[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES related term(s) Surgeon General
Addresses
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
Beverly L. Malone, S11542 [6OC]
Agenda
Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition Conference, S494 [9FE]
Amendments
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), H6455 [24JY], H7000 [3AU], H7180
[4AU]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H7495 [9SE], H7585 [10SE],
H9276 [1OC], H9277 [1OC], H9346 [2OC], H9537 [5OC], H9723 [6OC],
H10012 [7OC], H10142 [8OC]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6187 [22JY], H6283 [23JY], H6295 [23JY], H6382
[24JY]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), S12465 [14OC], H10287 [9OC]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5027 [18MY], S5034 [19MY], S5095 [19MY], S5116 [19MY],
S5121 [19MY], S5135 [19MY], S5136 [19MY], S5140 [19MY], S5168
[20MY], S5192 [20MY], S5194 [20MY], S5238 [20MY], S5239 [20MY],
S5335 [21MY], S5336 [21MY], S5338 [21MY], S5341 [21MY], S5342
[21MY], S5544 [2JN], S5551 [2JN], S5575 [2JN], S5626 [4JN],
S5643 [4JN], S5652 [4JN], S5702 [5JN], S5703 [5JN], S5704 [5JN],
S5705 [5JN], S5706 [5JN], S5708 [5JN], S5709 [5JN], S5710 [5JN],
S5711 [5JN], S5712 [5JN], S5713 [5JN], S5717 [5JN], S5718 [5JN],
S5719 [5JN], S5720 [5JN], S5721 [5JN], S5722 [5JN], S5724 [5JN],
S5727 [5JN], S5728 [5JN], S5729 [5JN], S5730 [5JN], S5731 [5JN],
S5800 [9JN], S5801 [9JN], S5802 [9JN], S5810 [9JN], S5818 [9JN],
S5862 [9JN], S5906 [9JN], S5915 [9JN], S5925 [9JN], S5934 [9JN],
S5943 [9JN], S5953 [9JN], S5962 [9JN], S5971 [9JN], S5981 [9JN],
S6012 [10JN], S6030 [10JN], S6031 [10JN], S6054 [10JN], S6057
[10JN], S6058 [10JN], S6059 [10JN], S6061 [10JN], S6064 [10JN],
S6109 [10JN], S6110 [10JN], S6141 [11JN], S6170 [11JN], S6176
[11JN], S6206 [11JN], S6207 [11JN], S6216 [11JN], S6225 [11JN],
S6234 [11JN], S6244 [11JN], S6253 [11JN], S6254 [11JN], S6256
[11JN], S6271 [11JN], S6324 [15JN], S6341 [15JN], S6373 [16JN],
S6383 [16JN], S6425 [16JN], S6441 [17JN], S6472 [17JN], S6498
[17JN]
Women: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S12396 [12OC]
Analyses
Elevate Position of Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence for the
Indian Health Service (S. 1770), S2115 [17MR]
Native Americans Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities (H.R.
1833), E1982-E1988 [9OC]
Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250), E1402-E1418 [23JY]
Applications
Federal assistance for Missouri AIDS prevention programs, S498
[9FE], S499 [9FE]
Articles and editorials
After-School Crime Busting, S6142 [11JN]
Clean But Not Safe, H2227 [22AP], H2230 [22AP]
Clean Needles, No Money, H2466 [29AP]
Clean Needles May Be Bad Medicine, H2227 [22AP]
Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, H7002 [4AU], H7563
[10SE]
Congress v. HCFA--Bureaucracy Bashing 101, E779 [6MY]
Cop-Out on Needle Exchanges, H2466 [29AP]
Federal Funds for Clean Needles, H2467 [29AP]
Hands Tied, Judges Rue Law That Limits HMO Liability, S8051 [13JY]
HIV's Spread Is Unchecked, H2469 [29AP]
HMO Horror Show, S9349 [30JY]
HMOs May Highlight Hot Topics in Legislature--Bills Would Target
Myriad of Patients' Complaints, S9349 [30JY]
La. Favors Geographic System, H11665-H11667 [20OC]
Lawyers, States Tussle Over Tobacco-Suit Fees, S6172 [11JN]
Medicare Cure--Biomedical Research?, E2348 [18DE]
Most Dropped From Welfare Don't Get Jobs--Critics of Work Rules Cite
New York Study, S2379 [23MR]
Needle Exchanges Help Stem Flow of AIDS/HIV, H2452 [29AP]
Needle-Swap Programs Spark Life-and-Death Debates, H2467 [29AP]
1974 Pensions Law Sparks Political Fire, S7254 [26JN]
Politics of Needles and AIDS, H2451 [29AP], H2466 [29AP]
Politics of Youth Smoking Fueled by Unproven Data, S5159 [20MY]
Sanctions--A Force Behind Falling Welfare Rolls--States Are Cutting
Off Tens of Thousands Who Won't Seek Work or Follow Rules, S2378
[23MR]
Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
on In-Hospital Mortality, E1664 [9SE]
Tobacco Bill Is Packed With Programs, Agencies, S6449 [17JN]
Bills and resolutions
Children and youth: make grants to States and businesses to improve
the quality of child care services, (see H.R. 3686), H2054 [1AP]
Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
(see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
Dept. of Agriculture: study options for the design, development,
implementation, and operation of a national database to track
participation in Federal means-tested public assistance
programs, (see S. 2447), S9973 [8SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations, (see H.R. 4274), H5956 [20JY]
------ making appropriations, (see S. 2440), S9973 [8SE]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration, (see H.
Res. 564), H9344 [2OC], (see H. Res. 584), H10075 [8OC]
Diseases: carry out a national public awareness campaign on
colorectal cancer, (see H. Res. 359), H446 [11FE]
------ implementation of national HIV surveillance system, (see H.
Res. 539), H7803 [15SE]
------ increase funding and authority of Dept. of HHS and Dept. of
Education relative to asthma programs, (see H.R. 4654), H9178
[28SE]
------ increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme
disease, (see S. 2034), S4357 [5MY], (see H.R. 3795), H2813
[5MY]
Drug abuse: prohibit needle exchange programs, (see H.R. 3714),
H2236 [22AP]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
(see S. 1959), S3356 [21AP], (see H.R. 3712), H2236 [22AP], (see
H.R. 3717), H2317 [23AP] prohibit use of Federal funds for
needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), consideration, (see H.
Res. 409), H2422 [28AP]
Drugs: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements, (see
H.R. 3758), H2605 [29AP]
Families and domestic relations: increase effectiveness and
efficiency of child support enforcement programs, (see S. 1809),
S2424 [23MR]
------ tax relief to increase affordability of child care, (see H.R.
3144), H240 [3FE]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest, (see S. 2196),
S6698 [19JN], (see H.R. 4121), H5064 [23JN]
------ 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: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337
[19MR]
Healthy Start Program: funding, (see H.R. 3724), H2317 [23AP]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence, (see S.
1770), S2113 [17MR]
------ extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and
other third party payors, (see H.R. 4088), H4834 [18JN]
Insurance: allow children covered under private health insurance
under a State health plan to continue receiving benefits under
the Vaccines for Children Program, (see H.R. 3794), H2813 [5MY]
------ assure patient choice and access to services for enrollees in
group health plans and health insurance coverage, (see H.R.
3547), H1549 [25MR]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, (see S. 2013), S3919 [30AP]
------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7413 [6AU]
Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
------ delay implementation of changes in coverage of venipuncture
services under home health services, (see H.R. 3137), H240 [3FE]
------ Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments made
to skilled nursing facilities, (see S. Res. 314), S12871 [21OC]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse, (see S. 1580), S113 [28JA]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940, S.
2216), S7172 [25JN], H3743 [21MY]
------ 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]
Mental health: collection of information relative to the use of
mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
behavioral research, (see H.R. 4135), H5297 [24JN]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274, S. Con. Res. 108), S8482 [17JY], H3013 [7MY]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: eliminate threshold
requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable
expenses, (see S. 2585), S11970 [8OC]
------ revise filing deadline for certain claims, (see H.R. 3778),
H2705 [30AP]
Native Americans: make permanent and expand the demonstration
program that allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid,
(see S. 2001), S3783 [29AP]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: delay effective date
of final rule, (see H.R. 3584, S. 2201), S6766 [22JN], H1776
[30MR]
Public welfare programs: guarantee loans and provide State grants
to finance transportation services for welfare recipients, and
establish preferences for Federal contractors that hire welfare
recipients, (see H.R. 3638), H2052 [1AP]
Social Security: 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]
------ provide additional exceptions to the imposition of civil
money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries, (see H.R.
3511), H1336 [19MR]
------ State requirements for financial recovery from an individuals
estate relative to any medical assistance under a State health
plan, (see H.R. 4249), H5736 [16JY]
States: establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service, (see S. 1725), S1508 [6MR]
Women: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see S. 1722), S1508 [6MR]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, (see H.R. 4683), H9345 [2OC]
Cloture motions
Satcher, David: nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
of HHS, S446 [5FE], S541 [10FE]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S4883 [14MY], S5605 [4JN], S5673 [5JN], S5740 [9JN],
S5754 [9JN], S6001 [10JN], S6145 [11JN], S6473 [17JN], S6479
[17JN]
Documents
Republican Health Care Principles, S7927 [10JY]
Explanations
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415):
Committee on Finance (Senate) Amendments, S5005-S5007 [18MY]
Factsheets
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act (S. 1415),
S5259 [21MY]
Letters
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]
Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
requirements, E1979 [9OC]
Health consequences of nuclear weapons tests: Bob Anderson, S857
[23FE]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act implementation:
Consortium for Citizens With Disabilities, S2584 [25MR], S2626
[26MR]
----- Fran Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, S2626 [26MR]
----- Gail Shearer and Adrienne Mitchem, Consumers Union, S2584
[25MR], S2627 [26MR]
----- Laurie M. Flynn, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, S2584
[25MR], S2626 [26MR]
----- Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Health Care Financing Administration,
S2584 [25MR]
----- Patrisha Wright, Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund,
Inc., S2584 [25MR], S2627 [26MR]
----- Ron Pollack, Families USA Foundation, S2584 [25MR], S2627
[26MR]
----- several mental health organizations, S2627 [26MR]
Impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette prices:
C. Everett Koop and David A. Kessler, Advisory Committee on
Tobacco Policy and Public Health, S5126 [19MY]
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]
Marketing of tobacco products to children: Representative Ford,
E1032 [4JN]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: ENACT
Coalition, S5285 [21MY]
------ Floyd Abrams, S5287 [21MY]
------ Grover G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization),
S6320 [15JN]
------ Jeannette Noltenius, Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco,
S5285 [21MY]
------ John R. Garrison, American Lung Association, S5285 [21MY]
------ Lindy L. Paull, Committee on Taxation (Joint), S5262 [21MY]
------ Marc Katz, National Association of Convenience Stores, S5180
[20MY]
------ National Governors' Association, S6447 [17JN]
------ President Clinton, S5199 [20MY]
------ several State attorneys general, S4228-S4230 [5MY]
Needle exchange programs: Guthrie S. Birkhead, Council of State and
Territorial Epidemiologists, H2468 [29AP]
------ J. Thomas Cochran, U.S. Conference of Mayors, H2469 [29AP]
------ John DeStefano, Jr., Mayor of New Haven, CT, H2461 [29AP]
------ Julie M. Scofield, National Alliance of State and Territorial
AIDS Directors, H2469 [29AP]
------ Melvin H. Wearing, Chief of Police of New Haven, CT, H2461
[29AP]
------ Mohammad N. Akhter, American Public Health Association, H2467
[29AP]
------ Representatives Sherrod Brown, Dingell, and Waxman, H2463
[29AP]
------ Robert D. Evans, ABA, H2468 [29AP]
------ Winnie Stachelberg, Human Rights Campaign (organization),
H2468 [29AP]
Needle exchange programs recommendations, S498 [9FE]
NIH biomedical research funding: George E. Palade, H2389 [28AP]
------ Janet Kintner, H2390 [28AP]
------ Julie Schwartz, Arthritis Foundation, H2389 [28AP]
------ Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, H2389 [28AP]
------ Representatives Gekas and Eshoo, H2387 [28AP]
------ Ron Hendrix, H2390 [28AP]
------ Scott D. Emr, H2389 [28AP]
------ Senators Harkin, Specter, Hollings, and Boxer, S3043 [2AP]
------ several Representatives, H2386 [28AP]
------ Susan S. Taylor, H2390 [28AP]
------ Tracey J. Flourie, H2390 [28AP]
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]
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]
Prohibit Federal funding of abortions except in cases of rape,
incest, or life of the women: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS,
S12691 [20OC]
----- Senator Nickles and Representative Hyde, S12691 [20OC]
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]
State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage of abortion
services: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S12691 [20OC], S12692
[20OC], S12693 [20OC]
------ Senator Nickles, S12692 [20OC]
Lists
Cosponsors of H. Res. 363, NIH biomedical research funding, H2387
[28AP]
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]
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]
Students from Tennessee's 9th Congressional District supporting
tobacco legislation, E1032-E1035 [4JN]
Memorandums
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Jennifer
Baxendell, National Governors' Association, S5772 [9JN]
Motions
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584), H10133
[8OC], H10134 [8OC]
Drug abuse: prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs (H.R. 3717), H2475 [29AP]
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6413 [24JY], H6414 [24JY], H6415 [24JY]
Tobacco products: tobacco industry liability settlement relative to
health risks and marketing and manufacturing practices (S.
1415), S5114 [19MY], S5188 [20MY], S5189 [20MY], S5290 [21MY],
S5291 [21MY], S5622 [4JN], S6031 [10JN], S6033 [10JN], S6480
[17JN]
Papers
Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
David Nash, AARP, E2 [27JA]
Press releases
North Carolina Unions Stand Up for Tobacco Jobs--Urge Political and
Business Leaders To Save State's Economy by Joining Fight for
Fair Settlement: North Carolina AFL-CIO, S6509 [18JN]
Proclamations
American Heart Month: President Clinton, S858 [23FE]
Programs
``Getting the Point''--A Conference About Clean Needle Programs,
S494 [9FE]
Remarks in House
Committee on the Budget (House): appropriations allocation
revisions to H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and
related agencies appropriations, H6173 [22JY]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations, E1298 [14JY], E1330 [17JY]
----- making appropriations (H.R. 2264), H426 [11FE]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), H9726 [7OC], H10135-H10148
[8OC], E2088 [11OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4274),
consideration (H. Res. 564), H9280-H9288 [2OC] making
appropriations (H.R. 4274), consideration (H. Res. 584),
H10126-H10135 [8OC]
Diseases: carry out a national public awareness campaign on
colorectal cancer (H. Res. 359), H394 [11FE], E132 [11FE]
------ increase funding and authority of Dept. of HHS and Dept. of
Education relative to asthma programs (H.R. 4654), E1847 [29SE]
------ increase research, treatment, and public education of Lyme
disease (H.R. 3795), E764 [5MY]
------ reform organ transplant allocation policies, H11665 [20OC],
E2309 [12NO]
Drug abuse: needle exchange programs, H2064 [21AP], H2124 [22AP],
H2125 [22AP], H2126 [22AP], H2225-H2232 [22AP], H2241 [23AP],
H2311 [23AP], H2442 [29AP], H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), H2415 [28AP], H2453-H2478 [29AP] prohibit use of
Federal funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717),
consideration (H. Res. 409), H2445-H2453 [29AP]
Drugs: ensure individuals who undertake federally funded research
and development of drugs enter into pricing agreements (H.R.
3758), E2065 [11OC]
------ establish program relative to exchange of sterile hypodermic
needles (H.R. 2212), E241 [26FE]
Health: establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid
for individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (H.R. 4121), H4882
[22JN]
------ 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]
------ 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]
------ tribute to National Marrow Donor Program, E609 [21AP]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), E434 [19MR],
E760 [5MY]
Health Care Financing Administration: employee funding, E779 [6MY]
Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of
Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors (H.R. 4088),
E1164 [18JN], E1165 [18JN]
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]
Medicaid: extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs (H.R. 4480), E1606 [7AU]
Medicare: allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites (H.R. 4160), E1273 [26JN]
------ 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]
------ 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]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940), E932
[21MY]
Mental health: collection of information relative to the use of
mentally disabled children and individuals in biomedical and
behavioral research (H.R. 4135), E1220 [25JN]
National Eye Care Project: provide payment exemption, H10252 [9OC]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), H10286 [9OC], H10287 [9OC], E2072 [11OC]
------ enhance self-governance relative to direct operation,
control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R.
1833), H9465-H9471 [5OC], E1982 [9OC]
NIH: biomedical research funding, H2383-H2389 [28AP], E698 [29AP],
E2348 [18DE]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
Organ donors: improve organ donation and transplantation programs,
E1164 [18JN]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: delay effective date
of final rule (H.R. 3584), H1856 [1AP]
Pesticides: registration program, E2270 [21OC]
Privacy: repeal law creating unique health care identifiers for all
citizens in order to create national medical history database,
H10140 [8OC]
Satcher, David: nomination to be Surgeon General and Assistant Sec.
of HHS, H106 [3FE]
Social Security: provide additional exceptions to the imposition of
civil money penalties in cases of payments to beneficiaries,
H10258 [9OC]
Territories: children's health care funding, H10664 [12OC]
Tobacco products: impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on
cigarette prices, H3733 [21MY]
------ raise uniform national age for purchase, H2822 [6MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, H377 [5FE],
H844 [4MR], H1691 [27MR], H2035 [1AP], H2064 [21AP], H2079
[21AP], H2124 [22AP], H2125 [22AP], H2127 [22AP], H2142 [22AP],
H2158 [22AP], H2214 [22AP], H2226 [22AP], H2390-H2392 [28AP],
H2444 [29AP], H2595 [29AP], H2613 [30AP], H3733 [21MY], H3736
[21MY], H4724 [18JN], H4725 [18JN], H4726 [18JN], H4727 [18JN],
H4777 [18JN], H4809 [18JN], H4825 [18JN], H4842 [19JN], H4843
[19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5069 [24JN], H5301 [25JN],
E1030 [4JN], E1032 [4JN] tobacco industry liability settlement
relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
practices (S. 1415), H2088-H2094 [21AP]
Women: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (H.R. 4683), E1878 [2OC], E1901
[5OC]
----- revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), H10789-H10796 [13OC],
E2161 [14OC]
Remarks in Senate
American Heart Month: observance, S858 [23FE], S1126 [26FE]
Business and industry: removal of secrecy orders relative to
release of documents and settlement of court cases, S5766 [9JN]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: AIDS studies, S532-S540
[10FE]
------ needle exchange programs, S532-S540 [10FE]
Children and youth: distribution of condoms in public schools, S538
[10FE]
------ provide health insurance for uninsured children, S2746 [30MR]
Dept. of Agriculture: study options for the design, development,
implementation, and operation of a national database to track
participation in Federal means-tested public assistance programs
(S. 2447), S9977 [8SE]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making
appropriations, S12813 [21OC], S12814 [21OC]
------ making appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12536 [14OC]
------ making appropriations (S. 2440), S10231 [11SE]
Disabled: provide accessible and affordable health care for
disabled persons, S2746 [30MR]
Diseases: increase research, treatment, and public education of
Lyme disease (S. 2034), S4361 [5MY]
------ national objectives relative to asthma, S12451 [13OC]
Drug abuse: national drug control policy, S4376 [5MY]
------ needle exchange programs, S4376 [5MY]
------ prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs
(H.R. 3717), S4553 [7MY], S4556 [8MY] prohibit use of Federal
funds for needle exchange programs (H.R. 3717), unanimous-
consent request, S7296 [26JN] prohibit use of Federal funds for
needle exchange programs (S. 1959), S3356-S3358 [21AP]
Families and domestic relations: expand tax credits and grant
programs to increase affordability, quality, and safety of child
care (S. 1577), S115-S123 [28JA]
------ increase effectiveness and efficiency of child support
enforcement programs (S. 1809), S2424 [23MR]
Health: delay implementation of organ donation policy, S3912 [30AP]
------ establish a program for training in lifesaving first aid for
individuals experiencing cardiac arrest (S. 2196), S6699 [19JN]
------ 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]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), S11002 [25SE], S11057 [28SE]
Health care facilities: establish limits for imposition of fines
relative to false health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP],
S7675-S7677 [8JY]
Health Care Financing Administration: employee funding, S2514-S2524
[25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR], S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585
[25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act:
implementation, S2514-S2524 [25MR], S2526 [25MR], S2527 [25MR],
S2529 [25MR], S2583-S2585 [25MR], S2619-S2629 [26MR]
Indian Health Service: elevate position of Director to Assistant
Sec. of HHS and provide organizational independence (S. 1770),
S2114 [17MR]
------ elevate position of Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS and
provide organizational independence (S. 1770), S10533 [17SE]
Medicaid: allow children covered under a State health plan to
continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program (S. 2013), S3930 [30AP]
Medicare: Dept. of HHS authority to make adjustments to payments
made to skilled nursing facilities (S. Res. 314), S12876 [21OC]
------ payment of certain venipuncture services and prevention of
potential fraud and abuse (S. 1580), S171 [28JA]
------ 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]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
[23MR]
------ use of tobacco revenues to restore solvency, S2882 [1AP],
S3212-S3214 [3AP]
------ withdrawl of managed care plans under Medicare+Choice
organizations, S12273-S12275 [10OC]
Mifepristone (RU-486) Brief Overview, S12691 [20OC]
National Center for Injury Prevention Center: study of gun-related
injuries, S534 [10FE], S538 [10FE]
National Donor Day: observance, S778 [12FE]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (S. Con.
Res. 108), S8513 [17JY]
National Pediatric and Family HIV Resource Center: funding, S12771
[21OC]
National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: eliminate threshold
requirement relative to compensation for unreimbursable expenses
(S. 2585), S11980 [8OC]
Native Americans: authorizing appropriations for certain programs
(S. 459), S12465 [14OC]
------ make permanent and expand the demonstration program that
allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid (S. 2001),
S3784 [29AP]
NIH: anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, S858
[23FE], S1126 [26FE]
------ biomedical research funding, S3042-S3045 [2AP], S3075 [2AP],
S3076 [2AP], S12640 [15OC], S12668 [16OC], S12669 [16OC]
------ funding, S262 [2FE], S3095 [2AP], S3096 [2AP]
------ Institutional Development Award Program funding, S12668
[16OC], S12669 [16OC]
Nuclear weapons: conduct an ongoing study of the health
consequences of nuclear weapons tests (S. 1524), S856 [23FE]
Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: delay effective date
of final rule (S. 2201), S6767-S6769 [22JN]
------ delay effective date of final rule, S12693 [20OC]
Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Program: funding, S2872 [31MR]
Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en
bloc, S6637 [18JN]
------ nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S12962 [21OC]
Public welfare programs: report on the number of former welfare
recipients that are now economically self-sufficient,
S1218-S1224 [3MR], S1234-S1236 [3MR], S2377-S2381 [23MR]
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]
Social Security: 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]
States: establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
2254), S7282 [26JN]
Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the
Public Health Service (S. 1725), S1523 [6MR]
Tobacco products: develop system to compensate individuals harmed
by tobacco use, S5770 [9JN]
------ impact of tobacco industry trust fund payments on cigarette
prices, S5087-S5117 [19MY], S5125-S5128 [19MY], S5145-S5148
[19MY], S5149-S5190 [20MY], S5202-S5215 [20MY], S5249 [21MY],
S5252-S5265 [21MY], S5275 [21MY], S5278-S5284 [21MY],
S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5541 [2JN], S5546-S5551 [2JN],
S5588-S5591 [4JN], S5598-S5601 [4JN], S5619 [4JN], S5620 [4JN],
S5674 [5JN], S5764 [9JN], S6276 [12JN], S6433-S6435 [17JN],
S6445-S6448 [17JN], S6457-S6459 [17JN]
------ limit tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5088 [19MY],
S5096-S5114 [19MY], S5259 [21MY], S5264 [21MY], S6156-S6175
[11JN], S6325 [15JN]
------ prohibit immunity in tobacco industry liability settlement
relative to health risks and marketing and manufacturing
practices, S2741 [30MR], S2742 [30MR], S2744 [30MR], S2748
[30MR], S2809-S2811 [31MR], S3212-S3214 [3AP]
------ require States to implement a graduated system of sanctions
relative to illegal purchases or possession by minors, S6309
[15JN]
------ specify percentage of revenues from tobacco industry
settlement to be used for Child Care and Development Block Grant
Act activities, S6141-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6170 [18JN], S8085
[13JY], S8090 [14JY], S8091 [14JY], S8119 [14JY] tobacco
industry liability settlement relative to health risks and
marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), S3666 [28AP],
S3678-S3680 [28AP], S4202 [4MY], S4226-S4231 [5MY], S4883
[14MY], S4932-S4936 [15MY], S4952-S4954 [18MY], S4961 [18MY],
S4975 [18MY], S5001-S5012 [18MY], S5031-S5128 [19MY],
S5145-S5148 [19MY], S5149-S5215 [20MY], S5245 [20MY],
S5247-S5314 [21MY], S5362-S5364 [22MY], S5368 [22MY], S5419
[22MY], S5494-S5511 [1JN], S5529-S5554 [2JN], S5556-S5565 [2JN],
S5584-S5601 [4JN], S5604-S5630 [4JN], S5670-S5681 [5JN], S5683
[5JN], S5686-S5688 [5JN], S5690-S5692 [5JN], S5737-S5762 [9JN],
S5764-S5776 [9JN], S6001-S6003 [10JN], S6007 [10JN], S6010-S6033
[10JN], S6135-S6137 [11JN], S6139-S6146 [11JN], S6149-S6177
[11JN], S6274-S6289 [12JN], S6309-S6311 [15JN], S6314-S6326
[15JN], S6359-S6398 [16JN], S6433-S6436 [17JN], S6440-S6462
[17JN], S6465-S6481 [17JN], S6485 [17JN], S6718 [19JN],
S6857-S6861 [23JN], S7241 [26JN], S7242 [26JN], S7693 [8JY]
tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health risks
and marketing and manufacturing practices (S. 1415), motion to
recommit, S5293-S5296 [21MY] tobacco industry liability
settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent agreement,
S4817 [13MY], S5544 [2JN], S6470 [17JN] tobacco industry
liability settlement relative to health risks and marketing and
manufacturing practices (S. 1415), unanimous-consent request,
S4817 [13MY], S4883 [14MY]
------ tobacco industry liability settlement relative to health
risks and marketing and manufacturing practices, S9736 [1SE]
Women: revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S1510-S1516 [6MR],
S1957 [13MR]
------ revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs (S. 1722), S12024 [8OC], S12396
[12OC], S12397 [12OC]
Reports
Managed Health Care: J. Wrich & Associates, Inc., E335 [10MR]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 3717, Prohibit Use of Federal Funds for Needle
Exchange Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 409) (H.
Rept. 105-497), H2422 [28AP]
Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), H6281 [23JY]
Consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H.
Res. 564) (H. Rept. 105-762), H9344 [2OC]
----- Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 584) (H. Rept. 105-798),
H10075 [8OC]
Dept. of HHS Additional Exceptions to the Imposition of Civil Money
Penalties in Cases of Payments to Beneficiaries: Committee on
Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3511) (H. Rept. 105-772), H9536
[5OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4274)
(H. Rept. 105-635), H5956 [20JY]
------ Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2440) (S. Rept. 105-
300), S9973 [8SE]
Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec.
of HHS and Provide Organizational Independence: Committee on
Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1770) (S. Rept. 105-319), S10118
[9SE]
Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension:
Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713),
H7690 [14SE]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Committee
on Finance (Senate) (S. 1415), S4906 [14MY]
Native American Self-Governance Relative to Direct Operation,
Control, and Redesign of Indian Health Service Activities:
Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 105-765),
H9344 [2OC]
Nomination of Jane E. Henney To Be Commissioner of the FDA:
Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
Nomination of Patricia T. Montoya To Be Dept. of HHS Commissioner on
Children, Youth, and Families: Committee on Finance (Senate),
S12163 [9OC]
----- Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10841 [23SE]
Universal Tobacco Settlement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1415) (S. Rept. 105-180), S4035
[1MY]
Rulings of the Chair
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6414 [24JY]
Statements
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act: Christine
Brunswick, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
------ Jennie R. Cook, American Cancer Society, E2074 [11OC]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act: Gilbert G.
Gallegos, Fraternal Order of Police, S5772 [9JN]
Needle Exchange Programs: National Association of County and City
Health Officials, H2468 [29AP]
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]
Summaries
Are States Improving the Lives of Poor Families?--A Scale Measure of
State Welfare Policies: Tufts University Center on Hunger and
Poverty, S1220 [3MR]
Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 2416), S9587 [31JY]
Women's Health Research and Prevention Activities Programs (H.R.
4683), E1901 [5OC]
Surveys
National Tobacco Policy: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, S6368
[16JN]
Tables
Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
appropriations, H11622-H11626 [20OC]
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies
appropriations (H.R. 4274), S12537 [14OC]
National Tobacco Policy and Youth Smoking Reduction Act revenue and
volume adjustments, S5262 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement tax on individual cigarette
manufacturers, S6449 [17JN]
National Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund, S5253 [21MY]
National tobacco settlement trust fund, S6449 [17JN]
Tobacco settlement attorneys' fees, S5259 [21MY]
Testimonies
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. Res. 409, consideration of H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal
funds for needle exchange programs, H2445 [29AP]
H. Res. 509, consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act,
H6297 [24JY]
H. Res. 564, consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and
Education, and related agencies appropriations, H9280 [2OC]
H. Res. 584, consideration of H.R. 4274, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and
Education, and related agencies appropriations, H10126 [8OC]
H.R. 1833, enhance self-governance of Native Americans relative to
direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service
activities, H9465-H9471 [5OC]
H.R. 3717, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange
programs, H2453 [29AP]
H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6307-H6337 [24JY], H6367 [24JY]
H.R. 4382, mammography quality standards programs revision and
extension, H7745 [15SE]
S. 459, authorizing appropriations for certain Native American
programs, S12465 [14OC]
S. 459, Native Americans programs appropriations, H10286 [9OC]
S. 1577, Caring for Children Act, S116-S119 [28JA]
S. 1722, revise and extend certain Dept. of HHS women's health
research and prevention activities programs, H10789 [13OC]
S. 1722, revise and extend certain women's health research and
prevention activities programs, S1511 [6MR]
S. 1770, elevate position of Director of Indian Health Service to
Assistant Sec. of HHS and provide organization independence for
Indian Health Service, S10533 [17SE]
S. 1959, prohibit use of Federal funds for needle exchange programs,
S3357 [21AP]
S. 2013, allow children covered under a State Medicaid health plan
to continue receiving benefits under the Vaccines for Children
Program, S3931 [30AP]
S. 2034, Lyme Disease Initiative Act, S4362 [5MY]
S. 2196, Cardiac Arrest Survival Act, S6699 [19JN]
S. 2201, delay effective date of the Dept. of HHS final rule
relative to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network,
S6768 [22JN]
S. 2216, Medicare payments to hospitals that have graduate medical
education programs in critical need specialty areas, S7177
[25JN]
S. 2254, Health Care Consumer Assistance Act, S7282 [26JN]
S. 2330, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, S8489-S8509 [17JY]
S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act, S9574-S9587 [31JY]
S. 2447, Dept. of Agriculture study of options for the design,
development, implementation, and operation of a national
database to track participation in Federal means-tested public
assistance programs, S9977 [8SE]
S. 2585, Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act,
S11981 [8OC]
S. Con. Res. 108, anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, S8512 [17JY]
S. Res. 314, authority to make adjustments to payments made to
skilled nursing facilities under Medicare, S12876 [21OC]
Transcripts
What a Deal: ``20/20'' (ABC television program), S5103 [19MY]