[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Addresses
Advantages of the Medical Innovation Tax Credit: Leonard Zwelling,
E999 [3JN]
Dedication of Melvin R. Laird Center: Gerald R. Ford, S1567 [9MR]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
Beverly L. Malone, S11542 [6OC]
Amendments
Health: improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S9604 [31JY], S9629 [31JY], S9646 [31JY]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S12511 [14OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), H6187 [22JY], H6283 [23JY], H6295 [23JY], H6382 [24JY]
Medicare: revise certain payment limits for health services (H.R.
4567), H10077 [8OC]
Analyses
Patient Protection Act (H.R. 4250), E1402-E1418 [23JY]
Articles and editorials
City Lost True Hero With Hospital Head's Death, E1908 [5OC]
Common Ground on Patient Rights Hides a Chasm, H7002 [4AU], H7563
[10SE]
Did Blues Execs Pad Their Pockets?, E1658-E1660 [9SE]
For Medicaid Patients, Doors Slam Closed, S4631 [11MY]
For Nurses, a Barrier Broken--It's a Test Insurers Are Backing--Can
Primary Care Work Without Doctors?, S9486 [30JY]
Hands Tied, Judges Rue Law That Limits HMO Liability, S8051 [13JY]
HMO Horror Show, S9349 [30JY]
HMOs May Highlight Hot Topics in Legislature--Bills Would Target
Myriad of Patients' Complaints, S9349 [30JY]
La. Favors Geographic System, H11665-H11667 [20OC]
Losing Patients Over Home Health Care Cuts, H5283 [24JN]
Many Elders Receive Care at Criminals' Hands, S3092 [2AP]
1974 Pensions Law Sparks Political Fire, S7254 [26JN]
Outpatient Mastectomy Surgery, S4648 [12MY]
Paying the Price for Mismanagement, H5284 [24JN]
Region's Home-Care Firms Face Being Punished for Their Efficiency,
S3711 [28AP]
Statewide Regionalization of Pancreaticoduodenectomy and Its Effect
on In-Hospital Mortality, E1664 [9SE]
$2.9 Million Helps To Leave the Blues Behind, E1660 [9SE]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics, (see
S. Res. 173), S451 [5FE], (see H. Res. 358), H446 [11FE]
Anchorage, AK: land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
Health Center, (see S. 1696), S1200 [2MR]
Armed Forces: interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of
Defense and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery,
(see S. 2009), S3919 [30AP]
Business and industry: bankruptcy reform, (see S. 1914), S3120
[2AP]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, (see H.R. 4602, S. 2541), S11339 [2OC], H8083 [18SE]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics, (see H.R. 3230), H496
[12FE]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics, (see
H.R. 3229), H496 [12FE]
Congress: importance of enacting patient protection legislation,
(see H. Con. Res. 293), H4961 [22JN]
Courts: rules for payment of damage awards for future losses in
certain health care liability actions, (see H.R. 4791), H10513
[10OC]
Crime: establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false
health care claims, (see H.R. 3523), H1337 [19MR]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and
leases, (see H.R. 3603), H1853 [31MR]
------ establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
employment of health care professionals, (see S. 2115), S5433
[22MY]
------ improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities, (see S. 2619),
S12309 [10OC], (see H.R. 4758), H10352 [9OC]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities, (see H.R. 3702), H2236 [22AP]
------ require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies
to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA
medical facilities, (see H.R. 4609), H8527 [23SE]
Drugs: clarify application of Federal controlled substances laws in
States that authorize medical use of marijuana and other drugs,
(see H.R. 3184), H445 [11FE]
------ support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes, (see S.J. Res. 56), S10657 [21SE], (see S.J. Res. 57),
S10657 [21SE]
------ use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, (see H. Res. 372),
H678 [26FE], (see H.J. Res. 117), H2706 [30AP]
FCC: E-Rate Program implementation, (see S. 2348), S8919 [23JY]
------ repeal authority to require contributions from telephone
carriers for the connection of schools, health care providers,
and libraries to the Internet, (see H.R. 4032), H4479 [10JN],
(see H.R. 4065), H4628 [16JN]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA: designate, (see S. 2496), S10518 [17SE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access, (see
S. 1862), S2570 [25MR], (see H.R. 3862), H3246 [13MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by
groups of health care professionals with HMO's, (see H.R. 4277),
H5956 [20JY]
------ biomedical research funding, (see S. Res. 170), S226 [29JA],
(see H. Res. 363), H497 [12FE]
------ distinguish between health care claims fraud and unavoidable
billing errors, (see S. 2007), S3783 [29AP]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals,
(see S. 1754), S1884 [12MR]
------ limit medical malpractice claims, (see H.R. 3535), H1444
[24MR]
------ 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 professionals: allow medical treatment of emergency
cases near the emergency room entrance, (see H.R. 3937), H3743
[21MY]
------ assure availability of a non-emergency department physician
in certain hospitals, (see H.R. 3111), H63 [27JA]
------ 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]
Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage,
(see H.R. 3547), H1549 [25MR]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient,
(see H.R. 4093, S. 2315), S8241 [15JY], H4879 [19JN], (see H.R.
4222), H5593 [15JY]
------ limit increase in health insurance company premiums to
certain buyers of coverage in individual markets, (see H.R.
3538), H1444 [24MR]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate, (see H.R. 3336, S. 2012), S3919
[30AP], H850 [4MR]
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]
------ deduct a children's contribution from the income amount
applied monthly to payment for the cost of care in an
institution for an individual receiving medical assistance, (see
H.R. 4723), H10011 [7OC]
------ extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment
percentage for Indian Health Service facilities to urban Indian
health programs, (see H.R. 4480), H7413 [6AU]
------ 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]
------ allow certain military retirees and their dependents a
special enrollment period to qualify for TRICARE demonstration
sites, (see H.R. 4160), H5403 [25JN]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
payments, (see S. 2031), S4357 [5MY]
------ coverage of adult day care services, (see H.R. 4403), H7289
[5AU]
------ 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]
------ election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment
for abortion services, (see H.R. 4228, S. 2403), S9556 [31JY],
H5593 [15JY]
------ ensure access to mental health services, (see H.R. 3988),
H4055 [3JN]
------ ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
assure continuity of care, (see H.R. 3997), H4165 [4JN]
------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system, (see S.
2091), S5129 [19MY]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services, (see H.R. 3780), H2705 [30AP]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services, (see S. 2582), S11970 [8OC]
------ 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 certain facilities from transition period under the
prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, (see
S. 2342), S8778 [22JY]
------ graduate medical education payments, (see S. 2259), S7256
[26JN], (see H.R. 4219), H5593 [15JY]
------ graduate medical education reimbursement for certain
osteopathy training programs whose operation is assumed by
another hospital, (see H.R. 3914), H3624 [20MY]
------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
rehabilitation services, (see H.R. 4534), H7494 [9SE]
------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
system to home health agencies for home health services, (see S.
2508), S10722 [22SE]
------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, (see S. 1789), S2114
[17MR]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products, (see H.R.
3139), H240 [3FE]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs, (see S. 2049), S4528 [7MY], (see
H.R. 3855), H3246 [13MY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas, (see H.R. 3940, S.
2216), S7172 [25JN], H3743 [21MY]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments, (see
S. 1908), S3119 [2AP]
------ 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]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services,
(see H.R. 3835, S. 2222), S7172 [25JN], H3104 [12MY]
------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
discharges relative to post-acute care, (see S. 1604), S378
[4FE]
------ require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of
hospital termination under such plans, (see H.R. 4748), H10076
[8OC]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare
providers, (see S. 2055), S4558 [8MY]
------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
organization, (see H.R. 3239), H496 [12FE]
------ require hospitals to establish and implement security
procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction
and baby switching, (see H.R. 4680), H9344 [2OC]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities, (see S. 2056), S4558 [8MY]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services, (see S. 1811),
S2424 [23MR], (see H.R. 3629), H2052 [1AP]
------ respond to requests of skilled nursing facilities for private
accreditation in the same manner as for other providers of
services, (see H.R. 4075), H4711 [17JN]
------ restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective
payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units, (see
H.R. 4855), H11549 [19OC]
------ 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]
Medicare/Medicaid: require criminal and abusive work history
background checks for direct care employees in nursing
facilities, home health agencies, and hospice programs, (see
H.R. 4789), H10513 [10OC]
Mental health: establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
illness, (see H. Res. 596), H10832 [13OC]
------ establish a task force to recognize the seriousness of
problems associated with mental illness, (see H. Res. 587),
H10076 [8OC]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary, (see H.
Con. Res. 274, S. Con. Res. 108), S8482 [17JY], H3013 [7MY]
National Public Health Week: observance, (see S. Res. 205), S2851
[31MR]
Native Americans: make permanent and expand the demonstration
program that allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid,
(see S. 2001), S3783 [29AP]
NIH: establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine, (see S. 2420), S9556 [31JY]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed, (see H.R. 4686), H9345
[2OC], (see H.R. 4804), H10513 [10OC]
Nursing homes: 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]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products, (see H.R. 4189), H5404 [25JN]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs, (see
S. 1757), S1948 [13MR], (see H.R. 3716), H2317 [23AP]
Public Health Service Act: establish certain standards relative to
health plans, (see H.R. 4202), H5492 [14JY]
Rural areas: promote access to health care services, (see S. 2603),
S12164 [9OC]
Senior citizens: protect rights of members of HMO's to receive
continuing care at facilities of their choice, (see S. 1997),
S3709 [28AP]
Social Security: provide a safe harbor under the anti-kickback
statute for hospital restocking of certain ambulance drugs and
supplies, (see H.R. 3247), H577 [24FE]
States: establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities, (see
S. 2254), S7256 [26JN]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage,
(see H.R. 4167), H5403 [25JN]
------ designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research
conducted through the NIH, (see H.R. 3563), H1642 [26MR]
------ 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]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations, (see S. 1885), S2850
[31MR], (see H.R. 3815), H3013 [7MY]
Telephones: reduce rates and provide advanced telecommunications
services to schools, libraries, and certain health care
facilities, (see H.R. 4324), H6282 [23JY]
Veterans: 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]
Cost Estimates
Health Professions Education Partnership Act (S. 1754): CBO, S8418
[16JY]
Documents
Republican Health Care Principles, S7927 [10JY]
Explanations
Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement Act (H.R.
4567), H10254-H10256 [9OC]
NIH Funding Increase, E2299 [21OC]
Histories
Navy Hospital Corps: Mark T. Hacala, H4477 [10JN]
Letters
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]
Equipping of children's hospitals with computers: Mark Fields,
E1813 [25SE]
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]
Health Care Financing Administration home health surety bond
requirements: Nancy-Ann Min DeParle, Dept. of HHS, E1979 [9OC]
Health Professions Education Partnership Act: several health and
education organizations, S1891 [12MR]
Hospital Length of Stay Act: Lynn E. Jensen, AMA, S8250 [15JY]
------ Marilyn S. Richmond, American Psychological Association,
S8251 [15JY]
------ Paul A. Ebert, American College of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
------ Steven P. Ringel, American Academy of Neurology, S8251 [15JY]
King Cove Health and Safety Act: Kathe Boucha-Roberts and Destyne
E. Taft, Providence Hospital, S11246 [1OC]
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act: Frances M.
Visco, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
------ Kimberly Calder, National Alliance of Breast Cancer
Organizations, E2074 [11OC]
------ Susan N. Nathanson, Y-ME National Breast Cancer Organization,
E2074 [11OC]
Medicare 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]
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]
Patient Access to Responsible Care Act: Dennis S. O'Leary, Margaret
E. O'Kane, and Randolph D. Smoak, Jr., American Medical
Accreditation Program, S681 [12FE]
------ Floyd D. Loop, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, S682 [12FE]
Patient Protection Act: David Sibley and John Smithee, Texas State
Legislature, H6986 [3AU]
------ E. Ratcliffe Anderson, Jr., AMA, H6398 [24JY]
------ John Sharp, Texas Office of the Comptroller, H6987 [3AU]
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Association and Health Insurance Association of America, H5060
[23JN]
------ Representative Stark, H5060 [23JN]
------ several organizations, S11327 [2OC]
------ Therese M. Vaughan, Iowa Dept. of Commerce, H5060 [23JN]
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]
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]
Revise certain Medicare payment limits for health services: Frank
E. Moss, E2293 [21OC]
Spinal cord injury programs maintenance within veterans health care
system: Kenneth W. Kizer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S12232
[9OC]
------ Senator Sessions, S12232 [9OC]
Standardize relationships for group health plans and enrollees:
Boone Powell, Jr., Baylor Health Care System, S682 [12FE]
Support existing Federal legal process for determining safety and
efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes: Barry R. McCaffrey, Office of National Drug Control
Policy, S10665 [21SE]
Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding: Dennis M.
Cullinan, VFW, H6561 [29JY]
------ Kenneth W. Kizer, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H6561 [29JY]
------ Steve A. Robertson, American Legion, H6561 [29JY]
Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act: Nancy Couchot, S4648 [12MY]
Lists
American Ambulance Association Stars of Life honorees, S5131 [19MY]
Cosponsors of H. Res. 363, NIH biomedical research funding, H2387
[28AP]
Health Benefits Coalition for Affordable Choice & Quality, S3051
[2AP]
Issues of concern in H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6299 [24JY]
King Cove, AK, Clinic medivacs from April 1998 to present day,
S11263 [1OC]
Long Beach Medical Association honorees, E875 [18MY]
Organizations supporting H.R. 3605, Patients' Bill of Rights Act,
H5056 [23JN]
Remarks by organizations on S. 2416, Promoting Responsible Managed
Care Act, S9588 [31JY]
Motions
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6413 [24JY], H6414 [24JY], H6415 [24JY]
Papers
Reforming Medicare--Strategies for Higher Quality, Lower Cost Care:
David Nash, AARP, E2 [27JA]
Proposals
Support existing Federal legal process for determining safety and
efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes: Committee on the Judiciary (House), H7725 [15SE]
Remarks in House
Abou-Samra, Moustapha: Ventura County, CA, Medical Resource
Foundation Physician of the Year award recipient, E1951 [8OC]
Baltimore, MD: anniversary of Sinai Hospital Auxiliary, Inc., E603
[21AP]
Bay County, MI: dedication of the Jeppesen Radiation Oncology
Center at Bay Health Systems, E1868 [1OC]
Baylor College of Medicine: anniversary of Roy M. and Phyllis Gough
Huffington Center on Aging, E465 [25MR]
Beck, Alan: John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
recipient, E2034 [10OC]
Bergen County, NJ: tribute to Pascack Valley Hospital Women's
Auxiliary, E2177 [15OC]
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina: tribute, E2287 [21OC]
Bove, Vincent: John T. Mather Hospital Mather Special Recognition
Award recipient, E2031 [10OC]
Bronx, NY: tribute to Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center and AIDS
Research Community Advisory Board, E1173 [19JN]
Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center on receipt
of Accreditation with Commendation from the Joint Commission on
the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, E2356 [19DE]
California: anniversary of Permanente Medical Group, E277 [4MR]
Caring and Sharing, Inc.: tribute, E339 [10MR]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate, H10399 [10OC]
------ designate (H.R. 4602), E1757 [18SE]
Children and youth: parental notification and State criminal
reporting requirements for minors who seek family planning
services from federally-funded clinics (H.R. 3230), E179 [12FE]
------ State criminal reporting requirements for minors who seek
family planning services from federally-funded clinics (H.R.
3229), E179 [12FE]
Crime: establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false
health care claims (H.R. 3523), E434 [19MR], E760 [5MY]
Denver, CO: tribute to National Jewish Medical and Research Center,
E1628 [7AU]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Navy Hospital Corps, H4476 [10JN]
------ Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Telemedicine
Project funding, H5230 [24JN]
Dept. of HHS: improve organ donation and transplantation programs,
E1164 [18JN]
------ reform organ transplant allocation policies, H11665 [20OC],
E2309 [12NO]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize medical facility projects and
leases (H.R. 3603), H3395-H3398 [19MY]
------ health and safety violations at Veteran's Integrated Services
Network hospitals, H5770 [17JY], H5771 [17JY]
------ reallocation of certain veteran health care resources
relative to GAO recommendations, H6259 [23JY], H6262 [23JY],
H6263 [23JY]
------ reimburse veterans enrolled in the veterans health care
system for the cost of emergency care or services received in
non-Dept. facilities (H.R. 3702), E614 [22AP]
------ require notification and allow local law enforcement agencies
to investigate crimes and search for missing patients at VA
medical facilities (H.R. 4609), E1780 [23SE]
------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding,
H6551-H6563 [29JY], E1489 [31JY]
------ Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation System funding, H9620
[6OC]
------ veterans extended care facilities construction funding
through offsets in NASA's space station program, H6564 [29JY],
H6565 [29JY]
Dosik, Michael: John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
recipient, E2027 [10OC]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes (H.J. Res. 117), H7719-H7726 [15SE]
Fairfax County, VA: tribute to Inova Fairfax Hospital Life With
Cancer Program, E788 [7MY]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
abortifacients, H5719-H5722 [16JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, H5568 [15JY], H5569 [15JY], H5571
[15JY], H5677-H5684 [16JY], H5694-H5697 [16JY], H5865 [20JY],
E1346 [17JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, H9184 [29SE], H9190 [1OC], H9339
[2OC], H9914-H9919 [7OC], H9928-H9932 [7OC]
FEMA: disaster funding to rebuild and improve seismic performance
of earthquake-damaged hospitals, H6551 [29JY]
Flaherty, Laurie: Emergency Nurses Association Lifetime Achievement
Award recipient and Nursing Hall of Fame inductee, E2297 [21OC]
Fort Benning, GA: tribute to Martin Army Community Hospital on
receipt of Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations Accreditation with Commendation award, E2025
[10OC]
Fort Collins, CO: tribute to Poudre Valley Hospital, E1697 [11SE]
Fremont, CA: anniversary of the Washington Township Health Care
District, E843 [13MY]
Greeley, CO: tribute to Monfort Children's Clinic, E1706 [11SE]
Greystone Park Association: anniversary, E905 [20MY]
Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc.: amend Federal
charter (H.R. 3025), E135 [11FE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (H.R.
3862), E847 [13MY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by
groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 4277),
H7472 [9SE]
------ establish standards relative to managed care plans (H.R.
3009), H1326 [19MR]
------ implement a national public awareness campaign on sexually
transmitted diseases, H8022-H8025 [17SE]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), H10748-H10771 [13OC], E2203 [15OC]
------ merger of Blue Cross Blue Shield of the National Capital Area
and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland, E1658 [9SE]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, E501 [27MR]
------ prohibit restriction of certain medical communications
between health care providers and their patients (H.R. 586),
H1850 [31MR], E778 [6MY]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
H624-H626 [25FE], H935-H941 [10MR], H1025 [11MR], H1636-H1640
[26MR], H1846-H1850 [31MR], H1857 [1AP], H4826-H4832 [18JN],
H4842 [19JN], H4972 [23JN], H4973 [23JN], H5068 [24JN], H5069
[24JN], H5417 [14JY], H5502 [15JY], H5504 [15JY], H5505 [15JY],
H5506 [15JY], H5638 [16JY], H5639 [16JY], H5640 [16JY], H5641
[16JY], H5730-H5733 [16JY], H5742 [17JY], H5743 [17JY], H5861
[20JY], H5962 [21JY], H5963 [21JY], H5965 [21JY], H5966 [21JY],
H5967 [21JY], H5968 [21JY], H5969 [21JY], H6066 [21JY], H6073
[22JY], H6074 [22JY], H6075 [22JY], H6076 [22JY], H6077 [22JY],
H6173-H6178 [22JY], H6189 [23JY], H6190 [23JY], H6191 [23JY],
H6192 [23JY], H7473-H7476 [9SE], H7560-H7567 [10SE], H7567
[10SE], H7685-H7688 [14SE], H7695 [15SE], H9086 [28SE], H9190
[1OC], H9511-H9514 [5OC], H9727 [7OC], H9728 [7OC], H10223
[9OC], H10525 [11OC], H10527 [11OC], H10546-H10553 [11OC],
H10555 [11OC], H10557 [11OC], H10643 [12OC], H10866 [14OC],
H10887 [14OC], H10901 [14OC], H10903 [14OC], H10911 [14OC],
H10922 [15OC], E287 [4MR], E335 [10MR], E549 [1AP], E1950 [8OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
3605), H10223 [9OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), H10889-H10894 [14OC]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.
Con. Res. 272), E769 [6MY] protection of enrollees in managed
care plans and HMO's (H.R. 337), H581 [25FE], H584 [25FE], H633
[26FE], H635 [26FE], E1 [27JA] protection of enrollees in
managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), H4301-H4303 [9JN],
H4306-H4310 [9JN], H4705-H4709 [17JN], H5053-H5061 [23JN], H5068
[24JN], H5069 [24JN], H5070 [24JN], H5299 [25JN], H5300 [25JN],
H5585 [15JY], H5743 [17JY], H5969 [21JY], E527 [31MR], E778
[6MY], E910 [20MY], E1445 [27JY] protection of enrollees in
managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 3605), consideration (H. Res.
486), H5863 [20JY] protection of enrollees in managed care plans
and HMO's (H.R. 3998), E1037 [5JN] protection of enrollees in
managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 4250), H6306-H6367 [24JY],
H6420 [24JY], H6884 [3AU], H6983-H6988 [3AU], H7002 [4AU], H7008
[4AU], H7183 [5AU], H7184 [5AU], E1318 [16JY], E1436 [24JY],
E1445 [27JY], E1447 [27JY], E1449 [27JY], E1459 [29JY], E1471
[30JY], E1474 [30JY], E1502-E1504 [31JY], E1621-E1623 [7AU]
protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), consideration (H. Res. 509), H6297-H6306 [24JY]
protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R.
4250), motion to recommit, H6412 [24JY], H6415 [24JY] protection
of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 820), H1116
[12MR]
------ provide national quality standards for all health care plans,
H295 [4FE], H296 [4FE]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H6750 [29JY], H7183 [5AU]
------ revise and extend mammography quality standards programs
(H.R. 4382), H7745-H7750 [15SE], H7890 [16SE], E1796 [24SE]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (H.R. 1415), H243 [4FE], H244 [4FE], H245 [4FE], H246
[4FE], H301 [4FE], H307-H312 [4FE], H1396 [24MR], H1849 [31MR]
------ traumatic brain injury research funding, E1237 [25JN]
Hunter College: anniversary of Center on AIDS, Drugs, and Community
Health anniversary, E2100 [12OC]
Hurley Medical Center: American Lung Association of Michigan
Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, E609
[21AP], E685 [28AP]
Insurance: assure patient choice and access to services for
enrollees in group health plans and health insurance coverage
(H.R. 3547), H1520 [25MR], H1521 [25MR]
------ coverage and treatment of emergency services under health
plans (H.R. 815), H6303 [24JY]
International Association of Health Care Central Service Material
Management: tribute to book on health care facilities
leadership strategies, E610 [21AP]
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations:
hospital accreditation review process, E228 [25FE]
Long Beach, CA: anniversary of Memorial Breast Center, E437 [23MR]
Long Beach Medical Association: tribute to honorees, E875 [18MY]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate (H.R. 3336), H6897 [3AU]
Malhotra, Harish: John T. Mather Hospital Theodore Roosevelt Award
recipient, E2028 [10OC]
Marrow Foundation: recipient of educational grant from Cell
Therapeutics, Inc., to publish quarterly newsletter, E1269
[26JN]
Massachusetts: anniversary of Fallon Healthcare System, E1163
[18JN]
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]
------ 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]
------ coverage of adult day care services (H.R. 4403), E1550 [5AU]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services (H.R. 3108), E71 [3FE] delay
implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
for home health services (H.R. 3205), H450 [12FE], H5275-H5287
[24JN], E177 [12FE], E206 [24FE] delay implementation of interim
payment system to home health agencies for home health services
(H.R. 3567), E494 [26MR], E495 [26MR], E1096 [10JN] delay
implementation of interim payment system to home health agencies
for home health services (H.R. 4339), H7004 [4AU], E1552 [5AU]
------ delay implementation of interim payment system to home health
agencies for home health services, E2297 [21OC]
------ ensure access to mental health services (H.R. 3988), E985
[3JN]
------ ensure access to obstetrician-gynecologist services and
assure continuity of care (H.R. 3997), E1026 [4JN]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services (H.R. 3780), E721 [30AP]
------ 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]
------ graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4219), E1311 [15JY]
------ implement a budget-neutral payment system for outpatient
rehabilitation services (H.R. 4534), E1662 [9SE]
------ investigate referral policies for home health agencies, E1666
[9SE]
------ limit payments for drugs or biological products (H.R. 3139),
H302 [4FE]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (H.R. 3940), E932
[21MY]
------ 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]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
(H.R. 3835), E831 [12MY], E853 [13MY]
------ require HMO's to disclose information to enrollees on
physicians, finances, and compensation of executives of the
organization (H.R. 3239), E168 [12FE]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities (H.R. 2754), E795 [7MY]
------ restore full incentive payment percentages for prospective
payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and units, E2234
[19OC] restore full incentive payment percentages for
prospective payment system-exempt rehabilitation hospitals and
units (H.R. 4855), E2259 [20OC]
------ 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 Payment Advisory Commission: appointment of individual
from medical supply industry, H10256 [9OC]
Medicare/Medicaid: require health care facilities and services to
fund annual financial and compliance audits (H.R. 2543), E228
[25FE]
Mental health: establish a Mental Illness Working Group to
recognize the seriousness of problems associated with mental
illness (H. Res. 596), H10808 [13OC], H10809 [13OC], E2147
[13OC]
Methodist Hospitals, Inc.: anniversary, E877 [18MY]
Miami, FL: anniversary of Kendall Medical Center, E1589 [7AU]
Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Meadowood Retirement Community,
E1095 [10JN]
National Institute of Dental Research: anniversary, E1073 [9JN],
E1305 [15JY]
National Organ Transplant Act: reauthorize, E778 [6MY]
Nebraska: Joint Army-Air National Guard Medical Training Facility
funding, E1488 [31JY]
------ National Guard Joint Army-Air Medical Training Facility
funding, H4909 [22JN]
New Jersey: tribute to the Y107 (radio station)/St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital Radiothon, E174 [12FE]
New York, NY: anniversary of Kings County Hospital Center Patient/
Family Psychoeducation Group, E1143 [16JN]
Newark, NJ: tribute to St. Columba Health Center, E767 [5MY]
NIH: biomedical research funding, H2383-H2389 [28AP], H5862 [20JY],
E698 [29AP]
------ funding, E2299 [21OC]
Nursing facilities: permit certain paid staff to provide feeding
and hydration assistance to residents and ensure that
individuals with a history of patient or resident abuse or
criminal convictions are not employed (H.R. 4686), E2066 [11OC]
Nursing homes: reform accreditation process, E2239 [20OC]
Ocala, FL: anniversary of Monroe Regional Medical Center, H1025
[11MR]
Office of Minority Health: establish authorities relative to
tobacco products (H.R. 4189), E1259 [26JN], E1273 [26JN]
Pennsylvania: anniversary of Western Pennsylvania Hospital, E688
[28AP]
Philadelphia, PA: tribute to Philadelphia Protestant Home, E1781
[23SE]
Polish Legion of American Veterans: tribute to Ladies Auxiliary,
E1615 [7AU]
Rome, GA: anniversary of Harbin Clinic, H4972 [23JN]
Roosevelt Island, NY: tribute to Coler/Goldwater Specialty Hospital
and Nursing Facility, and Roosevelt Island Housing Management
Corp., for efforts relative to FDR Day, E1795 [24SE]
Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Sutter Community Hospital, E1973
[9OC]
San Diego, CA: anniversary of Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group,
E1712 [14SE]
South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: tribute, E95 [4FE]
Southampton, NY: tribute to Southampton Hospital Quarter Backers
Club, E285 [4MR]
Springfield, MA: Melha Shriners anniversary, E1914 [6OC]
Taxation: allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage
(H.R. 4167), E1258 [26JN]
------ designation of overpayments for use in biomedical research
conducted through NIH (H.R. 3563), E1796 [24SE]
------ establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations (H.R. 3815), E793
[7MY], E803 [7MY]
University of Alabama at Birmingham: inclusion of hospital in U.S.
News and World Report's list of best hospitals, E2225 [16OC]
University of Tennessee: anniversary of Memphis School of Nursing,
E690 [28AP]
Veterans: improve access to health care services for certain
Medicare-eligible veterans, H10248-H10253 [9OC], H10259 [9OC]
Wilkes-Barre, PA: anniversary of Mercy Hospital, E572 [2AP]
Women: ensure that older women are protected from institutional,
community, and domestic violence, and sexual assault (H.R.
3624), E587 [2AP]
Remarks in Senate
Abortion: protection of reproductive health services clinics (S.
Res. 173), S444 [5FE], S457 [5FE]
Albany, GA: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital American Hospital
Association NOVA Award recipient, S277 [2FE]
Anaconda, MT: tribute to Community Hospital and Nursing Home, S1291
[3MR]
Anchorage, AK: land conveyance of site of the old Alaska Native
Health Center (S. 1696), S1202 [2MR]
Armed Forces: establish an independent entity to evaluate post-
conflict illnesses among members, S6993 [24JN]
------ improve pay, housing, retirement benefits, and health care,
S9908 [3SE]
------ interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of Defense
and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery (S.
2009), S3919-S3921 [30AP], S4550-S4552 [7MY]
Business and industry: bankruptcy reform (S. 1914), S3129 [2AP]
Chalmers P. Wylie Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Columbus, OH:
designate (S. 2541), S11358 [2OC]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, devices, and
services under health insurance plans (S. 743), S4772 [13MY]
Crime: establish limits for imposition of fines relative to false
health care claims (H.R. 3523), S3648 [27AP], S7675-S7677 [8JY]
Denver, CO: tribute to National Jewish Medical Research Center,
S9972 [8SE]
Dept. of Defense: anniversary of Navy Hospital Corps, S6501 [17JN]
------ assessment of TRICARE Health Care Program, S9383 [30JY]
------ revise TRICARE manual to cover rehabilitative services for
head injuries, S7132 [25JN]
Dept. of HHS: Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Program funding,
S2872 [31MR]
Dept. of Veteran Affairs: maintenance of spinal cord injury
programs within veterans health care system, S12231 [9OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish educational assistance
programs to facilitate employment of health care professionals,
S8333 [16JY]
----- establish educational assistance programs to facilitate
employment of health care professionals (S. 2115), S5441-S5445
[22MY]
------ improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-
Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (S. 2619), S12314
[10OC]
------ improve veterans' access to health care facilities by
minimizing distances to facilities, S8367 [16JY]
------ provide cost-of-living or locality pay increase to certain VA
hospital nurses, S8444 [17JY], S8445 [17JY]
Detroit, MI: dedication of ACC and Henry Ford Medical/Social
Services Center, S10731 [22SE]
Drugs: support existing Federal legal process for determining
safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for
medicinal purposes (S.J. Res. 56), S10665-S10667 [21SE], S10673
[22SE], S10713 [22SE]
----- support existing Federal legal process for determining safety
and efficacy of using marijuana and other drugs for medicinal
purposes (S.J. Res. 57), S10665-S10667 [21SE]
------ use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, S2814 [31MR]
FCC: E-Rate Program implementation, S6005-S6007 [10JN]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of
contraceptives under any plan providing prescription drug
coverage, S9193-S9199 [29JY]
------ coverage of contraceptives under any plan providing
prescription drug coverage, S11681 [7OC], S12135 [9OC], S12136
[9OC]
GAO: report on private health insurance and Health Care Financing
Administration, S9064 [27JY]
H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA: designate (S. 2496), S10525 [17SE]
Hazardous substances: increase funding for poison control centers
and establish toll-free telephone number to improve access (S.
1862), S2573 [25MR], S3796 [29AP]
Health: biomedical research funding (S. Res. 170), S235 [29JA],
S236 [29JA]
------ biomedical research personnel and infrastructure funding,
S12640 [15OC]
------ distinguish between health care claims fraud and unavoidable
billing errors (S. 2007), S3789-S3791 [29AP], S7675-S7677 [8JY]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S1890-S1893 [12MR], S8418 [16JY], S9629-S9647 [31JY]
------ improve the distribution of health care professionals to
underserved areas and consolidate and reauthorize health
education programs for minority and disadvantaged individuals
(S. 1754), S12024 [8OC], S12511-S12529 [14OC], S12575 [14OC],
S12592 [14OC], S12640 [15OC]
------ national policy to provide health care and reform insurance
procedures, S679-S682 [12FE]
------ 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]
------ standardize relationships between group health plans and
health insurers relative to enrollees, health professionals, and
providers (S. 644), S679-S682 [12FE]
Health Care Financing Administration: consideration of new provider
status for Heartland Manor relative to Medicare certification,
S12904 [21OC]
Health care professionals: allow nursing facilities and home care
agencies to conduct criminal background checks on job
applicants, S8856 [23JY]
Helena, MT: Fort Harrison VA Medical Center sewer line funding,
S8371 [16JY]
Hot Springs, SD: dedication of Michael J. Fitzmaurice State
Veterans Home, S12891 [21OC]
Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive
surgery relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any
cancer diagnosis (S. 249), S3008 [1AP], S4640-S4642 [12MY],
S4644-S4651 [12MY], S4875 [14MY], S4876 [14MY], S4877 [14MY]
----- coverage of minimum hospital stays and reconstructive surgery
relative to breast cancer and of second opinions for any cancer
diagnosis (S. 249), unanimous-consent request, S4642-S4644
[12MY]
------ establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination
by an appropriate physician in consultation with the patient (S.
2315), S8248 [15JY]
Kizer, Kenneth W.: tribute to VA health care system reorganization,
S12231 [9OC]
Logan-Young, Wende: New York Innovation in Breast Cancer Early
Detection and Research Award recipient, S12728 [20OC]
Lorain, OH: conversion of St. Joseph's Hospital for non-hospital
uses, S8435 [17JY]
Malcom Randall Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Gainesville, FL: designate (S. 2012), S3929 [30AP], S3930
[30AP]
Marshfield, WI: dedication of Melvin R. Laird Center, S1567 [9MR]
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]
------ combat waste, fraud, and abuse in home health service
payments (S. 2031), S4488 [7MY]
------ 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]
------ election of Medicare+Choice organizations to exclude payment
for abortion services (S. 2403), S9561 [31JY]
------ ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and
improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S.
2091), S5129-S5131 [19MY]
------ establish a prospective payment system for psychiatric
hospital services (S. 2582), S11974-S11976 [8OC]
------ exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under
the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (S.
1864), S2660 [26MR]
------ exempt certain facilities from transition period under the
prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities (S.
2342), S8782 [22JY]
------ impose conditions on the implementation of interim payment
system to home health agencies for home health services (S.
2508), S10725 [22SE]
------ improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option, S2708 [27MR], S2746 [30MR]
improve access to health insurance by offering certain
individuals a Medicare buy-in option (S. 1789), S2127-S2135
[17MR]
------ payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate
medical education programs (S. 2049), S4535-S4538 [7MY]
------ payments to hospitals that have graduate medical education
programs in critical need specialty areas (S. 2216), S7176
[25JN]
------ payments to Medicare+Choice organizations amounts
attributable to disproportionate share hospital payments (S.
1908), S3124 [2AP]
------ protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's,
S11531 [6OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services, S12535
[14OC], S12807 [21OC], S12896 [21OC]
------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
S8383-S8386 [16JY] reform payment system for home health
services (S. 2354), S8996 [24JY], S9609 [31JY]
------ reform payment system for home health services (S. 2323),
S12284-S12286 [10OC]
------ reimbursement for services provided to eligible veterans by
certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs facilities (S. 2054), S4558
[8MY], S4559 [8MY], S4742 [12MY]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
(S. 2222), S7182 [25JN], S7183 [25JN]
------ repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services
(S. 2222), S10719 [22SE]
------ repeal the restriction on payment for certain hospital
discharges relative to post-acute care (S. 1604), S379 [4FE],
S859 [23FE]
------ require disclosure of staffing and performance data, provide
whistleblower protection to employees, and review impact of
proposed mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers
(S. 2055), S4559 [8MY]
------ require use of hollow-bore needle devices at health care
facilities (S. 2056), S4560 [8MY]
------ requirements relative to anesthesia services (S. 1811), S2430
[23MR]
------ withdrawl of managed care plans under Medicare+Choice
organizations, S12273-S12275 [10OC]
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: field
hearing in Minneapolis, MN, S7921 [10JY]
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: anniversary (S. Con.
Res. 108), S8513 [17JY]
National Public Health Week: observance (S. Res. 205), S2864 [31MR]
Native Americans: make permanent and expand the demonstration
program that allows for direct billing of Medicare and Medicaid
(S. 2001), S3784 [29AP]
NIH: biomedical research funding, S3042-S3045 [2AP], S3075 [2AP],
S3076 [2AP]
------ establish National Center for Complementary and Alternative
Medicine (S. 2420), S9593 [31JY]
------ funding, S3090 [2AP], S12229 [9OC]
Nursing homes: protection of nursing home residents through
enhanced screening and reporting requirements relative to
abusive employees (S. 2570), S11707 [7OC], S11708 [7OC]
Nursing school administered primary care clinics: funding, S9485
[30JY]
Polacca, AZ: Hopi Health Center funding, S12023 [8OC]
Public Health Service: extend breast cancer research programs,
S12490 [14OC]
------ extend breast cancer research programs (S. 1757), S1951
[13MR]
Rural areas: promote access to health care services (S. 2603),
S12170-S12172 [9OC]
Senior citizens: 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]
States: establish health insurance assistance programs to inform
consumers of their rights, choices, and responsibilities (S.
2254), S7282 [26JN]
Taxation: establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical
testing research expenses relative to academic medical centers
and other qualified hospital research organizations (H.R. 3815),
S5521 [1JN]
----- establish medical innovation tax credits for clinical testing
research expenses relative to academic medical centers and other
qualified hospital research organizations (S. 1885), S2852
[31MR], S2853 [31MR], S2875 [31MR]
Thomas Jefferson University: tribute to Jefferson Medical College
staff, S7606 [7JY]
White River Junction, VT: Dept. of Veterans Affairs Hospital and
Regional Office Center anniversary, S12593 [14OC]
Williams, Ed: tribute to efforts relative to Valdosta Veterans
Health Care Clinic, S8262 [15JY]
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]
Reports
Future of Public Hospitals: Bailus Walker and Deitra Hazelwood Lee,
E501 [27MR]
Managed Health Care: J. Wrich & Associates, Inc., E335 [10MR]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act: Committee on
Rules (House) (H. Res. 509) (H. Rept. 105-643), H6281 [23JY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Projects and Leases
Authorization: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R.
3603) (H. Rept. 105-490), H2236 [22AP]
Health Professions Education Partnership Act: Committee on Labor
and Human Resources (Senate) (S. 1754) (S. Rept. 105-220), S6883
[23JN]
Mammography Quality Standards Programs Revision and Extension:
Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4382) (H. Rept. 105-713),
H7690 [14SE]
Medicare Home Health Care Interim Payment System Refinement Act:
Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4567) (H. Rept. 105-
773), H9536 [5OC]
Medicinal Use of Marijuana: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.
Res. 372) (H. Rept. 105-451), H1298 [18MR]
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: Economic Development in Southern Indiana,
E842 [13MY]
------ Health Care Reform, E1301 [15JY]
Rulings of the Chair
Health: protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's
(H.R. 4250), H6414 [24JY]
Statements
Hospital Length of Stay Act: Edward R. Laws, Jr., American College
of Surgeons, S8250 [15JY]
Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act: Christine
Brunswick, National Breast Cancer Coalition, E2073 [11OC]
------ Jennie R. Cook, American Cancer Society, E2074 [11OC]
Patients' Bill of Rights Act: A.G. Newmyer III, Epilepsy
Foundation, S11326 [2OC]
------ Debra L. Ness, National Partnership for Women & Families,
S11326 [2OC]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Diane
Bergin, S10885 [24SE]
------ Doris Brightful, S11106 [29SE]
------ Jeanne Carpenter, Epilepsy Foundation, S11107 [29SE]
------ Jerry Flynn, S11105 [29SE]
------ Ken Viste, American Academy of Neurology, S11106 [29SE]
------ Mirtha Casimir, S11106 [29SE]
------ Tom McEachin, S11105 [29SE]
Protection of Enrollees In Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
A.G. Newmyer, III, E1950 [8OC]
Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's:
American Hospital Association, S3055 [2AP]
------ Baylor Health Care System, S3054 [2AP]
------ Cleveland Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
------ Frances M. Visco, S11543 [6OC]
------ Mayo Clinic, S3054 [2AP]
Veterans Health Care: David Hay, E1526 [3AU]
What Health Care Reform Legislation Must Include This Year:
Representative McIntosh, H1396 [24MR]
Summaries
Delay Reduction and Make Revisions to the Medicare Per Beneficiary
and Per Visit Payment Limit (S. 2616), S12343 [10OC]
Hospital Length of Stay Act (S. 2315), S8250 [15JY]
Medicare Early Access Act (S. 1789), S2133 [17MR]
Medicare Home Health Equity Act (S. 1993), S3711 [28AP]
Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act (S. 2416), S9587 [31JY]
Tables
Comparison of protections in Medicare+Choice vs. Patients' Bill of
Rights Act, H5057 [23JN]
Testimonies
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare:
Representative Pelosi, E1809-E1810 [25SE]
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. 509, consideration of H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act,
H6297 [24JY]
H.J. Res. 117, support existing Federal legal process for
determining safety and efficacy of using marijuana and other
drugs for medicinal purposes, H7719 [15SE]
H.R. 3603, Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facility projects and
leases authorization, H3395 [19MY]
H.R. 4250, Patient Protection Act, H6307-H6337 [24JY], H6367 [24JY]
H.R. 4382, mammography quality standards programs revision and
extension, H7745 [15SE]
H.R. 4567, Medicare Home Health and Veterans Health Care Improvement
Act, H10243-H10247 [9OC]
S. 1604, repeal the Medicare restriction on payment for certain
hospital discharges relative to post-acute care, S380 [4FE]
S. 1643, delay implementation of interim payment system to home
health agencies for home health services, S749 [12FE]
S. 1696, Old Alaska Native Health Center Conveyance Act, S1202 [2MR]
S. 1754, Health Professions Education Partnership Act, S1930-S1947
[13MR], S9629-S9646 [31JY], S12511-S12529 [14OC], H10748-H10768
[13OC]
S. 1789, Medicare Early Access Act, S2127-S2133 [17MR]
S. 1862, Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, S2574
[25MR]
S. 1908, Managed Care Fair Payment Act, S3125 [2AP]
S. 1993, Medicare Home Health Equity Act, S3710 [28AP]
S. 2007, Health Care Claims Guidance Act, S3790 [29AP]
S. 2009, interdepartmental cooperation between the Depts. of Defense
and Veterans Affairs relative to medical care delivery, S3921
[30AP]
S. 2049, Children's Hospitals Education and Research Act, S4536
[7MY]
S. 2114, Older Women's Protection From Violence Act, S5438-S5440
[22MY]
S. 2115, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Providers Incentive
Act, S5442-S5444 [22MY]
S. 2216, Medicare payments to hospitals that have graduate medical
education programs in critical need specialty areas, S7177
[25JN]
S. 2222, repeal Medicare financial limitations on rehabilitation
services, S7182 [25JN]
S. 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. 2496, H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Aspinwall, PA, S10526 [17SE]
S. 2570, protection of nursing home residents through enhanced
screening and reporting requirements relative to abusive
employees, S12032-S12034 [8OC]
S. 2582, Medicare Psychiatric Hospital Prospective Payment System
Act, S11975 [8OC]
S. 2619, Veterans' Access to Emergency Care Act, S12315 [10OC]
S. Con. Res. 108, anniversary of National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute, S8512 [17JY]
S. Res. 170, biomedical research funding, S234 [29JA]
S. Res. 173, protection of reproductive health services clinics,
S456 [5FE]
S. Res. 205, National Public Health Week, S2864 [31MR]
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]