    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
      Amendments
        Health:  improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S9604 [31JY], S9629 [31JY], S9646 [31JY]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S12511 [14OC]
      Articles and editorials
        Health Care's Painful Claims--Problems With Insurers Plague Many
            Patients, E1564 [5AU]
      Bills and resolutions
        Diseases:  expand research activities relative to lupus, (see S.
            2101), S5217 [20MY]
        ------ State partner notification programs relative to HIV, (see
            H.R. 4431), H7411 [6AU]
        Drugs:  permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when
            medically indicated, (see H.R. 4419), H7410 [6AU]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196),
            S6698 [19JN], (see H.R. 4121), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, (see S. 1808), S2363
            [20MR], (see H.R. 4118), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving
            spouses, (see H.R. 4835), H10916 [14OC]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer, (see H. Res. 565), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
            (see S. 1754), S1884 [12MR]
        ------ permit exception from guaranteed issue requirement for
            certain coverage to be applied separately to parts of the small
            group market based upon employer size, (see H.R. 4008), H4240
            [5JN]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
        Insurance:  allow group and individual health insurance coverage and
            group health plans to charge higher premiums to smokers, (see
            H.R. 4600), H8083 [18SE]
        ------ assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees in
            group health plans and health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
            3547), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ assure prompt payment of participating providers under health
            plans, (see H.R. 4413), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ establish certain standards relative to health plans, (see
            H.R. 4202), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
            by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
            (see H.R. 4093, S. 2315), S8241 [15JY], H4879 [19JN], (see H.R.
            4222), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see S. 1804),
            S2296 [19MR], (see H.R. 3538), H1444 [24MR]
        ------ require group and individual health insurance coverage and
            group health plans to provide coverage of annual mammograms and
            prostate cancer screening tests, (see H.R. 4333), H6453 [24JY]
        ------ require health insurance issuers to notify participants if a
            group health plan fails to pay premiums, and provide a
            conversion option if the plan is terminated, (see H.R. 4709),
            H9722 [6OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease, (see H.R. 4737), H10075
            [8OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions,
            (see H.R. 3469), H1235 [17MR]
        NIH:  establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases, (see H.R. 4873),
            H11695 [20OC]
        ------ expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities, (see S. 2263), S7357 [6JY], (see H.R.
            4203), H5492 [14JY]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
        Public Health Service:  extend breast cancer research programs, (see
            S. 1757), S1948 [13MR], (see H.R. 3716), H2317 [23AP]
        Tobacco products:  waive certain sanctions against States that
            penalize minors' drivers licenses for purchasing or possessing
            tobacco products, (see H.R. 4159), H5403 [25JN]
      Cost Estimates
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754):  CBO, S8418
            [16JY]
      Letters
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act:  several health and
            education organizations, S1891 [12MR]
        Hospital Length of Stay Act:  Lynn E. Jensen, AMA, S8250 [15JY]
        ------ Marilyn S. Richmond, American Psychological Association,
            S8251 [15JY]
        ------ Paul A. Ebert, American College of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
        ------ Steven P. Ringel, American Academy of Neurology, S8251 [15JY]
        Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act:  Frances M.
            Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
        ------ Kimberly Calder, National Alliance of Breast Cancer
            Organizations, E2074 [11OC]
        ------ Susan N. Nathanson, Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization,
            E2074 [11OC]
      Remarks in House
        Diseases:  State partner notification programs relative to HIV (H.R.
            4431), E1585 [7AU]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 4121), H4882
            [22JN]
        ------ establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans (H.R. 4118), E1199
            [23JN]
        ------ establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans, H10903 [14OC]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer (H. Res. 565), H9189 [1OC], H10155-H10157 [13OC],
            E2203 [15OC]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
            (H.R. 4382), H6750 [29JY], H7183 [5AU]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
            (H.R. 4382), H7745-H7750 [15SE], H7890 [16SE], E1796 [24SE]
        Insurance:  assure patient choice and access to services for
            enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage
            (H.R. 3547), H1520 [25MR], H1521 [25MR]
        ------ assure prompt payment of participating providers under health
            plans (H.R. 4413), E1563 [5AU]
        ------ require health insurance plans to cover treatment of a minor
            child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to
            trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (H.R. 4737), E2001 [9OC]
        ------ require health insurance plans to provide external appeals in
            cases of adverse determinations involving experimental
            treatments, significant costs, or serious medical conditions
            (H.R. 3469), E395 [17MR]
        NIH:  establish Office of Autoimmune Diseases (H.R. 4873), E2288
            [21OC]
        Office of Minority Health:  establish authorities relative to
            tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
      Remarks in Senate
        Diseases:  expand research activities relative to lupus (S. 2101),
            S5229 [20MY]
        Health:  establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
            for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (S. 2196), S6699
            [19JN]
        ------ establish standards to improve children's health quality in
            managed care plans and other health plans (S. 1808), S2364
            [20MR]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer (H. Res. 565), S12825 [21OC]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S1890-S1893 [12MR], S8418 [16JY], S9629-S9647 [31JY]
        ------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
            underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
            education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
            (S. 1754), S12024 [8OC], S12511-S12529 [14OC], S12575 [14OC],
            S12592 [14OC], S12640 [15OC]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
            (H.R. 4382), S11002 [25SE], S11057 [28SE]
        Insurance:  establish hospital lengths of stay based on a
            determination by an appropriate physician in consultation with
            the patient (S. 2315), S8248 [15JY]
        ------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
            certain buyers of coverage in individual markets (S. 1804),
            S2304 [19MR]
        NIH:  expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities (S. 2263), S7358 [6JY]
        ------ expansion, intensification, and coordination of autism
            research activities (S. 2263), S12579 [14OC]
        Public Health Service:  extend breast cancer research programs,
            S12490 [14OC]
        ------ extend breast cancer research programs (S. 1757), S1951
            [13MR]
      Reports filed
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act:  Committee on Labor
            and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 105-220), S6883
            [23JN]
      Statements
        Hospital Length of Stay Act:  Edward R. Laws, Jr., American College
            of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
        Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act:  Christine
            Brunswick, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
        ------ Jennie R. Cook, American Cancer Society, E2074 [11OC]
      Summaries
        Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act (S. 1808), S2367
            [20MR]
        Hospital Length of Stay Act (S. 2315), S8250 [15JY]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 565, importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention
            of breast cancer, H10155 [8OC]
        H.R. 4382, mammography quality standards programs revision and
            extension, H7745 [15SE]
        S. 1754, Health Professions Education Partnership Act, S1930-S1947
            [13MR], S9629-S9646 [31JY], S12511-S12529 [14OC], H10748-H10768
            [13OC]
        S. 1804, Affordable Health Insurance Act, S2304 [19MR]
        S. 1808, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S2364-S2367
            [20MR]
        S. 2196, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, S6699 [19JN]