SENIOR CITIZENS

Amendments

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S13253 [17NO]

Analyses

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Articles and editorials

Bigger Than the Social Security Crisis—Wasteful Spending on Prescription Drugs, E1162 [8JN]

Bush May Back Curbs on Accounts—President Courts Critics of Social Security Plan, H269 [1FE]

Community Development Block Grant Program, E575 [7AP]

Financing Drug Research—What Are the Issues?, E1159 [8JN]

Health of Nations, E423, E425 [10MR]

Insurance Options Has Workers Pay More, E1155 [8JN]

Little Bit Louder, Please, S8295 [14JY]

Push-Button Picks Just Too Simple, E973 [13MY]

Rx for Medicare, S4640 [9MY]

Seniors Try To Decipher Drug Options, H9935 [7NO]

U.S. Blocks Drugs Sent From Canada, H1329 [10MR]

Bills and resolutions

Budget: public disclosure on treatment of Social Security trust funds (see H.R. 2860), H4355 [9JN]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (see H. Res. 170), H1695 [17MR]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (see S. 343), S1259 [10FE] (see H.R. 2174), H3053 [5MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ensure the provision of services under the Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to frail elders living in rural areas (see S. 1067), S5437 [18MY]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (see S. 985), S4869 [10MY]

———increase the availability and affordability of quality child care by creating incentives for older individuals to join the child care workforce (see H.R. 335), H194 [25JA]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (see H.R. 3380), H6327 [21JY]

Commodity Supplemental Food Program: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods (see H.R. 782), H583 [10FE]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (see S. 826), S3817 [18AP]

Crime: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (see S. 2010), S12839 [15NO]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (see S. 1555), S9466 [29JY] (see H.R. 131), H75 [4JA]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (see S. 1531), S9284 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for World War II veterans to be in the same priority category for health care services as World War I veterans (see H.R. 3457), H6933 [27JY]

———publish a strategic plan for long-term care (see S. 1189), S6154 [7JN]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (see S. 602), S2482 [10MR] (see H.R. 1262), H1370 [10MR]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (see S. 1828), S11212 [6OC]

———increase Alzheimer's disease research funding and promote public awareness and risk reduction relative to Alzheimer's disease with particular emphasis in Hispanic populations (see H.R. 192), H77 [4JA]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (see H. Res. 466), H8387 [27SE]

———provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine (see H.R. 4358), H10908 [17NO]

Drugs: delay implementation of voluntary prescription drug benefit program, extend Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance programs, and Medicaid coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 1382), H1692 [17MR]

Education: make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (see S. 91), S144 [24JA]

Employment: improve opportunities for older workers by providing tax incentives to employers, extending COBRA coverage, improving job training, and establishing a Federal Task Force on Older Workers (see S. 1826), S11212 [6OC]

ERISA: provide emergency protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1322), H1508 [15MR]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (see S. 65), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 65), H73 [4JA]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (see H.R. 476), H284 [1FE]

Federal employees: clarify the computation of certain civil service retirement system annuities based on part-time service (see H.R. 480), H284 [1FE]

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: prohibit sale or trade of prescription drugs that were knowingly adulterated or misbranded (see H.R. 2600), H3893 [24MY]

Health: expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (see S. 1225), S6404 [13JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (see H.R. 2072), H2975 [4MY]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1263 [9MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see S. 2007), S12766 [14NO] (see S. Con. Res. 30), S4547 [28AP] (see H.R. 15), H71 [4JA] (see H.R. 676), H412 [8FE] (see H.R. 1399), H1692 [17MR] (see H.R. 2133), H3052 [5MY] (see H.R. 2599), H3893 [24MY]

———provide a drug discount program for individuals without prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 3956), H8643 [29SE]

———provide access to telehealth services in the home (see H.R. 3588), H7560 [28JY]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (see H.R. 3254), H5740 [12JY]

———provide greater health care freedom (see H.R. 580), H351 [2FE]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (see H. Res. 194), H1846 [6AP]

Health care facilities: ensure that private for-profit nursing homes affected by major disasters receive the same reimbursement as public nursing homes (see H.R. 4002), H8733 [6OC]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (see H.R. 215), H78 [4JA]

Housing: protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (see S. 1602), S9468 [29JY]

———make Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available to individuals age 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance (see H.R. 55), H73 [4JA]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (see S. 705), S3200 [5AP] (see H.R. 3859), H8340 [22SE]

Investments: provide the opportunity to provide for retirement through Savings Account for Every American (S.A.F.E.) accounts (see H.R. 3069), H5176 [24JN]

Key West, FL: enable residents of Bayshore Manor assisted living facility to continue to receive SSI benefits (see H.R. 2900), H4485 [14JN]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 1210), H1264 [9MR]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (see H.R. 3800), H8087 [15SE]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see S. 401), S1513 [16FE] (see H.R. 910), H792 [17FE]

———require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to partial coverage for nursing facility services during a month (see H.R. 4362), H10908 [17NO]

———require States to provide oral health services to children and aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 4624), H12167 [17DE]

Medicare: adjust the fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (see H.R. 2218), H3112 [10MY]

———allow beneficiaries direct access to physical therapists without a physician referral (see S. 647), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 1333), H1620 [16MR]

———anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 50), S9469 [29JY] (see H. Con. Res. 213), H6327 [21JY]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (see S. 2071), S13361 [18NO] (see H.R. 4403), H11033 [18NO]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (see S. 236), S738 [1FE] (see H.R. 1016), H846 [1MR]

———clarify right of beneficiaries to enter into private contracts with physicians and other health care professionals for services not payable under Medicare (see H.R. 709), H522 [9FE]

———condition the payment of employer prescription drug subsidies on the maintenance of current prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 655), H411 [8FE]

———contain costs of prescription drug program (see S. 581), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 918), H793 [17FE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (see S. 566), S2245 [8MR] (see H.R. 1144), H1023 [8MR]

———coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 818), H629 [15FE]

———coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 1981), H2735 [28AP]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (see H.R. 2257), H3196 [11MY]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant (see S. 173), S573 [26JA]

———coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for beneficiaries who receive an organ transplant without regard to when the transplant was received (see H.R. 3633), H7612 [29JY]

———coverage of kidney disease education services (see S. 717), S3278 [6AP]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (see S. 784), S3652 [14AP] (see H.R. 1447), H1694 [17MR]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see S. 604), S2517 [11MR] (see H.R. 1582), H1895 [12AP]

———coverage of medically necessary dental procedures (see H.R. 3161), H5600 [30JN]

———coverage of more frequent hemodialysis treatments (see H.R. 3096), H5361 [28JN]

———coverage of respiratory therapists under home health service plans (see H.R. 964), H795 [17FE]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (see S. 390), S1413 [15FE] (see H.R. 827), H629 [15FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 345), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 873), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 752), H582 [10FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), consideration (see H. Res. 584), H11109 [6DE]

———eliminate cost-sharing for bone mass measurements (see S. 1345), S7820 [30JN]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (see S. 1152), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 1125), H983 [3MR]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (see S. 1593), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 1819), H2548 [26AP]

———ensure access to durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3559), H7558 [28JY]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (see S. 1179), S6154 [7JN] (see H.R. 2746), H4186 [7JN]

———establish a demonstration project for the use of an Internet-based form for submission of certain claims (see H.R. 2762), H4186 [7JN]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (see S. 1001), S4936 [11MY]

———establish criminal penalties for defrauding individuals relative to enrollment in a prescription drug plan (see H.R. 4406), H11033 [18NO]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (see S. 1733), S10233 [20SE]

———exclude coverage of drugs prescribed for treatment of impotence (see H.R. 712), H522 [9FE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (see S. 927), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 1946), H2647 [27AP]

———expand coverage of paramedic intercept services (see H.R. 3047), H5100 [23JN]

———extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals (see H.R. 2961), H4721 [17JN]

———extend coverage of orthopedic shoes to individuals without diabetes who medically require them (see H.R. 2324), H3260 [12MY]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program (see H.R. 3940), H8642 [29SE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 4410), H11034 [18NO]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits and waive penalties for late enrollment (see H.R. 4399), H11033 [18NO]

———extend minimum deadlines for filing claims relative to adjustments from secondary payor status to primary payor status (see S. 856), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1045), H940 [2MR]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (see S. 1403), S8301 [14JY] (see H.R. 4050), H8808 [7OC]

———impose minimum nurse staffing in participating hospitals (see H.R. 1372), H1691 [17MR]

———improve (see S. 18), S142 [24JA]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (see S. 933), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2350), H3261 [12MY]

———improve accountability in the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug programs (see H.R. 4103), H9042 [20OC]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see H.R. 152), H76 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (see S. 764), S3481 [12AP] (see H.R. 1572), H1894 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (see S. 411), S1513 [16FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (see S. 1010), S5071 [12MY]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (see S. 61), S143 [24JA]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 868), H718 [16FE]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (see S. 1909), S11768 [24OC] (see H.R. 2807), H4295 [8JN]

———improve voluntary prescription drug benefit and provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (see H.R. 4395), H11033 [18NO]

———increase inpatient hosptial payments to hospitals in Puerto Rico (see S. 862), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1729), H2393 [20AP]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (see S. 657), S2994 [17MR] (see H.R. 3795), H8087 [15SE]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (see S. 1002), S4936 [11MY]

———modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1884), S11476 [18OC] (see H.R. 4042), H8808 [7OC]

———pay ambulance suppliers the full costs of providing such services (see S. 1109), S5851 [24MY] (see H.R. 2014), H2737 [28AP]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (see S. 1148), S6021 [26MY] (see H.R. 2736), H4141 [26MY]

———permit eligible seniors to elect to receive vouchers for health savings accounts and/or premiums for high deductible health insurance plan and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4551), H11878 [15DE]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (see S. 239), S738 [1FE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 376), H233 [26JA]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), consideration (see H. Res. 267), H3055 [5MY]

———permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (see S. 1239), S6481 [14JN]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (see S. 1335), S7614 [29JN]

———preserve beneficiary access to community cancer care (see H.R. 4098), H9042 [20OC]

———prevent a decrease in benefits resulting from part D premiums increases (see H.R. 3637), H7612 [29JY]

———prohibit disclosure of Social Security numbers on Medicare-related mailings (see H.R. 2518), H3767 [23MY]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (see S. 2080), S13451 [12DE]

———prohibit operation of comparative cost adjustment (CCA) program in Texas (see H.R. 1280), H1416 [14MR]

———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (see S. 1798), S10724 [29SE]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (see S. 1081), S5531 [19MY] (see S. 1574), S9467 [29JY]

———provide access to audiologists (see S. 277), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 415), H234 [26JA]

———provide additional beneficiary protections (see H.R. 2487), H3693 [19MY]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (see S. 708), S3200 [5AP]

———provide beneficiaries prescription drugs at reduced prices (see H.R. 2685), H4140 [26MY]

———provide beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care management (see S. 40), S143 [24JA] (see H.R. 467), H284 [1FE]

———provide continued coverage for immunosuppressive drugs furnished to beneficiaries that have received an organ transplant and whose coverage would otherwise expire (see H.R. 2051), H2879 [3MY]

———provide coverage for cardiac rehabilitation and pulmonary rehabilitation services (see S. 1440), S8664 [21JY]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (see S. 2022), S12949 [16NO]

———provide eligibility for coverage of home health services on the basis of a need for occupational therapy (see H.R. 3022), H4984 [22JN]

———provide exception to reduction in unused medical residency positions for small family practice residency programs (see H.R. 4039), H8808 [7OC]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (see S. 1841), S11212 [6OC] (see H.R. 3861), H8340 [22SE]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), consideration (see H. Res. 585), H11109 [6DE]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (see S. 2168), S14317 [21DE]

———provide for cost-based reimbursement for ambulance services furnished by, or under arrangements with, a critical access hospital (see H.R. 4269), H10144 [9NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (see S. 123), S145 [24JA] (see S. 445), S1623 [17FE]

———provide for public disclosure of prices for hospital and ambulatory surgical center procedures and drugs (see H.R. 1362), H1690 [17MR]

———provide for the use of qualified family caregivers in the provision of home health aide services and amend the Family and Medical Leave Act (see H.R. 175), H77 [4JA]

———provide geographic equity in fee-for-service reimbursement for providers (see H.R. 1627), H1969 [13AP]

———provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission (see H.R. 1381), H1692 [17MR]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (see S. 1589), S9468 [29JY]

———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 1228), H1369 [10MR]

———remove prescription drug benefit late enrollment penalty and extend the initial enrollment period (see H.R. 4557), H11879 [15DE]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (see S. 70), S143 [24JA]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (see S. 124), S145 [24JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 438), S1623 [17FE] (see H.R. 916), H793 [17FE]

———require Medicare Advantage organizations to pay for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services at a greater percentage than regular Medicare payment rates (see H.R. 880), H791 [17FE]

———require preparation of audit reports based on the financial auditing of Medicare Advantage organizations and make such reports available to the public (see H.R. 2760), H4186 [7JN]

———require providers to disclose staffing and performance data to promote improved consumer information and choice (see H.R. 4349), H10502 [16NO]

———require that prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans with initial coverage limits obtain signed certification prior to enrolling benficiaries (see S. 2026), S12949 [16NO]

———require the negotiation and disclosure of the lowest possible prices for prescription drugs and permit beneficiaries to import prescription drugs from Canada (see H.R. 563), H351 [2FE]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (see S. 222), S647 [31JA] (see S. 1900), S11665 [20OC] (see H.R. 201), H78 [4JA]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (see S. 300), S1049 [7FE] (see H.R. 11), H71 [4JA]

———waive late enrollment penalty for certain beneficiaries living abroad and provide a special Medigap open enrollment period which prohibits underwriting (see H.R. 3654), H7672 [6SE] (see H.R. 3901), H8386 [27SE]

Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consensus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 79), H74 [4JA]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (see S. 2173), S14317 [21DE]

———coverage of certain screening procedures for diabetic retinopathy and establish pilot programs to foster such screening (see H.R. 801), H628 [15FE]

———coverage of incontinence undergarments (see H.R. 1052), H940 [2MR]

———ensure that pharmacies receiving reimbursements fill all valid prescriptions without unnecessary delay or interference (see S. 778), S3555 [13AP]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (see S. 1822), S11130 [5OC]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (see S. 347), S1260 [10FE] (see S. 570), S2383 [9MR] (see H.R. 2058), H2879 [3MY]

———reform Federal survey and certification process for nursing facilities (see H.R. 3437), H6649 [26JY]

———require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4293), H10156 [10NO]

Members of Congress: ensure that prescription drug coverage for Members is not better than coverage for Medicare beneficiaries (see S. 143), S145 [24JA]

Mental health: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (see S. 1116), S5921 [25MY] (see H.R. 2629), H4072 [25MY]

National Family Caregiver Support Program: funding (see H. Con. Res. 8), H136 [6JA]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (see H.R. 3046), H5100 [23JN]

National School Lunch Act: restore funds under the Child and Adult Care Food Program (see H.R. 204), H78 [4JA]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (see H.R. 1792), H2471 [21AP]

———provide information and outreach for the prevention of osteoporosis (see H.R. 1081), H981 [3MR]

Pensions: combine defined benefit plans and deferred compensation arrangements in a single plan (see H.R. 3899), H8386 [27SE]

———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (see S. 924), S4398 [27AP] (see H.R. 392), H234 [26JA]

———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (see S. 991), S4869 [10MY] (see H.R. 2233), H3112 [10MY]

———protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans (see H.R. 4274), H10144 [9NO]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (see S. 1304), S7294 [23JN] (see H.R. 4052), H8808 [7OC]

———revise funding and deduction rules for multiemployer defined benefit plans (see S. 1825), S11130 [5OC]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (see H.R. 578), H351 [2FE]

Postal Service: require door delivery of mail sent to persons residing in senior communities (see H.R. 1475), H1777 [5AP]

Railroad Retirement Act: eliminate a limitation on benefits (see H.R. 2754), H4186 [7JN]

Social Security: allow a period in which members of the clergy may revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 451), H283 [1FE]

———allow certain remarried widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses to become or remain entitled to widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 77), H74 [4JA]

———allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 615), H410 [8FE]

———constitutional amendment relative to maintenance of a system of social insurance (see H.J. Res. 25), H796 [17FE]

———continuation of benefit payment through the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 3459), H6933 [27JY] (see H.R. 4224), H9641 [3NO]

———eliminate waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce (see H.R. 2189), H3054 [5MY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3601), H7560 [28JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits (see S. 275), S978 [3FE]

———establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 292), S979 [3FE]

———establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and enact legislation allowing for investment of the Trust Fund in non-Federal obligations (see H.R. 3435), H6649 [26JY]

———establish an effective real annual rate of interest for special obligations issued to trust funds (see H.R. 1123), H983 [3MR]

———establish and maintain personal Social Security investment accounts (see H.R. 1800), H2471 [21AP]

———establish regional consumer price indices to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 736), H523 [9FE]

———express concern relative to pending bankruptcy and call for reform (see H. Res. 168), H1695 [17MR]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see S. 1750), S10378 [22SE] (see H.R. 1164), H1024 [8MR]

———improve benefit computation formula for certain workers affected by changes in benefit computation rules (see H.R. 80), H74 [4JA]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (see S. 2164), S14316 [21DE]

———include a ``Community Bank Option'' in reform legislation (see H. Res. 209), H1895 [12AP]

———include additional information in account statements (see S. 274), S978 [3FE] (see H.R. 1286), H1416 [14MR]

———include comprehensive fiduciary standards in any legislation providing for individual accounts (see H. Con. Res. 54), H584 [10FE]

———increase in widow's and widower's insurance benefits relative to delayed retirement (see H.R. 2190), H3054 [5MY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (see H.R. 219), H78 [4JA]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 961), H795 [17FE]

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (see H.R. 266), H137 [6JA]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (see S. 1795), S10724 [29SE] (see H.R. 3954), H8642 [29SE]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (see H.R. 1330), H1620 [16MR]

———provide full benefits for disabled widow's and widower's regardless of age (see H.R. 2191), H3054 [5MY]

———provide lump-sum death payments to surviving spouses (see H.R. 78), H74 [4JA]

———recognize effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 61), H286 [1FE]

———reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2126), H3052 [5MY]

———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program and provide new limitations on the budget (see S. 857), S4021 [20AP] (see H.R. 1776), H2470 [21AP]

———reform proposals relative to coverage of State and local government employees (see H. Con. Res. 43), H353 [2FE]

———repeal eligibility restrictions on widow's and widower's insurance benefits based on disability (see H.R. 2192), H3054 [5MY]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 619), S2644 [14MR] (see H.R. 147), H76 [4JA]

———repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see S. 866), S4108 [21AP] (see H.R. 1714), H2393 [20AP]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (see H.R. 3661), H7673 [6SE]

———restrict application of windfall elimination provisions to individuals whose benefits exceed certain levels (see H.R. 1690), H2148 [19AP]

———strengthen and permanently preserve (see S. 540), S2148 [7MR]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 3435), H6649 [26JY]

SSI: clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources (see S. 1588), S9468 [29JY] (see H.R. 4227), H9641 [3NO]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (see S. 1244), S6481 [14JN] (see H.R. 2682), H4139 [26MY] (see H.R. 2935), H4654 [16JN]

———allow a deduction for qualified long-term care services in computing adjusted gross income (see H.R. 4104), H9043 [20OC]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for elder care expenses (see S. 835), S3817 [18AP]

———allow a refundable credit for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 321), H194 [25JA]

———allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and establish State health insurance safety-net programs (see H.R. 765), H583 [10FE]

———allow a refundable credit to military retirees for certain Medicare premiums (see H.R. 322), H194 [25JA]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (see S. 484), S1867 [1MR] (see H.R. 994), H845 [1MR]

———allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040S without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see H.R. 1581), H1895 [12AP]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (see S. 1366), S7820 [30JN] (see H.R. 1607), H1968 [13AP]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (see H.R. 4019), H8807 [7OC]

———encourage funding of collectively bargained retiree health benefits (see S. 1573), S9467 [29JY]

———exempt from income tax the gain from the sale of a business closely held by an individual who has attained age 62 (see H.R. 3461), H6933 [27JY]

———impose an excise tax on the termination of retiree prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 462), H284 [1FE]

———increase retirement savings and security, facilitate provision of guaranteed retirement income for life, and make retirement plan rules simpler and more equitable (see S. 1359), S7820 [30JN]

———provide a credit to individuals for certain long-term care expenses (see H.R. 1150), H1023 [8MR]

———provide a credit to physicians who provide charity care (see H.R. 3614), H7561 [28JY]

———provide a credit to physicians who serve a substantial number of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 3299), H5913 [14JY]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (see H.R. 2127), H3052 [5MY]

———provide for employer retirement savings accounts (see S. 547), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1161), H1024 [8MR]

———provide for retirement savings accounts (see S. 546), S2244 [8MR] (see H.R. 1162), H1024 [8MR]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (see H.R. 1960, 1961), H2735 [28AP]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (see S. 1706), S10119 [15SE] (see H.R. 976), H795 [17FE] (see H.R. 4220), H9640 [3NO]

———remove the requirement of a mandatory beginning date for distributions from individual retirement accounts and elective deferrals under qualified cash or deferred arrangements (see H.R. 195), H77 [4JA]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (see S. 774), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 137), H76 (see H.R. 179), H77 [4JA] (see H.R. 1014), H846 [1MR] (see H.R. 1517), H1845 [6AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits and increase the distribution age for certain retirement plans (see H.R. 1809), H2471 [21AP]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 858), H718 [16FE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (see H.R. 180), H77 [4JA]

Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (see S. 1730), S10233 [20SE]

Letters

Adult day health care in California: Senators Feinstein and Boxer, S14151 [20DE]

———several members of the California congressional delegation, S14151 [20DE]

Clarify treatment of multiemployer defined benefit plans: several Senators, S12912 [16NO]

Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act: Christine M. de Vries, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, S6043 [26MY]

———David Dempsey, National Association of Social Workers, S6042 [26MY]

Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act: Jordan Cohen, Association of American Medical Colleges, S13378 [18NO]

———Philip Shettle, American Osteopathic Association, S13377 [18NO]

———William K. Mygdal, Penny Tenzer, Warren Newton, and Perry Dickinson, Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Alliance, S13378 [18NO]

Deficit Reduction Act Medicaid and Medicare provisions: William D. Novelli, AARP, S14083, S14157 [20DE]

Dept. of Agriculture Milk Income Loss Contract Program extension: Michelle Plasari, RetireSafe (organization) and Jim Martin, 60 Plus Association, S13461 [13DE]

Federal homestead floor exemption from bankruptcy filings by senior citizens: David Certner, AARP, S1830 [1MR]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act: Kimberly Ruff-Wilbert, United Spinal Association, S9522 [29JY]

———Lynn Breedlove, National Disability Rights Network, S9522 [29JY]

———Paul Marchand, Disability Policy Collaboration, S9522 [29JY]

———Robert Bacon and Lucille Zeph, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, S9523 [29JY]

———Suellen R. Galbraith, American Network of Community Options and Resources, S9522 [29JY]

Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act: James H. Scully, Jr., American Psychiatric Association, S6051 [26MY]

———Mental Health Liaison Group, S6052 [26MY]

Medicare Payment Adjustment to Community Health Centers (PATCH) Act: Daniel R. Hawkins, Jr., National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., S9515 [29JY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: David Certner, AARP, S13257 [17NO]

———Elderly Housing Coalition, S3210 [5AP], S13257 [17NO]

———F. Barton Harvey III, Enterprise Foundation, S13258 [17NO]

———Janice Monks, American Association of Service Coordinators, S3210 [5AP]

———Janice Monks, American Assocition of Service Coordinators, S13258 [17NO]

———Shawn Bloom, National PACE Association, S3211 [5AP]

———Stephan O. Kline, United Jewish Communities (organization), S13258 [17NO]

———Steve Protulis, Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corp., S3211 [5AP], S13259 [17NO]

———William L. Minnix, Jr., American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, S3210 [5AP], S13258 [17NO]

Negotiation of fair prices for Medicare prescription drugs: David P. Sloane, AARP, S12283 [2NO]

Older Worker Opportunity Act: Carol Eschner and Patricia Delmenhorst, Interfaith Older Adult Programs, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

———Charles E.M. Kolb, Committee for Economic Development, S11219 [6OC]

———John L. Miller, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

———Robert Kellerman and Michael Krauss, AgeAdvantAge, Inc., S11218 [6OC]

Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act: George Thomas, American Osteopathic Association, S5539 [19MY]

———Michael D. Maves, American Medical Association, S5538 [19MY]

Social Security reform: Michael Pesho, S723 [1FE]

Social Security reform proposals based on race and gender: Representatives Maloney and Pallone, H225, H226 [26JA]

———several Members of Congress, H264 [1FE]

Lists

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction, and other legislation in support of retirees and military survivors, S12380 [4NO]

Multi-Employer Pension Plan Coalition members, S12896 [16NO]

Organizations opposed to Social Security privatization proposals, H841 [1MR]

Proclamations

Tribute to Frances Wilkinson: Representative Ney, E1661 [29JY]

Tribute to Wanda Kafury: Representative Ney, E1664 [29JY]

Remarks in House

AARP: characterization in certain television ads relative to position on Social Security privatization proposals, H842 [1MR]

Alu Like, Inc.: anniversary, E1080 [24MY]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Area Agency on Aging Dr. Nan S. Hutchinson Broward Senior Hall of Fame electees, E641 [13AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H369 [8FE], H10005-H10012 [8NO], H10117-H10124 [9NO], H12234-H12241 [18DE]

Bush, President: request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust, H1755 [5AP], H1787, H1788 [6AP]

———request certain information relative to a claim made that there is not a Social Security trust (H. Res. 170), H1787 [6AP], H1971 [14AP]

Castagna, Pasquale: Experience Works, Inc., Rhode Island Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, E1965 [28SE]

Children and youth: provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers (H.R. 3380), E2478 [7DE]

———tribute to grandparents and other relatives who are caregivers, E2061 [7OC]

Commodity Supplemental Food Program: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods (H.R. 782), E222 [10FE]

Daly City, CA: anniversary of Doelger Senior Center, E1824 [13SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding, H4222 [8JN]

Dept. of Defense: accessibility of military golf courses for disabled military personnel and veterans, H4024 [25MY]

Dept. of HHS: prohibit distribution of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries' personal information to private companies for marketing purposes, H5150, H5156 [24JN]

———Strategic National Stockpile funding for influenza vaccine production and antiviral treatments, H5033 [23JN]

Disabled: tribute to vision impairment organizations, E508 [17MR]

Diseases: ensure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine and syringes, E2358 [15NO]

———fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (H.R. 1262), E416 [10MR]

———issuance of semipostal stamp relating to Alzheimer's disease (H. Res. 466), E1955 [27SE], E2035 [6OC]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, H606 [15FE], H1328 [10MR], H1754 [5AP], H3406 [17MY], H4159 [7JN], H4373 [13JN], H4784 [20JN], H4861 [21JN], H5219 [27JN], E1159, E1162 [8JN]

Elizabethtown, KY: anniversary of Hospice and Palliative Care of Central Kentucky, E1544 [20JY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Fairfax County Health Dept. Adult Day Health Care Program, E144 [2FE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow leave for parental involvement in educational and extracurricular activities, routine medical needs, and assistance to elderly relatives (H.R. 476), E120 [1FE]

Federal aid programs: extend Medicare cost-sharing for qualifying individuals and Medicaid transitional medical assistance programs, H8948, H8950 [19OC]

FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc.: tribute to Active for Life program, E1418 [1JY]

Fort Mill, SC: tribute to Rotary Club honorees, E1412 [30JN]

Gudmundson, Norman: Experience Works Inc., Wisconsin Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, E2064 [7OC]

Health: expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas, H5222 [27JN]

———improve access to health insurance and Medicare benefits for individuals aged 55 to 65 and allow tax credits for payment of such premiums (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

———national policy to promote heart health, E185 [8FE]

———national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), H11871 [15DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1610 [16MR], H1647 [17MR], H2749, H2806-H2809 [3MY], H2982 [5MY], H3162 [11MY], H3246-H3249 [12MY], H4056 [25MY], H4192 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4409 [14JN], H4717 [17JN], H5172 [24JN], H6436 [26JY], H8959-H8966 [19OC], H9026-H9031, H9033, H9035 [20OC], E423 [10MR], E1155 [8JN], E1526 [19JY], E2136 [20OC]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H3162 [11MY], H3897 [25MY], H4075 [26MY], H8923 [19OC], H9032 [20OC], E1164 [8JN]

———provide funding and incentives for caregiver support and long-term care assistance (H.R. 3254), E1461 [12JY]

———provide greater health care freedom (H.R. 580), E133 [2FE]

———support Federal and State funded in-home care for the elderly (H. Res. 194), E584 [7AP]

Health care facilities: ensure that private for-profit nursing homes affected by major disasters receive the same reimbursement as public nursing homes (H.R. 4002), E2033 [6OC]

Health care professionals: provide for education and training of allied health professionals in exchange for a service commitment at a facility with critical shortages of allied health professionals (H.R. 215), E18 [4JA]

Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.: tribute, E196 [9FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H4145 [7JN], H11331 [12DE]

Huntington, WV: inclusion of Cabell Huntington Hospital in AARP list of best employers for workers over the age of 50, E1982 [29SE]

———inclusion of St. Mary's Hospital in AARP list of best employers for workers over the age of 50, E1982 [29SE]

Khan, Mohammed: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility United We Ride National Leadership Award recipient, E1072 [24MY]

Lake George, NY: express condolences to families of victims of boating accident, H8800 [7OC]

Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.: anniversary, H1682 [17MR]

Medicaid: extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries, H8949 [19OC]

———extend the qualified individual program for cost-sharing assistance to low-income Medicare beneficiaries (H.R. 3800), H8516 [29SE], H8949 [19OC]

———funding, H1560 [16MR], H1671 [17MR], H10045 [9NO], H10150 [10NO]

———GAO study on pharmacy reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, H10631 [17NO]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, H11962, H11963 [16DE]

———reform, H9050 [25OC]

Medicare: anniversary, H9934 [7NO], H10149 [10NO], H10190 [15NO], E1679, E1744 [29JY]

———cost estimates for prescription drug benefit program, H526 [10FE], H699 [16FE], H757 [17FE], H3247 [12MY]

———cost of prescription drug benefit coverage implementation, H11275 [8DE], H11510 [14DE]

———coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis (H.R. 2257), E1220 [14JN]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (H.R. 1582), E626 [12AP]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, H418 [9FE], H1344 [10MR], H6210 [21JY], H8394 [28SE], H8832 [17OC], H8902-H8907 [18OC], H9090 [25OC]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (H.R. 752), E1940 [22SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (H.R. 1125), H1757 [5AP]

———ensure that prescription drug benefits have no impact on benefits under other Federal programs (H.R. 2746), E1152 [7JN]

———establish pay for performance system to adequately reimburse physicians, H10367 [16NO]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (H.R. 1946), E779 [27AP]

———extend implementation of prescription drug program, H11331 [12DE]

———extend initial enrollment period for prescription drug benefits, waive penalties for late enrollment, and provide other additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 4410), H11189 [7DE]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under retiree plans and State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 152), E22 [4JA]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (H.R. 1572), E629 [12AP]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, H8651 [6OC]

———Medicare Advantage Risk Program and physician payments funding, H11961, H11962, H11965 [16DE]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 2736), E1111 [26MY]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries, H11275 [8DE], H11331 [12DE], H12055 [17DE], E2445 [6DE]

———permit the Dept. of HHS to enter into direct negotiations to promote the best prices for beneficiaries (H.R. 376), H3758 [23MY], H9934 [7NO]

———prescription drug benefit coverage, H9968 [8NO], H10149 [10NO], H10164, H10166, H10167, H10190, H10193, H10195, H10208-H10214 [15NO], H10231, H10232, H10233 [16NO], H11115, H11116, H11184 [7DE], H11508, H11509, H11510 [14DE], H11659 [15DE], E2394 [17NO]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, H3046 [5MY]

———prohibit disclosure of Social Security numbers on Medicare-related mailings (H.R. 2518), E1060 [23MY]

———prohibit Federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens, H5123-H5125 [24JN]

———prohibit inclusion of Social Security numbers on identification cards issued to beneficiaries, H5125, H5126 [24JN]

———provide additional beneficiary protections (H.R. 2487), E1046 [20MY]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (H.R. 3861), H11511, H11512 [14DE], H12055 [17DE], E1932, E1940 [22SE]

———reform, H2538, H2539 [26AP], H5950 [18JY], H8987, H9027 [20OC], H10031, H10032 [8NO], H11338 [13DE], H12055 [17DE]

Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act: implementation and funding, H1757-H1763 [5AP]

Medicare/Medicaid: funding, H10007, H10008 [8NO]

———protect personal information of beneficiaries from private insurance companies, H5084 [23JN]

Milbank Memorial Fund (organization): anniversary, E2498 [8DE]

Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Family Services of Montgomery County Senior Companion Program, E2152 [20OC]

Morgantown, WV: inclusion of West Virginia University Hospitals in AARP list of best employers for workers over the age of 50, E1982 [29SE]

National Caregiver Month: observance, E2537 [14DE]

National Employ the Older Worker Week: observance, H8165 [21SE]

National Family Caregivers Month: observance, E2236 [1NO]

National Health Corps Loan Repayment Program: count fellowship training in geriatric medicine or psychiatry as obligated service (H.R. 3046), E1369 [27JN]

Older Americans Act: authorizing appropriations for nutrition services (H.R. 1792), E743 [22AP], E1921 [21SE]

Pensions: limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (H.R. 2233), E923 [10MY]

———reform, H4903 [22JN], H11224 [8DE]

Pharmaceuticals: provide tax credit to retirement age individuals, remove barriers to importation, and prohibit certain regulation of Internet sites relative to prescription drugs (H.R. 578), E144 [2FE]

———require pharmacists manage and monitor medications for patients with chronic illness, H8737 [7OC]

Plum, PA: anniversary of Plum Borough Senior Community Center, E1224 [14JN]

Roanoke, TX: tribute to Metroport Meals on Wheels, E985 [16MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H176 [25JA], H692 [16FE], H1738, H1755 [5AP], H1926 [13AP], H2634, H2644 [27AP], H2698-H2701 [28AP], H2749 [3MY], H4902 [22JN], H6111, H6114 [20JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, H8907 [18OC]

———establish and maintain personal Social Security investment accounts (H.R. 1800), E734 [22AP]

———impact of privatization on African Americans, H1973 [14AP]

———impact of privatization on Hispanic Americans, H1857 [12AP], E829 [28AP]

———impact of privatization on women, H144 [25JA], H290 [2FE], H510 [9FE], H634 [16FE], H840 [1MR], H926, H928-H931 [2MR], H3294 [16MY], H4965, H4966-H4970 [22JN], H6112, H6113 [20JY], E129 [1FE], E344 [2MR]

———impact of reform proposals on young Americans, H3550 [18MY]

———invest trust funds in marketable interest-bearing securities and insured certificates of deposit, and protect trust funds from public debt limit (H.R. 219), E6 [4JA]

———privatization proposals, H202 [26JA], H241, H262-H270 [1FE], H291, H292, H339 [2FE], H375 [8FE], H418, H484, H485, H495-H506, H507, H509-H512 [9FE], H526, H527, H568 [10FE], H615, H619 [15FE], H634, H635, H691, H695, H696 [16FE], H721 [17FE], H812, H836-H842 [1MR], H852, H920-H937 [2MR], H945, H947 [3MR], H992, H994, H996, H1004, H1016-H1021 [8MR], H1028, H1206, H1208 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1339, H1341, H1344-H1349 [10MR], H1426 [15MR], H1512, H1514, H1537-H1544, H1556, H1579, H1607, H1611-H1614 [16MR], H1626, H1683 [17MR], H1738, H1753, H1769-H1774 [5AP], H1787, H1788 [6AP], H1953-H1958 [13AP], H1972, H1974, H2087-H2092 [14AP], H2128, H2139-H2143 [19AP], H2458-H2464 [21AP], H2481, H2535-H2541 [26AP], H2556, H2633, H2634-H2637 [27AP], H2653, H2721 [28AP], H2745, H2747, H2749, H2750, H2782, H2785 [3MY], H2969-H2973 [4MY], H2984 [5MY], H3092-H3098 [10MY], H3201, H3241 [12MY], H3294 [16MY], H3336, H3408-H3414, H3432 [17MY], H3441 [18MY], H3587 [19MY], H3756-H3758 [23MY], H3898, H3900 [25MY], H4123 [26MY], H4173-H4179 [7JN], H4193 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4474 [14JN], H4490 [15JN], H4658, H4712-H4714 [17JN], H4900, H4965, H4977-H4983 [22JN], H4988, H4989, H4990 [23JN], H5103, H5104, H5105 [24JN], H5239-H5242 [27JN], H5258, H5259, H5260, H5262 [28JN], H5368, H5369, H5370, H5371 [29JN], H5596 [30JN], H5643, H5645 [12JY], H5745, H5791-H5798 [13JY], H5895-H5898 [14JY], H6110, H6111 [20JY], H6439 [26JY], H6655 [27JY], H6941 [28JY], E127 [1FE], E584 [7AP], E973 [13MY], E1692 [29JY]

———protect beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits (H.R. 266), H329 [2FE]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (H.R. 3954), E1998 [29SE]

———protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies cannot be diverted to create private accounts (H.R. 1330), H1540, H1543 [16MR]

———reduce the age at which an eligible individual may be paid widow's or widower's insurance benefits (H.R. 2126), E897 [5MY]

———reform, H202 [26JA], H241, H262-H270 [1FE], H375, H390, H393 [8FE], H418, H484, H485, H495-H512 [9FE], H526, H568 [10FE], H614-H621 [15FE], H634, H635 [16FE], H721 [17FE], H800, H812, H816, H836-H842 [1MR], H852, H920-H937 [2MR], H945, H947, H948 [3MR], H992, H994, H995, H996, H1004, H1016-H1021 [8MR], H1027, H1028, H1206, H1208 [9MR], H1270, H1271, H1272, H1337-H1349 [10MR], H1374 [14MR], H1426 [15MR], H1512, H1513, H1514, H1537-H1544, H1556, H1579, H1582, H1583, H1594, H1607, H1610-H1614 [16MR], H1626, H1683 [17MR], H1738, H1753, H1755, H1769-H1774 [5AP], H1787, H1788 [6AP], H1857, H1869, H1881-H1886 [12AP], H1952-H1958 [13AP], H1972, H1973, H1974, H2087-H2092 [14AP], H2128, H2139-H2143 [19AP], H2458-H2464 [21AP], H2535-H2541 [26AP], H2555, H2556, H2632-H2638, H2640 [27AP], H2653, H2697, H2698, H2721 [28AP], H2745, H2747, H2749, H2750, H2782, H2785, H2802-H2804 [3MY], H2885, H2887, H2969-H2973 [4MY], H2982, H2984 [5MY], H3092-H3098 [10MY], H3116, H3118, H3119, H3171-H3177 [11MY], H3241 [12MY], H3294 [16MY], H3336, H3337, H3408-H3414 [17MY], H3441 [18MY], H3587, H3589 [19MY], H3756-H3758 [23MY], H3774 [24MY], H3898, H3900 [25MY], H4123 [26MY], H4173-H4179 [7JN], H4193 [8JN], H4300 [9JN], H4474 [14JN], H4490 [15JN], H4565 [16JN], H4658, H4712-H4714 [17JN], H4900, H4902, H4965, H4977-H4983 [22JN], H4988, H4989, H4990 [23JN], H5103, H5104, H5105 [24JN], H5239-H5242 [27JN], H5258, H5259, H5260, H5262 [28JN], H5368, H5369, H5370, H5371 [29JN], H5596 [30JN], H5643, H5645 [12JY], H5791-H5798 [13JY], H5895-H5898 [14JY], H6110, H6111, H6113 [20JY], H6207 [21JY], H6439 [26JY], H6655 [27JY], H10507 [17NO], E584 [7AP], E973 [13MY], E1692 [29JY]

———reform by establishing a Personal Social Security Savings Program and provide new limitations on the budget (H.R. 1776), H2634, H2636 [27AP], H3031 [5MY], H6111 [20JY], E750 [22AP]

———reform proposals based on race and gender, H225 [26JA], H262-H270 [1FE], H498, H509 [9FE]

———reject privatization proposals, H82 [6JA]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (H.R. 147), H6522 [26JY]

———replace certain employment requirements for Government pension offset exemption with the rule that last applied prior to enactment of the Social Security Protection Act (H.R. 3661), E1760 [6SE]

———restore solvency, H6209 [21JY]

Southern California Presbyterian Homes (organization): anniversary, E609 [12AP]

St. Barnabas, PA: anniversary of Village at St. Barnabas (retirement community), E1526 [19JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (H.R. 2935), E1264 [17JN]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (H.R. 1607), E644 [13AP]

———clarify treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income (H.R. 4019), E2064 [7OC]

———provide a credit to physicians who provide charity care (H.R. 3614), E1693 [29JY]

———provide a one-time increase in the amount excludable from the sale of a principal residence by taxpayers of a certain age (H.R. 2127), E897 [5MY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform, H6408 [25JY]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 1960), E831 [28AP]

———provide retirement security and pension reform (H.R. 1961), E831 [28AP]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (H.R. 179), E5 [4JA]

———treatment of income earned by individuals who are not citizens or U.S. nationals relative to coverage under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (H.R. 858), E255 [16FE]

———treatment of Social Security benefits (H.R. 180), E5 [4JA]

Vermont: anniversary of Community Action Programs, E843 [3MY]

Zelienople, PA: anniversary of Passavant Retirement Community, E58 [25JA], E1907 [21SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: discourage predatory mortgage lending practices, S1920-S1922 [2MR]

———establish a Federal homestead floor exemption for senior citizens, S1829-S1831 [1MR], S1892-S1894 [2MR]

———impact of legislative changes on senior citizens, S1905 [2MR]

Budget: allocation of funds, S9712-S9715 [7SE]

Capital Construction Fund: provide for qualified withdrawals for fishermen leaving the industry and for the rollover to individual retirement plans (S. 343), S1271 [10FE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: provide for the production of a corrected ``Medicare and You'' handbook, S11881, S11905 [26OC]

Children and youth: establish kinship navigator programs and establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children (S. 985), S4872 [10MY]

———provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers, S13773 [16DE], S14211, S14215 [21DE]

———tribute to grandparents and other relatives who are caregivers, S11662 [20OC]

Conrad, MT: prohibit reversion of conveyance of the former radar bomb scoring site (S. 826), S3821 [18AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: evaluate presence of national service programs in rural areas, S11806 [25OC]

Crime: ensure adequate public-private infrastructure and resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation (S. 2010), S12847-S12849 [15NO]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S110 [24JA]

Democratic Policy Committee: oversight hearings on Social Security privatization proposals, S553 [26JA]

Dept. of Agriculture: Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform (S. 1555), S9472 [29JY]

Dept. of HHS: expand and intensify research programs concerning elder falls (S. 1531), S9294-S9296 [28JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S13600-S13603, S13607 [15DE]

Diseases: fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention (S. 602), S2495, S2496 [10MR]

———improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine (S. 1828), S11220-S11222 [6OC]

Drugs: discrepancy in prescription drug prices between U.S. and foreign countries, S8397-S8399 [18JY]

Education: make social work students and schools eligible for certain programs and grants, and establish a social work training program (S. 91), S258 [24JA]

Employment: improve opportunities for older workers by providing tax incentives to employers, extending COBRA coverage, improving job training, and establishing a Federal Task Force on Older Workers (S. 1826), S11214 [6OC]

FAA: relax maximum age requirements for certain pilots (S. 65), S244 [24JA]

Hauff, Dwight: Experience Works Inc., America's Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, S11474 [18OC]

Health: coordination of health care for senior citizens, S4640 [9MY]

———expand access to affordable health care, strengthen health care safety net, and make services more available in rural and underserved areas (S. 1225), S6407-S6409 [13JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S15-S18 [4JA], S96 [20JA], S138 [24JA], S7805 [30JN], S9107-S9109 [27JY]

Insurance: enhance long-term care insurance benefits (S. 1602), S9520-S9523 [29JY]

Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors: establish (S. 705), S3207 [5AP], S13253-S13260 [17NO]

Lincoln County, WV: anniversary of Lincoln Primary Care Center, S7816 [30JN]

Medicaid: contain costs of prescription drug program, S2145 [7MR]

———ensure that rural remote pharmacies receive reimbursements for enrollees' prescriptions, S12325 [3NO]

———exclude discounts provided to mail order and nursing facility pharmacies from the determination of average manufacturer price, S12318 [3NO]

———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (S. 401), S1535-S1540 [16FE]

———reduce benefits and increase cost to beneficiaries, S14077 [20DE]

Medicare: amend bad debt collection policy, S12327 [3NO], S12443 [7NO]

———anniversary, S9425 [29JY]

———anniversary (S. Con. Res. 50), S9544-S9547 [29JY]

———clarify congressional intent regarding counting of residents in a nonhospital setting (S. 2071), S13377 [18NO]

———clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals (S. 236), S744 [1FE]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled, S11853-S11855, S11858 [26OC]

———continue Medicaid prescription drug coverage to dual-eligible beneficiaries for a certain period while allowing part D benefits to be implemented as scheduled (S. 566), S2270 [8MR], S13342 [18NO]

———coverage of marriage and family therapist services (S. 784), S3657 [14AP]

———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (S. 604), S2521 [11MR]

———coverage of outpatient prescription drugs, S2604 [14MR]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms, S12336 [3NO]

———coverage of screening ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysms (S. 390), S1431, S1432 [15FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 345), S1272, S1273 [10FE]

———deliver a meaningful benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 873), S4137 [21AP], S4157 [22AP], S10525 [27SE]

———eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services (S. 1152), S6051 [26MY]

———enhance access of beneficiaries who live in medically underserved areas to critical primary and preventive health care benefits at federally qualified health centers (S. 1593), S9514 [29JY]

———ensure that savings from reducing overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans is reserved for deficit reduction and to strengthen the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, S2937 [17MR]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries, S3121 [4AP]

———establish a hospice demonstration and grant program for beneficiaries (S. 1001), S4941 [11MY]

———establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies (S. 1733), S10237 [20SE]

———expand and improve coverage of mental health services (S. 927), S4422 [27AP]

———extend reasonable cost contracts to expand the area in which plans offered under such contracts may operate and to apply certain provisions of Medicare Advantage program to such plans (S. 1403), S8317 [14JY]

———funding, S14116 [20DE], S14208, S14215 [21DE]

———improve access to services in rural hospitals and critical access hospitals (S. 933), S4549 [28AP]

———improve coordination of prescription drug coverage under State pharmaceutical assistance programs with Medicare drug benefits (S. 764), S3487 [12AP]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers (S. 411), S1555 [16FE]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit (S. 1010), S13153 [17NO]

———improve reimbursement for clinical social worker services (S. 61), S242 [24JA]

———improve (S. 18), S111, S208-S210 [24JA]

———improve the provision of telehealth services (S. 1909), S11769 [24OC]

———make a technical correction in the definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services (S. 657), S3010 [17MR]

———make improvements in payments to hospitals (S. 1002), S4946-S4950 [11MY]

———permit direct payment for clinical social worker services provided to residents of skilled nursing facilities (S. 1148), S6042 [26MY]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs, S2821-S2825 [16MR], S2921, S2953 [17MR]

———permit negotiation of fair prices for, and allow the reimportation of, prescription drugs (S. 239), S745-S747 [1FE], S877 [2FE], S1152 [9FE], S1252, S1253 [10FE], S1321 [14FE], S1597 [17FE]

———permit the Indian Health Service, an Indian tribe, or a tribal or Indian organization to pay premiums for eligible beneficiaries (S. 1239), S6488 [14JN], S7608 [29JN]

———prescription drug discount card program implementation, S132-S134 [24JA]

———preserve access to appeals before administrative law judges (S. 1335), S7634 [29JN]

———prohibit health care providers from charging membership or extraneous fees as a prerequisite to service to a patient (S. 2080), S13453 [12DE]

———prohibit the telemarketing of prescription drug and Advantage plans to beneficiaries (S. 1798), S10747 [29SE], S10793 [30SE]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (S. 1081), S5537, S5538 [19MY]

———provide a minimum update for physicians' services (S. 1574), S9495 [29JY]

———provide access to audiologists (S. 277), S982 [3FE], S8294 [14JY]

———provide beneficiaries access to information on the quality of care provided by skilled nursing facilities and provide incentives for such facilities to improve the quality of care (S. 708), S3214 [5AP]

———provide coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions (S. 2022), S12955 [16NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans, S13119, S13128, S13129 [17NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), S11231 [6OC], S12726 [14NO], S12826-S12828 [15NO]

———provide extended and additional protection to beneficiaries enrolled in prescription drug benefit plans (S. 1841), unanimous-consent request, S12828 [15NO]

———provide extended and additional protections to certain beneficiaries (S. 2168), S14329 [21DE]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs, S12282-S12284 [2NO], S12324, S12325, S12346 [3NO]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 123), S315 [24JA]

———provide for negotiation of fair prices for prescription drugs (S. 445), S1658 [17FE], S13342 [18NO]

———reduce part B premium through elimination of certain overpayments to Medicare Advantage organizations (S. 1589), S9509 [29JY]

———reform, S11757 [24OC]

———reform and provide prescription drug coverage, S16 [4JA]

———remove restrictions on clinical psychologists or social workers providing services in outpatient rehabilitation facilities (S. 70), S246 [24JA]

———repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund (S. 124), S316 [24JA]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps, S14159, S14160 [20DE]

———repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (S. 438), S1654 [17FE]

———repeal part B premium increase, S12121, S12122, S12146 [1NO], S12302, S12303 [3NO]

———require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan, S12313 [3NO]

———require that prescription drug plans or Medicare Advantage-Prescription Drug plans with initial coverage limits obtain signed certification prior to enrolling benficiaries (S. 2026), S12958 [16NO]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (S. 222), S672 [31JA]

———stabilize amount of part B premium (S. 1900), S11667 [20OC]

———temporarily increase payment rates for home health services in rural areas (S. 300), S1053 [7FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: assist pharmacies in facilitating enrollment of dual eligible populations under the prescription drug benefit (S. 2173), S14334 [21DE]

———ensure that pharmacies receiving reimbursements fill all valid prescriptions without unnecessary delay or interference (S. 778), S3564 [13AP]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, S12202-S12207 [2NO], S12309 [3NO]

———improve implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit for individuals who are both Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries (S. 1822), S11139 [5OC], S11853-S11855 [26OC]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 347), S1275 [10FE]

———provide coverage for end-of-life planning consultations and raise awareness about and assist in preparation of advance directives on end-of-life decisionmaking (S. 570), S2385, S2404 [9MR], S2500 [10MR]

Mental health: provide mental health screening and treatment services, integration of mental health services and mental health treatment outreach teams (S. 1116), S5923 [25MY]

National Assisted Living Week: observance, S9822 [8SE]

Older Americans Month: observance, S4931 [11MY]

Pensions: clarify treatment of multiemployer defined benefit plans, S12911 [16NO]

———establish grant program to provide financial and retirement education programs to reduce financial abuse and fraud among mid-life and older individuals (S. 924), S4419 [27AP]

———limit availability of benefits under nonqualified deferred compensation plans subject to distress or termination resulting from bankruptcy reorganization or conversion to cash balance plan (S. 991), S4876 [10MY], S5050 [12MY]

———protect accrued benefits of participants during conversions of pension plans to cash balance plans, S12906 [16NO]

———protect employee benefits in defined benefit plans and enforce age discrimination requirements that apply to conversion of pension plans to cash balance plans (S. 1304), S7312 [23JN]

———reform, S4522 [28AP], S6146 [7JN], S13436 [12DE]

———revise funding and deduction rules for multiemployer defined benefit plans, S12895 [16NO]

Roth, Milt: Experience Works Inc., Iowa Outstanding Older Worker award recipient, S11474 [18OC]

Senate: accomplishments of the 108th Congress, S13-S15 [4JA]

Social Security: advertising campaign designed to build public support for privatization proposals, S547 [26JA]

———budget treatment of trust funds, S2676-S2678, S2685, S2686 [15MR], S4509, S4510 [28AP]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), S10379 [22SE], S12828-S12835 [15NO]

———guarantee the right of individuals to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (S. 1750), unanimous-consent request, S12832 [15NO]

———history, S2057-S2059 [4MR]

———impact of privatization on women, S909-S918 [3FE]

———impact of progressive price indexing on benefits, S7544 [29JN]

———improve provision of care under Medicare, Medicaid, and certain public welfare programs (S. 2164), unanimous-consent request, S14290 [21DE]

———include additional information in account statements (S. 274), S981 [3FE]

———privatization proposals, S109, S114, S116 [24JA], S547-S550, S553 [26JA], S617, S625 [31JA], S686, S722 [1FE], S917, S921, S923, S961-S964 [3FE], S1154-S1156 [9FE], S1222, S1223 [10FE], S1314-S1316 [14FE], S1439-S1444, S1454-S1457 [16FE], S1583-S1586, S1589 [17FE], S1815 [1MR], S1915 [2MR], S1960 [3MR], S2059-S2061 [4MR], S2232 [8MR], S2305 [9MR], S2510 [11MR], S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2662-S2665, S2667, S2668, S2689, S2690, S2711 [15MR], S3228-S3235 [5AP], S3352 [7AP], S3444 [12AP], S4447 [28AP], S5051 [12MY], S7402 [27JN], S7544 [29JN]

———protect cost-of-living adjustments (S. 1795), S10737 [29SE]

———reform, S96 [20JA], S119 [24JA], S617, S618, S619, S624-S626 [31JA], S1106 [8FE], S1154-S1156 [9FE], S1219-S1223, S1254 [10FE], S1314-S1316 [14FE], S1439-S1444, S1454-S1457 [16FE], S1583-S1590 [17FE], S1815 [1MR], S1915 [2MR], S1960 [3MR], S2059-S2061 [4MR], S2232 [8MR], S2305 [9MR], S2510 [11MR], S2589, S2611, S2623 [14MR], S2662-S2665, S2667, S2668, S2676-S2678, S2685-S2693, S2711 [15MR], S3228-S3235 [5AP], S3352 [7AP], S3444 [12AP], S4447, S4488 [28AP], S5051 [12MY], S6146 [7JN], S7402 [27JN], S7544 [29JN]

———repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 619), S2653 [14MR], S5493 [19MY], S6279 [9JN]

———restore solvency before allowing new tax cuts or mandatory spending unless paid for or approved by a supermajority, S2668-S2676, S2680-S2683, S2692 [15MR]

———strengthen and permanently preserve (S. 540), S2164-S2166 [7MR]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance premiums, use of such insurance under cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements, and a credit for individuals with long-term care needs (S. 1244), S6489-S6492 [14JN]

———allow a nonrefundable credit for elder care expenses (S. 835), S3831 [18AP]

———allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums (S. 484), S1875 [1MR]

———allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable contributions (S. 1366), S7865 [30JN]

———provide for employer retirement savings accounts (S. 547), S2246 [8MR]

———provide for retirement savings accounts (S. 546), S2246 [8MR]

———provide that distributions from certain retirement plans are not included in gross income if used to pay long-term care insurance premiums (S. 1706), S10121 [15SE]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits, S2914-S2916, S2932, S2933 [17MR]

———repeal tax increase on Social Security benefits (S. 774), S3562 [13AP]

Trust Fund Administration: establish to invest certain Federal trust fund revenues in non-Federal Government debt instrument index funds (S. 1730), S10235-S10237 [20SE]

Reports filed

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 705) (S. Rept. 109-178), S12839 [15NO]

Request That President Bush Provide Certain Information Relative to a Claim Made That There Is Not a Social Security Trust: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 109-58), H2645 [27AP]

Statements

Social Security Reform: Representative DeLauro, E938-E940 [11MY]

Survivor Benefit Program Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Elimination: Dept. of Defense, S12380 [4NO]

Summaries

Health Insurance Reform Principles: Senator Enzi, S7806 [30JN]

Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act (S. 1602), S9521 [29JY]

Medicare Early Access Act (H.R. 2072), E862 [4MY]

Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act (S. 705), S13259 [17NO]

Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act (S. 835), S3832 [18AP]

Testimonies

United States National Health Insurance Act: Carol McMann, E1164 [8JN]

Texts of

H.R. 3614, Charity Care for the Uninsured Act, E1693 [29JY]

S. 18, Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act, S207 [24JA]

S. 61, Equity for Clinical Social Workers Act, S242 [24JA]

S. 70, Autonomy for Psychologists and Social Workers Act, S247 [24JA]

S. 91, Strengthen Social Work Training Act, S259 [24JA]

S. 123, Efficiency in Government Health Care Spending Act, S315 [24JA]

S. 124, repeal Medicare Advantage Regional Plan Stabilization Fund, S316 [24JA]

S. 143, Taste of Our Own Medicine Act, S363 [24JA]

S. 173, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Transplant Patients Act, S580 [26JA]

S. 274, Social Security Right To Know Act, S981 [3FE]

S. 345, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1273 [10FE]

S. 347, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act, S1275-S1277 [10FE]

S. 401, Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act, S1536-S1539 [16FE]

S. 411, MediFair Act, S1556 [16FE]

S. 445, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act, S1659 [17FE]

S. 484, allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and allow a deduction for TRICARE supplemental premiums, S1875 [1MR]

S. 540, Saving Social Security Act, S2166-S2170 [7MR]

S. 546, Retirement Savings Account Act, S2247-S2250 [8MR]

S. 547, provide for employer retirement savings accounts, S2250-S2252 [8MR]

S. 566, Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act, S2271 [8MR]

S. 570, Advance Directives Education Act, S2386 [9MR]

S. 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act, S3208-S3210 [5AP], S13253-S13256 [17NO]

S. 764, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act, S3487 [12AP]

S. 784, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act, S3657 [14AP]

S. 835, Senior Elder Care Relief and Empowerment (SECURE) Act, S3832 [18AP]

S. 866, Public Servant Retirement Protection Act, S4110-S4112 [21AP]

S. 873, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S4114 [21AP]

S. 924, Education for Retirement Security Act, S4419 [27AP]

S. 1001, Medicare Hospice Demonstration Act, S4944-S4946 [11MY]

S. 1116, Positive Aging Act, S5924-S5926 [25MY]

S. 1148, Clinical Social Work Medicare Equity Act, S6043 [26MY]

S. 1239, American Indian Elderly and Disabled Access to Health Care Act, S6488 [14JN]

S. 1244, Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act, S6490 [14JN]

S. 1403, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act, S8318 [14JY]

S. 1531, Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act, S9295 [28JY]

S. 1555, Dept. of Agriculture Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program funding reform, S9473 [29JY]

S. 1574, Affordable Access to Medicare Providers Act, S9495 [29JY]

S. 1589, Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act, S9510 [29JY]

S. 1798, Medicare Do Not Call Act, S10747 [29SE]

S. 1826, Older Worker Opportunity Act, S11215-S11218 [6OC]

S. 1841, Medicare Informed Choice Act, S11231 [6OC]

S. 1900, Keep the Promise of Medicare Act, S11667 [20OC]

S. 2022, Remote Monitoring Access Act, S12955 [16NO]

S. 2026, Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Disclosure Act, S12959 [16NO]

S. 2071, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, S13377 [18NO]

S. 2080, Equal Access to Medicare Act, S13453 [12DE]

S. Con. Res. 30, national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S4597 [28AP]

S. Con. Res. 50, Medicare anniversary, S9544 [29JY]

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Social Security reform: ``Doonesbury'' (comic strip), Gary Trudeau, H1869 [12AP]