SOCIAL SECURITY related term(s) Public Welfare Programs; Social Security

Amendments

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1227), S13007 [16SE]

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17988 [23NO], S18184, S18485 [26NO], H10366 [18NO], H10532, H10533, H10534, H10538 [19NO]

Analyses

American Health Quality Act (S. 1836), S14915 [17OC]

Health Care Services to Medically Underserved Areas (S. 773), S4127 [22MR]

Medicaid Glideslope Act (S. 1211), S7031 [4JN]

Medicare Coverage for Certain Preventive Care Items and Services (S. 1212), S7032 [4JN]

Medicare Coverage for Individuals Receiving Unemployment Benefits (H.R. 1492), E989 [19MR]

Medicare Preventive Benefits Act (S. 1231), S7307 [6JN]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 3037), E2716 [25JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3595, medicaid moratorium amendments, H11485 [26NO]

Articles and editorials

At a Divided White House, Sununu Is Wary, While Darman Calls for Action, S8495 [24JN]

Big Insurer Offers Medical Screening as Part of Policy, S8098 [19JN]

Boise Experience Puts Companies' Focus on Canada, S15269 [25OC]

Bush's Mysterious Medicaid Plan—Low-Income Buy-In, Noted in Debate, Points to Costly Expansion, S16479 [13NO]

Changes in Rules on Medicaid Funding Could Lead to Tax Hike, Cuts in Benefits, S12897 [12SE]

Cure is Elusive, S15270 [25OC]

Dallas/Texas—State Tops List in Refusing Medicaid, S15293 [28OC]

Deja Views, S4681 [18AP]

Diagnosing the Vote—The Wofford Win Showed That Concern About Health Care Has Become a Fever, S16664 [14NO]

Don't Cut That Social Security Tax, S4936 [24AP]

Employers' Health Costs Surge 13 Percent, S16481 [13NO]

Farm Bureau Presses for Health Insurance Deduction, S16149 [7NO]

Finding a Way To Give Young, as Well as Old, Social Security, E901 [12MR]

Health Benefits Found To Deter Job Switching, S13875 [27SE]

Health Care Is in Crisis, S15266 [25OC]

Health Care—Fire Out of Control, S18114 [25NO]

Health Plan Wins Major Support—Big Companies, Labor, Ex-Presidents Endorse Pay or Play Overhaul, S16485 [13NO]

HHS Secretary Urges Doctors To Curb Costs—Citizens May Demand ``Government Takeover,'' AMA Meeting Warned, S8494 [24JN]

High Cost of Rare Diseases—When Patients Can't Afford To Buy Lifesaving Drugs, E2435 [27JN]

Hospital Cost Containment in the 1980's—Hard Lessons Learned and Prospects for the 1990's, E2305 [20JN]

Ills of the Nation's Health Care System Are Pulling GOP Into Search for Cures, S8495 [24JN]

Late Starter in Medicaid, Arizona Shows the Way, E3005 [12SE]

Many Americans Cross the Border for Cheaper Health Care in Canada, S16484 [13NO]

Many Rejected for Welfare Aid Over Paperwork, S15295 [28OC]

Medicaid Backlog—What's Needed is a Change of Attitude About the Poor, S15294 [28OC]

Medicaid's Malady, S18392-S18394 [26NO]

Medicare Fraud Said to Cost Hundreds of Millions, S14319 [3OC]

Need Isn't Enough to Get Public Aid—Arkansas Applicants Often Unable to Meet Other Criteria, Mark Oswald and Anne Farris, S15294 [28OC]

New Family Bill Is Better Than Nothing, H9737 [13NO]

Nose Thumbing, E1169 [10AP]

One Family's Struggle With Gaucher's Disease, E2436 [27JN]

Overhauling Medicare, S15050 [23OC]

President Defers Action on a Plan To Buy and Distribute Vaccines, S8494 [24JN]

Put the Aid Back in Medicaid, S18391 [26NO]

Real Health-Care Fixes, E3006 [12SE]

``Refugee'' Doctor Says Care Has Eroded, S15270 [25OC]

Richards To Testify on Medicaid Funding, H10525 [19NO]

To the Rescue of Payroll Tax Cuts, S3829 [21MR]

U.S. Weighs Benefits of Socialized Medicine Over Competitive Care, S15268 [25OC]

Why Not Home Health Care?, S7438 [11JN]

Why Push Them Out of Work?, S17272 [20NO]

With Costs Rising, Dayton's Works for Revision, S15267 [25OC]

Wrong Prescription for the Uninsured, S10586 [22JY]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: reproductive health services (see S. 548, S2618 [5MR])

AFDC: continue aid during first month of employment of recipient (see H.R. 3858, H10842 [21NO])

———effectiveness of alternative methods for delivering services under the JOBS Program (see H.R. 995, H1077 [20FE])

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (see S. 1860, S15072 [23OC]; H.R. 3450, H7198 [1OC])

———minimum payment standards (see S. 835, S4612 [17AP])

Aged: minimum health insurance standards (see H.R. 417, H82 [4JA])

AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (see S. 1188, S6858 [24MY])

American Samoa: include in the SSI Program (see S. 932, S5136 [25AP])

Armed Forces: payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (see H.R. 467, H98 [7JA])

———reimbursement of Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program expenses for providing veterans or Armed Forces care (see H.R. 3349, H6674 [17SE])

Benefits: administration of the SSI and old-age, survivors, and disability insurance programs (see H.R. 886, H989 [6FE])

———AIDS medical coverage (see H.R. 1394, H1669 [12MR])

———assure payments are not made to deceased individuals (see H.R. 491, H385 [11JA])

———combined earnings of a husband and wife shared for benefit purposes (see H.R. 52, H55 [3JA])

———computation formula (see H.R. 403, H82 [4JA])

———computation formula and guidelines of outside income (see H.R. 1028, H1078 [20FE])

———computation of special minimum benefit relative to individuals with young children (see H.R. 57, H55 [3JA])

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 567, S2771 [6MR]; S. 1815, S14588 [8OC]; H.R. 85, H56 [3JA]; H.R. 207, H59 [3JA]; H.R. 1127, H61 [3JA]; H.R. 1433, H386 [11JA]; H. Con. Res. 4, H1278 [27FE]; H. Con. Res. 30, H1758 [13MR])

———condition payments based on State withholding of wages from absent parents for child support payments (see H.R. 3151, H6193 [31JY])

———cost-of-living increases (see H.J. Res. 35, H61 [3JA])

———coverage of licensed practical nurses (see H.R. 410, H82 [4JA])

———coverage of registered professional nurses (see S. 180, S439 [14JA]; H.R. 411, H82 [4JA])

———depressed replacement rates (see H.R. 1371, H1668 [12MR])

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child and chronically dependent relative care (see H.R. 3328, H6538 [12SE])

———determination of eligibility relative to certain preclusions from remunerative work (see H.R. 865, H988 [6FE])

———determination relative to caregivers (see S. 762, S3930 [21MR])

———disability insurance (see H.R. 1639, H2084 [22MR])

———drug and alcohol addiction program coverage (see H.R. 3399, H6797 [24SE])

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (see H.R. 1084, H1136 [21FE])

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 10, S434 [14JA]; S. 81, S436 [14JA]; S. 194, S439 [14JA]; S. 1909, S15801 [1NO]; S. 2038, S18085 [25NO]; H.R. 105, H56 [3JA]; H.R. 209, H59 [3JA]; H.R. 217, H60 [3JA]), H77, H80 [4JA], H385 [11JA], H781 [29JA], H823 [30JA], H988 [6FE], H1023 [19FE], H1135 [21FE], H1578 [11MR], H1668 [12MR], H2014 [21MR], H2188 [15AP], H2684 [1MY], H2811 [7MY], H4186 [7JN], H4215 [10JN], H10723 [20NO], H11886, H11887 [26NO]

———eligibility for certain divorced spouses in the case of late-life divorces (see H.R. 210, H59 [3JA])

———eligibility under State plans for medical assistance (see H.R. 96, H56 [3JA])

———eliminate required waiting period for an individual to be eligible for disability benefits (see H.R. 732, H823 [30JA])

———equal division of combined earnings of a married couple for benefit purposes (see H.R. 208, H59 [3JA])

———exchange of credits between the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance and the civil service retirement systems to obtain maximum benefits (see H.R. 211, H59 [3JA])

———exclude child care earnings from income under the earnings test with respect to retired individuals (see S. 519, S2507 [28FE])

———exempt from earnings test amounts earned for child care services (see H.R. 866, H989 [6FE])

———filing of reports of earnings by beneficiaries subject to the retirement test (see H.R. 3657, H8662 [29OC])

———formula computation rules (see H.R. 917, H991 [6FE])

———full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (see H.R. 55, H55 [3JA])

———hearing procedure for disability benefits (see H.R. 1799, H2260 [16AP])

———home health service coverage (see S. 1126, S6355 [22MY])

———improve disability determination review procedures (see H.R. 2159, H2684 [1MY])

———increase amount of remuneration an election official or worker may receive (see S. 1354, S8459 [21JN])

———inheritance of earnings credits by the surviving spouse of a married couple (see H.R. 206, H59 [3JA])

———long-term care assistance program for functionally impaired elderly individuals (see S. 1668, S12182 [2AU])

———lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 437, H83 [4JA])

———notice terminology used to inform nonparticipating physicians of denied service payments (see H.R. 343, H80 [4JA])

———payment guidelines upon death of recipient (see H.R. 129, H57 [3JA]; H.R. 335, H80 [4JA]; H.R. 402, H82 [4JA]; H.R. 489, H385 [11JA]; H.R. 1027, H1078 [20FE]; H.R. 1131, H1278 [27FE])

———prorated for certain recipients not qualifying in first month in which applicable entitlement conditions are met (see H.R. 366, H81 [4JA])

———reduction in payments to spouses and surviving spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 53, H55 [3JA])

———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (see H.R. 408, H82 [4JA])

———restore minimum for future beneficiaries (see H.R. 56, H55 [3JA])

———spouse's insurance (see H.R. 1640, H2084 [22MR])

———State and local taxation (see H.R. 2971, H5744 [23JY])

———stepchildren's eligibility for child insurance benefits (see H.R. 893, H990 [6FE])

———termination of disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage (see H.R. 2365, H3149 [15MY])

———transition benefit for spouses at age 50 of insured individuals who die (see H.R. 54, H55 [3JA])

———transition benefits to the spouse of certain insured individuals upon the death such individuals (see H.R. 212, H59 [3JA])

———waiting period for disability benefits (see H.R. 1334, H1472 [7MR])

———waiting period for disability benefits relative to individuals suffering from terminal illnesses (see H.R. 428, H83 [4JA])

———waiting period waiver for certain terminally ill individuals (see S. 1104, S6149 [20MY])

———widow and widower early retirement benefits (see H.R. 1638, H2084 [22MR])

———widow and widower insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 1641, H2084 [22MR])

———working spouse's benefits (see H.R. 495, H385 [11JA])

Benefits earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 160, H58 [3JA])

CHAMPUS: benefits for health care provide outside the U.S. to certain members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 3234, H6382 [2AU])

———eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (see H.R. 1124, H1278 [27FE])

Children: avoid prolonged foster care for abandoned babies where adoption is available (see H.R. 2362, H3149 [15MY])

———benefits for postsecondary school students (see H.R. 439, H83 [4JA])

———collection of past-due child support from Federal tax refunds (see H.R. 124, H57 [3JA])

———placement in foster care and transitional independent living situations (see S. 60, S435 [14JA])

———termination age of certain children's benefits (see H.R. 438, H83 [4JA])

Children's Investment Trust: establish (see S. 1073, S5753 [14MY])

Courts: State and local use of account numbers for jury selection purposes (see H.R. 589, H605 [18JA])

Crime: development of a counterfeit-resistant Social Security card (see S. 40, S435 [14JA])

Dept. of HHS: overpayments made to certain Uniformed Services treatment facilities (see H.R. 2856, H5340 [10JY])

Disabled: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see S. 972, S5137 [25AP]; H.R. 2106, H2564 [25AP])

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (see H.R. 1289, H1455 [6MR])

———improve services to individuals with mental retardation (see S. 1750, S13696 [25SE])

———payment for acquisition of specially equipped van by disabled beneficiary who is employed (see H.R. 3723, H9493 [6NO])

———rules relative to termination of disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage (see S. 1342, S8310 [20JN])

———treatment of individuals under certain Federal programs (see H.R. 3126, H6192 [31JY])

Diseases: require States to enact breast cancer information programs (see H.R. 382, H81 [4JA])

Elections: exclusion of election officials and workers from social security coverage (see S. 1829, S14707 [15OC])

———exclusion of services of election officials and workers (see S. 2033, S17989 [23NO])

Employment: establish individual retirement accounts funded by payroll deductions and employer contributions (see H.R. 1647, H2084 [22MR])

———exemption from taxes for individuals 65 years or older (see H.R. 1743, H2178 [11AP])

———optional coverage for employees of religious organization (see H.R. 314, H79 [4JA])

Executive departments: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2838, H5339 [10JY])

Families: support system (see S. 4, S434 [14JA])

Family and domestic relations: improve the foster care maintenance payment progam (see S. 61, S435 [14JA])

Federal aid programs: disability determination procedures (see H.R. 3774, H10268 [14NO])

Financing: pay-as-you-go (see S. 11, S434 [14JA]; H.R. 524, H506 [14JA])

Food stamps: eligibility of certain disabled railroad annuitants (see S. 1700, S12663 [10SE])

Government: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 2898, H5513 [16JY])

Government pensions: taxation (see H.R. 1379, H1668 [12MR])

Health: access to services for needy children (see H.R. 1392, H1669 [12MR])

———availability of primary and preventive care (see H.R. 3920, H11288 [25NO])

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (see H.R. 3251, H6383 [2AU])

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1177, S6655 [23MY]; S. 1227, S7169 [5JN]; S. 1872, S15158 [24OC]; S. 1912, S15861 [4NO]; S. 1972, S16747 [14NO]; S. 1995, S17245 [20NO]; S. 2036, S17668 [22NO]; S. Res. 231, S17989 [23NO]; H.R. 2530, H3854 [4JN]; H.R. 2535, H3855 [4JN]; H.R. 3037, H5908 [25JY]; H.R. 3205, H6381 [2AU]; H.R. 3229, H6382 [2AU]; H.R. 3535, H7725 [9OC]; H.R. 3626, H8494 [24OC]; H.R. 3689, H8919 [31OC]; H.R. 3857, H10841 [21NO]; H.R. 3904, H11114 [23NO]; H.R. 3907, H11287 [25NO]; H.R. 3923, H11288 [25NO]; H.R. 3951, H11885 [26NO]; H.R. 3991, H11887 [26NO]; H.R. 4054, H11889 [26NO])

———provide access to services for medically underserved populations (see H.R. 1802, H2260 [16AP])

Health care facilities: assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 1544, H2013 [21MR])

Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (see S. 1836, S14907 [17OC])

———increase payments for certain graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 2484, H3709 [29MY])

———inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (see H.R. 3783, H10268 [14NO])

———medical education costs (see S. 1149, S6654 [23MY])

———payment for physicians' services (see H.R. 3070, H5978 [29JY])

———use of the terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service (see S. 2087, S18335 [26NO])

Hospitals: State plans for closures (see H.R. 276, H78 [4JA])

———support for indigent care costs (see H.R. 2800, H5210 [26JN])

Income: clarify designation of payroll withholdings (see S. 1724, S13235 [18SE])

———exempt from earnings test income earned for home health care services or respite services provided in the recipient's home (see H.R. 2305, H2953 [9MY])

———graduated exemption from public pension offset (see H.R. 1791, H2259 [16AP])

———reduce income taxes and establish individual Social Security retirement accounts (see H.R. 2178, H2685 [1MY])

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (see H.R. 3393, H6797 [24SE])

———Federal standards for long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 2378, H3163 [17MY])

———health coverage for certain children and mothers to be financed through a general payroll tax (see H.R. 2375, H3160 [16MY])

———long-term care policies (see S. 846, S4612 [17AP]; H.R. 1916, H2374 [17AP])

———medical injury compensation reform for health care (see S. 1232, S7290 [6JN])

Lancaster County, PA: medicare coverage of physician services (see H.R. 2191, H2685 [1MY])

Local government: exception to the coverage of State and local employees (see S. 2003, S17433 [21NO])

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency residential treatment services for pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 1677, S12182 [2AU])

———alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 1189, H1324 [28FE])

———amounts paid for physician services relative to amount paid for such services under medicare (see H.R. 2657, H4556 [17JN])

———cervical and breast cancer programs (see H.R. 1393, H1669 [12MR])

———change Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 459, H97 [7JA])

———convert to a federally administered program of medical assistance (see H.R. 3974, H11886 [26NO])

———coverage for certain low-income medicare beneficiaries (see S. 1574, S11056 [26JY])

———coverage for inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2656, H4556 [17JN])

———coverage for mobile outreach units to assist mentally ill homeless individuals (see S. 62, S436 [14JA])

———coverage of certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists services (see S. 1842, S14976 [22OC])

———coverage of children's vaccines (see S. 905, S4837 [23AP])

———coverage of clinical social worker services (see H.R. 395, H82 [4JA])

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (see H.R. 2489, H3709 [29MY])

———coverage of hospice care (see H.R. 860, H988 [6FE])

———coverage of nursing facility services (see H.R. 2174, H2685 [1MY])

———coverage of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (see S. 1592, S11371 [30JY]; H.R. 2949, H5650 [18JY])

———coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3989, H11887 [26NO])

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 1311, H1456 [6MR])

———coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 1129, H1278 [27FE])

———determinations of denial of payment to States (see S. 1240, S7290 [6JN])

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (see S. 29, S435 [14JA])

———ensure treatment as payer of last resort (see H.R. 3137, H6193 [31JY])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (see H.R. 3595, H6798 [24SE]; H. Con. Res. 208, H8120 [21OC])

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (see H. Res. 283, H10364 [18NO])

———Federal payments relative to voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes (see S. 1983, S16942 [18NO])

———funding of abortion in the case of rape or incest (see H. Res. 40, H640 [22JA])

———improve services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 290, H78 [4JA])

———improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 856, S4736 [18AP])

———infant mortality (see H.R. 1391, H1669 [12MR])

———issuance of regulations relative to State contributions' impact on availability of Federal funds (see S. 1886, S15400 [29OC])

———operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements (see S. 1992, S17245 [20NO])

———outpatient health services to needy children (see H.R. 2213, H2768 [2MY])

———pregnant women and infants' coverage (see S. 902, S4837 [23AP])

———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (see H.R. 2075, H2536 [24AP])

———provide health care services to medically underserved areas (see S. 773, S4116 [22MR])

———qualifications for facilities to be treated as an institution for mental diseases (see H.R. 3174, H6316 [1AU])

———regulations relative to certain contributions, taxes, and transfers toward State expenditures (see H.R. 3550, H7800 [10OC])

———retroactive payments of medicare cost-sharing for indigent beneficiaries (see S. 1349, S8310 [20JN])

———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (see S. 2077, S18335 [26NO])

———State matching payments through voluntary contributions (see H.R. 1457, H1786 [18MR])

———State option of covering substance abuse treatment services (see H.R. 463, H97 [7JA])

———State provision of medical assistance relative to the ratio of family income to the official poverty line (see S. 1211, S6997 [4JN])

———State use of provider-specific taxes for expenditures (see S. Con. Res. 67, S14220 [2OC])

———treatment of voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes, and limit aggregate payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (see H.R. 3900, H11114 [23NO])

Medicare: acquisition of certain durable medical equipment by beneficiaries (see H.R. 2513, H3804 [3JN])

———additional payment for the operating costs of hospitals with a high proportion of medicare patients (see S. 387, S1700 [6FE]; H.R. 827, H890 [5FE])

———benefit entitlement to certain Social Security disability recipients (see H.R. 1444, H1774 [14MR])

———benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (see H.R. 2855, H5340 [10JY])

———benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries (see S. 1482, S10287 [17JY])

———catastrophic illness coverage (see S. 193, S439 [14JA])

———change designation of Lancaster County, PA, relative to reimbursement for physician services (see S. 1214, S6997 [4JN])

———claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (see S. 1838, S14907 [17OC])

———cost-sharing of medical assistance (see H.R. 2908, H5513 [16JY])

———coverage for certain preventive care items and services (see S. 1212, S6997 [4JN])

———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (see S. 1231, S7290 [6JN]; H.R. 2565, H4097 [6JN])

———coverage for dental care (see H.R. 286, H78 [4JA])

———coverage for registered nurse surgery assistants (see H.R. 287, H78 [4JA])

———coverage of annual preventive examinations (see H.R. 3851, H10841 [21NO])

———coverage of anticancer drugs (see S. 1996, S17245 [20NO]; H.R. 3826, H10722 [20NO])

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 487, S2309 [26FE]; H.R. 1213, H1325 [28FE])

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 614, S3020 [12MR]; H.R. 3142, H6193 [31JY])

———coverage of certain prescription drugs (see H.R. 2500, H3738 [30MY])

———coverage of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3346, H6601 [16SE])

———coverage of general population (see H.R. 1777, H2259 [16AP])

———coverage of individuals receiving unemployment benefits (see H.R. 1492, H1849 [19MR])

———coverage of long-term benefits in home- and community-based settings and nursing facilities (see S. 2017, S17667 [22NO])

———coverage of long-term care expenses (see H.R. 3180, H6316 [1AU])

———coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 3806, H10543 [19NO])

———coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (see H.R. 3992, H11887 [26NO])

———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 1120, H1162 [26FE])

———coverage of screening mammography (see S. 508, S2310 [26FE]; H.R. 1312, H1456 [6MR]; H.R. 2292, H2952 [9MY])

———coverage of State and local employees (see H.R. 941, H991 [6FE])

———coverage of wigs and hairpieces for individuals with alopecia (see H.R. 1091, H1137 [21FE])

———coverage under private employment-related health insurance (see S. 157, S438 [14JA])

———deadlines for claim submission (see H.R. 1467, H1848 [19MR])

———disability eligibility for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (see H.R. 443, H83 [4JA])

———due process protections to institutions subject to State certifications (see H.R. 2240, H2811 [7MY])

———enforcement of standards relative to rights of patients in certain medical facilities (see H.R. 214, H60 [3JA])

———entitlement to medicaid cost-sharing for health maintenance organization enrollees (see H.R. 3980, H11886 [26NO])

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (see H.R. 1746, H2178 [11AP])

———establish medical equipment demonstration project (see S. 1951, S16449 [12NO])

———exclude rural areas from payment reductions (see S. 717, S3928 [21MR])

———exempt skilled nursing facilities from certain requirements relative to advance directives (see H.R. 566, H604 [18JA])

———extended care services relative to hospitalization requirements (see S. 1572, S11056 [26JY])

———geographic classification requirements (see S. 1834, S14839 [16OC])

———home care and extended care services coverages (see H.R. 1200, H1324 [28FE])

———home health occupational therapy services (see S. 1582, S11216 [29JY]; H.R. 3220, H6381 [2AU])

———home respiratory care services (see S. 1120, S6210 [21MY])

———hospital wage index reductions relative to hospital reclassifications (see H.R. 3309, H6455 [11SE])

———improve administration (see H.R. 3837, H10841 [21NO])

———improve State systems for compensating individuals injured in the course of provision of health care services (see H.R. 1004, H1078 [20FE])

———inclusion of nutritional counseling as a home health service (see H.R. 216, H60 [3JA])

———inpatient hospital services relative to wage index (see S. 1852, S14976 [22OC])

———interest level on late payments to part B providers (see S. 518, S2507 [28FE])

———investigation of health care suppliers relative to medical equipment costs (see H. Con. Res. 165, H4437 [12JN])

———limit denials of necessary inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 412, H82 [4JA])

———long-term care services and tax treatment of taxpayers with certain elderly dependents (see H.R. 1692, H2135 [10AP])

———minimum payment levels for rural referral centers (see S. 2084, S18335 [26NO])

———outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (see H.R. 3277, H6384 [2AU])

———oversight of the practices of health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 3982, H11887 [26NO])

———payment cap on outpatient physical and occupational therapy services (see S. 2027, S17667 [22NO])

———payment for certain chiropractor services (see H.R. 213, H60 [3JA]; H.R. 2265, H2901 [8MY])

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 3373, H6797 [24SE])

———payment limitations relative to psychiatric services in nursing facilities (see S. 1978, S16848 [15NO])

———payment of health care expenses incurred by former members of the Armed Services (see S. 177, S439 [14JA])

———penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 1335, H1472 [7MR])

———prevent telemarketing fraud against beneficiaries by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3587, H8101 [17OC])

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2534, H3855 [4JN])

———prohibit denial of claims or recovery of overpayments if based upon claim sampling (see H.R. 2618, H4283 [11JN])

———purchase of medical equipment and supplies (see S. 1736, S13409 [20SE])

———recoupment of certain payments to Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities (see S. 1803, S14348 [3OC])

———reform of payments to physicians (see S. 1810, S14426 [4OC])

———reimbursement for new physicians (see H.R. 1898, H2374 [17AP])

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners (see S. 2103, S18335 [26NO])

———reimbursement for physician assistants (see S. 2104, S18335 [26NO])

———reimbursement of clinical social worker services (see S. 880, S4836 [23AP])

———relief to physicians relative to excessive regulations (see S. 1332, S8136 [19JN])

———repeal increase in base composite rate used to determine the amount of payment for dialysis services (see H.R. 564, H604 [18JA])

———require certain medical education hospitals to incorporate training in disease prevention and health promotion (see S. 506, S2310 [26FE])

———require instruction in geriatric medicine for payment of medical education costs to facilities (see H.R. 1582, H2015 [21MR])

———standards to prevent abuse in the acquisition of durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies (see S. 1988, S17044 [19NO])

———waive the coinsurance requirement and prohibit balance billing for screening mammography services (see H.R. 2007, H2468 [23AP])

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (see H.R. 3473, H7313 [2OC]; H.R. 3649, H8661 [29OC])

———coverage for nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services (see S. 161, S438 [14JA])

———coverage of nurse practitioners' obstetrical and gynecological services (see H.R. 1162, H1279 [27FE])

———extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (see S. 1520, S10554 [22JY])

Mental health: care coverage (see S. 1102, S6149 [20MY])

National health plan: establish (see S. 454, S2146 [21FE]; H.R. 650, H697 [24JA]; H.R. 1300, H1455 [6MR])

———establish long-term care program (see H.R. 651, H697 [24JA])

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2114, S18336 [26NO])

Native Americans: health care (see S. 753, S3929 [21MR])

Old Age Survivors and Disability Income: exclude expenses from the Federal budget (see H.R. 978, H1076 [20FE])

Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance: floating tax rates (see H.R. 165, H58 [3JA])

OTA: require an annual report on the costs of certain surgical transplantation procedures (see H.R. 2128, H2570 [29AP])

Public welfare: determination of benefits for housing and food stamp programs (see H.R. 1420, H1757 [13MR])

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (see H.R. 4046, H11889 [26NO])

———processes relative to eligibility of pregnant women, children, and families (see S. 1883, S15292 [28OC])

Railroads: taxation of retirement benefits (see H.R. 1646, H2084 [22MR])

Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see S. 750, S3929 [21MR])

Sec. of HHS: employee benefit plan information requests (see H.R. 126, H57 [3JA])

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (see H.R. 1822, H2260 [16AP])

———changes in Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and the SSI program (see H.R. 3007, H5817 [24JY])

———computation of the cost-of-living increase for certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3812, H10543 [19NO])

———establish an Elder Rights Program (see S. 1471, S9840 [11JY])

Social Security: return taxes imposed on benefits to trust fund (see H.R. 307, H79 [4JA])

Social Security Administration: budget (see S. 2117, S18336 [26NO])

———closing and downgrading of field offices (see H.R. 125, H57 [3JA])

———establish as independent agency (see H.R. 3996, H11887 [26NO])

Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission: establish (see S. 964, S5136 [25AP]; H.R. 3825, H10722 [20NO])

Social Security Trust Funds Management Act: enact (see S. 27, S435 [14JA])

SSI: determination of disability eligibility (see S. 1718, S13180 [17SE])

———exclude the amounts paid to elderly residents for performing certain services at public housing projects from income guidelines (see H.R. 182, H59 [3JA])

———include American Samoa in program (see H.R. 855, H988 [6FE])

———medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (see H.R. 773, H839 [31JA])

———minimum standards to protect elderly and other residents of board and care facilities (see H.R. 2551, H4015 [5JN])

State and local governments: investment of trust fund in State and municipal bonds (see S. 906, S4837 [23AP])

States: block grants for social services (see S. 1189, S6858 [24MY])

———matching payments through voluntary contributions (see S. 833, S4612 [17AP])

———require adoption and enforcement of guardianship laws (see H.R. 930, H991 [6FE])

———unified health care plans (see H.R. 2297, H2952 [9MY])

Taxation: amend Internal Revenue Code regarding investments, income, health insurance, and Social Security (see H.R. 3355, H6674 [17SE])

———application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (see H.R. 1472, H1848 [19MR])

———clarify that Social Security taxes shall not apply to payments made to State and local government employees under workmen's compensation (see H.R. 894, H990 [6FE])

———credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (see H.R. 3730, H9579 [7NO])

———deposit requirements for payroll taxes (see S. 1610, S11807 [1AU])

———employment tax status of certain fishermen (see S. 1683, S12182 [2AU]; H.R. 2048, H2535 [24AP])

———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (see S. 765, S3930 [21MR])

———expand exemption for certain election officials and workers (see H.R. 1771, H2188 [15AP])

———expand the exception from taxes for election officials (see H.R. 2955, H5650 [18JY])

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (see H.R. 698, H780 [29JA]; H.R. 699, H781 [29JA])

———income tax credit for amounts contributed to a health care savings account (see H.R. 702, H781 [29JA])

———increase excise tax on cigarettes and deposit revenues in the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 892, H990 [6FE])

———inflation adjustments relative to treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 3278, H6384 [2AU])

———long-term care insurance policies which do not meet Federal standards (see H.R. 3830, H10722 [20NO])

———prohibit taxing of benefits by State and local governments (see H.R. 312, H79 [4JA])

———promote economic growth and jobs creation by reducing certain taxes (see S. 381, S1699 [6FE])

———reduce OASDI tax rate and increase the hospital insurance tax rate (see S. 1290, S7809 [13JN])

———reduce social security and capital gains taxes (see H.R. 960, H1023 [19FE])

———repeal certain increases in Social Security (see H.R. 2091, H2536 [24AP])

———repeal taxation of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 1574, H2014 [21MR])

———return amounts imposed by State and local governments to trust fund (see H.R. 307, H79 [4JA])

———State and local treatment of benefits (see S. 1681, S12182 [2AU])

———treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see S. 1997, S17245 [20NO])

———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 2086, H2536 [24AP])

———treatment of certain self-employment income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see H.R. 2766, H5049 [25JN])

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 162, H58 [3JA]; H.R. 2593, H4186 [7JN])

———treatment of student employees of seasonal children's camps relative to Social Security (see H.R. 3141, H6193 [31JY])

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to taxable Social Security benefits (see H.R. 494, H385 [11JA])

Trust funds: budget treatment (see S. 788, S4229 [9AP])

———improve investment policies (see H.R. 887, H990 [6FE])

———investment (see H.R. 226, H60 [3JA])

Veterans: benefits to surviving spouses based on earnings of self-employment (see H.R. 1167, H1279 [27FE])

———improve compensation and pension programs (see H.R. 426, H83 [4JA])

WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (see S. 657, S3191 [13MR]; H.R. 1441, H1773 [14MR])

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17997 [23NO]

Descriptions

Coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families to certain welfare programs (H.R. 4046), E4104 [26NO]

Exempt skilled nursing facilities under medicare from certain requirements relative to advance directives (H.R. 566), E228 [18JA]

Health care services for needy children (H.R. 1392), E923 [13MR]

Hospital wage index reductions relative to hospital reclassifications (H.R. 3309), E2997 [12SE]

Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act (S. 1677), S12266 [2AU]

Medicare coverage of certain prescription drugs (H.R. 2500), E1976 [30MY]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3205), H6366 [2AU]

Social Security amendments (S. 2038), S18088 [25NO]

State single-payer enabling amendment to S. 1227, HealthAmerica—affordable health care for all Americans, S13008 [16SE]

Universal Health Care Act (H.R. 1300), E808 [7MR]

Documents

Legislative Language Defining Classes of Disproportionate Share Hospital Providers, S18198 [26NO]

Explanations

Medicare purchase of medical equipment and supplies (S. 1736), S13422 [20SE]

Public pension offset, E1257 [16AP]

Revenue Reconciliation Act technical corrections (S. 750), S4026-S4032 [21MR]

Factsheets

Kennelly Long-Term Care Factsheet, E1534 [1MY]

WIC Infant Feeding Initiative, S3289 [13MR]

Letters

Budget deficit reduction agreement: H. Vincent, H7794 [10OC]

Cap on earnings for Social Security recipients: National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S17271 [20NO]

Family and medical leave: Beckner Painting Midwest, Inc., H9736 [13NO]

Family Caregiver Support Act: Alzheimer's Association, S5254 [25AP]

———United Cerebral Palsy Association, S5254 [25AP]

Federal payments relative to State medicaid expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes: National Governors' Association, S18187 [26NO]

———OMB, S18191 [26NO]

———Senator Cranston, S18653 [27NO]

———Senator Wallop, S18195 [26NO]

———Wallace G. Wilkinson, Governor of Kentucky, H10523 [19NO]

———Zell Miller, Governor of Georgia, S18172 [26NO]

Health care: Hampton Associates, Inc., E3235 [3OC]

Health care coverage: Howard Dean, Governor of Vermont, S16759 [14NO]

Health Care Financing Administration policies relative to medicare Secondary Payer program: Benefit Planning Services, Inc., S8209-S8211 [19JN]

Health insurance coverage, E952 [14MR]

Long-term care insurance policies: Linda Lipsen and Gail Shearer, Consumers Union, E1312 [18AP]

———Max Richtman, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, E1311 [18AP]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families United for Senior Action, E1311 [18AP]

Long-term Social Security care assistance program for functionally impaired elderly individuals: AMEX Life Assurance Co., S12250 [2AU]

———American Health Care Association, S12251 [2AU]

———Barbara Roberts, Governor of Oregon, S12250 [2AU]

———Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, S12250 [2AU]

———CIGNA Corp., S12251 [2AU]

———Health Insurance Association of America, S12250 [2AU]

———Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., S12251 [2AU]

———National Association for Home Care, S12251 [2AU]

———National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S12251 [2AU]

———Richard C. Ladd, S12250 [2AU]

Medicaid matching payment restriction for State provider-specific tax programs: Philip J. Rock, S14872 [17OC]

Medicaid prescription drug program: National Governors' Association, H7227 [2OC]

Medical injury compensation for Federal health care programs: AMA, S7308 [6JN]

———American Hospital Association, S7308 [6JN]

———C. Everett Koop, S7309 [6JN]

———Carter G. Phillips, S7310 [6JN]

———Joseph A. Califano, Jr., S7309 [6JN]

———National Federation of Independent Business, S7309 [6JN]

———Physician Insurers Association of America, S7309 [6JN]

Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act: several organizations, S11070 [26JY]

Medicare health insurance rates, H10400 [18NO]

Medicare toll-free phone service: Gloria M. Cartwright, S14319 [3OC]

———Senator Graham, S14319 [3OC]

———several Senators, S14319 [3OC]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: (sundry excerpts), E1950 [29MY]

Private mail-order fundraising requests for Social Security, E59 [3JA]

Social Security Administration: Vincenzo Cristiano, E3033 [12SE]

Social Security earnings test, E440 [6FE]

———J. Messmer, S2701 [5MR]

———Wylie A. Porter, S2701 [5MR]

Social Security State and Municipal Bond Fund Act: National League of Cities, S4886 [23AP]

Social Security tax reform: Bill Vander Haden, S4941 [24AP]

———Carl J. Boushlegel, S4941 [24AP]

———City Development Co., S4943 [24AP]

———Edwin Johnson, S4941 [24AP]

———Hans and Louise Houtreman, S4941 [24AP]

———Jean Hanson, S4941 [24AP]

———Mark Woolley and Darci Shook-Wooley, S4941 [24AP]

———National Association of the Remodeling Industry, S4942 [24AP]

———National Federation of Independent Business, S4942 [24AP]

———National Restaurant Association, S4942 [24AP]

———President Bush, S4952 [24AP]

———Robert Smith, S4941 [24AP]

———Seniors Coalition, S4942 [24AP]

———Stuart H. Clark, S4941 [24AP]

———Thomas Landwehr, S4941 [24AP]

———U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S4942 [24AP]

Social Security trust funds: American Association of Retired Persons, S4240 [9AP]

———President Bush, S4240 [9AP]

Lists

North Dade Social Security Office staff, E3866 [15NO]

Organizations supporting the American Health Quality Act (S. 1836), S14909 [17OC]

Manifestoes

Bipartisan Congressional Caucus for National Health Care Reform, H6285 [1AU]

Memorials of legislature

California, H8188 [22OC], H9580 [7NO]

Illinois, S9362 [9JY], S16843 [15NO], H4944 [24JN], H6456 [11SE]

Louisiana, S10042 [15JY], H5432 [11JY]

Maine, S10948 [25JY], H5596 [17JY]

Missouri, S6921 [3JN]

Montana, S5498 [8MY], H2564 [25AP]

Nebraska, H2108 [9AP]

Nevada, S8008 [18JN]

———social security funds, H3805 [3JN]

New Jersey, H2901 [8MY]

Oregon, H2108 [9AP]

Pennsylvania, H5910 [25JY]

South Carolina, S8008 [18JN]

Messages

Social Security Agreement Between the U.S. and Austria: President Bush, S2923 [7MR], H1548 [7MR]

Motions

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10540 [19NO]

Papers

Public Pension Surpluses and National Saving—Foreign Experience (Canada): Alice H. Munnell and C. Nicole Ernsberger, S4887 [23AP]

Petitions

Concord, NH, S13978 [30SE]

Council of State Governments, H2471 [23AP]

Kauai County, HI, Council, S10042 [15JY]

Kauai County, HI, County Council, H5342 [10JY]

National Medical Association, H855 [4FE]

New Jersey, H12063 [3JA]

Press releases

Formation of Bipartisan Congressional Caucus for National Health Care Reform, H6286 [1AU]

Log-term care insurance policies: United Seniors Health Cooperative, E1312 [18AP]

Moynihan payroll tax plan backed if bill includes tax rate stabilizer: National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S4941 [24AP]

Questions and answers

Social Security State and Municipal Bond Fund Act (S. 906), S4886 [23AP]

Remarks in House

AFDC: continue aid during first month of employment of recipient (H.R. 3858), E3989 [22NO]

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises, E3737 [6NO]

———encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (H.R. 3450), H7975-H7979 [16OC]

Alabama: medicaid program, H8051 [17OC]

Amgen Corp.: profits from the sale of drug to medicare patients, H10259 [14NO]

Armed Forces: payment of health care expenses for certain members relative to entitlement to medicare benefits (H.R. 467), E93 [7JA]

———reimbursement of medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program expenses for providing veterans or Armed Forces care (H.R. 3349), E3069 [18SE]

Benefits: AIDS medical coverage (H.R. 1394), E917 [13MR]

———computation formula and guidelines of outside income (H.R. 1028), E547 [21FE]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, H5292-H5297 [9JY], H6145 [31JY], H6397 [11SE]

———condition payments based on State withholding of wages from absent parents for child support payments (H.R. 3151), E2822 [1AU]

———determination of average annual earnings relative to child and chronically dependent relative care (H.R. 3328), E3034 [12SE]

———determination of eligibility relative to certain preclusions from remunerative work (H.R. 865), H1795 [19MR]

———drug and alcohol addiction program coverage (H.R. 3399), E3109 [23SE]

———earnings limit, H9705 [13NO]

———earnings test for part-time service in public schools (H.R. 1084), E591 [22FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, H10282 [18NO], H10709-H10717 [20NO], H11050 [23NO], H11293 [26NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 105), E52 [3JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1368), H1572 [11MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1373), E947 [14MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1575), H1919 [21MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1761), E1934 [24MY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2158), E1552 [1MY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 2602), E2131 [10JN]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 3833), E3941 [21NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 3834), E3941 [21NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 851), E440 [6FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 967), H3375, H3454-H3471 [22MY], H10613 [20NO], E1912, E1924 [24MY], E1953 [29MY], E3884 [18NO], E4025 [22NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 194), E3033 [12SE]

———formula computation rules (H.R. 917), H5457 [16JY], H5669, H5670 [23JY], H5918 [29JY], H5983 [30JY], H6148 [31JY], H6396 [11SE], E487 [7FE], E914 [13MR], E2471 [10JY], E2489, E2491 [11JY], E2560, E2563, E2565 [16JY], E2600 [18JY], E2785, E2795 [31JY], E3379 [10OC]

———hearing procedure for disability benefits (H.R. 1799), E1273 [17AP]

———improve disability determination review procedures (H.R. 2159), E1546 [1MY]

———lump-sum death payments (H.R. 437), E48 [3JA]

———notice terminology used to inform nonparticipating physicians of denied service payments (H.R. 343), E62 [3JA]

———payment guidelines upon death of recipient (H.R. 1027), E549 [21FE]

———remove limitation on amount of outside income individuals may earn while receiving benefits (H.R. 234), E21 [3JA]

———State and local taxation (H.R. 2971), E2660 [23JY]

Budget: anniversary of deficit reduction agreement, H8472 [24OC]

———impact of deficit reduction agreement, H679 [23JA], H5455, H5458 [16JY], H7793-H7799 [10OC], H8426 [23OC], H8791 [31OC], H9049 [4NO], H10610 [20NO]

CHAMPUS: eligibility of certain members of the Armed Forces relative to medicare coverage of hospital insurance (H.R. 1124), E692 [28FE]

Children: benefits for postsecondary school students (H.R. 439), E48 [3JA]

———termination age of certain children's benefits (H.R. 438), E48 [3JA]

Columbus, GA: tribute to Social Security office employees, H5805 [24JY]

Columbus, OH: tribute to Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., E2500 [11JY]

Dade County, FL: tribute to North Dade Social Security Office, E3866 [15NO]

Democratic Party: responsibility for medicare, Social Security and job security, H9402 [6NO]

Disabled: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (H.R. 2106), E1461 [25AP]

———eliminate work disincentives for blind individuals (H.R. 1289), E796 [6MR]

———treatment of individuals under certain Federal programs (H.R. 3126), E2814 [1AU]

Drug abuse: treatment programs for pregnant women, E1963 [29MY]

Economy: economic growth incentives, H6805 [25SE]

Employment: exemption from taxes for individuals 65 years or older (H.R. 1743), H2145 [11AP]

———national policy to reform labor laws and to protect employee benefits and pensions, E2863 [2AU]

———optional coverage for employees of religious organization (H.R. 314), E3222 [2OC]

Executive departments: establish as an independent agency (H.R. 2838), H5374 [10JY]

Expenditures: off budget status, E2494 [11JY]

Federal aid programs: disability determination procedures under titles II and XVI (H.R. 3774), E3865 [15NO]

Federal employees: retirement benefits, E1717 [13MY]

Financing: pay-as-you-go (H.R. 524), E596 [22FE]

Government: administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Program (H.R. 2898), E2554 [16JY]

Health: access to services for needy children (H.R. 1392), E917, E923 [13MR]

———availability of primary and preventive care (H.R. 3920), E4064 [25NO]

———impact of health care providers' tax, H6515 [12SE]

———medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing (H.R. 3251), E2908 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1344, H1345, H1346 [5MR], H1462 [7MR], H1859 [20MR], H1919 [21MR], H2407 [23AP], H2512-H2520 [24AP], H2969 [14MY], H3287 [21MY], H3631, H3703-H3707 [29MY], H4175 [7JN], H4225, H4226 [11JN], H4426 [12JN], H4443 [13JN], H4771 [20JN], H5054, H5081, H5088 [26JN], H6147 [31JY], H6200, H6278-H6290 [1AU], H6677 [19SE], H7319 [3OC], H7728, H7730, H7731, H7732 [10OC], H7820 [15OC], H7984 [17OC], H8126, H8128 [22OC], H8473 [24OC], H8931 [1NO], H9151, H9155 [5NO], H9398, H9401 [6NO], H9622, H9623 [12NO], H9850, H9857-H9860 [13NO], H10285, H10409-H10411 [18NO], H10488, H10490 [19NO], H10607, H10611, H10708 [20NO], H10733 [21NO], H11292 [26NO], E1777 [16MY], E1831 [20MY], E1916-E1918 [24MY], E1995 [3JN], E2504 [11JY], E2793 [31JY], E2801 [1AU], E2886 [2AU], E3005 [12SE], E3235 [3OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2535), E2038 [5JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3037), H5600, H5602 [18JY], H5822 [25JY], E2619 [19JY], E2716, E2719 [25JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3205), H6364 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3535), E3304, E3326 [8OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3626), H8544 [24OC], H8584 [29OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3689), H8791 [31OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3907), E4042 [25NO], E4100 [26NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3923), E4058 [25NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3991), E4131 [26NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4054), E4189 [26NO]

———Oregon reform of insurance coverage procedures, E2494 [11JY]

———preventive health care services for the elderly, E1342 [18AP]

Health care facilities: assure minimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 1544), E1072 [22MR]

Health care professionals: inform individuals about risks and complications associated with breast implant surgery (H.R. 3783), E3990 [22NO]

———payment for physicians' services (H.R. 3070), E2741 [29JY]

Hospitals: support for indigent care costs (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

Income: earnings limit, H9711 [13NO]

———graduated exemption from public pension offset (H.R. 1791), E1257 [16AP]

———reduce income taxes and establish individual Social Security retirement accounts (H.R. 2178), E1517 [1MY]

Insurance: coverage for pregnant women and children through employment-based insurance and a State-based health plan (H.R. 3393), E3134 [24SE]

———Federal standards for long-term care insurance policies (H.R. 2378), E1828 [17MY]

———health coverage for certain children and mothers to be financed through a general payroll tax (H.R. 2375), E1815 [16MY]

———long-term care policies (H.R. 1916), E1310 [18AP]

Kentucky: impact of medicaid regulation on rural health services, E3590 [30OC]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (H.R. 1189), E729 [1MR]

———cervical and breast cancer programs (H.R. 1393), E917 [13MR]

———coverage for inpatient hospital services (H.R. 2656), E2231 [17JN]

———coverage of drug dependency residential treatment programs for pregnant women and certain family members (H.R. 2489), E1954 [29MY]

———coverage of hospice care (H.R. 860), H932 [6FE]

———coverage of nursing facility services (H.R. 2174), E1533 [1MY]

———coverage of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 2949), E2605 [18JY]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (H.R. 3989), E4128 [26NO]

———coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (H.R. 1129), E3437 [17OC]

———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 1311), H1420 [6MR]

———coverage of screening mammography (H.R. 2692), H4772 [20JN]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H. Con. Res. 208), E3118 [24SE]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10517-H10542 [19NO], E3463 [21OC], E3935, E3949 [21NO], E4145 [26NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, H11857, H11870-H11872 [26NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), consideration (H. Res. 283), H10509-H10516 [19NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), corrections in engrossment, H10542 [19NO]

———funding regulations, H7520 [7OC]

———infant mortality (H.R. 1391), E917 [13MR]

———outpatient health services to needy children (H.R. 2213), E1590 [2MY]

———prohibit discrimination in the provision of home and community services (H.R. 2075), H2497 [24AP]

———provider taxes relative to reimbursement of funds, E3362 [10OC]

———State provider tax programs, H8195 [23OC]

———treatment of voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes, and limit aggregate payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 3900), H11107, H11108 [23NO]

Medicare: anniversary, E2500 [11JY]

———benefit entitlement to certain Social Security disability recipients (H.R. 1444), E952 [14MR], E1630 [7MY]

———benefit requirements for medicaid beneficiaries (H.R. 2855), E2826 [1AU]

———cost containment on rate of health insurance, H10400 [18NO]

———cost-sharing of medical assistance (H.R. 2908), E2537 [16JY]

———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (H.R. 2565), H4128 [6JN], H4177 [7JN], E2104 [7JN]

———coverage of annual preventive examinations (H.R. 3851), E3962 [22NO]

———coverage of anticancer drugs (H.R. 3826), E3950 [21NO]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (H.R. 1213), E732 [1MR]

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (H.R. 3142), E2804 [1AU], E2935 [2AU]

———coverage of certain prescription drugs (H.R. 2500), E1975 [30MY]

———coverage of general population (H.R. 1777), E1261 [16AP]

———coverage of individuals receiving unemployment benefits (H.R. 1492), E988 [19MR]

———coverage of long-term care expenses (H.R. 3180), E2893 [2AU]

———coverage of outpatient education services for individuals with diabetes (H.R. 3806), E3914 [19NO]

———coverage of prostate cancer screening tests (H.R. 3992), E4128, E4191 [26NO]

———coverage of respiratory therapy as part of extended care services in a skilled nursing facility (H.R. 1120), E642 [26FE]

———coverage of State and local employees (H.R. 941), E481 [7FE]

———deadlines for claim submission (H.R. 1467), E1001 [20MR]

———disability eligibility for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (H.R. 443), E30 [3JA]

———establish Comprehensive Preventive Health Program (H.R. 1746), H2139 [11AP], E1402 [23AP]

———exempt skilled nursing facilities from certain requirements relative to advance directives (H.R. 566), E227 [18JA], E2731 [25JY]

———home care and extended care services coverages (H.R. 1200), E701 [1MR]

———home health occupational therapy services (H.R. 3220), E2877 [2AU]

———hospital wage index reductions relative to hospital reclassifications (H.R. 3309), E2996 [12SE]

———improve administration (H.R. 3837), H10725-H10727, H10809 [21NO], E3960 [22NO]

———investigation of health care suppliers relative to medical equipment costs (H. Con. Res. 165), E2184 [13JN]

———long-term care services and tax treatment of taxpayers with certain elderly dependents (H.R. 1692), E1181 [10AP]

———outpatient physical therapy and occupational therapy services payment cap (H.R. 3277), E2880 [2AU]

———oversight of the practices of health maintenance organizations (H.R. 3982), E4112 [26NO]

———payment for interpretation of electrocardiograms (H.R. 3373), E3135 [24SE]

———penalty for late enrollment (H.R. 1335), E1292 [17AP]

———prevent telemarketing fraud against beneficiaries by suppliers of durable medical equipment (H.R. 3587), E3454 [21OC]

———prevention of fraud by suppliers of durable medical equipment (H.R. 2534), E2050 [5JN]

———program cuts, H2909 [9MY]

———reductions in funding, H9399 [6NO]

———repeal increase in base composite rate used to determine the amount of payment for dialysis services (H.R. 564), E229 [18JA]

———require instruction in geriatric medicine for payment of medical education costs to facilities (H.R. 1582), E1122 [22MR]

———tribute to Minnesota physicians for achieving single payment area status for reimbursement, E3157 [25SE]

———waive the coinsurance requirement and prohibit balance billing for screening mammography services (H.R. 2007), E1380 [23AP]

Medicare/medicaid: cost-sharing availability between programs (H.R. 3473), E3222 [2OC], E3245, E3248 [3OC]

———coverage of nurse practitioners' obstetrical and gynecological services (H.R. 1162), E657 [27FE]

National Conference on Aging: impact of the Social Security earnings test on employed older Americans, H6502-H6504 [12SE]

National health plan: establish (H.R. 8), H10718-H10721 [20NO]

———establish (H.R. 650), E281, E284 [24JA], E1483 [29AP], E2933 [2AU]

———establish (H.R. 1300), H1423 [6MR], H6774-H6793 [24SE], H9396 [6NO], H9499 [7NO], H10705 [20NO], E807 [7MR], E2347 [25JN], E3137 [24SE], E3772 [8NO]

———establish long-term care program (H.R. 651), E281 [24JA]

National objectives: policy to assist children and families, H6915-H6921 [26SE]

Orphan drugs: price, E2435 [27JN]

OTA: require an annual report on the costs of certain surgical transplantation procedures (H.R. 2128), E1507 [30AP]

Pharmaceuticals: increasing drug prices during economic recession, E1168 [10AP]

Postal Service: private mail-order fundraising requests, E59 [3JA]

Public welfare programs: coordination of services and removal of access restrictions of pregnant women, children, and families (H.R. 4046), H11296 [26NO], E4104 [26NO]

Puerto Rico: health care and insurance programs, E3726 [6NO]

Senior citizens: allow employment as child care providers relative to a Social Security earnings test exemption (H.R. 1822), E1278 [17AP]

———changes in Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program and the SSI program (H.R. 3007), E2693 [24JY]

———outreach programs for financial assistance, E2263 [19JN]

Social Security: return taxes imposed on benefits to trust fund (H.R. 307), E566 [21FE]

Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission: establish (H.R. 3825), H10610 [20NO]

SSI: include American Samoa in program (H.R. 855), E466 [7FE]

———medicaid eligibility relative to State supplements to Federal benefits (H.R. 773), E387 [4FE]

———minimum standards to protect elderly and other residents of board and care facilities (H.R. 2551), E2098 [7JN]

States: require adoption and enforcement of guardianship laws (H.R. 930), E441 [6FE]

———unified health care plans (H.R. 2297), E1698 [9MY]

Taxation: application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips (H.R. 1472), E991 [19MR]

———credit for a portion of the employees' share of Social Security taxes (H.R. 3730), H9500, H9570 [7NO]

———employment tax status of certain fishermen (H.R. 2048), H2593 [30AP], E1430 [24AP]

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (H.R. 698), E390 [4FE]

———impose occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases (H.R. 699), H758 [29JA], E390 [4FE]

———inflation adjustments relative to treatment of Social Security benefits (H.R. 3278), E2945 [2AU]

———long-term care insurance policies which do not meet Federal standards (H.R. 3830), E3952 [21NO]

———prohibit taxing of benefits by State and local governments (H.R. 312), E566 [21FE]

———reform tax laws, H9397 [6NO]

———relationship between increases and revenues, H5985 [30JY]

———repeal certain increases in Social Security (H.R. 2091), E1452 [24AP]

———repeal taxation of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (H.R. 1574), H1919 [21MR]

———return amounts imposed by State and local governments to trust fund (H.R. 307), E566 [21FE]

———treatment of certain governmental pensions relative to certain Social Security benefits (H.R. 2086), E1428 [24AP]

———treatment of student employees of seasonal children's camps relative to Social Security (H.R. 3141), E2819 [1AU]

Veterans: improve compensation and pension programs (H.R. 426), H34 [3JA]

WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (H.R. 1441), E954 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: reproductive health services (S. 548), S2654 [5MR]

AFDC: encourage self-sufficiency of recipients through microenterprises (S. 1860), S15072 [23OC]

———minimum payment standards (S. 835), S4615 [17AP]

AIDS Disability Advisory Panel: establish (S. 1188), S6864 [24MY]

American Samoa: include in the SSI Program (S. 932), S5138 [25AP]

Benefits: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, S3014 [12MR], S5101-S5104 [25AP], S10994 [26JY]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (S. 567), S2773, S2774, S2775 [6MR], S14610 [8OC]

———coverage of registered professional nurses (S. 180), S875 [14JA]

———determination relative to caregivers (S. 762), S4055 [21MR]

———earnings test, S2701 [5MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, S2701 [5MR], S18661 [27NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 10), S421, S522 [14JA], S1335 [30JA], S2036 [20FE], S2068, S2070 [21FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 1909), S15806 [1NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 194), S895, S896, S897 [14JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 2038), S18086 [25NO]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 81), S725 [14JA]

———exclude child care earnings from income under the earnings test with respect to retired individuals (S. 519), S2590 [5MR]

———formula computation rules, S13195 [17SE]

———home health service coverage (S. 1126), S6367 [22MY]

———increase amount of remuneration an election official or worker may receive (S. 1354), S8470 [21JN]

———long-term care assistance program for functionally impaired elderly individuals (S. 1668), S12248 [2AU], S12379 [15AU]

———waiting period waiver for certain terminally ill individuals (S. 1104), S6152 [20MY]

Budget: Federal-State partnership block grants, S2069 [21FE]

———percentage allocated to Medicare, S2071 [21FE]

CHAMPUS: extension of reform initiative contract, S17635 [22NO]

Children: placement in foster care and transitional independent living situations (S. 60), S709 [14JA]

Children's Investment Trust: establish (S. 1073), S5795 [14MY]

Crime: development of a counterfeit-resistant Social Security card (S. 40), S677 [14JA]

Disabled: assistance to States to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (S. 972), S5253 [25AP]

———Federal assistance for children, S2036 [20FE]

———improve services to individuals with mental retardation (S. 1750), S13697 [25SE]

———rules relative to termination of disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage (S. 1342), S8344 [20JN]

Elections: exclusion of election officials and workers from social security coverage (S. 1829), S14707 [15OC]

———exclusion of services of election officials and workers (S. 2033), S17990 [23NO]

Families: improve the foster care maintenance payment progam (S. 61), S710 [14JA]

———support system (S. 4), S480, S492 [14JA], S541-S543 [15JA]

Family and domestic relations: support system (S. 4), S2065 [21FE]

Financing: pay-as-you-go, S4933-S4958 [24AP], S5113, S5115 [25AP]

———pay-as-you-go (S. 11), S579, S581, S582 [14JA], S2362 [26FE], S3614 [19MR], S3829 [21MR]

Food stamps: eligibility of certain disabled railroad annuitants (S. 1700), S12673 [10SE]

Government: require certain sums be used for a training for professional and service providers program, S16433, S16434 [12NO]

Health: access to care (S. 1936), S16145-S16181 [7NO], S16465 [12NO], S17107 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S2886 [7MR], S5987-S5990 [16MY], S6335 [22MY], S7061, S7081, S7085-S7088, S7108 [5JN], S7261 [6JN], S7437 [11JN], S7598 [12JN], S8097, S8134 [19JN], S8493 [24JN], S12117, S12370-S12372 [2AU], S13477-S13479 [24SE], S13774, S13776 [26SE], S13875 [27SE], S14856, S14858 [17OC], S15119-S15122 [24OC], S15265 [25OC], S16001-S16005, S16006, S16007, S16008 [6NO], S16181, S16183, S16193 [7NO], S16476-S16486, S16650 [13NO], S16661-S16666 [14NO], S17107 [20NO], S17375 [21NO], S17844 [23NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1177), S6711, S6713 [23MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1227), S7175-S7221 [5JN], S7264-S7267 [6JN], S10586 [22JY], S13003-S13006 [16SE], S13726 [25SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1872), S15180, S15192, S15193, S15194, S15195, S15196, S15197 [24OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1912), S15861 [4NO], S16734 [14NO], S18539 [26NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1972), S16756 [14NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1995), S17251 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2036), S17991 [23NO]

Health care facilities: recoupment of funds relative to services billed to inappropriate government agencies, S3695 [20MR]

———survey and certification of those serving medicaid and medicare beneficiaries, S12893 [12SE]

Health care professionals: alternative dispute resolution systems for medical malpractice claims (S. 1836), S14907-S14916 [17OC]

———medical education costs (S. 1149), S6659 [23MY]

———use of the terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service (S. 2087), S18404 [26NO]

Income: cap on earnings for recipients, S17271, S17272 [20NO]

———clarify designation of payroll withholdings (S. 1724), S13239 [18SE]

———earnings test, S16423-S16429 [12NO]

Insurance: long-term care policies (S. 846), S4630, S4635, S4636 [17AP], S16157 [7NO]

———medical injury compensation reform for health care (S. 1232), S7307 [6JN], S14252-S14259 [3OC], S16734 [14NO]

Local government: exception to the coverage of State and local employees (S. 2003), S17434 [21NO]

Medicaid: alcoholism and drug dependency residential treatment services for pregnant women and certain family members (S. 1677), S12262 [2AU]

———cost containment, benefits, and health care access, S11044 [26JY]

———coverage for certain low-income medicare beneficiaries (S. 1574), S11067, S11070, S11109 [26JY]

———coverage for mobile outreach units to assist mentally ill homeless individuals (S. 62), S713 [14JA], S2716 [6MR]

———coverage of certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists services (S. 1842), S14977 [22OC]

———coverage of children's vaccines (S. 905), S4879 [23AP], S5050 [24AP]

———coverage of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (S. 1592), S11375 [30JY]

———determinations of denial of payment to States (S. 1240), S7320, S7321 [6JN]

———disproportionate share hospital providers, S18324 [26NO]

———drug discounts to Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S3132 [13MR]

———drug rebates, S4260 [9AP]

———drug treatment of pregnant women and certain family members (S. 29), S650 [14JA]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), S17988, S17997 [23NO], S18014-S18016, S18077, S18145 [25NO], S18169-S18172, S18174, S18175, S18176, S18177, S18183, S18184-S18198, S18324, S18332 [26NO], S18567 [27NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), conference report, S18563, S18652, S18653 [27NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), motion to proceed, S18072 [25NO]

———Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), unanimous-consent agreement, S18145 [25NO]

———Federal payments relative to voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes (S. 1983), S16948 [18NO]

———improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 856), S4744, S4746 [18AP]

———issuance of regulations relative to State contributions' impact on availability of Federal funds (S. 1886), S15716 [31OC]

———operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements (S. 1992), S17245-S17246 [20NO]

———pregnant women and infants' coverage (S. 902), S4873 [23AP], S5050 [24AP]

———prescription drug prices for veterans, S10424, S10425 [18JY]

———program abuse, S18201 [26NO]

———provide health care services to medically underserved areas (S. 773), S4125, S4128 [22MR]

———retroactive payments of medicare cost-sharing for indigent beneficiaries (S. 1349), S8352 [20JN]

———State enrollment of welfare recipients into managed care plans (S. 2077), S18388-S18394 [26NO]

———State provision of medical assistance relative to the ratio of family income to the official poverty line (S. 1211), S7029-S7031 [4JN]

———State use of provider-specific taxes for expenditures (S. Con. Res. 67), S14226 [2OC]

———States' voluntary contribution or provider-paid tax programs, S12896, S12897 [12SE], S14872 [17OC]

Medicare: additional payment for the operating costs of hospitals with a high proportion of medicare patients (S. 387), S1739, S1740 [6FE]

———benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries (S. 1482), S10287 [17JY]

———catastrophic illness coverage (S. 193), S890 [14JA]

———change designation of Lancaster County, PA relative to reimbursement for physician services (S. 1214), S7034 [4JN]

———claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (S. 1838), S14917 [17OC]

———coverage for certain preventive care items and services (S. 1212), S7029-S7031 [4JN]

———coverage for colerectal screening examinations and certain immunizations (S. 1231), S7305 [6JN]

———coverage of anticancer drugs (S. 1996), S17252 [20NO]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 487), S2321 [26FE]

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (S. 614), S3034 [12MR]

———coverage of long-term benefits in home- and community-based settings and nursing facilities (S. 2017), S17668 [22NO], S18142 [25NO]

———coverage of screening mammography (S. 508), S2350 [26FE], S8134 [19JN]

———coverage under private employment-related health insurance (S. 157), S852 [14JA]

———exclude rural areas from payment reductions (S. 717), S3930, S3931 [21MR]

———extended care services relative to hospitalization requirements (S. 1572), S11065, S11066 [26JY], S11249 [29JY]

———geographic adjustment of physicians' fees, S18194, S18195 [26NO]

———home health occupational therapy services (S. 1582), S11224 [29JY]

———home respiratory care services (S. 1120), S6225 [21MY]

———inpatient hospital services relative to wage index (S. 1852), S15008, S15009 [22OC]

———interest level on late payments to part B providers (S. 518), S2508 [28FE]

———minimum payment levels for rural referral centers (S. 2084), S18400 [26NO]

———payment cap on outpatient physical and occupational therapy services (S. 2027), S17687 [22NO]

———payment limitations relative to psychiatric services in nursing facilities (S. 1978), S16851 [15NO]

———payment of health care expenses incurred by former members of the Armed Services (S. 177), S873 [14JA]

———purchase of medical equipment and supplies (S. 1736), S13421, S13423 [20SE], S13616 [24SE]

———recoupment of certain payments to uniformed services treatment facilities (S. 1803), S14350 [3OC]

———reform of payments to physicians (S. 1810), S14426-S14431 [4OC], S17994 [23NO]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners (S. 2103), S18426 [26NO]

———reimbursement for physician assistants (S. 2104), S18426 [26NO]

———reimbursement of clinical social worker services (S. 880), S4838 [23AP]

———reimbursement of clinical social worker services (S. 880), star print, S6352 [22MY]

———relief to physicians relative to excessive regulations (S. 1332), S8205-S8212 [19JN]

———require certain medical education hospitals to incorporate training in disease prevention and health promotion (S. 506), S2350 [26FE], S8134 [19JN]

———standards to prevent abuse in the acquisition of durable medical equipment, devices, and supplies (S. 1988), S17057, S17061 [19NO]

———telephone access services for senior citizens, S16649 [13NO]

———toll-free phone service, S14318 [3OC]

Medicare/medicaid: coverage for nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services (S. 161), S854 [14JA]

———extended care, home health services, and adult day care programs (S. 1520), S10565, S10568 [22JY]

Mental health: care coverage (S. 1102), S6150 [20MY]

National health plan: establish (S. 454), S2146 [21FE]

National objectives: policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2114), S18442 [26NO]

Native Americans: health care (S. 753), S4040 [21MR]

Pensions: payroll tax cut, S4681 [18AP], S4833 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: processes relative to eligibility of pregnant women, children, and families (S. 1883), S15292-S15296 [28OC]

Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (S. 750), S4015, S4032 [21MR]

Senior citizens: establish an Elder Rights Program (S. 1471), S9884, S9894 [11JY]

———professional and service providers program funding, S16433 [12NO]

Social Security Administration: budget (S. 2117), S18456, S18457, S18458 [26NO]

———funding, S12894 [12SE]

Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission: establish (S. 964), S5224 [25AP]

Social Security Trust Funds Management Act: enact (S. 27), S645 [14JA]

SSI: determination of disability eligibility (S. 1718), S13180, S13181 [17SE]

State and local governments: investment of trust fund in State and municipal bonds (S. 906), S4880 [23AP]

States: block grants for social services (S. 1189), S6866 [24MY]

———matching payments through voluntary contributions (S. 833), S4613 [17AP]

———program abuse, S18201 [26NO]

Taxation: deposit requirements for payroll taxes (S. 1610), S11807 [1AU]

———employment tax status of certain fisherman (S. 1683), S12270 [2AU]

———exclude imposition of employer Social Security taxes on cash tips (S. 765), S4057 [21MR]

———promote economic growth and jobs creation by reducing certain taxes (S. 381), S1719 [6FE]

———reduce OASDI tax rate and increase the hospital insurance tax rate (S. 1290), S7816 [13JN]

———State and local treatment of benefits (S. 1681), S12269 [2AU]

———treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement (S. 1997), S17254 [20NO]

Trust funds: assure integrity, S4959-S4961 [24AP]

———budget treatment (S. 788), S4198-S4201, S4239-S4241, S4263 [9AP], S4913 [23AP], S5320 [25AP]

WIC: competitive pricing of infant formula for the special supplemental food program (S. 657), S3289 [13MR]

Reports

Pay-as-You-Go Financing (S. 11): Library of Congress, S4954 [24AP]

Social Security Taxes: Congressional Research Service, S4881 [23AP]

State Universal Insurance Access Legislation: Citizen Action (organization), E1698 [9MY]

Reports by conference committees

Federal Payments Relative to State Medicaid Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-409), H11865-H11870 [26NO]

Reports filed

Administration of the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Programs: Committee on Government Operations (H.R. 2898) (H. Rept. 102-174), H6136 [30JY]

Delay in Federal Payments Under the Medicaid Program Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Voluntary Contributions and Provider-Specific Taxes: Committee on Energy and Commerce (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-310), H9700 [12NO]

Federal Medicaid Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes and Medicaid Aggregate Payment Adjustments: Committee on Finance (S. 2037), S18079 [25NO]

Federal Medicaid Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes: Committee on Finance (H.R. 3595), S17988 [23NO]

———Committee on Rules (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-323), H10395 [18NO]

———committee on conference (H.R. 3595) (H. Rept. 102-409), H11885 [26NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Social Security State and Municipal Bond Fund Act: National Association of Counties, S4886 [23AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Medicaid: Federal payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes (H.R. 3595), H10534 [19NO]

Statements

Canadian Health Care System: Audrey McLaughlin, S16650-S16652 [13NO]

Federal Payments for Medicaid Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes: Bush Administration, H10510 [19NO]

Health Care: Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S2233 [21FE]

Medical Injury Compensation Reform for Social Security Health Care: Clark C. Havighurst and Thomas B. Metzloff, S14254-S14259 [3OC]

Medicare Fraud: John Heinz, S4158 [9AP]

Pay-as-You-Go Financing: Brookings Institution, S4954 [24AP]

Right, Not a Privilege—Meeting the Challenge of Affordable Health Care for All Americans: Senator Wofford, S16663 [14NO]

Senator John Heinz Accomplishments in the Field of Elderly Legislation: Senate Special Committee on Aging, S4158 [9AP]

Social Security State and Municipal Bond Fund Act: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4886 [23AP]

Social Security Tax Reform: American Association of Retired Persons, S4952 [24AP]

———Carolyn Weaver, American Enterprise Institute, S4952 [24AP]

Social Security Taxes: Felix Rohatyn, S4883 [23AP]

———Franco Modigliani, E598 [22FE]

———Franklin D. Roosevelt, E597 [22FE]

———GAO, E597 [22FE]

———National Economic Commission, E598 [22FE]

———Senator Exon, E597, E598 [22FE]

Studies

Prospective Study of Advanced Directives for Life-Sustaining Care: New England Journal of Medicine, E2731-E2734 [25JY]

Social Security Tax Cuts—Too Good To Be True?: Institute for Policy Innovation, S3614-S3616 [19MR]

Summaries

Better Access to Affordable Health Care Act (S. 1872), S15191 [24OC]

Centers for Disease Control Evaluation of Prevention Programs Bill, S16482 [13NO]

Child Welfare and Preventive Services Act (S. 4), S491 [14JA]

Childhood Immunization Improvement Act (S. 905), S4880 [23AP]

Children's Investment Trust (S. 1073), S5796 [14MY]

Committee Amendment to H.R. 3595, Federal Payments Relative to State Expenditures Made From Revenues Derived From Provider-Specific Taxes Under Medicaid, S17989 [23NO]

Comprehensive American Health Care Act (S. 454), S2147 [21FE]

Cost-sharing Availability Between Medicare and Medicaid Programs (H.R. 3473), E3248 [3OC]

Family Caregiver Support Act (S. 972), S5254 [25AP]

Health Care and Insurance Reform (H.R. 3535), E3326 [8OC]

Health Care for the Uninsured Legislation, S16481 [13NO]

Health Insurance Coverage for Certain Children and Mothers To Be Financed Through a General Payroll Tax (H.R. 2375), E1816 [16MY]

HealthAmerica—Affordable Health Care for All Americans Act (S. 1227), S7214-S7216 [5JN]

Infant Mortality and Children's Health Act (S. 902), S4875 [23AP]

Long-Term Care Assistance Program for Functionally Impaired Elderly Individuals (S. 1668), S12400 [15AU]

Long-Term Care Insurance Policies (H.R. 1916), E1310 [18AP]

Long-Term Care Insurance Policies (S. 846), S4634 [17AP]

Medicaid treatment of voluntary contributions and provider-specific taxes, and limit aggregate payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals (H.R. 3900), H11108 [23NO]

Medical Education Costs (S. 1149), S6663 [23MY]

Medicare and Medicaid Chronic Care Programs (S. 1520), S10568 [22JY]

Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act (H.R. 3826), E3951 [21NO]

Medicare Coverage for Colerectal Screening Examinations and Certain Immunizations (H.R. 2565), H4128 [6JN]

Medicare Coverage of Screening Mammography (S. 508), S2353 [26FE]

Medicare Physician Payment Reform Implementation Act (S. 1810), S14428 [4OC]

Medicare Prevention Bill, S16481 [13NO]

Medicare Universal Coverage Expansion Act (H.R. 1777), E1261 [16AP]

National Health Plan for Long-Term Care (H.R. 651), E281 [24JA]

National Health Plan (H.R. 650), E285 [24JA]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 2535), E2039 [5JN]

National Policy to Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (H.R. 3626), H8545 [24OC]

Payment for Physicians' Services (H.R. 3070), E2742 [29JY]

Primary Health Care Investment Act (H.R. 3991), E4131 [26NO]

Primary Health Care Investment Act (S. 1912), S15863 [4NO]

Quality in Medical Equipment and Supplies Act (S. 1988), S17060 [19NO]

Require Certain Medical Education Hospitals to Incorporate Training in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion To Receive Medicare Education Payments (S. 506), S2352 [26FE]

Social Security Appeals Process Reform Act (H.R. 1799), E1273 [17AP]

Social Security State and Municipal Bond Fund Act (S. 906), S4885 [23AP]

State Universal Health Access Legislation: Citizen Action (organization), S13006 [16SE]

Support for Indigent Care Costs (H.R. 2800), E2373 [26JN]

Taxation of Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Which Do Not Meet Federal Standards (H.R. 3830), E3953 [21NO]

Treatment of Disabled Individual Under Certain Programs (H.R. 3126), E2814 [1AU]

Tables

Estimates of effect of fully-phased-in medicare physician fee schedule, S14430 [4OC]

Geographic practice cost indices by medicare carrier locality, S18195 [26NO]

Savings under the Social Security Tax Cut Act, 1992-96, S581 [14JA]

Testimonies

Alabama Medicaid Program: Representative Bevill, H8051 [17OC]

Budget Deficit Reduction Agreement Relative to Economic Conditions: Alan Greenspan, H679 [23JA]

Competitive Pricing of Infant Formula: Representative Wyden, E954 [14MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 283, consideration of H.R. 3595, Federal payments for medicaid relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes, H10509 [19NO]

H.R. 105, earnings test for retirement age individuals, E52 [3JA]

H.R. 437, lump-sum death benefits, E49 [3JA]

H.R. 438, termination age of certain children's benefits, E49 [3JA]

H.R. 439, benefits for postsecondary school students, E49 [3JA]

H.R. 443, disability eligibility under medicare for acquired immune deficiency syndrome, E31 [3JA]

H.R. 699, occupational tax on cigarette companies and use revenues to treat smoking-related diseases, H759 [29JA]

H.R. 855, include American Samoa in SSI program, E466 [7FE]

H.R. 860, medicaid coverage of hospice care, H933 [6FE]

H.R. 917, benefit formula computation rules, E488 [7FE]

H.R. 1472, application of employer Social Security taxes to employees' cash tips, E991 [19MR]

H.R. 1544, mimimum payment adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals, E1072 [22MR]

H.R. 1582, require instruction in geriatric medicine to receive payment of medical education costs to facilities, E1122 [22MR]

H.R. 1746, Comprehensive Preventive Health Program, E1402 [23AP]

H.R. 1799, Social Security Appeals Process Reform Act, E1274 [17AP]

H.R. 2007, waive the coinsurance requirement and prohibit balance billing for screening mammography services, E1380 [23AP]

H.R. 2075, prohibit discrimination in the provision of Medicaid home and community services, H2498 [24AP]

H.R. 2086, Public Pension Party Act, E1428 [24AP]

H.R. 2213, Child Health Program Act, E1590 [2MY]

H.R. 2297, State Health Reform Opportunity Act, E1699 [9MY]

H.R. 2898, Social Security Protection Act, E2554 [16JY]

H.R. 3595, Federal medicaid payments relative to State expenditures made from revenues derived from provider-specific taxes, S18170 [26NO], H10532 [19NO]

H.R. 3826, Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act, E3951 [21NO]

H.R. 3982, Medicare HMO Sanction Reform and Anti-Fraud and Abuse Act, E4113 [26NO]

S. 4, family support systems improvement, S483-S491 [14JA]

S. 10, earnings test for retirement age individuals, S522 [14JA]

S. 11, pay-as-you-go financing of Social Security, S580 [14JA]

S. 27, Social Security Trust Funds Management Act, S645 [14JA]

S. 29, Medicaid Drug Treatment for Families Act, S651 [14JA]

S. 40, development of a counterfeit-resistant Social Security card, S677 [14JA]

S. 60, placement of children in foster care and transitional independent living situations, S709 [14JA]

S. 61, improve the foster care maintenance payment progam, S710-S713 [14JA]

S. 81, Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act, S725 [14JA]

S. 157, medicare coverage under private employment-related health insurance, S853 [14JA]

S. 161, medicare/medicaid coverage for nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist services, S854 [14JA]

S. 177, payment of health care expenses incurred by former members of the Armed Services, S873 [14JA]

S. 180, coverage of registered professional nurses, S875 [14JA]

S. 193, Medicare Enhanced Benefits Act, S891-S894 [14JA]

S. 194, Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act, S895 [14JA]

S. 381, Economic Growth and Jobs Creation Act, S1720-S1725 [6FE]

S. 454, national health plan, S2148-S2155 [21FE]

S. 487, Medicare Bone Mass Measurement Coverage Act, S2321 [26FE]

S. 518, interest level on late payments to medicare part B providers, S2508 [28FE]

S. 548, Reproductive Health Equity Act, S2655 [5MR]

S. 567, Social Security Notch Adjustment Act, S2773 [6MR]

S. 717, exclude rural areas from medicare payment reductions, S3931 [21MR]

S. 750, Revenue Reconciliation Act technical corrections, S4015-S4026 [21MR]

S. 773, health care services to medically underserved areas, S4126 [22MR]

S. 788, budget treatment of trust funds, S4240 [9AP]

S. 833, State medicaid matching payments through voluntary contributions, S4614 [17AP]

S. 835, minimum AFDC payment standards, S4615 [17AP]

S. 846, long-term care insurance policies, S4631-S4634 [17AP]

S. 856, Medicaid Fairness in Funding Act, S4745 [18AP]

S. 880, medicare reimbursement of clinical social worker services, S4838 [23AP]

S. 902, pregnant women and infants' medicaid coverage, S4874 [23AP]

S. 905, medicaid coverage of children's vaccines, S4880 [23AP]

S. 906, investment of trust fund in State and municipal bonds, S4883 [23AP]

S. 932, include American Samoa in the SSI Program, S5138 [25AP]

S. 964, establish the Social Security Notch Fairness Investigatory Commission, S5225 [25AP]

S. 1102, Social Security mental health care coverage, S6150 [20MY]

S. 1104, waiting period waiver for benefits of certain terminally ill individuals, S6152 [20MY]

S. 1120, medicare home respiratory care services, S6226 [21MY]

S. 1126, coverage of payment for home health service where an individual is absent from the home at an adult day center, S6368 [22MY]

S. 1149, medical education costs, S6662 [23MY]

S. 1177, Health Care Access and Reform Act, S6713-S6738 [23MY]

S. 1188, Social Security and SSI AIDS Disability Act, S6864-S6866 [24MY]

S. 1189, Social Services Block Grant Restoration Act, S6866 [24MY]

S. 1211, Medicaid Glideslope Act, S7031 [4JN]

S. 1212, Medicare coverage for certain preventive care items and services, S7032 [4JN]

S. 1214, change Medicare designation of Lancaster County, PA relative to reimbursement for physician services, S7035 [4JN]

S. 1227, HealthAmerica—Affordable Health Care for All Americans Act, S7177-S7214 [5JN]

S. 1231, Medicare Preventive Benefits Act, S7305-S7307 [6JN]

S. 1240, determinations of denial of medicaid payments to States, S7320 [6JN]

S. 1290, Medicare Solvency and Security Act, S7817 [13JN]

S. 1332, relief to physicians relative to excessive medicare regulations, S8206 [19JN]

S. 1342, rules relative to termination of disabled adult child's benefits upon marriage, S8344 [20JN]

S. 1349, retroactive medicaid payments of medicare cost-sharing for indigent beneficiaries, S8352 [20JN]

S. 1354, increase exemption from Social Security withholdings for remuneration an election official or worker may receive, S8470 [21JN]

S. 1471, establish an Elder Rights Program, S9885-S9894 [11JY]

S. 1482, medicare benefits for low-income elderly and disabled beneficiaries, S10288 [17JY]

S. 1520, medicare and medicaid chronic care programs, S10566 [22JY]

S. 1572, Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility and Home Health Benefit Act, S11065 [26JY]

S. 1574, Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act, S11068-S11070 [26JY]

S. 1592, Prescription Drug Purchasing Assistance for Older Americans Act, S11375 [30JY]

S. 1610, deposit requirements for payroll taxes, S11808 [1AU]

S. 1668, long-term care assistance program for functionally impaired elderly individuals, S12379-S12400 [15AU]

S. 1677, Medicaid Substance Abuse Treatment Act, S12264 [2AU]

S. 1683, employment tax status of certain fisherman, S12271 [2AU]

S. 1700, eligibility of certain disabled railroad annuitants for food stamps, S12673 [10SE]

S. 1724, clarify designation of Social Security payroll withholdings, S13239 [18SE]

S. 1750, improve services to individuals with mental retardation, S13697-S13709 [25SE]

S. 1803, recoupment of certain medicare payments to uniformed services treatment facilities, S14351 [3OC]

S. 1810, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Implementation Act, S14427 [4OC]

S. 1829, exclusion of election officials and workers from social security coverage, S14707 [15OC]

S. 1836, American Health Quality Act, S14910-S14915 [17OC]

S. 1842, medicaid coverage of certified nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists services, S14978 [22OC]

S. 1852, medicare inpatient hospital services relative to wage index, S15008 [22OC]

S. 1860, encourage self-sufficiency of AFDC recipients through microenterprises, S15072 [23OC]

S. 1872, Better Access to Affordable Health Care Act, S15182-S15191 [24OC]

S. 1909, earnings test for retirement age individuals, S15807 [1NO]

S. 1912, Primary Health Care Investment Act, S15862, S15863 [4NO]

S. 1936, Health Equity and Access Improvement Act, S16163-S16181 [7NO]

S. 1972, State Care—State-Based Comprehensive Health Care Act, S16757-S16759 [14NO]

S. 1978, medicare payment limitations relative to psychiatric services in nursing facilities, S16852 [15NO]

S. 1988, Quality in Medical Equipment and Supplies Act, S17058-S17060 [19NO]

S. 1992, Medicaid operation of pharmaceutical benefit programs independent of drug purchasing requirements, S17246 [20NO]

S. 1996, Medicare Cancer Coverage Improvement Act, S17253 [20NO]

S. 1997, tax treatment of certain amounts received by insurance salesmen after retirement, S17254 [20NO]

S. 2003, exception to the Social Security coverage of State and local employees, S17434 [21NO]

S. 2017, Long-Term Care Family Protection Act, S17669-S17679 [22NO]

S. 2077, Medicaid Managed Care Improvement Act, S18388-S18391 [26NO]

S. 2087, use of the terms Visiting Nurse Association and Visiting Nurse Service, S18404 [26NO]

S. 2103, Primary Health Care Practitioner Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S. 2104, Physician Assistant Incentive Act, S18427 [26NO]

S. 2114, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S18442-S18450 [26NO]

S. Con. Res. 67, Medicaid restrictions regarding State use of provider-specific taxes for expenditures, S14226 [2OC]

S. Res. 231, national policy on health care and reform insurance procedures, S17696 [22NO]