STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)

Analyses

Who Will Use Medical Savings Accounts and Why Will They Use Them? Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Studies, E635 [25AP]

Appointments

Conferee: H.R. 3103, Health Coverage Availability and Affordability Act, H6141 [11JN]

Articles and editorials

Access to Health Care, Journal of the American Medical Association, E1636 [18SE]

Bad Weather? Just Wait, John Harte and Daniel Lashof, New York (NY) Times, E46 [22JA]

Economics, Uwe E. Reinhardt, Journal of the American Medical Association, E1225 [9JY]

HCFA Officials Warn HMOs To Provide Good Grievance Plans—Rule in Development, Bureau of National Affairs (publication), E1725 [26SE]

Japan Inc. Revisited, Thomas L. Friedman, New York (NY) Times, E331 [13MR]

Medicare Shapes Up Claims, American Medical News (publication), E1547 [10SE]

Prescription Fraud—Abusing the System, Dan Weikel, Los Angeles (CA) Times, E1566-E1568 [11SE]

Vladeck Urges Managed Care Groups To Improve Appeals Process, Bureau of National Affairs (publication), E1725 [26SE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Health: establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (see H.R. 4075), H10386 [12SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see H.R. 4220), H11395 [26SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage of children (see H.R. 4110), H10602 [18SE]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (see H.R. 4185), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 4190), H11229 [25SE]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (see H.R. 4189), H11229 [25SE]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (see H.R. 3591), H5934 [5JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (see H.R. 4022), H10040 [4SE]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (see H.R. 4191), H11229 [25SE]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (see H.R. 4160), H11048 [24SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (see H.R. 4219), H11395 [26SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 4045), H10174 [10SE]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (see H.R. 4010), H9924 [2AU]

Social Security: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (see H.R. 4100), H10524 [17SE]

Taxation: treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (see H.R. 3342), H4109 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Agriculture: fair payment for use of Bureau of Reclamation water (see H.R. 3917), H10041 [4SE]

American Discovery Trail: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776), H4303 [30AP]

Armed Forces: discharge of military personnel relative to positive HIV test (see H.R. 2959), H1225 [1FE]

———permit certain beneficiaries to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Program (see H.R. 3012), H7107 [27JN]

Auburn, CA: prohibit Federal funding for dam construction on American River (see H.R. 2951), H2467 [19MR]

Aviation: prohibit transportation of chemical oxygen generators on certain aircraft (see H.R. 3618), H6532 [19JN]

Brown, Ronald H.: tribute (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Business and industry: reduce Federal subsidies and strengthen tax treatment of individuals who renounce their citizenship (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

California-Federal Bay-Delta Program: development of a solution to ecological problems of the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed (see H.R. 4126), H10721 [19SE]

Census: accuracy of decennial census (see H.R. 3558), H8094 [22JY]

CERCLA: eligibility for Federal assistance relative to development of brownfield sites (see H.R. 3746), H7106 [27JN]

Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066), H2713 [22MR]

China, People's Republic of: increased tariffs relative to intellectual property rights (see H.R. 3421), H4646 [8MY]

———most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 182), H6414 [13JN]

———U.S. policy relative to membership in World Trade Organization (see H.R. 4065), H10385 [12SE]

China, Republic of: tribute on the occasion of first Presidential election (see H. Con. Res. 154), H4303 [30AP]

Civil liberties: religious accommodations in the workplace (see H.R. 4117), H12175 [28SE]

Computers: transmission of information relative to abortion over computer information services (see H.R. 3057), H1985 [7MR]

Consumers: imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3246), H3658 [22AP]

———prohibit the imposition of additional fees for use of certain automatic teller machines utilizing a national or regional network (see H.R. 3221), H5174 [15MY]

Contracts: require wages paid under a Federal contract be above local poverty line (see H.R. 3463), H6915 [26JN]

Corp. for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety: abolish (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

Crime: condemn acts of arson against churches and enhance law enforcement and prosecution of arsonists (see H. Con. Res. 183, 186, 187), H6183 [11JN], H6414 [13JN]

———penalties for fraud and related activity involving work authorization documents relative to Social Security cards (see H.R. 3724), H8095 [22JY]

Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472), H1226 [1FE]

Dept. of Commerce: tribute to employees and business leaders killed in plane crash while on trade mission in Croatia (see H. Res. 406), H3649 [18AP]

Dept. of Defense: funding reductions (see H.R. 3202), H7780 [17JY]

———prohibit additional payments and revise certain reporting requirements for restructuring costs under defense contracts (see H.R. 3608), H6117 [10JN]

Dept. of HHS: prepare and publish a consumer guide to prescription drug prices (see H.R. 3059), H3387 [15AP]

Diseases: issue special postage stamps to fund breast cancer research (see H.R. 3401), H8635 [29JY]

———payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023), H2224 [13MR]

Drugs: control access to chemicals used in manufacturing methamphetamine (see H.R. 3067), H4110 [25AP]

———therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618), H737 [22JA]

Education: funding levels for federally assisted education programs (see H. Con. Res. 144), H1225 [1FE]

EEOC: provide funding and remedies for certain instances of sexual harassment (see H.R. 3646), H9925 [2AU]

Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Employment: provide for retirement savings and security (see H.R. 3520), H5569 [23MY]

FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276), H737 [22JA]

Federal Election Campaign Act: amend (see H.R. 3505), H5500 [22MY]

Firearms: Civilian Marksmanship Program funding (see H.R. 3466), H5173 [15MY]

———prohibit possession for persons convicted of a crime involving domestic violence (see H.R. 3455), H11396 [26SE]

———standards for certain foreign and domestically-produced handguns (see H.R. 3652), H10041 [4SE]

Foreign policy: sanctions against countries assisting the weapons programs of non-nuclear weapon states (see H. Res. 381), H3488 [16AP]

Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 3107), H4397 [1MY]

Forests: designate and protect certain Federal lands (see H.R. 4145), H11047 [24SE]

Health: assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 4052), H10235 [11SE]

———authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341), H2558 [20MR]

———designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see H. Res. 30), H2124 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 2893), H2558 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 3787), H7473 [11JY]

———prohibit certain clauses and programs in health care insurance and employment contracts (see H.R. 3222), H3230 [29MR]

———prohibit interference between health care providers and their patients (see H.R. 2976), H1324 [27FE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth (see H.R. 3226, 3425), H4800 [9MY], H10236 [11SE]

House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39), H2124 [12MR]

Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 3744), H8248 [23JY]

Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746), H5501 [22MY]

INS: standards for naturalization (see H.R. 4056), H11527 [27SE]

Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2011), H4503 [7MY]

———prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654), H1325 [27FE]

Intelligence services: require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities (see H.R. 3392), H5288 [16MY]

LSC: eligibility for assistance for victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 3733), H7106 [27JN]

Marine mammals: eliminate ban on import of dolphin-safe tuna and support the International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (see H.R. 2856), H922 [26JA]

Medicare: access to medigap supplemental insurance for enrollees in both traditional and managed care plans (see H.R. 3374), H7108 [27JN]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see H.R. 4047), H10235 [11SE]

———expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 2777), H914 [25JA]

———require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757), H4503 [7MY]

National Discovery Trails: establish (see H.R. 3250), H3488 [16AP]

National Mental Health Parity Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

New Borns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act: implementation (see H.R. 4135), H11047 [24SE]

Nuclear energy: prohibit use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of the National Ignition Facility or certain inertial confinement fusion projects (see H.R. 3143), H2664 [21MR]

OPM: require annual reports to Congress on changes to Federal retiree health benefits (see H.R. 3462), H5647 [29MY]

Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811), H1226 [1FE]

Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733), H774 [23JA]

Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees (see H.R. 2664), H1139 [31JA]

Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see H.R. 324), H6423 [17JN]

Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2578), H4646 [8MY]

Prescription Drug Price Review Board: establish (see H.R. 3691), H10386 [12SE]

Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2862), H737 [22JA]

Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs (see H.R. 3081), H3650 [18AP]

Public welfare programs: reform relative to domestic violence (see H. Con. Res. 195), H7107 [27JN]

———support community food security projects relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003), H1138 [31JA]

———treatment of legal immigrants (see H.R. 4122), H10720 [19SE]

Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591), H774 [23JA]

Railroads: hours of service of employees (see H.R. 3413), H11230 [25SE]

Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51), H1234 [9FE]

Safety: implement nonanimal acute toxicity testing for evaluation of consumer products (see H.R. 3173), H2950 [27MR]

Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, Tampa, FL: designate (see H.R. 3710), H8095 [22JY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 3426), H4800 [9MY]

———repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see H.R. 2214), H3387 [15AP]

Sudan: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 3766), H8598 [26JY]

Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites (see H.R. 2846), H1986 [7MR]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 4176), H11229 [25SE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 2193), H2665 [21MR]

———exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see H.R. 127), H4503 [7MY]

———exempt status for State agencies created to provide earthquake insurance for homeowners (see H.R. 3605), H6915 [26JN]

———increase child care credit and eliminate the exclusion of income relative to foreign sales corporations (see H.R. 3332), H6117 [10JN]

———increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585), H1325 [27FE]

———permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3807), H7533 [12JY]

———treatment of advertising expenses for tobacco products (see H.R. 2962), H6765 [25JN]

———treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2879), H912 [25JA]

———treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333), H90 [3JA]

———treatment of empowerment zones and enterprise communities (see H.R. 3241), H4902 [10MY]

———treatment of production of alcohol for fuel use (see H.R. 3345), H4109 [25AP]

———treatment of unemployment tax relative to entertainment industry (see H.R. 3677), H7260 [10JY]

Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109), H3650 [18AP]

Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026), H5647 [29MY]

Water: require persons contributing to drinking water contamination to reimburse public water systems for the costs of decontamination (see H.R. 3656), H8982 [30JY]

Excerpts

``Capitation—The Physicians Guide'', E716 [7MY]

Letters

Consideration of patient appeals and provision of specialty care by managed care plans: John C. Courtney, Child Neurology, Inc., E1736 [27SE]

Health care reform, E419 [22MR], E639 [25AP]

———Jamie Court, Maria Ferrer, Harvey Rosenfeld, Gerri Dalleck, and Terry McBride, E420 [22MR]

Medical savings accounts: Delta Dental Plans Association, E797 [14MY]

Medicare and medicaid self-referral requirements relative to participating hospitals: William F. Bacon, Idaho Home Health, Inc., E1623 [17SE]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Bonnie Burns, Senior Health Insurance Issues (organization), E452 [26MR]

Substance abuse treatment centers: John Schwarzlose, Jerry Spicer, and Dennis Gilhousen, H10968 [24SE]

Motions offered by

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9795 [1AU]

Newsletters

Child Immunizations and Managed Care Facilities: United Hospital Fund (newsletter), E1695 [25SE]

Papers

MSA Provisions in Health Care Reform Bill Creates Tax Shelter and Casts Doubt on Expansion of Insurance Coverage: Iris J. Lav, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, E449 [26MR]

Remarks by, on

Asian-American Federation of California: tribute to Asian-American Festival, E722 [7MY]

Bacelis, Victor: American Institute for Public Service Jefferson Public Service Award recipient, E1222 [9JY]

California State University at Hayward: tribute to graduating students of Upward Bound Program, E867 [22MY]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 182), H6986, H6987, H6990 [27JN]

Climate: global warming, E46 [22JA]

Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (H.J. Res. 159), H3273, H3276 [15AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorizing military activities appropriations and prescribing personnel strengths (H.R. 3230), H5077 [15MY]

———Cooperative Threat Reduction Program funding relative to Russia and Belarus, H5077 [15MY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3662), H6568 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3666), conference report, H10968 [24SE]

District of Columbia: anniversary of St. Peter's Parish, E1033 [7JN]

Endangered species: critical habitat designation for marbled murrelet in northern California, H6568 [19JN]

Fremont, CA: tribute to sister city Fukaya, Japan, E719 [7MY]

Health: establish State and community assistance programs for providers of health care services and maintenance of safety net hospital infrastructure (H.R. 4075), E1603-E1605 [12SE]

———managed care system reform, E48 [22JA]

———managed care system reform proposal, E1545, E1549 [10SE]

———medical savings account programs, H6134 [11JN], E635 [25AP], E716 [7MY], E797 [14MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, E1225 [9JY], E1505 [4SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), H3085, H3088, H3089 [28MR], E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), conference report, H9786, H9793, H9794 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 502), H9777 [1AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), corrections in enrollment of conference report (H. Con. Res. 208), H9897, H9898 [2AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3103), motion to instruct conferees, H6134 [11JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 1028), E419 [22MR]

———possession of health insurance relative to mortality rate, E1801 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 4220), E1725 [26SE], E1736, E1751 [27SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth, H10968 [24SE]

———require health plans to provide coverage to children (H.R. 4110), E1636 [18SE]

Hurwitz, Charles: logging practices in the Headwaters Forest relative to savings and loan failure, H6568 [19JN], E46 [22JA]

Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 3259), H5414 [22MY]

———require separate, unclassified statements of the aggregate amount of budget outlays for intelligence activities, H5414 [22MY]

International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (H.R. 2823), E1452 [1AU]

Japan: employment practices, E331 [13MR]

Mayer, Alberta: California Distinguished Realtor Award recipient, E306 [7MR]

Medicaid: reform, E1121 [20JN], E1161 [25JN]

Medicare: allow use of parenteral nutrients for renal dialysis treatments (H.R. 4185), E1698 [26SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, E452 [26MR]

———coverage of vancomycin home parenteral therapy (H.R. 4189), E1702, E1719 [26SE]

———notification of beneficiaries by insurance companies before selling duplicative coverage, E870 [22MY]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (H.R. 1707), E535 [16AP]

———reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals not receiving third party assistance (H.R. 3591), E1012 [6JN]

———reduce payment for certain costs of acquiring organs for transplant from organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4022), E1510 [4SE]

———reform, E260 [29FE], E939 [29MY], E1510 [4SE], E1547 [10SE]

———reform (H.R. 2839), E726 [7MY], E1515 [5SE], E1566 [11SE]

———renal disease management services (H.R. 1068), E723 [7MY]

———study of payments for instances where certain inpatient services are replaced by outpatient services (H.R. 4191), E1714 [26SE]

Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (H.R. 2685), H2041, H2042, H2043, H2044, H2045, H2046 [12MR]

Medicare/medicaid: provide orientation and medical profiles for enrollees and require health plans to assure child immunizations (H.R. 4160), E1695 [25SE]

———use of bankruptcy courts by suppliers and providers to discharge claims and by professionals excluded from health care programs seeking automatic stays from exclusion (H.R. 4219), E1731 [27SE]

Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses, H9777 [1AU], H10968 [24SE], E1551 [10SE]

———national policy to provide health care coverage to individuals with severe mental illnesses (H.R. 4045), E1554 [10SE], E1561 [11SE]

Minimum wage: level, E487 [28MR]

National Association of Letter Carriers: tribute to Food Drive Day, E755 [9MY]

National Association of Women in Construction: anniversary, E49 [22JA]

Older Americans Month: observance, E939 [29MY]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to Amador Valley High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E605 [23AP]

Public welfare programs: approval of waivers submitted by Wisconsin to conduct Wisconsin Works project (H.R. 3562), H5957 [6JN]

Republican Party: national agenda, E323 [12MR]

Ships and vessels: removal of abandoned vessels (H.R. 4010), E1480 [2AU]

Social Security: self-referral requirements relative to hospitals participating in medicare and medicaid programs (H.R. 4100), E1623 [17SE]

Taxation: rates, E323 [12MR]

———rates relative to environmental pollution, E46 [22JA]

———treatment of health coverage for certain workers who leave employment (H.R. 3342), E638 [25AP], E1517 [5SE]

———treatment of medical savings accounts, E449 [26MR]

Tobacco products: regulation of tobacco industry to alleviate health risks to children, E989 [4JN]

———WHO study relative to U.S. exports, E1278 [12JY]

Remarks in House relative to

Special order: granted, H10018 [4SE]

Reports

Health Insurance for Children: GAO, E1636 [18SE]

Summaries

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4220), E1751 [27SE]

Medicare Medication Evaluation and Dispensing System Relative to On-Line Prescription Information: GAO, E1515 [5SE]

Tables

Share of population covered by public health insurance programs relative to private health insurance programs: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, E1505 [4SE]

Texts of

H.R. 4010, Abandoned and Derelict Vessel Removal Act, E14801 [2AU]

H.R. 4045, National Mental Health Parity Act, E1554 [10SE]

Tributes

Castro, Fred, E1508 [4SE]

Cobbs, George E., Jr., E1917 [3OC]

Gibbons, Representative, H4128 [30AP]

Helms, Drew D., E278 [5MR]

Jernigan, Ruth, E800 [14MY]

Johnson, Odell, Jr., E48 [22JA]

Pontious, Kenneth L., E559 [17AP]

Sweeney, Wilmont, E869 [22MY]