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

    HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS related term(s) Public Health Service
      Addresses
        American Red Cross Blood Services Anniversary:  Elizabeth Dole,
            S10856 [23SE]
        Anniversary of the Framingham Heart Study:  Representative Markey,
            E1839 [28SE]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            Beverly L. Malone, S11542 [6OC]
      Amendments
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
            4006), H7691 [14SE], H7803 [15SE]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  improve sanctions
            against providers and provide coverage for the FDIC and Federal
            Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352 [5OC]
        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]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H6187 [22JY], H6283 [23JY], H6295 [23JY], H6382 [24JY]
      Analyses
        Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250), E1402-E1418 [23JY]
      Articles and editorials
        AARP Answers ``Scare Campaign'' on Medicare Private Contracting,
            E134 [11FE]
        Battle Won, A Center Born--Nurse Midwife To Open Birthing Facility
            for D.C.'s Poor, E1921 [6OC]
        City Lost True Hero With Hospital Head's Death, E1908 [5OC]
        Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, H7002 [4AU], H7563
            [10SE]
        Did Blues Execs Pad Their Pockets?, E1658-E1660 [9SE]
        Dr. Smith Named National Rural Health Practitioner, E862 [14MY]
        Eugene L. McCabe, 61, Founder of Harlem Community Hospital, S11636
            [6OC]
        For Nurses, a Barrier Broken--It's a Test Insurers Are Backing--Can
            Primary Care Work Without Doctors?, S9486 [30JY]
        Frank Brown Berry Prize for 1998--Cardiac Surgery, Quality
            Assessment, U.S. Medicine (publication), S11962-S11964 [8OC]
        Hands Tied, Judges Rue Law That Limits HMO Liability, S8051 [13JY]
        HMO Horror Show, S9349 [30JY]
        HMOs May Highlight Hot Topics in Legislature--Bills Would Target
            Myriad of Patients' Complaints, S9349 [30JY]
        Losing Patients Over Home Health Care Cuts, H5283 [24JN]
        Man To Make Health a Global Issue, S7697 [8JY]
        Many Elders Receive Care at Criminals' Hands, S3092 [2AP]
        Montpelier Vet Recalls Service, S6341 [15JN]
        1974 Pensions Law Sparks Political Fire, S7254 [26JN]
        Outpatient Mastectomy Surgery, S4648 [12MY]
        Outstanding Family, E1832 [28SE]
        Paying the Price for Mismanagement, H5284 [24JN]
        Purging Their Painful Past, E1848 [29SE]
        $2.9 Million Helps To Leave the Blues Behind, E1660 [9SE]
      Bills and resolutions
        American Red Cross:  anniversary of Blood Services, (see S. Con.
            Res. 119), S10722 [22SE]
        Congress:  importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
            (see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
        Courts:  establish liability for individuals practicing medicine
            without a license in connection with a group health plan, (see
            H.R. 4225), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in
            certain health care liability actions, (see H.R. 4791), H10513
            [10OC]
        Crime:  training of hospital staff relative to identification and
            referral of victims of domestic violence, (see S. 2395), S9555
            [31JY], (see H.R. 4477), H7413 [6AU]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia, (see
            S. 2151), S5787 [9JN], (see H.R. 4006), H4240 [5JN]
        ------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
            for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 4006),
            consideration, (see H. Res. 535), H7690 [14SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  modify overtime and holiday pay for
            veterinarians performing meat and poultry inspections, (see S.
            2511), S10722 [22SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  require military physicians to possess
            unrestricted licenses and to complete continuing medical
            education requirements, (see H.R. 3775), H2705 [30AP]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid, (see
            S.J. Res. 50), S6037 [10JN], (see H.J. Res. 123), H4711 [17JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a chiropractic services
            division, (see H.R. 4421), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
            employment of health care professionals, (see S. 2115), S5433
            [22MY]
        Drugs:  permit physicians to prescribe non-formulary drugs when
            medically indicated, (see H.R. 4419), H7410 [6AU]
        ------ restrict disclosure of prescription information by pharmacy
            owners, pharmacists, and other pharmacy employees, (see H.R.
            3756), H2605 [29AP]
        Employment:  ensure home care agencies conduct background checks on
            job applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ limited overtime exemption for emergency medical services
            personnel, (see H.R. 3958), H3970 [22MY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778 [22JY]
        Health:  application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by
            groups of health care professionals with HMO's, (see H.R. 4277),
            H5956 [20JY]
        ------ distinguish between health care claims fraud and unavoidable
            billing errors, (see S. 2007), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ 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]
        ------ 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]
        ------ limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
            [24MR]
        ------ permit the approval and administration of certain drugs and
            devices to terminally ill patients, (see H.R. 3938), H3743
            [21MY]
        ------ prohibit discrimination or retaliation against health care
            workers who report unsafe conditions and practices, (see H.R.
            3342), H902 [5MR]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, (see
            S. 1712), S1435 [5MR], (see S. 1890), S2851 [31MR], (see S.
            1891), S2851 [31MR], (see H.R. 3605, S. 2330), S8482 [17JY],
            (see S. 2416), S9556 [31JY], (see S. 2529), S11122 [29SE], H1853
            [31MR], (see H. Con. Res. 272), H2931 [6MY], (see H.R. 3998),
            H4240 [5JN], (see H.R. 4250), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), consideration, (see H. Res. 486), H5064 [23JN] protection
            of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250),
            consideration, (see H. Res. 509), H6281 [23JY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs,
            (see H.R. 4382), H6999 [3AU]
        Health care facilities:  allow medical treatment of emergency cases
            near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H3743 [21MY]
        ------ assure availability of a non-emergency department physician
            in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111), H63 [27JA]
        ------ establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false
            health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337 [19MR]
        ------ protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
            screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
            employees, (see S. 2570), S11698 [7OC]
        ------ require nursing facilities filing for relief to provide
            written notice of such filing to appropriate State agencies,
            (see H.R. 4843), H11023 [15OC]
        Immigration:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing
            to practice in underserved areas, (see S. 2210), S7012 [24JN]
        Insurance:  assure patient choice and access to services for
            enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
            (see H.R. 3547), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ 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]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see S. 2040), S4528 [7MY], (see H.R.
            4155), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
            in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities, (see H.R. 4650), H9178 [28SE]
        Medicare:  adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of
            the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H.
            Res. 585), H10076 [8OC]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to remain enrolled in their chosen health
            plan, (see S. 2611), S12164 [9OC]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse, (see H.R. 3471, S. 2335),
            S8658 [21JY], H1235 [17MR]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
            payments, (see S. 2031), S4357 [5MY]
        ------ comprehensive financing for graduate medical education, (see
            H.R. 4739), H10075 [8OC]
        ------ coverage of acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778
            [22JY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, (see S. 1643), S730 [12FE],
            (see H.R. 3108), H63 [27JA], (see H.R. 3162), H329 [4FE], (see
            H.R. 3205), H495 [12FE], (see H.R. 3567), H1642 [26MR], (see
            H.R. 4339), H6487 [27JY]
        ------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
            per visit payment limit, (see S. 2616), S12164 [9OC], (see H.R.
            4727), H10011 [7OC], (see H.R. 4727), H10512 [10OC]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services, (see H. Con. Res. 264, S. Con. Res. 93), S4206 [4MY],
            H2423 [28AP]
        ------ ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
            education programs, (see H.R. 4736), H10075 [8OC]
        ------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
            improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, (see S.
            2091), S5129 [19MY]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard, (see H.R.
            3651), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4674), H9274 [1OC]
        ------ exempt certain facilities from transition period under the
            prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, (see
            S. 2342), S8778 [22JY]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
            [25FE], (see H.R. 3284), H676 [26FE]
        ------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S7256
            [26JN], (see H.R. 4219), H5593 [15JY]
        ------ graduate medical education reimbursement for certain
            osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by
            another hospital, (see H.R. 3914), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
            rehabilitation services, (see H.R. 4534), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
            system to home health agencies for home health services, (see S.
            2508), S10722 [22SE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
            [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S4528 [7MY], (see
            H.R. 3855), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940, S.
            2216), S7172 [25JN], H3743 [21MY]
        ------ preserve access to home health services for the sickest and
            most frail, continue participation by cost-effective providers,
            and reduce fraud and abuse, (see H.R. 4495), H7413 [6AU]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement, (see H.R. 3255), H578 [24FE]
        ------ provide for independent case managers for home health
            services, (see H.R. 4591), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
            financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R.
            4726), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, (see S.
            2323), S8382 [16JY], (see S. 2354), S8996 [24JY], (see H.R.
            4370), H6879 [31JY], (see H.R. 4404), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
            birth centers, (see H.R. 4872), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
            (see H.R. 3835, S. 2222), S7172 [25JN], H3104 [12MY]
        ------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
            whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
            proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare
            providers, (see S. 2055), S4558 [8MY]
        ------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
            physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
            organization, (see H.R. 3239), H496 [12FE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities, (see S. 2056), S4558 [8MY]
        ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
            S2424 [23MR], (see H.R. 3629), H2052 [1AP]
        ------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
            accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
            services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
            home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H5736 [16JY]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  require criminal and abusive work history
            background checks for direct care employees in nursing
            facilities, home health agencies, and hospice programs, (see
            H.R. 4789), H10513 [10OC]
        Mental health:  establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
            recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
            illness, (see H. Res. 596), H10832 [13OC]
        ------ establish a task force to recognize the seriousness of
            problems associated with mental illness, (see H. Res. 587),
            H10076 [8OC]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
            [2OC], (see H.R. 4804), H10513 [10OC]
        OPM:  develop classification standards for physician assistants in
            Federal agencies, (see S. 2588), S11970 [8OC]
        OSHA:  require employers to notify local emergency officials of
            workplace emergencies, (see S. 2245), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
            4231), H5593 [15JY]
        Public Health Service Act:  establish certain standards relative to
            health plans, (see H.R. 4202), H5492 [14JY]
        Public safety officers:  establish national medal for those who act
            with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, (see
            H.R. 4090), H4879 [19JN]
        Rural areas:  promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603),
            S12164 [9OC]
        Social Security:  provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback
            statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
            supplies, (see H.R. 3247), H577 [24FE]
        States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
            consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
            S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
        Taxation:  allow physicians and dentists to use the cash basis of
            accounting for income tax purposes, (see H.R. 4132), H5297
            [24JN]
        ------ treatment of individuals requiring home based custodial care,
            (see H.R. 3308), H754 [3MR]
      Briefs
        Physician referral laws implementation, E4-E6 [27JA]
      Cloture motions
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
      Cost Estimates
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754):  CBO, S8418
            [16JY]
      Documents
        Republican Health Care Principles, S7927 [10JY]
      Histories
        Navy Hospital Corps:  Mark T. Hacala, H4477 [10JN]
      Letters
        Allow Medicare beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services:  Charles R. Jackson, National Association of Retired
            Federal Employees, S2820 [31MR]
        ----- Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, S2820
            [31MR]
        Delay implementation of interim Medicare payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services:  Representative
            McGovern, H5287 [24JN]
        Delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services:  Ken McNulty and Patricia
            Kelleher, Home Care Association of Massachusetts, Inc., H450
            [12FE]
        ----- Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care, H450
            [12FE]
        Delay reduction and make revisions to the Medicare per beneficiary
            and per visit payment limit:  Carolyn Markey, Visiting Nurse
            Associations of America, S12344 [10OC]
        ----- Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care,
            S12344 [10OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture overtime and holiday pay for veterinarians
            performing meat and poultry inspections:  Dan Glickman, Sec. of
            Agriculture, S10725 [22SE]
        Disapprove Dept. of HHS rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid:
            Jere W. Glover and Shawne Carter McGibbon, SBA, S6048-S6050
            [10JN]
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Representatives Mica
            and Morella, H9355 [5OC]
        Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
            requirements:  Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Dept. of HHS, E1979 [9OC]
        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]
        Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act:  Senator Wyden, S10884 [24SE]
        Licensed pharmacists' exemption from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare:  Galen
            Jordre, North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association, S1013 [25FE]
        ----- John A. Gans, American Pharmaceutical Association, S1013
            [25FE]
        ----- John M. Rector, National Community Pharmacists Association,
            S1013 [25FE]
        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]
        Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act:  Senator Hollings,
            S11893 [8OC]
        Medicare payment system for home health services:  Randall L. Rutta,
            National Easter Seal Society, S8996 [24JY]
        ------ Senator Bond, Committee on Small Business (Senate), S8997
            [24JY]
        ------ Steve Protulis, National Council of Senior Citizens, S8997
            [24JY]
        Nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS:  Arthur Ammann, S483 [9FE]
        ----- Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control Policy,
            S539 [10FE], S540 [10FE]
        ----- David Satcher, S485 [9FE]
        ----- Frank S. Royal, Sr., S364 [4FE]
        ----- Harold Varmus, NIH, S462 [5FE], S539 [10FE]
        ----- Louis W. Sullivan, S365 [4FE], S483 [9FE], S488 [9FE]
        ----- P. John Seward, AMA, S484 [9FE]
        Nomination of Paul Dreschnack and Sharadkumar Dicksheet for Nobel
            Peace Prize:  Representative Bilirakis, E542 [1AP]
        Patient Access to Responsible Care Act:  Dennis S. O'Leary, Margaret
            E. O'Kane, and Randolph D. Smoak, Jr., American Medical
            Accreditation Program, S681 [12FE]
        ------ Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, S682 [12FE]
        Patient Protection Act:  David Sibley and John Smithee, Texas State
            Legislature, H6986 [3AU]
        ------ E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, H6398 [24JY]
        ------ John Sharp, Texas Office of the Comptroller, H6987 [3AU]
        Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Blue Cross and Blue Shield
            Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H5060
            [23JN]
        ------ Representative Stark, H5060 [23JN]
        ------ several organizations, S11327 [2OC]
        ------ Therese M. Vaughan, Iowa Dept. of Commerce, H5060 [23JN]
        Prescription drug prices, E138 [11FE]
        Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's:  Goran B.
            Klintmalm, E1979 [9OC]
        ------ Mental Health Liaison Group, S10820 [23SE]
        Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's:
            Angela M. Hunter, Council for Affordable Health Insurance, S3051
            [2AP]
        ------ Dan Danner, Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice &
            Quality, S3051 [2AP]
        ------ Pamela G. Bailey, Healthcare Leadership Council, S3050 [2AP]
        ------ President Clinton, S9735 [1SE], H7561 [10SE]
        ------ R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S3051 [2AP]
        ------ several health care consumer organizations, S6138 [11JN]
            several nurses, S6138 [11JN]
        ------ several women's organizations, S11542 [6OC]
        Require military physicians to possess unrestricted licenses and to
            complete continuing medical education requirements:  James M.
            Mutter, National Military Family Association, S6681 [19JN]
        ----- William J. Carbone, American Association of Physician
            Specialists, Inc., S6681 [19JN]
        Revise certain Medicare payment limits for health services:  Frank
            E. Moss, E2293 [21OC]
        Standardize relationships for group health plans and enrollees:
            Boone Powell, Jr., Baylor Health Care System, S682 [12FE]
        Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
            mercy killing:  Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
        Veterans Sexual Trauma Treatment Act reauthorization:  Josephus C.
            Vandengoobergh, AMVETS, E1351 [20JY]
        Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act:  Nancy Couchot, S4648 [12MY]
      Lists
        American Ambulance Association Stars of Life honorees, S5131 [19MY]
        Groups supporting nomination of David Satcher to be Surgeon General
            and Assistant Sec. of HHS, S535 [10FE]
        Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice & Quality, S3051
            [2AP]
        Issues of concern in H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6299 [24JY]
        Long Beach Medical Association honorees, E875 [18MY]
        Organizations supporting H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act,
            H5056 [23JN]
        Remarks by organizations on S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed
            Care Act, S9588 [31JY]
        Women's Caucus panelists for hearing on tamoxifen, H6750 [29JY]
      Memorandums
        Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act (H.R. 2497), E368
            [12MR]
      Motions
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6413 [24JY], H6414 [24JY], H6415 [24JY]
      Press releases
        Allow Medicare Beneficiaries To Enter Into Private Contracts for
            Services:  Medicare Rights Center (organization), S2820 [31MR]
        ----- Older Women's League, S2821 [31MR]
      Quotations
        Kyl amendment to S. Con. Res. 86, setting forth the Federal budget
            for 1999-2003, relative to allowing Medicare beneficiaries to
            enter into private contracts for services, S2819 [31MR]
      Remarks in House
        Abou-Samra, Moustapha:  Ventura County, CA, Medical Resource
            Foundation Physician of the Year award recipient, E1951 [8OC]
        American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin:  legislative
            conference, H1326 [19MR]
        Beck, Alan:  John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
            recipient, E2034 [10OC]
        Brooklyn, NY:  tribute to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center on receipt
            of Accreditation with Commendation from the Joint Commission on
            the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, E2356 [19DE]
        California:  anniversary of Permanente Medical Group, E277 [4MR]
        Colorado EMS Foundation:  tribute, E632 [22AP]
        Commission on Role of Medical Education in Reducing Substance Abuse:
             membership of certain psychiatric organizations, H7886 [16SE]
        Dale City, VA:  tribute to Dale City Civic Association award
            recipients, E50 [28JA]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R.
            4006), H5410 [14JY], H5416 [14JY], H5417 [14JY], E1372 [21JY]
        ------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
            for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (H.R. 4006), H7684
            [14SE], E2147 [13OC]
        Denver, CO:  tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center,
            E1628 [7AU]
        Dept. of Defense:  anniversary of Navy Hospital Corps, H4476 [10JN]
        ------ Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Telemedicine
            Project funding, H5230 [24JN]
        Dept. of Justice:  determination of criminal charges against a VA
            Medical Center psychiatrist relative to alleged sexual
            misconduct, H9348 [5OC]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish a chiropractic services
            division (H.R. 4421), E1571 [7AU]
        ------ improve programs providing counseling and treatment for
            sexual trauma experienced by veterans, E1350 [20JY]
        Diseases:  efforts to prevent transmission of HIV (H.R. 1219), E241
            [26FE]
        Dosik, Michael:  John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
            recipient, E2027 [10OC]
        Doumanian, Heratch:  Asian American Medical Society Crystal Globe
            Award recipient, E1774 [23SE]
        Fairfax, VA:  anniversary of Professional Firefighters and
            Paramedics Association, E859 [14MY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  disclosure of certain
            rate agreements, H9352 [5OC], H9355 [5OC]
        ------ improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for
            the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), H9352-H9355
            [5OC]
        Flaherty, Laurie:  Emergency Nurses Association Lifetime Achievement
            Award recipient and Nursing Hall of Fame inductee, E2297 [21OC]
        Forlini, Zeke:  Delaware County, PA, Pio Zapazodi Congressional
            Award recipient, E1258 [26JN]
        Fort Benning, GA:  tribute to Martin Army Community Hospital on
            receipt of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
            Organizations Accreditation with Commendation award, E2025
            [10OC]
        Geft, Ivor L.:  Jewish Healthcare Foundation Avraham Moshe Bikur
            Cholim's Ahavas Chesed Award recipient, E2071 [11OC]
        Government regulations:  exempt physician office laboratories from
            clinical laboratory requirements (H.R. 2250), E1706 [11SE]
        ------ implementation of physician referral laws, E4 [27JA]
        Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.:  amend Federal
            charter (H.R. 3025), E135 [11FE]
        Health:  application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by
            groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 4277),
            H7472 [9SE]
        ------ 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]
        ------ implement a national public awareness campaign on sexually
            transmitted diseases, H8022-H8025 [17SE]
        ------ importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention of
            breast cancer (H. Res. 565), H9189 [1OC], H10155-H10157 [13OC],
            E2203 [15OC]
        ------ merger of Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital Area
            and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, E1658 [9SE]
        ------ prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
            between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 586),
            H1850 [31MR], E778 [6MY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            H624-H626 [25FE], H935-H941 [10MR], H1025 [11MR], H1636-H1640
            [26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H1857 [1AP], H4826-H4832 [18JN],
            H4842 [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5068 [24JN], H5069
            [24JN], H5417 [14JY], H5502 [15JY], H5504 [15JY], H5505 [15JY],
            H5506 [15JY], H5638 [16JY], H5639 [16JY], H5640 [16JY], H5641
            [16JY], H5730-H5733 [16JY], H5742 [17JY], H5743 [17JY], H5861
            [20JY], H5962 [21JY], H5963 [21JY], H5965 [21JY], H5966 [21JY],
            H5967 [21JY], H5968 [21JY], H5969 [21JY], H6066 [21JY], H6073
            [22JY], H6074 [22JY], H6075 [22JY], H6076 [22JY], H6077 [22JY],
            H6173-H6178 [22JY], H6189 [23JY], H6190 [23JY], H6191 [23JY],
            H6192 [23JY], H7473-H7476 [9SE], H7560-H7567 [10SE], H7567
            [10SE], H7685-H7688 [14SE], H7695 [15SE], H9086 [28SE], H9190
            [1OC], H9511-H9514 [5OC], H9727 [7OC], H9728 [7OC], H10223
            [9OC], H10525 [11OC], H10527 [11OC], H10546-H10553 [11OC],
            H10555 [11OC], H10557 [11OC], H10643 [12OC], H10866 [14OC],
            H10887 [14OC], H10901 [14OC], H10903 [14OC], H10911 [14OC],
            H10922 [15OC], E287 [4MR], E335 [10MR], E549 [1AP], E1950 [8OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            3605), H10223 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), H10889-H10894 [14OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.
            Con. Res. 272), E769 [6MY] protection of enrollees in managed
            care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), H581 [25FE], H584 [25FE], H633
            [26FE], H635 [26FE], E1 [27JA] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), H4301-H4303 [9JN],
            H4306-H4310 [9JN], H4705-H4709 [17JN], H5053-H5061 [23JN], H5068
            [24JN], H5069 [24JN], H5070 [24JN], H5299 [25JN], H5300 [25JN],
            H5585 [15JY], H5743 [17JY], H5969 [21JY], E527 [31MR], E778
            [6MY], E910 [20MY], E1445 [27JY] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res.
            486), H5863 [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
            and HMO's (H.R. 3998), E1037 [5JN] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), H6306-H6367 [24JY],
            H6420 [24JY], H6884 [3AU], H6983-H6988 [3AU], H7002 [4AU], H7008
            [4AU], H7183 [5AU], H7184 [5AU], E1318 [16JY], E1436 [24JY],
            E1445 [27JY], E1447 [27JY], E1449 [27JY], E1459 [29JY], E1471
            [30JY], E1474 [30JY], E1502-E1504 [31JY], E1621-E1623 [7AU]
            protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6297-H6306 [24JY]
            protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), motion to recommit, H6412 [24JY], H6415 [24JY] protection
            of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), H1116
            [12MR]
        ------ provide national quality standards for all health care plans,
            H295 [4FE], H296 [4FE]
        ------ 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]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers (H.R. 1415), H243 [4FE], H244 [4FE], H245 [4FE], H246
            [4FE], H301 [4FE], H307-H312 [4FE], H1396 [24MR], H1849 [31MR]
        ------ traumatic brain injury research funding, E1237 [25JN]
        ------ use of medical optical signal processor in diagnosing and
            treating illnesses, E2079 [11OC]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), E434 [19MR],
            E760 [5MY]
        Immigration:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing
            to practice in underserved areas (H.R. 2759), H6931-H6935 [3AU]
        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]
        ------ coverage and treatment of emergency services under health
            plans (H.R. 815), H6303 [24JY]
        International Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome Awareness
            Day:  observance, E834 [12MY]
        International Medical Corps:  tribute, E1690 [10SE]
        Long Beach, CA:  tribute to Erase the Past Program, E1848 [29SE]
        Long Beach Medical Association:  tribute to honorees, E875 [18MY]
        Malhotra, Harish:  John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
            recipient, E2028 [10OC]
        Medford, NY:  tribute to Medford Fire Dept. and Ambulance Corps,
            E1571 [7AU]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1271 [26JN]
        ------ allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud
            in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (H.R. 4155), E1847 [29SE]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (H.R. 2497), E133 [11FE], E368 [12MR]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 3471), E396 [17MR], E978
            [22MY]
        ------ comprehensive financing for graduate medical education (H.R.
            4739), E2005 [9OC]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1375),
            E2083 [11OC], E2100 [12OC], E2167 [14OC]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (H.R. 3108), E71 [3FE] delay
            implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
            for home health services (H.R. 3205), H450 [12FE], H5275-H5287
            [24JN], E177 [12FE], E206 [24FE] delay implementation of interim
            payment system to home health agencies for home health services
            (H.R. 3567), E494 [26MR], E495 [26MR], E1096 [10JN] delay
            implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
            for home health services (H.R. 4339), H7004 [4AU], E1552 [5AU]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services, E2297 [21OC]
        ------ ensure proper payment of approved nursing and paramedical
            education programs (H.R. 4736), E1988 [9OC]
        ------ establish a standard of efficiency in home health services
            and reward agencies who meet or exceed the standard (H.R. 3651),
            H5287 [24JN]
        ------ establish medical necessity standard for Medicare+Choice
            plans (H.R. 4674), E1870 [1OC]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, H614 [25FE]
        ------ graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4219), E1311 [15JY]
        ------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
            rehabilitation services (H.R. 4534), E1662 [9SE]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940), E932
            [21MY]
        ------ promote use of universal product numbers on claims forms used
            for reimbursement (H.R. 3255), E212 [24FE]
        ------ provide for independent case managers for home health
            services (H.R. 4591), E1751 [17SE]
        ------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
            financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans (H.R. 4726),
            E1962 [8OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, H6871 [31JY],
            H7007 [4AU], H11658 [20OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (H.R. 4370),
            H7004 [4AU] reform payment system for home health services (H.R.
            4404), E1552 [5AU], E1556 [5AU]
        ------ reimbursement for nurse-midwife services and free-standing
            birth centers (H.R. 4872), E2263 [20OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
            (H.R. 3835), E831 [12MY], E853 [13MY]
        ------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
            physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
            organization (H.R. 3239), E168 [12FE]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities (H.R. 2754), E795 [7MY]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  require health care facilities and services to
            fund annual financial and compliance audits (H.R. 2543), E228
            [25FE]
        ------ surety bond requirements for home health care providers,
            H1145 [12MR]
        Mental health:  encourage States to adopt outpatient commitment laws
            to protect both the community and the affected individual, E1793
            [24SE]
        ------ establish a Mental Illness Working Group to recognize the
            seriousness of problems associated with mental illness (H. Res.
            596), H10808 [13OC], H10809 [13OC], E2147 [13OC]
        Morris County, NJ:  anniversary of Visiting Nurse Association of
            Northern New Jersey, E867 [14MY]
        Nashua, NH:  anniversary of Lions Club, E458 [24MR]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate (H.
            Con. Res. 171), H3423-H3425 [19MY]
        National Nurses Week:  observance, E766 [5MY], E770 [6MY], E795
            [7MY], E854 [13MY]
        National Organ Transplant Act:  reauthorize, E778 [6MY]
        National Physical Therapy Month:  observance, E1916 [6OC]
        Navy:  anniversary of Nurse Corps, E101 [4FE]
        Newark, NJ:  tribute to St. Columba Health Center, E767 [5MY]
        Nursing facilities:  permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
            and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
            individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
            criminal convictions are not employed (H.R. 4686), E2066 [11OC]
        Ocala, FL:  anniversary of Monroe Regional Medical Center, H1025
            [11MR]
        Occupational Therapy Month:  observance, E679 [28AP]
        Oregon:  use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
            mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
        Public safety officers:  establish national medal for those who act
            with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R.
            4090), H7439 [9SE], H7440 [9SE], E1662 [9SE]
        Rome, GA:  anniversary of Harbin Clinic, H4972 [23JN]
        San Diego, CA:  anniversary of Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group,
            E1712 [14SE]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, H106 [3FE]
        Smith, Clifford:  National Rural Health Association Rural
            Practitioner of the Year award recipient, E862 [14MY]
        Stricker, Audrey A.:  Cooperative of American Physicians, Inc., 21st
            Century Woman of Medicine award recipient, E1029 [4JN]
        University of Tennessee:  anniversary of Memphis School of Nursing,
            E690 [28AP]
        Vasella, Daniel:  American Jewish Congress Humanitarian Award
            recipient, E2257 [20OC]
        West Orange, NJ:  anniversary of First Aid Squad, E1291 [14JY]
      Remarks in Senate
        Abegglen, Penny:  Dept. of Veterans Affairs Excellence in Nursing
            Award recipient, S4132 [1MY]
        American Ambulance Association:  tribute to Stars of Life honorees,
            S5144 [19MY]
        American Red Cross:  anniversary of Blood Services (S. Con. Res.
            119), S10727 [22SE], S10856 [23SE], S12268 [9OC], S12269 [9OC]
        Boston University:  anniversary of School of Medicine, S10114 [9SE]
        Crime:  training of hospital staff relative to identification and
            referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 2395), S9557 [31JY]
        ------ training of hospital staff relative to identification and
            referral of victims of domestic violence (S. 2395), S12024 [8OC]
        Deaf Awareness Week:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        Death and dying:  clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of
            drugs intended for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (S.
            2151), S5797 [9JN]
        ------ clarify Federal laws relative to dispensing of drugs intended
            for use for assisted suicide or euthanasia (S. 2151), S10883
            [24SE]
        ------ prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
            mercy killing (S. 304), S12491-S12494 [14OC]
        Denver, CO:  tribute to National Jewish Medical Research Center,
            S9972 [8SE]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  modify overtime and holiday pay for
            veterinarians performing meat and poultry inspections (S. 2511),
            S10724 [22SE], S11002 [25SE]
        Dept. of Defense:  anniversary of Navy Hospital Corps, S6501 [17JN]
        ------ assessment of TRICARE Health Care Program, S9383 [30JY]
        ------ require military physicians to possess unrestricted licenses
            and to complete continuing medical education requirements, S6680
            [19JN]
        ------ revise TRICARE manual to cover rehabilitative services for
            head injuries, S7132 [25JN]
        Dept. of HHS:  disapprove rule submitted on surety bond requirements
            for home health care providers under Medicare and Medicaid (S.J.
            Res. 50), S6046-S6051 [10JN], S6261 [11JN]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  establish educational assistance
            programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
            S8333 [16JY]
        ----- establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
            employment of health care professionals (S. 2115), S5441-S5445
            [22MY]
        ------ provide cost-of-living or locality pay increase to certain VA
            hospital nurses, S8444 [17JY], S8445 [17JY]
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:  coverage of
            acupuncturist services (S. 2340), S8779 [22JY], S8780 [22JY],
            S8880 [23JY]
        ------ improve sanctions against providers and provide coverage for
            the FDIC and Federal Reserve Board (H.R. 1836), S11193 [30SE]
        Floyd County, KY:  anniversary of Emergency and Rescue Squad, S4217
            [4MY], S4839 [13MY]
        Frackville, PA:  anniversary of Schuylkill Training & Technology
            Center's Licensed Practical Nursing Program, S12242 [9OC]
        GAO:  report on private health insurance and Health Care Financing
            Administration, S9064 [27JY]
        Health:  distinguish between health care claims fraud and
            unavoidable billing errors (S. 2007), S3789-S3791 [29AP],
            S7675-S7677 [8JY]
        ------ 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]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S1687 [10MR], S2746 [30MR], S3045-S3055 [2AP], S3077 [2AP],
            S3666 [28AP], S4136 [1MY], S4198 [4MY], S4235 [5MY], S4236
            [5MY], S4405 [6MY], S4467 [7MY], S4556-S4558 [8MY], S6133
            [11JN], S6137 [11JN], S6694-S6696 [19JN], S7230 [26JN], S7562
            [7JY], S7563 [7JY], S7566-S7573 [7JY], S7610 [7JY], S7700-S7704
            [8JY], S7924 [10JY], S7925-S7927 [10JY], S7962 [10JY], S8019
            [13JY], S8050-S8052 [13JY], S8285-S8287 [16JY], S8638 [21JY],
            S8639 [21JY], S9677 [31AU], S9901-S9903 [3SE], S9917 [3SE],
            S9921 [3SE], S9950 [8SE], S9966 [8SE], S10043 [8SE], S10094
            [9SE], S10097 [9SE], S10819-S10823 [23SE], S10884-S10886 [24SE],
            S10889-S10893 [24SE], S10972-S10975 [25SE], S10977-S10979
            [25SE], S11103-S11110 [29SE], S11155-S11162 [30SE],
            S11272-S11275 [1OC], S11531 [6OC], S11541-S11543 [6OC], S12292
            [10OC], S12903 [21OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), S12238 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), motion to proceed, S12100 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), unanimous-consent request, S9733-S9739 [1SE], S9971
            [8SE], S10099 [9SE], S10100 [9SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
            4250), S9099 [28JY]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1890), S11325-S11327 [2OC], S12125-S12128 [9OC], S12137 [9OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2330), S12024 [8OC], S12350 [10OC]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2529), S11091 [29SE]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            1712), S1440 [5MR], S1538 [6MR] protection of enrollees in
            managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1890), S3749 [29AP],
            S4640-S4642 [12MY], S4664 [12MY], S5492 [1JN], S5568 [2JN],
            S5665 [5JN], S5767 [9JN], S6273 [12JN], S6450 [17JN], S7253
            [26JN], S8596 [21JY] protection of enrollees in managed care
            plans and HMO's (S. 1890), unanimous-consent request, S4642
            [12MY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (S. 1891), S2861 [31MR] protection of enrollees in managed care
            plans and HMO's (S. 2330), S8472 [17JY], S8487-S8511 [17JY],
            S8540-S8542 [17JY], S8548 [20JY], S8881-S8887 [23JY],
            S8982-S8984 [24JY], S8989-S8993 [24JY], S9147 [28JY],
            S9346-S9349 [30JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
            and HMO's (S. 2330), unanimous-consent request, S9211 [29JY]
            protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S.
            2416), S9573-S9591 [31JY]
        ------ require express consent for the recording or monitoring of
            communications between patients and health care insurers or
            providers, S4695 [12MY], S4841 [13MY]
        ------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
            (H.R. 4382), S11002 [25SE], S11057 [28SE]
        ------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
            health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
            providers (S. 644), S679-S682 [12FE]
        Health care facilities:  establish limits for imposition of fines
            relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP],
            S7675-S7677 [8JY]
        ------ prevent abuse and mistreatment of elderly and disabled
            patients, S3091 [2AP]
        ------ protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
            screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
            employees (S. 2570), S11707 [7OC], S11708 [7OC]
        Health Care Financing Administration:  defer to State laws relative
            to physician supervision of nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC],
            S12743 [21OC]
        Immigration:  admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses willing
            to practice in underserved areas (S. 2210), S7013 [24JN]
        Insurance:  coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
            surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
            cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S3008 [1AP], S4640-S4642 [12MY],
            S4644-S4651 [12MY], S4875 [14MY], S4876 [14MY], S4877 [14MY]
        ----- coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery
            relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer
            diagnosis (S. 249), unanimous-consent request, S4642-S4644
            [12MY]
        ------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
            by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient (S.
            2315), S8248 [15JY]
        Khuri, Shukri F.:  Frank Brown Berry Prize in Federal Medicine award
            recipient, S11962 [8OC]
        Logan-Young, Wende:  New York Innovation in Breast Cancer Early
            Detection and Research Award recipient, S12728 [20OC]
        Medicaid:  allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute
            fraud in Medicare and other Federal programs and elder abuse in
            residential facilities (S. 2040), S4528-S4530 [7MY]
        Medical Education Trust Fund:  establish (S. 21), S4538 [7MY]
        Medicare:  allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, S2747 [30MR], S2813-S2825 [31MR], S2893 [1AP], S2894
            [1AP]
        ----- allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (S. 1194), S89 [28JA], S247 [2FE]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services, S12826-S12828 [21OC]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (S. 1194), S11892-S11896 [8OC]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to remain enrolled in their chosen health
            plan (S. 2611), S12178 [9OC]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
            payments (S. 2031), S4488 [7MY]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (S. 2335), S8658 [21JY]
        ------ coverage of acupuncturist services (S. 2340), S8779 [22JY],
            S8780 [22JY], S8880 [23JY]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S749 [12FE]
        ------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
            agencies for home health services (S. 1643), S12660 [16OC]
        ------ delay reduction and make revisions to the per beneficiary and
            per visit payment limit (S. 2616), S12182 [9OC], S12343-S12348
            [10OC]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services (S. Con. Res. 93), S4208 [4MY]
        ------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
            improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S.
            2091), S5129-S5131 [19MY]
        ------ exempt certain facilities from transition period under the
            prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities (S.
            2342), S8782 [22JY]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680), S1012-S1014
            [25FE]
        ------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
            system to home health agencies for home health services (S.
            2508), S10725 [22SE]
        ------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option, S2708 [27MR], S2746 [30MR]
            improve access to health insurance by offering certain
            individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2127-S2135
            [17MR]
        ------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
            medical education programs (S. 2049), S4535-S4538 [7MY]
        ------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
            programs in critical need specialty areas (S. 2216), S7176
            [25JN]
        ------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
            S11531 [6OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services, S12535
            [14OC], S12807 [21OC], S12896 [21OC]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
            S8383-S8386 [16JY] reform payment system for home health
            services (S. 2354), S8996 [24JY], S9609 [31JY]
        ------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
            S12284-S12286 [10OC]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
            (S. 2222), S7182 [25JN], S7183 [25JN]
        ------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
            (S. 2222), S10719 [22SE]
        ------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
            whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
            proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers
            (S. 2055), S4559 [8MY]
        ------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
            facilities (S. 2056), S4560 [8MY]
        ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
            [23MR]
        ------ withdrawl of managed care plans under Medicare+Choice
            organizations, S12273-S12275 [10OC]
        Mental Health Workers Week:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        National Caregivers Day:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        National Community Pharmacists Association:  anniversary, S11961
            [8OC]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  designate (H.
            Con. Res. 171), S5356 [21MY]
        National Museum of Civil War Medicine:  tribute, S6829 [22JN]
        National Nurses Week:  observance, S5469 [22MY]
        National Opticians Month:  observance, S12353 [10OC]
        National Rehabilitation Week:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        National Vision Rehabilitation Day:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        NIH:  establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
            Medicine (S. 2420), S9593 [31JY]
        OPM:  develop classification standards for physician assistants in
            Federal agencies (S. 2588), S11984 [8OC]
        Oregon:  law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
            killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
        OSHA:  require employers to notify local emergency officials of
            workplace emergencies (S. 2245), S7262 [26JN]
        Rural areas:  promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
            S12170-S12172 [9OC]
        Satcher, David:  nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
            of HHS, S343-S373 [4FE], S439 [5FE], S446 [5FE], S449 [5FE],
            S462 [5FE], S474-S500 [9FE], S506 [9FE], S509-S511 [9FE],
            S532-S542 [10FE], S674 [11FE]
        States:  establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
            consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
            2254), S7282 [26JN]
        Thomas Jefferson University:  tribute to Jefferson Medical College
            staff, S7606 [7JY]
      Reports
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act (H.R. 1836):  Committee
            on Governmental Affairs (Senate), H9353 [5OC]
        Managed Health Care:  J. Wrich & Associates, Inc., E335 [10MR]
      Reports filed
        Clarify Federal Laws Relative to Dispensing of Drugs Intended for
            Use for Assisted Suicide or Euthanasia:  Committee on the
            Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4006) (H. Rept. 105-683), H7410 [6AU]
        Consideration of H.R. 4006, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act:
            Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 535) (H. Rept. 105-712),
            H7690 [14SE]
        Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act:  Committee on
            Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), H6281 [23JY]
        Establish a National Medal for Public Safety Officers Who Act With
            Extraordinary Valor Above and Beyond the Call of Duty:
            Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4090) (H. Rept. 105-
            667), H6879 [31JY]
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Committee on
            Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1836) (S. Rept. 105-257),
            S8658 [21JY]
        Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act:  Committee on
            the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2759) (H. Rept. 105-668), H6999
            [3AU]
        Health Professions Education Partnership Act:  Committee on Labor
            and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 105-220), S6883
            [23JN]
        Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act:  Committee on the Judiciary
            (Senate) (S. 2151), S10919 [24SE]
        ------ Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2151) (S. Rept. 105-
            371), S11581 [6OC]
        Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension:
            Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713),
            H7690 [14SE]
        Medicare Home Health Services--No Surety in Fight Against Fraud and
            Waste:  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.
            Rept. 105-821), H11023 [15OC]
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service:  Committee on
            Commerce (House) (H. Con. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 105-539), H3366
            [18MY]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Representative:  AIDS in America, E1378 [22JY]
        ------ Health Care Reform, E1301 [15JY]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Health:  protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
            (H.R. 4250), H6414 [24JY]
      Statements
        Allow Medicare Beneficiaries To Enter Into Private Contracts for
            Services:  Howard Bedlin, National Council on the Aging, S2821
            [31MR]
        ----- Judy Waxman, Families USA Foundation, S2821 [31MR]
        ----- Patricia A. Ford, Service Employees International Union, S2820
            [31MR]
        Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act:  Senators Cochran,
            Glenn, and Levin, H9353 [5OC]
        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]
        Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  A.G. Newmyer III, Epilepsy
            Foundation, S11326 [2OC]
        ------ Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families,
            S11326 [2OC]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Diane
            Bergin, S10885 [24SE]
        ------ Doris Brightful, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Jeanne Carpenter, Epilepsy Foundation, S11107 [29SE]
        ------ Jerry Flynn, S11105 [29SE]
        ------ Ken Viste, American Academy of Neurology, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Mirtha Casimir, S11106 [29SE]
        ------ Tom McEachin, S11105 [29SE]
        Protection of Enrollees In Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            A.G. Newmyer, III, E1950 [8OC]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
            American Hospital Association, S3055 [2AP]
        ------ Baylor Health Care System, S3054 [2AP]
        ------ Cleveland Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
        ------ Frances M. Visco, S11543 [6OC]
        ------ Mayo Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
        Space Station Program Funding Relative to Health and Disease
            Research:  Several Doctors and Scientists, S7548 [7JY]
        What Health Care Reform Legislation Must Include This Year:
            Representative McIntosh, H1396 [24MR]
      Summaries
        Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act (S. 1808), S2367
            [20MR]
        Delay Reduction and Make Revisions to the Medicare Per Beneficiary
            and Per Visit Payment Limit (S. 2616), S12343 [10OC]
        Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act (H.R. 2759),
            H6934 [3AU]
        Hospital Length of Stay Act (S. 2315), S8250 [15JY]
        Medicare Early Access Act (S. 1789), S2133 [17MR]
        Medicare Waste Tax Reduction Act (S. 2335), S8659 [21JY]
        Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 2416), S9587 [31JY]
      Tables
        Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
            Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
        Medicare payments for certain benefits and procedures, E369 [12MR]
      Testimonies
        Efforts To Prevent Transmission of HIV:  Representative Lantos, E241
            [26FE]
        Patients' Bill of Rights Act:  Bruce Chabner, S8982 [24JY]
        Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's:  Charlotte
            Yeh, American College of Emergency Physicians, S10822 [23SE]
        ------ Cheryl Bolinger, H941 [10MR]
      Texts of
        H. Con. Res. 171, National Emergency Medical Services Memorial
            Service, H3423 [19MY]
        H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act,
            H6297 [24JY]
        H. Res. 565, importance of mammograms and biopsies in the prevention
            of breast cancer, H10155 [8OC]
        H.R. 1836, Federal Employees Health Care Protection Act,
            S11193-S11195 [30SE], S11196 [30SE]
        H.R. 2759, Health Professional Shortage Area Nursing Relief Act,
            H6931 [3AU]
        H.R. 4090, Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act, H7439 [9SE]
        H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6307-H6337 [24JY], H6367 [24JY]
        H.R. 4382, mammography quality standards programs revision and
            extension, H7745 [15SE]
        S. 1643, delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, S749 [12FE]
        S. 1680, exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
            for suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare, S1013
            [25FE]
        S. 1754, Health Professions Education Partnership Act, S1930-S1947
            [13MR], S9629-S9646 [31JY], S12511-S12529 [14OC], H10748-H10768
            [13OC]
        S. 1789, Medicare Early Access Act, S2127-S2133 [17MR]
        S. 1808, Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act, S2364-S2367
            [20MR]
        S. 2007, Health Care Claims Guidance Act, S3790 [29AP]
        S. 2049, Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act, S4536
            [7MY]
        S. 2115, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive
            Act, S5442-S5444 [22MY]
        S. 2151, Lethal Drug Abuse Prevention Act, S5798 [9JN]
        S. 2210, Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act, S7014-S7016
            [24JN]
        S. 2216, Medicare payments to hospitals that have graduate medical
            education programs in critical need specialty areas, S7177
            [25JN]
        S. 2222, repeal Medicare financial limitations on rehabilitation
            services, S7182 [25JN]
        S. 2245, Industrial Emergency Notification Act, S7262 [26JN]
        S. 2254, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S7282 [26JN]
        S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8489-S8509 [17JY]
        S. 2340, Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act, S8779 [22JY]
        S. 2395, training of hospital staff relative to identification and
            referral of victims of domestic violence, S9557 [31JY]
        S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act, S9574-S9587 [31JY]
        S. 2511, Federal Meat and Poultry Employees Pay Act, S11002 [25SE]
        S. 2570, protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
            screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
            employees, S12032-S12034 [8OC]
        S. Con. Res. 119, anniversary of American Red Cross Blood Services,
            S10726 [22SE], S12269 [9OC]
      Transcripts
        Telephone Respondents to Marshfield, MA, Area Newspaper Articles on
            Home Health Care, H5285 [24JN]