MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS ACT

Amendments

Enact (S. 3101), S5634, S5635 [12JN]

Bills and resolutions

Insurance: eliminate certain inappropriate changes in law made to the Medicare Advantage program (see H.R. 6819), H7807 [1AU]

Cloture motions

Enact (H.R. 6331): motion to proceed, S6224, S6231 [26JN], S6489 [9JY]

Enact (S. 3101): motion to proceed, S5431 [10JN], S5564 [12JN]

Letters

Provisions: Peter R. Orszag, CBO, S5562 [12JN]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 6331, provisions, S6142 [25JN], S6229 [26JN]

Messages

Veto of H.R. 6331, Provisions: President Bush, S6705 [15JY], H6520 [15JY]

Remarks in House

Enact (H.R. 6331), H5876-H5916 [24JN], H6013, H6015 [25JN], H6092, H6150 [26JN], H6235, H6237 [9JY], H6479 [15JY], H7127 [24JY], H10171 [27SE], E1346, E1352, E1354 [25JN], E1401 [8JY], E1417, E1419 [9JY], E1473, E1477 [16JY], E1490 [17JY]

———veto, H6494, H6521-H6531 [15JY], E1480 [16JY]

Medicaid: restore disproportionate share hospital (DHS) payments to Hawaii and Tennessee, H5914 [24JN]

Medicare: bundle reimbursement payments to providers for end-stage renal disease services, H5907 [24JN]

———establish new, separate fee schedule areas for physicians' services in States with multiple fee schedule areas to improve physician geographic payment accuracy, H5914 [24JN]

———Medicare Advantage funding, H5908 [24JN]

———protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers, H5914 [24JN]

———require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits, E1401 [8JY]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program, H6015 [25JN]

Remarks in Senate

Enact (H.R. 6331), S6004, S6006 [24JN], S6097, S6142, S6143 [25JN], S6212 [26JN], S6713 [15JY]

———motion to proceed, S6183, S6200-S6202, S6219, S6220, S6222, S6225-S6231 [26JN], S6310, S6311 [27JN], S6349 [7JY], S6378, S6379, S6420-S6424 [8JY], S6476-S6490, S6494 [9JY]

———unanimous-consent agreement, S6223 [26JN], S6451 [9JY]

———unanimous-consent request, S6232-S6234 [26JN]

———veto, S6698, S6702, S6705-S6710 [15JY]

Enact (S. 3101), S6320 [27JN]

———motion to proceed, S5467, S5506-S5509, S5512, S5514-S5516, S5530 [11JN], S5539, S5546-S5551, S5553-S5564, S5576-S5578 [12JN]

———unanimous-consent request, S5431 [10JN], S5710 [18JN], S5794 [19JN]

Medicaid: restore disproportionate share hospital (DHS) payments to Hawaii and Tennessee, S6228 [26JN], S6482 [9JY], S6709 [15JY]

Medicare: delay and reform the competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies, S6481 [9JY]

———expand part B income test provisions to the part D prescription drug benefit requiring wealthy beneficiaries to pay a greater share of the premium, S5547 [12JN]

———extend eligibility period for ``Welcome to Medicare'' physical examination and provide for the coverage and waiver of cost-sharing for preventive services, S5557 [12JN]

———impact of physician reimbursement rates on TRICARE program, S6476 [9JY]

———improve fairness and reduce regional inequities in reimbursement payments to providers, S6311 [27JN]

———improve patient access to, and utilization of, the colorectal cancer screening benefit, S5557 [12JN]

———reform Medicare Advantage Program, S6478 [9JY]

———require physician utilization of electronic prescription drug program, S5512, S5516 [11JN]

Public welfare programs: extend and expand the number of States qualifying for supplemental grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, S6228 [26JN]

Women: improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women, S5516 [11JN]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 70, setting forth the Federal budget for 2008-2013, S6495 [9JY], S6714 [15JY]

Texts of

H.R. 6331, provisions, H5876-H5904 [24JN]