Americans Act, 11204 [18MY]

Social Security's notch case histories, 28117 [9OC]

Memorandums

Medigap Supplementary Insurance for Aged: Harold Halfin, 2816 [27FE]

Trends in Social Security Administration's Operational Workloads: Herbert R. Doggette, Jr., 7725 [20AP]

Memorials of legislature

California, 26909 [1OC]

Illinois, 11596 [22MY], 13406 [7JN]

Indiana, 4151 [9MR]

Louisiana, 18207 [19JY], 18547 [20JY]

Maine, 4243 [12MR], 4661 [20MR]

Michigan, 30090 [16OC]

North Carolina, 24594 [14SE]

Rhode Island, 1173 [5FE], 5124 [22MR]

South Carolina, 4151 [9MR]

Washington, 4508 [19MR]

Messages

Federal Council on Aging: President Bush, 16433 [28JN]

Motions

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), 3116 [1MR]

———enact (S. 1430), instruct conferees, 27736 [5OC]

———enact (S. 1430), recommit amendment, 2964 [28FE]

Papers

Long-Term Medical Care: National Long-Term Care Campaign (organization), 3572 [6MR]

Pollution in Our Environment: Sarah Scalise, 25042 [19SE]

Petitions

Berea, OH, City Council, 7341 [18AP]

Bozeman, MT, citizens, 24594 [14SE]

New Haven, CT, Board of Alderman, 9905 [9MY]

30th Infantry Division Association, 16897 [11JY]

Proclamations

California Community Residential Care Month: George Deukmejian, Governor of California, 12473 [24MY]

Questions

Age Discrimination in Employment Act's employee benefit plans, 24795 [18SE]

Remarks in House

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: extend statute of limitations applicable to certain claims (H.R. 5794), 27069 [10OC], 28690-28694 [11OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: administrative proceeding relative to certain claims (H.R. 4211), 3813 [7MR]

———amend relative to employee group health plans (H.R. 5759), 27070 [2OC], 30162 [17OC]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), 27055-27069 [2OC]

Alzheimer's Association: anniversary, 32608 [23OC]

Baltimore, MD: tribute to the John Booth Senior Center, 2280 [21FE]

Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care: report findings, 26017 [26SE]

Brooklyn Haitian Ralph and Good Shepherd, Inc.: tribute, 3428 [5MR]

Budget: impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27904 [6OC]

———proposed reduction in entitlements programs, 19785 [26JY]

———user fee proposal, 713 [30JA]

Clearfield County, PA: tribute to Blizard Box program, 13292 [7JN]

Clearwater, FL: opening of community center, 16820 [10JY]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (H.R. 4770), 9929, 9930 [9MY], 34479 [26OC]

Crestwood Village, NJ: tribute to Assistance Reference Referral Employment Services, 5784 [28MR]

Dept. of HHS: Community Achievement Award recipient, Blizzard Box Program, Clearfield County, PA, 13292 [7JN]

Diseases: funds Alzheimer's disease demonstration projects, 32772 [25OC]

Employment: clarify certain protections relative to employee benefit plans (H.R. 3200), 8325 [25AP], 23694 [10SE], 27068 [3OC]

———social service training employment programs, 4323 [13MR]

Enterprise, IL: tribute to Foster Grandparent Program, 9447 [3MY]

Federal aid programs: grants for congregate services programs for certain individuals in federally assisted projects (H.R. 4595), 8124, 8137 [24AP]

Federal employees: retirees' cost of living adjustments, 859 [30JA]

Gardner, MA: tribute to American Association of Retired Persons community, 13272 [7JN]

Health: assistance for caregivers, 23070 [3AU]

———improve the health and enhance the independence through research, training, and treatment (H.R. 4863), 11121 [18MY]

———long-term medical care, 12237 [24MY]

———medical care choices, 16181-16183 [28JN]

———medical care costs, 15439 [25JN]

———national care plan, 18818 [24JY]

———national care system, 3269 [5MR]

———patient visits to hospital emergency rooms, 30099 [17OC]

Housing: expand the program of insurance of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (H.R. 3912), 717 [30JA]

———grants to certain local organizations, governments, and Indian tribes for home repairs for the elderly and disabled (H.R. 3928), 992 [31JA]

———low-income facilities, 18595 [20JY]

———programs, 34121 [26OC]

———qualification requirements for older persons' housing (H.R. 3686), 448 [24JA]

Huron Woods Nursing Center: Health Care Association of Michigan's Facility Excellence Award, 27679 [4OC]

Kirtland Community College: tribute to Volunteer Incentive Service Credit Account Program, 8113 [24AP]

Long Island, NY: tribute to Senior Volunteer Recognition Award recipients, 30099 [17OC]

Louisville, KY: tribute to Foster Grandparent Program, 7386 [18AP]

Mahoning Valley, OH: tribute to Golden Age Senior Citizens of Local Union 1331, 15743 [26JN]

Massachusetts: medicare/medicaid payment shortfalls, 16609 [28JN]

McDonald, Marge: tribute, 24506 [14SE]

Medicaid: State options to provide community care to the elderly (H.R. 3933), 1093, 1108 [1FE]

Medicare: amend provisions relative to physician payment programs (H.R. 1811), 12588 [24MY]

———arbitration of medical malpractice claims brought by beneficiaries (H.R. 4566), 7404 [19AP], 7678 [20AP]

———budget reduction, 24207 [13SE]

———budget reductions, 2103 [20FE]

———catastrophic illness coverage, 17125 [11JY], 17508 [13JY], 23118 [15AU], 25513 [24SE]

———coverage of annual screening mammography (H.R. 3864), 471 [24JA]

———coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery (H.R. 5736), 26452 [27SE]

———coverage of in-home care (H.R. 4173), 3256 [1MR]

———coverage of nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (H.R. 4483), 20252 [27JY]

———determination of amount of payments made to rehabilitation and long-term hospitals (H.R. 4262), 4386 [14MR]

———eliminate reimbursement differential between rural and urban hospitals (H.R. 4274), 4383 [14MR]

———equalize the standardized amounts paid to hospitals in rural and urban areas (H.R. 4481), 6839 [4AP]

———establish the Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (H.R. 4269), 4406 [14MR]

———extend hospice benefits (H.R. 3890), 480 [24JA]

———extend the income ceiling for qualified beneficiaries (H.R. 4034), 2120 [21FE]

———extend the period of continuous home health services (H.R. 3891), 480 [24JA]

———fraudulent medical screening tests, 1494 [7FE]

———hospital accreditation standards, 19103 [24JY]

———impact of deficit reduction agreement, 24761 [17SE], 25041 [19SE], 27042, 27044, 27045 [2OC], 27262, 27266 [3OC], 27615, 27616, 27620, 27623, 27625, 27626, 27629, 27630, 27640 [4OC], 27875 [5OC], 30965 [18OC], 31911 [22OC], 31974 [25OC], 35241 [26OC]

———impose an excise tax relative to the issuance of certain supplement insurance policies (H.R. 4242), 4476 [15MR]

———impose an excise tax relative to the issuance of certain supplemental insurance policies (H.R. 4242), 24634 [14SE]

———improve hospice care, screening mammography, and certain home health services (H.R. 3880), 453 [24JA], 485 [24JA], 1465 [7FE]

———inpatient hospital services (H.R. 5348), 22099 [2AU]

———medigap supplementary insurance premiums, 1464 [6FE]

———nonparticipating physicians filing of patients' beneficiary claims (H.R. 4772), 9940 [9MY]

———nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services in rural areas (H.R. 4041), 2260, 2273 [21FE]

———payment for home dialysis aides (H.R. 5047), 14104 [14JN]

———payment for services of physician assistants (H.R. 4486), 6838, 6873 [4AP]

———payment of interest on excess premiums collected (H.R. 3881), 470 [24JA]

———payments to hospitals, 9111 [1MY]

———periodic certification of the qualification of physicians as a condition of payment (H.R. 4464), 6831 [4AP]

———permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment (H.R. 5961), 37094 [27OC]

———President's budget proposal, 719 [30JA]

———proposed reductions in spending, 22028 [2AU]

———reimbursement to hospitals, 15351 [22JN]

———reimbursement to rural health care providers, 2618 [26FE]

———requirements for extended care service (H.R. 4627), 8307 [25AP]

———respiratory therapy (H.R. 4095), 2489 [22FE]

———supplemental insurance policy standards (H.R. 4840), 19114 [25JY]

———update the area wage index used to determine payments to hospitals for certain inpatient services (H.R. 5097), 15057 [21JN]

———waste, fraud and mismanagement in program, 16079 [27JN]

———waste and abuse in program, 16885 [11JY]

Medicare Buy-In Prescription Drug Coverage Act: enact (H.R. 4727), 9445 [3MY]

Medicare/medicaid: anniversary, 947 [31JY], 960 [1AU], 20554 [30JY], 20697, 20698, 20699, 20700, 20701, 20702, 20704 [31JY]

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: enact (H.R. 4344), 4949 [21MR]

———enact (H.R. 4840), 11415 [21MY]

Miami, FL: dedication of Louis C. Fischer Alzheimer's Day Care Center, 1203 [5FE]

———tribute to Family Friends Project, 23688 [10SE]

———tribute to United Seniors, 957 [1AU]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), 27736 [5OC], 30137 [17OC]

———enact (S. 1430), conference report, 33619-33628 [24OC]

———enact (S. 1430), passed in lieu of H.R. 4330, 24265 [13SE]

———enact (S. 1430), Senate amendments, 26308 [27SE]

———enact (S. 1430), waiving certain points of order against consideration of conference report (H. Res. 524)-33610, 33616 [24OC]

National Center on Elder Abuse: establish (H.R. 220), 9434 [3MY]

National Employ the Older American Week: observance, 4323 [13MR]

National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week: designate (H.J. Res. 650), 24530 [14SE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 591), 17821 [17JY]

New Haven, CT: Jewish Home for the Aged, 4956 [21MR]

New Oxford, PA: tribute to residents of Brethren Retirement Home, 25042 [19SE]

New York: anniversary of Kittay House, 14277 [14JN]

New York, NY: tribute to Chapin Home for the Aged, 12103 [23MY]

———tribute to Chapin Home for the Aging, 11091 [17MY]

———tribute to Jewish Association for Services for the Aged, 7660 [19AP]

———tribute to the Middletown Plaza Senior Citizen Center, 9283 [2MY]

Oakland, CA: tribute to the Private Industry Council, 5552 [27MR]

Older Americans Act: amend to provide congregate nutrition services and intergenerational activities in schools (H.R. 5926), 34454, 34455 [27OC]

———anniversary, 17439 [13JY]

———anniversary (H. Con. Res. 276), 3073 [1MR], 3246 [1MR], 6176 [2AP]

Older Americans Month: observance, 9117 [2MY], 11104 [17MY]

Pensions: cost of living adjustments for persons under civil service and military retirement plans (H.R. 3922), 876 [31JA]

———cost-of-living adjustments for Federal retirees (H.R. 3914), 1471 [7FE], 1492 [7FE], 1715 [7FE], 3056 [28FE], 13456 [7JN], 25563 [25SE], 26461 [27SE]

———economic stability status, 14304 [14JN]

Physician Regulatory Relief and Improvement Act: enact (H.R. 4475), 6874 [4AP]

Political parties: partisan views on national issues, 1495 [7FE]

Queens County, NY: anniversary of Hillcrest Jewish Center, 23512 [6SE]

———tribute to Deepdale Gardens Community Center, 7360 [18AP]

Rain Home Attendant Services, Inc., New York, NY: tribute, 6609 [3AP]

Reading, PA: tribute to Berks County Senior Citizen's Center, 31446 [20OC]

Religion: tribute to Southern California Presbyterian Homes, 8146 [24AP]

Retired Senior Volunteer Program: tribute, 8812 [30AP]

Senior Citizen Nutrition Program: tribute, 13449 [7JN]

Senior Citizens Day: observance, 7654 [19AP]

Service Credit Volunteer Consortium: tribute, 23074 [3AU]

Smithsonian Senior Service: establish (H.R. 3661), 467 [24JA]

Social Security: benefit computation rules (H.R. 2707), 8813 [30AP]

———benefits of divorced spouses, 6617, 6618 [4AP]

———benefits relative to combined earnings during marriage (H.R. 5103), 15059 [21JN]

———budget treatment of trust fund, 11, 12 [23JA], 891 [31JA]

———budget treatment of trust fund (H.R. 3937), 262 [24JA], 1103 [1FE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, 1487, 1488, 1491, 1493, 1495 [7FE], 2699 [27FE], 3078 [1MR], 3839 [8MR], 4359-4361 [14MR], 4419 [15MR], 5768 [28MR], 6618, 6619, 6620 [4AP], 15373 [22JN]

———budget treatment of trust funds (H.R. 4503), 6867 [4AP]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 490 [24JA], 13911 [13JN], 14014 [13JN], 14674, 14681 [19JN], 14698 [21JN], 14699 [20JN]-14701 [19JN], 14722 [20JN], 14874 [20JN], 16096 [27JN], 16104 [28JN], 17332 [12JY], 32620 [23OC], 33851 [25OC]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 1060), 14697 [26JN], 14698 [20JN]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 5142), 15375 [22JN]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R. 917), 2117 [21FE], 14697 [22JN], 14698 [21JN], 25281 [21SE]

———conditions in which additional years may be disregarded in determining average annual earnings relative to benefit amounts (H.R. 5104), 15059 [21JN]

———cost-of-living adjustments, 17206 [12JY]

———cost-of-living increase, 24207 [13SE], 26564 [28SE]

———cost-of-living-adjustment freeze, 6616, 6618, 6622 [4AP]

———creation of Republican task force to protect, 1490 [7FE]

———earnings test for recipients working for schools (H.R. 5217), 16103 [28JN]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2460), 890 [31JA], 2907 [28FE], 10611, 10612 [16MY], 10812 [16MY], 11096, 11104 [17MY], 19101 [24JY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 4241), 4246 [12MR]

———eligibility status for widow's or widower's insurance benefits (H.R. 5105), 15059 [21JN]

———eliminate earnings limit for the elderly who are employed, 9203 [2MY]

———establish lifecare long-term care program (H.R. 4093), 2488 [22FE]

———income level limitation for recipients, 9824 [9MY]

———indexing base amount for taxation of benefits, 12105 [23MY]

———Lifecare Long-Term Care Program (H.R. 4093), 2863 [27FE]

———mail-order solicitation to the elderly relative to benefit reduction, 21239 [1AU]

———medicare fraud, 26151 [26SE]

———payroll taxes, 13 [23JA], 891 [31JA], 3445 [6MR], 4419 [15MR]

———remove limitations on outside income earned by certain beneficiaries and provide additional financing of certain trust funds (H.R. 4036), 2262 [21FE]

———repeal scheduled tax increases (H.R. 3857), 250, 268 [24JA], 505 [25JA]

———repeal scheduled tax increases (H.R. 3865), 240 [23JA]

———tax treatment of married senior citizens and retirement test exemptions (H.R. 4904), 12516 [24MY]

———toll-free telephone hotline to provide information on Medicare supplemental insurance (H.R. 5845), 30110 [17OC]

Social Security Act: amend to provide for miscellaneous and technical changes (H.R. 5828), 29464 [15OC]

Social Security Administration: improve access by telephone (H.R. 4051), 2264 [21FE]

Social Security Transitional Benefit Computation Act: discharge petition, 6602 [3AP]

State Dependent Care Development Grants Act: extend and amend programs (H.R. 4735), 9449 [3MY]

White House Conference on Aging: convene (H. Con. Res. 333), 15460 [25JN], 15462 [27JN]-15463 [25JN], 15524 [25JN]

———support (H. Con. Res. 333), 12102 [23MY]

Woonsocket, RI: tribute to Agatha's Senior Citizens Center, 6608 [3AP]

———tribute to Sacred Heart Senior Citizen Club, 6609 [3AP]

———tribute to St. Joseph's Senior Citizen Club, 6836 [4AP]

———tribute to St. Louis Senior Citizens Club, 6843 [4AP]

Remarks in Senate

Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act: extend statute of limitations applicable to certain claims (H.R. 5794), 30955 [18OC]

Age Discrimination in Employment Act: administrative proceeding relative to certain claims (H.R. 4211), 23364 [4AU]

———amend relative to employee group health plans (H.R. 5759), 29597 [16OC]

———amend (S. 1293), 6897 [5AP], 16209 [28JN]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), 1451 [6FE], 6897 [5AP], 13420 [7JN], 23364 [4AU], 23785 [11SE], 24178 [12SE], 24334 [13SE], 24607 [14SE], 24649, 24653-24669 [17SE], 24785-24790, 24794-24796 [18SE], 25350-25370 [24SE], 25749 [25SE]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), unanimous-consent agreement, 24189 [12SE]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), unanimous-consent request, 25068 [19SE]

———clarify protection relative to employee benefit plans (S. 1511), vitiation of cloture vote, 25195 [20SE]

Alzheimer's Association: anniversary, 23516 [10SE]

Banks and banking: cashing of government checks by low-income and elderly nondepositors, 14765, 14790-14796 [20JN], 15917-15922 [27JN]

Betts, June: age discrimination case, 24334 [13SE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Senior Hall of Fame inductee, 7640 [19AP]

———tribute to volunteer efforts of senior citizens, 9488 [4MY]

California Community Residential Care Month: observance, 12473 [24MY]

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act: enact (S. 2602), 9794-9802 [9MY], 26366 [27SE], 33314 [23OC]

Employee Benefits Equity Act: enact (S. 2831), 16763 [10JY]

Federal Interagency Advisory Council: establish to promote the use of older workers in Federal Government (S. 3056), 24598 [14SE]

Foster Grandparent Program: anniversary (S. Con. Res. 136), 12441, 12476 [24MY]

Foundation for Wesley Homes: tribute, 7841 [20AP], 8101 [24AP]

George C. Wallace Community College: funding for the construction of a fitness training facility (S. 2812), 16452 [28JN]

Health: catastrophic illness coverage, 2599 [26FE]

———day care, 19079 [24JY]

———improve nutrition (S. 2509), 8092 [24AP]

———long-term care, 5687 [28MR]

Health and Long-Term Care Security Act: enact (S. 2199), 2997 [28FE]

Health care: national outlook, 17354, 17359 [13JY]

Health Care Food Service Week: observance, 28238 [10OC]

Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Act: enact (S. 2189), 2812-2815, 2817 [27FE], 3802 [7MR]

High Medicare Hospital Relief Act: enact (S. 2972), 22844 [3AU]

Homeless: assistance, 14754 [20JN]

Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act: enact (S. 2600), 9784-9793 [9MY], 10323 [15MY]

Housing: needs of aged, 14440 [18JN]

Hunger: expand certain local commodity supplemental feeding programs to include the elderly (S. 2289), 4178 [9MR]

Independence for Older Americans Act: enact (S. 2654), 11203 [18MY]

Lakewood, CO: tribute to St. John's Hospice, 7632 [19AP]

Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act: enact (S. 2163), 2413 [22FE]

Medicare: area wage index adjustments for inpatient hospital discharges (S. 2801), 16049 [27JN]

———assessment and adjustment of the coinsurance amount for post-hospital extended care services (S. 3014), 23571 [10SE]

———catastrophic care, 913 [31JA]

———collection of information on secondary payer situations from entities associated with employee group health plans (S. 3074), 25071 [19SE]

———coverage for annual screening mammography (S. 2033), 814 [30JA]

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (S. 2616), 10184 [11MY]

———coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery (S. 3178), 28227 [10OC]

———eliminate reimbursement differential between rural and urban hospitals (S. 2214), 3191-3193 [1MR], 3289 [5MR]

———extensions of expiring health related waiver of liability provisions (S. 3076), 25074 [19SE]

———filing claims of beneficiaries by nonparticipating physicians (S. 3044), 24435 [13SE]

———impact of deficit reduction agreement, 27465 [4OC], 28034 [8OC], 36531 [27OC]

———improve limitations on physician's charges for unassigned claims (S. 3015), 23571 [10SE]

———improve spousal protection and impoverishment benefits (S. 3106), 25795 [25SE]

———improve standards applying to supplemental health insurance policies (S. 3020), 23763 [11SE]

———part B deductible, 30645-30652 [18OC]

———protect beneficiaries purchasing a supplemental health insurance policy (S. 2293), 4187 [9MR]

———provisions of continuing resolution (H.J. Res. 655), 26669 [30SE]

———reimbursement process, 12306 [24MY]

———relief from certain regulations relative to physicians' services (S. 2591), 9610-9612 [8MY]

———resumption of certain case management demonstration projects (S. 2958), 21845-21848 [2AU]

———uniform national conversion factors for services of certified registered nurse anesthetists (S. 2041), 829 [30JA]

Medicare Enhanced Benefits Act: enact (S. 2766), 15185 [21JN]

Medicare Home Benefits Improvement Act: enact (S. 2246), 3770 [7MR]

Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act: enact (S. 2689), 12407, 12409 [24MY]

Medicare Managed Care Incentive Act: enact (S. 2767), 15185 [21JN]

Medicare/medicaid: anniversary, 20362 [30JY], 20693 [31JY]

———funding for long-term health care services (S. Con. Res. 125), 9182 [2MY]

———nursing home reform provisions (S. 3175), 28141 [9OC], 28583 [11OC]

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act: enact (S. 2050), 1065-1067, 1068 [1FE]

———enact (S. 2640), 10769, 10773 [16MY]

Medigap Simplification Act: enact (S. 2641), 10774 [16MY]

Minot, ND: Senior Citizens League anniversary, 21884 [2AU]

National and Community Service Act: enact (S. 1430), 1789 [8FE], 2533-2559 [26FE], 2731-2753, 2778-2794 [27FE], 2940-2991 [28FE], 3110, 3111-3127, 3131-3167 [1MR], 3565 [6MR], 28078 [8OC], 30253 [17OC]

———enact (S. 1430), conference report, 29580-29594 [16OC]

———enact (S. 1430), modification of amendment, 2840 [27FE]

———enact (S. 1430), unanimous-consent agreement, 1993 [20FE]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: designate (S.J. Res. 269), 3553 [6MR]

National Institute on Aging: research on women in aging, 31202 [19OC]

National Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week: designate (S.J. Res. 371), 26403 [27SE]

National Retiree Volunteer Center: tribute, 2598 [26FE]

National Senior Citizens Day: designate (H.J. Res. 591), 18248 [19JY]

National Senior Olympics: authorize the registration of the word olympics (S. 2399), 6519 [3AP]

———continuation (S. 2398), 6519 [3AP], 22911 [3AU]

North Providence, RI: Community Achievement Award to the Senior Center Partnership, 11620 [22MY]

Nutrition: congregate services (S. 3245), 33983 [25OC]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, 17432 [13JY]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 99), 3218 [1MR], 22965 [3AU]

———program funding, 28860, 28861 [12OC]

Older Americans' Freedom To Work Act: enact (S. 2159), 2402-2404 [22FE], 2828 [27FE], 6806 [4AP]

Pensions: moratorium on employer revisions upon termination of single-employer defined benefit plans (S. 2069), 1163 [5FE]

Prescription drugs: cost of certain generic drugs, 20967-20970 [1AU]

Public welfare: donation of food products to needy individuals, 3121 [1MR]

Rehabilitation Act: competitive grant process, 28859 [12OC]

Senior Citizen Internship Program: tribute, 13852 [13JN]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust fund, 301 [24JA], 510 [25JA]

———budget treatment of trust funds, 3027 [28FE], 7724 [20AP], 7864, 7873 [23AP], 14131, 14145, 14153-14155 [14JN], 14491, 14495, 14501-14509 [19JN], 30637-30640 [18OC]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, 8700 [27AP], 23307 [4AU], 28116-28123 [9OC]

———cut contribution rates and return to pay-as-you-go financing (S. 3167), 28085-28123 [9OC], 28175-28197 [10OC]

———entitlement to benefits of deemed spouse and legal spouse (S. 3151), 27009 [2OC]

———improve old age, survivors, disability insurance, and SSI benefits (S. 2574), 9390-9393 [3MY]

———medicare restructuring, 24387, 24391-24393 [13SE]

———payroll taxes, 510 [25JA], 13545 [11JN], 20264-20266 [30JY]

———payroll taxes (S. 2016), 195-198 [23JA], 278 [24JA], 1172 [5FE]

———prescription discounts under medicaid, 30721 [18OC]

———protect title II benefit levels (S. 37), 8411 [26AP]

———report by Advisory Council on Social Security, 20264-20266 [30JY]

Social Security Notch Adjustment Act: enact (S. 1212), 5124 [22MR]

Social Security Transition Benefit Computation Act: enact (S. 2975), 22853 [3AU]

SSI: permit disabled and elderly people to maximize their independence (S. 3102), 25395, 25398 [24SE]

Volunteer workers: tribute to Family Friends program, 7634 [19AP]

White House Conference on Aging: convene (S. Con. Res. 134), 11787 [23MY], 12323 [24MY], 14866 [20JN]

Wisconsin: home and community-based long-term care program, 5644 [28MR]

Youth: intergenerational activities in certain schools (S. 3245), 33983 [25OC]

Reports

Health Care: Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care (dissenting views), 25839-25841 [26SE]

Medicare Case Management Demonstration Pilot: Key Care Health Resources, Inc., 21848 [2AU]

———Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, 21846 [2AU]

Older Americans Act: Committee on Ways and Means, 3074 [1MR]

Senior Citizen Internship Program: Fern Stringham, 13853-13854 [13JN]

Social Security—the Trust Fund Accumulation, the Economy, and the Federal Budget: GAO (excerpt), 195 [23JA]

Reports by conference committees

National and Community Service Act (S. 1430), 30137-30162 [17OC]

Reports filed

Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amendment: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 1511) (S. Rept. 101-263), 7038 [5AP]

Biomedical and Health Services Relative to Alzheimer's Disease: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 2602) (S. Rept. 101-512), 28138 [9OC]

Clarify Certain Protections for the Elderly Relative to Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 3200) (H. Rept. 101-664), 22525 [3AU]

Developments in Aging, 1989: Committee on Aging (Special) (S. Rept. 101-249), 3525 [6MR]

———Committee on Rules (S. Res. 246), 2796 [27FE]

Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 2600) (S. Rept. 101-435), 23569 [10SE]

Miscellaneous and Technical Amendments to Social Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (H.R. 5828) (H. Rept. 101-899), 31068 [18OC]

National and Community Service Act: committee of conference (S. 1430) (S. Rept. 101-893), 30250 [17OC]

National Senior Olympics Continuation: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (S. 2398) (S. Rept. 101-419), 22832 [3AU]

Older Americans Act Anniversary: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. Con. Res. 99), 22832 [3AU]

Waiving Points of Order Against Consideration of Conference Report on S. 1430, National and Community Service Act: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 524) (H. Rept. 101-930), 32710, 33167 [23OC]

White House Conference on Aging: Committee on Education and Labor (H. Con. Res. 333) (H. Rept. 101-554), 15466 [25JN]

Resolutions by organizations

California Community Residential Care Month: California State Assembly, 12473 [24MY]

———California State Senate, 12473 [24MY]

Social Security's earnings penalties for retirement age individuals: San Diego County, CA, Board of Supervisors, 19101 [24JY]

Statements

Age Discrimination Case of June Betts: Carolyn Betts, 24335 [13SE]

Health and Long-Term Care Security Act: Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, 2998 [28FE]

Health Care: Karol Osterloh, 17354 [13JY]

———Leslie Schlake, 17358 [13JY]

———Richard Raymond, 17357 [13JY]

———Terry Null, 17357 [13JY]

Medicare/Medicaid Program: Lyndon B. Johnson, 947 [31JY]

Melt the Snow Cap—Turn Seniors Loose To Earn: Representative Donald E. Lukens, 890 [31JA]

Oakland, CA, Private Industry Council: Harold Mitchell, 5552 [27MR]

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 27061 [2OC]

———Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, 24667 [17SE]

———Senator Pryor, 24663 [17SE]

Social Security Contribution Rates: Richard Ron, 28102 [9OC]

Social Security Payroll Taxes: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 28086 [9OC]

Struggle Faced by Homeless People: Senator Levin, 16946 [11JY]

Tribute to the Senior Citizens of Guam: Delegate Blaz, 10592 [15MY]

Volunteer Protection in Negligence Lawsuits: Gordon MacDougall, 2950 [28FE]

Summaries

Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act (H.R. 4770), 9930-9931 [9MY]

Excise Tax Relative to the Issuance of Certain Supplemental Health Insurance Policies (H.R. 4242), 24635 [14SE]

Frail Elderly Community Care Amendments (H.R. 3933), 1094 [1FE]

Improve Medicare Coverage of Hospice Care, Screening Mammography, and Certain Home Health Services (H.R. 3880), 486 [24JA]

Independence for Older Americans Act (S. 2654), 11203 [18MY]

Independent Living Trust and Contributions Provisions (S. 3102), 25397 [24SE]

Job Training Partnership Act Amendment Relative to Older Workers, 35459 [26OC]

Long-Term Disability Benefits of S. 1511, Clarifying Age Discrimination in Employment Act Relative to Employee Benefit Plans, 25355, 25361 [24SE]

Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (S. 2640), 10772 [16MY]

Medigap Simplification Act (S. 2641), 10776 [16MY]

Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (S. 1511), 24655 [17SE]

Resumption of Certain Medicare Case Management Demonstration Projects (S. 2958), 21847 [2AU]

Social Security Lifecare Long-Term Care Program (H.R. 4093), 2863-2864 [27FE]

Social Security Protection Act (H.R. 3937), 1104 [1FE]

Substitute Proposal for S. 1511, Clarifying Age Discrimination in Employment Act Relative to Employee Benefit Plans, 25352, 25363 [24SE]

Tables

Medicare SMI premium, 27629 [4OC]

1989 increases in price of medigap supplementary insurance, by State, 1464 [6FE]

Social Security Integrity and Tax Reduction Act support statistics (sundry), 1072 [1FE]

Social Security pay-as-you-go transition, 28088 [9OC]

Testimonies

Medigap supplementary insurance for aged: Troy Keeling, 2815 [27FE]

Social Security Reserve Level: Richard S. Schweiker, 28096 [9OC]

Social Security Trust Fund: Robert J. Myers, 196 [23JA]

Social Security Trust Funds: Anne C. Canfield and Stuart J. Sweet, 3882-3885 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 276, anniversary of Older Americans Act, 3074 [1MR]

H. Con. Res. 333, convene White House Conference on Aging, 15460 [25JN]

H. Res. 524, waiving certain points of order against consideration of the conference report on the National and Community Service Act (S. 1430), 33616 [24OC]

H.J. Res. 591, National Senior Citizens Day, 17821 [17JY]

H.R. 3014, medicare post-hospital extended care services, 23571 [10SE]

H.R. 3865, repeal scheduled Social Security tax increases, 240 [23JA]

H.R. 3935, medicaid coverage of hospice care, 1106 [1FE]

H.R. 4051, Social Security Telephone Access Act, 2264 [21FE]

H.R. 4241, elimination of Social Security earnings test for retirement age individuals, 4246 [12MR]

H.R. 4595, grants for congregate services programs for certain individuals in federally assisted projects, 8124 [24AP]

H.R. 5759, amend Age Discrimination in Employment Act relative to employee group health plans, 27070 [2OC]

H.R. 5794, Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act, 28693 [11OC]

H.R. 5961, permit beneficiaries to obtain upgraded items of equipment, 37094 [27OC]

S. 1430, National and Community Service Act, 2521-2533 [26FE], 2732-2746 [27FE], 3167-3183 [1MR], 24265-24295 [13SE]

S. 1511, clarify older workers protection relative to employee benefit plans, 27055-27061 [2OC]

S. 1511, clarify protection in Age Discrimination in Employment Act relative to employee benefit plans, 24649-24653 [17SE], 25368-25370 [24SE]

S. 2016, Social Security payroll taxes, 196 [23JA]

S. 2033, medicare coverage for annual screening mammography, 815 [30JA]

S. 2041, uniform national conversion factors for services of certified registered nurse anesthetists under medicare, 829 [30JA]

S. 2050, Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, 1067 [1FE]

S. 2069, moratorium on employer revisions upon termination of single-employer defined benefit pension plans, 1164 [5FE]

S. 2159, Older Americans' Freedom To Work Act, 2403 [22FE]

S. 2163, Lifecare Long-Term Care Protection Act, 2415-2423 [22FE]

S. 2189, Health Insurance Counseling and Assistance Act, 2813 [27FE]

S. 2246, Medicare Home Benefits Improvement Act, 3771-3774 [7MR]

S. 2574, improve old age, survivors, disability insurance, and SSI benefits, 9391 [3MY]

S. 2591, medicare relief from certain regulations relative to physicians' services, 9611 [8MY]

S. 2600, Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act, 9785-9791 [9MY]

S. 2602, Comprehensive Alzheimer's Assistance, Research, and Education Act, 9794-9798 [9MY]

S. 2640, Medigap Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, 10769-10772 [16MY]

S. 2641, Medigap Simplification Act, 10774-10776 [16MY]

S. 2689, Medicare Home Hemodialysis Improvement Act, 12408 [24MY]

S. 2766, Medicare Enhanced Benefits Act, 15186, 15190 [21JN]

S. 2767, Medicare Managed Care Incentive Act, 15190 [21JN]

S. 2801, area wage index adjustments for medicare inpatient hospital discharges (S. 2801), 16049 [27JN]

S. 2831, Employee Benefits Equity Act, 16764 [10JY]

S. 2958, resumption of certain medicare case management demonstration projects, 21847 [2AU]

S. 3015, medicare limitations on physician's charges for unassigned claims, 23572 [10SE]

S. 3020, improve standards applying to medicare supplemental health insurance policies, 23763-23765 [11SE]

S. 3056, Federal Senior Citizen Personnel Support Council Act, 24598 [14SE]

S. 3074, collection of information on medicare secondary payer situations from entities associated with employee group health plans, 25072 [19SE]

S. 3102, permit disabled and elderly people to maximize independence from SSI, 25396 [24SE]

S. 3106, Spousal Impoverishment Improvement Act, 25796 [25SE]

S. 3149, medicare coverage for air fluidized bead bed therapy in nursing facilities, 27008 [2OC]

S. 3151, entitlement to Social Security benefits of deemed spouse and legal spouse, 27009 [2OC]

S. 3178, medicare coverage of eyeglasses provided with intraocular lenses following cataract surgery, 28227 [10OC]

S. Con. Res. 99, Older Americans Act anniversary, 3218 [1MR], 22966 [3AU]

S. Con. Res. 125, medicare/medicaid funding for long-term health care services, 9182 [2MY]

S. Con. Res. 134, convene a White House Conference on Aging, 11787 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 136, anniversary of the Foster Grandparent Program, 12440 [24MY]

S. Res. 246, authorizing printing of additional copies of Developments in Aging, 1989, 3231 [1MR]

S. Res. 246, authorizing printing of additional copies of Developments in Aging—1989, 2229 [21FE]

S.J. Res. 269, National Employ the Older Worker Week, 3553 [6MR]