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

    BALANCED BUDGET ACT
      Bills and resolutions
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services, (see H.R.
            3137), H240 [3FE]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
            [25FE], (see H.R. 3284), H676 [26FE]
        ------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
            discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S378
            [4FE]
      Letters
        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]
      Remarks in House
        Medicare:  delay implementation of changes in coverage of
            venipuncture services under home health services (H.R. 2912),
            H305 [4FE], H409 [11FE], H410 [11FE], H411 [11FE], H488 [12FE],
            E109 [5FE], E1446 [27JY], E1552 [5AU]
        ----- delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services (H.R. 3137), H110 [3FE],
            H338 [5FE], H409 [11FE], E141 [11FE]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, H614 [25FE]
        ------ investigate referral policies for home health agencies, E1666
            [9SE]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  surety bond requirements for home health care
            providers, H1145 [12MR]
      Remarks in Senate
        Children and youth:  provide health insurance for uninsured
            children, S2746 [30MR]
        Disabled:  provide accessible and affordable health care for
            disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
        Medicare:  exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
            for suppliers of durable medical equipment (S. 1680),
            S1012-S1014 [25FE]
        ------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
            discharges relative to post-acute care (S. 1604), S379 [4FE],
            S859 [23FE]
      Texts of
        S. 1604, repeal the Medicare restriction on payment for certain
            hospital discharges relative to post-acute care, S380 [4FE]
        S. 1680, exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
            for suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare, S1013
            [25FE]