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

    SENIOR CITIZENS
      Addresses
        Health Care Reform in 1998--What Can We Expect From the 105th
            Congress? Representative Gingrich, E911 [20MY]
        National Policy Objectives:  Speaker Gingrich, E272-E275 [3MR]
        Social Security Saved! Senator Moynihan, S2155-S2157 [18MR]
      Amendments
        Medicare:  revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10077 [8OC]
        Social Security:  establish Protect Social Security Account into
            which budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform
            is enacted (H.R. 4578), H8627 [24SE], H8746 [25SE]
      Analyses
        American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
        Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act (S. 1710), S1351 [4MR]
      Appointments
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare, H6418
            [24JY]
      Articles and editorials
        AARP Answers ``Scare Campaign'' on Medicare Private Contracting,
            E134 [11FE]
        For Medicaid Patients, Doors Slam Closed, S4631 [11MY]
        Good Way To Leave--Baltimore's Chief Judge Robert I.H. Hammerman
            Might Be Retiring, But He'll Never Stop Working, S12213 [9OC]
        Let's Really Save Social Security, S1767 [11MR]
        Losing Patients Over Home Health Care Cuts, H5283 [24JN]
        Many Elders Receive Care at Criminals' Hands, S3092 [2AP]
        Medicare's Assault Against the Elderly, S89 [28JA]
        Not the Retiring Type, S12241 [9OC]
        Paying the Price for Mismanagement, H5284 [24JN]
        Public Trust Busting, S2154 [18MR]
        Region's Home-Care Firms Face Being Punished for Their Efficiency,
            S3711 [28AP]
        Sondheim To Head Maryland School Board, S12242 [9OC]
        Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
            on In-Hospital Mortality, E1664 [9SE]
        Voters Are Ready for Social Security Reform, E785 [7MY]
        Way Out of Europe's Pension Crisis, E1577 [7AU]
        Win-Win on Housing, H10709 [13OC]
        With Closing Argument, Judge Ends 37-Year Term-- MD's Hammerman
            Questions Being Forced To Put Down Gavel at 70, S12213 [9OC]
      Bills and resolutions
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish, (see H.R. 3095), H62 [27JA], (see H.R. 3546), H1549
            [25MR]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration, (see H. Res. 410), H2422
            [28AP]
        Budget:  ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds, (see S. 1587), S226 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
            baseline, (see S. 1588), S226 [29JA]
        Capitol Police:  increase mandatory retirement age, (see H.R. 4415),
            H7289 [5AU]
        Colleges and universities:  allow use of age-based incentives for
            the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, (see H.R. 3473),
            H1236 [17MR]
        Committee on Social Security Reform (Joint):  establish, (see H.J.
            Res. 112), H677 [26FE]
        Consumers:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide
            with information that will help them protect themselves, (see
            H.R. 3134), H100 [28JA]
        ------ warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over the Internet
            and provide with information that will help them protect
            themselves, (see S. 2587), S11970 [8OC]
        Dept. of Defense:  equitable retirement for military reserve
            technicians covered under FERS or CSRS, (see H.R. 4153), H5402
            [25JN]
        ------ exclude monthly insurance benefits in determining the income
            of certain surviving spouses of military retirees, (see H.R.
            4582), H7914 [16SE]
        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]
        ERISA:  protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans, (see H.R. 4396), H7178 [4AU]
        ------ protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans, (see S. 2475), S10383 [15SE]
        ------ regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
            less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements,
            (see H.R. 4238), H5736 [16JY]
        Federal employees:  establish a program under which long-term care
            insurance can be obtained, (see H.R. 4401), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ establish program under which long-term care insurance can be
            obtained, (see S. 2477), S10422 [16SE]
        ------ provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
            errors, (see S. 1710), S1336 [4MR], (see H.R. 3249), H578 [24FE]
        Government:  require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
            national debt, and Social Security system solvency, (see H. Con.
            Res. 228), H678 [26FE]
        Health:  national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, (see S. 2074), S4823 [13MY]
        Health care facilities:  protect rights of members of HMO's to
            receive continuing care at facilities of their choice, (see S.
            1997), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ 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]
        Health care professionals:  ensure home care agencies conduct
            background checks on job applicants, (see H.R. 4592), H8035
            [17SE]
        House of Representatives:  require that excess amounts from Members'
            official allowances be applied to old-age, survivors, and
            disability insurance programs, (see H.R. 3804), H2931 [6MY]
        Housing:  expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        Income:  exemption from the requirement that all Federal payments be
            made by electronic funds transfer, (see H.R. 4405), H7289 [5AU]
        ------ protect retirement security of individuals, (see H.R. 3450),
            H1158 [12MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services, (see H. Con. Res.
            210, S. Con. Res. 95), S4713 [12MY], H385 [5FE]
        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]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities, (see S. 2061), S4630 [11MY], (see H.R. 4046, S.
            2308), S8240 [15JY], H4549 [11JN]
        Medicare:  adhere to the statutory deadlines for implementation of
            the prospective payment system for home health services, (see H.
            Res. 585), H10076 [8OC]
        ------ adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home health
            agencies, (see S. 1993), S3709 [28AP]
        ------ allocate savings from waste, fraud, and abuse enforcement
            programs to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, (see H.
            Con. Res. 321), H7290 [5AU]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to remain enrolled in their chosen health
            plan, (see S. 2611), S12164 [9OC]
        ------ allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit
            laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R. 4648), H9084
            [26SE]
        ------ 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]
        ------ combat waste, fraud and abuse, (see S. 1788), S2114 [17MR]
        ------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4653), H9178 [28SE]
        ------ coverage of acupuncturist services, (see S. 2340), S8778
            [22JY]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
            [5AU]
        ------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
            drug therapy, (see H.R. 4753), H10076 [8OC]
        ------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
            services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H240 [3FE]
        ------ 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]
        ------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
            to skilled nursing facilities, (see S. Res. 314), S12871 [21OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see S. 2227), S7172 [25JN], (see H.R. 4492),
            H7413 [6AU]
        ------ enhance and expand special enrollment periods for certain
            military retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 3863), H3246 [13MY]
        ------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
            sharing assistance programs, (see H.R. 4836), H10917 [14OC]
        ------ ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in
            Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice
            plans, (see H.R. 4862), H11695 [20OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system, (see S.
            1864), S2660 [26MR], (see H.R. 3570), H1643 [26MR]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, (see S. 1680), S1003
            [25FE], (see H.R. 3284), H676 [26FE]
        ------ extend health care coverage, (see H.R. 4177), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ 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 benefits for certain individuals and
            provide financial assistance to individuals who are too poor to
            afford premiums, (see H.R. 4799), H10513 [10OC]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, (see H.R. 3470), H1235 [17MR]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests, (see S.
            2378), S9425 [30JY]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps, (see H.R. 3814, S. 2292), S8056
            [13JY], H3013 [7MY]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S113 [28JA]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
            S. 1908), S3119 [2AP]
        ------ 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]
        ------ prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enrollment in
            Medicare+Choice plans, (see S. 2545), S11339 [2OC]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans,
            (see H.R. 4214), H5492 [14JY]
        ------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing,
            (see H.R. 4186), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ provide for independent case managers for home health
            services, (see H.R. 4591), H8035 [17SE]
        ------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
            settlement shall be used for part A, (see H.R. 3172), H385 [5FE]
        ------ reduce percentage of physicians' salaries dependent on
            financial incentives under Medicare+Choice plans, (see H.R.
            4726), H10011 [7OC]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices, (see H.R. 4627),
            H8931 [25SE], (see H.R. 4646), H9083 [26SE], (see H.R. 4794),
            H10513 [10OC]
        ------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals,
            (see H.R. 4533), H7494 [9SE]
        ------ 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 services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities, (see S. 2054),
            S4558 [8MY]
        ------ require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of
            hospital termination under such plans, (see H.R. 4748), H10076
            [8OC]
        ------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
            management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
            organizations, (see H.R. 4187), H5404 [25JN]
        ------ 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]
        ------ 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 certain payment limits for health services, (see H.R.
            4567), H7802 [15SE]
        ------ revise interim payment system to home health agencies for
            home health services, (see H.R. 4252), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ waiver of the late enrollment penalty for certain military
            retirees and dependents, (see H.R. 4771), H10352 [9OC]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish, (see H.R. 4464), H7412 [6AU]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  pilot program for the use of optical memory
            cards, (see H.R. 4317), H6281 [23JY]
        ------ 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]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, (see H.R. 4099, S. 2295), S8056
            [13JY], H4879 [19JN], (see H.R. 4344), H6697 [29JY]
        Pensions:  allow individuals the opportunity to provide for their
            retirement through S.A.F.E. accounts, (see H.R. 3683), H2054
            [1AP]
        ------ ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits, (see S. 2249), S7256 [26JN], (see H.R.
            4152, S. 2339), S8658 [21JY], H5402 [25JN]
        ------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
            to State income taxes, (see H.R. 4572), H7802 [15SE]
        ------ reform, (see H.R. 3788), H2744 [4MY], (see H.R. 4123), H5296
            [24JN]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans, (see S.
            1600), S318 [3FE], (see H.R. 3632, S. 2267), S7574 [7JY], H2052
            [1AP]
        Postal Service:  protect consumers from deceptive marketing
            practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods
            or services, (see S. 2141), S5694 [5JN]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish, (see H.R.
            3207), H495 [12FE]
        Social Security:  allow for distribution of the lump sum death
            payment, in the absence of a widow or widower or surviving
            children, to any other person as certified by the deceased
            worker, (see H.R. 3739), H2423 [28AP]
        ------ budget treatment of trust funds, (see S. 1634), S836 [23FE],
            (see S. Res. 185), S1070 [26FE]
        ------ budget treatment of trust funds, extension of pay-as-you-go
            requirements, and reservation of all surpluses, (see S. Res.
            282), S10921 [24SE]
        ------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
            or after 1982, (see S. 2003), S3783 [29AP]
        ------ create personalized retirement accounts, (see S. 2552),
            S11582 [6OC]
        ------ determination of benefit amounts relative to provision of
            child care or care to a chronically ill dependent relative, (see
            H.R. 4456), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals, (see
            S. 1571), S48 [27JA], (see H.R. 3912), H3624 [20MY]
        ------ eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits
            following the divorce, (see H.R. 4458), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to
            compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and
            Medicare benefits, (see H.R. 4084), H4834 [18JN]
        ------ establish and maintain individual investment accounts, (see
            H.R. 4076), H4711 [17JN]
        ------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted,
            (see H.R. 4578), H7914 [16SE] establish Protect Social Security
            Account into which budget surpluses will be deposited until
            long-term reform is enacted (H.R. 4578), consideration, (see H.
            Res. 552), H8626 [24SE]
        ------ establish the Protect Social Security Account into which
            budget surpluses will be deposited, (see H.R. 3351), H902 [5MR]
        ------ extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to
            trust funds, (see S. 1678), S1003 [25FE]
        ------ include retirees among recipients of annual account
            statements, (see H.R. 3649), H2053 [1AP]
        ------ increase widow's and widower's insurance benefits by reason
            of delayed retirement, (see H.R. 4459), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ investment of certain Federal budgetary surpluses into
            program, (see H. Res. 340), H63 [27JA]
        ------ investment of surplus from trust funds and protection from
            public debt limit, (see S. 1790), S2213 [18MR]
        ------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities, (see H.R.
            3822), H3013 [7MY], (see H.R. 4033), H4479 [10JN]
        ------ prohibit privatization, (see H. Res. 483), H5064 [23JN]
        ------ provide a more equitable application of the earnings test in
            the first year of eligibility for retirement age individuals,
            (see H.R. 4369), H6879 [31JY]
        ------ provide for accounts funded by surpluses in the budget and
            available for private investment in indexed funds, (see H.R.
            3456), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ provide full benefits for disabled widows and widowers
            regardless of age, (see H.R. 4460), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ reduce payroll taxes, (see S. 1792), S2214 [18MR]
        ------ repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's
            insurance benefits based on disability, (see H.R. 4457), H7412
            [6AU]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see
            H.R. 3448), H1158 [12MR]
        ------ allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums, (see
            H.R. 4465), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ allow certain senior citizens a deduction for State and local
            real property taxes and provide for the establishment of senior
            citizen real property tax accounts, (see H.R. 4713), H10010
            [7OC]
        ------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage, (see
            H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
        ------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
            not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
            (see H.R. 4472), H7412 [6AU]
        ------ allow deduction for long-term care services for individuals
            not eligible for employer-provided long-term health coverage,
            (see S. 2492), S10517 [17SE]
        ------ allow rollover contributions to individual retirement plans
            from deferred compensation plans maintained by States and local
            governments and allow State and local governments to maintain
            401(k) plans, (see H.R. 3554), H1549 [25MR]
        ------ disclose to employees the employer's share of taxes paid for
            old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the
            employee, (see H.R. 3777), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of taxes
            paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance
            for the employee, (see H.R. 3776), H2705 [30AP]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits, (see H.R.
            3503, S. 2329), S8482 [17JY], H1335 [19MR]
        ------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans, (see
            H.R. 3101), H63 [27JA]
        ------ increase amount of Social Security benefits exempt from tax
            for single taxpayers, (see S. 2515), S10921 [24SE]
        ------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
            Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate, (see H.R. 3447),
            H1158 [12MR]
        ------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
            medical expenses of certain older relatives, (see H.R. 3600),
            H1776 [30MR], (see H.R. 4349), H6697 [29JY]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings, (see H.R. 3672), H2054
            [1AP]
        ------ promote retirement savings, (see S. 2635), S12558 [14OC],
            (see H.R. 4823), H10832 [13OC]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals, (see H.R. 3870, S.
            2130), S5634 [4JN], H3311 [14MY]
        ------ reform Internal Revenue Code and protect Social Security and
            Medicare trust funds, (see H. Con. Res. 248), H1444 [24MR]
        ------ treatment of dependent care expenses, (see H.R. 3135), H100
            [28JA], (see H.R. 3176), H445 [11FE]
        ------ treatment of education individual retirement accounts, (see
            H.R. 3307), H754 [3MR]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, (see H.R. 3979),
            H4054 [3JN]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions, (see S. 1734), S1697 [10MR]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work, (see H.R. 3841),
            H3105 [12MY]
        Veterans:  computation of retirement benefits for certain merchant
            mariners who served during World War II, (see H.R. 4574), H7802
            [15SE]
        ------ improve access to health care services for certain Medicare-
            eligible veterans, (see H.R. 3828), H3104 [12MY]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, (see H.R.
            3624, S. 2114), S5433 [22MY], H2052 [1AP]
      Descriptions
        Social Security Solvency Act (S. 1792), S2166 [18MR]
        Strongsville, OH, Recreation and Senior Center, E492 [26MR]
      Essays
        Tribute to Grandmother--Mary Aucremann:  Bryan Bardin, E1272 [26JN]
      Excerpts
        Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds:  Budget Act, S199
            [29JA]
        Next Ten Years of Health Spending--What Does the Future Hold?, E2101
            [12OC]
      Explanations
        Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement Act (H.R.
            4567), H10254-H10256 [9OC]
      Factsheets
        Medicaid Protections for Low-Income Medicare Beneficiaries, E2161
            [14OC]
      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 HUD Elderly Housing Program funding:  Horace B. Deets,
            AARP, S2888 [1AP]
        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]
        Exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the
            Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system:
            Muriel Ellman, MHM/Bay Colony Counseling Services, E483 [26MR]
        Investment of Social Security trust funds in marketable securities:
            Alan Greenspan, FRS, H4970 [23JN]
        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]
        Medicaid/Medicare insurance and benefits cost estimates:  Sol
            Mussey, Health Care Financing Administration, E978 [22MY]
        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]
        National Dialogue on Social Security Act:  Horace B. Deets, AARP,
            H2491 [29AP]
        ------ Martha Phillips, Concord Coalition, H2491 [29AP]
        Pension Coverage and Portability Act:  Brian Graff, American Society
            of Pension Actuaries, S8675 [21JY]
        ------ James A. Klein, Association of Private Pension and Welfare
            Plans, S8676 [21JY]
        ------ M. Dee Williams and Richard E. Schumacher, National
            Association of State Retirement Administrators, S8676 [21JY]
        ------ Profit Sharing 401(K) Council of America, S8675 [21JY]
        Prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities
            under Medicaid:  Paul R. Willging, American Health Care
            Association, S8241 [15JY]
        ----- Toby S. Edelman, National Senior Citizens Law Center, S8242
            [15JY]
        Revise certain Medicare payment limits for health services:  Frank
            E. Moss, E2293 [21OC]
        Social Security trust funds:  Andrew J. Mair, E1017 [4JN]
        Strengthen and expand the procedures for preventing the slamming of
            interstate telephone service subscribers:  Horace B. Deets,
            AARP, S4686 [12MY]
        Use of controlled substances for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
            mercy killing:  Thomas A. Constantine, DEA, S12493 [14OC]
      Lists
        Supporters of S. 2295, Older Americans Act reauthorization, S8058
            [13JY]
      Memorandums
        Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act (H.R. 2497), E368
            [12MR]
      Messages
        Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report:  President Clinton, S317
            [3FE], S11041 [28SE], H222 [3FE], H9163 [28SE]
      Motions
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2507 [29AP]
      Papers
        Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
            David Nash, AARP, E2 [27JA]
      Petitions and memorials
        Rhode Island:  compensation of retired military personnel, E1717
            [15SE], E1904 [5OC]
      Press releases
        Allow Medicare Beneficiaries To Enter Into Private Contracts for
            Services:  Medicare Rights Center (organization), S2820 [31MR]
        ----- Older Women's League, S2821 [31MR]
        America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
            Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing:  Dept. of HUD, H5814
            [17JY]
      Proclamations
        Retired Citizens Month:  Fob James, Jr., Governor of Alabama, E1265
            [26JN]
      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
        Alabama:  observance of Retired Citizens Month, E1265 [26JN]
        ------ tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, E628 [22AP]
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, H3686-H3694 [21MY]
        Bardin, Bryan:  Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council Area Agency on
            Aging essay contest winner, E1272 [26JN]
        Baylor College of Medicine:  anniversary of Roy M. and Phyllis Gough
            Huffington Center on Aging, E465 [25MR]
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            establish (H.R. 3546), H2487-H2510 [29AP], E471 [25MR]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), consideration (H. Res. 410),
            H2478-H2487 [29AP]
        ----- establish (H.R. 3546), motion to recommit, H2507 [29AP]
        Bronx, NY:  anniversary of Mechler Hall Senior Center, E1176 [19JN]
        Capitol Police:  increase mandatory retirement age (H.R. 4415),
            E1553 [5AU]
        Colleges and universities:  allow use of age-based incentives for
            the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, H2525 [29AP], H2532
            [29AP]
        ----- allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary retirement
            of tenured faculty (H.R. 3473), E386 [17MR]
        Congressional Senior Citizen Intern Program:  tribute, E925 [20MY]
        Consumers:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud and provide
            with information that will help them protect themselves (H.R.
            3134), H2696 [30AP]
        Corp. for National and Community Service:  funding, H1809 [31MR]
        Crime:  increase penalties for violent crimes against senior
            citizens and the disabled, H4508 [11JN], H4509 [11JN]
        Cuyahoga Falls, OH:  anniversary of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
            Golden Agers Club, E1748 [17SE]
        Dept. of HHS:  provide payment exemption for the National Eye Care
            Project, H10252 [9OC]
        East Chicago, IN:  tribute to firefighters who rescued Lake County
            Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents from a fire, E1297
            [14JY]
        ERISA:  regulate entities that hold assets of pension plans covering
            less than 100 participants and require annual asset statements
            (H.R. 4238), E1330 [17JY]
        Fauquier County, VA:  tribute to senior citizen volunteers, E632
            [22AP]
        Federal aid programs:  nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN],
            H5198 [24JN]
        Federal employees:  establish a program under which long-term care
            insurance can be obtained (H.R. 4401), E1547 [5AU]
        Federal-State relations:  reduce State and local costs due to
            unfunded Federal mandates relative to the Food Stamp Program,
            H4123-H4129 [4JN], H4133 [4JN]
        Glenview, IL:  anniversary of Glenview Senior Citizen Club, E1557
            [5AU]
        Government:  require a balanced Federal budget, repayment of the
            national debt, and Social Security system solvency (H. Con. Res.
            228), E237 [26FE]
        Health:  national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, H20 [27JA], H68 [28JA], H75 [28JA], H78-H84 [28JA],
            H293 [4FE], H307-H312 [4FE], H3632 [21MY], E501 [27MR], E910
            [20MY], E1122 [11JN]
        ------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, H10523 [11OC]
        Health care facilities:  reform accreditation process for nursing
            homes, E2239 [20OC]
        Hertzberg, Robert M.:  Organization for the Needs of the Elderly
            Civic Leadership Award recipient, E807 [11MY]
        Hooper, Rhoda:  New Hampshire Outstanding Older Worker award
            recipient, E331 [10MR]
        Housing:  expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
            H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements (H.R. 3181), H410
            [11FE], H506 [24FE]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
        Income:  retirement savings, E272 [3MR]
        Lakewood, OH:  anniversary of George Fedor Manor, E814 [12MY]
        Lenawee County, MI:  tribute to foster grandparents, E1212 [24JN]
        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:  accreditation requirements relative to public
            representation and meetings (H.R. 800), E337 [10MR]
        ------ accreditation requirements relative to public representation
            and meetings (H.R. 800), E2139 [13OC]
        ------ allow beneficiaries to enter into private contracts for
            services (H.R. 2497), E133 [11FE], E368 [12MR]
        ------ allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
            special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
            sites (H.R. 4160), E1273 [26JN]
        ------ budget treatment of trust funds, E978 [22MY], E1387 [22JY]
        ------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 3471), E396 [17MR], E978
            [22MY]
        ------ continuous open enrollment of individuals in Medicare+Choice
            plans (H.R. 4653), E1845 [29SE]
        ------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
            surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E2 [27JA],
            E3 [27JA]
        ------ contracting with certain hospitals to provide certain
            surgical procedures and related services (H.R. 2726), E1664
            [9SE]
        ------ coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 4403), E1550 [5AU]
        ------ coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1375),
            E2083 [11OC], E2100 [12OC], E2167 [14OC]
        ------ coverage of outpatient prescription drugs and home infusion
            drug therapy (H.R. 4753), E1956 [8OC], E1969 [8OC], E1980 [9OC],
            E2101 [12OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ 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]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations (H.R. 4492), H9086 [28SE]
        ------ enroll eligible low-income beneficiaries in certain cost-
            sharing assistance programs (H.R. 4836), E2161 [14OC], E2171
            [14OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (H.R.
            3570), E483 [26MR]
        ------ exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements for
            suppliers of durable medical equipment, H614 [25FE]
        ------ extension of coverage to early retirees and dependents
            through equal-to-cost premiums, E74 [3FE]
        ------ funding, H4215 [5JN]
        ------ improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain
            individuals, H1174 [17MR] improve access to health insurance and
            benefits for certain individuals (H.R. 3470), H1239 [18MR],
            H1241 [18MR], H1242 [18MR], H1295 [18MR], E978 [22MY]
        ------ investigate referral policies for home health agencies, E1666
            [9SE]
        ------ prohibit use of cold-call marketing of Medicare+Choice plans
            (H.R. 4214), E1295 [14JY]
        ------ provide flexibility in contracting for claims processing
            (H.R. 4186), E1232 [25JN]
        ------ 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]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4627), H10920
            [15OC], E1898 [2OC], E2060 [11OC], E2061 [11OC], E2065 [11OC]
        ------ reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 4646), H9182
            [29SE], H9183 [29SE], H9195-H9201 [1OC], H9352 [5OC], E1866
            [1OC], E1869 [1OC], E1893 [2OC], E2059 [11OC], E2060 [11OC]
        ------ reform, H80-H84 [28JA], H368 [5FE], H840 [4MR], H1174 [17MR],
            H1282 [18MR], H2922 [6MY], E507 [27MR], E1655 [9SE], E1697
            [11SE]
        ------ reform (H.R. 1165), E795 [7MY]
        ------ reform payment system for certain long-term care hospitals
            (H.R. 4533), E1668 [9SE]
        ------ 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 services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (H.R. 1362), E2071
            [11OC]
        ------ require disclosure of certain information about benefit
            management for prescription drugs by Medicare+Choice
            organizations (H.R. 4187), E1238 [25JN]
        ------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
            physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
            organization (H.R. 3239), E168 [12FE]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services, H11659
            [20OC], E2245 [20OC]
        ------ revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
            4567), H10243-H10259 [9OC], H10886 [14OC], E2013 [10OC], E2071
            [11OC], E2076 [11OC], E2081 [11OC], E2145 [13OC], E2293 [21OC]
        Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force:
             establish (H.R. 4464), E1631 [7AU]
        Medicare Payment Advisory Commission:  appointment of individual
            from medical supply industry, H10256 [9OC]
        Medicare/Medicaid:  surety bond requirements for home health care
            providers, H1145 [12MR]
        Montebello, CA:  tribute to Senior Citizen Center Alex Esquivel
            Complex, E84 [3FE]
        Montgomery County, MD:  tribute to Bethesda-Chevy Chase Meals on
            Wheels Program, E117 [5FE]
        Montgomery County, PA:  tribute to Meadowood Retirement Community,
            E1095 [10JN]
        National Hospice Month:  observance, E146 [11FE]
        National Physical Therapy Month:  observance, E1916 [6OC]
        New Jersey:  anniversary of Home Health Assembly, E1623 [7AU]
        New York, NY:  anniversary of Manhattan Valley Golden Age Senior
            Center, Inc., E1752 [17SE]
        North Miami Foundation for Senior Citizens Services:  tribute to
            volunteer workers, E754 [5MY]
        North White Plains, NY:  Westchester Jewish Community Services
            dedication celebration, E820 [12MY]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize, H3373 [19MY], H3375 [19MY]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 4099), H5274 [24JN]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 4344), E1888 [2OC]
        Older Americans Month:  observance, E754 [5MY]
        Oregon:  use of State funds for assisted suicide, euthanasia, or
            mercy killing, E363 [12MR]
        Paterson, NJ:  anniversary of St. Frances' Residence, E1244 [26JN]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (H.R. 4152), E1252 [26JN], E1253 [26JN]
        ------ ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans relative
            to State income taxes (H.R. 4572), H10949 [15OC]
        Pharmaceuticals:  establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for
            elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (H.R.
            2681), E2060 [11OC]
        Philadelphia, PA:  tribute to Philadelphia Protestant Home, E1781
            [23SE]
        Philadelphia Corp. for Aging:  anniversary, E2202 [15OC]
        Ross, Marion:  Organization for the Needs of the Elderly Legacy
            Award recipient, E808 [11MY]
        Saginaw County Commission on Aging:  anniversary, E879 [18MY]
        San Bernardino, CA:  tribute to Retired and Senior Volunteer
            Program, E938 [22MY]
        Save Social Security First Reserve Fund:  establish (H.R. 3207),
            H7891 [16SE], E176 [12FE]
        Senior Citizen Resource, Inc.:  tribute to sponsorship of Senior
            Olympics, E816 [12MY]
        Senior citizens:  nutrition programs funding, H5197 [24JN], H5198
            [24JN]
        Senior Citizens Coordinating Council on Riverbay, Inc.:
            anniversary, E1224 [25JN]
        Smith, Barbara:  Green Thumb, Inc., Prime Time Award recipient, E364
            [12MR]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, H107 [3FE], H111
            [3FE], H227-H231 [3FE], H506 [24FE], H508 [24FE], H541 [24FE],
            H556-H558 [24FE], H584 [25FE], H585 [25FE], H636 [26FE], H684
            [2MR], H744-H746 [3MR], H840 [4MR], H841-H845 [4MR], H848 [4MR],
            H890 [5MR], H1302 [19MR], H1412 [24MR], H1452 [25MR], H1706
            [30MR], H1785 [31MR], H2082 [21AP], H2083 [21AP], H2303 [23AP],
            H2822 [6MY], H3029 [12MY], H4197 [5JN], H4198 [5JN], H4204
            [5JN], H4219 [5JN], H5044 [23JN], H5047 [23JN], H5049 [23JN],
            H5050 [23JN], H5051 [23JN], H6515 [29JY], H7571-H7574 [10SE],
            H7694 [15SE], H7695 [15SE], H7696 [15SE], H7698 [15SE],
            H7793-H7796 [15SE], H9263-H9270 [1OC], H9282 [2OC], H9728 [7OC],
            H10363 [10OC], H10547 [11OC], H10551 [11OC], H10552 [11OC],
            H10557 [11OC], H10559 [11OC], H10817 [13OC], H10819 [13OC],
            H11642 [20OC], H11644 [20OC], H11646 [20OC], H11647 [20OC],
            H11655 [20OC], E1017 [4JN], E1087 [10JN], E2289 [21OC], E2301
            [21OC]
        ------ choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule
            application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (H.R.
            3008), H2082 [21AP]
        ------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (H.R.
            3912), E915 [20MY]
        ------ ensure integrity of trust funds, H2348 [28AP]
        ------ ensure integrity of trust funds (H.R. 857), H23-H28 [27JA],
            H227 [3FE], H556-H558 [24FE], H652 [26FE], H662-H670 [26FE],
            H724-H730 [3MR], H839 [4MR], H941-H949 [10MR], H1286-H1288
            [18MR], H2080-H2082 [21AP], H3300 [14MY], H5044 [23JN],
            H8511-H8516 [23SE]
        ------ ensure solvency, H2139 [22AP], H2378 [28AP], H2780 [5MY],
            H3029 [12MY], E683 [28AP]
        ------ establish and maintain individual investment accounts, E1601
            [7AU]
        ------ establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), H7812 [16SE], H7813 [16SE], H7814 [16SE],
            H7890-H7903 [16SE], H7926 [17SE], H7927 [17SE], H7928 [17SE],
            H7929 [17SE], H7930 [17SE], H8019 [17SE], H8021 [17SE], H8079
            [18SE], H8080 [18SE], H8463 [23SE], H8464 [23SE], H8465 [23SE],
            H8536 [24SE], H8537 [24SE], H8538 [24SE], H8539 [24SE], H8605
            [24SE], H8612-H8619 [24SE], H8619 [24SE], H8719 [25SE], H8720
            [25SE], H8721 [25SE], H8722 [25SE], H8732-H8756 [25SE], H8839
            [25SE], H8841 [25SE], H8842 [25SE], H8940 [26SE], H8943 [26SE],
            H8974 [26SE], H9085 [28SE], H9090 [28SE], H9091 [28SE], H9092
            [28SE], H9165 [28SE], H9191 [1OC], H9201 [1OC], H9210 [1OC],
            H9263-H9270 [1OC], H9339 [2OC], H9349 [5OC], H9593 [6OC], H9728
            [7OC], E1834 [28SE], E1846 [29SE], E1856 [1OC], E1887 [2OC]
            establish Protect Social Security Account into which budget
            surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is enacted
            (H.R. 4578), consideration (H. Res. 552), H8722-H8732 [25SE]
        ------ establish the Protect Social Security Account into which
            budget surpluses will be deposited (H.R. 3351), E315 [5MR]
        ------ include retirees among recipients of annual account
            statements (H.R. 3649), E560 [2AP]
        ------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities (H.R.
            3822), H3029 [12MY] investment of trust funds in marketable
            securities (H.R. 4033), H4970 [23JN], H5069 [24JN], H6515 [29JY]
        ------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities, H7434
            [9SE]
        ------ investment of trust funds in marketable securities (H.R.
            4033), H7929 [17SE]
        ------ payroll taxes, H1384 [24MR]
        ------ privatization, H4842 [19JN], E1577 [7AU]
        ------ prohibit privatization (H. Res. 483), H5039 [23JN], E1201
            [23JN]
        ------ reform, H368 [5FE], E785 [7MY], E1601 [7AU]
        ------ require specific legislative recommendations to ensure
            solvency of trust funds, H1384 [24MR]
        Strongsville, OH:  tribute to Recreation and Senior Center, E492
            [26MR]
        Taxation:  adjust for inflation income levels for senior citizens at
            which Social Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R.
            3448), H1143 [12MR]
        ------ allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (H.R.
            4465), E1619 [7AU]
        ------ allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (H.R.
            4167), E1258 [26JN]
        ------ improve pension portability for defined benefit plans (H.R.
            3101), E10 [27JA], E14 [27JA]
        ------ increase income levels for senior citizens at which Social
            Security benefits are taxed at a higher rate (H.R. 3447), H1143
            [12MR]
        ------ permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for
            medical expenses of certain older relatives (H.R. 4349), E1466
            [30JY]
        ------ promote expanded retirement savings (H.R. 3672), E579 [2AP]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts (H.R. 891), H759
            [4MR]
        ------ treatment of real property tax reduction vouchers received by
            senior citizens in exchange for volunteer work (H.R. 3841), E833
            [12MY]
        Udovich, Emma:  Texas Seniors Hall of Fame inductee, E2098 [12OC]
        Veterans:  improve access to health care services for certain
            Medicare-eligible veterans, H10248-H10253 [9OC], H10259 [9OC]
        Williamsburg, NY:  anniversary of Los Sures Senior Center, E1250
            [26JN]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (H.R.
            3624), E587 [2AP]
      Remarks in Senate
        Armed Forces:  establish demonstration project relative to
            enrollment of Medicare-eligible military retirees in the Federal
            Employees Health Benefits Program, S6691 [19JN], S7082 [25JN]
        Arthritis Foundation:  anniversary, S4922 [14MY]
        Bankruptcy:  protection of retirement savings, S10186 [10SE], S10508
            [17SE]
        Broward County, FL:  tribute to Nan S. Hutchinson Senior Hall of
            Fame inductees, S4840 [13MY]
        Budget:  allocation of funds, S522 [9FE]
        ------ ensure continued enforcement of pay-as-you-go requirements
            relative to trust funds (S. 1587), S199-S201 [29JA]
        ------ treatment of certain trust funds relative to the annual
            baseline (S. 1588), S199-S201 [29JA]
        Colleges and universities:  allow the use of age-based incentives
            for the voluntary retirement of tenured faculty, S11073 [29SE]
        ------ allow use of age-based incentives for the voluntary
            retirement of tenured faculty, S7841 [9JY], S7842 [9JY], S8054
            [13JY], S8055 [13JY]
        Consumers:  warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud over the
            Internet and provide with information that will help them
            protect themselves (S. 2587), S11983 [8OC]
        Corp. for National and Community Service:  funding, S2580 [25MR],
            S8363-S8365 [16JY], S8430 [17JY]
        Death and dying:  prohibit Federal funding for assisted suicide,
            euthanasia, or mercy killing (S. 304), S12491-S12494 [14OC]
        Dept. of Agriculture:  Nutrition Program for the Elderly funding,
            S8327 [16JY], S8328 [16JY]
        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 HUD:  Elderly Housing Program funding, S2886-S2890 [1AP],
            S2961 [1AP], S3037 [2AP], S8368 [16JY]
        ERISA:  protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
            terminated pension plans (S. 2475), S10384 [15SE]
        Federal employees:  computation of retirement benefits relative to
            denial of cost-of-living adjustments in certain years, S9343
            [30JY]
        ------ establish program under which long-term care insurance can be
            obtained (S. 2477), S10423-S10425 [16SE]
        ------ provide for the rectification of certain retirement coverage
            errors (S. 1710), S1348 [4MR]
        Gallatin, TN:  tribute to Gallatin American Legion Post 17 women's
            softball team, S67 [27JA]
        GAO:  release of report on private and employer-based health
            insurance, S6633 [18JN]
        Health:  national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures, S13-S15 [27JA], S679-S682 [12FE], S707 [12FE], S4198
            [4MY], S7606 [7JY], S8266 [15JY]
        ----- national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
            procedures (S. 2074), S4825-S4827 [13MY]
        Health care facilities:  prevent abuse and mistreatment of elderly
            and disabled patients, S3091 [2AP]
        ------ protect rights of members of HMO's to receive continuing care
            at facilities of their choice (S. 1997), S3720 [28AP]
        ------ 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:  consideration of new provider
            status for Heartland Manor relative to Medicare certification,
            S12904 [21OC]
        ------ defer to State laws relative to physician supervision of
            nurse anesthetists, S12742 [21OC], S12743 [21OC]
        Health care professionals:  allow nursing facilities and home care
            agencies to conduct criminal background checks on job
            applicants, S8856 [23JY]
        Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
            implementation, S1661 [9MR], S2104 [17MR]
        Insurance:  coverage of long-term care services (S. Con. Res. 95),
            S4728 [12MY]
        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]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities (S. 2061), S4630-S4632 [11MY] prohibit transfers or
            discharges of residents of nursing facilities (S. 2308), S8241
            [15JY]
        ------ prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing
            facilities (S. 2308), S9993 [8SE]
        Medicare:  adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home
            health agencies (S. 1993), S3709-S3715 [28AP], S6342 [15JN]
        ------ adjust formula used to determine cost limits for home health
            agencies (S. 1993), S12276 [10OC]
        ------ 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]
        ------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
            to skilled nursing facilities (S. Res. 314), S12876 [21OC]
        ------ documentation requirements for physicians who submit claims
            for office visits and for other evaluation and management
            services (S. Con. Res. 93), S4208 [4MY]
        ------ eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in
            calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice
            organizations (S. 2227), S7190 [25JN]
        ------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
            improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S.
            2091), S5129-S5131 [19MY]
        ------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
            the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (S.
            1864), S2660 [26MR]
        ------ 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]
        ------ increase payment for pap smear laboratory tests (S. 2378),
            S9436 [30JY]
        ------ payment for insulin pumps (S. 2292), S8056 [13JY]
        ------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
            potential fraud and abuse (S. 1580), S171 [28JA]
        ------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
            attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (S.
            1908), S3124 [2AP]
        ------ provide that funds received from a tobacco industry
            settlement shall be used for part A, S2235 [18MR]
        ------ reform, S716 [12FE]
        ------ 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]
        ------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
            certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054), S4558
            [8MY], S4559 [8MY], S4742 [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
            (S. 2055), S4559 [8MY]
        ------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
            [23MR]
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:  field
            hearing in Minneapolis, MN, S7921 [10JY]
        ------ meeting, S1875 [12MR]
        National Caregivers Day:  observance, S10390 [15SE]
        Older Americans Act:  reauthorize (S. 2295), S8057 [13JY], S11502
            [5OC], S12349 [10OC], S12892 [21OC]
        Oregon:  law relative to assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy
            killing, S12491-S12494 [14OC]
        Pensions:  ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (S. 2249), S7264 [26JN]
        ----- ensure accessibility, portability, and protection of
            retirement benefits (S. 2339), S8672-S8676 [21JY]
        ------ waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S. 1600),
            S322 [3FE] waive limit on benefits from multiemployer plans (S.
            2267), S7577 [7JY]
        Postal Service:  protect consumers from deceptive marketing
            practices which use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods
            or services (S. 2141), S5699 [5JN]
        ------ protect consumers from deceptive marketing practices which
            use sweepstakes to entice the purchase of goods or services (S.
            2141), S11964 [8OC]
        Social Security:  budget treatment of trust funds, S109 [28JA],
            S199-S201 [29JA], S260 [2FE], S1766-S1768 [11MR], S2150-S2154
            [18MR], S2757 [30MR], S2940-S2944 [1AP], S2949 [1AP], S3215
            [3AP], S3755 [29AP], S4611 [11MY], S6028 [10JN], S7243-S7247
            [26JN], S8710-S8734 [22JY], S9178 [29JY], S10234 [11SE], S10331
            [15SE], S10454 [17SE], S10971 [25SE], S11013 [28SE], S11017
            [28SE], S11148-S11152 [30SE], S11169 [30SE], S11170 [30SE],
            S11321-S11324 [2OC], S11401-S11405 [5OC], S11407-S11409 [5OC],
            S11539 [6OC], S12216 [9OC], S12366 [12OC], S12372 [12OC], S12374
            [12OC], S12477 [14OC]
        ------ budget treatment of trust funds (S. Res. 185), S1080 [26FE]
        ------ comparison of U.S. retirement security system with other
            countries, S8653-S8655 [21JY]
        ------ computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in
            or after 1982 (S. 2003), S3785 [29AP]
        ------ create personalized retirement accounts (S. 2552),
            S11443-S11448 [5OC]
        ------ eliminate earnings test for retirement age individuals (S.
            1571), S49 [27JA]
        ------ ensure integrity of trust funds, S8273 [16JY]
        ------ ensure solvency, S3092 [2AP], S8464-S8466 [17JY]
        ------ ensure solvency of trust funds, S9545-S9547 [31JY]
        ------ extend and clarify pay-as-you-go requirements relative to
            trust funds (S. 1678), S1011 [25FE]
        ------ privatization, S6004 [10JN]
        ------ reduce payroll taxes, S9403 [30JY], S9404 [30JY]
        ------ reduce payroll taxes (S. 1792), S2154-S2168 [18MR], S8447
            [17JY]
        ------ reform, S262 [2FE]
        ------ reform relative to women and minorities, S8985-S8987 [24JY]
        St. Louis, MO:  anniversary of Covenant House, S10138 [9SE]
        ------ tribute to the Gatesworth adult living community, S11186
            [30SE]
        Taxation:  allow deduction for long-term care services for
            individuals not eligible for employer-provided long-term health
            coverage (S. 2492), S10522 [17SE], S10523 [17SE]
        ------ enhance the portability of retirement benefits (S. 2329),
            S8484 [17JY], S8516 [17JY]
        ------ increase amount of Social Security benefits exempt from tax
            for single taxpayers (S. 2515), S10923 [24SE]
        ------ promote retirement savings (S. 2635), S12563 [14OC]
        ------ provide additional retirement savings opportunities for small
            employers and self-employed individuals (S. 2130), S5634 [4JN]
        ------ treatment of certain health clubs, S9233 [29JY], S9356 [30JY]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts, S7651 [8JY],
            S7721 [9JY], S7722 [9JY]
        ------ treatment of individual retirement accounts relative to
            charitable contributions (S. 1734), S1797 [11MR]
        Tobacco products:  tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
            Medicare funding, S6023 [10JN]
        Waterford, MI:  anniversary of Waterford Senior Center, S12027 [8OC]
        Women:  ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault, S8862
            [23JY], S8863 [23JY]
        ----- ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
            community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (S. 2114),
            S5436-S5441 [22MY]
        ------ release of study on abuse of alcohol, cigarettes, and
            psychoactive prescription drugs by older women, S5658 [4JN]
      Reports
        Drug Pricing in the 9th Congressional District of Tennessee--Drug
            Companies Profit at the Expense of Older Americans:  Committee
            of Government Reform and Oversight (House), E2062-E2065 [11OC]
        Future of Public Hospitals:  Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
            E501 [27MR]
        Health Insurance Standards--New Federal Law Creates Challenges for
            Consumers, Insurers, Regulators:  GAO, S1662 [9MR]
      Reports filed
        Bipartisan Panel To Design Long-Range Social Security Reform:
            Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3546) (H. Rept. 105-
            493), H2317 [23AP]
        Civil Service Retirement System Actuarial Redeposit Act:  Committee
            on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2566) (H. Rept.
            105-757), H9273 [1OC]
        Consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security
            Act:  Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 410) (H. Rept. 105-
            498), H2422 [28AP]
        Consideration of H.R. 4578, Establish Protect Social Security
            Account Into Which Budget Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until
            Long-Term Reform Is Enacted:  Committee on Rules (House) (H.
            Res. 552) (H. Rept. 105-744), H8626 [24SE]
        Developments in Aging--1996:  Committee on Aging (Senate, Special)
            (S. Rept. 105-36), S3918 [30AP]
        Establish Protect Social Security Account Into Which Budget
            Surpluses Will Be Deposited Until Long-Term Reform Is Enacted:
            Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4578) (H. Rept. 105-
            738), H8527 [23SE]
        Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act:
            Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
            773), H9536 [5OC]
        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]
        Veterans Medicare Access Improvement Act:  Committee on Ways and
            Means (House) (H.R. 3828) (H. Rept. 105-793), H10010 [7OC]
      Reports to constituents
        Hamilton, Representative:  Aging of America, E1671 [9SE]
        ------ New Choices in Medicare, E39 [28JA]
        ------ Social Security Reform, E1303 [15JY]
      Resolutions by organizations
        Corp. for National and Community Service funding:  New England
            Governors' Conference, Inc., S2580 [25MR]
      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]
        Medicare Coverage to Early Retirees and Their Dependents:  Alan
            Cranston, E75 [3FE]
        ------ Edward J. Gurney, E75 [3FE]
        Medicare Fraud and Abuse:  Home Care Alliance of Maine, S716 [12FE]
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:  Senator
            Breaux, S1876 [12MR]
      Studies
        European Health Care Reform:  WHO, E1655 [9SE]
      Summaries
        Delay Reduction and Make Revisions to the Medicare Per Beneficiary
            and Per Visit Payment Limit (S. 2616), S12343 [10OC]
        Employee Pension Portability and Accountability Act (H.R. 3672),
            E580 [2AP]
        Enhance the Portability of Retirement Benefits (S. 2329),
            S8485-S8487 [17JY]
        Medicare Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs and Home Infusion
            Drug Therapy (H.R. 4753), E1957 [8OC]
        Medicare Home Health Equity Act (S. 1993), S3711 [28AP]
        Medicare Waste Tax Reduction Act (S. 2335), S8659 [21JY]
        Pension Improvement Act (H.R. 3101), E14 [27JA]
        Private and Employer-Based Health Insurance Report:  GAO, S6634
            [18JN]
        Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act (H.R. 4152),
            E1253-E1255 [26JN]
        Social Security and Welfare Reform (1972), E74 [3FE]
      Surveys
        Social Security Trust Fund Surpluses, H839 [4MR]
      Tables
        Budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S8727 [22JY]
        CBO budget projections (1997-2008), S8730 [22JY]
        ------, S200 [29JA]
        Federal cost of illustrative Medicare benefits package including
            prescription drug and stop-loss coverage, E1981 [9OC]
        Federal cost of Medicare drug coverage under alternative cost
            sharing requirements with Medicaid offsets, E1981 [9OC]
        How NCQA accreditation compares to U.S. News & World Report
            (publication) rankings of HMO's, E338 [10MR]
        Medicare payments for certain benefits and procedures, E369 [12MR]
        Pap smear production costs, S9437 [30JY]
        Prescription drug benefit costs for SMI enrollees, E1981 [9OC]
        Prescription drug price differentials, H9183 [29SE]
      Testimonies
        National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:
            Representative Pelosi, E1809-E1810 [25SE]
        Require Disclosure of Certain Information About Benefit Management
            for Prescription Drugs by Medicare+Choice Organizations:  Mark
            Green, E1239 [25JN]
      Texts of
        H. Res. 410, consideration of H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social
            Security Act, H2478 [29AP]
        H. Res. 552, consideration of H.R. 4578, establish Protect Social
            Security Account into which budget surpluses will be deposited
            until long-term reform is enacted, and H.R. 4579, Taxpayer
            Relief Act, H8722 [25SE]
        H.R. 3546, National Dialogue on Social Security Act, H2487-H2490
            [29AP]
        H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
        H.R. 3912, Senior Citizens' Freedom To Work Act, E915 [20MY]
        H.R. 4567, Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement
            Act, H10243-H10247 [9OC]
        H.R. 4572, ensure uniformity of Federal and State pension plans
            relative to State income taxes, H10949 [15OC]
        H.R. 4578, establish Protect Social Security Account into which
            budget surpluses will be deposited until long-term reform is
            enacted, H8732 [25SE]
        S. 1587, Pay-As-You-Go Extension Act, S200 [29JA]
        S. 1588, Deficit Integrity Act, S200 [29JA]
        S. 1600, waive limit on tax benefits from multiemployer pension
            plans, S322 [3FE]
        S. 1643, delay implementation of interim payment system to home
            health agencies for home health services, S749 [12FE]
        S. 1678, Social Security Trust Fund Protection Act, S1012 [25FE]
        S. 1680, exempt licensed pharmacists from surety bond requirements
            for suppliers of durable medical equipment under Medicare, S1013
            [25FE]
        S. 1710, Retirement Coverage Error Correction Act, S1348-S1351 [4MR]
        S. 1788, Medicare Fraud and Overpayment Act, S2125-S2127 [17MR]
        S. 1792, Social Security Solvency Act, S2160-S2166 [18MR]
        S. 1908, Managed Care Fair Payment Act, S3125 [2AP]
        S. 1993, Medicare Home Health Equity Act, S3710 [28AP]
        S. 2114, Older Women's Protection From Violence Act, S5438-S5440
            [22MY]
        S. 2141, Honesty in Sweepstakes Act, S5700 [5JN], S11965 [8OC]
        S. 2227, Medicare+Choice Equity Payment Act, S7190 [25JN]
        S. 2249, Retirement Accessibility, Security, and Portability Act,
            S7264-S7280 [26JN]
        S. 2267, waive limit on benefits from multiemployer pension plans,
            S7578 [7JY]
        S. 2292, Medicare Insulin Pump Coverage Act, S8057 [13JY]
        S. 2340, Patient Access to Acupuncture Services Act, S8779 [22JY]
        S. 2475, Pension Plan Participant Protection Act, S10385 [15SE]
        S. 2477, Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act, S10423
            [16SE]
        S. 2492, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act, S10616 [18SE]
        S. 2570, protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
            screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
            employees, S12032-S12034 [8OC]
        S. 2587, warn senior citizens of the dangers of telemarketing fraud
            over the Internet and provide with information that will help
            them protect themselves, S11983 [8OC]
        S. Con. Res. 95, coverage of long-term care services, S4728 [12MY]
        S. Res. 185, budget treatment of Social Security trust funds, S1080
            [26FE]
        S. Res. 282, budget treatment of trust funds, extension of pay-as-
            you-go requirements, and reservation of all surpluses relative
            to Social Security, S10929 [24SE]
        S. Res. 314, Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments
            made to skilled nursing facilities under Medicare, S12876 [21OC]
      Transcripts
        Telephone Respondents to Marshfield, MA, Area Newspaper Articles on
            Home Health Care, H5285 [24JN]
      Tributes
        Glenn, Senator, S12867 [21OC]