DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Amendments

Health: reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2741 [16AP], S10755 [17OC]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3929 [25JN], H4226, H4297 [27JN]

Articles and editorials

Daschle Blames Bush Tax Cut for Failure on Prescription Drug Reform, S7423 [26JY]

Finding a Formula for Medicare Drug Benefits, S7623 [31JY]

More Are Finding Permanent Cures for Hepatitis C, E1017 [12JN]

We Filled the Prescription, E1452 [29JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: conduct a study on health services research (see S. 3084), S10222 [9OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (see S.J. Res. 37), S4330 [14MY] (see H.J. Res. 92), H2471 [14MY]

Children and youth: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 2890), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5703), H8044 [28OC]

———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H2607 [16MY]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (see S. 2998), S9116 [24SE] (see H.R. 3839), H686 [5MR]

Citizens Health Care Working Group: establish (see S. 3063), S10040 [7OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see S. 1990), S1599 [6MR] (see H.R. 3887), H737 [6MR]

Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (see S. 3083), S10222 [9OC]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (see H.R. 5701), H8041 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2766), S7164 [22JY] (see H.R. 5320), H6059 [4SE]

Diseases: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see S. Con. Res. 138), S8384 [9SE] (see H. Con. Res. 385), H1532 [23AP]

———tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (see H. Con. Res. 383), H1483 [18AP]

Domestic violence: provide coverage for screening and treatment, improve response of health care systems, and train health care providers and facilities on screening, identification, and treatment for families (see S. 2236), S3303 [24AP]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2626), S5584 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (see H.R. 5542), H7018 [3OC]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2723), S6649 [11JY]

Food: establish a tolerance level for the presence of methylmercury in seafood (see H.R. 3885), H737 [6MR]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (see S. 2499), S4145 [9MY] (see S. 3001), S9229 [25SE] (see H.R. 4704), H2355 [9MY] (see H.R. 5747), H9023 [14NO]

Health: authorize demonstration projects to increase the supply of organs donated for human transplant (see H.R. 5224), H5790 [25JY]

———emphasize the importance of bone marrow donation and support National Marrow Donor Program and National Marrow Awareness Month (see H. Res. 563), H6777 [26SE]

———emphasize the importance of organ, tissue, bone marrow, and blood donation, and support National Donor Day (see H. Con. Res. 329), H366 [13FE]

———establish a comprehensive program to prevent obesity (see H.R. 5659), H8021 [16OC]

———establish grants to improve nutrition, increase physical activity, and prevent obesity (see H.R. 5412), H6417 [19SE]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 5104), H4552 [11JY]

———improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (see S. 2014), S1935 [14MR]

———improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity (see H. Res. 438), H3292 [6JN]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 2590), S5041 [5JN] (see S. 3029), S9846 [2OC] (see H.R. 5478), H6776 [26SE]

———provide assistance for the development of indoor disease prevention and health promotion centers in urban and rural areas (see H.R. 5306), H5996 [26JY]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (see H.R. 5139), H4766 [16JY]

———provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (see S. 2139), S2828 [17AP]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (see H.R. 4673), H2164 [7MY]

Health care professionals: improve training in prevention, recognition, and treatment of substance abuse and addiction (see S. 1966), S1208 [26FE]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 2591), S5041 [5JN] (see H.R. 4888), H3291 [6JN]

Medicare: assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (see S. 2970), S8918 [19SE]

———conduct demonstration program to examine the clinical and cost effectiveness of providing medical adult day care center services (see H.R. 4153), H1200 [10AP]

———coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs and disease management services (see H.R. 5219), H5790 [25JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see S. 2625), S5584 [14JN] (see S. 2757), S7033 [18JY] (see H.R. 3626), H78 [24JA] (see H.R. 3684), H141 [5FE] (see H.R. 4751), H2607 [16MY] (see H.R. 4984), H3824 [21JN] (see H. Con. Res. 328), H366 [13FE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss protection for outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 4741), H2511 [15MY]

———establish a program for the competitive acquisition of items and services (see S. 3098), S10359 [10OC]

———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (see S. 2233), S3165 [23AP]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see S. 2, 2729), S6808 [15JY] (see H.R. 4954), H3668 [18JN] (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (see H. Res. 465), H4068 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 464), H4067 [26JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program (see S. 2736), S6867 [16JY]

———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (see S. 2529), S4492 [16MY]

———provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas (see S. 1954), S853 [14FE]

———reform (see H.R. 5451), H6558 [24SE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on new technology payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see S. 3041), S9901 [3OC]

———use estate tax revenue to finance an outpatient prescription drug program (see H.R. 4136), H1199 [10AP]

Medicare Benefits Administration: establish (see H.R. 4988), H3824 [21JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: conduct studies on comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prescription drugs that account for high levels of expenditures or use by individuals (see H.R. 4832), H3036 [23MY]

———improve advance directive requirements to ensure compliance with individual health care decisions (see S. 2857), S7899 [1AU]

Mental health: award grants to prevent and treat depression (see S. 2427), S3560 [30AP]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see S. 1975), S1351 [28FE]

National Vaccine Authority: establish (see H.R. 4100), H1153 [9AP]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (see S. 2122), S2675 [15AP]

Nurses: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (see H.R. 4665), H2163 [7MY]

Office of Health Care Competition: establish to administer the National Practitioner Data Bank and to collect and make public more information on medical malpractice insurance (see H.R. 5435), H6558 [24SE]

Office of Men's Health: establish (see S. 2616), S5454 [12JN]

Office on Women's Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to autoimmune disease in women (see S. 2234), S3165 [23AP]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (see S. 1949), S852 [14FE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2070), S2326 [22MR]

———expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3730), H284 [12FE]

———improve access to adequate and affordable housing under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 2116), S2578 [11AP]

Safety: promote safe and ethical clinical trials of drugs, and other test articles, on people overseas (see H.R. 5249), H5993 [26JY]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 2982), S8918 [19SE]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1922), S488 [7FE] (see H.R. 3695), H226 [7FE]

Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their income tax refunds for use by the Dept. of HHS to improve the health of minorities and women (see H.R. 4937), H3561 [13JN]

Terrorism: make grants to train school nurses as ``first responders'' to a biological or chemical attack (see H.R. 3615), H35 [23JA]

Tobacco products: eliminate quotas and price support, compensate quota holders and producers, establish Tobacco Quality Board, assess user fees, and grant FDA authority to regulate tobacco (see S. 2764), S7104 [19JY]

———eliminate quotas and price supports, compensate quota holders and producers, and establish a tobacco community reinvestment program (see S. 3004), S9229 [25SE] (see H.R. 5480), H6776 [26SE]

U.S.-Mexico border: address health care needs of residents of area (see H.R. 4063), H1089 [20MR]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (see S. 2328), S3435 [25AP] (see H.R. 4602), H1673 [25AP]

———make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (see S. 1984), S1421 [4MR] (see H.R. 3686), H141 [5FE]

Cloture motions

Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S7019 [18JY], S7189 [23JY]

Cost Estimates

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: CBO, S7024 [18JY], S7537 [30JY]

Factsheets

Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act (S. 2529), S4502 [16MY]

Letters

Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act: Galen Miller, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, S7924 [1AU]

———Karen Orloff Kaplan, Partnership for Caring, Inc., S7924 [1AU]

———Robert D. Evans, ABA, S7925 [1AU]

Certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada: Donna E. Shalala, Dept. of HHS, S6910 [17JY]

———Lester M. Crawford, FDA, S6913 [17JY]

———Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S6910 [17JY]

Child Care and Development Block Grant funding: several State legislators, S3501 [29AP]

Medicaid reimbursements to States: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S7333 [25JY]

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S11551 [19NO]

Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs: several health care organizations, S7545 [30JY]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S10532 [16OC]

———William D. Novelli, Cecil Malone, and Maria Reynolds-Diaz, AARP, S7100 [19JY]

Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act: Kenneth Brummel-Smith, American Geriatrics Society, S4502 [16MY]

———Richard G. Roberts, American Academy of Family Physicians, S4502 [16MY]

———Sara E. Walker, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, S4502 [16MY]

Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: William D. Novelli, AARP, H4288 [27JN]

Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Act: Barbara Kennelly, National Committee To Preserve Social Security and Medicare, S5586 [14JN], S7021 [18JY]

———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, S5586 [14JN], S7021 [18JY]

———Edward F. Coyle, Alliance for Retired Americans, S5587 [14JN], S7021 [18JY]

———James Firman, National Council on the Aging, S5585 [14JN], S7020 [18JY]

———Kathleen Jaeger, Generic Pharmaceutical Association, S5587 [14JN], S7020 [18JY]

———Ronald F. Pollack, Families USA (organization), S5586 [14JN], S7021 [18JY]

———William D. Novelli, AARP, S5585 [14JN], S7020 [18JY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, S5586 [14JN], S7021 [18JY]

Medicare voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program: William D. Novelli, AARP, S7210, S7217 [23JY], S7283 [24JY]

Mothers and Newborns Health Insurance Act: Tommy G. Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S9826 [2OC]

Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization: Tommy Thompson, Sec. of HHS, S5195 [6JN]

Lists

Supporters of S. 2590, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, S7368 [25JY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6955 [2OC]

Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4297 [27JN]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on H.R. 5320, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6780 [30SE], H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Questions and answers

Proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7624 [31JY]

Remarks in House

Biological weapons: authority to administer smallpox vaccine in the event of a smallpox attack or threat, E2041 [14NO]

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: chronic disease programs funding, E503 [11AP]

———facilities renovation funding, H1023, H1024 [20MR]

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act: encourage agencies and organizations that receive funding to provide appropriate materials and services to families with limited English proficiency, H1510 [23AP]

Children and youth: make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 4764), E847 [17MY]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1502-H1514 [23AP], E255 [5MR], E612 [23AP]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4322 [27JN]

Community Access Program: funding, H6804, H6805, H6807 [1OC]

Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (H.R. 3887), E289 [6MR]

Crime: foster local collaborations to ensure effective and efficient use of resources within the criminal and juvenile justice systems in dealing with mentally ill offenders (H.R. 5701), E1955 [24OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), H6965 [2OC], H6986, H6987, H6990 [3OC], E1726 [2OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Diseases: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (H. Con. Res. 385), H5050-H5053, H5065 [22JY], E608 [23AP], E1324, E1330 [24JY]

———tribute to NephCure Foundation for sponsorship of National Kidney Cure Week and encourage Dept. of HHS to make more information available on kidney diseases (H. Con. Res. 383), E581 [18AP]

FDA: Center for Devices and Radiological Health laboratory construction funding, H5245 [23JY]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), H7144-H7146 [7OC], E1763 [4OC]

Health: antimicrobial resistance activities in the interagency public health action plan (H.R. 1771), H2114 [7MY]

———improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity (H. Res. 438), H3304, H3308 [11JN]

———pluripotent stem cell research, E1274 [16JY]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's, H2136 [7MY], E127 [12FE]

———provide certain caregivers with Medicare benefits, allow long-term care tax credit, and establish programs for patients with fatal chronic illnesses (H.R. 5139), E1272 [16JY]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), H7932-H7947 [16OC]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps (H.R. 3450), H6793-H6808 [1OC], E1860 [11OC]

———voluntary reporting of medication error information to assist in developing and disseminating recommendations and information on preventing medication errors (H.R. 4673), E726 [7MY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4888), E988 [7JN]

Medicaid: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals, H4571 [12JY]

Medicare: coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs and disease management services (H.R. 5219), E1386 [25JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H83, H85 [29JA], H1027, H1052, H1071, H1084 [20MR], H1690 [30AP], H2109, H2133, H2134, H2135, H2136 [7MY], H2169, H2170, H2227-H2233 [8MY], H2648-H2654 [20MY], H2664, H2665, H2815-H2820 [21MY], H2837, H2916, H2919 [22MY], H3076, H3143-H3150 [4JN], H3165, H3166, H3167, H3206 [5JN], H3299, H3300, H3301, H3397, H3398, H3399, H3437-H3442 [11JN], H3495, H3501-H3507 [12JN], H3548 [13JN], H3566, H3587-H3593 [17JN], H4342 [8JY], H4664-H4670 [15JY], H4678 [16JY], H4771 [17JY], H5093, H5094 [23JY], H6032-H6036 [4SE], H6078, H6079 [5SE], H6258, H6259, H6295-H6298 [17SE], H6352-H6357 [18SE], H8062 [12NO], E689 [3MY], E742 [8MY], E773 [10MY], E878 [22MY], E1014 [12JN], E1582 [17SE], E1611 [19SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for women, H4075, H4150 [27JN]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3626), H740 [7MR], H910 [14MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 3684), H4291 [27JN], E71 [5FE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H3605, H3610, H3613, H3641, H3652-H3659 [18JN], H3673, H3674, H3676, H3677, H3702, H3712-H3719 [19JN], H3725, H3726, H3727, H3728, H3750, H3753-H3760 [20JN], H3779, H3780, H3781, H3812 [21JN], H3827, H3828, H3841, H3842-H3849, H3852-H3854 [24JN], H3861, H3862, H3864, H3866, H3917-H3920 [25JN], H3932, H3933, H3934, H4030, H4031, H4032, H4039-H4045, H4051-H4056 [26JN], H4073, H4074, H4075, H4076, H4078, H4182-H4320 [27JN], H4330 [8JY], H4356 [9JY], H4578, H4664, H4665 [15JY], H4772 [17JY], H5093, H5094 [23JY], H5321 [24JY], H8027 [17OC], H8760 [14NO], E1107 [20JN], E1199, E1201, E1202, E1203 [8JY], E1220, E1223 [9JY], E1226 [10JY], E1913 [17OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4166-H4182 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), same-day consideration (H. Res. 464), H6241 [12SE]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), motion to recommit, H4318, H4319 [27JN]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 5019), H4029 [26JN], H4338-H4342 [8JY], E1161, E1163 [27JN]

———reform, H6696 [26SE]

———reform (H.R. 5451), E1643 [25SE]

NIH: funding, H1025 [20MR]

Nurses: award grants to associate degree schools of nursing and professional nursing organizations to improve nursing education (H.R. 4665), E729 [7MY]

Nursing homes: compliance with certain Dept. of HHS staffing level and training requirements, E799 [14MY]

Office of Correctional Health: establish (H.R. 2422), E232 [28FE]

Office on Women's Health: establish (H.R. 1784), H6262-H6268 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: expand educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H2580 [16MY], E747 [8MY]

———expand vocational educational opportunities for recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, H2496 [15MY]

Veterans: establish a comprehensive program for the testing and treatment of the hepatitis C virus, E1016 [12JN]

Women: make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services (H.R. 3686), H112 [5FE]

Remarks in Senate

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: conduct a study on health services research (S. 3084), S10224 [9OC]

Carmona, Richard H.: nomination to be Surgeon General, S6943 [17JY], S7019 [18JY], S7189, S7192-S7194 [23JY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: congressional disapproval of rule that lowers the Medicaid upper payment limit for non-State owned or operated hospitals (S.J. Res. 37), S4333 [14MY]

Children and youth: establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 2890), S7954 [1AU], S8452 [10SE]

———prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (S. 2998), S9123-S9135 [24SE], S10635 [17OC]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program expansion and funding, S10539 [16OC]

Citizens Health Care Working Group: establish (S. 3063), S10041-S10046 [7OC], S11381-S11384 [19NO]

Council on Graduate Medical Education: extend (S. 3083), S10224 [9OC]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1536), indefinitely postponed, S49 [23JA]

———making appropriations (S. 2766), S9814 [2OC]

———making appropriations (S. 2766), unanimous-consent request, S9814 [2OC], S9894 [3OC], S9938, S9940 [4OC]

———reduce appropriations for unrequested, low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S10518-S10521 [16OC]

Diseases: support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (S. Con. Res. 138), S8388 [9SE]

Domestic violence: provide coverage for screening and treatment, improve response of health care systems, and train health care providers and facilities on screening, identification, and treatment for families (S. 2236), S3304 [24AP]

Drugs: review Federal programs on substance abuse, prevention, treatment, education, and research, S10035 [7OC]

FDA: grant authority to regulate tobacco (S. 2626), S5598-S5601 [14JN]

Federal aid programs: consolidate all black lung benefit responsibility under a single official (H.R. 5542), S10601 [16OC]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (S. 2723), S6656 [11JY]

Food: require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 2499), S4163 [9MY]

———require foods containing known allergens to bear labeling that states that fact and the names of the allergens (S. 3001), S9231 [25SE]

Health: allow Federal health programs flexibility in providing health care services during emergencies, S4780 [23MY]

———improve coordination between Federal agencies and local emergency medical service providers (S. 2014), S1937 [14MR]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 2590), S5052, S5053 [5JN], S7367 [25JY]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (S. 3029), S9848 [2OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2563), unanimous-consent request, S8012, S8013 [1AU]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 6), S10610 [17OC]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (S. 1052), S7359 [25JY], S7839-S7843, S7853 [1AU]

———provide grants to hire community health workers to improve access to health education and services for women and families in medically underserved areas (S. 2139), S2830 [17AP]

———reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (S. 1533), S2754 [16AP], S2821 [17AP], S10754-S10767 [17OC]

Health care professionals: establish a Nurse Corps and address the nursing shortage through recruitment and retention strategies (S. 1864), S7127 [22JY]

———improve training in prevention, recognition, and treatment of substance abuse and addiction (S. 1966), S1210 [26FE]

Immigration: treatment of unaccompanied alien children during immigration process, S11295, S11296 [18NO], S11432 [19NO]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 2591), S5054 [5JN]

McClellan, Mark B.: nomination to be FDA Commissioner, S10219 [9OC], S10639 [17OC]

Medicare: assure fair and adequate payment for high-risk beneficiaries and establish payment incentives for furnishing quality services to people with serious chronic conditions (S. 2970), S8927 [19SE]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2383 [9AP], S2909 [18AP], S3550-S3552 [30AP], S3589-S3591, S3606, S3607 [1MY], S3793-S3795 [2MY], S4087, S4088 [9MY], S4192 [10MY], S4293 [14MY], S4345 [15MY], S4513 [17MY], S4742-S4744, S4824, S4833 [23MY], S4933 [4JN], S5024 [5JN], S5341 [11JN], S5465-S5468 [13JN], S6802, S6811 [15JY], S6814, S6816-S6818 [16JY], S6887, S6890-S6892, S6894, S6922-S6926 [17JY], S6969-S6971, S6976-S6992, S7019-S7026 [18JY], S7095-S7100 [19JY], S7134-S7158 [22JY], S7180-S7189, S7194-S7207, S7216 [23JY], S7244-S7246 [24JY], S7327, S7359, S7366 [25JY], S7423, S7424 [26JY], S7446, S7464 [29JY], S7505, S7514, S7535-S7551, S7565, S7614-S7616 [30JY], S7618-S7633, S7642, S7646, S7647, S7649-S7651 [31JY], S7840, S7849-S7851, S7853-S7858 [1AU], S10408, S10410 [15OC], S10532-S10546 [16OC], S10637, S10655 [17OC]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 10), S4618 [21MY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2625), S5585-S5597 [14JN], S5663 [18JN], S5792-S5794 [20JN], S6180-S6182 [27JN], S6600-S6603 [11JY]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (S. 2757), S7041 [18JY]

———establish a program for the competitive acquisition of items and services (S. 3098), S10378 [10OC]

———establish a subvention demonstration project for veterans (S. 2233), S3171, S3172 [23AP], S4251 [13MY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure, S6856-S6858 [16JY], S7001-S7005, S7022-S7026 [18JY], S7093-S7100 [19JY], S7134-S7146, S7157 [22JY], S7180-S7189, S7194-S7207, S7210 [23JY], S7464 [29JY], S7514-S7516, S7543-S7547 [30JY], S7621, S7626, S7627 [31JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), S5823 [20JN], S6594 [10JY], S6729 [15JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2), S6811 [15JY], S6873 [16JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2), unanimous-consent request, S10536 [16OC]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (S. 2729), S6873-S6875 [16JY]

———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug discount and security program, S6753 [15JY], S6924-S6926 [17JY], S7207-S7218 [23JY], S7249-S7263, S7282, S7283 [24JY]

———improve Medicare Incentive Payment Program (S. 2529), S4501-S4503 [16MY]

———provide incentives to attract educators and clinical practitioners to underserved areas (S. 1954), S860-S862 [14FE]

———require Dept. of HHS study on new technology payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (S. 3041), S9907 [3OC]

Medicare/Medicaid: improve advance directive requirements to ensure compliance with individual health care decisions (S. 2857), S7920-S7926 [1AU]

NIH: uterine fibroid research funding (S. 2122), S2676 [15AP]

Office of Men's Health: establish (S. 2616), S5460 [12JN]

Office on Women's Health: expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to autoimmune disease in women (S. 2234), S3296 [24AP]

Organ procurement organizations: revise performance standards and certification process (H.R. 3504), S48 [23JA]

Pharmaceuticals: certify safety and cost savings relative to commercial importation of prescription drugs from Canada, S6910-S6922, S6925-S6930 [17JY]

Postal Service: Dept. of HHS study on long term effects of anthrax bacteria exposure, S10526 [16OC]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S10638 [17OC], S11045-S11047 [14NO]

Public Health Service: promote organ donation (S. 1949), S857-S859 [14FE]

Public welfare programs: exclude child care from the determining limits on assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2070), S2329 [22MR], S3501 [29AP]

———improve access to adequate and affordable housing under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (S. 2116), S2587 [11AP]

Senior citizens: establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 2982), S8932 [19SE]

———expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1922), S493 [7FE]

Slater, Eve: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HHS, S151 [25JA]

Social Security: restore Social Services Block Grant funding and the ability of States to transfer Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to such block grant (S. 501), S2406 [9AP]

States: developmental disabilities councils funding, S5183 [6JN]

Women: ensure safe pregnancies by increasing research and data collection on treatments and cures for pregnancy complications and providing information to women, practitioners, and the public (S. 2328), S3440 [25AP]

Zerhouni, Elias A.: nomination to be NIH Director, S3886 [2MY]

Reports

Prescription Drug User Fee Act Reauthorization Performance Goals and Procedures, S5195-S5200 [6JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 465) (H. Rept. 107-553), H4068 [26JN]

Dept. of HHS Medicare Benefits Administration Establishment: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4988) (H. Rept. 107-542), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2766) (S. Rept. 107-216), S7164 [22JY]

Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 107-170), S5956 [24JN]

Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2499) (S. Rept. 107-322), S10674 [17OC]

Keeping Children and Families Safe Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2998) (S. Rept. 107-292), S9594 [30SE]

———Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 3839) (H. Rept. 107-403), H1281 [11AP]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4888) (H. Rept. 107-601), H5086 [22JY]

Medicare Coverage of Outpatient Prescription Drugs: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 4984) (H. Rept. 107-551), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 4954) (H. Rept. 107-539), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Nomination of Elias A. Zerhouni To Be NIH Director: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S3842 [2MY]

Nomination of Mark B. McClellan To Be FDA Commissioner: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S10222 [9OC]

Nomination of Quanah Crossland Stamps To Be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S10222 [9OC]

Nomination of Richard H. Carmona To Be Surgeon General: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6947 [17JY]

Safe Motherhood Act for Research and Treatment (SMART Mom Act): Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 2328), S8671 [17SE]

Same-Day Consideration of H. Res. 465, Consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 464) (H. Rept. 107-552), H4067 [26JN]

Women's Health Office Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1784) (H. Rept. 107-616), H5789 [25JY]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6960 [2OC]

Statements

No Help for Retirees With Employer or Union Coverage From Graham, S7624 [31JY]

Summaries

Domestic Violence Screening and Services Act (S. 2236), S3305 [24AP]

Keeping Children and Families Safe Act (S. 2998), S9124 [24SE]

Tables

Cost to States of proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7623 [31JY]

Coverage gap in proposal to provide Medicare coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S7623 [31JY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 385, support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans, H5050 [22JY]

H. Res. 438, improve men's health through fitness and reduction of obesity, H3304 [11JN]

H. Res. 465, consideration of H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4166 [27JN]

H.R. 1784, Women's Health Office Act, H6262-H6264 [17SE]

H.R. 3450, Health Care Safety Net Improvement Act, H6793-H6804 [1OC]

H.R. 3839, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, H1502-H1509 [23AP]

H.R. 4954, Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act, H4182, H4226-H4269 [27JN]

H.R. 5542, Black Lung Consolidation of Administrative Responsibility Act, H7144 [7OC]

S. 1533, reauthorize health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establish Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured, S10755-S10766 [17OC], H7932-H7944 [16OC]

S. 1922, Elder Fall Prevention Act, S493 [7FE]

S. 1966, Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act, S1211 [26FE]

S. 1984, make grants to nonprofit tax-exempt organizations for the purchase of ultrasound equipment to provide free examinations to pregnant women needing such services, S1422 [4MR]

S. 1990, Emergency Contraception Education Act, S1600 [6MR]

S. 2139, Community Health Workers Act, S2830 [17AP]

S. 2499, Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act, S4164 [9MY]

S. 2529, Medicare Incentive Payment Program Improvement Act, S4502 [16MY]

S. 2616, Men's Health Act, S5461 [12JN]

S. 2625, Medicare Outpatient Prescription Drug Act, S5587-S5597 [14JN]

S. 2626, Youth Smoking Prevention and Public Health Protection Act, S5601-S5613 [14JN]

S. 2764, Tobacco Livelihood and Economic Assistance for Our Farmers Act, S7109-S7126 [19JY]

S. 2857, Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act, S7921-S7924 [1AU]

S. 2982, Education for Retirement Security Act, S8933 [19SE]

S. 2998, Keeping Children and Families Safe Act, S9125-S9134 [24SE]

S. 3001, Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, S9231-S9233 [25SE]

S. 3063, Health Care That Works for All Americans Act, S10043-S10045 [7OC]

S. Con. Res. 138, support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans, S8388 [9SE]