SOCIAL SECURITY related term(s) Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

Health Care Reform: Senator Durenberger, S11087 [10AU]

Agenda

Health care debate—suggested timeline, H7489 [10AU]

Amendments

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), H7509, H7735, H7755, H7759, H7831, H7903 [10AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1757), S2037 [28FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1775), S2305 [2MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1779), S2038 [28FE], S5580 [11MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2351), S11448, S11449, S11492, S11646 [12AU], S11953, S11972, S11997, S11998, S11999 [17AU], S12036, S12043, S12093, S12102 [18AU], S12170, S12181, S12192, S12225 [19AU]

Social Security Act: technical amendments (S. 1668), S13936 [3OC]

Social Security Administration: establish as independent agency (S. 1560), S2198, S2201, S2303, S2305 [2MR]

Analyses

Affordable Health Care Now Act (S. 2396), S11904 [16AU]

Amend SSI Eligibility Regulations for the Disabled Relative to Self-Support, Education, Housing, and Marriage (S. 2161), S6532 [7JN]

Comprehensive Family Health Access and Savings Act (S. 1807), S287-S290 [27JA]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4606): Cohen Amendment to Conference Report Relative to Health Care Fraud, S13419 [27SE]

Health Security Act (S. 1757), S2312-S2316 [3MR]

Health Security Act (S. 2351): CBO, S11210-S112228 [11AU]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (S. 2096), S5456 [10MY]

Summary of Dole/Packwood Health Care Reform Proposal, S11012-S11018 [9AU]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4278, Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act, H4750 [21JN]

Social Security Advisory Board, S12215 [19AU], S13371 [26SE], H11436 [29NO]

Articles and editorials

Affordability, E1506 [20JY]

At the Fed, Dousing Unlit Fires, S12226 [19AU]

Before We Wreck the Health System, S12192 [19AU]

Big Bucks Committed, E335 [3MR]

Big Budget Lie—How Can the Administration Leave the Health Care Plan Off the Budget?, S462 [1FE]

Breaking the Health Reform Deadlock—The Competitive Path to Universal Coverage, E1599 [28JY]

Budget Deficits Could Threaten Benefits' Value, S10065 [28JY]

Calpers Proves Insurance Costs Can Be Reduced, S1851 [24FE]

CBO Is Lukewarm on Senate Health Plan, S11085 [10AU]

Change Focus—Ultimatum Could Injure Health Care Reform, E48 [1FE]

Congress Begins Debate on Health Care Reform, S11928 [17AU]

Consumer-First Health Care, H6445 [28JY]

Cooper Pooper, S821 [3FE]

Cost Shifting—You Think It's a Problem Now, S12612 [25AU]

Costs Soar for Children's Disability Program—How 26 Words Cost the Taxpayers Billions in New Entitlement Payments, H319-H321 [8FE], H389-H391 [9FE]

Crisis or Not, Our System Badly Needs Major Reform, E1091 [26MY]

Customer Service at Social Security, S10876 [5AU]

Devil of the Clinton Health Plan Is in the Detail—How to Quadruple Federal Revenue, S4011 [25MR]

Did the Press Flunk Health Care?, S11933 [17AU], S12195 [19AU]

Dr. Elders—Slave-Master Mentality, H2162 [24MR]

Dug In To Fight Radical Expansion of Government Into Health Care, H8669 [18AU]

Expand Medicare Benefits To Cover Everyone, E1725 [12AU]

Failed House Health Bill, E1635 [3AU]

Failure, by the Numbers, S13938 [3OC]

Federalism—Making It Work in Health Care Reform, S9962-S9964 [28JY]

50 Labs for Reform, S9964 [28JY], S13290 [22SE]

Finding, Not Paying, Doctors Is Top Rural Health Concern, S1866 [24FE]

Food-Stamp Racket, E582 [24MR]

Forget Health-Care Reform for This Year—Try Again Next Year, S12196 [19AU]

Four Lives of Crime Supported by Welfare, H1953 [23MR]

Fraud Often a Crime Without Punishment, H407 [9FE]

Free States To Enact Health Reform, S13289 [22SE]

Germany Is Not a Model, S11828 [16AU]

Give the States a Crack at Devising Reform, S9964 [28JY], S13289 [22SE]

Government Health Care—Thanks Anyway, Says Libby, Montana, S11790 [15AU]

Health and Insurance Contributions to Senators, S11845 [16AU]

Health Care and a Free Society, E77 [2FE]

Health Care Costs Are Going Down, S1851-S1853 [24FE]

Health Care Reform, E384 [9MR]

Health Care Reform—The Only Approach That Can Work, S14595 [7OC]

Health Care Windfall For Labor, E1222 [15JN]

Health Care—Boldness and a Single-Payer System Are Best Medicine, E1092 [26MY]

Health Care—Medicare Expansion Is Ill Advised, E1635 [3AU]

Health Care—Start Over Next Year—They Don't Know What They're Doing Up There, S11075, S11084 [10AU], H7486 [10AU]

Health Tinkering Is Not Reform, S2663 [9MR]

Here's Health-Care Reform That Works, S9761 [27JY]

Hidden $100 Billion Tax Increase, S11827 [16AU]

Hidden Tax on Young People, S11826 [16AU]

How Not To Improve Health Care, E2240 [8OC]

How Twin Cities Employers Are Reshaping Health Care, S1849-S1851 [24FE]

How Would Legislators Do It?, S9964 [28JY]

In Jail, Convict Gets $29,892, H406 [9FE]

Iowa's Way To End Welfare as We Know It, S204 [26JA]

Lawmakers Feel the Heat From Health Care Lobby, S11846-S11848 [16AU]

Lessons in Failure, E2197 [8OC]

Medical Savings Accounts—A New Approach to a Conservative Idea, E1858 [16SE]

Mixed Blessing of Bureaucracy—Inconsistent, Seemingly Illogical Rules Leave Many Confused, Few Satisfied, H169 [2FE]

Myth of Means-Testing, E13 [25JA]

National Health Reform—Where Do We Go From Here?, S9961 [28JY]

On Each Side, E335 [3MR]

Playing the Denial Game—The Managed Care Scam, H3332 [12MY]

Powerful Business Group Backs Rival to President's Health Plan—Clintons' Lobbying Fails To Ease Financial Fears, S819 [3FE]

Priority Matter, E45 [1FE]

Put Brakes on Clinton Health Bus, S12195 [19AU]

Questions To Ask Your Congressman About Health Care Reform, E2174-E2176 [7OC]

Rationing—Just Wait, H8668 [18AU]

Senate's Health Care Follies—Hidden $100 Billion Tax Increase, S11726 [15AU]

Senate's Mainstream Out of Touch, S12643 [25AU]

Should Social Security Benefits Be Means-Tested?, S9749 [26JY]

Small Step for Reforming Health Care—New Wayzata Clinic Gives Uninsured a Place To Turn, S11786 [15AU]

Sneaking Up on Policy, H2567 [20AP]

Social Security Program, E1327 [27JN]

Social Security Protects the American Family, S8089 [30JN]

Some State Health Plans May Be Stalled if Congress Fails To Pass a Bill This Fall, S13287 [22SE]

Spend, Spend, Spend . . ., H6820 [4AU]

State Looks Other Way as Convicts Get Welfare—Prison Convicts Get Welfare Behind Bars, H347 [8FE]

States Again Try Health Changes as Congress Fails, S13288 [22SE]

State's Approach to Health Care, S13289 [22SE]

Still Time for Health Care?, S11834 [16AU]

System Doesn't Work—This Might, S13941 [3OC]

Taking Federalism Seriously—The Case for State-Led Health Care Reform, S9957-S9961 [28JY]

10 Most Common Types of Fraud, H1954 [23MR]

Unless Action Taken, Retirement Means Poverty, S11742 [15AU]

Welfare for Illegal Aliens?, E1027-E1029 [23MY]

What's the Rush?, S11076 [10AU]

When Welfare Is a Way of Life, H346 [8FE]

White House Seeks Settlement of Health Suit, S11723 [15AU]

Woman Wins in Welfare Fiasco, S1168 [8FE]

Wrong Rx for Health Care, E217 [23FE]

Your Risk Under Clinton's Health Plan, E2176 [7OC]

Bills and resolutions

Account numbers: prohibit buying and selling (see H.R. 4354), H3155 [5MY]

———prohibit use except for purposes relative to Social Security and social services (see H.R. 3919), H889 [28FE]

AFDC: allow States to use emergency assistance funds to construct, rehabilitate, purchase, or rent permanent housing for homeless families (see H.R. 4449), H3681 [18MY]

———establish payment through debit cards (see H.R. 4764), H5760 [14JY]

———improve State administration (see S. 1932; H.R. 4546), S2963 [15MR], H4219 [8JN]

———reform (see S. 2009; H.R. 4983), S4076 [11AP], H8595 [17AU]

Aliens: identification of undocumented aliens receiving health care services (see H.R. 3930), H911 [1MR]

Benefits: cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 4373), H3222 [10MY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (see S. 1892), S2415 [7MR]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 300), consideration (see H. Res. 402), H2218 [12AP]

———earnings test for retiring Members of Congress (see S. 1893), S2415 [7MR]

———ensure viability of system (see H.R. 4245, 4275), H2506 [19AP], H2638 [21AP]

———improve information on account statements (see H.R. 4374, 4521), H3222 [10MY], H4164 [26MY]

———retirement age adjustment and limitations for benefits per year relative to prior contributions and income levels (see H.R. 5308), H11564 [29NO]

———State recovery of medical payments from an individual's estate (see H.R. 4646), H4995 [24JN]

Bipartisan Health Care Reform Commission: establish (see H.R. 5037), H9157 [13SE]

Budget: point of order against any legislation that directs revenues from an increased tax on Social Security benefits away from the Social Security trust fund (see S. 2255), S8100 [30JN]

Children and youth: Children's Ombudsman programs (see S. 2214), S7149 [20JN]

———conditions on States for Federal funds for foster care and adoption assistance (see H.R. 3884), H679 [23FE]

Crime: sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (see H.R. 3795), H286 [3FE]

Dept. of Defense: reimbursement of the TRICARE program for the cost of care of medicare-eligible individuals (see S. 2343), S10219 [1AU]

Dept. of HHS: funding of Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.J. Res. 319), H357 [8FE]

Disabled: age limit eligibility for SSI and medicaid disability benefits for children (see H.R. 3913), H865 [24FE]

———establish a disability review account to cover expenditures for review procedures (see H.R. 3935), H995 [2MR]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (see H.R. 4809), H6104 [21JY]

Domestic policy: amend certain tax policies and benefit distribution practices (see H.R. 4105), H1897 [22MR]

Employment: establish procedures for verification of employee information (see H.R. 4557), H4292 [9JN]

ERISA: improve pension and welfare benefits of workers (see S. 2531), S14479 [6OC]

Federal aid programs: eligibility for certain programs relative to retirement accounts (see H.R. 4325), H2994 [3MY]

———job opportunity and training programs relative to independence from welfare system (see H.R. 3742), H83 [26JA]

Fraud: establish fingerprint identification system to deter multiple enrollment for certain benefits (see S. 2085), S5368 [6MY]

Government: entitlements (see H. Con. Res. 301), H10445 [30SE]

———entitlements (H. Con. Res. 301), consideration (see H. Res. 563), H10726 [4OC]

Health: budgetary treatment of national health care reform (see S. Con. Res. 58, 59; H.R. 3876; H. Con. Res. 201), S177 [26JA], S659 [2FE], H204 [2FE], H679 [23FE]

———choice of medical treatment methods (see H.R. 4696), H5461 [30JN]

———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3882), H679 [23FE]

———ensure availability of extemporaneous compounding in health care reform for the provision of allergen-free medication (see H. Con. Res. 273), H6252 [26JY]

———ensure equal coverage of children under family class enrollment plans in health care reform (see H.R. 4829), H6252 [26JY]

———ensure preservation of group health insurance packages and prevent discriminatory practices in health care reform legislation (see H. Con. Res. 256), H4653 [16JN]

———evaluation of impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 4463), H3755 [19MY]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (see S. Con. Res. 65; H. Con. Res. 233), S3685 [24MR], H1996 [24MR]

———improve patient understanding of health care choices and the quality of care for the gravely ill or injured (see S. 2556), S14831 [7OC]

———inclusion of medical technology advancement in health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 485), H5950 [20JY]

———inclusion of mental health and substance abuse benefits in health care reform (see H.R. 4376), H3222 [10MY]

———managed care system reform proposal (see S. 2196; H.R. 4527), S6938 [15JN], H4165 [26MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 1796, 1807, 2096, 2109, 2153, 2296, 2351, 2357, 2374, 2396, 2452; H.R. 3918, 3955, 3960, 4202, 4410, 4469, 4550, 4816, 4840, 4856, 5119, 5228, 5300; H. Res. 493), S55 [25JA], S286 [27JA], S5449 [10MY], S5684 [12MY], S6391 [25MY], S9242 [19JY], S10358 [2AU], S10538 [3AU], S11045 [9AU], S11895 [16AU], S13283 [22SE], H889 [28FE], H1057 [3MR], H2251 [13AP], H3344 [12MY], H3791 [20MY], H4219 [8JN], H6155 [22JY], H6380 [27JY], H6454 [28JY], H10006 [28SE], H11200 [6OC], H11564 [29NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), consideration (see H. Res. 498), H6454 [28JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), consideration of substitute amendment (see H. Res. 508), H6983 [4AU]

———provide for home community-based services for individuals with disabilities (see S. 2545), S14830 [7OC]

———provide guidance to health care providers on fraud and abuse prevention requirements (see S. 2381), S11341 [11AU]

———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (see S. 1863; H.R. 3814, 4136), S1739 [23FE], H357 [8FE], H1995 [24MR]

———referendum on national health care reform (see H. Con. Res. 310), H11200 [6OC]

———regulation of health plan premium caps and private health care expenditure limits in geographic areas (see H.R. 3911), H865 [24FE]

Health care facilities: require nondiscrimination policies for State hospitals and nursing facilities receiving funds (see H.R. 5104, 5105), H9761 [26SE]

House of Representatives: public access to health care reform process (see H. Res. 363), H544 [11FE]

Insurance: clarify Federal regulations relative to kickbacks and State or private insurance health plans (see S. 2529), S14479 [6OC]

Medicaid: coverage of nonemergency medical transportation (see H.R. 4350), H3155 [5MY]

———coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3906), H865 [24FE]

———designation of certain children's hospital clinics as qualified health care centers (see H.R. 3947), H1057 [3MR]

———Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 3880), H679 [23FE]

———improve the Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 4047), H1438 [16MR]

———modify estate recovery provisions to allow States the option to recover the costs of home and community-based services (see S. 2449), S13095 [21SE]

———prohibit State requirement of children to participate in managed care plans without an integrated child health care network (see H.R. 4810), H6104 [21JY]

———revise the maximum Federal medical assistance percentage relative to individual States (see H.R. 5147), H10445 [30SE]

———State coverage of children with special health care needs (see H.R. 4687), H5461 [30JN]

———State methods of delivering health care services through community health authorities (see S. 1865), S1860 [24FE]

———technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services (see S. 1889), S2415 [7MR]

Medicare: availability of patient record to treating physicians (see H.R. 3907), H865 [24FE]

———bonus payments for health care professionals service in shortage areas (see H.R. 4689), H5461 [30JN]

———consideration of health of primary caregiver in coverage of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 4756), H5760 [14JY]

———coverage of anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 2310; H.R. 4291), S9446 [21JY], H2639 [21AP]

———coverage of betaseron treatment for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 4610, 4654), H4779 [21JN], H5170 [27JN]

———coverage of colorectal screening (see H.R. 4167), H2217 [12AP]

———coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases (see S. 2149), S6391 [25MY]

———eligibility for health benefits under CHAMPUS for a disability or end state renal disease (see H.R. 5132), H10372 [29SE]

———establish a prospective payment system for nursing facilities (see S. 2440), S12963 [19SE]

———extend issuance period for select policies (see S. 2460; H.R. 5082), S13351 [26SE], H9569 [22SE]

———limitation on payment for outpatient hospital service (see H.R. 4216), H2367 [14AP]

———open enrollment period for individuals formerly covered under group health plans of local educational agencies (see H.R. 5153), H10445 [30SE]

———payments to hospitals for inpatient services (see H.R. 4378), H3222 [10MY]

———preventive health care screening examination program (see H.R. 4988), H8695 [18AU]

———prospective payment wage index modifier for rural hospitals (see H.R. 5276), H11428 [7OC]

———prostate cancer screening tests (see S. 2283), S9034 [14JY]

———provide health care plan choices for beneficiaries (see S. 1996), S3954 [25MR]

———rural hospital payments (see S. 2176), S6746 [9JN]

Medicare and medicaid: penalty for employer failure to file medicare and medicaid data bank reports (see H.R. 4515), H4164 [26MY]

———recovery of Federal costs relative to tobacco-related illnesses and diseases (see S. 2245), S7784 [28JN]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal employer requirement to file certain reports (see H.R. 4365), H3155 [5MY]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (see S. 1933; H.R. 4095), S2963 [15MR], H1780 [21MR]

Members of Congress: disqualify from Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan coverage if a national health care system is not established by a certain date (see S. 2464), S13448 [27SE]

———ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system (see S. Res. 214; H. Res. 434), S5828 [17MY], H3887 [23MY]

Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance: eligibility age for benefits (see H.R. 4372), H3222 [10MY]

Old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program: administrative expenses relative to the Federal budget (see H.R. 4963), H8052 [12AU]

———improve (see H.R. 4278), H2638 [21AP]

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of Congress and Social Security benefits (see S. 1894), S2415 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: allow States to replace JOBS program with a program to assist AFDC recipients (see H.R. 4793), H5870 [19JY]

———creation of one-stop centers for access to certain services (see H.R. 4964), H8052 [12AU]

———determination of disability benefits relative to drug trafficking enterprises and ability to engage in gainful activities (see H.R. 3929), H911 [1MR]

———Federal-State exchange in financial responsibility for welfare and medicaid programs (see S. 1891), S2415 [7MR]

———reform (see S. 1795, 2057, 2134, 2224; H.R. 4126, 4414, 4473, 4566, 4605, 4667, 4767; H. Res. 525), S54 [25JA], S5049 [3MY], S6123 [19MY], S7242 [21JN], H1994 [24MR], H3344 [12MY], H3887 [23MY], H4343 [10JN], H4779 [21JN], H5315 [28JN], H5760 [14JY], H8696 [18AU]

———require any reform legislation with employment requirements for AFDC recipients be conditional on State unemployment rate (see H. Con. Res. 226), H1540 [17MR]

Social Security Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 5252), H11427 [7OC]

SSI: amend eligibility regulations for the disabled relative to self-support, education, housing, and marriage (see S. 2161), S6522 [7JN]

———eliminate fraud in disability benefits to children (see H.R. 4281), H2638 [21AP]

———modify (see H.R. 4419), H3344 [12MY]

———provide benefits to needy children for health, child care, and other support services (see H.R. 3737), H82 [26JA]

Taxation: prohibit delinquent taxpayers from receiving Federal benefits or employment (see S. 2450), S13283 [22SE]

———provide incentives for job creation and business opportunities (see H.R. 4201), H2251 [13AP]

———reduce taxes and provide for individual retirement accounts funded by Social Security payroll deductions (see H.R. 3803), H287 [3FE]

———State and local taxation of benefits (see H.R. 3788), H286 [3FE]

———treatment of government pensions relative to Social Security (see H.R. 4648), H4995 [24JN]

———treatment of long-term health care expenses (see H.R. 4516), H4164 [26MY]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 4769), H5760 [14JY]

———treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security benefits and income determination (see H.R. 4421), H3344 [12MY]

Descriptions

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2096), S5457-S5459 [10MY]

Social Security tax policy and benefit distribution amendments (H.R. 4105), E512 [22MR]

Documents

Health Coverage Reporting Requirements, S2979 [15MR]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: Coalition on Employer Health Coverage Reporting and the Medicare/Medicaid Bank, S2976 [15MR]

Explanations

Proposed legislation to reform the SSI and disability programs, S1420 [10FE]

Factsheets

Balanced Budget Amendment Will Protect Social Security: Congressional Leaders United for a Balanced Budget, S2063 [1MR]

Work and Responsibility Act (S. 2224), S7318-S7320 [21JN]

Index

Comprehensive Health Care Act (S. 18), S11209 [11AU]

Letters

Childhood immunization initiatives: S. Kimberly Belshe, California Dept. of Health Services, S10928 [8AU]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S2087 [1MR]

———Peter J. Luciano, National Alliance of Senior Citizens, S2006 [28FE], S2086 [1MR]

Constitutional amendment to require balanced budget relative to Social Security: Robert J. Myers, S2063 [1MR]

———Steven J. Allen, United Seniors Association, Inc., S2063 [1MR]

———several Members of Congress, S2062 [1MR]

Government entitlements: Representative Clinger, Committee on Government Operations (House), H10859 [5OC]

Health care reform: Avi L. Almeida, Nevada Association of Latin Americans, Inc., S5208 [5MY]

———Dean R. Kleckner, American Farm Bureau Federation, S11927 [17AU]

———Elinor W. Fisk, S11852 [16AU]

———Harry L. Gutman, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S9584 [25JY]

———James O. McMains, S11758 [15AU]

———Laurrie Brinckerhoff, S11852 [16AU]

———Louis W. Sullivan, Sec. of HHS, S11210 [11AU]

———Mario M. Cuomo, Governor of New York, S10877 [5AU]

———Over Sixty Health Center, Berkeley, CA, E4 [25JA]

———Pierre M. Galletti, S11701 [13AU]

———Representative Harkin, S11207 [11AU]

———Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, S11204, S11205 [11AU]

———Robert M. McGlotten, AFL-CIO, S2828 [10MR]

———Robert Reischauer, CBO, S7626 [24JN]

———Rodney E. Ririe, S11839 [16AU]

———Sally Neitz, FHP Health Care, S5208 [5MY]

———Sarah F. Jaggar, GAO, S7840 [29JN]

———Sarah F. Jagger, GAO, S11207 [11AU]

———Senator Harkin, S7840 [29JN]

———Senator Pressler, S671 [2FE]

———Senator Specter, S11204, S11209, S11210 [11AU]

———Senator Wellstone, S7479 [23JN]

———Senator Wofford, S13337 [26SE]

———Senators Specter and Kennedy, S11204 [11AU]

———several farm and rural organizations, S11980 [17AU]

———several organizations, S2827 [10MR], S7480 [23JN]

———several Representatives, H8728 [19AU]

———several Senators, S5005 [3MY]

———Sheldon Rovin, S9584 [25JY]

———Sterling E. Williams, Sr., E1495 [19JY]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Governor of Wisconsin, and Carroll Campbell, Governor of South Carolina, S12196 [19AU]

———Vernon B. Clinton, S11758 [15AU]

Limitation on medicare payment for outpatient hospital service: John Rother, American Association of Retired Persons, E674 [15AP]

Medicaid estate recovery provisions: Thomas L. Frazier, Coaltion of Wisconsin Aging Groups, S13097 [21SE]

Medicaid payment for certain drugs: Marsha H. Byrum, S7107 [20JN]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: Angela Williams, S2977 [15MR]

———Anthony J. Knettel, Coalition on Employer Health Coverage Reporting and the Medicare/Medicaid Bank, S2975 [15MR]

———John J. Motley III, National Federation of Independent Business, S2977 [15MR]

———Joseph Semo, National Employee Benefits Institute, S2977 [15MR]

———Kelly L. Traw, Washington Business Group on Health, S2978 [15MR]

———Mark J. Ugoretz, ERISA Industry Committee, S2978 [15MR]

———Stephen E. Sandherr, Associated General Contractors of America, S2978 [15MR]

———Tim Hammonds, Food Marketing Institute, S2978 [15MR]

Medicare coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases: Paul W. Arcari and Michael Quellette, Military Coalition (organization), S6395 [25MY]

National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare: Laura J. Devlin, Society of National Association Publications, S8089 [30JN]

National policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures: Gerald Oorthuy, E616 [12AP]

Participation of children in managed health care plans: Joe M. Sanders, Jr., American Academy of Pediatrics, and Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, E1587 [27JY]

Public welfare programs reform: Cecil D. Andrus, Governor of Idaho, S1167 [8FE]

Social Security trust fund: Jake Hansen, Seniors Coalition, S8110 [30JN]

Lists

Business groups meeting with Senators on the Dole/Packwood health care plan, S8051 [30JN]

Committee on Education and Labor (House) votes on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act, H3329 [12MY], H3497 [17MY], H3958 [24MY], H4078 [25MY], H4539 [15JN], H4640-H4642 [16JN], H4696-H4698 [17JN], H4757 [21JN], H4858 [22JN], E1422, E1425 [1JY]

Committee on Education and Labor (House) votes on the Health Security Act (H.R. 3600), H2974 [3MY], H3151 [5MY]

Committee on Rules (House) rollcall votes on motions on H. Res. 563, consideration of H. Con. Res. 301, Government entitlements, H10852 [5OC]

Committee on the Judiciary (House) votes on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act, H7171-H7173 [8AU]

Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) votes on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act, H3497 [17MY]

Committee on Ways and Means (House) votes on H.R. 3600, Health Security Act, H4857 [22JN], H4946 [23JN], E1399 [30JN], E1403, E1405, E1406, E1424, E1427 [1JY]

Committee on Ways and Means (House) votes on the Health Security Act (H.R. 3600), H1419 [16MR], H1525 [17MR], H1948 [23MR], H2158 [24MR]

Employer plan sponsor responsibilities under the Health Security Act, S11944 [17AU]

Issues of concern in managed health care, E2378 [20DE]

New taxes in the Health Security Act, S11715 [13AU]

Provisions in Dole/Packwood health care proposal relative to rural areas, S12044 [18AU]

Sources of Senator Mitchell's health care reform legislation, S10261 [2AU]

Wisconsin 2d District Small Business Advisory Council health care working group, E1159 [9JN]

Memorandums

Direct Budget Spending Targets: Committee on Rules (House), E1490 [19JY]

Messages

Agreement Between the U.S. and Greece Relative to Social Security: President Clinton, S176 [26JA], H62 [26JA]

Federal Council on the Aging: President Clinton, S5556 [11MY], H3234 [11MY]

Work and Responsibility Act: President Clinton, H4753 [21JN]

Press releases

Disclosure of information of participants and proposals for national health care reform, H2162 [24MR]

Public opinion polls

Health care reform, S11075 [10AU], E1775 [19AU]

Remarks in House

Administration: domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), H3198-H3202 [10MY], E911, E913 [12MY]

———domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), conference report, H11014-H11020 [6OC], E2223 [8OC]

AFDC: allow States to use emergency assistance funds to construct, rehabilitate, purchase, or rent permanent housing for homeless families (H.R. 4449), E970, E973 [18MY]

———improve State administration (H.R. 4546), H4171 [8JN]

———reform (H.R. 4983), H8510 [17AU]

Benefits: cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 4373), E881 [10MY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, H3895 [24MY], E1524 [21JY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R. 300), H3226, H3227, H3230, H3231, H3232, H3233 [11MY], E893, E899, E900, E903 [11MY], E912 [12MY], E1100 [26MY]

———ensure viability of system (H.R. 4245), H2510, H2514 [20AP], H2587 [21AP], E704 [19AP]

———ensure viability of system (H.R. 4275), H2592, H2621 [21AP]

———improve information on account statements (H.R. 4374), E881 [10MY]

———payments to individuals convicted of a felony (H.R. 3251), H346-H348 [8FE], H406-H409 [9FE]

———verification of eligibility, H9096 [13SE]

Budget: entitlement spending, H6818 [4AU]

———growth cap on entitlement spending, H10676-H10682 [3OC]

Children and youth: enforcement of child support obligations, H9367, H9368 [21SE]

———immunization initiatives, H4730 [21JN]

———immunization initiatives (H.R. 1840), H1349 [16MR]

———State coverage of children with special health care needs (H.R. 4687), H5457 [30JN]

Clinton, President: economic plan, H289 [7FE], H360, H361 [9FE], H507 [11FE], H1002, H1003, H1004 [3MR], H2229 [13AP], H2256, H2257, H2258 [14AP], H3528 [18MY]

Congress: results of original vote relative to enactment, H6244 [26JY]

Crime: sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration (H.R. 3795), H506 [11FE]

Dept. of HHS: funding of Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (H.J. Res. 319), H348 [8FE], H2566 [20AP], H2622 [21AP]

Disabled: establish a disability review account to cover expenditures for review procedures (H.R. 3935), E304 [2MR]

Diseases: prostate cancer screening, treatment, and research programs for medicare, veterans, and the Public Health Service (H.R. 4809), H5954, H5957 [21JY], E1533 [21JY]

Domestic policy: amend certain tax policies and benefit distribution practices (H.R. 4105), E512 [22MR]

Elections: exclude from coverage any service performed by election officials or election workers exclusively on election days (H.R. 1888), E939 [17MY]

Families and domestic relations: importance of strong families relative to welfare reform, H2906 [28AP]

Federal aid programs: job opportunity and training programs relative to independence from welfare system, H299 [8FE]

———job opportunity and training programs relative to independence from welfare system (H.R. 3742), E57 [1FE], E72 [2FE]

Government: entitlements (H. Con. Res. 301), H10692 [4OC], E2010 [30SE], E2323 [29NO]

———entitlements (H. Con. Res. 301), consideration (H. Res. 563), H10851-H10860 [5OC]

Health: alternative allergy testing procedures, E2059 [4OC]

———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (H. Con. Res. 201), H163 [2FE]

———budgetary treatment of national health care reform (H.R. 3876), H566 [23FE]

———CBO cost estimate of President's health care proposal, H298, H299 [8FE], H360 [9FE], H416, H417 [10FE], H505, H506 [11FE], H893 [1MR]

———choice of medical treatment methods (H.R. 4696), E1418 [1JY], E1657 [5AU]

———employment impact of national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3882), E228 [23FE]

———ensure equal coverage of children under family class enrollment plans in health care reform (H.R. 4829), E1561 [26JY]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (H. Con. Res. 233), E577 [24MR]

———improve exchange of health care information and measurement of health care quality (H.R. 3137), E1677 [8AU]

———managed care system reform proposal, H3332-H3334 [12MY], E2378 [20DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H18, H25, H27 [25JA], H46, H47, H64, H66 [26JA], H86, H88, H89, H98-H100 [1FE], H161, H162, H163, H169, H184 [2FE], H207, H208, H209, H210, H211, H212, H213 [3FE], H294 [7FE], H298, H300, H301, H302, H319 [8FE], H360, H361, H362, H363, H364, H365, H392-H394, H402-H406 [9FE], H414, H415, H417, H418, H486-H490 [10FE], H504, H505 [11FE], H549, H550 [22FE], H563, H564, H567, H674 [23FE], H795, H796, H859, H860-H862 [24FE], H892, H901-H904 [1MR], H915, H917, H978 [2MR], H1001, H1003, H1004, H1005 [3MR], H1071, H1072, H1073, H1074 [8MR], H1092, H1142, H1150-H1154 [9MR], H1160, H1161, H1196 [10MR], H1329 [15MR], H1348, H1419-H1435 [16MR], H1557 [21MR], H1783, H1792, H1793 [22MR], H1902 [23MR], H1960, H1962, H1963, H1966, H2158 [24MR], H2178, H2181 [12AP], H2226, H2227 [13AP], H2257, H2259 [14AP], H2373, H2394 [18AP], H2399, H2404, H2408, H2410, H2490-H2496 [19AP], H2510, H2511, H2513, H2566 [20AP], H2587 [21AP], H2701 [26AP], H2907, H2908, H2910-H2912 [28AP], H2943, H2945 [3MY], H3019, H3021, H3037 [4MY], H3058 [5MY], H3226, H3232, H3273 [11MY], H3282, H3284, H3285, H3286 [12MY], H3347 [16MY], H3375 [17MY], H3529 [18MY], H3693, H3694, H3696 [19MY], H3796, H3882-H3886 [23MY], H3896, H3897 [24MY], H3969, H3970, H3971 [25MY], H4097, H4153-H4157 [26MY], H4171, H4174 [8JN], H4224 [9JN], H4384 [13JN], H4399, H4400, H4401, H4402, H4444 [14JN], H4452 [15JN], H4555, H4643, H4644, H4652 [16JN], H4656, H4657, H4698, H4699 [17JN], H4723, H4724, H4725, H4727, H4729, H4730, H4732, H4733, H4734, H4769, H4774-H4776 [21JN], H4782, H4783, H4784, H4785, H4859, H4865, H4866, H4867, H4868 [22JN], H4886, H4887, H4888, H4889 [23JN], H4997 [27JN], H5184, H5185 [28JN], H5317, H5318, H5319, H5320, H5321 [29JN], H5443, H5444, H5446, H5450 [30JN], H5468, H5471, H5472, H5531, H5533-H5539 [12JY], H5554, H5555, H5556, H5557, H5558, H5635-H5645 [13JY], H5661, H5662, H5663, H5666, H5747 [14JY], H5777, H5778, H5779, H5782, H5853 [19JY], H5876, H5877, H5878 [20JY], H5954, H5955, H5957 [21JY], H6107, H6108, H6109, H6110, H6111, H6147-H6151 [22JY], H6187-H6199 [25JY], H6207, H6208 [26JY], H6255, H6257, H6258, H6259, H6347, H6349-H6351 [27JY], H6383, H6386, H6387 [28JY], H6458, H6459, H6460, H6461, H6462 [29JY], H6551, H6562, H6563, H6564, H6565, H6594, H6597, H6598, H6606-H6612 [2AU], H6701, H6702, H6703, H6704, H6705, H6706, H6707, H6743, H6745-H6747, H6751-H6757 [3AU], H6766, H6767, H6768, H6769, H6770, H6771, H6772, H6817, H6818, H6819, H6822-H6841 [4AU], H6985, H6986, H6987, H6988, H6989, H6990, H6991, H7029, H7031, H7033, H7035-H7040 [5AU], H7077, H7082, H7173-H7179, H7180, H7185 [8AU], H7197, H7199, H7201, H7206, H7207, H7208, H7209, H7210, H7211, H7271, H7274, H7275, H7279-H7290 [9AU], H7301, H7302, H7303, H7304, H7305, H7306, H7307, H7486, H7489, H7492, H7494-H7503 [10AU], H7906, H7907, H7908, H7909, H7910, H7911, H7912, H7913, H7963, H7965, H7966, H7970, H7978-H7990 [11AU], H7994, H7995, H7996, H7997, H8039 [12AU], H8463 [16AU], H8508, H8509, H8565, H8568, H8574, H8576, H8580-H8590 [17AU], H8597, H8598, H8599, H8600, H8602, H8605, H8668, H8669, H8670, H8672, H8674 [18AU], H8698, H8699, H8703, H8728, H8733-H8738, H8750 [19AU], H9032 [12SE], H9147 [13SE], H9231, H9232, H9291 [20SE], H9353 [21SE], H9443, H9444 [22SE], H9575 [23SE], H9773 [27SE], H9906, H9907 [28SE], H10251 [29SE], H10693 [4OC], H11209 [7OC], E4 [25JA], E48 [1FE], E76, E80 [2FE], E129 [8FE], E217 [23FE], E253 [24FE], E348 [3MR], E384 [9MR], E505 [22MR], E616 [12AP], E635 [13AP], E785 [28AP], E827 [3MY], E996 [19MY], E1075, E1091, E1092 [26MY], E1146, E1158 [9JN], E1181 [10JN], E1275 [22JN], E1330 [27JN], E1351 [29JN], E1375 [30JN], E1434 [12JY], E1479 [15JY], E1487, E1495 [19JY], E1591 [28JY], E1624, E1625 [2AU], E1634 [3AU], E1647, E1650 [4AU], E1660, E1663 [5AU], E1667, E1669 [8AU], E1679, E1684 [9AU], E1695 [10AU], E1710 [11AU], E1717, E1724 [12AU], E1752 [17AU], E1761 [18AU], E1775 [19AU], E1793, E1795 [21AU], E1849 [13SE], E1858 [16SE], E2134, E2148, E2154 [6OC], E2197, E2240 [8OC], E2317 [29NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H. Con. Res. 8), H362 [9FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2610), E307 [2MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3080), H1418 [16MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3222), H361, H362, H364 [9FE], H3529 [18MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), H167 [2FE], H1070 [8MR], H1327 [15MR], H1418 [16MR], H1525 [17MR], H1948 [23MR], H2974 [3MY], H3151 [5MY], H3378, H3380 [17MY], H4785 [22JN], H5782 [19JY], E544 [24MR], E740 [21AP], E895 [11MY], E959 [18MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), consideration (H. Res. 498), H6257 [27JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3698), H797 [24FE], H916 [2MR], H1448 [17MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3955), H3529 [18MY], H4226 [9JN], H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184, H5185 [28JN], H7968 [11AU], E2200 [8OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4469), E1013 [20MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4550), H4298 [10JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5119), E1971 [28SE], E1996 [29SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5228), H11210 [7OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5300), H11543 [29NO]

———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (H.R. 3814), H301 [8FE], E148 [9FE]

———referendum on national health care reform (H. Con. Res. 310), E2116 [6OC]

Illegal aliens: prohibit participation in certain Federal benefits programs, H5165 [27JN], H5618-H5627 [13JY]

Medicaid: coverage of nonemergency medical transportation (H.R. 4350), E869 [5MY]

———coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women (H.R. 3906), E269 [28FE]

———designation of certain children's hospital clinics as qualified health care centers (H.R. 3947), H1004 [3MR]

———Federal funding of abortions, H5261 [28JN], E2257 [8OC]

———Federal funding of abortions (H.R. 3880), H798 [24FE], E226 [23FE]

———prohibit State requirement of children to participate in managed care plans without an integrated child health care network (H.R. 4810), E1525 [21JY], E1586 [27JY]

———State coverage of children with special health care needs (H.R. 4687), E1395 [30JN]

———State methods of delivering health care services through community health authorities (S. 1865), H1001 [3MR]

Medicare: availability of patient record to treating physicians (H.R. 3907), E253 [24FE]

———bonus payments for health care professionals service in shortage areas (H.R. 4689), H5457 [30JN], E1395 [30JN]

———catastrophic illness coverage, E1219 [15JN]

———coverage of anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (H.R. 4291), E761 [25AP]

———coverage of betaseron treatment for multiple sclerosis (H.R. 4610), E1261 [21JN]

———coverage of betaseron treatment for multiple sclerosis (H.R. 4654), E1340 [27JN]

———coverage of colorectal screening (H.R. 4167), E620 [12AP]

———funding of system, H5958 [21JY]

———limitation on payment for outpatient hospital service (H.R. 4216), E674 [15AP]

———payments to hospitals for inpatient services (H.R. 4378), H3194 [10MY]

———preventive health care screening examination program (H.R. 4988), H8604 [18AU]

Medicare and medicaid: penalty for employer failure to file medicare and medicaid data bank reports (H.R. 4515), E1117 [26MY]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal employer requirement to file certain reports (H.R. 4365), E859 [5MY]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (H.R. 4095), H1791 [22MR], E519 [22MR]

Members of Congress: ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system, H7350, H7358-H7361 [10AU]

———ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system (H. Res. 434), E1024 [23MY]

National objectives: retirement income policy, E345 [3MR]

Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance: eligibility age for benefits (H.R. 4372), E881 [10MY]

Public welfare programs: allow States to replace JOBS program with a program to assist AFDC recipients (H.R. 4793), H5778 [19JY]

———creation of one-stop centers for access to certain services (H.R. 4964), E1717 [12AU]

———reform, H19 [25JA], H346-H348 [8FE], H414, H416, H418, H419 [10FE], H505 [11FE], H1246, H1247 [10MR], H1310-H1314 [11MR], H2164-H2173 [24MR], H2410 [19AP], H2568-H2577 [20AP], H2991 [3MY], H3042-H3054 [4MY], H4296, H4297 [10JN], H4400, H4401, H4402 [14JN], H4449, H4450, H4451, H4452 [15JN], H4556, H4643 [16JN], H4732, H4733 [21JN], H5466 [12JY], H5664 [14JY], H6256 [27JY], H6705 [3AU], H7198, H7210 [9AU], H9100 [13SE], E6, E15 [25JA], E45 [1FE], E582 [24MR], E1197 [13JN], E1326 [24JN], E2321 [29NO]

———reform (H. Res. 525), H8600 [18AU]

———reform (H.R. 4605), H4755, H4756 [21JN]

———reform (H.R. 4667), E1358 [29JN]

———reform (H.R. 4767), E1478 [15JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10252 [29SE]

Social Security Act: technical amendments (H.R. 5252), H11413 [7OC]

Social Security Administration: bonus performance awards for employees, H3233 [11MY], H3759 [20MY]

———funding for disability caseload processing, H5286 [28JN], H5335, H5336 [29JN]

———tribute to Black Caucus Conference, E1437 [12JY]

SSI: benefits relative to drug addiction treatment, H50 [26JA], H3283 [12MY]

———disability benefits for children with learning disorders, H319 [8FE]

———eliminate fraud in disability benefits to children (H.R. 4281), H2590 [21AP]

———modify (H.R. 4419), E945 [17MY]

———payment of Social Security disability benefits to drug addicts and alcoholics, H1004 [3MR], H1245, H1246 [10MR]

———provide benefits to needy children for health, child care, and other support services (H.R. 3737), H50 [26JA]

———reform, H21 [25JA], H389 [9FE]

Taxation: rates, H48 [26JA], H2847 [28AP], H2921 [2MY]

———treatment of long-term health care expenses (H.R. 4516), E1112, E1121 [26MY]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 4769), E1472 [15JY]

Trust fund: long-term security, H5177 [28JN]

Trust funds: budget treatment, H2943 [3MY], H3021 [4MY], H6770 [4AU], H10849 [5OC], E1524 [21JY]

———payroll taxes, H4731 [21JN]

Wichita Falls, TX: tribute to Social Security office, E961 [18MY]

Remarks in Senate

Administration: domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), S6421-S6423 [25MY]

———domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), conference report, S14392, S14396, S14397 [6OC], S14603 [7OC]

———domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 4278), insert language of S. 1231 in lieu, S6421 [25MY]

AFDC: improve State administration (S. 1932), S2967-S2974 [15MR]

———reform (S. 2009), S4077-S4082 [11AP]

Benefits: computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (S. 173), S14724 [7OC]

———computation rules, S2205 [2MR]

———disability income requirements relative to criminal activities, S1332-S1338 [10FE]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals, S2202-S2205 [2MR], S9749 [26JY]

———earnings test for retirement age individuals (S. 1892), S2420 [7MR]

———earnings test for retiring Members of Congress (S. 1893), S2420 [7MR]

———taxation (S. 1408), S7949 [29JN]

Budget: cost of entitlement programs relative to deficit, S9189 [19JY]

———entitlement spending, S10957 [9AU]

———nondefense discretionary spending reductions, S3517-S3525 [23MR]

———point of order against any legislation that directs revenues from an increased tax on Social Security benefits away from the Social Security trust fund (S. 2255), S8109 [30JN]

Children and youth: Children's Ombudsman programs (S. 2214), S7150 [20JN]

———immunization initiatives, S10708, S10709 [5AU], S10924, S10928 [8AU]

Clinton, President: economic plan, S6791-S6793 [10JN]

Crime: sentencing for Social Security fraud relative to illegal immigration, S6364 [25MY]

ERISA: improve pension and welfare benefits of workers (S. 2531), S14529 [6OC]

Federal employees: ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system, S12095 [18AU]

Florida: approval of Dept. of HHS medicaid demonstration program waiver, S15053 [8OC]

Fraud: establish fingerprint identification system to deter multiple enrollment for certain benefits (S. 2085), S5369 [6MY]

FRS: Consumer Price Index formula, S12226 [19AU]

Government: social and economic impact of entitlements, S15419-S15423 [1DE]

Health: budgetary treatment of national health care reform (S. Con. Res. 59), S670, S671 [2FE]

———CBO cost estimate of President's health care proposal, S1135, S1137, S1140 [8FE], S1308 [9FE], S1318 [10FE]

———funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan (S. Con. Res. 65), S3747, S3748 [24MR]

———managed care system reform proposal, S1849 [24FE]

———managed care system reform proposal (S. 1579), S818 [3FE]

———managed care system reform proposal (S. 2196), S6945, S6949 [15JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S87 [26JA], S232-S234, S241, S243-S245 [27JA], S384 [28JA], S387 [31JA], S462, S522 [1FE], S550 [2FE], S759, S760, S821, S823 [3FE], S1017-S1019 [7FE], S1138-S1140 [8FE], S1318, S1319, S1348 [10FE], S1791 [24FE], S1948 [25FE], S2189-S2192, S2235, S2308 [2MR], S2316-S2318, S2320, S2321, S2322, S2323, S2326, S2330, S2332-S2334, S2335, S2339-S2341 [3MR], S2663 [9MR], S2671, S2673-S2675, S2700, S2701, S2705, S2706, S2827, S2829 [10MR], S2872 [11MR], S3060 [16MR], S3095-S3097, S3108 [17MR], S3515-S3517 [23MR], S3573, S3574, S3576, S3578, S3581 [24MR], S3830-S3842, S3890-S3892, S3895, S3915-S3917, S4011, S4012 [25MR], S4354 [14AP], S4495 [20AP], S4904, S4917-S4919 [26AP], S4997-S5007 [3MY], S5118 [4MY], S5207, S5208, S5209 [5MY], S5363, S5377 [6MY], S5499 [11MY], S5676 [12MY], S6141 [19MY], S6420 [25MY], S6639, S6640, S6703-S6708 [9JN], S6771, S6773, S6789 [10JN], S7084 [16JN], S7590 [23JN], S7624-S7628 [24JN], S7663-S7666 [27JN], S7745 [28JN], S7839-S7842 [29JN], S8051 [30JN], S8327, S8342 [1JY], S8442 [11JY], S8535, S8545 [12JY], S8904 [13JY], S8929 [14JY], S9114 [15JY], S9205 [19JY], S9265, S9267, S9268, S9272 [20JY], S9341 [21JY], S9574 [22JY], S9579-S9585 [25JY], S9653-S9661 [26JY], S9758, S9759, S9760, S9913 [27JY], S9955-S9957, S9968-S9971, S9978, S9998 [28JY], S10217-S10219 [1AU], S10258-S10266, S10273 [2AU], S10601-S10609, S10613-S10624 [4AU], S10658, S10660, S10694, S10695, S10702, S10717, S10848, S10849, S10877 [5AU], S10897-S10905, S10906, S10910-S10912, S10913, S10915, S10916, S10929-S10932, S10938-S10940, S10941 [8AU], S10957, S10958, S10959-S10961, S10988, S10998-S11001, S11003, S11004 [9AU], S11074-S11077, S11126, S11163, S11186 [10AU], S11259-S11261, S11318 [11AU], S11420-S11422, S11444, S11447, S11476 [12AU], S11698-S11704 [13AU], S12933, S12937-S12939 [14SE], S13117, S13185, S13262, S13313 [22SE], S13334-S13340, S13345, S13370, S13372 [26SE], S13381, S13397, S13406, S13533 [27SE], S13830, S13897 [30SE], S13938, S13942 [3OC], S14595 [7OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3600), S3009 [16MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1743), S7085 [16JN], S8458 [11JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1743), star print, S7096 [16JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1757), S2042, S2043 [28FE], S2311-S2316 [3MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1779), S2039 [28FE], S5581 [11MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1796), S9 [25JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1807), S287-S291 [27JA], S386 [28JA], S1667 [22FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2096), S5454-S5456 [10MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2109), S5684-S5686, S5710 [12MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2153), S6424 [25MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2351), S11005-S11036 [9AU], S11083-S11116 [10AU], S11191-S11247 [11AU], S11448-S11474 [12AU], S11660-S11697, S11715-S11717 [13AU], S11721-S11792, S11803-S11807 [15AU], S11816-S11852, S11859-S11892 [16AU], S11910, S11918-S11963, S11966-S11987, S11999-S12002 [17AU], S12024-S12031, S12034-S12084, S12092-S12096 [18AU], S12137, S12152, S12153-S12206, S12236 [19AU], S12241, S12244, S12246, S12247 [22AU], S12313 [23AU], S12394 [24AU], S12603, S12644 [25AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2351), unanimous-consent agreement, S12164, S12182 [19AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2357), S10543 [3AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2374), S11043, S11044 [9AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2396), S11904, S11905 [16AU], S12021 [18AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 2452), S13166, S13285-S13291 [22SE], S13354 [26SE]

———provide for home community-based services for individuals with disabilities (S. 2545), S14660, S14840, S14842 [7OC]

———provide guidance to health care providers on fraud and abuse prevention requirements, S13417-S13425 [27SE], S13702 [29SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers on fraud and abuse prevention requirements (S. 2381), S11343 [11AU], S12021 [18AU]

———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment, S2197-S2201 [2MR]

———provision of disability insurance benefits for substance abuse treatment (S. 1863), S1736, S1743 [23FE], S1794, S1878 [24FE]

———public disclosure of national policy, S12043-S12062, S12067, S12071, S12073-S12077, S12080-S12083 [18AU]

Illegal aliens: prohibit participation in certain Federal benefits programs, S9232-S9234 [19JY]

Insurance: clarify Federal regulations relative to kickbacks and State or private insurance health plans (S. 2529), S14528 [6OC]

Medicaid: modify estate recovery provisions to allow States the option to recover the costs of home and community-based services (S. 2449), S13096 [21SE]

———State methods of delivering health care services through community health authorities (S. 1865), S1846, S1863, S1880 [24FE]

———technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services (S. 1889), S2415 [7MR]

Medicare: clinical laboratory cost containment, S10927 [8AU]

———coverage of anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists (S. 2310), S9469 [21JY]

———coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases (S. 2149), S6394 [25MY]

———establish a prospective payment system for nursing facilities (S. 2440), S12963 [19SE]

———extend issuance period for select policies (S. 2460), S13351 [26SE]

———financial relief for certain military retirees, S8246 [1JY]

———funding for laboratory services, S15065 [8OC]

———physician payment reform, S14926 [7OC]

———prostate cancer screening tests (S. 2283), S9034 [14JY]

———provide health care plan choices for beneficiaries (S. 1996), S3933, S3978-S3980 [25MR]

———rural hospital payments (S. 2176), S6753 [9JN]

Medicare and medicaid: recovery of Federal costs relative to tobacco-related illnesses and diseases (S. 2245), S7784-S7786 [28JN]

Medicare and medicaid coverage data bank: repeal (S. 1933), S2974 [15MR]

Medicare Select Program: extension, S13796-S13799 [30SE]

Medicare/medicaid: appropriations, S3483 [23MR]

Members of Congress: disqualify from Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan coverage if a national health care system is not established by a certain date (S. 2464), S13452 [27SE], S13703 [29SE]

———ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system, S7479 [23JN]

———ensure equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system (S. Res. 214), S5844 [17MY]

National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare: Society of National Association Publications' Silver Award recipient, S8089 [30JN]

Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of Congress and Social Security benefits (S. 1894), S2420 [7MR]

Public welfare programs: Federal-State exchange in financial responsibility for welfare and medicaid programs (S. 1891), S2417, S2420 [7MR]

———reform, S203 [26JA], S387 [31JA], S950 [4FE], S1125, S1167 [8FE], S3375-S3378 [22MR], S3907-S3910, S3923 [25MR], S6808, S6810, S6822, S6837 [14JN], S9139 [18JY], S10910 [8AU], S13045 [21SE], S13940 [3OC], S15062 [8OC]

———reform (S. 1795), S57 [25JA]

———reform (S. 2057), S5049-S5053 [3MY]

———reform (S. 2134), S6123, S6124 [19MY]

———reform (S. 2224), S7264-S7267 [21JN]

———spending cap relative to entitlements, S3603-S3606 [24MR]

Social Security Act: technical amendments (H.R. 5252), S15024-S15026 [8OC]

———technical amendments (S. 1668), S13937 [3OC]

Social Security Administration: bonus performance awards for employees, S5733 [13MY]

———establish as independent agency (S. 1560), S2193-S2217 [2MR], S2515 [8MR], S2957 [15MR], S6364 [25MY]

SSI: amend eligibility regulations for the disabled relative to self-support, education, housing, and marriage (S. 2161), S6531 [7JN]

———payment of Social Security disability benefits to drug addicts and alcoholics, S1125 [8FE], S1420 [10FE]

Taxation: prohibit delinquent taxpayers from receiving Federal benefits or employment (S. 2450), S13283 [22SE]

Tennessee: tribute to TennCare State health care program, S14940 [7OC]

Tobacco products: lawsuits relative to recovering medical costs from illnesses associated with smoking, S7556 [23JN]

Trust funds: budget treatment, S10065 [28JY]

Reports

Democratic Freshman Class Principles for Welfare Reform, H2569 [20AP]

Gaming the Health Care System—Billions of Dollars Lost Each Year to Fraud and Abuse: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S11344-S11354 [11AU]

Health Care Recommendations: Wisconsin 2d District Small Business Advisory Council, E1159 [9JN]

Health Care Reform: GAO, S7841 [29JN]

Need for a National Retirement Income Policy: Michael Callahan, American Society of Pension Actuaries, E345-E347 [3MR]

Tax Dollars Aiding and Abetting Addiction—Social Security Disability and SSI Cash Benefits to Drug Addicts and Alcoholics: Senator Cohen, S1333-S1337 [10FE]

Why American Businesses Should Support Managed Competition: Senator Durenberger, S817 [3FE]

Reports by conference committees

Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act (H.R. 4278), H11010-H11014 [6OC]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 301, Public Welfare Programs Entitlements: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 563) (H. Rept. 103-828), H10726 [4OC]

Establish the Social Security Administration as an Independent Agency: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1560) (S. Rept. 103-221), S54 [25JA]

Health Security Act: Committee on Armed Services (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H6453 [28JY]

———Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H6155 [22JY]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2351) (S. Rept. 103-323), S10357 [2AU]

———Committee on Government Operations (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H8051 [12AU]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H11198 [6OC]

———Committee on Post Office and Civil Service (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H11426 [7OC]

———Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H6698 [2AU]

———Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3600) (H. Rept. 103-601), H5760 [14JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Committee on Education and Labor (House) (H.R. 3960) (H. Rept. 103-618), H6155 [22JY]

———Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 2296) (S. Rept. 103-317), S9242 [19JY]

Reimbursement of the TRICARE Program of the Dept. of Defense for the Cost of Care of Medicare-Eligible Individuals: Committee on Armed Services (Senate) (S. 2343), S10219 [1AU]

Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act: committee of conference (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 103-842), H11199 [6OC]

———Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1231) (S. Rept. 103-252), S4464 [19AP]

Social Security Management of Domestic Service Employment Taxes, Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, and Benefits for Incarcerated Individuals: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4278) (H. Rept. 103-491), H3054 [4MY]

Reports to constituents

Hamilton, Lee H.: Entitlements, E1691 [10AU]

———Reforming Welfare, E1593 [28JY]

Specifications

Work and Responsibility Act (S. 2224), S7320-S7371 [21JN]

Statements

Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Robert M. Ball, S1606 [22FE]

Health Care Reform: Eugene Lehrmann, American Association of Retired Persons, S11110 [10AU]

———Lanny Johnson, H7031 [5AU]

Participation of Children in Managed Health Care Plans: American Academy of Pediatrics and National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, E1587 [27JY]

State Health Care Reform—Federal Requirements Influence State Reforms: Mark V. Nadel, GAO, S9965-S9968 [28JY]

Summaries

Consensus Views on Health Care Reform, H5538 [12JY]

Establish Social Security Administration Independent Agency (S. 1560): Cohen Amendment for Disability Insurance Benefits for Substance Abuse Treatment, S2201 [2MR]

Health Care Reform (S. 2452), S13287 [22SE]

Health Security Act (H.R. 3600): National Federation of Independent Business, S8465-S8469 [11JY]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures, S10261-S10266 [2AU]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (S. 1796), S10 [25JA]

National Policy To Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures (S. 2096), S5456 [10MY]

Welfare Reform Through State Innovation Act (S. 1932), S2974 [15MR]

Welfare to Self-Sufficiency Act (S. 2009), S4079-S4082 [11AP]

Welfare to Work Act (S. 2057), S5052 [3MY]

Tables

Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, H350 [8FE]

Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, H350 [8FE]

Social Security trust funds, S2110 [1MR]

Testimonies

Health Care Reform: Bret Schundler, H8671 [18AU]

Texts of

H. Res. 563, consideration of H. Con. Res. 301, Government entitlements, H10851 [5OC]

H.R. 3906, coverage of osteopathic services for children and pregnant women, E269 [28FE]

H.R. 3907, availability of medicare patient record to treating physicians, E253 [24FE]

H.R. 4095, repeal medicare and medicaid coverage data bank, E519 [22MR]

H.R. 4277, establish Social Security Administration as independent agency, S6186-S6192 [23MY]

H.R. 4278, Social Security Domestic Employment Reform Act, S6422 [25MY]

H.R. 4278, Social Security domestic service employment taxes collection, Federal disability insurance trust fund allocations, and denial of certain benefits to incarcerated individuals, H3198 [10MY]

H.R. 4291, medicare coverage of anesthesia services provided by certified registered nurse anesthetists, E761 [25AP]

S. 1560, establish Social Security Administration as independent agency, S2210-S2217 [2MR]

S. 1863, Social Security Disability and Rehabilitation Act, S1795-S1797 [24FE]

S. 1865, Community Health Improvement Act, S1864-S1866 [24FE]

S. 1889, technical corrections relative to osteopathic physician services under medicaid, S2416 [7MR]

S. 1891, Welfare and Medicaid Responsibility Exchange Act, S2419 [7MR]

S. 1892, Older Americans' Freedom to Work Act, S2421 [7MR]

S. 1893, Social Security earnings test for retiring Members of Congress, S2421 [7MR]

S. 1894, cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of Congress and Social Security benefits, S2422 [7MR]

S. 1932, Welfare Reform Through State Innovation Act, S2970-S2974 [15MR]

S. 1933, repeal medicare and medicaid coverage data bank, S2975 [15MR]

S. 2057, Welfare to Work Act, S5050-S5052 [3MY]

S. 2149, medicare coverage of military retirees and dependents living near closed military bases, S6395 [25MY]

S. 2161, amend SSI eligibility regulations for the disabled relative to self-support, education, housing, and marriage, S6532 [7JN]

S. 2196, Patient Protection Act, S6946-S6949 [15JN]

S. 2214, Children's Ombudsman Act, S7151-S7153 [20JN]

S. 2224, Work and Responsibility Act, S7269-S7318 [21JN]

S. 2245, recovery of Federal medicare and medicaid costs relative to tobacco-related illnesses and diseases, S7785 [28JN]

S. 2381, provide guidance to health care providers on fraud and abuse prevention requirements, S11646 [12AU]

S. 2440, establish a Medicare prospective payment system for nursing facilities, S12963-S12967 [19SE]

S. 2449, modify Medicaid estate recovery provisions to allow States the option to recover the costs of home and community-based services, S13097 [21SE]

S. 2450, Tax Compliance Enforcement Act, S13284 [22SE]

S. 2452, Health Innovation Partnership Act, S13354-S13370 [26SE]

S. 2529, clarify Federal Social Security regulations relative to kickbacks and State or private insurance health plans, S14529 [6OC]

S. 2545, Home and Community-Based Services for Individuals with Disabilities Act, S14842-S14851 [7OC]

S. Con. Res. 58, budgetary treatment of national health care reform, S186 [26JA]

S. Con. Res. 59, budgetary treatment of national health care reform, S670 [2FE]

S. Con. Res. 65, funding for WIC food programs in any national health care plan, S3747 [24MR]

S. Res. 214, ensure Members of Congress equal coverage and benefits as private citizens under national health care system, S5844 [17MY]