INSURANCE related term(s) Health

Amendments

Courts: product liability reform (S. 648), S5629 [12JN], S11206 [24OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (S. 1193), S12207 [8NO]

Federal employees: order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232 [24JN]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7306 [16SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9835 [31OC]

Analyses

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

43 Million People Lack Access to Primary Health Care: Bureau of Primary Health Care (organization), H9723 [29OC]

Home Health Care Prospective Payment Act (S. 913), S6094 [23JN]

Housing Programs Extension Act (S. 562), H7307 [16SE]

Impact of Increased Excise Taxes on Tobacco Products: Tax Foundation, S6451 [26JN]

Medical Malpractice Liability Claim Requirements, H4586 [25JN]

Medicare Coverage for Skilled Nursing Facility Services (S. 914), S6095 [23JN]

Medicare Modernization and Patient Protection Act (S. 386), S1833-S1835 [3MR]

Articles and editorials

After Decades, Uncle Sam Tells Elderly Noncitizens We Won't Help You Anymore—Uncle Sam Rolling Up Welcome Mat, S2638 [20MR]

Amid Welfare Cuts, States Try To Aid Immigrants, S2237 [13MR]

As Government Caves, Providers Make Their Own Antitrust Policy, E2104 [28OC]

Catastrophe Awaits, S2637 [20MR]

Congress Should Throw the Bums Out, H2654 [14MY]

Freedom of Choice on Medical Care, S12081 [8NO]

Giving Older Consumers Better Info on Health Care Benefits, S5008 [22MY]

Insuring Children, E635 [10AP]

Medicare Abuses Spark Cry for Anti-Fraud Law, E1978 [8OC]

Medicare Outpatient Debacle—Hospitals Allowed To Charge More for Outpatient Care, E123 [4FE]

Medicare—Let's Fix It, S1727 [27FE]

New Tax Foundation Analyses Questions Role of Excise Taxes in Sound Federal and State Tax Policy, S6452 [26JN]

Older Immigrants Face Welfare Dilemma, S2237 [13MR]

Overwhelmed by Overhaul, S2236 [13MR]

Partial Hospitalization Coverage, E1979 [8OC]

Quirk in Medicare Law Yields Bigger Bills for Outpatient Care—Officials Say Burden on the Elderly Is Increasing, E122 [4FE]

Real Charges, S5147 [23MY]

Rx for Health Reform-Medical Savings Accounts Give Consumers a Stake in Cutting Costs, S1729 [27FE]

Smoking Gun in the Medicaid Mystery, E310 [25FE]

Sometimes Patients Should Be Impatient, S384 [21JA]

Turning to a Specialist To Curb Rising Health Care Costs, E2069 [23OC]

Va. Doctor's Treatment of Man Who Died Is Scrutinized, E1823 [23SE]

Wanted—A Clearly Articulated Social Ethic for American Health Care, E2297 [10NO]

Why Medicare Outpatient and Inpatient Fees Can Be as Different as Apples and Oranges, E302 [25FE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms located in designated Federal disaster areas (see H.R. 790), H587 [13FE]

———crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (see H.R. 781), H587 [13FE]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs (see H.R. 1438), H1890 [24AP]

———removal of tobacco from crop disaster assistance programs (see S. 643), S3662 [24AP]

Armed Forces: alternative financing mechanism for TRICARE health care program (see H.R. 1246), H1338 [8AP]

———feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (see S. 1334), S11343 [29OC]

———improve access to treatment facilities, provide Medicare reimbursement, and permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for veterans and their dependents (see H.R. 1456), H1891 [24AP]

———payment of certain health care expenses under CHAMPUS that are not payable under Medicare (see S. 166), S162 [21JA]

———permit enrollment in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retired members and their dependents (see H.R. 2128), H5021 [9JY]

———use of military health care system and commissary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 575), H284 [4FE]

Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see H.R. 344), H150 [9JA]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (see H.R. 1515), H2155 [1MY]

———require employee notification before termination of health or retirement benefits (see H.R. 1594), H2679 [14MY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children (see S. 435, 525; H.R. 1363), S2274 [13MR], S2838 [8AP], H1703 [17AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 1721), H3201 [22MY]

Civil rights: protect personal privacy rights of customers and claimants (see H.R. 1029), H889 [11MR]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (see H.R. 2554), H7910 [25SE]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (see S. 743, 766; H.R. 2174), S4479 [14MY], S4748 [20MY], H5401 [16JY]

Courts: establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (see S. 1554), S12575 [13NO]

———health care liability claim requirements (see H.R. 1091), H1111 [18MR]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (see S. 78, 79), S160 [21JA]

———product liability reform (see S. 5, 648), S158 [21JA], S3662 [24AP]

Crime: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (see S. 467; H.R. 1117), S2416 [18MR], H1111 [18MR]

———treatment of theft of motor vehicle air bag modules (see H.R. 2683), H8928 [21OC]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 224; H.R. 76, 1631), S726 [28JA], H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA], H2783 [15MY]

———allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to establish medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2100), H4835 [26JN]

———authorizing appropriations for military construction and increased pay and improved health care for members of the uniformed services (see S. 1339; H.R. 2858), S11343 [29OC], H10171 [6NO]

———demonstration project to provide Medicare reimbursement to certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program (see H.R. 1357), H1611 [16AP]

———ensure that enrollees in TRICARE Prime retain coverage in any TRICARE region (see H.R. 2104), H4835 [26JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1397), H1706 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: application for waiver of certain demonstration projects (see H.R. 1192), H1260 [20MR]

———establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 177), H144 [9JA]

Dept. of HUD: grant partial payment of claims authority relative to health care facilities construction insurance program (see S. 334), S1382 [13FE]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (see S. 1193; H.R. 2036), S9636 [18SE], H4645 [25JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (see S. 1018), S7486 [15JY]

Disasters: establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 579), H285 [4FE]

———Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 219), H146 [9JA]

———National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization (see S. 1179), S9411 [16SE]

———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (see H.R. 230), H146 [9JA]

———reauthorize national flood insurance program (see H.R. 2227), H5664 [23JY]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (see S. 503; H.R. 1062, 1219), S2646 [20MR], H1017 [13MR], H1288 [21MR]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 2009), H4221 [23JN]

———prostate cancer screening benefits (see H.R. 2639), H8727 [8OC]

Drugs: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 1147; H.R. 2409), S8823 [4SE], H6917 [4SE]

———treatment of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1525), H2155 [1MY]

Employment: benefit eligibility for associates of employees who are not spouses or dependents of such employees (see H.R. 1817), H3567 [5JN]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (see S. 1045; H.R. 2215, 2275), S7862 [22JY], H5569 [22JY], H5826 [25JY]

ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (see S. 1307), S10950 [22OC]

———clarify State law relative to court actions resulting from failures to provide health benefits under employee welfare benefit plans (see H.R. 2960), H10420 [8NO]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (see S. 729), S4217 [8MY]

———improve enforcement of provisions (see H.R. 2290), H6026 [29JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (see H.R. 1373), H1704 [17AP]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 176), H144 [9JA]

———authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (see S. 175; H.R. 1520), S163 [21JA], H2155 [1MY]

———encourage the use of generic drugs in health insurance plans (see H.R. 1073), H1017 [13MR]

———establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 1848), H3659 [10JN]

———establish medical savings accounts with certain health plans (see H.R. 2465), H7262 [11SE]

———order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (see H.R. 1316), H1456 [14AP]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2761), H9729 [29OC]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow participants to elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1574), H2445 [8MY]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (see S. 1335; H.R. 2699), S11343 [29OC], H9038 [22OC]

———coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 496), H244 [21JA]

———improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (see H.R. 1836), H3658 [10JN]

———improve sanctions against unfit providers (see H.R. 1971), H4085 [19JN]

Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of payments on individual pay checks (see H.R. 3078), H10955 [13NO]

Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial services sector (see H.R. 10, 669, 2940), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA], H451 [11FE], H10419 [8NO]

Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see H.R. 2216), H5569 [22JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (see S. 89; H.R. 306, 328), S161 [21JA], H149 [9JA]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 1376), S11764 [5NO]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (see S. 578), S3199 [15AP]

———application of antitrust laws to health care provider networks (see H.R. 415), H152 [9JA]

———apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 1281), H1438 [10AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (see H.R. 211, 444), H146, H153 [9JA]

———assure fairness and assistance to patients and health care providers (see S. 346), S1470 [24FE]

———clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (see S. 1136), S8533 [31JY]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (see H.R. 2584), H8264 [30SE]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see S. 356; H.R. 815), S1553 [25FE], H627 [25FE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (see S. 249; H.R. 616), S856 [30JA], H347 [5FE]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (see S. 609), S3348 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see S. 727; H.R. 617, 2152), S4217 [8MY], H347 [5FE], H5177 [11JY]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (see S. 1114; H.R. 1807), S8532 [31JY], H3567 [5JN]

———establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 2606), H8320 [2OC]

———establish community-based managed care programs in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 356), H150 [9JA]

———expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (see H.R. 2532), H7729 [23SE]

———improve the quality of health plans and health care provided through the Government and protect health care consumers (see S. 795), S5002 [22MY]

———increase benefit standard for long-term care insurance relative to cost of living adjustments (see H.R. 821), H628 [25FE]

———insurance coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2693), H9038 [22OC]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (see S. 422; H.R. 341, 1815), S2129 [11MR], H150 [9JA], H3567 [5JN]

———maintenance of certain health information when a health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business (see H.R. 2105), H4835 [26JN]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (see S. 1384), S11863 [6NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 24; H.R. 16, 1200, 1374), S159 [21JA], H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA], H1260 [20MR], H1704 [17AP]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (see H.R. 621), H348 [5FE]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (see H.R. 560, 1229), H284 [4FE], H1338 [8AP]

———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (see S. 13), S159 [21JA]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (see S. 88; H.R. 1069), S161 [21JA], H1017 [13MR]

———prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of payment for health care services (see H.R. 362), H151 [9JA]

———prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 2110), H4912 [8JY]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (see S. 449; H.R. 586), S2356 [17MR], H345 [5FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans (see H.R. 2967), H10420 [8NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 353, 373; H.R. 337, 820, 1222, 1749), S1553 [25FE], S1734 [27FE], H150 [9JA], H628 [25FE], H1288 [21MR], H3203 [22MY]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (see S. 1368; H.R. 1191), S11678 [4NO], H1260 [20MR]

———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (see S. 886), S5508 [11JN]

———require coverage of post-delivery follow-up care for certain mothers and newborns (see H.R. 2854), H10171 [6NO]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (see H.R. 561), H284 [4FE]

———require health plans to pay interest on certain claims (see H.R. 1472), H1987 [29AP]

———require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1737), H3202 [22MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (see H.R. 1159, 1854), H1258 [20MR], H3659 [10JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (see S. 143; H.R. 135), S162 [21JA], H143 [9JA]

———require health plans to provide coverage for screening mammography and pap smears (see H.R. 760), H586 [13FE]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (see S. 1536), S12575 [13NO]

———require insurers to disclose an applicant's medical test results to the applicant and to otherwise restrict the disclosure of such results (see H.R. 2590), H8299 [1OC]

———restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery on Medicaid long-term care services and amend tax treatment of long-term care coverage (see H.R. 1764), H3273 [3JN]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (see S. 644; H.R. 1415), S3662 [24AP], H1793 [23AP]

Health care facilities: waiver of prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services for certain individuals (see H.R. 1692), H3169 [21MY]

Health care professionals: ensure Medicare reimbursement for certain ambulance services and improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see S. 238), S855 [30JA]

Housing: require the provision of information sufficient for homeowners to insure themselves against loss from subsidence resulting from underground coal or clay mines (see H.R. 3062), H10954 [13NO]

Independent Commission on Medicare: establish (see H.R. 406), H152 [9JA]

Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 1862), H3720 [11JN]

Medicaid: adjust Federal medical assistance formula for Alaska (see S. 424), S2129 [11MR]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 945), S6040 [20JN]

———coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 2020), H4338 [24JN]

———eligibility for payment for administration of pediatric vaccines (see H.R. 912), H724 [4MR]

———expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (see S. 674; H.R. 1491), S3844 [30AP], H2089 [30AP]

———improve provision of managed care (see S. 864), S5444 [10JN]

———permit presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1564), H2444 [8MY]

———repeal criminal penalties for counseling or assisting an individual with the disposition of assets (see H.R. 2396), H6916 [4SE]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (see S. 369; H.R. 216), S1734 [27FE], H146 [9JA]

———temporarily waive enrollment composition rule for the D.C. Health Cooperative (see H.R. 2093), H4835 [26JN]

———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (see S. 1471; H.R. 2938), S12118 [8NO], H10419 [8NO]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (see H.R. 2018), H4338 [24JN]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (see H.R. 800), H588 [13FE]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (see S. 865; H.R. 1761), S5444 [10JN], H3273 [3JN]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (see S. 1194; H.R. 2497), S9636 [18SE], H7599 [18SE]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (see S. 359, 862; H.R. 2484), S1659 [26FE], S5413 [9JN], H7364 [16SE]

———combat fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2301), H6406 [30JY]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 2640), H8727 [8OC]

———combat fraud by hospitals (see H.R. 2417), H6962 [5SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 264), S1017 [5FE]

———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2703), H9038 [22OC]

———contract reform (see H.R. 364), H151 [9JA]

———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (see H.R. 2726), H9501 [23OC]

———coverage for home health services (see S. 913), S5694 [16JN]

———coverage for skilled nursing facility services (see S. 914), S5694 [16JN]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1038), H948 [12MR]

———coverage of dental services (see H.R. 1288), H1438 [10AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (see S. 102; H.R. 58), S161 [21JA], H68 [7JA], H140 [9JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 597; H.R. 288, 1375), S3269 [16AP], H148 [9JA], H1704 [17AP]

———coverage of multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1329), H1541 [15AP]

———coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 405), H152 [9JA]

———coverage of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (see H.R. 1762), H3273 [3JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see S. 381; H.R. 1628), S1734 [27FE], H2783 [15MY]

———eligibility for benefits for certain divorced individuals relative to marriage requirements (see H.R. 1956), H3923 [18JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (see S. 1481), S12119 [8NO]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services (see S. 292), S1191 [10FE]

———establish a continuous quality improvement program for providers that furnish services to individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 2972), H10420 [8NO]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (see S. 302, 701; H.R. 566, 625), S1226 [11FE], S3998 [6MY], H284 [4FE], H392 [6FE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 686), H452 [11FE]

———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (see H.R. 2559), H7910 [25SE]

———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (see S. 267; H.R. 1769), S1017 [5FE], H3273 [3JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (see S. 311; H.R. 15), S1300 [12FE], H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

———improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 158), S162 [21JA]

———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (see S. 779), S5001 [22MY]

———limit payments for drugs or biological products (see H.R. 2851), H10171 [6NO]

———limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 676), H452 [11FE]

———multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1018), H888 [11MR]

———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2671), H8833 [9OC]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (see H.R. 582, 2558), H285 [4FE], H7910 [25SE]

———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2687), H8928 [21OC]

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 2701), H9038 [22OC]

———pharmaceutical care services (see H.R. 1201, 1218), H1260 [20MR], H1288 [21MR]

———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (see S. 1362), S11678 [4NO]

———protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 66), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (see S. 789), S5001 [22MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (see S. 146; H.R. 475), S162 [21JA], H243 [21JA]

———provide for an increase in update for certain hospitals with a high proportion of patients (see S. 776; H.R. 1673), S4879 [21MY], H3069 [20MY]

———provide for standard forms for medical necessity and terminal illness certifications (see H.R. 2633), H8633 [7OC]

———provide greater flexibility and choice (see S. 246, 904), S856 [30JA], S5694 [16JN]

———provide payment for community health center services relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans (see H.R. 2962), H10420 [8NO]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (see H.R. 585), H345 [5FE]

———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (see S. 817), S5109 [23MY]

———reform (see S. 386; H.R. 1165), S1828 [3MR], H1259 [20MR]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists in health professional shortage areas (see H.R. 893), H701 [27FE]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (see S. 370), S1734 [27FE]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (see S. 371; H.R. 894), S1734 [27FE], H701 [27FE]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (see S. 385; H.R. 966), S1828 [3MR], H802 [6MR]

———reimbursement to Military Health Services System (see H.R. 192, 414), H145, H152 [9JA]

———remove certain limitations on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2668), H8833 [9OC]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (see S. 524; H.R. 916), S2837 [8AP], H724 [4MR]

———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (see H.R. 2725), H9501 [23OC]

———require HMO's to provide out-of-network services to enrollees (see H.R. 459), H243 [21JA]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (see H.R. 2754), H9614 [28OC]

———secondary payer rules for individuals with end stage renal disease (see H.R. 2577), H8160 [29SE]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (see S. 303), S1226 [11FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 1770, 2632), H3273 [3JN], H8633 [7OC]

———coverage of long-term care services (see S. 720; H.R. 1464), S4217 [8MY], H1908 [28AP]

Motor vehicles: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 1024), H888 [11MR]

———provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (see S. 625; H.R. 2021), S3419 [22AP], H4338 [24JN]

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see S. 341), S1382 [13FE]

National Commission on the Long-Term Solvency of the Medicare Program: establish (see H.R. 75), H69 [7JA], H141 [9JA]

National Credit Union Administration: provide State credit union representation on Board of Directors (see H.R. 24), H67 [7JA], H139 [9JA]

New York: waiver of certain health care provider tax provisions under Medicaid (see H.R. 2437), H7118 [9SE]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research (see S. 441), S2274 [13MR]

OPIC: authority to issue insurance and extend financing (see S. 1032), S7710 [17JY]

OPM: submit proposed legislation under which group universal life insurance and group variable universal life insurance would be available (see H.R. 2675), H8927 [21OC]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (see S. 106; H.R. 818), S161 [21JA], H627 [25FE]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (see S. 513; H.R. 1508), S2741 [21MR], H2154 [1MY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see S. 562), S3348 [17AP]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 329), H10955 [13NO]

———prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 1474), H1988 [29AP]

Senior citizens: establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2681), H8928 [21OC]

Small business: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, cost analysis of legislative proposals, and creation of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (see S. 233), S804 [29JA]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (see S. 575), S3199 [15AP]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (see H.R. 1711), H3201 [22MY]

———provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 1656), H2874 [16MY]

Social Security: apply standards to outpatient physical therapy relative to certain physician services (see H.R. 1421), H1794 [23AP]

———benefit reductions (see H. Res. 132), H1892 [24AP]

———eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 3077), H10955 [13NO]

———establish and maintain individual investment accounts (see H.R. 1611, 2929), H2679 [14MY], H10418 [8NO]

———exempt States from certain regulatory requirements relative to electronic distribution of benefits (see H.R. 156), H144 [9JA]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 68, 322), H69 [7JA], H141, H149 [9JA]

———provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (see S. 912; H.R. 451, 598), S5694 [16JN], H169 [20JA], H346 [5FE]

———provide free information on employee benefit plans to interested parties of such plans (see H.R. 1603), H2679 [14MY]

———require annual statement of accrued liability of the old age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2780), H9800 [30OC]

———require specific legislative recommendations to ensure solvency of trust funds (see S. 221; H.R. 2781), S726 [28JA], H9800 [30OC]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (see S. 1370; H.R. 2944), S11763 [5NO], H10419 [8NO]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 577), H285 [4FE]

———use of current level disability benefits for blind individuals in certain earnings test disability determinations (see H.R. 464), H243 [21JA]

Taxation: clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1652), H2874 [16MY]

———credits for health insurance premiums of employees without employer-provided health coverage (see H.R. 539), H283 [4FE]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (see S. 460; H.R. 1145), S2416 [18MR], H1258 [20MR]

———deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 321), H149 [9JA]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (see S. 420; H.R. 18, 69, 144, 876, 1792), S2129 [11MR], H67, H69 [7JA], H139, H141, H143 [9JA], H700 [27FE], H3476 [4JN]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1068, 1582, 1743), H1017 [13MR], H2589 [13MY], H3202 [22MY]

———treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance companies (see S. 835; H.R. 1662), S5341 [5JN], H3069 [20MY]

———treatment of employee benefits for staffing firms (see H.R. 1891), H3796 [12JN]

———treatment of medical savings accounts (see S. 572), S3199 [15AP]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (see H.R. 1698), H3169 [21MY]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 2258), H5777 [24JY]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (see S. 1142; H.R. 2527), S8723 [3SE], H7729 [23SE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (see S. 526; H.R. 1263, 1364), S2838 [8AP], H1391 [9AP], H1704 [17AP]

Veterans: extend dependency and indemnity compensation benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 2142), H5131 [10JY]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see S. 987; H.R. 2367), S6907 [7JY], H6705 [31JY]

Women: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 164), H144 [9JA]

Briefs

Acceptance of new Medicare patients by physicians: Employee Benefit Research Institute, E1843 [24SE]

Descriptions

Children's Health Insurance Act (H.R. 561), E137 [4FE]

Florida Health Care Plan for Children: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, E160 [5FE]

Home-Based Business Fairness Act (S. 460), S2432 [18MR]

Limitations on Punitive Damage Awards (S. 79), S457 [21JA]

Medicare Outpatient Services Payments and Charges: Bureau of National Affairs, E140 [4FE]

Provide Employees With a Simple, Secure, and Fully Portable Defined Benefit Plan (H.R. 1656), E965 [19MY]

Excerpts

Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds: Public Law 101-508, S1361 [13FE], S1508 [25FE], S8345 [30JY]

Medicare fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services: Association for Ambulatory Healthcare, Inc., E1979 [8OC]

Factsheets

Early Learning and Opportunity Act (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]

Home-Based Business Fairness Act (H.R. 1145): Committee on Small Business (House), H3440-H3442 [4JN]

How Product Liability Reform Helps Women, H1955 [29AP]

Histories

Tribute to CNA in Celebration of Its Centennial—CNA Stands for Commitment, 1897-1997, S5543 [11JN], E1118 [4JN]

Letters

Allow Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services: June E. O'Neill, CBO, E2181 [4NO]

———Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2290 [9NO]

Auto Choice Reform Act: Michael S. Dukakis, S3434 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Collections Fund: Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H5311 [16JY]

Extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7487 [15JY]

External audits of managed health care plans: Delmarva Foundation for Medical Care, Inc., E1494 [23JY]

Geriatric health care training legislation: Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S5003 [22MY]

———Dennis Jahnigen, American Geriatrics Society, S5003 [22MY]

Health insurance cost deductions of self-employed individuals relative to tax increases on tobacco products: Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S6451 [26JN]

Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act: Bryce P. Neidig, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, S3202 [15AP]

———Dan Danner, National Federation of Independent Business, S3202 [15AP]

Home-Based Business Fairness Act: Representative Talent, Committee on Small Business (House), H3440 [4JN]

Medicaid coverage of attendant services for the disabled: Senator Specter, Committee on Appropriations (Senate), S8702 [3SE]

Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments: Douglas A. Ries, Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, S4960 [22MY]

———Mel Carnahan, Governor of Missouri, S4960 [22MY]

———Randall L. O'Donnell, Kansas City Children's Mercy Hospital, S4961 [22MY]

———Ted W. Frey, St. Louis Children's Hospital, S4961 [22MY]

Medicaid treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement: Sally K. Richardson, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, S12139 [8NO]

———several Governors, S12140 [8NO]

Medicare age eligibility requirements: Alan Reuther, UAW, S6087 [23JN]

———Dennis Bone, Bell Atlantic Corp., S6086 [23JN]

———Ellen Goldstein, Corporate Health Care Coalition, S6086 [23JN]

———Jerry J. Jasinowski, National Association of Manufacturers, S6085 [23JN]

———Morgan Kennedy, NYNEX (business), S6086 [23JN]

Medicare beneficiaries' entrance into private contracts for services: Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, E2295 [10NO]

Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act: Henry E. Simmons, National Coalition on Health Care, S12081 [8NO]

———Herbert S. Gross, S12081 [8NO]

———Robert L. Soley, S12081 [8NO]

Medicare copayment for home health patients: Frank E. Moss, S6113 [24JN]

Medicare coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips: Ronald L. Ziegler and Calvin N. Anthony, Community Retail Pharmacy Coalition, E65 [7JA]

Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, E132 [4FE]

Medicare overpayment collection fees and require prepayment screening of claims: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S1021 [5FE]

Medicare overpayments to HMO's: Representative Stark, E1887 [29SE]

Medicare payments and charges for outpatient services, E618, E619 [9AP]

———Keith L. Roberts, E499 [18MR]

———Warren H. Risser, E499 [18MR]

Medicare preventive care benefits: Morris L. Shearin, NAACP, E989 [20MY]

Medicare reform: P. John Seward, AMA, H8658-H8661 [8OC]

———Robert B. Helms, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, S6072 [23JN]

———Stuart Butler, Heritage Foundation, S6072 [23JN]

Medicare reimbursement for home oxygen therapy: Laurie Keiper, E1541 [28JY]

Medicare Universal Product Number Act: Cara C. Bachenheimer, Health Industry Distributors Association, S11686 [4NO]

———William D. Coughlan, National Association for Medical Equipment Services, S11686 [4NO]

Medicare waste, fraud, and abuse: Martha A. McSteen, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S1018 [5FE]

———Thair Phillips, Seniors Coalition, S1019 [5FE]

Multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform: Representative Lazio, Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H8685 [8OC]

National Fund for Health Research: Albert H. Owens, Jr., National Coalition for Cancer Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Christopher Reeve, S2947 [9AP]

———Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research, S6329 [25JN]

———Donald S. Coffey, American Association for Cancer Research, Inc., S6328 [25JN]

———Herbert Pardes, Columbia University, S6329 [25JN]

———Ivan Diamond, Research Society on Alcoholism, S6329 [25JN]

———Joan I. Samuelson, Parkinson's Action Network, S6328 [25JN]

———Lydia Lewis, Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association, S6330 [25JN]

———Robert L. Balster, College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Inc., S6329 [25JN]

———Sandra H. Kownacki, Autism Society of America, S6330 [25JN]

Product Liability Reform Act relative to tobacco industry: Jeremiah W. Nixon, Attorney General of Missouri, S5629 [12JN]

———several State Attorneys General, S5629 [12JN]

Provider-Sponsored Organization Act: several health associations and organizations, S530 [21JA]

Social Security reform: several former Senators, S6384 [25JN]

State regulation of insurance products sold through banks: Bill Schroeder and Myra Jones, E982 [20MY]

———several Representatives, E983 [20MY]

Tobacco coverage by Federal crop insurance and disaster assistance programs: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, S7908 [23JY]

———John E. Sheely, American Association of Crop Insurers, S7907 [23JY]

Tobacco product excise tax increase to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction: Kenneth J. Kies, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S4789 [21MY]

Treatment of Social Security under balanced budget constitutional amendment: Senator Domenici, S1364 [13FE]

———Senator Hollings, S1506 [25FE]

———several Senators, S1362 [13FE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act: Jesse Brown, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S6911 [7JY]

Lists

Committee on the Budget (Senate) vote on Hollings motion to report the Social Security Preservation Act (1990), S1360 [13FE], S1507 [25FE]

Questions relative to review of tobacco settlement: Senator Nickles, S12546 [13NO]

Recipients of `Stars of Life' for exemplary emergency medical service personnel, S4766 [20MY]

Rollcall vote on Social Security trust fund provisions of the budget reconciliation (1990), S1360 [13FE], S1507 [25FE]

Supporters of S. 238, Emergency Medical Services Efficiency Act, S872 [30JA]

Memorandums

External Audits of Managed Health Care Plans: Claudia Schlosberg, National Health Law Program, E1494-E1496 [23JY]

Health Care Govenment Regulations: Melody Harned, Health Insurance Association of America, E2178 [4NO]

Health Insurance for Uninsured Children: Jean P. Hearn, Congressional Research Service, S8990 [9SE]

Sale of Duplicate Insurance Policies to Medicare Beneficiaries: Institute on Law and Rights of Older Adults, E80 [9JA]

Treatment of Social Security Under Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Johnny H. Hillian, Congressional Research Service, S1364 [13FE]

Why Health Centers Merit a Special Wraparound Payment: National Association of Community Health Centers, E2288 [9NO]

Messages

U.S.-Canada Social Security Agreement: President Clinton, S1827 [3MR], H703 [3MR]

U.S.-United Kingdom Social Security Agreement: President Clinton, S1549 [25FE], H618 [25FE]

Opinion polls

Tobacco product excise tax increase to fund health insurance for uninsured children: Wall Street Journal/NBC, S4105 [7MY], S4272 [9MY], S4784 [21MY]

Press releases

AHA Applauds Bill Which Helps Hospitals Caring for Large Numbers of Poor Americans: American Hospital Association, E2099 [28OC]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: availability of affordable crop insurance for farms located in designated Federal disaster areas, H5408, H5410 [17JY]

———availability of affordable crop insurance for farms located in designated Federal disaster areas (H.R. 790), E277 [13FE]

———crop insurance coverage for losses due to plant viruses and diseases and loan eligibility for producers who suffer such losses (H.R. 781), E275 [13FE]

———Federal crop insurance program reform, H5672-H5677, H5727 [24JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance programs, H5561, H5564 [22JY], H5658 [23JY], H5691-H5699, H5727 [24JY], H5813 [25JY]

Alaska: restructuring of Native American health care delivery systems, H5233 [15JY]

Armed Forces: grant health benefits for life upon retirement, E1308 [24JN]

Business and industry: improve and expand employee health care programs (H.R. 1515), E830 [5MY]

Children and youth: provide health insurance for uninsured children, H267 [4FE], H598 [25FE], H631 [26FE], H676, H677, H678, H679, H683-H689 [27FE], H715 [4MR], H729, H747 [5MR], H770, H771, H772 [6MR], H813, H817, H819, H854-H856 [11MR], H894 [12MR], H953, H954, H1004-H1009 [13MR], H1345 [9AP], H1513-H1516 [15AP], H1546 [16AP], H3148 [21MY], H4557, H4564, H4566, H4570, H4572, H4575, H4576-H4581, H4603-H4605 [25JN], H4921 [9JY], H5038 [10JY], H5897, H5898 [28JY], H6323, H6339 [30JY], H6620 [31JY], E160 [5FE], E704 [17AP], E2297 [10NO]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (H.R. 1363), E1322 [25JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), H1295 [8AP], H1395 [10AP]

Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from canceling or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (H.R. 1721), E1026 [22MY]

CNA Insurance Co.: anniversary, E1118 [4JN]

Construction industries: prohibit discrimination relative to surety bonding requirements (H.R. 2554), E1863 [25SE]

Consumers: legality of sale of duplicate coverage relative to health insurance policies, E80 [9JA]

Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements, H4586 [25JN]

———product liability reform, H1955 [29AP], H8059 [29SE], E2015, E2021 [21OC]

Crime: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (H.R. 1117), H1961 [29AP], E509 [18MR]

Daly City, CA: California Highway Patrol and California State Automobile Association 10851 Award recipients, E529 [20MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1345 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1631), E956 [19MY]

———allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 76), E65 [7JA]

———allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and to establish medical savings accounts (H.R. 2100), E1347 [27JN]

Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (H.R. 1397), E708 [17AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care services under private insurance plans and programs (H.R. 177), E20 [7JA]

Dept. of HUD: Federal Housing Initiatives Program funding, H8676 [8OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization (H.R. 2036), H8092-H8094 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish Medical Collections Fund, H5310-H5313 [16JY]

Disasters: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (H.R. 219), E66 [7JA]

———provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against natural disasters (H.R. 230), H2654 [14MY], E69 [7JA], E1166 [10JN]

———reauthorize national flood insurance program (H.R. 2227), H9041 [23OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 1219), H1960 [29AP], E551 [21MR]

———Medicare coverage and research funding for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (H.R. 2009), H4228 [24JN], E1298 [23JN]

Drugs: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (H.R. 2409), E1657 [4SE]

———treatment of prescription drugs (H.R. 1525), E855 [6MY]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (H.R. 2275), E2106 [28OC]

Family and Medical Leave Act: provide coverage to employers with more than 20 employees (H.R. 1373), H1850 [24AP]

Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists (H.R. 176), E17 [7JA]

———calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4585 [25JN]

———establish formula for calculation of Federal contributions to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1848), E1165 [10JN]

———order of precedence to be applied in the payment of life insurance benefits (H.R. 1316), H4232-H4234 [24JN], E641 [14AP]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, H7469-H7471 [17SE]

Financial institutions: applicability of host State laws to any branch in such State of an out-of-State bank (H.R. 1306), E982 [20MY]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 10), H4817 [26JN]

———increase competition in the financial services sector (H.R. 669), E217 [11FE], E260 [13FE]

Gambling: analysis of results from Gaming Industry Employee Impact Survey, H10771 [13NO]

Genetics: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (H.R. 306), H1961, H1964 [29AP], E12 [7JA]

Glatfelter, Arthur J.: Stepping Stone Counseling and Education Services, Inc., Shield and Dove Award recipient, E1927 [2OC]

Government regulations: health care administrative simplification, E2065 [23OC]

Health: apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (H.R. 1281), E633 [10AP]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 211), E56 [7JA]

———assure continued health insurance coverage of retired workers (H.R. 444), E74 [9JA]

———combat fraud relative to payments for health care services (H.R. 2584), E1920 [2OC]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (H.R. 815), E310 [25FE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (H.R. 616), H1962 [29AP], H8693 [8OC], E159 [5FE], E2103 [28OC]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (H.R. 616), designation of primary sponsor, H9056 [23OC]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (S. 609), E831 [5MY]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (H.R. 1807), E1139 [5JN]

———expand access to health insurance coverage without pre-existing condition exclusions (H.R. 2532), E1824 [23SE]

———external audits of managed care plans, E1494 [23JY]

———improve health care services for women, H1960-H1968 [29AP], E806 [30AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H853 [11MR], H3174 [22MY], H3437-H3440 [4JN], H6623 [31JY], E85 [9JA], E357 [3MR], E2178 [4NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1200), E548 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 1374), E700 [17AP]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses (H.R. 621), E172 [5FE]

———national policy to provide health care to children and pregnant women (H.R. 560), H1007 [13MR], E128 [4FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H10774 [13NO], E2179 [4NO]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1222), E564 [21MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 1749), E1036 [22MY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), E46 [7JA], E89 [9JA], E1352 [27JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), E313 [25FE]

———require group health plans and insurers to offer coverage for children and provide a tax credit for the purchase of such coverage (H.R. 561), H1007 [13MR], E137 [4FE]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children, H3215 [3JN]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (H.R. 1159), H2658 [14MY]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children (H.R. 1854), E1160 [10JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (H.R. 135), H8451 [7OC], H8812 [9OC], H8981-H8990 [22OC], H9783 [30OC], E43, E53 [7JA]

Health care professionals: improve administration of sanctions against unfit providers under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (H.R. 1836), E1153 [10JN]

———reform medical malpractice laws, H4590 [25JN], E2021 [21OC]

Hurricanes: damage assessment of past hurricanes, E1166 [10JN]

———flood insurance policies relative to hurricane season, H2934 [20MY]

Lawrence County, PA: tribute to Lawrence County Cancer Society, E1372 [8JY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (H.R. 2020), H10774 [13NO], E1303 [24JN]

———expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children, H2568 [13MY], H2657-H2662 [14MY]

———funding, E309, E310 [25FE]

———reform, H4587, H4590, H4593 [25JN], H6339 [30JY]

———State expansion of health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (H.R. 1491), E796, E803 [30AP]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), H4873, H4874 [8JY]

Medicare: accreditation requirements relative to public representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E250 [13FE]

———age eligibility requirements, H5031-H5040 [10JY]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, E1820, E1823 [23SE]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (H.R. 2497), E2181 [4NO], E2290 [9NO], E2295 [10NO]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (H.R. 2484), E1766 [16SE]

———claim status for permanently disabled, H6940 [5SE]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 2640), E1978 [8OC]

———continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 2703), E2048 [22OC]

———contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2069 [23OC]

———coverage of dental services (H.R. 1288), E634 [10AP]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips, H6325, H6337 [30JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (H.R. 58), E40, E56, E63 [7JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1375), E696 [17AP]

———effects of increase in copayments and deductibles on the poor, E58 [7JA]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 566), E140 [4FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (H.R. 625), H290 [5FE], E165 [5FE], E186 [6FE]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (H.R. 686), E213 [11FE]

———hospital treatment of noncontiguous facilities as outpatient departments (H.R. 2559), E1859 [25SE]

———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (H.R. 1769), E1080 [3JN]

———improve preventive care benefits (H.R. 15), H1344 [9AP], E68 [7JA], E988 [20MY]

———improve quality of dialysis centers, E2282 [9NO]

———medical savings accounts, H3807, H3834 [17JN], H3906-H3908 [18JN], H4558, H4565, H4566, H4574, H4583, H4584, H4592 [25JN], H5306 [16JY]

———overpayments to HMO's, E1887 [29SE]

———payment for ultrasonic nebulizers as items of durable medical equipment (H.R. 2671), E2002 [9OC]

———payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of potential fraud and abuse (H.R. 2912), E2216 [7NO]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 2558), E1859 [25SE]

———payments and charges for outpatient services (H.R. 582), E122, E131, E140, E151 [4FE], E302 [25FE], E499 [18MR], E618 [9AP], E723 [23AP]

———payments for certain drugs relative to hospital outpatient department services (H.R. 2687), E2033 [21OC]

———payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (H.R. 2701), E2065 [23OC], E2099 [28OC]

———pharmaceutical care services (H.R. 1201), E547 [21MR], E810 [1MY]

———provide greater flexibility and choice, H4573 [25JN]

———provide payment for community health center services relative to coverage of individuals under managed care plans (H.R. 2962), E2288 [9NO]

———provide prospective payments for inpatient services relative to rehabilitation hospitals and units (H.R. 585), E188 [6FE]

———reform, H1394, H1395 [10AP], H1546, H1547, H1597-H1602 [16AP], H1773-H1777 [23AP], H1797, H1798, H1799, H1800, H1856 [24AP], H1916, H1956 [29AP], H2010, H2011, H2084-H2086 [30AP], H2662-H2669 [14MY], H2981 [20MY], H3906-H3908 [18JN], H3933 [19JN], H4379, H4559-H4571, H4583, H4586, H4589, H4590, H4592, H4593, H4617 [25JN], H4688 [26JN], H5190 [15JY], H5306, H5385 [16JY], H5410 [17JY], H5583 [23JY], H5668 [24JY], H5831 [28JY], H5923, H5927, H5928, H5995 [29JY], H6322, H6323, H6334, H6338-H6341 [30JY], H6658 [31JY], H8122 [29SE], E1541 [28JY], E1598 [1AU], E1843 [24SE]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (H.R. 916), E369 [4MR]

———repeal authority to offer private fee-for-service plans under Medicare+Choice Program (H.R. 2725), E2067 [23OC]

———require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care facilities (H.R. 2754), E2101 [28OC]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, H771 [6MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 1770), E1082 [3JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 2632), E1952 [7OC]

———ensure that HMO's provide coverage for and do not try to influence medically necessary treatment decisions made by health care professionals, H7381 [17SE]

Montigny, Mark: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Outstanding State Senator Award recipient, E1905 [2OC]

Motor vehicles: establish requirements for the cancellation of automobile insurance policies (H.R. 1024), E430 [11MR]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, H4695 [26JN]

OPIC: credit and insurance programs administration funding, H5928 [29JY]

———treatment of Bucheit International (business) relative to dealings in Gaza Strip, H6359 [30JY]

Pennsylvania: tribute to Western Pennsylvania Caring Program for Children, E635 [10AP]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (H.R. 818), E314 [25FE]

Postal Service: prevent certain mass mailings to senior citizens relative to Medicare and Social Security, H10353 [8NO]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform, H2559 [13MY], H8684 [8OC]

———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (H.R. 1508), E826 [5MY]

Puerto Rico: Medicaid funding, H4377 [25JN]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), H7302-H7309 [16SE]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), Senate amendment (H. Res. 329), H10884-H10886 [13NO]

———prohibit charging of excessive fees relative to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (H.R. 1474), E785 [29AP]

Savings and loan associations: bailout, H1094 [18MR]

Securities: allow certain legal actions by U.S. investors against Lloyd's of London insurance syndicates, E1607 [1AU]

Small business: improve and expand employee health care programs, H4576, H4577, H4588 [25JN]

———liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning solvents (H.R. 1711), E1035 [22MY]

———provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (H.R. 1656), H3086 [21MY], E964 [19MY]

———tax and regulatory treatment, H3436, H3437 [4JN], E1113 [4JN]

Social Security: eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiving pensions from noncovered employment (H.R. 3077), E2370 [13NO]

———treatment of long-term health care insurance (H.R. 1464), E760 [28AP]

———treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (H.R. 577), E156 [4FE]

Taxation: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), H3250-H3256 [3JN], H3440 [4JN], H4077 [19JN], E558 [21MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 144), E29 [7JA]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 18), E52 [7JA]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (H.R. 876), E342 [27FE]

———repeal limitations on the number of individuals who may have medical savings accounts (H.R. 1068), E471 [13MR]

———treatment of school-based health insurance programs (H.R. 1698), E993 [21MY]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (H.R. 2527), E1828 [23SE]

Tobacco products: increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, H5831 [28JY], H6340 [30JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (H.R. 1364), E1322 [25JN]

———settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H3892 [18JN]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H6722 [3SE], H7533 [18SE], H8043-H8047 [26SE]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), H9835-H9837 [31OC], E2212 [7NO]

White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning: convene, H1621 [17AP]

Wilson, David F. (Bud): election as president of Independent Insurance Agents of America (organization), E1597, E1616 [1AU]

Women: coverage of reconstructive breast surgery resulting from mastectomies (H.R. 164), H8451 [7OC], H8812 [9OC], H8981-H8990 [22OC], E1 [7JA]

Remarks in Senate

Agriculture: limitation of Federal crop insurance to family farmers, S7908-S7911 [23JY]

———prohibit coverage of tobacco by Federal crop insurance and disaster assistance programs, S7902-S7911, S7920, S7925 [23JY]

———removal of tobacco from crop disaster assistance programs (S. 643), S3664 [24AP]

Armed Forces: feasibility of using the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for Medicare-eligible retirees under the military health care system (S. 1334), S11350 [29OC], S11699 [4NO]

———grant health benefits for life upon retirement, S6965, S6980 [8JY]

———payment of certain health care expenses under CHAMPUS that are not payable under Medicare (S. 166), S545 [21JA]

Budget: allocation of funds, S3982 [6MY]

Children and youth: allow medical savings accounts for families with uninsured children, S6170 [24JN], S6296 [25JN]

———ensure mental health parity in block grants to States providing health insurance for uninsured children, S6150, S6151 [24JN]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2644 [20MR], S3244 [16AP], S6165-S6167 [24JN], S6293, S6317, S6318, S6350 [25JN], S6434-S6437, S6455 [26JN], S7223 [10JY], S8329, S8341 [30JY], S8389, S8392, S8402, S8469 [31JY], S8923 [8SE], S8951, S8990-S8993 [9SE]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 435), S2223-S2225 [13MR]

———provide health insurance for uninsured children (S. 525), S2846-S2853 [8AP], S3063 [10AP], S3410 [22AP]

———set standards for benefits and deductibles/copayments for block grants to provide health insurance for uninsured children, S6149, S6150 [24JN]

CNA Insurance Co.: anniversary, S5542 [11JN]

Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and services under health insurance plans (S. 743), S4487, S4488 [14MY]

Courts: establish rules for proportionality between the amount of punitive damages and the amount of economic loss (S. 1554), S12597 [13NO]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 78), S454 [21JA]

———limitations on punitive damage awards (S. 79), S455-S457 [21JA], S3877 [1MY]

———product liability reform relative to the tobacco industry, S5629, S5630 [12JN]

———product liability reform (S. 5), S124, S226-S234 [21JA]

———product liability reform (S. 648), S3676 [24AP], S5629, S5630 [12JN], S9782 [23SE]

Crime: prevent discrimination against victims of domestic violence (S. 467), S2444-S2446 [18MR]

Dept. of Agriculture: Risk Management Agency funding relative to administration of crop insurance program, S7899-S7901 [23JY]

Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (S. 224), S755 [28JA], S7128 [9JY]

———uniformed services treatment facilities reform, S6961 [8JY]

Dept. of HHS: Health Care Financing Administration competitive pricing demonstration program for Medicare, S4194 [8MY]

Dept. of HUD: grant partial payment of claims authority relative to health care facilities construction insurance program (S. 334), S1403 [13FE]

———Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity regulatory authority over property insurance, S10741, S10743 [9OC]

Dept. of Transportation: Aviation Insurance Program authorization, S11813 [6NO]

———Aviation Insurance Program authorization (S. 1193), S9801 [23SE], S12207 [8NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida (S. 1018), S7486 [15JY]

Disabled: provide health care to children with special needs, S6318 [25JN]

Disasters: development of catastrophic natural disaster relief programs, S7825 [22JY]

———National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization (S. 1179), S9411 [16SE], S10305 [1OC]

Diseases: efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (S. 503), S2675 [20MR]

Drugs: provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (S. 1147), S8823 [4SE]

Employment: prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information (S. 1045), S7863 [22JY]

ERISA: amend relative to rules governing litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree health benefits (S. 1307), S10954 [22OC]

———improve and expand employee health care programs (S. 729), S4267-S4269 [9MY]

Federal employees: authorize the use of clinical social workers to conduct evaluations to determine work-related emotional and mental illnesses (S. 175), S550 [21JA]

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of abortion procedures, S7787 [22JY]

———coverage of bone mass measurements (S. 1335), S11351 [29OC]

FEMA: Predisaster Mitigation Program funding, S7830-S7833 [22JY]

Genetics: prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums, S8619 [31JY]

———prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage or premiums (S. 89), S470 [21JA], S4915 [21MY]

Grand Forks AFB, ND: authorize payment of claims by personnel for lost personal property due to Red River Basin flooding, S7152-S7153 [10JY], S7437 [15JY], S9945 [25SE]

Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance percentage (S. 1376), S11771 [5NO]

Health: alternative medical treatments relative to individual access (S. 578), S3208 [15AP]

———assure fairness and assistance to patients and health care providers (S. 346), S1472 [24FE]

———clarify malpractice liability of employer-sponsored health plans for treatment rules and coverage determinations (S. 1136), S8601 [31JY]

———coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (S. 356), S1570 [25FE]

———coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S820 [29JA], S884-S890 [30JA], S5884 [17JN]

———coverage of reconstructive surgery relative to breast cancer (S. 609), S3354 [17AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (S. 727), S4242 [8MY]

———establish a minimum amount that may be applied as an aggregate lifetime limit relative to coverage under certain health benefit plans (S. 1114), S8576, S8577 [31JY]

———limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information (S. 422), S2140-S2142 [11MR]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to general public (S. 1384), S11868 [6NO]

———medical savings account programs, S1729 [27FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S132-S134 [21JA], S1052 [6FE], S8634, S8638 [2SE], S11229 [27OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 24), S376-S383 [21JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (S. 24), star print, S1201 [10FE], S2219 [12MR]

———national policy to provide health care coverage of mental illnesses, S3263 [16AP]

———national policy to provide health insurance to children and pregnant women (S. 13), S128, S131, S134, S144, S304, S305, S576 [21JA], S1052 [6FE]

———permit individuals to continue health plan coverage during participation in approved clinical studies (S. 88), S470 [21JA]

———prohibit restriction of certain medical communications between health care providers and their patients (S. 449), S2357 [17MR], S2484-S2486 [18MR]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 353), S1559 [25FE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 373), S1738 [27FE]

———provide information and protect patients' rights relative to medical care (S. 1368), S11689-S11691 [4NO]

———reform the health care liability system and establish quality assurance programs (S. 886), S5533 [11JN]

———require health plans to provide certain coverage for children, S5336 [5JN]

———require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treatments (S. 143), S517-S521 [21JA], S589 [22JA]

———require insurance coverage of bone mass measurements and expand Federal research programs on osteoporosis and related bone diseases (S. 1536), S12593 [13NO]

———standardize relationships between group health plans and health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and providers (S. 644), S3665 [24AP]

Health care professionals: ensure Medicare reimbursement for certain ambulance services and improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, S6321 [25JN]

———ensure Medicare reimbursement for certain ambulance services and improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S. 238), S871 [30JA], S4766 [20MY]

Housing: increase number of units available for FHA insurance under the HUD/State Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Program, S4096 [7MY]

Medicaid: adjust Federal medical assistance formula for Alaska (S. 424), S2142 [11MR]

———allow participation of Amerasian children of U.S. military personnel who served in Vietnam, S6169 [24JN], S6295 [25JN]

———continuation of certain State waivers, S6168 [24JN], S6294, S6295, S6327 [25JN]

———coverage of attendant services for the disabled, S8702 [3SE]

———disproportionate share hospital payments funding, S4959-S4962, S4986 [22MY]

———eligibility of certain disabled children, S6295, S6296 [25JN]

———expand State health care coverage of low-income children and pregnant women and fund enrollment in health insurance programs for certain children (S. 674), S3849-S3851 [30AP], S3918, S3926 [1MY], S4801 [21MY]

———improve provision of managed care (S. 864), S5445 [10JN]

———provide beneficiaries with certain information relative to managed care plans, S6156 [24JN]

———reform, S5335 [5JN], S6067 [23JN], S8320-S8322 [30JY]

———reimbursement rates for nursing homes, S6174 [24JN], S6305 [25JN]

———repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets (S. 369), S1734, S1736 [27FE]

———treatment of payments made as a result of tobacco industry liability settlement (S. 1471), S12138-S12140 [8NO]

———waiver of enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018), S7318 [11JY]

Medicare: age eligibility requirements, S6084-S6094 [23JN], S6117-S6132 [24JN], S6325, S6330 [25JN], S6778, S6784 [27JN]

———allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (S. 865), S5455 [10JN]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services, S6298, S6383 [25JN]

———allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for services (S. 1194), S10715 [8OC], S11229 [27OC], S11403-S11406 [30OC], S12080 [8NO]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans, S6321 [25JN]

———change payment system for HMO's and competitive medical plans (S. 359), S1785-S1787 [28FE]

———classification of Stanly Memorial Hospital relative to reimbursement regulations, S6294 [25JN]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S6075-S6077 [23JN], S6291, S6326 [25JN], S8174 [28JY], S8915 [8SE]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse (S. 264), S1018 [5FE]

———copayment for home health patients, S6078-S6084 [23JN], S6107-S6114 [24JN], S6316, S6317 [25JN]

———coverage for home health services (S. 913), S6094 [23JN]

———coverage for skilled nursing facility services (S. 914), S6094 [23JN]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips, S8399 [31JY]

———coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services and blood-testing strips (S. 102), S482 [21JA]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 597), S3288 [16AP]

———coverage of oral anticancer drugs, S6162 [24JN]

———demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (S. 381), S1761, S1762 [27FE], S2295 [13MR]

———eliminate means-testing requirements for premiums, S6133-S6142 [24JN]

———eliminate time limitation on benefits for immunosuppressive drugs (S. 1481), S12146 [8NO]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services (S. 292), S1191 [10FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans, S8347 [30JY]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 302), S1236-S1239 [11FE]

———establish consumer protections for supplemental insurance plans (S. 701), S4000, S4003 [6MY]

———funding, S4956-S4959, S4984, S4985 [22MY]

———impose fees for overpayment collection and require prepayment screening of claims (S. 267), S1020 [5FE]

———improved reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 158), S542 [21JA]

———increase the number of physicians that complete fellowships in geriatric medicine and psychiatry (S. 779), S5002, S5003 [22MY]

———medical savings accounts, S5960-S5962 [19JN]

———payment of income related premium, S6132 [24JN]

———postpone effective date of means-testing premium increase, S6144 [24JN]

———promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used for reimbursement (S. 1362), S11685 [4NO]

———provide beneficiaries with additional information to select health care plans (S. 789), S5007 [22MY]

———provide coverage through qualified provider-sponsored organizations (S. 146), S524-S530 [21JA], S3690-S3692 [24AP]

———provide greater flexibility and choice, S6063, S6065, S6067-S6072 [23JN], S6105-S6107 [24JN], S6303, S6304 [25JN]

———provide greater flexibility and choice (S. 246), S880-S883 [30JA]

———provide greater flexibility and choice (S. 904), S5694 [16JN]

———reclassification and rebasing of hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services (S. 817), S5103 [23MY], S5194 [2JN]

———reform, S128 [21JA], S714 [28JA], S935 [4FE], S1726 [27FE], S2017-S2019 [6MR], S2866-S2870 [9AP], S2966-S2968 [10AP], S3069-S3071 [14AP], S3704-S3710 [25AP], S3981 [6MY], S4837 [21MY], S5045 [23MY], S5542 [11JN], S5960-S5962 [19JN], S6024-S6026 [20JN], S6061, S6070-S6072, S6088 [23JN], S6145, S6146, S6157-S6168 [24JN], S6291, S6312, S6315, S6326, S6331 [25JN], S6489, S6557 [26JN], S6778, S6784 [27JN], S7426 [14JY], S7738 [17JY], S8320-S8322, S8324, S8331-S8333, S8341, S8342, S8347, S8352, S8353 [30JY], S8387, S8389, S8392, S8400, S8401, S8404, S8436, S8449, S8496 [31JY], S8636 [2SE]

———reform (S. 386), S1832 [3MR], S2764-S2766 [7AP], S2813-S2817 [8AP]

———reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional shortage areas (S. 370), S1736, S1737 [27FE]

———reimbursement for physician assistants in health professional shortage areas (S. 371), S1737 [27FE]

———reimbursement for telehealth services (S. 385), S1828 [3MR]

———reimbursement formula, S2866-S2870 [9AP]

———remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of coverage of chiropractic services (S. 524), S2846 [8AP]

———require managed care organizations to provide annual data to enrollees relative to non-health expenditures, S6156 [24JN]

———subsidize low-income beneficiaries through Medicaid, S6302, S6303 [25JN]

———subvention test programs relative to retired military personnel, S6322 [25JN]

———treatment under balanced budget constitutional amendment, S2000 [5MR]

———waive enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan (S. 303), S1239 [11FE]

Medicare Payment Review Commission: establish, S6155, S6156 [24JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of long-term care services (S. 720), S4227-S4232 [8MY]

Montigny, Mark: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Outstanding State Senator Award recipient, S10881 [21OC]

Motor vehicles: provide consumers choice of auto insurance relative to compensation for economic and non-economic losses (S. 625), S3428-S3436 [22AP], S5147 [23MY], S8505 [31JY]

National Academy of Sciences: study medical nutrition therapy services, S6156, S6157 [24JN]

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (S. 341), S1405-S1407 [13FE], S1726 [27FE]

———funding, S8965, S9013 [9SE]

NIH: establish National Fund for Health Research, S6153-S6155 [24JN], S6293, S6328 [25JN], S6687, S6688 [27JN]

———establish National Fund for Health Research (S. 441), S2282 [13MR], S2947 [9AP], S4964 [22MY]

OPIC: credit and insurance programs administration funding, S7547-S7549, S7577, S7578 [16JY]

Pennsylvania: evaluation of Federal Government at open house town meetings, S8640 [2SE]

Pensions: prohibit certain transaction rules relative to 401(k) pension plans (S. 106), S488 [21JA]

Public housing: multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform, S10736, S10740, S10742 [9OC]

———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform (S. 513), S2742-S2753 [21MR], S7847, S7848 [22JY]

Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), S3057 [10AP], S3712-S3717, S3721 [25AP], S3808 [29AP]

———extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (S. 562), unanimous-consent agreement, S3697 [24AP]

Small business: full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, cost analysis of legislative proposals, and creation of Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business (S. 233), S817 [29JA]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals (S. 575), S3201, S3202 [15AP]

Social Security: provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and dependents (S. 912), S5702 [16JN]

———reform, S6384 [25JN]

———require specific legislative recommendations to ensure solvency of trust funds (S. 221), S753 [28JA]

———termination of benefits for elderly legal immigrants, S2236 [13MR]

———termination of benefits for mentally disabled legal immigrants, S2637 [20MR]

———treatment of final payment of benefits to surviving spouse or family members after death of beneficiary (S. 1370), S11764 [5NO]

States: reduce certain assistance relative to continuation of health benefits to public safety officers injured in the line of duty, S8067 [24JY]

———require report on children's health insurance initiative, S6297 [25JN]

Taxation: deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, S6429, S6460, S6461, S6479 [26JN], S6670 [27JN]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (H.R. 1145), S5552 [12JN]

———deductibility of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals and the business use of the home, and clarification of contractor/employee status (S. 460), S2429-S2434 [18MR], S2572 [19MR]

———full deduction of health insurance costs for self-employed individuals (S. 420), S2132 [11MR]

———increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals relative to tax increases on tobacco products, S6348-S6350 [25JN], S6449-S6455 [26JN]

Taxpayer Relief Act: repeal provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (S. 1142), S8723 [3SE], S11241 [27OC]

Tobacco products: credit increase in excise tax to costs incurred by tobacco industry liability settlement, S8450, S8451 [31JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction, S4782-S4828 [21MY], S5097 [23MY], S6428, S6432, S6435-S6437 [26JN], S6682, S6704 [27JN], S8447 [31JY]

———increase excise taxes to fund health insurance for uninsured children and deficit reduction (S. 526), S2846-S2853 [8AP], S3703 [25AP], S4104 [7MY], S4272 [9MY]

———settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S3703 [25AP]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to cigarette price increase, S9246-S9248 [12SE]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S8853, S8856, S8859 [5SE], S9246-S9248 [12SE], S12543-S12546 [13NO]

———tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1414), S12209 [8NO]

Unemployment: insurance benefits funding, S6321 [25JN]

Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (H.R. 2367), S11790 [5NO]

———increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (S. 987), S6910 [7JY]

White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning: convene, S3243-S3245 [16AP]

Reports

Balanced Budget Amendment and Social Security: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S1069 [6FE], S1363 [13FE]

Centers of Excellence Demonstration, E2069 [23OC]

Denver, CO, HMO Bidding Demonstration: Managed Medicare & Medicaid News (publication), E1888 [29SE]

Increase in Medicare Eligibility Age Should Be Deleted From the Budget Reconciliation Bill: Association of Private Pension and Welfare Plans, S6087 [23JN]

Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment: Dept. of HHS, E132 [4FE]

Reports filed

Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2036) (H. Rept. 105-244), H6916 [4SE]

Dept. of Transportation Aviation Insurance Program Authorization: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1193) (S. Rept. 105-140), S11862 [6NO]

Financial Services Industry Competition Enhancement: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 105-164), H7527 [17SE]

Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans and Survivors: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2367) (H. Rept. 105-320), H8832 [9OC]

Medicaid Waiver of Enrollment Composition Rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY (H.R. 2018): Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2018) (H. Rept. 105-165), H4912 [8JY]

Medicare Eligibility for Benefits for Certain Divorced Individuals Relative to Marriage Requirements: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1956) (H. Rept. 105-208), H5915 [28JY]

Nomination of Jo Ann Jay Howard To Be FEMA Federal Insurance Administrator: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11668 [4NO]

OPIC Authority To Issue Insurance and Extend Financing: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1032), S7708 [17JY]

Payment of Federal Employee Life Insurance Benefits Relative to Order of Precedence: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1316) (H. Rept. 105-134), H3923 [18JN]

———Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1316), S11862 [6NO]

Product Liability Reform Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 105-32), S5999 [19JN]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 987) (S. Rept. 105-120), S11446 [30OC]

Statements

Auto Choice Reform Act: Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of New York, NY, S3433 [22AP]

———Russell J. Verney, Reform Party, S3434 [22AP]

Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments: Lawrence A. McAndrews, National Association of Children's Hospitals, S4960 [22MY]

Medicare Coverage of Diabetes Outpatient Self-Management Training Services and Blood-Testing Strips: American Association of Diabetes Educators, E64 [7JA]

———American Diabetes Association, E63 [7JA]

———American Dietetic Association, E64 [7JA]

———Eli Lilly and Co., E65 [7JA]

———Juvenille Diabetes Foundation International, E64 [7JA]

———P. Michael Conn, Endocrine Society, E64 [7JA]

Social Security Viability: Matthew Nesto and Lucas Hersey, E1131 [5JN]

Summaries

Combat Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid (H.R. 1770), E1083 [3JN]

Coverage and Treatment of Emergency Services Under Health Plans (H.R. 815), E311 [25FE]

Federal Reinsurance Contracts for Eligible State Insurance Programs Covering Homeowners Impacted by Natural Disasters (H.R. 219), E67 [7JA]

Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act (S. 886), S5539 [11JN]

Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act (S. 353), S1568 [25FE]

Importance of Substance Abuse Treatment: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, S8824 [4SE]

Increase Tobacco Excise Taxes To Fund Health Insurance for Uninsured Children, S8448 [31JY]

Managed Care Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 337), E47 [7JA]

Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act (S. 381), S1762 [27FE]

Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act (S. 701), S4003 [6MY]

Medicare Pharmaceutical Care Services (H.R. 1201), E547 [21MR]

National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare (S. 341), S1406 [13FE]

National Policy To Provide Health Care And Reform Insurance Procedures (S. 24), S383 [21JA]

National Policy To Provide Health Care Coverage of Mental Illnesses (H.R. 621), E173 [5FE]

Prospective Payment Assessment Commission Meeting Minutes: Gray & Associates, E1887 [29SE]

Tax Treatment of School-Based Health Insurance Programs (H.R. 1698), E994 [21MY]

Tables

Comparison of benefits offered under Medicaid and Blue Cross, S6149 [24JN]

Comparison of hospital and ambulatory surgical center fees, E723 [23AP]

Medicare eligibility age, S6127, S6130 [24JN]

Monthly Payment Rates to Medicare-Managed Care Plans, E144 [4FE]

Payroll tax data for employee and employers relative to Medicare eligibility age, S6127 [24JN]

Testimonies

Consumer Protections and Quality in the Health Care Industry: Representative Stark, E1352-E1354 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 329, Senate amendment to S. 652, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act, H10884 [13NO]

H.R. 818, 401(k) Pension Protection Act, E314 [25FE]

H.R. 819, Small 401(k) Pension Disclosure Act, E306 [25FE]

H.R. 1316, order of precedence to be applied in the payment of Federal employee life insurance benefits, H4232 [24JN]

H.R. 2018, waiver of Medicaid enrollment composition rule for the Better Health Plan of Amherst, NY, H4873 [8JY]

H.R. 2036, Aviation Insurance Program authorization, H8092 [29SE]

H.R. 2367, increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors, H9835 [31OC]

S. 5, Product Liability Reform Act, S226-S232 [21JA]

S. 13, Children's Health Coverage Act, S305-S309 [21JA]

S. 78, Multiple Punitive Damages Fairness Act, S454 [21JA]

S. 143, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, S518 [21JA]

S. 146, Provider-Sponsored Organization Act, S525-S528 [21JA]

S. 158, improved Medicare reimbursement for clinical social worker services, S542 [21JA]

S. 166, Armed Forces: payment of certain health care expenses under CHAMPUS that are not payable under Medicare, S545 [21JA]

S. 175, Clinical Social Workers' Recognition Act, S551 [21JA]

S. 238, Emergency Medical Services Efficiency Act, S872-S874 [30JA]

S. 249, Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act, S886-S889 [30JA]

S. 292, Ambulance Services Act, S1191 [10FE]

S. 303, waive Medicare enrollment composition rules for Wellness Plan, S1239 [11FE]

S. 334, grant Dept. of HUD partial payment of claims authority relative to health care facilities construction insurance program, S1403 [13FE]

S. 346, Patient Protection Act, S1473-S1477 [24FE]

S. 353, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act, S1560-S1568 [25FE]

S. 369, repeal criminal penalties for fraudulent disposition of assets relative to Medicaid, S1736 [27FE]

S. 373, Health Insurance Bill of Rights Act, S1738-S1747 [27FE]

S. 381, Medicare Cancer Clinical Trial Coverage Act, S1761 [27FE]

S. 385, Comprehensive Telehealth Act, S1829-S1832 [3MR]

S. 449, Patient Right To Know Act, S2485 [18MR]

S. 460, Home-Based Business Fairness Act, S2430-S2432 [18MR]

S. 467, Victims of Abuse Insurance Protection Act, S2445 [18MR]

S. 503, HIV Prevention Act, S2676 [20MR]

S. 524, remove requirement of an x ray as a condition of Medicare coverage of chiropractic services, S2846 [8AP]

S. 562, Housing Programs Extension Act, H7302-H7304 [16SE]

S. 562, Senior Citizen Home Equity Protection Act, S3057 [10AP], S3714 [25AP], S12457-S12460 [10NO]

S. 575, Health Insurance Tax Equity for Self-Employed Act, S3201 [15AP]

S. 578, Access to Medical Treatment Act, S3209 [15AP]

S. 597, Medicare Medical Nutrition Therapy Act, S3288 [16AP]

S. 625, Auto Choice Reform Act, S3430-S3433 [22AP]

S. 643, Tobacco Subsidy Reduction Act, S3664 [24AP]

S. 644, Patient Access to Responsible Care Act, S3666-S3670 [24AP]

S. 648, Product Liability Reform Act, S3676-S3682 [24AP]

S. 674, Children's Health Insurance Provides Security (CHIPS) Act, S3926 [1MY]

S. 701, Medicare Patient Choice and Access Act, S4001-S4003 [6MY]

S. 720, Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Coverage Act, S4228-S4231 [8MY]

S. 789, Medicare Beneficiary Information Act, S5008 [22MY]

S. 864, Medicaid Managed Care Improvement Act, S5445-S5455 [10JN]

S. 886, Health Care Liability Reform and Quality Assurance Act, S5533-S5539 [11JN]

S. 987, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment and Benefit Programs Improvement Act, S6910 [7JY]

S. 1018, extend benefits to certain children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, S7487 [15JY]

S. 1045, Genetic Justice Act, S7863 [22JY]

S. 1136, Employee Health Insurance Accountability Act, S8602 [31JY]

S. 1142, repeal Taxpayer Relief Act provisions that terminate the tax-exempt status of the Teacher's Insurance Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, S8724 [3SE]

S. 1147, Substance Abuse Treatment Parity Act, S8824-S8827 [4SE]

S. 1179, National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization, S10306 [1OC]

S. 1307, Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act, S10955 [22OC]

S. 1362, Medicare Universal Product Number Act, S11686 [4NO]

S. 1376, increase the medical assistance percentage for Hawaii, S11772 [5NO]

S. 1384, Accessible Health Coverage Act, S11869 [6NO]

S. 1536, Early Detection and Prevention of Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases Act, S12593-S12595 [13NO]

S. 1554, Fairness in Punitive Damage Awards Act, S12598 [13NO]