SENIOR CITIZENS

Addresses

Children, Middle Aged, and Elderly Populations Balancing Perceived Needs Against Changing Societal Pressures, Priorities, and Budget Constraints: Jeffrey R. Lewis, S4442-S4446 [2AP]

National Policy to Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: President Clinton, H6895-H6900 [22SE]

Airgram

Senior citizen solicitation: Seniors Coalition, S14119-S14121 [21OC]

Amendments

Crime: telemarketing fraud (S. 557), S10005, S10017 [30JY]

ERISA: availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (S. 1312), S14642 [28OC]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 491), S4638 [19AP]

Analyses

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (S. 325), S1411-S1413 [4FE]

Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams Act (S. 557), S2656 [10MR]

Appointments

Commission on the Social Security Notch Issue, S10268 [3AU]

Articles and editorials

Alicia H. Munnell Is Very Bad Choice for Treasury Position, S6078 [19MY]

Alicia in Wonderland—The Nominee Who'd Tax Your IRA, S6079 [19MY]

Big Brother and Pension Funds, S6082 [19MY]

Call To Tax Pension Benefits, S6083 [19MY]

Clinton After Your Pension, S6081 [19MY]

Clinton Nominee's Plan To Tax Pension Funds Under Fire, S6080 [19MY]

Clinton To Delay Health Proposal Until Mid-June—Change Reflects a Desire To Not Pile Too Much on the Legislative Plate, S5572 [6MY]

Clinton's Health Care Figures Don't Compute, S16977 [22NO]

Clinton's Next Step?, S6082 [19MY]

Doctors Say They Can Save Lives and Still Save Money, S10265 [3AU]

Don't Bank on Alicia Munnell, S6079, S6086 [19MY]

Double Taxing Seniors of Today and Tomorrow, S3443 [23MR], S3558 [24MR]

Fill Your Mattress, Quickly, S6081 [19MY]

Health Care—An All-Points Alert, S14835 [2NO]

Health Plan That Can Work, S8642-S8644 [13JY]

Hidden Clue, S6082 [19MY]

How Are the Kids Doing?—Grandparents to the Rescue, S16534 [19NO]

How Clinton's Tax Plan Will Hit the Elderly, S3555 [24MR]

Just Another Job on the Elderly?, S14121 [21OC]

Kill or Cure?, H7139-H7141 [28SE]

Managed Care—the Dark Side, H2920 [26MY]

Not the Zoe Baird Problem, H2455 [12MY]

Proposed Social Security Tax Hike Explained, S3557 [24MR]

Provider Groups Finding Success with Managed Care, Study Says, S10266 [3AU]

Repair, Don't Replace, Health System, H8763 [3NO]

Retirees Get Socked Again, S3556 [24MR]

Strong Medicine—Employers' Attack On Health Costs Spurs Change in Minnesota, S2440-S2442 [4MR]

Uncle Sam Threatens To Change the Pension Rules Again, S6078 [19MY]

Under Clinton Health Plan, All Employers Would Pay, S5867 [13MY]

What Clinton Isn't Saying, S2702 [11MR]

What Health-Care Crisis?, H3338 [8JN]

What Small-Business Owners Face Under Health Plan, S14565 [28OC]

What's Wrong With the Clinton Health Plan, S10592 [5AU]

Where Not to Get Sick, S2705 [11MR]

Who Can Speak Better About a Nursing Home Than a Resident?, S8286 [30JN]

Workable Alternative, S10593 [5AU]

Bills and resolutions

American Samoa: inclusion in SSI (see H.R. 189), H105 [6JA]

———inclusion in the program of aid to the aged, blind, or disabled (see H.R. 188), H105 [6JA]

Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see H.R. 272), H107 [6JA]

Benefits: reform certain pension and benefit programs (see H.R. 22), H82 [5JA]

Commission on Retirement Income Policy: establish (see H.R. 199), H105 [6JA]

Courts: imprisonment penalties for crimes against the elderly (see H.R. 3494), H9564 [10NO]

Crime: establish prevention programs (see S. 205), S690 [26JA]

———establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (see S. 451; H.R. 1161), S2089 [25FE], H911 [1MR]

———mandatory sentences for crimes of violence and fraud against senior citizens (see H.R. 3501), H9564 [10NO]

———mandatory sentences for violent felonies committed against individuals age 65 and over (see H.R. 388), H110 [6JA]

———protection from fraudulent practices targeting senior citizens (see S. 1217), S8707 [14JY]

———telemarketing fraud (see S. 557), S2610 [10MR]

Disabled: waive waiting period for benefits relative to terminal illness (see H.R. 1339), H1290 [16MR]

Education: establish National Mentor Corps mentor program in public schools (see S. 1007), S6317 [21MY]

EPA: clarify Government liability for the actions of individuals in the Senior Environmental Employment Program (see S. 355), S1592 [16FE]

ERISA: availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (see S. 1312), S9870 [29JY]

———ensure nondiscrimination in benefits provided under group health plans (see S. 765; H.R. 975), S4400 [2AP], H724 [18FE]

———exclude the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (see S. 287), S1147 [3FE]

———litigation rules relative to retiree health benefits (see S. 1268), S9061 [20JY]

———unauthorized termination or reduction of group health plan benefits (see H.R. 3215), H7451 [5OC]

Federal employees: administrative review of discrimination claims (see H.R. 1111), H876 [24FE]

———administrative review of employment discrimination claims (see H.R. 2721), H5073 [23JY]

———group life insurance coverage for certain retired and former employees (see H.R. 891), H638 [16FE]

Financial institutions: basic financial services (see S. 85), S192 [21JA]

———demonstration projects of individual development accounts for home purchase, college education, small business startup, and retirement (see S. 863), S5280 [30AP]

Health: ensure equal access to care under managed competition plan (see H.J. Res. 241), H5361 [27JY]

———inclusion of osteopathic services under national health care benefits package (see H. Con. Res. 173), H8875 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 18, 223, 325, 491, 631, 684, 728, 1057, 1533, 1743, 1757, 1770, 1775, 1779; S. Res. 81; H.R. 16, 150, 834, 945, 1192, 1200, 1398, 1691, 1976, 2061, 2261, 2624, 3080, 3115, 3222, 3600, 3698, 3704; H. Con. Res. 8, 56), S190 [21JA], S774 [27JA], S1384 [4FE], S2308 [3MR], S3275 [19MR], S3479 [23MR], S4112 [31MR], S4253 [1AP], S6737 [27MY], S13262 [7OC], S16718 [20NO], S16935, S16936 [22NO], H82, H87 [5JA], H104 [6JA], H587 [4FE], H680 [17FE], H963 [2MR], H1009 [3MR], H1526 [18MR], H1885 [5AP], H2301 [5MY], H2427 [11MY], H2816 [25MY], H4573 [13JY], H6777 [15SE], H6901 [22SE], H7541 [6OC], H10469 [20NO], H10986, H10987 [22NO]

Hospital to Home- and Community-Care Linkage Development and Incentive Grant Program: establish (see S. 52), S191 [21JA]

Housing: eligibility of certain disabled individuals for home equity conversion mortgages (see H.R. 3564), H10300 [19NO]

———exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for older persons (see H.R. 1843), H2023 [22AP]

———limit occupancy of nonelderly single persons in public housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 3689), H10986 [22NO]

———prohibit regulations in federally assisted rental housing restricting elderly residents from owning pets (see H.R. 2145), H2523 [18MY]

———regulations governing admission of single persons into public housing (see H.R. 3326), H8327 [20OC]

Immigration: reauthorize provisions for certain retirees (see H.R. 717), H357 [2FE]

Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (see H.R. 170), H104 [6JA]

Insurance: establish long-term care Federal standards (see S. 203), S690 [26JA]

Medicaid: coverage for low-income medicare beneficiaries (see S. 649), S3650 [24MR]

———coverage for the costs of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (see S. 933), S5751 [11MY]

———eligibility relative to individuals subject to guardianship proceedings (see H.R. 632), H258 [26JA]

———home and community based care (see S. 551, 552), S2610 [10MR]

Medicare: access to supplemental insurance policies (see S. 934), S5751 [11MY]

———availability of select policies in all States (see H.R. 2770), H5451 [28JY]

———ban on physician referrals to health care providers with which the physician has a financial relationship (see H.R. 345), H109 [6JA]

———coverage of annual screening mammography for women 65 or over (see H.R. 427), H111 [6JA]

———coverage of bone mass measurements, mammographies, and certain osteoporosis drugs (see H.R. 3203), H7360 [30SE]

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (see S. 421), S1995 [24FE]

———coverage of certain preventive services (see H.R. 19, 76), H82, H84 [5JA]

———coverage of expanded nursing facility and in-home services, and outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 2673), H4858 [20JY]

———coverage of home health services where an individual is at an adult day care center (see S. 453), S2089 [25FE]

———coverage of qualified acupuncturist services (see H.R. 2588), H4506 [1JY]

———coverage of self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (see S. 602; H.R. 1194), S3042 [17MR], H1009 [3MR]

———coverage of ventilators, aspirators, and certain other durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2275), H2866 [26MY]

———enforcement of standards relative to the rights of patients in certain medical facilities (see H.R. 1044), H793 [23FE]

———extend and revise programs to assist rural hospitals (see S. 1051; H.R. 536), S6737 [27MY], H179 [21JA]

———extend coverage of home health services (see H.R. 72), H84 [5JA]

———extend fraud and abuse penalties (see H.R. 1255), H1079 [9MR]

———geographic adjustments to payment rates for physicians' services (see H.R. 3170), H7262 [29SE]

———improve procedures relative to durable medical equipment (see S. 516), S2483 [5MR]

———improve procedures relative to extra-billing limits (see S. 514), S2483 [5MR]

———increased reimbursement for certain nursing services and delivery of services to health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2386), H3456 [10JN]

———increased reimbursement for physician assistants and delivery of services to health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 2387), H3456 [10JN]

———inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2850), H5740 [3AU]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 769), H482 [3FE]

———limitation on use of claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (see S. 515), S2483 [5MR]

———mental health care coverage for individuals in nursing homes (see S. 935), S5751 [11MY]

———nutritional counseling provided under the supervision of a registered dietitian (see H.R. 1047), H793 [23FE]

———payment eligibility of small, medicare-dependent, rural hospitals (see H.R. 953), H680 [17FE]

———payment for dental services (see H.R. 442), H112 [6JA]

———payment for the interpretation of electrocardiograms (see H.R. 421), H111 [6JA]

———recipients eligibility for medicaid (see H.R. 1263), H1080 [9MR]

———reduction of waste and fraud (see H.R. 1130), H877 [24FE]

———remove cap on payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (see S. 936), S5751 [11MY]

———technical changes (see H.R. 21), H82 [5JA]

Medicare/medicaid: treatment of respiratory therapists and technicians relative to the nursing home reform requirements (see H.R. 1971), H2247 [4MY]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 35), S889 [28JA]

National Home Care Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 55; H.J. Res. 139), S2308 [3MR], H1080 [9MR]

National Resource Center for Grandparents: establish (see S. 621; H.R. 1223), S3275 [19MR], H1045 [4MR]

National Senior Softball Week: designate (see S.J. Res. 72; H.J. Res. 118), S3862 [26MR], H794 [23FE]

National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 190), H2247 [4MY]

Older Americans Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 3161), H7172 [28SE]

Older Americans Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 39), H86 [5JA]

Pensions: uniform treatment of federally funded and administered retirement programs relative to deficit reduction (see H. Con. Res. 48), H794 [23FE]

Postal Service: reduced rates for senior citizens nonprofit organizations (see H.R. 311), H108 [6JA]

Public housing: senior citizen housing guidelines (see S. 1565), S13908 [19OC]

Railroads: retirement benefit adjustments relative to eligibility for medicaid SSI benefits (see H.R. 976), H724 [18FE]

Social Security: allow full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age (see H.R. 2537), H4181 [28JN]

———assistance to beneficiaries in the administration of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 613), H258 [26JA]

———benefit payment levels relative to month of beneficiary's death (see H.R. 837), H587 [4FE]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see S. 173; H.R. 181, 1447, 1883), S194 [21JA], H105 [6JA], H1590 [24MR], H2126 [28AP]

———cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 3451; H. Res. 83, 120), H640 [16FE], H1080 [9MR], H8874 [4NO]

———cost-of-living increases (see H.R. 3592), H10469 [20NO]

———decision making process for disability benefits (see H.R. 646), H308 [27JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 30, 207; H.R. 37, 182, 197, 254, 300, 397, 413, 505, 582, 622, 875, 1413, 1636), S191 [21JA], S690 [26JA], H83 [5JA], H105, H106, H108, H111 [6JA], H178 [21JA], H257, H258 [26JA], H588 [4FE], H1527 [18MR], H1857 [1AP]

———eligibility for widow's and widower's disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 2536), H4181 [28JN]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits (see H.R. 2538), H4181 [28JN]

———encourage nonprofit organizations to assist in SSI outreach programs (see H.R. 2325), H2994 [27MY]

———exchange of credits between certain insurance and pension programs to maximize benefits (see H.R. 1045), H793 [23FE]

———exclude wages from teaching in public schools relative to the earnings test (see H.R. 409), H111 [6JA]

———gradual increase in the normal and early retirement ages (see H.R. 3591), H10469 [20NO]

———health care professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1763), H1990 [21AP]

———improve and clarify provisions prohibiting misuse of symbols, emblems, or names in reference to Social Security programs and agencies (see H.R. 2819), H5554 [30JY]

———improve benefit services (see S. 619), S3173 [18MR]

———improve exchange of health care information and measurement of health care quality (see H.R. 3137), H7034 [27SE]

———improve health care and insurance regulation for senior citizens (see H.R. 1038), H793 [23FE]

———improvements in the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 922), H680 [17FE]

———increase benefit and contribution base (see H.R. 2589), H4506 [1JY]

———increases in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2539), H4181 [28JN]

———issuance of certificates of obligations to the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program trust funds (see H.R. 931), H680 [17FE]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 553, 634, 1444), H180 [21JA], H258 [26JA], H1590 [24MR]

———long-term care assistance programs for senior citizens (see S. 1600), S14626 [28OC]

———medicaid coverage of nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1683), H1880 [2AP]

———misuse of symbols, emblems, or names relative to programs or agencies (see S. 1011), S6363 [24MY]

———old-age insurance benefit increases in accordance with cost-of-living increases (see H.J. Res. 52), H87 [5JA]

———prohibit the misuse of symbols, emblems, or names relative to programs and agencies (see H.R. 978), H724 [18FE]

———prorate first month's benefits for applicant who meets entitlement conditions (see H.R. 274), H107 [6JA]

———State assistance to support informal caregivers of individuals with functional limitations (see H.R. 2002), H2302 [5MY]

———State SSI income and resource standard applications relative to medicaid eligibility (see H.R. 2675), H4858 [20JY]

———taxation of benefits (see H.R. 3155, 3194, 3195; H. Res. 194), H3457 [10JN], H7172 [28SE], H7359 [30SE]

———trust fund investments permitted by pension funds guaranteed by ERISA (see H.R. 367), H110 [6JA]

———waiting period requirements for benefits (see H.R. 1424), H1527 [18MR]

Social Security Administration: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 623), H258 [26JA]

———establish Office of Outreach Coordination (see S. 1451), S11575 [13SE]

Social Security Court of Appeals: establish (see H.R. 3265), H7826 [13OC]

SSI: reform program (see H.R. 2676), H4858 [20JY]

State and local governments: amend age discrimination laws relative to firefighters, law enforcement officers, and incumbent elected judges (see H.R. 2722), H5073 [23JY]

States: prohibit imposition of income tax on pensions of nonresident individuals (see H.R. 411), H111 [6JA]

Taxation: capital gains relative to senior citizens (see H.R. 854), H588 [4FE]

———dependent care expenses (see H.R. 1903, 1947), H2127 [28AP], H2182 [29AP]

———expenses for care of certain senior citizens (see H.R. 2368), H3456 [10JN]

———floating Social Security tax rates for old age, survivors, and disability insurance (see H.R. 255), H107 [6JA]

———individual retirement accounts (see S. 362, 741; H.R. 337, 822), S1592 [16FE], S4400 [2AP], H109 [6JA], H587 [4FE]

———limit State taxation of pension income (see H.R. 546), H179 [21JA]

———refundable tax credit for households which include disabled elderly persons (see H.R. 319), H108 [6JA]

———treatment of gains from sale of a principal residence, estate and gift tax, and capital gains (see H.R. 567), H218 [25JA]

———treatment of governmental pension income which does not exceed certain Social Security benefits (see H.R. 972), H724 [18FE]

———treatment of individual medical savings accounts relative to medical expenses, long-term care, and individual retirement accounts (see S. 1105), S7216 [15JN]

———treatment of long-term care insurance policies (see H.R. 3651), H10985 [22NO]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance policies (see H.R. 2317), H2994 [27MY]

———treatment of medical benefits for retirees in multiemployee plans (see H.R. 2584), H4506 [1JY]

———treatment of retirement savings (see H.R. 169), H104 [6JA]

———treatment of Social Security and certain railroad retirement benefits (see H.R. 263), H107 [6JA]

Volunteer workers: establish a program of voluntary national service for young people and senior citizens (see H.R. 1193), H1009 [3MR]

Comparisons

Major provisions of Senators Nickles and Mack health care reform legislation, S16905 [22NO]

Court documents

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc., et al v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, et al, H9150 [10NO]

Descriptions

Intergenerational mentoring program: Boston Partners in Education, Inc., S6318 [21MY]

———Center for Intergenerational Learning, Temple University, S6320 [21MY]

———DOVES—Dedicated Older Volunteers in Educational Services, Los Angeles, CA, S6318 [21MY]

———Generations Together, University of Pittsburgh, S6318 [21MY]

———Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Mental Health Services, Inc., Clearwater, FL, S6319 [21MY]

———Mentors Inc., Washington, DC, S6319 [21MY]

———Montgomery County Intergenerational Resources Center, Kensington, MD, S6319 [21MY]

———New York State Mentoring Program, S6320 [21MY]

———Oasis Institute, S6320 [21MY]

———School Volunteer Program, Inc., New York, NY, S6320 [21MY]

———Teaching-Learning Communities, Ann Arbor, MI, S6321 [21MY]

Explanations

Consumer Choice Health Security Act (S. 1743), S16749 [20NO]

Letters

Abolishment of Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): Teresa Heinz, S1970 [24FE]

Comprehensive Health Care Act: Senator Kennedy, S4468 [3AP]

———Senator Specter, S4468 [3AP]

Crime prevention program for senior citizens: Charles B. Meeks, National Sheriffs' Association, S2119 [25FE]

———Gary J. Leonard, S2119 [25FE]

———John Rother, American Association of Retired Persons, S2118 [25FE]

———Michael A. Ranatza, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, S2120 [25FE]

———Richard P. Ieyoub, National District Attorneys Association, S2119 [25FE]

———Steven R. Harris, International Association of Chiefs of Police, S2120 [25FE]

———W.J. Wetherington and W.L. Dozier, Columbus Police Dept., S2119 [25FE]

———William A. Hogan, S2119 [25FE]

Health care reform: Arthur H. Wilson, Disabled American Veterans (organization), S15598 [10NO]

———Bruce Thiesen, American Legion, S15597 [10NO]

———Eugenie Ahders, S15193 [5NO]

———George R. Cramer, VFW, S15597 [10NO]

———Gordon H. Mansfield, Paralyzed Veterans of America, S15597 [10NO]

———James J. Kenney, American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (organization), S15598 [10NO]

———Michael D. Tomsey, Military Order of Purple Heart of the USA, S15597 [10NO]

———Paul S. Egan, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., S15597 [10NO]

———Senator Specter, S4367 [2AP]

———several Senators, S10555 [5AU]

Senior citizen solicitation: Jake Hansen, Seniors Coalition, S14118 [21OC]

———Michael A. Blake, United Seniors Association, Inc., S14117 [21OC]

Social Security benefits tax: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S3551 [24MR]

———T.J. Kilcline, Retired Officers Association, S3552 [24MR]

Taxation of Social Security benefits: John Rother, American Association of Retired Persons, S7880 [24JN]

———Sandra L. Butler, United Seniors Association, Inc., S7837 [24JN]

Lists

Federal programs targeted to senior citizens, S14648 [28OC]

Letters received supporting retention of the Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S1971 [24FE]

Memorandums

Health Security Act (S. 1757): President Clinton, S16788 [20NO]

President Clinton's Health Care Plan Outline: Sharon Helfant, S13227-S13229 [7OC]

Messages

Federal Council on the Aging: President Clinton, S6954 [8JN], H3323 [8JN]

Health Security Act: President Clinton, S16715-S16717 [20NO], S17077-S17079 [23NO], H10445 [20NO]

Poems

``Turning and Turning,'' William Butler Yeats, S6321 [21MY]

Press releases

Managed competition and health care costs: Progressive Policy Institute, S2698 [11MR]

Remarks in House

Budget: commitment to reducing the deficit, H798 [24FE]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2935, H2936, H2942 [27MY]

Clinton, President: economic plan, H1059, H1062 [9MR], H3347 [9JN]

———speech on national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H6903, H6904, H6905, H6906, H6907, H6908, H6956 [23SE]

Crime: violence against tourists, H1942 [21AP]

Health: access and utilization of home services, H1242 [16MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H60 [5JA], H223, H226 [26JA], H266, H267, H268, H273 [27JA], H490 [4FE], H600, H613-H615 [16FE], H753 [23FE], H1017 [4MR], H1217 [11MR], H1744 [31MR], H1913, H1914 [20AP], H2253 [5MY], H2346 [10MY], H2467, H2469 [13MY], H3303 [27MY], H3332-H3339 [8JN], H3993, H3999 [23JN], H4569-H4571 [13JY], H4867 [21JY], H5365 [28JY], H6361 [6AU], H6518, H6519, H6520 [9SE], H6680, H6683, H6742-H6747 [14SE], H6783, H6784, H6786 [21SE], H6851, H6852, H6853, H6854, H6855, H6894 [22SE], H6904, H6906, H6907 [23SE], H6997, H6998 [27SE], H7038, H7039, H7041, H7139 [28SE], H7175, H7176, H7177, H7178, H7179, H7251-H7253 [29SE], H7265, H7266, H7267, H7353-H7358 [30SE], H7387, H7389 [5OC], H7548, H7549 [7OC], H7711, H7712, H7715 [13OC], H7830, H7831, H7834, H7881, H7882, H7888, H7894-H7900 [14OC], H8102 [19OC], H8207, H8209 [20OC], H8707, H8708, H8709, H8763 [3NO], H8798, H8800 [4NO], H8941, H8942, H8943 [9NO], H9150 [10NO], H9709, H9711, H9712 [16NO], H10052 [18NO], H10182, H10183 [19NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), H1017 [4MR], H2109-H2122 [28AP], H2253 [5MY], H2307 [6MY], H2346 [10MY], H2588-H2590 [19MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 16), H62 [5JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1976), H2236 [4MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3080), H6760 [15SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), H10303 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 834), H534 [4FE]

Individual retirement accounts: penalty-free withdrawals (H.R. 170), H973 [3MR]

Medicare: coverage of bone mass measurements, mammographies, and certain osteoporosis drugs (H.R. 3203), H7265 [30SE]

———investigation of fraudulent claims, H1239 [16MR]

———nutritional counseling provided under the supervision of a registered dietitian (H.R. 1047), H1015 [4MR]

National Home Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 55), H10113 [18NO]

National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (H.J. Res. 190), H4560 [13JY]

Older Americans Act: technical amendments (H.R. 3161), H8803 [4NO], H8884-H8886 [8NO]

Puerto Rico: coverage of citizens under medicaid, H1240 [16MR]

Social Security: anniversary of House amendments, H1064 [9MR]

———budget treatment of benefits, H315, H317, H318 [2FE], H363, H365 [3FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 1636), H1912 [20AP]

———improve and clarify provisions prohibiting misuse of symbols, emblems, or names in reference to Social Security programs and agencies (H.R. 2819), H5534 [30JY]

———improve exchange of health care information and measurement of health care quality (H.R. 3137), H7455 [6OC], H7710 [13OC]

———improve health care and insurance regulation for senior citizens (H.R. 1038), H754 [23FE]

———payroll taxes, H2455 [12MY]

———tax raise or freezing of cost-of-living benefits, H319 [2FE]

———tax treatment of benefits relative to President Clinton's economic plan, H5430 [28JY]

———taxation of benefits, H2490 [17MY], H2604 [20MY], H2820 [26MY], H3462 [14JN]

Social Security Reform Act: anniversary, H2010 [22AP]

State and local governments: amend age discrimination laws relative to firefighters, law enforcement officers, and incumbent elected judges (H.R. 2722), H8881-H8884 [8NO]

Taxation: effect of increases on certain types of income account withdrawals, H6106 [5AU]

Remarks in Senate

American Association of Retired Persons: dissemination of information on the impact of the Federal budget plan on senior citizens, S14646-S14649 [28OC]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame electees, S5468 [4MY]

Budget: reduction in discretionary spending to offset Social Security tax increase, S4353 [2AP]

Clinton, President: speech on national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S12279-S12290, S12293-S12296 [23SE], S12540-S12542 [27SE]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): abolish, S1962-S1977 [24FE]

Crime: establish prevention programs (S. 205), S712 [26JA]

———establish programs to prevent crime against the elderly (S. 451), S2118-S2121 [25FE]

———protection from fraudulent practices targeting senior citizens (S. 1217), S8707 [14JY], S10017 [30JY]

———telemarketing fraud (S. 557), S2654 [10MR], S10015-S10019 [30JY]

Dale County, AL: tribute to Dale County Retired Senior Volunteer Program, S7144 [10JN]

Domestic policy: assessing and responding to needs, S1221-S1224 [4FE]

Education: establish National Mentor Corps mentor program in public schools (S. 1007), S6317, S6321 [21MY]

Employment: extend the ability of older workers to work as long as possible, S13529-S13531 [15OC]

———Senior Community Service Employment Program funding, S7576 [22JN]

———Senior Jobs Program funding, S7576 [22JN]

EPA: clarify Government liability for the actions of individuals in the Senior Environmental Employment Program (S. 355), S1593 [16FE]

ERISA: availability of remedies for certain former pension plan participants and beneficiaries (S. 1312), S9874 [29JY], S14642, S14643 [28OC]

———ensure nondiscrimination in benefits provided under group health plans (S. 765), S4422 [2AP]

———exclude the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act (S. 287), S1174 [3FE]

———litigation rules relative to retiree health benefits (S. 1268), S9082 [20JY]

Everett, MA: tribute to Community Family, Inc., adult day care service, S11768 [15SE]

Families and domestic relations: tribute to grandparents raising grandchildren, S16534 [19NO]

Financial institutions: basic financial services (S. 85), S501 [21JA]

———demonstration projects of individual development accounts for home purchase, college education, small business startup, and retirement (S. 863), S5296 [30AP]

Grant, Esmeralda R. (Betty): recipient of Boston Post Cane award, S2259 [3MR]

Health: adult immunization programs, S6583 [26MY]

———care research, S1581 [16FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S92 [21JA], S763 [27JA], S949 [28JA], S1757 [17FE], S1775, S1776, S1874 [18FE], S1959 [24FE], S2171 [25FE], S2275-S2277, S2279-S2281 [3MR], S2401, S2440 [4MR], S2689 [10MR], S2695-S2706, S2710-S2714, S2857 [11MR], S3288 [19MR], S3603-S3609, S3615, S3631 [24MR], S3827-S3830, S3857-S3859, S3860 [26MR], S4070 [31MR], S4362-S4368, S4448 [2AP], S4734 [21AP], S4864 [22AP], S4874, S4879, S4892-S4912 [27AP], S4997-S5005 [28AP], S5173 [29AP], S5572, S5674 [6MY], S5840 [12MY], S5864, S5865, S5866 [13MY], S7143 [10JN], S7661 [23JN], S8444 [1JY], S8641 [13JY], S8915 [16JY], S9053 [20JY], S9226 [21JY], S9234-S9237 [22JY], S9352 [23JY], S9777, S9779-S9786 [29JY], S10264 [3AU], S10555, S10591 [5AU], S10750, S10836, S10957 [6AU], S11055, S11072-S11074 [8SE], S11744, S11745, S11754, S11759-S11763, S11768, S11771 [15SE], S12064 [21SE], S12362, S12363, S12364 [23SE], S12486-S12491, S12501, S12505-S12507 [24SE], S12838, S12845 [30SE], S12882 [4OC], S13049 [5OC], S13118-S13120 [6OC], S13193, S13226, S13237, S13290 [7OC], S13547 [15OC], S13968-S13976, S13984 [20OC], S14093, S14214 [21OC], S14283 [25OC], S14308-S14310 [26OC], S14471, S14502, S14518, S14520 [27OC], S14551-S14567, S14592, S14603-S14605, S14608, S14610 [28OC], S14700, S14710 [29OC], S14834 [2NO], S14936 [3NO], S15193, S15228, S15229 [5NO], S15594, S15596 [10NO]-S16284, S16537-S16539 [19NO], S16646 [20NO], S16906, S16919-S16921 [22NO], S17234 [24NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3222), S14519 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1057), S6783-S6785 [27MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1533), S13279 [7OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1743), S16728, S16751 [20NO], S16905, S16977 [22NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1757), S16787, S16810-S16814, S16901 [20NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1757), star print, S16932 [22NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1770), S16905, S16925, S16933, S16936-S16942, S16981 [22NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1775), S16981 [22NO], S17077 [23NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1779), S16951, S16993 [22NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 18), S372-S381 [21JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 223), S777 [27JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 325), S1410-S1414 [4FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 491), S2325 [3MR], S4638 [19AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 491), star print, S2564 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 631), S3487 [23MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 684), S4121 [31MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 728), S4300 [1AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. Res. 81), S3283 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to illegal aliens, S13827 [18OC]

Hospital to Home- and Community-Care Linkage Development and Incentive Grant Program: establish (S. 52), S467-S468 [21JA]

Insurance: establish long-term care Federal standards (S. 203), S710 [26JA]

Medicaid: coverage for low-income medicare beneficiaries (S. 649), S3656-S3660 [24MR]

———coverage for the costs of prescription drugs for qualified medicare beneficiaries (S. 933), S5757 [11MY]

———home and community based care (S. 551), S2648 [10MR]

———home and community based care (S. 552), S2649 [10MR]

———sense of Congress regarding requests for certain waivers, S1777-S1780 [18FE]

Medicaid/medicare: restructure programs through managed competition principles, S16428 [19NO]

Medicare: access to supplemental insurance policies (S. 934), S5758 [11MY]

———coverage of certain chiropractic services (S. 421), S2011 [24FE]

———coverage of home health services where an individual is at an adult day care center (S. 453), S2124 [25FE]

———coverage of self-management training services for individuals with diabetes (S. 602), S3048 [17MR]

———extend and revise programs to assist rural hospitals (S. 1051), S6764 [27MY]

———funding for certain programs, S7888-S7890 [24JN]

———improve procedures relative to durable medical equipment (S. 516), S2487-S2490 [5MR]

———improve procedures relative to extra-billing limits (S. 514), S2484-S2486, S2507 [5MR]

———limitation on use of claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments (S. 515), S2486, S2487 [5MR]

———mental health care coverage for individuals in nursing homes (S. 935), S5759 [11MY]

———remove cap on payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy (S. 936), S5760 [11MY]

Medicare/medicaid: budget reconciliation provisions, S10722 [6AU]

———funding, S7160-S7166 [15JN]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (S.J. Res. 35), S933 [28JA]

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform: awarding of grant, S13081 [5OC]

National Council on the Aging: Senior Community Service Employment Program anniversary, S14968 [4NO]

———tribute to Senior Community Service Employment Program, S14961 [3NO]

National Family Care Givers Week: designate, S14715 [1NO]

National Home Care Week: designate (S.J. Res. 55), S2360 [3MR], S14865 [2NO]

National Resource Center for Grandparents: establish (S. 621), S3275, S3276 [19MR]

National Senior Softball Week: designate (S.J. Res. 72), S3871 [26MR]

National Veterans Golden Age Games Week: designate (H.J. Res. 190), S8815 [15JY]

Older Americans Act: technical amendments (H.R. 3161), S15805 [16NO]

Older Americans Month: observance, S5771 [11MY], S6074 [19MY], S6293 [21MY]

Postal service: effect of deceptive mailings geared toward seniors, S14116 [21OC]

Public housing: senior citizen housing guidelines (S. 1565), S13908 [19OC]

Social Security: budget treatment of benefits, S1510 [4FE]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S7917, S8129 [24JN]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982, S8130 [24JN]

———computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (S. 173), S603 [21JA]

———cost-of-living adjustments, S965, S967 [2FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 207), S717 [26JA]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 30), S439 [21JA], S1940 [18FE], S6969 [8JN]

———eliminate earnings test for those who have attained retirement age, S14510-S14514 [27OC]

———examination of system and preparation for future trends, S8414-S8416 [1JY]

———improve benefit services (S. 619), S3187 [18MR]

———long-term care assistance programs for senior citizens (S. 1600), S14629, S14630 [28OC], S16285 [19NO]

———misuse of symbols, emblems, or names relative to programs or agencies (S. 1011), S6363-S6365 [24MY], S6907 [7JN]

———proposed cost-of-living adjustments freeze, S6643-S6646, S6652-S6655 [27MY]

———taxation of benefits, S7147 [10JN], S7346 [16JN], S7834-S7845, S7879-S7885 [24JN]

———taxation of recipient benefits, S3443-S3452 [23MR], S3549-S3566, S3642 [24MR]

———treatment of benefits, S6606 [26MY]

Social Security Administration: establish Office of Outreach Coordination (S. 1451), S11577 [13SE]

Taxation: individual retirement accounts (S. 362), S1600 [16FE]

———treatment of individual medical savings accounts relative to medical expenses, long-term care, and individual retirement accounts (S. 1105), S7234 [15JN]

———treatment of Social Security benefits, S3699 [25MR]

Tucson, AZ: Senior Olympic Festival, S185 [21JA]

Waterloo, IA: Friendship Village anniversary, S6059 [18MY]

Reports

Designing an Infrastructure for Health Reform: Senator Durenberger, S950-S954 [28JA]

How Clinton's Budget Plan Taxes the Elderly: Heritage Foundation, S7150 [10JN]

How Managed Competition Controls Costs—The Calpers Experience: Progressive Policy Institute, S2698-S2701 [11MR]

Minnesota Health Care Market—Competition Works: Senator Durenberger, S11746-S11750 [15SE]

Operation Disconnect: FBI, S2656-S2661 [10MR]

Should 85 Percent of Social Security Benefits Be Taxed? National Center for Policy Analysis, S7147-S7150 [10JN]

Reports filed

Activities: Committee on Aging (House, Select) (H. Rept. 102-1093), H81 [5JA]

Age Discrimination Laws Relative to State and Local Firefighters, Law Enforcement Officers, and Incumbent Elected Judges: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 2722) (H. Rept. 103-314), H8666 [1NO]

Clarify Provisions Prohibiting Misuse of Symbols, Emblems, or Names in Reference to Social Security Programs and Agencies: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 103-319), H8794 [3NO]

Comprehensive Access and Affordability Health Care Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 631), S10232 [3AU]

Developments in Aging—1992: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 103-40), S4684 [20AP]

Medicare Waste and Fraud Reduction: Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (House) (S. 1130) (H. Rept. 103-246), H6847 [21SE]

Nomination of Fernando M. Torres-Gil To Be Commissioner on Aging: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S4918 [27AP]

Older Americans Act Technical Amendments: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3161) (H. Rept. 103-330), H8937 [8NO]

Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 557), S9289 [22JY]

Statements

Health Care Reform—Geisinger's Role and Response: Stuart Heydt, S10264 [3AU]

Taxation on Future Pension Benefits: Alicia Haydock Munnell, S6087 [19MY]

Summaries

Access to Affordable Health Care Act (S. 223), S795 [27JA]

Changes and Technical Corrections to S. 1757, Health Security Act, S16789-S16810 [20NO]

Comprehensive Access and Affordability Health Care Act (S. 631), S3831 [26MR], S4367 [2AP]

Comprehensive Health Care Act (S. 18), S3830 [26MR], S4366 [2AP], S4895 [27AP]

Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act (S. 1770), S16937 [22NO]

Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act (S. 649), S3658 [24MR]

Misuse of Social Security Administration Symbols, Emblems, or Names Relative to Programs or Agencies (S. 1011), S6365 [24MY]

National Health Care Act (S. 684), S4139 [31MR]

Senator Bradley's Urban Community-Building Initiative Legislative Package, S5291 [30AP]

Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams Act (S. 557), S10016 [30JY]

Social Security Long-Term Care Assistance Programs for Senior Citizens (S. 1600), S14630 [28OC]

Tables

Budget effects of the President's health care reform proposal, S12362 [23SE]

Distributional effect of option on families with Social Security, S7837 [24JN]

Effect of alternative 85 percent Social Security inclusion proposal on taxable beneficiaries, S7836 [24JN]

Marginal tax rates on the wages of elderly workers, S7841 [24JN]

Paying more taxes on Social Security benefits, S3447 [23MR]

Revenue from Social Security benefits taxation, S3699 [25MR]

Tax scenario

Retired couple, no taxable income, subject to Clinton tax increase—hypothetical 1993 tax year, H1337 [17MR]

Telegrams

Taxation of Social Security benefits: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S7837 [24JN]

Testimonies

Health Insurance: Francine Wilson, S9782 [29JY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 190, National Veterans Golden Age Games Week, H4560 [13JY]

H.R. 2722, amend State and local government age discrimination laws relative to firefighters, law enforcement officers, and incumbent elected judges, H8881 [8NO]

H.R. 3161, technical amendments to the Older Americans Act, H8884 [8NO]

S. 18, Comprehensive Health Care Act, S381-S394 [21JA]

S. 30, Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act, S439 [21JA]

S. 52, establish Hospital to Home- and Community-Care Linkage Development and Incentive Grant Program, S469 [21JA]

S. 85, Financial Services Access Act, S501-S504 [21JA]

S. 173, Social Security Notch Adjustment Act, S603 [21JA]

S. 205, establishing programs for prevention of crime against senior citizens, S713 [26JA]

S. 207, Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act, S717 [26JA]

S. 223, Access to Affordable Health Care Act, S778-S795 [27JA]

S. 287, ERISA exemptions relative to Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act, S1175 [3FE]

S. 355, clarify Government liability for the actions of individuals in the Senior Environmental Employment Program, S1593 [16FE]

S. 421, medicare coverage of certain chiropractic services, S2011 [24FE]

S. 453, medicare coverage of home health services where an individual is at an adult day care center, S2125 [25FE]

S. 491, American Health Security Act, S2326-S2351 [3MR]

S. 514, improve medicare procedures relative to extra-billing limits, S2484 [5MR]

S. 515, limitation on use of medicare claim sampling to deny claims or recover overpayments, S2486 [5MR]

S. 516, improve medicare procedures relative to durable medical equipment, S2488 [5MR]

S. 551, home and community based medicaid care, S2648 [10MR]

S. 552, home and community based medicaid care, S2650 [10MR]

S. 557, Senior Citizens Against Marketing Scams Act, S2655 [10MR], S10017-S10019 [30JY]

S. 631, Comprehensive Access and Affordability Health Care Act, S3487-S3518 [23MR]

S. 649, Medicare Enrollment Improvement and Protection Act, S3657 [24MR]

S. 684, National Health Care Act, S4122-S4139 [31MR]

S. 863, Assets for Independence Demonstration Act, S5296-S5300 [30AP]

S. 933, Prescription Drug Purchasing Assistance for Older Americans Act, S5758 [11MY]

S. 934, access to medicare supplemental insurance policies, S5758 [11MY]

S. 935, medicare mental health care coverage for individuals in nursing homes, S5760 [11MY]

S. 936, remove cap on medicare payment for outpatient physical and occupational therapy, S5760 [11MY]

S. 1217, protection from fraudulent practices targeting senior citizens, S8708 [14JY]

S. 1268, Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, S9083 [20JY]

S. 1312, Pension Annuitants Protection Act, S9874 [29JY], S14643 [28OC]

S. 1451, SSI Outreach Act, S11578 [13SE]

S. 1565, Older Americans' Housing Preservation Act, S13909 [19OC]

S. 1743, Consumer Choice Health Security Act, S16729-S16749 [20NO]

S. Res. 81, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3283 [19MR]

S.J. Res. 35, National Alzheimer's Disease Month, S933 [28JA]

S.J. Res. 55, National Home Care Week, S14865 [2NO], H10113 [18NO]