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Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1815 [22MR], S1826, S1832, S1854, S1860, S1862, S1879, S1882, S1883, S1884, S1885, S1886, S1887 [23MR], S1934, S1942, S1944, S1957, S1958, S1965, S1966, S1972, S1975, S1978, S1980, S2006, S2007, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2028, S2029, S2030, S2031, S2032, S2033, S2034, S2035, S2036, S2037, S2038, S2039, S2040, S2041, S2044, S2045, S2046, S2047, S2050, S2051, S2065, S2066 [24MR], S2069, S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2131, S2132, S2133 [25MR], H2429 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4343, H4345, H4346, H4347, H4349, H4351, H4352, H4353, H4355, H4356, H4357, H4358, H4364 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4285 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), S7640, S7649, S7665 [28SE], H7321 [29SE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S967 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2228, S2246 [13AP], S2266, S2276, S2281, S2302, S2309, S2316 [14AP], S2351, S2391 [15AP], H2615 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559, S560, S575, S586, S587 [11FE], S626, S628, S629, S634, S640 [22FE], S712 [23FE], S1476, S1479, S1480 [11MR], S1531, S1532 [15MR], H1125 [4MR]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5636, H5641, H5644, H5645, H5646, H5648, H5649, H5650, H5652 [15JY]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (H.R. 1264), consideration (H. Res. 1549), H5957 [22JY]

Foreign trade: extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), S11051 [22DE], H8982 [22DE]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H1920 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5154, S5161 [18JN], H4829 [24JN]

Medicare: reform payments and coverage for hospice care (H.R. 3454), S7639 [28SE], S10308 [15DE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), S737, S752 [24FE], H895 [25FE]

Social Security: provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), S8046, S8068 [18NO], H7618 [29NO]

Analyses

America's Managed Care—10 Years of Health Reform: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., S1301 [9MR]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4170 [25MY]

———H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H4300 [9JN]

Articles and editorials

Add It Up—On Health-Care Vote, Lawmakers Should Pay Heed to the People, H1866 [21MR]

All or Nothing = Nothing, H8501 [15DE]

Anthem Blue Cross Dramatically Raising Rates for Californians With Individual Health Policies, S1691 [18MR]

Axe Falls on NHS Services, S6371 [28JY]

Democrat's View From the House—Senate Bill Isn't Health Reform, H1742 [19MR]

Dems Retreat on Health Care Cost Pitch, S7075 [14SE]

Dems Tap Drug Maker Millions for PhRMA-Friendly Bill, H1606 [18MR]

Dissecting the Real Cost of ObamaCare, S1135 [4MR]

End Run by Dems Is a Travesty, S1706 [18MR]

End Run Denies Public a Debate on Health Care, S5770 [13JY]

Fact Check—Premiums Would Rise Under Obama Plan, S1726 [18MR]

Fact Check—Tax Cut Math Doesn't Add Up for Some, S6870 [5AU]

Forging Ahead—Embracing the ``Reconciliation'' Option for Reform, S1250 [8MR]

Goldman to Private Insurers—No Health Care Reform at All Is Best, S1301 [9MR]

Health Tops Pennsylvania Business Woes—State's Small Businesses Also See the Recession as a Severe Obstacle, S1689 [18MR]

Health-Care Reform's Sickeningly Sweet Deals, S1423 [11MR]

Historic and Dangerous Senate Mistake—Using `Reconciliation' To Ram Through Health Reform Would Only Deepen Partisan Passions, S1442 [11MR]

House of Representative's Reform Package Hurts the Fed's Independence, E34 [15JA]

How To Solve Healthcare Accountability, E66 [21JA]

Income for Life? Sounds Good, but Do Your Homework, S4029 [20MY]

Kagan and ObamaCare, S5814 [14JY]

Mainers Wait and Wonder—How Will Reform Affect Us?, S1951 [24MR]

Mandatory Health Insurance—Is It Constitutional?, S1984 [24MR]

More Government Won't Work, H1422 [15MR]

Next Steps on Dems' Health Care Road, S1944 [24MR]

Now, Can We Have Health-Care Reform?, S1936 [24MR]

Obama' Illusions of Cost-Control, S1492 [15MR]

Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle, S1298 [9MR]

Principles for Economic Revival, S7189 [20SE]

Proposed Medicare Policy May Reduce Physical Therapy Services, S7200 [20SE]

Pushback—State AGs Say Ben Nelson's Medicaid Deal Is Unconstitutional, S9 [20JA]

Say No—Health-Care Overhaul Won't Reduce Costs, Will Drive Up U.S. Debt,, H1867 [21MR]

Seniors Must Scrutinize Medicare Mailer, E1075 [10JN]

Short Takes, H1866 [21MR]

Small Business Slow To Embrace Health Tax Credits, Brokers Say, S6869 [5AU]

State Tells Employees Health Insurance Will Rocket, S6155 [22JY]

States and the Stimulus—How a Supposed Boon Has Become a Fiscal Burden, S9 [20JA]

Uncertainty Principle, S5817 [14JY]

Wake Up, America, E974 [28MY]

Walgreens—No New Medicaid Patients as of April 16, S1727 [18MR]

Wall Street Whitewash, E2205 [18DE]

Washington and the Fiscal Crisis of the States, S6566 [2AU]

Washington and the Fiscal Crisis of the States—The Strings on Federal Stimulus Money Are Making It Harder for States To Cut Spending and Balance Their Budgets, S8 [20JA]

Washington Rule Makers Out of the Shadows, S8666 [9DE]

Who Pays for ObamaCare? What Donald Berwick and Joe the Plumber Both Understand, S5756 [13JY]

Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers, S1424 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (see H.R. 5939), H6403 (see H.R. 5939), H6455 [29JY]

———prohibit taxpayer funding of insurance plans or health care programs that cover abortion (see S. 3723), S6883 [5AU]

Agriculture: increase funding for programs evaluating effectiveness of livestock producer risk management tools and include livestock insurance under education and information programs (see H.R. 4418), H40 [12JA]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 4626), H646 [22FE]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), consideration (see H. Res. 1098), H753 [23FE]

Armed Forces: ensure those killed and wounded at Fort Hood, TX, are treated in the same manner as those killed or wounded in combat zones, terrorist attacks, or in a contingency operation (see H.R. 4791), H1220 [9MR]

———establish a temporary prohibition on termination of TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3846), S7507 [27SE] (see H.R. 6227), H7153 (see H.R. 6227), H7211 [28SE]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (see S. 3201), S2295 [14AP] (see H.R. 4923), H2318 [24MR]

———improve access to mental health counselors under TRICARE (see S. 3371), S3716 [13MY]

———provide members of the Reserve components upon mobilization and demobilization with a comprehensive statement of medical care to which they are entitled (see S. 3422), S4212 [25MY]

———restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 4551), H423 [27JA]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3033), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 4677), H832 [24FE]

Children and youth: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE and CHAMPVA programs (see S. 3356), S3716 [13MY] (see S. 3801), S7175 [16SE] (see H.R. 5185), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5206), H3123 [4MY]

Claims: allow enforcement of State disclosure laws and access to courts for covered Holocaust-era insurance policy claims (see H.R. 4596), H601 [4FE]

———restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (see S. 4033), S10304 [15DE]

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: review prior to collection of premiums, notify individuals prior to enrollment, and terminate program in the event of actuarial unsoundness (see H.R. 5853), H6042 [26JY]

Crime: create a penalty for automobile insurance fraud (see S. 3546), S5538 [29JN]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (see S. 3596), S5964 [15JY]

Dept. of Defense: temporarily adjust reimbursement rates for TRICARE claims in Alaska (see H.R. 5403), H3869 [26MY]

Dept. of HHS: disapprove rule relating to ``Health Insurance Issuers Implementing Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'' (see H.J. Res. 103), H8286 [9DE]

———establish a commission to construct a comprehensive national strategy on how to increase the affordability, accessibility, and effectiveness of long-term care and community services (see H.R. 5187), H3077 [29AP]

———establish an America Rx drug discount program for individuals without access to prescription drugs at discounted prices (see H.R. 5888), H6163 [27JY]

———prohibit precluding of patients from entering into any contract with their health care providers (see H.R. 6170), H6879 [22SE]

———transmit to House of Representatives documents, records, or communications relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H. Res. 1561), H6163 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see S. 3704), S6736 [4AU] (see H.R. 5072), H2695 [20AP]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (see H. Res. 1424), H4246 [8JN]

———improve safety and soundness of FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 4811), H1323 [10MR]

———increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 5981), H6567 [30JY]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (see H.R. 5872), H6162 [27JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: establish a shared equity appreciation homeownership pilot program (see H.R. 6562), H8940 [21DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (see S. 3325), S3358 [6MY] (see H.R. 5768), H5675 [15JY]

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR] (see H.R. 5014), H2578 [14AP]

———ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments (see S. 3718), S6883 [5AU] (see H.R. 5993), H6568 [30JY]

———establish pilot program to evaluate effectiveness of treating veterans with spinal, back, and musculoskeletal injuries and pain using non-invasive techniques (see H.R. 6211), H6989 [23SE]

———exempt reimbursements of expenses for accident, theft, loss, or casualty loss from annual income determinations relative to veterans' pensions (see S. 3352), S3643 [12MY]

———modify provision of certain benefits, memorial certificate eligibility, loan guarantee matters, real property covenants and liens, and adjudication of mental incompetence (see S. 3765), S7033 [13SE]

Disasters: clarify and improve the payment of multiperil insurance claims (see S. 3672), S6520 [29JY]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (see H.R. 4563), H470 [2FE]

District of Columbia: revise certain administrative authorities of the courts and authorize Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for its officers and employees for certain claims (see H.R. 5367), H3744 [24MY]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (see S. 3153), S1873 [23MR] (see S. 3173), S2115 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (see S. 3420, 3421), S4212 [25MY] (see H.R. 4691), H931 [25FE] (see H.R. 4851), H1517 [16MR] (see H.R. 5453), H4213 [28MY]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules (see H. Res. 1248), H2578 [14AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1137), H1167 [4MR]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate over-the-counter derivatives (H.R. 4173), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 1490), H5302 [30JN]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (see H.R. 4529), H421 [27JA]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 5000), H2503 [13AP]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 4489), H325 [21JA]

———extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (see S. 3341), S3536 [11MY] (see H.R. 5179), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5200), H3123 [4MY]

———make stillborn children eligible for optional coverage under Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 4821), H1357 [11MR]

———provide for a voluntary, non-work-related disability insurance program (see H.R. 6368), H7393 [29SE]

Federal Employees' Compensation Act: cover services provided to injured workers by physician assistants and nurse practitioners (see H.R. 5270), H3310 [11MY]

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: provide lump-sum payments to recipients unless the insured or beneficiary elects otherwise (see H.R. 6175), H6879 [22SE]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (see H.R. 5114), H2842 [22AP]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), consideration (see H. Res. 1517), H5616 [14JY]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 3203), S2295 [14AP] (see S. 3347), S3536 [11MY] (see S. 3814), S7267 [21SE] (see H.R. 4778), H1168 [4MR] (see H.R. 5553), H4635 [17JN] (see H.R. 5569), H4676 [22JN] (see H.R. 5650), H5302 [30JN]

———prohibit requiring communities protected by Corps of Engineers levees from purchasing flood insurance under the flood mapping modernization program (see S. 3285), S2803 [29AP] (see H.R. 5182), H3077 [29AP]

———provide for certain exceptions to the mandatory waiting period before new or modified flood insurance coverage takes effect (see H.R. 6254), H7389 [29SE]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (H.R. 1264), consideration (see H. Res. 1549), H5919 [21JY]

———reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 5255), H3278 [7MY]

———revise National Flood Insurance Program to more fairly treat homeowners who purchase insurance under the program (see H.R. 5559), H4635 [17JN]

———suspend flood insurance rate map updates in geographic areas in which certain levees are being repaired (see S. 3051), S857 [1MR]

FHA: establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 6256), H7389 [29SE]

Financial institutions: provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (see H.R. 5429), H4021 (see H.R. 5429), H4083 [27MY]

———require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H646 [22FE]

Floods: delay effective date of the mandatory purchase requirement for new flood hazard areas (see S. 3994), S8348 [1DE]

———ensure private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that result from post-fire watershed conditions created by wildfires on Federal land (see S. 3908), S7788 [29SE]

FTC: provide with oversight authority over insurance issuers (see S. 3685), S6584 [2AU]

Government regulations: provide for a Federal license for reinsurers (see H.R. 6529), H8597 [16DE]

Health: allow the resell or transfer of covered outpatient drugs to individuals with HIV/AIDS in connection with medication regimen adherence services being provided by a licensed health care professional (see H.R. 6176), H6879 [22SE]

———clarify coverage for congressional staff through health insurance exchanges (see H.R. 4982), H2458 [25MR]

———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (see H. Res. 1188), H1595 [17MR]

———ensure health care consumer and provider access to certain benefits plan information and provide transparency in hospital price and quality information under Medicaid (see H.R. 4803), H1322 [10MR]

———ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (see H.R. 5234), H3272 [6MY]

———expand health savings account availability, eliminate medical expense deduction restrictions, and provide cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce (see H.R. 4696), H932 [25FE]

———express that a Government imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance is unconstitutional (see H. Res. 1063), H555 [3FE]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage (see S. 3548), S5538 [29JN]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation health coverage until coverage is otherwise available through an employment-based health plan or a health benefit exchange (see S. 3393), S4082 [20MY] (see H.R. 5324), H3540 [18MY]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (see H.R. 5690), H5501 [1JY]

———make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3737), S6883 [5AU]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 4038), pass (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 [27MY]

———prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 6171), H6879 [22SE]

———prohibit use of funds for implementation or enforcement of any Federal mandate to purchase health insurance (see H.R. 4904), H2215 [22MR]

———provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs and private health insurance (see H.R. 4926), H2318 [24MR]

———provide for criminal liability for the denial of health care coverage of a treatment or an individual (see H.R. 6000), H6568 [30JY]

———provide for equal access to COBRA continuation health coverage (see S. 3182), S2115 [25MR]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 4944), H2456 [25MR]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), pass (see H.R. 4910), H2215 [22MR]

———provide for insurance and Medicare Advantage reform, reduce disparities in Medicare, and regulate importation of prescription drugs (see H.R. 4813), H1323 [10MR]

———provide for transparency in health care pricing (see H.R. 4700), H932 [25FE]

———provide parity under group health plans and insurance coverage in the provision of benefits for prosthetics and custom orthotics and benefits for other medical and surgical services (see S. 3220), S2377 [15AP] (see S. 3223), S2423 [19AP]

———provide that, if comprehensive health care reform legislation is not enacted by a certain date, then Members of Congress may not participate or be enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see S. 3130), S1619 [16MR]

———reform provision of long-term care insurance (see H.R. 5890), H6282 [28JY]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (see S. 3501), S5112 [17JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (see S. 3502), S5112 [17JN] (see H.R. 4995), H2502 (see H.R. 4999), H2503 [13AP]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (see S. 3174), S2115 [25MR] (see H.R. 4951), H2457 [25MR]

———support efforts to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit to provide access to affordable healthcare for Delphi Corp., retirees and other eligible individuals (see H. Res. 1628), H6803 [16SE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]

———repeal (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6555), H8785 [17DE]

Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish (see S. 3078), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 4757), H1167 [4MR]

House of Representatives: oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 1194), H1656 [18MR]

———return several measures to the Senate (see H. Res. 1653), H6989 [23SE]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 5054), H2640 [15AP] (see H.R. 5066), H2694 [20AP] (see H.R. 5570), H4677 [22JN]

Liability Risk Retention Act: modernize and expand coverage to include commercial property insurance (see H.R. 4802), H1322 [10MR]

Medicaid: clarify treatment of electronic health record incentive payments for federally qualified health centers (see H.R. 6348), H7392 [29SE]

———enhance quality through nursing facility survey system improvements (see H.R. 6074), H6571 [30JY]

———ensure access to resin-based dental fillings that is at least equal to the level of access to mercury-based dental fillings (see H.R. 4731), H1026 [2MR]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 3000), S482 [4FE] (see H.R. 5471), H4214 [28MY]

———improve access to advanced practice nurses and physicians' assistants (see H.R. 6373), H7393 [29SE]

———improve and protect rehabilitative and case management services to improve the health and welfare of the most vulnerable seniors and children (see H.R. 4787), H1219 [9MR]

———provide 100 percent reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians through a federally-qualified health center or a Native Hawaiian health care system (see H.R. 6489), H8030 [2DE]

———require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 6290), H7390 [29SE]

———require States to provide oral health services to aged, blind, or disabled individuals (see H.R. 5364), H3702 [20MY]

———revise regulations implementing statutory reporting and auditing requirements for the disproportionate share hospital payment program to be consistent statutorily and avoid policy changes (see S. 2984), S481 [4FE]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits (see S. 3094), S1311 [9MR]

———apply a consistent part B premium for all beneficiaries (see S. 3950), S7968 [17NO]

———clarify application of secondary payer rules (see H.R. 4796), H1220 [9MR]

———clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 6376), H7393 [29SE]

———count period of observation in a hospital exceeding 24 hours toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see H.R. 5950), H6404 (see H.R. 5950), H6455 [29JY]

———eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a uniform set of consensus-based treatment performance measures for reporting and purchasing system (see S. 3318), S3164 [5MY]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (see S. 3028), S742 [24FE] (see H.R. 6143), H6763 [15SE]

———ensure beneficiary access to physicians, ensure equitable reimbursement for all rural States, and eliminate sweetheart deals for frontier States (see S. 3216), S2377 [15AP]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4993), H2502 [13AP]

———ensure that home health agencies assign the most appropriate skilled service to make the initial assessment visit for home health services for beneficiaries requiring rehabilitation therapy (see S. 3978), S8128 [19NO]

———establish a cancer center construction loan program (see H.R. 5861), H6042 [26JY]

———establish a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program (see H.R. 5546), H4597 [16JN]

———establish an extended special enrollment period for part B (see H.R. 4473), H265 [20JA]

———exempt blood glucose self-testing equipment and supplies furnished by small retail community pharmacies from competitive acquisition programs (see H.R. 5235), H3272 [6MY]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (see S. 3543), S5538 [29JN]

———extend the exceptions process relative to caps on payments for therapy services (see S. 2987, 2988), S481 [4FE]

———improve access of beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins (IVIG) (see H.R. 5597), H4871 [24JN]

———improve recruitment and retention of physicians (see S. 3915), S7788 [29SE]

———include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 5461), H4214 [28MY]

———increase payment for chest radiography (x-ray) services that use computer aided detection technology for early detection of lung cancer (see S. 3527), S5439 [24JN]

———permit coverage of certain covered part D drugs for uses that are determined to be for medically accepted indications based upon clinical evidence in peer reviewed medical literature (see H.R. 5732), H5616 [14JY]

———permit physicians and suppliers a new election to become participating physicians and suppliers if physician fee schedule rates are extended (see H.R. 5290), H3440 [12MY]

———preserve integrated care for durable medical equipment under the competitive bidding program for qualified hospital-related durable medical equipment entities (see H.R. 6095), H6627 [10AU]

———prevent the catastrophic loss of wage index reclassification (see H.R. 6512), H8286 [9DE]

———prohibit mid-year changes in the formularies of Part D plans (see H.R. 4917), H2261 [23MR]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 3315), S3164 [5MY] (see H.R. 5803), H5919 [21JY]

———provide a transition period for reductions in relative value units for certain newly bundled services to allow physicians time to adjust to new payment rates (see H.R. 6459, 6459), H7757 [30NO]

———provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy and annual open change-in-enrollment periods (see H.R. 5844), H5984 [22JY]

———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 4789), H1219 [9MR]

———provide coverage of clinical pharmacist practitioner services under part B (see H.R. 5389), H3822 [25MY]

———provide coverage of comprehensive Alzheimer's disease and other dementia diagnosis and services to improve care and outcomes by increasing detection, diagnosis, care, and planning (see S. 3674), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5926), H6402 (see H.R. 5926), H6454 [29JY]

———provide coverage of custom fabricated breast prostheses following a mastectomy (see S. 3255), S2587 [22AP] (see H.R. 5447), H4022 (see H.R. 5447), H4083 [27MY]

———provide for additional opportunities to enroll under part B (see H.R. 5588), H4779 [23JN]

———provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 3491), S4938 [15JN] (see H.R. 5527), H4505 [15JN]

———provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 5593), H4871 [24JN]

———provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 6147), H6803 [16SE]

———provide that hospitals located in territories are eligible for electronic health record incentive payments in the same manner as hospitals located in one of the 50 States (see H.R. 4669), H754 [23FE]

———reclassification of hospitals as rural referral centers (see H.R. 5474), H4214 [28MY]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 3211), S2377 [15AP]

———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (see S. 4024), S8786 [10DE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1109), H931 [25FE]

———repeal the unearned income contribution provision in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 6385), H7394 [29SE]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 3413, 3415), S4211 [25MY] (see H.R. 4752), H1103 [3MR]

———treat certain provider taxes as allowable costs for purposes of reimbursements to critical access hospitals (see H.R. 6346), H7392 [29SE]

———update physician fee schedule (see H.R. 6427), H7613 [18NO]

———update physician fee schedule and sunset application of sustainable growth rate formula (see S. 2997), S481 [4FE]

———waive part B premiums for certain military retirees (see H.R. 4593), H555 [3FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend disproportionate share hospital payment program (see H.R. 5417), H3870 [26MY]

———clarify application of electronic health record payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals (see S. 3708), S6882 [5AU] (see H.R. 6072), H6571 [30JY]

———improve benefits for beneficiaries with kidney disease (see H.R. 6537), H8598 [16DE]

———provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 5795), H5818 [20JY]

———provide for treatment of certain electronic health records as certified EHR technology for purposes of health information technology payment incentives (see H.R. 6005), H6568 [30JY]

———provide supplemental payments to nursing facilities serving beneficiaries and ensure adequate payment levels for services (see H.R. 5457), H4214 [28MY]

Mental health: establish federally qualified behavioral health centers and require Medicaid coverage for services provided by such centers (see H.R. 5636), H4974 (see H.R. 5636), H5203 [29JN]

———increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 4038), S10410 [16DE]

Motor vehicles: modify certain tax incentives for alternative vehicles and establish a Dept. of Energy battery insurance program (see S. 3715), S6883 [5AU]

National Committee for Quality Assurance: tribute (see S. Res. 490), S2424 [19AP]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 649), S7508 [27SE] (see H. Res. 1481), H4905 [28JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 3958), S7968 [17NO] (see S. 4057), S11037 [22DE]

———clarify that standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions are not affected (see H.R. 5243), H3272 [6MY]

———commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2459 [25MR]

———deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]

———delay cut-off date relative to self-referrals to physician-owned hospitals (see H.R. 5271), H3310 [11MY]

———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status (see S.J. Res. 39), S7267 [21SE]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 4960), H2457 [25MR]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (see H.R. 4894), H1817 [20MR]

———establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 5808), H5920 [21JY]

———expedite application of provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5761), H5675 [15JY]

———modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 5111), H2842 [22AP]

———permit certain individuals losing their COBRA continuation coverage to have access to the high-risk health insurance pool program (see H.R. 5664), H5500 [1JY]

———permit States to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 5425), H4021 (see H.R. 5425), H4083 [27MY]

———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation (see S. 3924), S7788 [29SE]

———protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 6570), H8990 [22DE]

———provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 6444), H7614 [18NO]

———repeal (see S. 3147), S1812 [22MR] (see S. 3152), S1873 [23MR] (see H.R. 4901, 4903, 4910), H2215 [22MR] (see H.R. 4919), H2318 [24MR] (see H.R. 4944), H2456 (see H.R. 4972), H2458 [25MR] (see H.R. 5005), H2503 [13AP] (see H.R. 5073), H2695 [20AP] (see H.R. 5216), H3201 [5MY] (see H.R. 5421), H4021 (see H.R. 5421), H4082 (see H.R. 5424), H4021 (see H.R. 5424), H4082 (see H.R. 5444), H4022 (see H.R. 5444), H4083 [27MY] (see H.R. 6555), H8785 [17DE]

———repeal certain limitations on tax health care benefits (see S. 3673), S6520 [29JY] (see H.R. 5923), H6402 (see H.R. 5923), H6454 [29JY]

———repeal certain provisions relative to physician referrals for hospitals and physician ownership or investment interests transparency (see H.R. 5433), H4021 (see H.R. 5433), H4083 [27MY]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]

———repeal limits on health-related tax benefits and treat high deductible plans as qualified health plans (see H.R. 5936), H6403 (see H.R. 5936), H6455 [29JY]

———repeal provision providing funds for a certain health care facility and rescind such funds (see H.R. 5802), H5818 [20JY]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 3653), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 4985), H2458 [25MR]

———repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see S. 4040), S10514 [17DE] (see H.R. 6303), H7391 [29SE] (see H.R. 6502), H8263 [8DE]

———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 5126), H2842 [22AP]

———repeal provisions that prohibit establishment of annual limits on health benefits (see H.R. 6452), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal provisions that prohibit establishment of lifetime limits on health benefits (see H.R. 6453), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal provisions that prohibit health coverage rescissions (see H.R. 6454), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal provisions that prohibit preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status for adults (see H.R. 6449), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal provisions that prohibit preexisting condition exclusions or other discrimination based on health status for children (see H.R. 6451), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal provisions that require extension of dependent coverage to adult children under age 26 (see H.R. 6450), H7643 [29NO]

———repeal specific provisions (see H.R. 4911), H2215 [22MR]

———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (see S. 3239), S2518 [21AP]

Public Health Service Act: ensure a national, coordinated approach to improving maternal and infant health (see H.R. 6318), H7391 [29SE]

Securities Investor Protection Act: provide insurance coverage for certain indirect investors caught in Ponzi schemes (see H.R. 5032), H2639 [15AP]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see S. Res. 553), S4939 [15JN] (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (see S. 2962), S340 [28JA]

———ensure continued access to Medicare for seniors and people with disabilities and to TRICARE for military families (see S. 3965), S8062 [18NO]

———establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 4939), H2456 [25MR]

———improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (see H.R. 5834), H5984 [22JY]

———improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 6437), H7614 [18NO]

———increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (see S. 2949), S197 [25JA]

———level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 5001), H2503 [13AP]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see S. 2964), S340 [28JA] (see S. 3900), S7787 [29SE] (see H.R. 6378), H7393 [29SE]

———prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see S. 3574), S5786 [13JY] (see H.R. 5714), H5545 [13JY]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 5712), H5545 [13JY]

———provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (see H.R. 6569), H8941 [21DE]

———require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4708), H932 [25FE]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (see H.R. 6066), H6570 [30JY]

———waive waiting period for disability insurance benefits for disabled individuals suffering from a terminal illness (see H.R. 6002), H6568 [30JY]

Taxation: allow a deduction for qualified long-term care insurance and a credit for individuals who care for those with long-term care needs (see H.R. 6234), H7154 (see H.R. 6234), H7211 [28SE]

———create disaster protection funds in the District of Columbia by property and casualty insurance companies for payment of policyholders' claims arising from natural catastrophic events (see H.R. 5762), H5675 [15JY]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (see S. 3148), S1812 [22MR] (see H.R. 4887), H1743 [19MR]

———establish Catastrophe Savings Accounts (see H.R. 5915), H6283 [28JY]

———establish tax-free COBRA premium payment accounts (see H.R. 6001), H6568 [30JY]

———permanently extend the deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums (see S. 3692), S6651 [3AU]

———provide a credit for taxpayers with long-term care needs (see H.R. 5491), H4330 [9JN]

———provide for active qualified public safety employees to elect to be covered under the hospital insurance tax (see H.R. 5279), H3440 [12MY]

———repeal limitation on health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5215), H3201 [5MY]

———repeal taxes on income and improve income security of senior citizens (see H.R. 5725), H5546 [13JY]

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: prohibit recommendations from being used to deny or restrict health insurance coverage of items or services (see H.R. 4794), H1220 [9MR]

Cloture motions

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2288 [14AP], S2364 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099 [25MR], S2200 [12AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S610 [22FE], S1479 [11MR], S1501 [15MR]

Conference reports

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), H4977-H5200 [29JN]

Explanations

Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance, H1826 [21MR]

Veterans' Benefits Act (H.R. 3219), S7657-S7665 [28SE], H7332-H7340 [29SE]

Factsheets

Actions for Improving the Alliance Account Program: Dept. of Veterans Affairs, H7024 [28SE]

Constitutional Findings Regarding Individual Responsibility Requirement in H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S1985 [24MR]

Democrats Find an Insurance Company They Like . . ., H1697 [19MR]

Experts Call Out GOP on Hypocrisy, GOP Owns Up to Legitimacy of Rule, H1729 [19MR]

Hypocrisy Alert, H1729 [19MR]

Newspaper Editorials Supporting Health Insurance Reform: Representative Pelosi, H1635 [18MR]

Letters

Affordable Health Care for America Act: Douglas J. Mackenzie, E67 [21JA]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG) awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds: Senator Grassley, Committee on Finance (Senate), S1869 [23MR]

Budget reconciliation process: Senator Byrd, S1439 [11MR]

Clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation: Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America and Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy, Inc., S5919 [15JY]

———Daniel J. Barry, Financial Planning Association, S5919 [15JY]

———David P. Sloane, AARP, S4029 [20MY], S5917 [15JY]

———Denise Voigt Crawford, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S5917, S5918 [15JY]

———Denise Voigt Crawford, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., and Barbara Roper, Consumer Federation of America, S5918 [15JY]

———National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S4030 [20MY]

Clarify level of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage: John Rowan, Vietnam Veterans of America (organization), H3333 [12MY]

———Peter S. Gaytan, American Legion, H3333 [12MY]

———Robert E. Wallace, VFW, H3333 [12MY]

Continuing Extension Act: Senator Coburn, S2192 [12AP]

Disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7674 [29SE]

———Brewster B. Bevis, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., S7686 [29SE]

———Charles Cowley, S7674 [29SE]

———Ethan Rome, Health Care for America Now! (organization), S7689 [29SE]

———J. Kelly Conklin, Leanne Clarke, and David Borris, Main Street Alliance, S7675 [29SE]

———Janet Trautwein, National Association of Health Underwriters, S7685 [29SE]

———Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America's Health (organization), S7689 [29SE]

———Jennifer L. Eisler, S7674 [29SE]

———Joe Trauger, National Association of Manufacturers, S7685 [29SE]

———John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority (organization), S7688 [29SE]

———Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, S7686 [29SE]

———R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, S7684 [29SE]

———Senator Warner, S7691 [29SE]

———Service Employees International Union, S7689 [29SE]

———Steve Pfister, National Retail Federation, S7686 [29SE]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S7685 [29SE]

———Tressa Girt, S7674 [29SE]

———several organizations, S7688 [29SE]

Ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Clarence E. Hill, American Legion, H1848 [21MR]

———David W. Gorman, DAV, H1848 [21MR]

Excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks: several business associations, H8960 [22DE]

Exempt insurance company affiliates of depository institutions from proprietary trading restrictions: Daniel J. Keniry, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) (organization), S4137 [24MY]

———H. Gene Overstreet, Non Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A., S4136 [24MY]

———John (Doc) McCauslin, Air Force Sergeants Association, S4137 [24MY]

———Nick Marine, Naval Enlisted Reserve Association, S4137 [24MY]

FDIC Division for Consumer Financial Protection establishment: David P. Sloane, AARP, S3311 [6MY]

Federal deposit insurance rates: Sheila C. Bair, FDIC, S5900 [15JY]

FEMA updated flood maps: Representative Candice S. Miller, H4689 [23JN]

FHA Reform Act: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders and National Association of Realtors, H4350 [10JN]

———several organizations, H4351 [10JN]

Financial Stability Oversight Council addition of State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members: National Association of Insurance Commissioners, S3710 [13MY]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers, H5631 [15JY]

———David A. Sampson, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, H5632 [15JY]

———Douglas M. Bibby, National Multi Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, H5632 [15JY]

———Jon D. Spalding and Len Brevik, National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, H5632 [15JY]

———Leigh Ann Pusey, American Insurance Association, H5630 [15JY]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, H5630 [15JY]

General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act: Douglas M. Bibby, National Multi Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, H6250 [28JY]

———Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6250 [28JY]

———several health care, housing, and seniors organizations, H6250 [28JY]

———William P. Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association, H6250 [28JY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: A. Barry Rand, AARP, S1976 [24MR]

———Charles N. Kahn III, Federation of American Hospitals, S1956 [24MR]

———Lawrence E. Smarr, Physician Insurers Association of America, E472 [24MR]

Impact of increased Medicaid funding obligations on States: Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E461 [23MR]

Improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas: several Representatives, H905 [25FE]

Massachusetts expansion of health care coverage to uninsured residents: Lynn Nicholas, Massachusetts Hospital, S8007 [18NO]

Medicare Advantage program: several Senators, S4882 [14JN]

Medicare/Medicaid coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation: David P. Sloane, AARP, E1375 [20JY]

———J. Donald Schumacher, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, E1376 [20JY]

———James Shaw and Tina Picchi, Supportive Care Coalition, E1376 [20JY]

———Rick Pollack, American Hospital Association, E1376 [20JY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1075 [3MR]

———Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H1075 [3MR]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform recommendations: several Senators, S8540 [6DE]

National Flood Insurance Program extension: Jim Pair, National Association of Mortgage Brokers, S4055 [20MY]

———several organizations, S5080 [17JN]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, S4055 [20MY]

National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act: Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, H4689 [23JN]

National Save for Retirement Week: Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H6190 [28JY]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H6190 [28JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Alliance of Specialty Medicine, S37 [20JA]

———Anne Stausboll, California Public Employees' Retirement System (organization), E2153 [16DE]

———Cori E. Uccello, American Academy of Actuaries, S833 [1MR]

———David M. Pariser, American Academy of Dermatology and AAD Association, S38 [20JA]

———Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S828 [1MR]

———Gary R. Herbert, Governor of Utah, E409 [18MR]

———J. James Rohack, AMA, S1956 [24MR]

———Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S1577 [16MR]

———Peter Fine, Banner Health (company), S1762 [19MR]

———Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., E1300-E1302 [13JY]

———Senator Alexander, S827 [1MR]

———several medical organizations, S1426 [11MR]

———several organizations, S36, S37 [20JA]

———Susan Eckerly, National Federation of Independent Business, S830 [1MR]

———Tommy Williams, H1629 [18MR]

———William H. Fleming, III, and Susan Rudd Bailey, Texas Medical Association, H1804 [20MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act potential effects on discretionary spending: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, S4639 [8JN]

Prevention and Public Health Fund funding: Partnership To Fight Chronic Disease (organization), S7013 [13SE]

———several organizations, S7013 [13SE], S7060 [14SE]

Reform Medicare sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians: Louisiana congressional delegation, S469 [4FE]

———Louisiana State Dept. of Health and Hospitals, S468 [4FE]

———Nancy A. Leamond, AARP, H4177 [28MY]

———several physician organizations, H4177 [28MY]

Request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements: Representative Burgess, H29 [12JA]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: Representative Wolf, E974 [28MY]

Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals (SAVINGS) Act: Gerald T. Manar, VFW, H7026 [28SE]

———Jimmie L. Foster, American Legion, H7022, H7026 [28SE]

———Martha M. Didamo, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., H7022, H7025, H7026 [28SE]

———Mary Scott, National Military Family Association, H7022, H7026 [28SE]

Small business health care tax credit: Steven D. Yeater, S6871 [5AU]

TRICARE Affirmation Act: several Representatives, H1849, H1868, H1911 [21MR]

Veterans' Benefits Act: Carl Blake, Paralyzed Veterans of America (organization), H7331 [29SE]

———Clayton Jones, Military Order of the Purple Heart, H7332 [29SE]

———Gerald T. Manar, VFW, H7331 [29SE]

———Jimmie L. Foster, American Legion, H7331 [29SE]

———Joseph A. Violante, DAV, H7331 [29SE]

———Kathryn A. Witt, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc., H7331 [29SE]

———Raymond C. Kelley, AMVETS (organization), H7330 [29SE]

———Thomas Zampieri, Blinded Veterans Association, H7331 [29SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Senators Lincoln and Dodd, S6192 [22JY]

Lists

Committee on Finance (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085 [25MR]

Committee on the Budget (House) Republican staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082 [25MR]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4140 [24MY]

Congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5835 [14JY], H5255 [30JN]

Organizations supporting H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5834 [14JY]

Organizations supporting S.J. Res. 39, disapproval of rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7684 [29SE]

Physician organizations that oppose H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S36 [20JA], H1716 [19MR]

Proposed points of order against certain provisions in H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, submitted by Senator Grassley, S2084 [25MR]

Savings by States with single-payer health care systems, H2439 [25MR]

Memorandums

Consumer Bureau vs. SEC/CFTC Powers: Representative Dennis Moore, H5217 [30JN]

Good Is Oft Interred With Their Bones: James D. MacPhee, Mike Menzies, and Sal Marranca, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), S5832 [14JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Richard S. Foster, Dept. of HHS, S832 [1MR]

Motions

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H787 [24FE]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1821, S1840, S1847 [23MR], S1923, S1937, S1959, S1980, S1993, S1994, S1995, S1996, S1997, S1998, S1999, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003, S2004, S2005, S2006, S2008, S2009, S2010, S2011 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2072, S2073, S2074, S2075, S2076, S2077, S2078, S2079 [25MR], H2167 [21MR], H2429 [25MR]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4363 [10JN]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S2091, S2094 [25MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S933 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2099 [25MR], S2269, S2282 [14AP], S2345, S2346 [15AP], H2616 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S559 [11FE], S685 [23FE], S1479 [11MR], S1634 [17MR], H1136 [4MR]

FEMA: extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5654 [15JY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H2152 [21MR]

House of Representatives: oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (H. Res. 1194), H1624 [18MR]

Medicare: reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H895 [25FE]

Petitions and memorials

Louisiana: Medicare growth rate payment system for physicians, S469 [4FE]

Utah: national health care reform legislation, E409 [18MR]

Press releases

AARP Statement on Historic Health Insurance Reform Package: AARP, S1956 [24MR]

Health Plans Propose Guaranteed Coverage for Pre-Existing Conditions and Individual Coverage Mandate: America's Health Insurance Plans (organization) (2008), H8335 [14DE]

National Healthcare Bill Betrays Veterans: VFW, H1848 [21MR]

NSBA Opposes Health Care Reform Bill, With Regret: National Small Business Association, S1951 [24MR]

Senate Health Bill: National Federation of Independent Business, S1951 [24MR]

Senate Resolution Would Weaken New Health Insurance Patient Protections: AARP, S7689 [29SE]

Proposals

Oppose House of Representatives usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation, H1623 [18MR]

Remarks in House

AARP: support for national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1603 [18MR]

———support for national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to tax treatment of executive compensation, H21 [12JA]

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H557 [4FE]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact on additional COBRA unemployment health insurance coverage, H2484 [13AP]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6596 [10AU]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H1354 [11MR]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), H744-H751 [23FE], H758, H771-H791 [24FE], H837, H918-H920 [25FE], E245, E256 [25FE], E263 [26FE], E514 [13AP]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), consideration (H. Res. 1098), H761-H769 [24FE]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), motion to recommit, H788-H790 [24FE]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H316, H317 [21JA], H372 [26JA], H2315 [24MR], H6630 [14SE]

———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H2171 [21MR]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (H.R. 4923), H2564 [14AP]

———improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to members and survivors, H2731 [21AP]

Binational Health Week: observance, E1723 [23SE]

Budget: allocation of funds, H4078-H4081 [27MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), H1597 [18MR], H1777, H1783, H1790, H1795 [20MR], H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2247, H2248 [23MR], H2276, H2277 [24MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E462 [23MR], E465, E468, E469, E472, E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E506 [25MR]

Business and industry: end practice of rescission by insurance companies, H2941 [28AP]

———further competition in the insurance industry (H.R. 1583), H1919 [21MR]

California: Anthem Insurance Cos., Inc., decision to increase health insurance premiums, H759 [24FE]

CBO: tribute to analysis and budget estimates of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E433 [21MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid: coverage of virtual colonoscopies, H1380 [12MR]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: impact of Administrator position vacancy, H316 [21JA]

———urge testimony from chief actuary on impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H3173 [5MY]

Children and youth: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE and CHAMPVA programs, H4067, H4068 [27MY]

CIGNA Corp.: Eden Prairie, MN, unit recipient of Hennepin County, MN, Wellness by Design Award, E1329 [15JY]

Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish, H1861 [21MR]

Credit: cap maximum loan limits for FHA single family insured mortgages in certain high cost areas, H4355, H4356 [10JN]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H657 [23FE], H1177 [9MR], H2883 [27AP], H3806 [25MY], H4411, H4412, H4414-H4416 [14JN], H6153-H6159 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: implement Institute of Medicine recommendation to allow mental health counselors to operate independently under TRICARE, H4049 [27MY]

———report additional costs in health care contracts to comply with Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2984 [28AP]

Dept. of HHS: enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (H.R. 4020), H912 [25FE], H6978 [23SE]

———provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (H.R. 1745), H6848-H6850 [22SE]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4300 [9JN], H4342-H4365 [10JN], E1063, E1065, E1068, E1069, E1075 [10JN], E1103 [15JN], E1184 [23JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4277-H4287 [9JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), corrections in engrossment, H4366 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), motion to recommit, H4364 [10JN]

———increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 5981), H6468, H6469 [30JY]

———prevent any taxpayer bailout of the FHA, H4364 [10JN]

———prohibit FHA issuance of mortgage insurance for borrowers with strategic defaults, H4364 [10JN]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), H6249-H6251 [28JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (H.R. 5014), H3330-H3333 [12MY], E883 [19MY]

———ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments (H.R. 5993), H7020-H7027 [28SE], E1822 [29SE]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), Senate amendments, H7321-H7342 [29SE]

———prohibit collection of certain copayments from catastrophically disabled veterans, H2728 [21AP]

———provide medical care to family members of disabled veterans who serve as caregivers to such veterans, H2728 [21AP]

Diseases: require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than coverage provided for intravenously administered anticancer medications (H.R. 2366), E926 [25MY]

———require group and individual health insurance coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer (H.R. 4563), E118 [2FE]

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), H901-H906 [25FE], H938 [26FE], H1227 [10MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), H1548-H1553 [17MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules (H. Res. 1248), H2585-H2593 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment, H2615-H2620 [15AP], E582 [20AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), Senate amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, H2615 [15AP]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), H303 [21JA], H362, H363 [26JA], H393 [27JA], H653, H661, H664, H736 [23FE], H761 [24FE], H954 [26FE], H2649 [20AP], H3315 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H5601 [14JY]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1137), H1115-H1123 [4MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), Senate amendment, H1111, H1125-H1147, H1151, H1152 [4MR], H1451, H1488, H1495 [16MR], H1555 [17MR], H2286 [24MR], E317 [5MR], E368 [12MR]

———national objectives priority assignments, H7000 [28SE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), H197 [20JA], H366, H367 [26JA], H389, H390 [27JA], H480 [3FE], H2678-H2684 [20AP], H2700, H2702, H2703, H2780 [21AP], H2805, H2806, H2836 [22AP], H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2927-H2933 [27AP], H3003 [28AP], H3018 [29AP], H3083, H3106-H3108 [4MY], H3191-H3199 [5MY], H3252-H3262 [6MY], H3280, H3299, H3302 [11MY], H3315, H3317 [12MY], H3468, H3474 [13MY], H3548 [19MY], H3665 [20MY], H3755, H3756, H3804, H3809-H3814 [25MY], H3844-H3849 [26MY], H3874 [27MY], H4289 [9JN], H4440, H4442 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4680 [23JN], H4902 [28JN], E7 [12JA], E613 [21AP], E1230 [29JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, H4907, H4913, H4915, H4953-H4957, H4966 [29JN], H5206, H5207, H5208, H5209, H5212-H5220, H5233-H5261, H5281, H5282, H5294, H5295, H5297 [30JN], H5306 [1JY], H5601, H5602 [14JY], H5670 [15JY], H5805, H5812 [20JY], H5823, H5898 [21JY], H5925, H5961 [22JY], H6148 [27JY], E1237, E1257 [30JN], E1262, E1270, E1272, E1285 [1JY], E1294, E1295 [13JY], E1347-E1349, E1350 [15JY], E1383 [20JY], E1407 [22JY], E1429 [27JY], E1505 [30JY], E2144, E2146 [15DE]

———reform health care, Social Security, tax code for individuals and small businesses, and the budget process (H.R. 4529), H1915 [21MR], E950 [26MY], E1369 [20JY]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, E2204 [18DE]

Families and domestic relations: require health insurance companies to allow coverage of young adults up to age 26 on their parents' policies, H2256 [23MR]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (H.R. 4489), E70 [21JA]

———make stillborn children eligible for optional coverage under Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (H.R. 4821), E356 [11MR]

———provide for a voluntary, non-work-related disability insurance program (H.R. 6368), E1857 [29SE]

Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1465 [16MR], H1567 [17MR], H1720 [19MR], H1856 [21MR]

FEMA: allow local government agencies receiving National Flood Insurance Program funding to coordinate with entities and agencies that have experience dealing with the disabled, seniors, and minorities, H5629 [15JY]

———consider reconstruction and improvement of flood protection systems when establishing flood insurance rates, H5622 [15JY]

———decision to delay extension of lower-cost preferred flood insurance rates for Stockton, CA, residents, H5621 [15JY]

———ensure residents have information on appropriate flood evacuation routes and include information on flood insurance in outreach activities, H5649 [15JY]

———establish a National Flood Insurance Program 5-year grace period and appeal period for purchasing flood insurance under locations newly mapped as flood areas, H5629 [15JY]

———establish grants to educate local real estate agents on National Flood Insurance Program and coordinate efforts with such agents to facilitate purchase of insurance coverage, H5651 [15JY]

———expend all funds to extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program in a manner consistent with manual on Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, H5652 [15JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), H5621, H5626-H5656, H5658 [15JY], H6145 [27JY], E1365 [20JY], E2043 [2DE]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), corrections in engrossment, H5656 [15JY]

———extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program and identify priorities essential to reform and ongoing stable functioning of the Program (H.R. 5114), motion to recommit, H5654 [15JY]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program, H4938 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), H4687-H4690 [23JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3814), H6951, H6952 [23SE], E1745 [24SE]

———phase out subsidized flood insurance premiums for severe repetitive loss properties, H5643 [15JY]

———prohibit insurance companies participating in the Write Your Own insurance program from excluding wind damage from coverage because flooding also caused damage, H5647 [15JY]

———prohibit use of National Flood Insurance Program authorization extension funds for earmarks, H5646 [15JY]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods, H5623, H5625 [15JY]

———provide for the National Flood Insurance Program to make available multiperil coverage for damage resulting from windstorms or floods (H.R. 1264), consideration (H. Res. 1549), H5951-H5959 [22JY]

———publish notice of new flood elevations with local newspapers, television and radio stations even in communities without final determination under flood insurance map modernization process, H5650 [15JY]

———reform National Flood Insurance Program, H3265-H3267 [6MY]

———reimburse property owners for expenses incurred by filing successful letters of map amendment to exclude their property from flood zones, H5645 [15JY]

———require annual report on effectiveness of grants awarded to local government agencies on the retention or acquisition of flood insurance coverage, H5644 [15JY]

———require National Flood Insurance Program to conduct a study on repaying losses over a 10-year period, H5627 [15JY]

———require the Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate to identify ways to assist communities in efforts to fund the accreditation of flood protection systems, H5649, H5650 [15JY]

———update National Flood Insurance Program flood area maps, H5629 [15JY]

Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, H335 [26JA], E7 [12JA]

———provide a retroactive increase in deposit insurance for depositors (H.R. 5429), E980 [28MY]

———waiver of receipt of dividends by Federal mutual holding companies, E2146 [15DE]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: strike section on flood insurance outreach, H5654 [15JY]

Floods: clarify that once a borrower has demonstrated to a lender that flood insurance has been purchased, the lender must terminate the force-placed insurance, H5629 [15JY]

———extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program and certain trade preference programs and amend Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify temporarily certain rates of duty (H.R. 6517), Senate amendment, H8982 [22DE]

GAO: analyze the effectiveness of the Dept. of HUD loss mitigation home retention programs, H4357 [10JN]

———conduct study on ways the private insurance market can contribute to insuring against flood damage and community participation in and the regionalization of the National Flood Insurance Program, H5648 [15JY]

Gordon, Representative: allegations of trading vote on health care reform legislation for appointment to be NASA Administrator, H1681, H1683 [19MR]

Government regulations: streamline regulation of nonadmitted insurance and reinsurance, E1407 [22JY], E1505 [30JY], E2144 [15DE]

Health: allow sharing of historical loss data and performance of actuarial services by health insurance companies, H774-H778, H788 [24FE]

———annual insurance premium cap for married couples, H196 [20JA]

———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H148, H177-H183 [19JA], H636, H637 [22FE], H1387, H1388 [12MR], H1740 [19MR], H1793 [20MR], H1856, H1876 [21MR], H2218, H2242 [23MR], H2479 [13AP], H5528 [13JY], H5679 [19JY], E506 [25MR]

———consult with Federal antitrust enforcement agencies to ensure healthy competitive market incentives relative to health care reform, E455 [23MR]

———encourage transparency in health care reform negotiations by broadcasting them on C-SPAN, H13, H17-H22, H26 [12JA], H124, H126, H131 [13JA], H148 [19JA], H243 [20JA], H460-H465 [2FE], H3110 [4MY], E38 [19JA]

———encourage use of electronic medical records, H1542 [17MR]

———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (H. Res. 1188), H1601, H1602-H1604, H1605, H1608 [18MR], H1715, H1719 [19MR]

———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage, H1660 [19MR]

———ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers (H.R. 3596), H762, H766 [24FE]

———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H742, H743 [23FE], H1354 [11MR], H1904 [21MR]

———establish nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed to offer a choice of health plans and make health coverage more affordable and accessible (H.R. 2360), H1496 [16MR], H1901, H1904 [21MR]

———extend health insurance coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26, H3664 [20MY]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage, H2618 [15AP]

———Government mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H2257 [23MR]

———health insurance premiums rates, H2991-H2996 [28AP]

———improve access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 1086), H779, H781 [24FE], H1901, H1904 [21MR], E509 [25MR]

———limit pre-existing condition exclusions in the individual health insurance market to those permitted in the group health insurance market (H.R. 4019), H912 [25FE], H6978 [23SE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H337 [26JA], H612, H626, H630-H643 [22FE], H653, H654, H655, H656, H659, H660, H661, H662, H663, H664, H665, H667, H731, H736, H738-H744 [23FE], H758, H759, H760, H761, H797, H798, H817-H831 [24FE], H836, H837, H911-H920, H922-H929 [25FE], H952-H962 [26FE], H975, H1005-H1011, H1023 [2MR], H1033, H1034, H1088-H1101 [3MR], H1107, H1108, H1109, H1149, H1151, H1154, H1155, H1161-H1165 [4MR], E257 [25FE], E305 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3200), H1644 [18MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), H301-H303 [21JA], H1174, H1177, H1213-H1218 [9MR], H1225, H1306-H1313 [10MR], H1326, H1327, H1340, H1348-H1355 [11MR], H1361, H1362, H1363, H1364-H1368, H1376, H1380, H1381, H1383, H1384-H1393 [12MR], H1399, H1400, H1401, H1412, H1413, H1422, H1430-H1439 [15MR], H1443, H1445, H1446, H1447, H1448, H1449, H1450, H1451, H1452, H1453, H1454, H1455, H1456, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1460, H1461, H1462, H1463, H1464, H1465, H1466, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1474, H1480, H1488-H1491, H1499-H1516 [16MR], H1521, H1522, H1523, H1524, H1551, H1552, H1561, H1562, H1563-H1592 [17MR], H1597, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1601-H1609, H1627, H1628, H1629-H1653 [18MR], H1659, H1660, H1661, H1662, H1665-H1667, H1672-H1677, H1680-H1683, H1691, H1701-H1711, H1714, H1715, H1716-H1742 [19MR], H1747, H1748, H1749, H1763-H1767, H1770, H1775-H1816 [20MR], H1819, H1820, H1821, H1854-H2169 [21MR], H2175, H2176, H2177, H2192-H2213 [22MR], H2217, H2218, H2241, H2242, H2246, H2247, H2248, H2254-H2260 [23MR], H2264, H2265, H2266, H2276, H2277, H2311, H2315 [24MR], H2322, H2323, H2324, H2441, H2445 [25MR], H2464, H2479, H2488-H2495 [13AP], H2627, H2634-H2638 [15AP], H2671 [20AP], H2827-H2834, H2838-H2840 [22AP], H2880, H2884, H2886, H2887, H2888, H2889, H2890, H2891, H2892, H2893, H2894, H2895, H2911 [27AP], H2990-H2997 [28AP], H3108-H3115 [4MY], H3187, H3189, H3191 [5MY], H3265-H3270 [6MY], H3282 [11MY], H3331 [12MY], H3732 [24MY], H3795-H3802, H3813 [25MY], H3829, H3846 [26MY], H4078 [27MY], H4218, H4238 [8JN], H4404-H4409 [14JN], H4447 [15JN], H4512 [16JN], H4670 [22JN], H4749, H4773-H4776 [23JN], H4859-H4864 [24JN], H4912, H4915 [29JN], H5296 [30JN], H5703, H5709 [19JY], H5811 [20JY], H5964 [22JY], H6144-H6147, H6154 [27JY], H6166 [28JY], H6853 [22SE], H6972-H6981 [23SE], H7486-H7492 [16NO], H7528 [17NO], H8021 [2DE], E13 [12JA], E367 [12MR], E402 [17MR], E408, E413 [18MR], E418 [19MR], E437, E440, E441, E444, E447 [22MR], E454, E455, E457, E461, E462 [23MR], E473, E475, E477 [24MR], E533 [13AP], E567 [15AP], E618 [22AP], E1075 [10JN], E1300 [13JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), unanimous-consent request, H1892 [21MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), H180 [19JA], H634 [22FE], H739, H741, H743 [23FE], H829 [24FE], H3798 [25MY], H5964 [22JY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3889), pass (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), H12, H13, H15, H17-H30 [12JA], H44, H45, H47, H124-H131 [13JA], H148, H173-H175, H177-H185, H187-H190 [19JA], H196, H197, H198, H243, H246, H248-H262 [20JA], H269, H271, H272, H301-H303, H306, H316-H323 [21JA], H355, H375-H381 [26JA], H392 [27JA], H430 [2FE], H476, H546 [3FE], H565, H566 [4FE], E38 [19JA], E66 [21JA], E90 [26JA]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), Senate amendments, H4829-H4841, H4858 [24JN], E1234, E1247 [30JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3970), H246 [20JA], H759 [24FE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H8273 [9DE]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures relative to impact on small businesses, H654 [23FE]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H6868 [22SE], H7738 [30NO]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H188 [19JA], H246, H248 [20JA], H309, H311, H314 [21JA], H379 [26JA], H392 [27JA], H825 [24FE], H928 [25FE], H1310, H1311 [10MR], H1346 [11MR], H1388 [12MR], H1433, H1434 [15MR], H1467, H1471, H1516 [16MR], H1604, H1605 [18MR], H1710, H1725, H1741 [19MR], H1749 [20MR], H1820, H1830, H1844, H1845, H1859-H1861, H1892, H1910, H2167, H2168 [21MR], H2210-H2213 [22MR], H2441, H2450 [25MR]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets (H.R. 1619), H6884 [23SE]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H2256, H2257 [23MR]

———provide a refundable tax credit for medical costs, expand access to health insurance coverage through individual membership associations (IMAs), and assist in the establishment of high risk pools (H.R. 3218), H912 [25FE]

———provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage (H.R. 1321), H1915 [21MR]

———provide discounts on covered inpatient drugs when patients do not have prescription drug insurance coverage, H4170 [28MY]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3400), H17 [12JA], H254 [20JA], H1457 [16MR], H1748, H1770, H1792 [20MR], H2323 [25MR], H6275 [28JY], H7528 [17NO]

———provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 4944), H2582 [15AP], H4599 [17JN]

———provide health care liability reform (H.R. 1468), H912 [25FE], H2830 [22AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H760, H772, H778-H781, H783, H785, H795, H824 [24FE], H1353 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H1431 [15MR], H1599 [18MR], H3624 [19MY], H4863 [24JN], E367 [12MR]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance, H4477, H4478 [15JN], H4599 [17JN]

———repeal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance (H.R. 4995), E529 [13AP]

———request the President and the Dept. of HHS to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications relative to certain health care reform agreements, H2828 [22AP]

———require health plans to provide direct access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists without a referral (H.R. 2940), H2891 [27AP]

———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, H3111 [4MY]

———urge Members of Congress favoring a public, federally-run health insurance option to forgo participation in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and agree to enroll in such option (H. Res. 615), H1034 [3MR]

———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, H1215-H1217 [9MR], H1225, H1307-H1309 [10MR], H1326, H1340 [11MR], H1376-H1380, H1383, H1386, H1388, H1391 [12MR], H1399, H1400, H1422, H1432, H1434 [15MR], H1470, H1471, H1472, H1474 [16MR], H1665-H1667 [19MR], H1794 [20MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274, H6275 [28JY]

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

Health care facilities: prohibit physician ownership in new hospitals and limit the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals, H3111 [4MY]

House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, H1364, H1367 [12MR], H1399, H1434 [15MR], H1443, H1445, H1446, H1447, H1453, H1454, H1455, H1456, H1457, H1458, H1459, H1460, H1461, H1463, H1464, H1465, H1466, H1467, H1468, H1469, H1470, H1471, H1472, H1473, H1503, H1504, H1510 [16MR], H1552, H1567, H1573, H1590 [17MR], H1598, H1599, H1601, H1602, H1604-H1606, H1645-H1648, H1652 [18MR], H1659, H1665-H1667, H1672-H1677, H1715, H1724, H1725, H1728, H1738, H1739 [19MR], H1748, H1770, H1806, H1808 [20MR], H1834 [21MR]

———oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (H. Res. 1194), H1624 [18MR]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (H. Res. 847), H126 [13JA], H208-H210 [20JA]

———require any conference committee or other meetings held to determine health care legislation be conducted publicly (H. Res. 847), unanimous-consent agreement, H490 [3FE]

———return several measures to the Senate (H. Res. 1653), H6904 [23SE]

———tribute to staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, E505 [25MR]

Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H1435 [15MR], H1515 [16MR], H2894 [27AP]

Indiana: assessment of health care costs, H4218 [8JN]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage, H1352 [11MR], H1431 [15MR]

———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (H.R. 3217), H912 [25FE]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (H.R. 5570), H4785, H4786, H4791, H4792 [24JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, E1511 [30JY]

———exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, H21 [12JA], H126 [13JA], H320 [21JA], H1722 [19MR]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, H6581, H6582, H6583, H6589-H6597, H6604-H6625 [10AU]

———funding, H1704, H1705 [19MR]

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, H20 [12JA], H126, H128 [13JA], H1349 [11MR], H1653 [18MR], H2862, H2864, H2865 [26AP], H2987, H2994, H2995, H2996 [28AP], E461 [23MR]

———increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 2249), H912 [25FE]

———reform reimbursement payment system for physicians, H1705, H1709 [19MR], H3875 [27MY]

———use historical averages to calculate the Federal medical assistance percentage for disaster affected States, H1715 [19MR]

Medicare: anniversary, H5722 [20JY], E1511 [30JY]

———apply a consistent premium for all beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3631), H1578 [17MR]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H769 [24FE], H1576, H1577 [17MR], H2480 [13AP]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H1365 [12MR], H1575 [17MR], H2255 [23MR], H2264 [24MR], H4250 [9JN]

———ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (H.R. 4993), H2699 [21AP]

———ensure oversight of the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E618 [22AP]

———exclude Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations that would reduce payment rates for providers that receive an additional market basket cut on top of the productivity adjustment, E473 [24MR]

———extension of work geographic adjustment floor, H8271 [9DE]

———funding, H1575-H1580 [17MR], H1703, H1711 [19MR], H1837, H1907 [21MR], H2254, H2259 [23MR]

———improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas, H905 [25FE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, H4411 [14JN]

———modify physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce (H.R. 3693), H912 [25FE], H2831 [22AP], H3841 [26MY], H4837 [24JN]

———provide an option for any citizen or permanent U.S. resident to buy into Medicare (H.R. 4789), H1213 [9MR]

———reform, H374 [26JA]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H372 [26JA], H567 [4FE], H1306-H1308 [10MR], H1550, H1551 [17MR], H2618 [15AP], H2830 [22AP], H3754 [25MY], H4091, H4169, H4170, H4176-H4182, H4208 [28MY], H4438 [15JN], H4836-H4841 [24JN], H7489 [16NO], H7619-H7621, H7626 [29NO], H8269-H8273 [9DE], E969 [28MY]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), H2217 [23MR], H4838 [24JN], E1247 [30JN]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1109), H845-H848 [25FE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), Senate amendments, H895-H901 [25FE]

———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465 [24MR]

———release of part D prescription drug benefit rebate checks, H4334, H4335, H4336 [10JN], H4438, H4439, H4442 [15JN]

———repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) in a budget neutral manner (H.R. 3790), H1917 [21MR]

———solvency, H1575, H1576 [17MR], H1857 [21MR], H2254 [23MR]

———update physician fee schedule (H.R. 6427), H7621 [29NO]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 5795), H6287 [29JY], E1375 [20JY]

Members of Congress: negotiation of benefits granted to certain States in exchange for votes for passage of health care reform legislation, H1909 [21MR]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (H.R. 2554), H1071-H1076 [3MR]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, H7455, H7485 [16NO]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1481), H6189, H6190 [28JY]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of health care issues, H1363 [12MR], E522 [13AP]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H2178 [22MR], H2785 [21AP]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3115-H3121 [4MY], H3187 [5MY], H6168 [28JY]

———evaluation of economic policies, H612 [22FE], H651, H652, H654, H655 [23FE], H821, H822 [24FE], H936 [26FE], H2701 [21AP], H3007-H3012 [28AP], H5550 [14JY], H5964-H5969 [22JY]

———Executive order to ensure enforcement and implementation of abortion restrictions, H1831, H1906, H1908, H1910 [21MR], H2450, H2451 [25MR], H2834 [22AP]

———host of televised bipartisan health care summit, H935 [26FE], H1018 [2MR]

———proposal to host televised bipartisan health care summit, H631-H636 [22FE], H654, H655, H738, H741, H743 [23FE], H758, H760, H817-H822, H825, H827, H829, H830 [24FE]

OPM: authority to provide oversight and set premiums of multi-State health insurance plans, H1906 [21MR]

———establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (H.R. 3438), H1461 [16MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, H2449 [25MR]

———Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, H2832 [22AP]

———coverage and treatment of mental health services, H2257 [23MR]

———deauthorize appropriations (H.R. 5882), H6274 [28JY]

———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status, H7456 [16NO]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States, H2835 [22AP]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (H.R. 4960), H2804 [22AP]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, H1911 [21MR]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs (H.R. 4894), H1766 [20MR], H2180 [22MR], H2730 [21AP]

———filing of lawsuits by States relative to constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H2311 [24MR], H2684-H2687 [20AP], H2828 [22AP], H2859-H2865 [26AP], H3109 [4MY]

———impact of health care reform on employment, H2557 [14AP], H2584 [15AP], H2782-H2786 [21AP], H2894 [27AP], H3488 [18MY]

———impact of requirement for States to establish health insurance exchanges, H2833 [22AP]

———impact on employment, H2492, H2493 [13AP]

———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7650 [30NO], H8335 [14DE], E2153 [16DE]

———impact on health care costs, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H3444 [13MY], H6883, H6884 [23SE]

———impact on health care facilities profitability, H2888 [27AP]

———impact on insurance coverage for part-time workers, H4399 [14JN]

———impact on Medicare Advantage program funding, E1793 [29SE]

———impact on Medicare funding, H2855 [26AP], H2883, H2884, H2885, H2886, H2889 [27AP], H2941, H2990-H2996 [28AP]

———impact on senior citizens care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4250 [9JN]

———impact on small businesses, H2832 [22AP], H4372 [10JN]

———promote accountability and transparency concerning implementation, H7487, H7490 [16NO]

———repeal, H2258 [23MR], H2464 [13AP], H2786 [21AP], H2840 [22AP], H2887, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H2992 [28AP], H3765, H3799 [25MY], H3828 [26MY], H4319 [9JN], H4442 [15JN], H6048 [27JY], H6766 [16SE], H7402, H7427-H7429 [15NO], H7490 [16NO], H7585 [18NO], H8073, H8074, H8079 [7DE], H8252, H8253 [8DE], H8931 [21DE]

———repeal (H.R. 4901), H2311 [24MR]

———repeal (H.R. 4903), H2177 [22MR]

———repeal (H.R. 4944), H2582 [15AP], H4599 [17JN]

———repeal (H.R. 4972), H3270 [6MY], H4775 [23JN], H6146 [27JY], H6275 [28JY], H6867 [22SE]

———repeal (H.R. 5073), H8075-H8079 [7DE]

———repeal (H.R. 5444), E985 [28MY]

———repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (H.R. 5126), H3131 [5MY], H4251 [9JN], H8077 [7DE]

———repeal specific provisions, H2296, H2297 [24MR]

Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, H2433 [25MR]

Republican Party: evaluation of past health policies, H1704 [19MR]

———national agenda, H2941 [28AP], H5735 [20JY], H6969-H6972 [23SE], H7218 [29SE]

San Mateo County, CA: tribute to Blue Ribbon Task Force on Adult Health Coverage Expansion, E677 [27AP]

Securing America's Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish (H.R. 1557), H247 [20JA], H358 [26JA], H596-H599 [4FE], E973 [28MY]

Securities Investor Protection Act: reform, H3177 [5MY]

Self Regional Healthcare (company): South Carolina Governor's Quality Award recipient, E2160 [16DE]

Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H5255 [30JN]

Senior citizens: address needs to improve quality of life, H5550 [14JY]

———establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 2365), H8101 [8DE]

———protect economic interests, H3844-H3849 [26MY]

———support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (H. Res. 1342), H3841 [26MY]

Small business: impact from health insurance premiums rates, H1702 [19MR], H2254 [23MR]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (H.R. 2829), H272 [21JA]

———funding, H5214-H5216 [30JN], H5925, H5926 [22JY], H8500 [15DE]

———increase payments for temporary assistance to U.S. citizens returned from foreign countries and provide funding to avoid shortfalls in Medicare cost-sharing program (S. 2949), H348-H350 [26JA], E98, E103 [27JA]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), H5563-H5565 [14JY], H8278 [9DE], E1308 [13JY]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), Senate amendments, H7618-H7621 [29NO]

———provide for treatment of permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to certain benefits (H.R. 6569), E2224 [21DE]

———require private insurers to certify that a claim is legitimate when forcing a policyholder to apply for disability benefits (H.R. 6066), E1533 [30JY]

———revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington's disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington's disease (H.R. 678), E771 [6MY], E915 [24MY]

States: allow purchase of health insurance policies across State lines, H172 [19JA]

———decision to nullify federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1653 [18MR]

———decisions on operation of high risk health insurance pools, H3314 [12MY]

———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools, H1352 [11MR]

Summerville Insurance Agency: anniversary, E747 [5MY]

Tanner, Representative: allegations of trading vote on health care reform legislation for appointment to be U.S. Ambassador to NATO, H1681, H1687 [19MR]

Taxation: allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes (H.R. 1470), H1904 [21MR]

———create refundable tax credits for low-income citizens purchasing health insurance, H1904 [21MR]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (H.R. 4887), H1762-H1767, H1784-H1787, H1789-H1792 [20MR], H1843 [21MR], H2180 [22MR]

———impose an excise tax on foreign companies that are not members of certain international trade agreements in order to pay for health benefits for first responders to terrorist attacks, H8960, H8961 [22DE]

———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts, H1464 [16MR]

———rates, H654 [23FE]

Tennessee: State policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1888 [21MR]

Veterans: improve and enhance mental health benefits, counseling, and other benefits available to veterans and survivors, H2731 [21AP]

———proposed increase in amount military retirees pay for health insurance under TRICARE, H8278 [9DE]

Virginia: U.S. district court ruling on constitutionality of federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H8298, H8335 [14DE], H8356, H8358 [15DE]

Women: health care for women, H1598, H1599, H1600, H1627-H1641 [18MR], H1659, H1711, H1719 [19MR]

Remarks in Senate

American International Group, Inc. (AIG): awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S1868 [23MR]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, S3626 [12MY]

———restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (H.R. 4626), S824 [26FE], S825 [1MR], S2015 [24MR], S2087 [25MR]

Arizona: increases in health insurance premiums, S6155 [22JY]

Armed Forces: extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (H.R. 4923), S2290 [14AP]

———extend TRICARE coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26 (S. 3201), S2297 [14AP]

Association for Community Affiliated Plans: anniversary, S5694 [30JN]

Budget: finance additional unemployment insurance and other Federal programs through certain tax loophole closures, S2341, S2346 [15AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1821-S1867 [23MR], S1923-S2012 [24MR], S2069-S2089 [25MR], S2158 [26MR], S2753 [28AP]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), motion to commit, S1838-S1841, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1924, S1937-S1940, S1959, S1994-S1998, S2000, S2005 [24MR], S2075, S2076 [25MR]

———rescind certain unspent Federal funds to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation and certain other Federal programs, S2275-S2278, S2281, S2287 [14AP], S2346 [15AP]

———rescind funds from certain Federal programs to pay for additional emergency unemployment compensation, S10249-S10251 [15DE]

Business and industry: create an industry-funded insurance program that spreads liability for economic damages resulting from an oil spill among all oil companies participating in offshore drilling, S6269 [27JY]

———effect of health care legislation on professional employer organizations, S1989 [24MR]

California: Anthem Insurance Cos., Inc., decision to increase health insurance premiums, S2561 [22AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: ban on mailings sent by Medicare Advantage providers relative to the effect of health care reform proposals on the quality and cost of such plans, S3794 [17MY], S4166 [25MY]

CFTC: provide authority to prevent the trading of futures and swap contracts that are contrary to the public interest, S5906, S5907 [15JY]

Children and youth: increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the TRICARE and CHAMPVA programs (S. 3801), S7177 [16SE]

Claims: restore rights for claimants under Holocaust-era insurance policies (S. 4033), S10306 [15DE]

Committee on Finance (Senate): testimony of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald M. Berwick relative to new health care law, S8002 [18NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1866 [23MR]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S5-S7 [20JA], S11012, S11013, S11024-S11026 [22DE]

Culture of Safety Hospital Accountability Study and Demonstration Program: establish (S. 3596), S5968 [15JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S1224 [5MR], S5141-S5143 [18JN], S6558 [2AU], S7004-S7008 [13SE]

Dept. of HHS: establish Office of the Deputy Sec. for Health Care Fraud Prevention (S. 2128), S767 [25FE], S1333 [10MR], S1508 [15MR]

Dept. of HUD: increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 5981), S6741 [4AU]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), S6740, S6741 [4AU]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize waiver of collection of copayments for telehealth and telemedicine visits of veterans (S. 3325), S3363 [6MY]

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (H.R. 5014), S3946, S3947 [18MY]

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (S. 3162), S2026 [24MR], S2096, S2107 [25MR], S2165 [26MR]

———clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (S. 3162), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]

———ensure that beneficiaries of Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance receive financial counseling and disclosure information regarding life insurance payments (S. 3718), S6890 [5AU]

———make certain improvements in insurance and health care programs (H.R. 3219), S7656-S7665 [28SE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment, S2679 [27AP]

Disasters: clarify and improve the payment of multiperil insurance claims (S. 3672), S6722 [4AU]

Domestic policy: provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), S1819, S1821 [23MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3153), motion to proceed, S2091-S2094 [25MR], S2145 [26MR]

———provide a fully offset temporary extension of certain programs so as not to increase the deficit (S. 3173), S2138, S2149-S2152 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs, S836-S838 [1MR], S2008 [24MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), S761, S776-S792, S816 [25FE], S818-S821, S824 [26FE], S825, S826, S852-S854 [1MR], S898-S904, S910-S921, S923, S926-S934 [2MR], S1211 [5MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent agreement, S926 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4691), unanimous-consent request, S772, S773, S776, S778, S786, S792, S816 [25FE], S819, S820 [26FE], S826, S844 [1MR], S897, S898, S899 [2MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S1756 [18MR], S1759 [19MR], S2094-S2099 [25MR], S2226-S2230, S2233-S2235 [13AP], S2257, S2265-S2269, S2275-S2282, S2286, S2287 [14AP], S2341, S2351, S2363-S2367, S2396 [15AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), motion to proceed, S2099-S2106 [25MR], S2135-S2152 [26MR], S2187-S2189, S2191-S2195, S2197, S2199-S2202 [12AP], S2216, S2226 [13AP]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), unanimous-consent agreement, S2168 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), unanimous-consent request, S1759, S1760 [19MR], S2096, S2098, S2102 [25MR], S2138, S2144 [26MR]

———temporarily extend certain programs (S. 3421), S4394 [25MY], S4397 [26MY]

———temporarily extend certain programs (S. 3421), unanimous-consent request, S4870 [14JN], S5097 [17JN], S5164 [21JN]

Economy: making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), S509, S510 [9FE], S559 [11FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment, S600-S613 [22FE], S677-S679, S681-S688, S691-S693 [23FE], S718-S727, S730 [24FE], S784 [25FE], S1212, S1224 [5MR], S1453, S1479 [11MR], S1496, S1500-S1504 [15MR], S1575, S1577-S1579, S1584 [16MR], S1633-S1638 [17MR], S1745 [18MR]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent agreement, S693 [23FE]

———making appropriations for jobs creation and retention (H.R. 2847), House amendment—unanimous-consent request, S682 [23FE]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), S2152, S2155-S2157 [26MR], S4110, S4139 [24MY], S4192, S4207, S4208 [25MY], S4404 [26MY], S4497-S4499, S4560 [27MY], S4839-S4841 [10JN], S4929-S4931 [15JN], S4967, S4973, S4977 [16JN], S5167 [21JN]

———provide financial regulatory reform, protect consumers and investors, enhance Federal understanding of insurance issues, and regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets (H.R. 4173), conference report, S5656-S5661 [30JN], S5774, S5775 [13JY], S5801-S5803, S5807, S5811, S5814-S5822, S5825, S5828-S5835, S5840-S5842, S5844 [14JY], S5870-S5933, S5943-S5945 [15JY], S6040, S6041 [21JY], S6155 [22JY], S6241-S6243 [26JY], S6513 [29JY]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11 [20JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S6850 [5AU]

FDIC: amend the definition of the term ``assessment base'' to include a financial entity's total assets in determination of deposit insurance premiums, S3070, S3071, S3073-S3075 [4MY], S3149, S3153, S3154 [5MY], S3296-S3299, S3320 [6MY]

———establish a sunset for the authority Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3694 [13MY]

———establish Division for Consumer Financial Protection, S3296, S3297, S3299-S3303, S3305-S3308, S3309-S3328 [6MY]

Federal employees: extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants, S4641, S4642 [8JN], S4732, S4733 [9JN]

———extend eligibility for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program to certain adult dependents of Federal employees and annuitants (S. 3341), S3633 [12MY]

———provide benefits to domestic partners (S. 1102), S2417 [19AP], S5312 [23JN]

Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S1760-S1763 [19MR], S1971 [24MR]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S2199 [12AP], S5679 [30JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), S5679 [30JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5569), unanimous-consent request, S5510-S5511 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3203), S2280 [14AP]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3347), S3567 [11MY], S3569 [12MY], S4055 [20MY], S5517 [29JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3347), unanimous-consent request, S4056 [20MY], S5080 [17JN], S5252 [22JN]

———extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 3814), S7299 [21SE]

Financial institutions: awarding of bonuses to executives after receiving Government bailout funds, S8739 [10DE]

———exempt insurance company affiliates of depository institutions from proprietary trading restrictions, S4136 [24MY]

———limit proprietary trading activity of banks, S83 [21JA], S139-S142 [22JA]

———make permanent the temporary increase in deposit insurance coverage, S5871 [15JY]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: add State banking, insurance, and securities regulators as non-voting members, S3710 [13MY]

Floods: ensure private property, public safety, and human life are protected from flood hazards that result from post-fire watershed conditions created by wildfires on Federal land (S. 3908), S7810 [29SE]

FRS: clarify definition of ``insurance company'' relative to application of orderly liquidation authority to mutual insurance holding companies, S5903 [15JY]

———create an office of military liaison within the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3400-S3402 [7MY], S3776-S3778 [14MY]

Health: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1324 [10MR], S6240 [26JY]

———constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, S1984, S2012 [24MR], S6599 [3AU]

———extend temporarily the period of COBRA continuation coverage, S736 [24FE], S761, S776 [25FE], S818-S822 [26FE], S852, S853 [1MR], S901-S904, S923, S930 [2MR], S1336 [10MR], S4717-S4719 [9JN], S5077 [17JN], S5194-S5196 [21JN], S5295 [23JN], S5668 [30JN]

———health insurance premiums rates, S827-S836 [1MR], S2080 [25MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S547 [11FE], S604, S612 [22FE], S677, S685 [23FE], S717 [24FE], S758-S760, S766-S768, S771 [25FE], S898 [2MR], S974-S978, S991 [3MR], S1125, S1131-S1141, S1154-S1156, S1159, S1163 [4MR]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3590), S7-S10, S12, S30, S36, S39 [20JA], S211 [26JA], S457-S460 [4FE], S529 [9FE], S827-S836 [1MR], S1243, S1246 [8MR], S1273-S1276, S1283, S1286, S1297-S1302, S1306 [9MR], S1321-S1327, S1333 [10MR], S1415, S1421-S1426, S1437-S1443, S1451 [11MR], S1489, S1505-S1512 [15MR], S1565, S1576, S1577, S1580-S1582 [16MR], S1635, S1642 [17MR], S1685-S1693, S1705-S1713, S1716, S1725-S1728 [18MR], S1760-S1763, S1767-S1772 [19MR], S1783-S1790, S1798, S1799 [22MR], S1819, S1820, S1829, S1835, S1841, S1855-S1859, S1864-S1867 [23MR], S2012-S2015 [24MR], S2096 [25MR], S2142, S2157, S2158 [26MR], S2185, S2187, S2200, S2203 [12AP], S2235, S2236 [13AP], S2257 [14AP], S2487-S2489 [21AP], S2560 [22AP], S2678-S2680 [27AP], S3123 [5MY], S3570, S3571, S3579 [12MY], S3853-S3855 [18MY], S3961 [19MY], S4111 [24MY], S4166 [25MY], S4399 [26MY], S4630-S4633, S4639, S4647-S4650 [8JN], S4954-S4956 [16JN], S5165 [21JN], S5226, S5227 [22JN], S5283-S5285, S5302 [23JN], S5661 [30JN], S5723-S5729 [12JY], S5754-S5758 [13JY], S6051 [21JY], S6371-S6373 [28JY], S6511 [29JY], S7200 [20SE], S7391, S7407, S7412-S7414 [23SE], S7438 [24SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8268 [30NO]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), S5150, S5151 [18JN], S5226 [22JN]

———national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3962), unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]

———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S143 [22JA], S1246 [8MR], S5690 [30JN]

———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, S2560 [22AP]

———prohibit tax increases on medical devices for soldiers and veterans, S1966, S2002 [24MR]

———recognize religious and spiritual care as a medical expense eligible for tax deduction through health insurance plans in the exchanges, S2235, S2236 [13AP]

———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, S1132 [4MR], S1276 [9MR], S1506 [15MR]

———reduce health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, S685 [23FE]

———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (S. 3501), S7931 [17NO]

———require citizenship and immigration verification of eligibility for any national health care plan, S2071, S2072 [25MR]

———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, S1131, S1133, S1137 [4MR], S1247, S1248 [8MR], S1275 [9MR], S1321 [10MR], S1423, S1437-S1443 [11MR], S1490 [15MR], S1576, S1580-S1582, S1614 [16MR], S1685-S1688, S1691, S1712, S1716 [18MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: economic impact on Tennessee State budget, S1980 [24MR]

———repeal Patient Center Outcomes Research Institute, CMS Innovation Center, U.S. Preventive Service Task Force, and Independent Payment Advisory Board provisions, S2005 [24MR]

Health care facilities: Presidential Memorandum on respecting rights of hospital patients to receive visitors and to designate surrogate decisions makers for medical emergencies, S2417 [19AP]

Health care professionals: improve access to pro bono health care for medically underserved or indigent individuals by providing limited medical liability protections, S2070 [25MR]

———recognize contribution of pharmacies to U.S. health system, S1515 [15MR]

———reduce cost of health care and ensure patient access to doctors by ending excessive malpractice verdicts through common-sense lawsuit reform, S1935 [24MR]

Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish, S1954 [24MR]

———establish (S. 3078), S1172-S1174 [4MR], S2561 [22AP], S5184-S5186 [21JN], S5533 [29JN]

House of Representatives: consideration of rule for reconciliation legislation that would deem Senate version of health care reform legislation passed, S1635 [17MR], S1686, S1687, S1705 [18MR], S1767 [19MR]

Illinois: increases in health insurance premiums, S1286 [9MR]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage, S2075, S2076 [25MR]

Investments: clarify definition of swap dealers to not include end users that execute swaps through affiliates, S5907 [15JY]

———provide authority to CFTC and SEC to determine if a person dealing under-collateralization of investment swaps is a major swap participant or a major security-based swap participant, S5907 [15JY]

Kagan, Elena: involvement in evaluation of health care reform legislation or pending lawsuits in role as Solicitor General relative to possible recusals as Supreme Court Justice, S5812-S5814 [14JY]

Medicaid: exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, S8 [20JA]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, S688 [23FE], S6498 [29JY], S6558, S6565-S6567 [2AU], S6605 [3AU], S6678-S6685 [4AU], S6760, S6765, S6766 [5AU]

———extend the period of temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage, unanimous-consent request, S5096 [17JN]

———give States incentives to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, S2078 [25MR]

———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S7 [20JA], S4953 [16JN]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of Part A benefits, S2006 [24MR]

———anniversary, S6511 [29JY]

———apply a consistent part B premium for all beneficiaries (S. 3950), S7971 [17NO]

———combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1132 [4MR], S1333 [10MR], S1511 [15MR]

———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, S4572 [28MY], S7932 [17NO]

———eliminate lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services (S. 3028), S744 [24FE]

———ensure beneficiary access to physicians, ensure equitable reimbursement for all rural States, and eliminate sweetheart deals for frontier States (S. 3216), S2387 [15AP]

———ensure transparency of Independent Payment Advisory Board, S2109 [25MR]

———establish a fraud, waste, and abuse detection and mitigation program, S6384 [28JY]

———expand access to medication therapy management services (S. 3543), S5539 [29JN]

———extend the exceptions process relative to caps on payments for therapy services, S977 [3MR]

———funding, S1941 [24MR]

———impact of sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians on outpatient therapy services, S7200 [20SE]

———Medicare Advantage program funding, S1133 [4MR], S1274, S1275 [9MR], S1853 [23MR], S1937-S1940, S1969, S1997 [24MR], S5227 [22JN]

———part D prescription drug benefit funding, S784-S787 [25FE]

———prohibit use of trust fund revenues to establish new entitlement programs and require any savings to be reinvested back into Medicare, S1825-S1829 [23MR], S1993 [24MR]

———protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 3315), S3168 [5MY]

———protect beneficiary access to hospital care in rural areas from recommendations by the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S2004 [24MR]

———recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (S. 3211), S3088 [4MY]

———reduce costs of prescription drugs for beneficiaries and guarantee access to comprehensive prescription drug coverage (S. 4024), S8787, S8788 [10DE]

———reform hospital wage index classification system, S2012 [24MR]

———reform payment policies using Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations, S2158 [26MR]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S468 [4FE], S777 [25FE], S976, S995, S998 [3MR], S1135 [4MR], S1275-S1277, S1294 [9MR], S1422 [11MR], S1706, S1707 [18MR], S1971-S1975, S1977, S2002 [24MR], S4641 [8JN], S5063, S5085, S5096 [17JN], S5226, S5253 [22JN], S5416 [24JN]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), S5 [20JA], S736, S737 [24FE], S793 [25FE]

———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 3961), unanimous-consent request, S559 [11FE]

———require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (S. 3415), S4218 [25MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: coverage of vision rehabilitation specialists and include vision services in health plans offered through the health insurance exchange, S247 [26JA]

Members of Congress: enroll in Medicaid, S1934-S1937, S1940, S1997 [24MR]

National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: recommendations, S8453 [3DE], S8540-S8542 [6DE], S8628, S8630, S8634 [8DE], S8849 [13DE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 649), S7563 [27SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA], S170 [25JA]

———State of the Union Message, S359-S362 [29JA]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize, S7261 [21SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (S. 3958), S8006-S8008 [18NO]

———allow lawfully permanent residents who are ineligible for Medicaid to receive tax credits to purchase health insurance, S2079 [25MR]

———allow States the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, S1945, S1998 [24MR]

———call for GAO study to determine if certain guidelines or standards would result in new causes of legal action or claims, S2079 [25MR]

———condition implementation on Dept. of HHS certification that premiums will not increase higher than projected, S1852-S1855 [23MR], S1995 [24MR]

———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status (S.J. Res. 39), S7931 [17NO]

———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status (S.J. Res. 39), motion to proceed, S7673-S7678, S7680-S7693 [29SE]

———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status (S.J. Res. 39), unanimous-consent agreement, S7605 [28SE]

———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States, S1831-S1837, S1845 [23MR], S1993, S1994 [24MR], S2074 [25MR]

———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, S1952, S1953, S2003 [24MR]

———exempt small businesses from taxes and requirements of health care mandates, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1960, S1994, S1995 [24MR]

———impact on health care costs, S3570 [12MY], S7075-S7077 [14SE]

———impact on insurance coverage, S8316 [1DE]

———impact on Medicare funding, S4630, S4632, S4647 [8JN], S4727 [9JN], S5283 [23JN]

———impact on small businesses, S4027 [20MY], S5243, S5244 [22JN], S5661 [30JN]

———implementation of Patient's Bill of Rights, S7391, S7412-S7414 [23SE]

———Prevention and Public Health Fund funding, S7012-S7015 [13SE], S7059, S7061 [14SE]

———prohibit implementation of health care reforms until Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certifies reforms will lower national health care costs, S2072, S2073 [25MR]

———provide inflation adjustment for additional hospital insurance tax on high-income taxpayers, S2077 [25MR]

———repeal, S1978, S1979, S2004 [24MR], S4727 [9JN], S6369-S6371 [28JY], S6837 [5AU], S7074-S7077 [14SE], S7369 [23SE], S7930, S7931 [17NO]

———repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S1958, S2000 [24MR]

———repeal penalty for failure to comply with individual health insurance mandate, S2076 [25MR]

———repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 3653), S7931 [17NO]

———repeal (S. 3147), S1847 [23MR]

———repeal (S. 3152), S1819, S1821 [23MR]

———repeal taxable year limitation on small business tax credit, S2078 [25MR]

———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (S. 3239), S2519 [21AP]

———suspend if OMB determines that the CBO deficit reduction targets are not being met, S2075 [25MR]

———tribute to efforts of Members and staff who worked on passage, S2081 [25MR]

———waive penalty on hiring previously unemployed individuals, S1957, S1999 [24MR]

Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, S1989 [24MR]

Reuters (news service): investigation of WellPoint Inc., use of computer program to identify breast cancer patients and target their health insurance policies for termination, S2560 [22AP]

Securities: clarify exemption for certain annuity contracts and insurance policies from Federal regulation, S4028-S4032 [20MY], S5917 [15JY]

———direct the SEC and the CFTC to determine if stable value funds and wrap contracts should be treated as swaps, S5906 [15JY]

Senate: impact of partisanship, S2673 [27AP]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S2082, S2085-S2087 [25MR]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4139 [24MY]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, S5828, S5835 [14JY], S5932 [15JY]

———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, S2203 [12AP]

Senate Rules: prohibit use of reconciliation to consider changes in Medicare, S1161 [4MR]

Social Security: apply an earnings test in determining the amount of monthly insurance benefits for individuals entitled to disability benefits based on blindness (S. 2962), S343 [28JA]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 2964), S345 [28JA]

———prevent fraud, waste, and abuse under Medicare, Medicaid, and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (S. 3900), S7804 [29SE]

———provide for certain clarifications and extensions under Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 5712), S5977 [19JY], S8046 [18NO]

———State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization, S6864 [5AU]

States: decisions on operation of high risk health insurance pools, S3961 [19MY]

Tax Extenders Act: strike emergency designation for provisions on additional unemployment compensation, COBRA continuation coverage, and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage increase, S1007, S1008, S1011 [3MR]

Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance, S1853 [23MR]

———allow self-employed individuals to deduct health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes, S7151 [16SE]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (H.R. 4887), S2213 [12AP]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), S1814 [22MR], S2096 [25MR]

———ensure health coverage provided by the Dept. of Defense is treated as minimum essential coverage (S. 3148), unanimous-consent request, S2003 [24MR]

———extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S677-S679 [23FE], S723 [24FE]

———extend enhancements to health coverage tax credit, S8978 [14DE]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (H.R. 2625), S2417 [19AP]

———extend exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage to certain employee designated beneficiaries (S. 1153), S5312 [23JN]

———rates, S2340 [15AP]

Reports

Estimated Health Care Savings Resulting From the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Geiger-Gibson/RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative, George Washington University, S1964 [24MR]

Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance Coverage: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., S833 [1MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1490) (H. Rept. 111-518), H5302 [30JN]

Consideration of H.R. 1264, Multiple Peril Insurance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1549) (H. Rept. 111-555), H5919 [21JY]

Consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1203) (H. Rept. 111-448), H1817 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1098) (H. Rept. 111-418), H753 [23FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1424) (H. Rept. 111-503), H4246 [8JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1517) (H. Rept. 111-537), H5616 [14JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1137) (H. Rept. 111-426), H1167 [4MR]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund Establishment and Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Temporary Increase Extension: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1606) (H. Rept. 111-584), H6578 [9AU]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1109) (H. Rept. 111-420), H931 [25FE]

Consideration of Senate Amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1225) (H. Rept. 111-458), H2456 [25MR]

Dept. of HHS Document Transmittal Relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 1561) (H. Rept. 111-649), H7388 [29SE]

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1102) (S. Rept. 111-376), S10513 [17DE]

———Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 2517) (H. Rept. 111-400), H332 [22JA]

Family Health Care Accessibility Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 111-607), H6803 [16SE]

FHA Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5072) (H. Rept. 111-476), H3272 [6MY]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5114) (H. Rept. 111-495), H3869 [26MY]

Homeowners' Defense Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 111-534), H5545 [13JY]

Modify Provision of Veterans' Benefits, Memorial Certificate Eligibility, Loan Guarantees, Real Property Covenants and Liens, and Adjudication of Mental Incompetence: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3765) (S. Rept. 111-282), S7033 [13SE]

Multiple Peril Insurance Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1264) (H. Rept. 111-551), H5711 [19JY]

Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 111-203), S4744 [9JN]

Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4872) (H. Rept. 111-443), H1595 [17MR]

Request the President and Dept. of HHS Transmit to House of Representatives Copies of Documents, Records, and Communications on Health Care Reform Agreements: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H. Res. 983) (H. Rept. 111-408), H426 [29JA]

Same-Day Consideration of Rule and Consideration Under Suspension of the House Rules of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1248) (H. Rept. 111-463), H2578 [14AP]

Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals (SAVINGS) Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5993) (H. Rept. 111-628), H7152, H7210 [28SE]

Social Security Modernization—Options To Address Solvency and Benefit Adequacy: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special), S3715 [13MY]

Veterans Telehealth and Other Care Improvements Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3325) (S. Rept. 111-286), S7033 [13SE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4173) (H. Rept. 111-517), H4973, H5202 [29JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Domestic policy: temporarily extend certain programs (H.R. 4851), S2269 [14AP]

Statements

Budget Reconciliation for Clinton Health Care Plan: Senator Byrd, S1423 [11MR]

Ensure Appropriate Treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense Health Programs Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Eric K. Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1849, H1912 [21MR]

Enzi Proposal Would Threaten Market Reforms in Affordable Care Act: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, S7688 [29SE]

Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act: Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (organization), H5630 [15JY]

GOP on Reconciliation: Several Members of Congress, S1692 [18MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Lewin Group (organization), S831 [1MR]

———Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, S1978 [24MR]

Pay-as-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act: CBO, S2365 [15AP]

Provide Health Care and Reform Insurance Procedures: Representative Burgess, H1592 [17MR]

TRICARE Affirmation Act: AMVETS (organization), H1912 [21MR]

———Eric K. Shinseki, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, H1868 [21MR]

———Vietnam Veterans of America (organization), H1868, H1912 [21MR]

Summaries

Economic Impact of Recent Temporary Unemployment Insurance Extensions, S8382 [2DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590): CBO and Committee on Taxation (Joint) Findings on Impact on Health Insurance Premiums, S828 [1MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H2171, H2172 [21MR]

Changes that disqualify health plans from grandfathered status under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7680 [29SE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) appropriations allocation revisions to S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the Federal budget for 2009-2014, S189 [25JA], S1867 [23MR]

Effect of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on average premiums for health insurance, S829 [1MR]

Effect of Senate proposal on average premiums for health insurance, S1510 [15MR]

Estimated national job losses caused by passage of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1918 [21MR]

Estimated revenue effects of revenue provisions of Reid amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S721 [24FE]

Federal lands construction halted by furlough of Dept. of Transportation inspectors due to Senator Bunning filibuster of H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, S914 [2MR]

Health care reform analysis—CBO v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee impact and assumptions, S835 [1MR]

Illustrative impact of Federal highway funding reduction by State, S916 [2MR]

Mandatory GAO reports and studies required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, E1653 [15SE]

Medicare cuts caused by passage of H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1918 [21MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of Brown of Ohio substitute amendment to H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, S11011 [22DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2554, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act, H1101 [3MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1165 [4MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act, S7665 [28SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, S5150 [18JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, H929 [25FE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, S2365 [15AP], H1594 [17MR]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8631 [8DE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5569, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, H4777 [23JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6281 [28JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8517 [15DE]

Revised allocation of spending authority to Committee on Education and Labor (House), Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), and Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2172 [21MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 1098, consideration of H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, H761 [24FE]

H. Res. 1109, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, H845 [25FE]

H. Res. 1137, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, H1115 [4MR]

H. Res. 1194, oppose House of Representatives usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation, H1624 [18MR]

H. Res. 1203, consideration of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H1824 [21MR]

H. Res. 1225, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2418 [25MR]

H. Res. 1248, consideration of H.R. 4715, Clean Estuaries Act and same-day consideration of rule and consideration under suspension of the rules of H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, H2585 [15AP]

H. Res. 1424, consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4277 [9JN]

H. Res. 1481, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, H6189 [28JY]

H. Res. 1490, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H5223 [30JN]

H. Res. 1517, consideration of H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act, H5621 [15JY]

H. Res. 1549, consideration of H.R. 1264, Multiple Peril Insurance Act, H5951 [22JY]

H. Res. 1606, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6590 [10AU]

H. Res. 1653, return several measures to the Senate, H6904 [23SE]

H.R. 1586, Education Jobs Fund establishment and Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage temporary increase extension, H6604-H6609 [10AU]

H.R. 1745, Family Health Care Accessibility Act, H6848 [22SE]

H.R. 2554, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act, H1071-H1075 [3MR]

H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives To Restore Employment Act, S804-S815 [25FE], H1125-H1136 [4MR]

H.R. 3219, Veterans' Benefits Act, H7321-H7330 [29SE]

H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H1920-H2152 [21MR]

H.R. 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act, H4829-H4835 [24JN]

H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act, S4239-S4394 [25MY]

H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act, H771 [24FE]

H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act, H901-H903 [25FE]

H.R. 4851, Continuing Extension Act, S2365 [15AP], H1548 [17MR], H2615 [15AP]

H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2153-H2167 [21MR]

H.R. 4887, TRICARE Affirmation Act, H1762 [20MR]

H.R. 4994, Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act, S8632-S8634 [8DE]

H.R. 5014, clarify level of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage, H3330 [12MY]

H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4343-H4345 [10JN]

H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act, H5636-H5641 [15JY]

H.R. 5367, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, H7465 [16NO]

H.R. 5569, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act, H4687 [23JN]

H.R. 5712, Physician Payment and Therapy Relief Act, S8046 [18NO], H7618 [29NO]

H.R. 5712, Veterans', Seniors', and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act, H5563 [14JY]

H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6249 [28JY]

H.R. 5981, increase Dept. of HUD flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums, H6468 [30JY]

H.R. 5993, Securing America's Veterans Insurance Needs and Goals (SAVINGS) Act, H7020 [28SE]

H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act, H8418-H8448 [15DE], H8982 [22DE]

S. 2949, Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act, S203 [25JA], H348 [26JA]

S. 3033, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S746-S749 [24FE]

S. 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act, S1174 [4MR]

S. 3162, clarify level of health care provided by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage, S2026 [24MR], S2165 [26MR]

S. 3420, Protecting Against Indebting Our Descendants Through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act, S4221 [25MY]

S. 3421, Protecting Against Indebting Our Descendants Through Fully Offset Relief (PAID FOR) Temporary Extension Act, S4222 [25MY]

S. 3801, increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program, S7177 [16SE]

S. 3814, National Flood Insurance Program Reextension Act, S7299 [21SE], H6951 [23SE]

S. Res. 490, tribute to National Committee for Quality Assurance, S2428 [19AP]

S. Res. 553, support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation for senior citizens, S4942 [15JN]

S. Res. 649, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S7516, S7563 [27SE]

Transcripts

Goldman Sachs Managed Care Industry Expert Conference Call: Matt Borsch, Goldman Sachs, Inc., with Steve Lewis, Willis Consulting (company), S1298-S1301 [9MR]

Tributes

Douglas, Tommy, H655 [23FE]