PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT

Analyses

Cord Blood Stem Cell Act (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Hospitals Say They're Penalized by Medicare for Improving Care, S16139 [9DE]

Bills and resolutions

Children and youth: establish certain requirements relative to provision of services to minors by certain family planning projects (see H.R. 2444), H5364 [12JN]

———mental health services (see H.R. 81), H54 [7JA]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (see S. 1143), S7134 [23MY] (see H.R. 3539), H11651 [19NO]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (see S. 1068), S6506 [15MY]

Diseases: authorize grants for treatment and support services for Alzheimer's disease patients and their families (see H.R. 3451), H10457 [5NO]

———authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes within minority communities (see H.R. 2553), H5662 [19JN]

———eliminate tuberculosis (see S. 1559), S10906 [1AU] (see H.R. 2068), H4010 [13MY]

———enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (see H.R. 1002), H1463 [27FE]

———establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (see S. 1666), S12056 [26SE]

———increase testing of pregnant women and newborn infants for HIV infection (see H.R. 2049), H3973 [9MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 3362), H9811 [21OC]

Domestic violence: research health impact and prevention and provide training and Federal coverage for health care professionals to identify and treat families experiencing family violence (see H.R. 1267), H1900 [13MR]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (see H.R. 3015), H7949 [4SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1953 [18MR]

FDA: conduct oversight of any entity engaged in the recovery, testing, or handling of human tissue or human tissue-based products (see S. 1063), S6255 [14MY]

Federal aid programs: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (see H.R. 3203), H9032 [30SE]

Federal employees: health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 3014), H7949 [4SE]

Health: amend legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program to coordinate services for uninsured and underinsured (see S. 1775), S13053 [22OC]

———ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (see S. 1197), S7476 [5JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (see S. 538), S3163 [5MR] (see H.R. 1083), H1639 [5MR]

———establish program to promote good health, disease prevention, and wellness and prevent secondary conditions for persons with disabilities (see H.R. 2292), H4786 [2JN]

———establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see S. 1710), S12448 [3OC]

———expand, intensify, and coordinate activities relative to research on autoimmune diseases in women (see H.R. 370), H170 [27JA]

———improve health care quality by strengthening health information, information infrastructure, and use of health information by providers and patients (see S. 2003), S16120 [9DE]

———improve immunization rates by increasing the distribution of vaccines and improving and clarifying the vaccine injury compensation program (see S. 754), S4629 [1AP]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (see S. 720), S4434 [26MR] (see H.R. 663), H389 [11FE]

———promote organ donation (see S. 573), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 399), H217 [28JA]

———protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see S. 1945), S15812 [24NO] (see H.R. 597), H320 [5FE]

———provide for a public response to the public health crisis of pain (see H.R. 2507), H5551 [18JN]

———provide grants to States to provide access to affordable health insurance for certain child care providers and staff (see H.R. 1929), H3635 [1MY]

———provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors (see S. 186), S1069 [16JA]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (see S. 1909), S15287 [20NO]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (see S. 239), S1736 [29JA]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (see S. 371), S2340 [12FE]

———strengthen programs for stroke education, prevention, and treatment (see H.R. 3658), H12918 [8DE]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (see H.R. 3038), H8081 [9SE]

Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (see S. 1883), S15061 [18NO] (see H.R. 3668), H12918 [8DE]

Health care professionals: amend relative to the shortage of medical laboratory personnel (see H.R. 623), H321 [5FE]

———implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (see S. 648), S3881 [18MR] (see H.R. 3591), H12307 [21NO]

———promote careers in nursing and diversity in the nursing workforce (see H.R. 920), H1394 [26FE]

Insurance: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer (see S. 1684), S12192 [30SE] (see H.R. 1886), H3570 [30AP]

———coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 736), H461 [12FE] (see H.R. 1314), H1953 [18MR] (see H.R. 1851), H3451 [29AP]

———extend mental health coverage parity (see S. 1875), S14965 [17NO] (see S. 1929), S15407 [21NO]

———grant State high risk pool insurance programs reductions in prices charged for prescription drugs under Public Health Service Act prescription drug pricing agreements (see H.R. 1291), H1901 [13MR]

———provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 2021), H3761 [7MY]

———provide nondiscriminatory coverage of substance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see S. 1138), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 2256), H4736 [22MY]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 2095), H4130 [14MY]

———require employers to offer health care coverage for all employees and guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children of a certain age (see S. 1935), S15647 [23NO]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 848), H703 [13FE]

———require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for second opinions (see H.R. 1319), H1953 [18MR]

———require health insurance issuers to credit toward an annual deductible in case of subsequent issuance of a similar health insurance policy by the same issuer to the same person (see H.R. 3600), H12307 [21NO]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (see S. 977), S5650 [1MY] (see H.R. 296), H136 [8JA]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (see H.R. 1469), H2470 [27MR]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (see S. 1879), S15061 [18NO]

Medicare: improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (see S. 1185), S7381 [4JN] (see H.R. 2333), H4977 [4JN]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (see S. 1704), S12376 [2OC] (see H.R. 3243), H9213 [2OC]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (see S. 450), S2838 [26FE]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (see H.R. 3034), H8016 [5SE]

National Cancer Institute: increase involvement of advocates in breast cancer research (see S. 415), S2522 [14FE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (see S. 1717), S12448 [3OC] (see H.R. 2852), H7615 [24JY]

NIH: continuation of Pediatric Research Initiative (see S. 1579), S11032 [3SE]

———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see S. 566), S3253 [6MR] (see H.R. 1138), H1679 [6MR]

Research: protection of human subjects (see H.R. 3594), H12307 [21NO]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans (see S. 245), S1736 [29JA]

Senior citizens: improve and enhance access to mental health services (see S. 1456), S9959 [25JY] (see H.R. 2241), H4735 [22MY]

Small business: improve affordability of health insurance coverage for small employers (see H.R. 2851), H7615 [24JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (see S. 529), S3162 [5MR] (see H.R. 1522), H2514 [31MR]

Letters

Mammography Quality Standards Act reauthorization: Amy S. Langer, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, S15064 [18NO]

———Daniel E. Smith and Wendy K.D. Selig, American Cancer Society, S15063 [18NO]

———E. Stephen Amis, American College of Radiology Association, S15064 [18NO]

———Susan Braun, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, S15063 [18NO]

Pharmacy Education Aid Act: several pharmaceutical organizations and associations, S3896 [18MR]

Remarks in House

Children and youth: mental health services (H.R. 81), H26 [7JA], H2457, H2461, H2462 [27MR]

———provide for a national media campaign to reduce and prevent underage drinking, H1473 [4MR]

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (H.R. 3539), E2360 [20NO]

Diseases: enhance research, training, and health information dissemination on urologic diseases (H.R. 1002), E2224 [4NO]

Drugs: establish an electronic system for practitioner monitoring of the dispensing of certain controlled substances (H.R. 3015), E1823 [17SE]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (H.R. 1322), H2104 [19MR]

Federal aid programs: authorize grants for education, screening, and treatment relative to preventing diabetic foot complications and lower extremity amputations (H.R. 3203), E1932 [30SE]

Health: establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (H.R. 1083), E384 [6MR], E2338 [19NO], E2373 [21NO]

———improve patient safety and reduce incidence of medical errors (H.R. 663), H1766-H1774 [12MR]

———promote organ donation (H.R. 399), H1763-H1766 [12MR], E467, E469 [13MR]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), H9049-H9051 [1OC], E1971 [2OC]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (H.R. 3591), E2418 [22NO]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (S. 1929), H12863 [8DE]

———grant State high risk pool insurance programs reductions in prices charged for prescription drugs under Public Health Service Act prescription drug pricing agreements (H.R. 1291), E453 [13MR]

———require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (H.R. 2095), E948 [14MY]

———require group and individual health plans to provide coverage for second opinions (H.R. 1319), E504 [18MR]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 1469), E608 [27MR]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (H.R. 3243), E1968, E1969 [2OC]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry: reauthorize (H.R. 3034), H9051-H9054 [1OC]

Nurses: amend relative to health professions programs regarding the field of nursing, H1374 [26FE]

Science: prohibit the cloning of humans, H332 [11FE]

Senior citizens: improve and enhance access to mental health services (H.R. 2241), E1059 [22MY]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of HHS: establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, research, and medical management referral program for hepatitis C virus infection (S. 1143), S7144 [23MY]

———establish grant programs for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted (S. 1068), S6509, S6511 [15MY]

Diseases: eliminate tuberculosis (S. 1559), S10911 [1AU]

———establish comprehensive State diabetes control and prevention programs (S. 1666), S12132 [29SE]

———expand research activities relative to various forms of muscular dystrophy, S2183 [11FE]

Health: ensure safety and accuracy of medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments (S. 1197), S7489 [5JN]

———establish a program to assist family caregivers in accessing affordable and high-quality respite care (S. 538), S3190 [5MR], S3404 [10MR], S5254 [10AP]

———improve health care quality by strengthening health information, information infrastructure, and use of health information by providers and patients (S. 2003), S16138 [9DE]

———promote organ donation (S. 573), S3329-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16068 [25NO]

———provide health insurance protections for individuals who are living organ donors (S. 186), S1078 [16JA]

———provide programs for stroke prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation (S. 1909), S15299 [20NO]

———provide State grants for developing trauma care systems (S. 239), S1744, S1745 [29JA], S8377 [23JN], S8385 [24JN]

———require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile (S. 371), S2356-S2358 [12FE]

———technical amendments to legislation reauthorizing health centers program and National Health Service Corps and establishing Healthy Communities Access Program (H.R. 3038), S15303 [20NO]

Health care facilities: provide greater access for residents of frontier areas to the healthcare services provided by community health centers (S. 1883), S15067 [18NO]

Health care professionals: implement an education loan repayment program for pharmacists (S. 648), S3896, S3897 [18MR], S8106 [18JN], S16054 [25NO]

Insurance: extend mental health coverage parity (S. 1875), S14970, S14971 [17NO], S15090 [18NO]

———extend mental health coverage parity (S. 1929), S15481 [21NO]

———require employers to offer health care coverage for all employees and guarantee comprehensive health care coverage for all children of a certain age (S. 1935), S15652 [23NO]

———require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease (S. 977), S5668-S5670 [1MY]

Mammography Quality Standards Act: reauthorize (S. 1879), S15062-S15065 [18NO]

Medicare: improve outpatient health care for beneficiaries in rural areas (S. 1185), S7397 [4JN]

Mental health: establish State grant program to end practice of parents giving custody of emotionally disturbed children to State agencies to obtain mental health services (S. 1704), S12381 [2OC]

———provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis (S. 450), S2842 [26FE], S2986 [27FE]

National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network: establish to prepare, store, and distribute human umbilical cord blood stem cells for the treatment of patients and to support peer-reviewed research (S. 1717), S12469 [3OC]

NIH: provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (S. 566), S3325 [6MR], S3403 [10MR]

Senior citizens: improve and enhance access to mental health services (S. 1456), S9963 [25JY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income loan payments received under the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (S. 529), S3184-S3186 [5MR]

Reports filed

Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3038) (H. Rept. 108-275), H8380 [17SE]

Lifespan Respite Care Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 538), S5172 [10AP]

Mammography Quality Standards Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1879) (S. Rept. 108-220), S16119 [9DE]

National Bone Marrow Donor Registry Reauthorization: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3034) (H. Rept. 108-276), H8380 [17SE]

Organ Donation Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 399) (H. Rept. 108-15), H698 [13FE]

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 663) (H. Rept. 108-28), H1678 [6MR]

———Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 108-196), S14964 [17NO]

Pharmacy Education Aid Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 648) (S. Rept. 108-189), S14176 [6NO]

Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 239) (S. Rept. 108-59), S7540 [9JN]

Summaries

Women's OB/GYN Medical Access Now (WOMAN) Act (H.R. 1469), E609 [27MR]

Texts of

H.R. 399, Organ Donation Improvement Act, H1763 [12MR]

H.R. 663, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act, H1766-H1771 [12MR]

H.R. 3034, National Bone Marrow Donor Registry reauthorization, H9051 [1OC]

H.R. 3038, Health Care Safety Net Amendments Technical Corrections Act, H9049 [1OC]

S. 239, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act, S8377 [23JN]

S. 371, require notification by manufacturers before discontinuing production of a vaccine and develop a national vaccine stockpile, S2357 [12FE]

S. 538, Lifespan Respite Care Act, S5254-S5256 [10AP]

S. 573, Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act, S3331-S3333 [6MR], S16064-S16067 [25NO]

S. 648, Pharmacy Education Aid Act, S16054-S16057 [25NO]

S. 977, Treatment of Children's Deformities Act, S5669 [1MY]

S. 1068, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, S6510 [15MY]

S. 1138, Help Expand Access to Recovery and Treatment (HEART) Act, S7051-S7053 [22MY]

S. 1143, Hepatitis C Epidemic Control and Prevention Act, S7142-S7144 [23MY]

S. 1185, Rural Provider Equity Act, S7397-S7401 [4JN]

S. 1197, Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act, S7490 [5JN]

S. 1456, Positive Aging Act, S9963 [25JY]

S. 1579, NIH Pediatric Research Initiative continuation, S11034 [3SE]

S. 1883, Frontier Healthcare Access Act, S15068 [18NO]

S. 1929, extend mental health coverage parity, H12863 [8DE]

S. 1929, mental health coverage parity extension, S15481 [21NO]

S. 1935, Universal Secure Access to Health Care Act, S15653-S15663 [23NO]