HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

Amendments

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H5169 [26JN], H5636, H5637, H5639, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5657 [29JN]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S11931 [15DE]

Analyses

Pain Relief Promotion Act (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Health Care Plans and HMO's: Sara Rosenbaum, David M. Frankford, and Rand E. Rosenblatt, S7516 [25JY]

Articles and editorials

Animals and Research Part 1—Unlocking the Secrets of Genetic Disease Through Animal Research, E744 [17MY]

Animals and Research Part 2—Animals Benefit From Research, E745 [17MY]

Approve Pain Relief Promotion Bill—Senate Should Put a Quick End to Wyden's Filibuster and Pass Bill That Favors Pain-Killing Over Patient-Killing, S11214 [27OC]

David Mahoney, a Business Executive and Neuroscience Advocate, Dies at 76, S7446 [21JY]

Doctor, 91, a Pioneer—Fritz Worked With Deaf, Blind in Alaska's Bush, S8575 [14SE]

Execution for a Kidney—China Supplies Convicts' Organs to Malaysians, H6418 [18JY]

First, Do No Harm, H7592-H7596 [14SE]

Health, Not Suicide, S11214 [27OC]

``Hero'' Label 12 Years in the Making, E35 [31JA]

High-Risk Surgery—Follow the Crowd, E361 [21MR]

James E. Brown, E1337 [27JY]

Kill the Pain, Not the Patients, S11213 [27OC]

Milo H. Fritz, M.D., S8575 [14SE]

Need for Care as Well as Profit, E1462 [13SE]

Passing Parade, S8575 [14SE]

Physician and the Pharmaceutical Detail Man—An Ethical Analysis, S11532 [14NO]

Physicians and the Pharmaceutical Industry—Is a Gift Ever Just a Gift?, E418 [27MR]

Remembering David, S7446 [21JY]

State's Rights, a State's Wrongs—Not Even Oregon Has a Right To Intrude on Federal Government's Traditional Regulatory Arena, S11214 [27OC]

Who's Teaching the Doctors? Drug Firms Sponsor Required Courses—And See Their Sales Rise, E419 [27MR]

Bills and resolutions

American Red Cross: encourage support and participation by citizens (see H. Con. Res. 248), H341 [10FE]

Armed Forces: allow members to sue the U.S. for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care (see H.R. 3799), H631 [1MR]

———improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 4418), H2905 [10MY]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (see S. 2087), S741 [23FE] (see S. 2486), S3192 [1MY] (see H.R. 4369), H2511 [3MY]

Army Nurse Corps: commend for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (see H. Res. 476), H2239 [12AP]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (see S. Res. 278), S1815 [28MR] (see S. Res. 363), S9466 [28SE]

Children and youth: address special needs relative to organ transplantation (see H.R. 4008), H1118 [16MR]

Community development: authorize use of block grants to assist local firefighting, emergency medical, and rescue services (see H.R. 5424), H9504 [6OC]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (see S. 2607), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 5544), H11193 [25OC]

Dept. of Defense: make certain improvements to the military health care system (see H.R. 3655), H454 [15FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (see S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (see S. 2640), S4460 [25MY]

———establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (see S. 2264), S1512 [21MR]

———improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (see S. 2007), S86 [26JA]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (see H.R. 4920), H6776 [24JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 133), S7841 [27JY]

Diseases: study and demonstration projects regarding cases of hepatitis C among firefighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians who are employees or volunteers of units of local government (see H.R. 3659), H454 [15FE]

Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act: GAO report on impact on hospital emergency departments (see H.R. 5304), H8200 [26SE]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (see S. 2389), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4128), H1588 [29MR] (see H.R. 4146), H1628 [30MR]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (see H.R. 4405), H2770 [9MY]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (see H.R. 5179), H7651 [14SE]

FDA: establish restrictions relative to the qualifications of physicians prescribing the abortion drug known as RU-486 (see S. 3157), S9861 [4OC] (see H.R. 5385), H8799 [4OC]

Federal employees: make permanent the authority under which comparability allowances may be paid to Government physicians (see H.R. 3841), H756 [8MR]

Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (see H. Res. 542), H5435 [28JN]

———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (see S. 2743), S5240 [15JN]

———establish Alzheimer's clinical research and training awards (see H.R. 4015), H1118 [16MR]

———expand health care access and choice of coverage through Individual Membership Associations (see H.R. 4119), H1587 [29MR]

———limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 5344), H8468 [28SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 3057, 3058), S8635 [15SE] (see H.R. 5628), H11842 [3NO]

———provide for health care liability reform (see H.R. 5092), H7209 [27JY] (see H.R. 5119), H7280 [6SE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (see S. 2038), S489 [8FE] (see S. 2738), S5240 [15JN]

———reduce paperwork and improve payment policies for services, and prevent fraud and abuse through health care provider education (see H.R. 5094), H7209 [27JY]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (see S. 3125), S9381 [27SE]

———traumatic brain surgery programs funding (see S. 3081), S8823 [20SE]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 3672), H509 [16FE]

Health care facilities: modify qualifications for community mental health centers and postpone application of Medicare prospective payment system to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5055), H7208 [27JY]

———protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (see H.R. 4854), H6051 [13JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider current systems that provide better, more cost-effective emergency transport before promulgating any final rule on emergency medical services (see H. Con. Res. 320), H2770 [9MY]

———consider the impact of implementing new reimbursement rules on existing emergency medical services systems (see S. Res. 302), S3328 [3MY]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (see S. 2235), S1392 [9MR] (see S. 2625), S4379 [24MY] (see H.R. 4152), H1674 [3AP] (see H.R. 4592), H4035 [7JN]

Income: provide reimbursement and a tax deduction for patient bad debt (see H.R. 5093), H7209 [27JY]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (see S. 2160), S1117 [2MR]

———coverage of long-term care services (see H. Con. Res. 412), H8406 [27SE]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (see H.R. 4416), H2905 [10MY]

———improve quality of care furnished in nursing homes (see H.R. 4949), H7002 [25JY]

Medicare: assure quality of care to beneficiaries and reduce the incidence of medical errors (see H.R. 5404), H9011 [5OC]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (see H.R. 5449), H9767 [11OC]

———conduct study on physician reimbursement rates for diagnosis, treatment, and management of Alzheimer's disease (see H.R. 4016), H1118 [16MR]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 3911), H996 [14MR]

———coverage of ambulance services to certain rural outpatient facilities (see H.R. 4549), H3867 [25MY]

———coverage of home health services (see H.R. 4874), H6469 [18JY]

———coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services (see H.R. 4952), H7002 [25JY]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates, add intensive residential services, and expand the number of eligible professionals relative to mental health care services (see S. 3233), S10999 [25OC]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (see S. 2365), S2233 [5AP] (see H.R. 4219), H1957 [6AP]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services, apply reasonable standard to determination of medical necessity for ambulance services, and recognize additional costs of ambulance services in rural areas (see S. 2858), S6677 [13JY] (see H.R. 5153), H7501 [12SE]

———establish a physician recruitment and retention project (see S. 3167), S9944 [5OC]

———expand coverage of durable medical equipment to include physician prescribed equipment necessary for unpaid caregivers (see H.R. 5017), H7206 [27JY]

———extend community nursing organization demonstration projects (see H.R. 5080), H7209 [27JY]

———graduate medical education payments (see S. 2394), S2526 [11AP] (see H.R. 4239), H2122 [11AP]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (see H.R. 4938), H6777 [24JY]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (see S. 2610), S4297 [23MY]

———improve Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program (see S. 2768), S5662 [22JN] (see H.R. 4997), H7206 [27JY]

———limit number of residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine eligible for graduate medical education payments (see H.R. 5348), H8551 [29SE]

———limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 3028), S8412 [12SE]

———modify billing requirements for certain Indian health care providers (see S. 3270), S11537 [14NO]

———payment levels for certain medically unsupervised certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5251), H7990 [21SE]

———payment of claims by health care providers against insolvent Medicare+Choice organizations (see S. 2110), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 4087), H1405 [23MR]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (see H.R. 4727), H5036 [22JN]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (see S. 3003), S8019 [5SE]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (see S. 2987), S7840 [27JY]

———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2835), S6257 [30JN]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (see H.R. 5222), H7932 [20SE]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (see S. 3131), S9466 [28SE] (see H.R. 5200), H7722 [18SE]

———provide more equitable payments for direct graduate medical education (see H.R. 5005), H7206 (see H.R. 5089), H7209 [27JY]

———redesignate ``Medicare+Choice'' as ``Medicare-No-Choice'' (see H.R. 5558), H11194 [25OC]

———reimburse essential access home health providers for costs for services in rural areas (see S. 2992), S7840 [27JY]

———reimbursement for certain midwife services (see S. 2523), S3692 [9MY]

———require home health agencies to conduct criminal background checks for all applicants for employment as patient care providers (see H.R. 5246), H7990 [21SE]

———require submission and posting of nursing staff level data, assess adequacy of training requirements, and improve quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 4614), H4120 [8JN]

———revise payments for certain physician pathology services (see S. 3055), S8585 [14SE] (see H.R. 5209), H7870 [19SE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (see S. 2766), S5662 [22JN] (see S. 3034), S8413 [12SE] (see H.R. 4623), H4173 [9JN] (see H.R. 5163), H7577 [13SE]

———study anesthesia services and expand service arrangements for certified registered nurse anesthetists (see H.R. 5286), H8061 [25SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (see S. 3177), S10083 [6OC]

———improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (see S. 2378), S2347 [6AP]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 5166), H7577 [13SE]

———require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (see S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

———waive certain nurse aide training requirements (see H.R. 4547), H3867 [25MY] (see H.R. 5282), H8061 [25SE]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 5116), H7280 [6SE]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (see H.R. 5465), H9900 [12OC]

National Practitioner Data Bank: provide for the availability to the public of information (see H.R. 5122), H7364 [7SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S7542 [25JY]

Nursing homes: regulate the employment of persons with criminal backgrounds (see H.R. 4293), H2337 [13AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (see S. 3067), S8759 [19SE] (see H.R. 5178), H7651 [14SE]

Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (see S. 2708), S4820 [8JN] (see H.R. 5334), H8468 [28SE]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (see H.R. 5186), H7651 [14SE]

Rural areas: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (see S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

———promote and improve access to health care services (see S. 2735), S5240 [15JN] (see H.R. 4677), H4591 [15JN]

Senior citizens: increase accountability of nursing facilities and ensure adequate nurse staffing for patient needs in the facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (see H.R. 5646), H12045 [7DE]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7502 [12SE]

States: provide grants to test innovative ways to increase nursing home staff levels, reduce turnover, and improve quality of care for residents in nursing homes (see H.R. 5243), H7990 [21SE]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (see S. 2337), S1986 [30MR] (see H.R. 4113), H1587 [29MR]

———exclude from gross income payments made under Dept. of Defense programs for the repayment of student loans of members of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4214), H1957 [6AP] (see H.R. 4245), H2238 [12AP]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (see H.R. 4088, 4089), H1405 [23MR]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (see S. 2636), S4460 [25MY]

———improve personnel system (see H.R. 4759), H5169 [26JN] (see H.R. 5109), H7280 [6SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H7931 [20SE]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (see H.R. 4606), H4120 [8JN]

Comments

Administration regulation would harm local access to transplant services: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Administration regulation would hurt organ supplies: several organ donation and transplantation organization officials, H1720 [4AP]

Conference reports

Minimum Wage Increase, Taxpayer Relief, Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program Corrections, Pain Management Promotion, and Small Business Programs Improvement (H.R. 2614), H10909-H11087 [25OC]

Descriptions

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act (H.R. 5178): Ballenger and Owens Substitute Amendment, H8675 [3OC]

Excerpts

Court depositions in Chetan Desai, et al. v. Jayaprakash K. Kamath, et al. relative to profits from the sale of chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Long-Term Care for the Disabled Elderly—Current Policy, Emerging Trends and Implications for the Twenty-First Century, E1461 [13SE]

Factsheets

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Invitations

Treatment of diabetic patients: Bristol-Myers Squibb, Inc., E11 [27JA]

Letters

Buprenorphine use in treating drug addiction: Donna E. Shalala, Sec. of HHS, S9112 [22SE]

Clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel: Robert S. Wing and William P. Young, International Association of Firefighters Local 64, E680 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Bobby L. Harnage, Sr., American Federation of Government Employees, H7957 [21SE]

Drug Addiction Treatment Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6376 [18JY]

———Representative Hyde, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6376 [18JY]

Graduate medical education payments: several Members of Congress, S6208 [30JN]

Health care coverage for retired members of the uniformed services: Military Coalition, H1399 [23MR]

Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program corrections relative to the Balanced Budget Act: George N. Miller, Jr., Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital, H11550 [30OC]

Medicare reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price: Representative Stark, Committee on Ways and Means (House), E1620, E1622-E1624 [28SE]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H8679 [3OC]

———Charles N. Jeffress, Dept. of Labor, S11043 [26OC]

———Representatives Ballenger and Owens, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), S11043 [26OC]

Nursing Home Initiative funding: Sarah Greene Burger, National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, E956 [9JN]

Protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's: Representatives Dingell and Norwood, Committee on Commerce (House), S4788 [8JN]

———several individuals, H97 [1FE]

Protection of enrollees in managed health care plans and HMO's: Representative Ganske, S7516 [25JY]

Tribute to suicide hotlines and crisis centers, S5975 [28JN]

———Art Rudat, Fairfax County, VA, Police Dept., S5975 [28JN]

———Fran Fisher, Revenue Recovery Consultants, Inc., S5975 [28JN]

———Jim Barnett, Catholic Newman Association, University of Houston, S5975 [28JN]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: Andrew Dreyfus, Massachusetts Hospital Association, S5270 [15JN]

———David Johnson, Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, S5270 [15JN]

Lists

American Ambulance Association Stars of Life Award recipients, S3686 [9MY]

Cosponsors of S. 2365, Home Health Payment Fairness Act, S8807 [20SE]

Groups supporting Wellstone amendment on suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding to H.R. 4577, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations, S5972 [28JN]

New Jersey fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Organizatons supporting legislation on pain management and palliative care promotion without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11213 [27OC]

Memorandums

Physician Prescribing Practices in Japan, E1620 [28SE]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Morton Rosenberg, Congressional Research Service, H5633-H5635 [29JN]

Papers

Graduate Physician Training Positions: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S7785 [27JY]

On the Commodification of Medicine: Senator Moynihan, S7207-S7210 [19JY]

Press releases

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: AMA, S4788 [8JN]

Proclamations

Tribute to James Bertz: Representative Ney, E722 [15MY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: exempt discussions on requiring abortion coverage from collective bargaining negotiations between health care professionals and HMO's, H5618-H5625, H5631, H5644-H5646 [29JN]

African Americans: access to health care professions, H502, H503 [16FE]

American Association of Dental Schools: tribute, E419 [27MR]

American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin: tribute, E696 [10MY]

American Red Cross: anniversary of Blood Services in Connecticut, E1096 [23JN]

Antitrust policy: exempt labor negotiations with health plans from antitrust laws if the FTC or Dept. of Justice certify the negotiations, H5639-H5641 [29JN]

Argue, Mandy: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E674 [9MY]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program, H3190, H3191, H3195, H3198, H3200, H3201 [17MY]

Army Nurse Corps: commend for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service (H. Res. 476), H12520 [15DE]

Beascochea, Valerie: U.S. National Collegiate Award in Nursing recipient, E986 [13JN]

Berger Health System (business): Circle of Caring Program recipient of American Hospital Association Hospital Award for Volunteer Excellence, E688 [10MY]

BIA: insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

Brooklyn, NY: tribute to Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, E88 [8FE]

Broward County, FL: Broward County Fire Rescue recipient of the Florida Dept. of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services EMS Injury Prevention Agency of the Year, E1831 [19OC]

Child Heart Awareness Day: observance, E125 [14FE]

Clark, Howard D.: Safe Care, Inc., National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, E2182 [14DE]

Concord, NC: tribute to emergency medical response professionals relative to collapse of pedestrian bridge, E860 [25MY]

———tribute to Five Oaks Nursing Home, E721 [15MY]

Congressional Life Forum and Cannon Caucus: meeting, H226 [8FE]

Cox, Darlene L.: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1017 [15JN]

Davis, Sampson: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Death and dying: comparision between medical-related deaths and accidental firearm deaths, H1682 [4AP]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, H11211, H11212, H11252, H11261 [26OC]

Dept. of Defense: authorize comparison study of coverage of physical, speech, and occupational therapies under TRICARE, CHAMPUS, Medicare, and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, H3278 [17MY]

———Disaster Relief and Emergency Medical Services Program funding, H3981 [7JN]

———make certain improvements to the military health care system, H1310, H1323, H1333, H1335, H1350, H1381, H1393, H1398 [23MR], H3978, H3979 [7JN]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, H4104 [8JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve health care programs and provide extended care services for veterans (H.R. 2116), conference report, H705 [8MR]

———medical research funding through reductions in EPA programs and management, H4724, H4731, H4733 [20JN]

———medical research funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4724, H4730, H4732, H4733, H4734 [20JN]

———State Extended Care Facilities Construction Grant Program funding through reductions in NASA programs, H4729-H4734 [20JN]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), H6973, H6980-H6999 [25JY], E1386 [27JY], E1423 [7SE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (H.R. 4920), corrections in engrossment, H7177 [27JY]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), H330 [10FE], H9769-H9787 [11OC], E110 [10FE]

———improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), H9787 [11OC]

Diseases: establish Alzheimer's disease clinical research and training awards, E930 [9JN]

Dove Creek, CO: tribute to Dove Creek Community Health Clinic, E1946 [26OC]

Drugs: pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, E10 [27JA], E531 [11AP]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment (H.R. 2634), H6374-H6377 [18JY]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders, H9655 [11OC]

———firefighting and emergency medical services funding, H1473 [28MR], H1492, H1578-H1582 [29MR], H1592-H1594 [30MR], H1757-H1761 [4AP], H12486 [15DE], E475 [3AP]

Employment: clarify overtime exemption for emergency medical services personnel (H.R. 4405), E680 [9MY]

———limit the number of overtime hours of licensed health care employees (H.R. 5179), E1480 [14SE]

Federal employees: treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), H11697-H11699 [31OC], E2057 [1NO]

Foreman, Spencer: Angela House (organization) honoree, E1969 [28OC]

Gabow, Patricia A.: AMA Dr. Nathan Davis Award recipient, E1268 [19JY]

Goode, Richard: University of California, Santa Barbara Alumni Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1092 [23JN]

Government regulations: negotiation over fees, payments, or reimbursements with health plans, H5637-H5639, H5643, H5644 [29JN]

Harvey, Michael: American Ambulance Association Star of Life award recipient, E924 [9JN]

Health: allow a patient's medical care and treatment to be decided between the health care professional and the patient, H5647, H5648 [29JN]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), H3416 [19MY], H3756-H3763 [24MY], H3860-H3863 [25MY], H5440, H5627-H5652 [29JN], E1185, E1189, E1191 [10JY]

———application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (H.R. 1304), consideration (H. Res. 542), H5617-H5626 [29JN]

———establish Alzheimer's disease clinical research and training awards, H11316 [26OC]

———ethical standards of health care facilities and medical corporations, E1269 [19JY]

———frequency of antibiotic use relative to increase in drug resistant infectious disease, H6359 [18JY]

———importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer (H. Res. 278), H8634-H8638, H8657 [3OC]

———importance of organ procurement and transplantation, H11199 [26OC]

———protect the privacy of personally identifiable health information (H.R. 1941), E1652 [3OC], E2037 [31OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H16-H19 [27JA], H77-H81 [31JA], H96, H97, H98, H129-H137, H139-H143, H157 [1FE], H170 [2FE], H248-H252 [8FE], H275-H277 [9FE], H367-H370 [14FE], H376, H426 [15FE], H1465-H1468 [28MR], H2488, H2504 [3MY], H2745-H2748, H2750 [9MY], H5831-H5836 [11JY], H7086-H7090 [26JY], H7572-H7575 [13SE], H7985-H7988 [21SE], H10224, H10240 [18OC], H10399 [19OC], H10892-H10905 [25OC], H11245, H11247, H11248, H11250, H11253, H11254 [26OC], H11435-H11442 [27OC], H11452, H11476-H11483 [28OC], H11512-H11520 [29OC], H11595-H11608, H11609 [30OC], H11754-H11761 [1NO], H11807, H11808 [2NO], H12012-H12016 [5DE], H12036-H12040 [7DE], E7 [27JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), H739-H747 [8MR], H970-H974 [14MR], H6448-H6450 [18JY], H7986 [21SE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors, H7006 [26JY]

———use of alternative medicine and hospice care to improve end of life care, E2230 [15DE]

Health care facilities: payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, H8254 [27SE]

———protect rights of emergency medical technicians employed by acute care hospitals (H.R. 4854), E1242 [14JY]

Health Care Financing Administration: revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (H.R. 4152), E476 [3AP]

Herron, Dorothy Jones and family: Pontiac, MI, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Family of the Year award recipients, E919 [9JN]

Housing: provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

Hunt, Ramek: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Illinois: tribute to American Dental Hygienists' Association members, E1857 [19OC]

Indian Health Service: funding, H4557-H4569, H4583 [15JN]

International Conference on Ethnomedicine and Drug Discovery: tribute, E161 [16FE]

Jenkins, George: Congressional Community Service Award recipient, E1031 [15JN]

Johns Hopkins University: anniversary of Wilmer Eye Institute, E2054 [1NO]

Jones, Lovell A.: Howard University Hospital Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Advocate recipient, E765 [18MY]

Jones, Melva: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leader award recipient, E960 [9JN]

Kentucky Nurses Week: observance, E691 [10MY]

Labor unions: ensure rights to choose whether to join a labor organization, H5641-H5643 [29JN]

Lakewood, OH: tribute to North Coast Health Ministry, E2194 [15DE]

Long Beach, NJ: Monmouth Medical Center Pinnacle Award honorees, E548 [12AP]

Los Angeles County, CA: tribute to University of Southern California Medical Center, E118 [10FE]

Louisville, KY: anniversary of first successful hand transplant at Jewish Hospital, E213 [1MR]

Mansue, Amy: Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey Fred Forrest Community Service Award recipient, E783 [19MY]

McCollum, Charles H.: Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Houston Surgeon award recipient, E44 [1FE]

———Houston Surgical Society Distinguished Surgeon award recipient, E694 [10MY]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (H.R. 4416), H6756 [24JY]

———require States to establish reasonable reimbursement rates, H11682 [31OC], E2083 [3NO]

Medicare: allow beneficiaries the option of having elective surgery performed at certain high volume hospitals, E361 [21MR]

———assure quality of care to beneficiaries and reduce the incidence of medical errors (H.R. 5404), E1703 [6OC]

———combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hospitalization services (H.R. 5449), E1757-E1759 [12OC]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H2619 [8MY], E956 [9JN]

———contractor management funding, H4214 [12JN]

———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (H.R. 3911), E310 [14MR]

———coverage of home health services (H.R. 4874), E1549 [20SE]

———coverage of vision rehabilitation services (H.R. 2870), E1144 [29JN]

———equal access to health care by minorities, E1635 [29SE]

———graduate medical education payments (H.R. 4239), E531 [11AP]

———impact of State spending levels on the quality of health care services, E1840 [19OC]

———improve access to health insurance by offering certain individuals a Medicare buy-in option and allow tax credit for payment of premiums (H.R. 4938), E1304 [24JY]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States, H7875 [20SE]

———payment of claims by health care providers against insolvent Medicare+Choice organizations (H.R. 4087), E398 [23MR]

———payments made under the prospective payment system for home health services (H.R. 4727), E1093 [23JN]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (S. 2987), H11513 [29OC]

———provide attending physicians greater authority in determining whether a beneficiary is eligible for hospice care (H.R. 5222), E1540 [20SE]

———redesignate ``Medicare+Choice'' as ``Medicare-No-Choice'' (H.R. 5558), E1909 [25OC]

———reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (H.R. 2115), E959 [9JN]

———reimbursement of prescription drug costs at the average wholesale price, E1524 [19SE], E1620, E1622 [28SE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (H.R. 5163), H7900 [20SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: reimbursement levels for chemotherapy drugs, E1578 [25SE]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to Chamber of Commerce Valor Award recipients, E553 [13AP]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, E1449 [13SE]

National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians: anniversary, E1930 [25OC]

National Association of Medical Minority Educators: tribute, E273 [9MR]

National D.O. Day: observance, E560 [13AP]

National Health Service Corps: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 5116), H7938 [21SE]

———Loan Repayment Program funding, H7938 [21SE]

National Hospital Week: observance, H2660 [9MY]

National Institute of Nursing Research: funding, E514 [6AP]

National Living Organ Donor Registry: establish (H.R. 5465), E1787 [13OC]

National Nurses Week: observance, E612 [2MY], E668 [8MY], E692 [10MY]

National Nursing Home Week: observance, E721 [15MY]

Navy Hospital Corps: anniversary, E1033 [15JN]

Nevada: tribute to emergency medical personnel, H7873 [20SE]

New Jersey: tribute to fire and medical emergency personnel, E3 [24JA]

Newton, NJ: anniversary of Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice, E70 [7FE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), H8673-H8680 [3OC], E1686 [5OC]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers (H.R. 1899), H8680 [3OC]

O'Shaughnessey, John: Medical Association of Georgia Physician's Award for Community Service recipient, E1079 [22JN]

Philippine Nurses Association of America: tribute to Ohio chapter, E645 [4MY]

Price, Spencer: General Douglas A. MacArthur Leadership Award recipient, E793 [19MY]

Pritchard, Murray: Outstanding VA Health Care Provider of the Year Award recipient, E1776 [13OC]

Public Health Service Act: establish scholarship and loan repayment programs in veterinarian shortage areas (H.R. 5186), E1492 [14SE]

Samuel Merritt College: California Governor's Quality Award recipient, E560 [13AP]

San Antonio, TX: tribute to American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Fall Assembly of States, E1855 [19OC]

Senior citizens: increase accountability of nursing facilities and ensure adequate nurse staffing for patient needs in the facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid programs (H.R. 5646), E2139 [7DE]

———prevent nursing home abuse and fraud, E956 [9JN]

———recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (H.J. Res. 107), E1461 [13SE], E2185 [14DE]

Shrewsbury, MA: tribute to Shrewsbury Senior Center, E144 [15FE]

Society of Gynecologic Oncologists: tribute, E44 [1FE]

South Bronx Mental Health Council, Inc.: observance of Patient Recognition and Empowerment Day, E29 [31JA]

SSI: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H3312 [18MY]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (H.R. 4113), E451 [30MR]

———tax credits for health insurance relative to the uninsured, E2190 [15DE]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4088), E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR]

———treatment of certain gifts and benefits provided to physicians by prescription drug manufacturers (H.R. 4089), H2280 [13AP], E411 [23MR], E417 [27MR], E886 [6JN]

Texas: implementation of legislation to protect enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H17-H19 [27JA], H426 [15FE], H970-H974 [14MR], H11202 [26OC]

University of Washington: tribute to Medical School, E553 [13AP]

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

———health care funding, H19 [27JA], H4491-H4498 [15JN], H4750 [20JN], H4906 [21JN], H10383, H10385 [19OC], E1326 [26JY]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (H.R. 2660), H9944 [17OC]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), H7376 [12SE], H7951-H7965 [21SE], H9945 [17OC], E1574 [22SE]

———improve personnel system (H.R. 5109), consideration (H. Res. 585), H7949-H7951 [21SE]

Washington Association for Biomedical Research: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

Women: reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for preventive health services (H.R. 4606), E947 [9JN]

Wood, Patty: Research! America (organization) Award for Exceptional Contributions as Volunteer Advocates for Medical Research recipient, E744 [17MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Ambulance Association: Stars of Life Award recipients, S3686 [9MY]

Armed Forces: improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (S. 2087), S711-S713, S737, S741-S745 [23FE], S828 [24FE], S1659 [23MR]

———improve TRICARE program and extend and improve certain demonstration programs under the Defense Health Program (S. 2486), S3043, S3192, S3193 [1MY]

———increase TRICARE allowable charges and report on the nonparticipation of physicians in rural States, S5076 [14JN]

Burgess, Ernest M.: tribute (S. Res. 278), S1828 [28MR]

———tribute (S. Res. 363), S9555 [28SE]

Clark, Howard D.: Safe Care, Inc., National Country Doctor of the Year award recipient, S11735 [7DE]

Death and dying: promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia, S11106, S11109, S11110 [26OC], S11207-S11216 [27OC], S11469 [1NO]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 2260), S14 [24JA]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (H.R. 5544), S11116 [26OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 1272), S9842 [4OC], S10244 [11OC]

———promote pain management and palliative care without permitting assisted suicide and euthanasia (S. 2607), S4311 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: Consolidated Health Centers Program funding, S5715-S5719 [23JN]

———suicide hotline and crisis center certification programs funding, S5971-S5977 [28JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish HMO Guaranty Fund to provide payments to States to pay outstanding health care provider claims of insolvent HMO's (S. 3261), S11374 [30OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: dispense medications to veterans for prescriptions written by private practitioners (S. 2640), S4474 [25MY]

———establish the position of Advisor on Physician Assistants within the Veterans Health Administration (S. 2264), S1521, S1522 [21MR]

———improve procedures for scheduling of certain non-emergency medical services (S. 2007), S90 [26JA]

———tribute to VA nurses, S3255 [2MY]

Disabled: improve service systems for individuals with developmental disabilities (S. 1809), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 133), S7803 [27JY]

Diseases: neurofibromatosis research funding, S3827 [10MY]

Drugs: pharmaceutical industry research and development costs, S1862 [29MR]

———registration requirements for practitioners who dispense narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment, S9111-S9115 [22SE], S11892, S11893 [15DE]

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: tribute, S95 [26JA]

Emergency services: authorizing appropriations for State and local emergency responders (S. 2389), S2531 [11AP]

Federal employees: treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes (H.R. 207), S11940 [15DE]

Hawaii: anniversary of Kuakini Medical Health System, S1230 [7MR]

———anniversary of Kuakini Medical Health System Auxiliary, S1231 [7MR]

———tribute to weapons of mass destruction containment, mitigation and response capabilities, S10236 [11OC]

Health: create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety, S6212 [30JN]

———create a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety (S. 2743), S5268-S5271 [15JN]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, S1111-S1113 [2MR], S2339 [6AP], S2450 [10AP], S2891 [26AP], S4787-S4808 [8JN], S5729 [23JN], S6079-S6093 [29JN], S7516-S7519 [25JY], S7980 [5SE], S8630 [15SE], S9401 [27SE], S9427, S9428 [28SE], S9926, S9927 [5OC], S10127-S10129 [10OC], S10746, S10748 [19OC], S10886 [23OC], S10963, S10967-S10972 [25OC], S11064, S11082, S11111 [26OC], S11334, S11335, S11337 [29OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3057), S8641 [18SE]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 3058), S8641 [18SE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2038), S489-S491 [8FE]

———reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and reduce medication-related errors (S. 2738), S5263 [15JN]

———sustain access to vital emergency medical services in rural areas (S. 3125), S9390 [27SE]

Health Care Financing Administration: consider the impact of implementing new reimbursement rules on existing emergency medical services systems (S. Res. 302), S3333 [3MY]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2235), S1407 [9MR]

———revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations (S. 2625), S4389 [24MY], S4718 [7JN]

Insurance: coverage of infertility treatment (S. 2160), S1122 [2MR]

———legal accountability for actions by health insurance companies and HMO's, S4799, S4801, S4806 [8JN]

Iowa: anniversary of Allen Memorial Hospital and the Allen Health System nursing education program, S8655 [18SE]

Korean War: tribute to Navy nurses, S3254 [2MY]

Levine, Peter: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2522 [11AP]

Medicaid: coverage of community-based attendant services (S. 1935), S7640 [26JY]

Medicare: coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 660), S8337 [11SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates, add intensive residential services, and expand the number of eligible professionals relative to mental health care services (S. 3233), S11000 [25OC], S11528 [14NO]

———eliminate reduction in payment rates to home health agencies for home health services (S. 2365), S2242-S2244 [5AP], S8094 [6SE], S8807-S8809 [20SE], S8874-S8877 [21SE]

———ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (S. 911), S3686 [9MY]

———establish a physician recruitment and retention project (S. 3167), S9949 [5OC]

———graduate medical education payments, S6208 [30JN], S7785 [27JY], S11817 [15DE]

———graduate medical education payments (S. 2394), S2534, S2535 [11AP]

———improve fee-for-services reimbursement rates in rural States (S. 2610), S4315, S4316 [23MY]

———improve Medicare-dependent, small rural hospital program (S. 2768), S5666 [22JN]

———payment of claims by health care providers against insolvent Medicare+Choice organizations (S. 2110), S867 [28FE]

———preserve access to outpatient cancer treatment by ensuring any changes in reimbursement rates are based on appropriate guidelines and analysis by GAO (S. 3003), S8022 [5SE], S8093 [6SE]

———promote access to health care services in rural areas (S. 2987), S7895, S7900 [27JY]

———provide appropriate transition from interim payment system to prospective payment system for home health services (S. 2835), S6257-S6259 [30JN]

———provide guidance to health care providers attempting to properly submit claims and target truly fraudulent activity for enforcement of billing regulations rather than inadvertent errors (S. 3131), S9469 [28SE]

———reimbursement levels for free-standing cancer hospitals for outpatient services, S11481 [1NO]

———revise payments for certain physician pathology services (S. 3055), S8592 [14SE]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (S. 2766), S5663 [22JN]

———revise the calculation of base payment rates for the prospective payment system for home health services (S. 3034), S8418 [12SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum nursing staff levels for nursing facilities and improve quality of care provided by nursing facilities (S. 3177), S10085-S10088 [6OC]

———improve patient safety by reducing medical errors (S. 2378), S2349 [6AP]

———require criminal background checks for nursing facility workers (S. 3066), S8759 [19SE]

Mott Community College: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Corporate Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, S2342 [6AP], S2523 [11AP]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, S8340 [11SE], S8411 [12SE]

National D.O. Day: observance, S2723 [13AP]

National EMS Week: observance, S3686 [9MY]

National Hospital Week: observance, S3688 [9MY]

National Nurses Week: observance, S3255 [2MY]

National Pharmacy Week: observance, S11491 [1NO]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (S. 2921), S7554 [25JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (H.R. 5178), S11041-S11043 [26OC]

———require changes in the bloodborne pathogens standard (S. 3067), S8761, S8762 [19SE]

Oregon: repeal of assisted suicide and euthanasia laws, S9842 [4OC]

OSHA: issue regulations to eliminate or minimize the significant risk of needlestick injury to health care workers, S5782 [26JN], S5831, S5832 [27JN]

Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Commission: establish (S. 2708), S4851 [8JN]

Public safety officers: establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (H.R. 46), S10913-S10919 [24OC], S11886-S11890 [15DE]

———establish national medal for those who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty (S. 39), S3949 [15MY]

Rural areas: establish a demonstration program to address physician shortage, recruitment, and retention problems in rural areas (S. 3176), S10083 [6OC]

———promote and improve access to health care services, S6211, S6212 [30JN], S9366 [27SE]

———promote and improve access to health care services (S. 2735), S5254, S5255 [15JN]

Senior citizens: prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (S. 751), S8190 [7SE], S9945 [5OC]

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine: anniversary, S2339 [6AP]

South Dakota State Medical Association Alliance: anniversary, S3603 [8MY]

SSI: funding, S5980-S5984 [28JN]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for health insurance costs (S. 2337), S1995 [30MR]

Templeton, Emmett O.: American College of Radiology Gold Medal award recipient, S9849 [4OC]

University of Minnesota: tribute to medical/biotechnology web portal alliance between MBBNet and Zurich MedNet, S10152 [10OC]

Veterans: health care funding, S2384, S2386, S2387 [7AP], S2692 [13AP], S10315 [12OC]

Veterans Health Administration: ensure pay parity between dentists and physicians (S. 2636), S4465 [25MY]

Yasargil, M. Gazi: Neurosurgery (publication) Man of the Century award recipient, S163 [31JA]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 542) (H. Rept. 106-709), H5435 [28JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 585) (H. Rept. 106-875), H7931 [20SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5109) (H. Rept. 106-863), H7722 [18SE]

Health Care Access Improvement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1864), S4459 [25MY]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 2260) (S. Rept. 106-299), S4296 [23MY]

Quality Health-Care Coalition Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1304) (H. Rept. 106-625), H3412 [18MY]

Statements

Buprenorphine Use in Treating Drug Addiction: Charles O'Brien, S9113 [22SE]

Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act: Senators Jeffords, Kennedy, Enzi, and Reid, S11042 [26OC]

Pain Management and Palliative Care Promotion Without Permitting Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: AMA, S11215 [27OC]

———C. Everett Koop, S11214 [27OC]

Pain Relief Promotion Act: American Cancer Society, S10244 [11OC]

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: National Conference of State Legislatures, S4797 [8JN]

Registration Requirements for Practitioners Who Dispense Narcotic Drugs for Maintenance or Detoxification Treatments: Representatives Bliley and McCollum, H8259 [27SE]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act: American Health Quality Association, S5270 [15JN]

Studies

Impact on Patients of Delays in Passing a Patients' Bill of Rights: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) Minority Staff, S2340 [6AP]

Summaries

Medicare Early Access and Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4938), E1305 [24JY]

Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare and Medicaid Act (S. 2378), S2349 [6AP]

Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act (S. 2743), S5269 [15JN]

Tables

Comparison of Medicare payment rates across settings for selected high volume ambulatory care services, E959 [9JN]

Socio-demographic characteristics of long-term care insurance purchasers, E8 [27JA]

Testimonies

Protection of Enrollees in Managed Care Plans and HMO's: Mary Munnings Lewandowski, S10128 [10OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 278, importance of education, early detection, and treatment in the prevention of breast cancer, H8634 [3OC]

H. Res. 476, commend the Army Nurse Corps for extending equal opportunities to men and women and recognize certain historical service, H12520 [15DE]

H. Res. 542, consideration of H.R. 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act, H5617 [29JN]

H. Res. 585, consideration of H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7949 [21SE]

H.R. 207, treatment of Government physicians' comparability allowances as basic pay for retirement purposes, H11697 [31OC]

H.R. 2634, Drug Addiction Treatment Act, H6374 [18JY], H7200 [27JY]

H.R. 4920, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H6980-H6995 [25JY]

H.R. 5109, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act, H7951-H7957 [21SE]

H.R. 5178, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, H8673 [3OC]

S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, H9769-H9786 [11OC]

S. 2007, improve procedures for scheduling of certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs non-emergency medical services, S91 [26JA]

S. 2160, Fair Access to Infertility Treatment and Hope Act, S1122 [2MR]

S. 2235, Organ Procurement Organization Certification Act, S1408 [9MR]

S. 2264, Recognition of Physician Assistants in the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Act, S1522 [21MR]

S. 2389, 21st Century Fire and Emergency Services Act, S2531 [11AP]

S. 2394, Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, S2534 [11AP]

S. 2607, Pain Relief Promotion Act, S4312 [23MY]

S. 2610, Medicare Fairness in Reimbursement Act, S4316 [23MY]

S. 2625, revise performance standards and certification process for organ procurement organizations, S4718 [7JN]

S. 2636, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Dentists Appreciation Act, S4466 [25MY]

S. 2708, Patients Before Paperwork Medicare Red Tape Reduction Act, S4851 [8JN]

S. 2921, Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, S7554 [25JY]

S. 2987, Rural Health Care in the 21st Century Act, S7901-S7905 [27JY]

S. 3003, Cancer Care Preservation Act, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3055, Physician Pathology Services Fair Payment Act, S8592 [14SE]

S. 3066, Senior Care Safety Act, S8760 [19SE]

S. 3067, Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, S8761 [19SE]

S. 3131, Medicare Billing and Education Act, S9470-S9472 [28SE]

S. 3167, Physician Recruitment and Retention Act, S9949 [5OC]

S. 3176, Rural States Physician Recruitment and Retention Demonstration Act, S10084 [6OC]

S. 3261, HMO Guaranty Act, S11375 [30OC]

S. Con. Res. 133, corrections in enrollment of S. 1809, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, S7803, S7923 [27JY], H9788 [11OC]

S. Res. 278, tribute to Ernest M. Burgess, S1828 [28MR]

S. Res. 302, Health Care Financing Administration consideration of the impact of implementing new reimbursement rules on existing emergency medical services systems, S3333 [3MY]

S. Res. 363, tribute to Ernest M. Burgess, S9480, S9555 [28SE]