PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
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]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]
Enact (H.R. 3590), H1920 [21MR]
———consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1851 [21MR]
Articles and editorials
Add It Up—On Health-Care Vote, Lawmakers Should Pay Heed to the People, H1866 [21MR]
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]
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]
Goldman to Private Insurers—No Health Care Reform at All Is Best, S1301 [9MR]
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]
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]
Obama Wields Analysis of Insurers in Health Battle, S1298 [9MR]
ObamaCare's Worst Tax Hike, S1960 [24MR]
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]
Short Takes, H1866 [21MR]
State Tells Employees Health Insurance Will Rocket, S6155 [22JY]
1099 Insurrection—The White House Fights an Effort To Ease a Burden on Small Businesses, S7060 [14SE]
Walgreens—No New Medicaid Patients as of April 16, S1727 [18MR]
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]
Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care Numbers, S1424 [11MR]
Why the Health-Care Bills Are Unconstitutional—If the Government Can Mandate the Purchase of Insurance, It Can Do Anything, H179 [19JA]
Bills and resolutions
Abortion: modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (see H.R. 5111), H2842 [22AP]
Appropriations: deauthorize (see H.R. 5882), H6163 [27JY]
Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (see H.R. 4872), H1595 [17MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 1225), H2456 [25MR]
Civil liberties: protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (see H.R. 6570), H8990 [22DE]
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: repeal (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]
———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]
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]
———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 Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (see S. 3162), S2019 [24MR] (see H.R. 5014), H2578 [14AP]
Employment: create jobs by reducing tax and regulatory burdens on businesses, promoting foreign trade, and repealing certain health care reform laws (see H.R. 6367), H7393 [29SE]
Enact (H.R. 3590): consideration (see H. Res. 1203), H1817 [20MR]
———corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 254), H1744 [19MR]
Federal employees: 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]
Health: 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 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]
———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 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]
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 care facilities: repeal provision providing funds for a certain health care facility and rescind such funds (see H.R. 5802), H5818 [20JY]
Health care professionals: clarify that standards or procedures in medical malpractice actions are not affected (see H.R. 5243), H3272 [6MY]
———delay cut-off date relative to self-referrals to physician-owned hospitals (see H.R. 5271), H3310 [11MY]
———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]
Health savings accounts: repeal provisions (see H.R. 5126), H2842 [22AP]
House of Representatives: oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (see H. Res. 1194), H1656 [18MR]
Immigration: provide for appropriate procedures for verification of citizenship status (see H.R. 6444), H7614 [18NO]
Implementation: promote accountability and transparency (see S. 3924), S7788 [29SE]
Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal provisions (see S. 3653), S6302 [27JY] (see H.R. 4985), H2458 [25MR]
Insurance: disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status (see S.J. Res. 39), S7267 [21SE]
———expedite application of provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage (see H.R. 5761), H5675 [15JY]
———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]
———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]
———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 unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (see S. 3239), S2518 [21AP]
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]
Medicare: 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]
Medicare/Medicaid: amend disproportionate share hospital payment program (see H.R. 5417), H3870 [26MY]
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 specific provisions (see H.R. 4911), H2215 [22MR]
Small business: increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3777, 3783), S7089 [14SE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (see S. 3578), S5849 [14JY] (see S. 3946), S7899 [15NO] (see H.R. 5141), H2876 [26AP]
States: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 3958), S7968 [17NO] (see S. 4057), S11037 [22DE]
———commend efforts of State legislatures, attorneys general, and citizens to resist implementation (see H. Res. 1230), H2459 [25MR]
———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States (see H.R. 4960), H2457 [25MR]
———permit to elect not to establish an American Health Benefit Exchange (see H.R. 5425), H4021 (see H.R. 5425), H4083 [27MY]
Taxation: 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]
———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 excise tax on medical devices (see H.R. 5095), H2798 [21AP] (see H.R. 5615), H4905 [28JN]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (see H.R. 5982), H6567 [30JY]
Explanations
Constitutionality of Mandate Requiring U.S. Citizens To Have Health Insurance, H1826 [21MR]
Factsheets
Constitutional Findings Regarding Individual Responsibility Requirement in H.R. 3590, Provisions, 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
Budget reconciliation process: Senator Byrd, S1439 [11MR]
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]
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]
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]
Massachusetts expansion of health care coverage to uninsured residents: Lynn Nicholas, Massachusetts Hospital, S8007 [18NO]
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]
Provisions: 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]
———J. James Rohack, AMA, S1956 [24MR]
———Janice K. Brewer, Governor of Arizona, S1577 [16MR]
———Peter Fine, Banner Health (company), S1762 [19MR]
———Senator Alexander, S827, S828 [1MR]
———Senator Coburn, S39 [20JA]
———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]
Provisons: Pharmakon Long Term Care Pharmacy, Inc., and Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., E1300-E1302 [13JY]
TRICARE Affirmation Act: several Representatives, H1849, H1868, H1911 [21MR]
Lists
Committee on Finance (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, provisions, S2082, S2085 [25MR]
Committee on the Budget (House) Republican staff who worked on H.R. 3590, provisions, E433 [21MR]
Committee on the Budget (Senate) staff who worked on H.R. 3590, provisions, S2082 [25MR]
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, provisions, 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
Provisions: Richard S. Foster, Dept. of HHS, S832 [1MR]
Motions
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]
Enact (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]
Taxation: repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6475 [30JY]
Petitions and memorials
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]
Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H1354 [11MR]
Appropriations: deauthorize (H.R. 5882), H6274, H6275 [28JY]
———revised allocation of spending authority to certain committees of the House, H2171 [21MR]
Budget: deficit, H1380 [12MR], H1857, H1885 [21MR], H2259 [23MR]
———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]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), Senate amendments, H2323, H2429-H2440, H2449-H2454 [25MR], H2635 [15AP], H2834 [22AP], E567, E573 [15AP], E618 [22AP]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR]
———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution relative to health care reform, student loan reform, school construction and renovation, and other education initiatives (H.R. 4872), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 1225), H2418-H2429 [25MR]
———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 recommit, H2167, H2168 [21MR]
CBO: tribute to analysis and budget estimates of H.R. 3590, provisions, E433 [21MR]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: urge testimony from chief actuary on impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H3173 [5MY]
Citizens Congressional Health Benefits Program: establish, H1861 [21MR]
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: funding, H2832 [22AP]
Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, H5904 [21JY]
Democratic Party: national agenda, H5599 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: 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: transmit to House of Representatives documents, records, or communications relative to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. Res. 1561), H6975 [23SE]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: clarify level of health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage (H.R. 5014), H3330-H3333 [12MY], E883 [19MY]
Domestic policy: impact on insurance coverage for part-time workers, H4399 [14JN]
Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H4751 [23JN]
———impact of health care reform on employment, H2557 [14AP], H2584 [15AP], H2782-H2786 [21AP], H2894 [27AP], H3488 [18MY]
———impact on health care costs, H2889, H2890 [27AP], H3444 [13MY], H6883, H6884 [23SE]
Employment: impact, H2492, H2493 [13AP]
Enact (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, H1714, H1715, H1716-H1742 [19MR], H1747, H1748, H1749, H1763-H1767, H1770, H1775 [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]
———consideration (H. Res. 1203), H1824-H1854 [21MR], E508-E510 [25MR]
———unanimous-consent request, H1892 [21MR]
Federal-State relations: roles of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence relative to establishment of States' rights, H1739, H1740 [19MR]
———State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H1465 [16MR], H1567 [17MR], H1720 [19MR], H1856 [21MR]
Garrett, Representative: request to name source of document quoted from on the House floor, H1710 [19MR]
Gordon, Representative: allegations of trading vote on health care reform legislation for appointment to be NASA Administrator, H1681, H1683 [19MR]
Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, 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, H3110 [4MY]
———ensure an up or down vote on certain health care legislation (H. Res. 1188), H1601, H1602-H1604, H1605, H1608 [18MR], H1715, H1719 [19MR]
———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]
———ensure no American is penalized for failing to purchase Government-mandated health coverage, H1660 [19MR]
———establish health savings accounts for all citizens, H1354 [11MR], H1904 [21MR]
———extend health insurance coverage to certain dependents under the age of 26, H3664 [20MY]
———health insurance premiums rates, H2991-H2996 [28AP]
———prevent tax increases on medical devices, H1567, H1570 [17MR], H1707 [19MR], H3189 [5MY]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, H1310, H1311 [10MR], 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]
———protect privacy of medical records, H1413 [15MR], H1488, H1489 [16MR], H5811 [20JY]
———reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H1353 [11MR], H1362 [12MR], H1431 [15MR], H1599 [18MR], 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 the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, H3111 [4MY]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges (H.R. 4951), H2831 [22AP]
———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: impact on profitability, H2888 [27AP]
———prohibit physician ownership in new hospitals and limit the growth of existing physician-owned hospitals, H3111 [4MY]
———support community health center system, H1904 [21MR]
———support physician-owned hospitals, H1795 [20MR]
Health care professionals: address health workforce shortages, H3732 [24MY]
———impact of shortage of physicians and specialists, H2830 [22AP]
Health savings accounts: repeal provisions (H.R. 5126), H3131 [5MY], H4251 [9JN], H8077 [7DE]
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]
———legislative process, H1350 [11MR], H1586-H1588 [17MR]
———oppose usage of certain legislative tactics to further passage of health care reform legislation (H. Res. 1194), H1624 [18MR]
———tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, provisions, E505 [25MR]
Immigration: prevent illegal immigrants from receiving public health benefits, H1435 [15MR], H1515 [16MR], H2894 [27AP]
Implementation: promote accountability and transparency, H7487, H7490 [16NO]
Indiana: assessment of health care costs, H4218 [8JN]
Insurance: create refundable tax credits for low-income citizens purchasing health insurance, H1904 [21MR]
———decisions by States on operation of high risk health insurance pools, H3314 [12MY]
———disapprove rule imposing mandates on current health plans in order to retain grandfathered status, H7456 [16NO]
———extend Federal funding for operation of State high risk health insurance pools, H1352 [11MR]
———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 (H.R. 5324), E870 [18MY]
———impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7650 [30NO], H8335 [14DE], E2153 [16DE]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, H2256, H2257 [23MR]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, H1352 [11MR], H1431 [15MR]
———require health insurance companies to allow coverage of young adults up to age 26 on their parents' policies, H2256 [23MR]
IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (H.R. 5570), H4785, H4786, H4791, H4792 [24JN]
Medicaid: exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, H1722 [19MR]
———funding, H1704, H1705 [19MR]
———impact of increased funding obligations on States, H1349 [11MR], H1653 [18MR], H2862, H2864, H2865 [26AP], H2987, H2994, H2995, H2996 [28AP], E461 [23MR]
———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: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, H1576, H1577 [17MR]
———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, H1575 [17MR], H2255 [23MR], H2264 [24MR], H4250 [9JN]
———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]
———funding, H1575-H1580 [17MR], H1703, H1711 [19MR], H1837, H1907 [21MR], H2254, H2259 [23MR]
———impact on funding, H2855 [26AP], H2883, H2884, H2885, H2886, H2889 [27AP], H2941, H2990-H2996 [28AP]
———impact on Medicare Advantage program funding, E1793 [29SE]
———Medicare Advantage program funding, H4411 [14JN]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H2830 [22AP], H4438 [15JN]
———reform the Independent Payment Advisory Board, E465 [24MR]
———solvency, H1575, H1576 [17MR], H1857 [21MR], H2254 [23MR]
Members of Congress: negotiation of benefits granted to certain States in exchange for votes for passage of health care reform legislation, H1909 [21MR]
Mental health: coverage and treatment of mental health services, H2257 [23MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3115-H3121 [4MY], H5524-H5528 [13JY], H5723, H5725 [20JY], H5924 [22JY]
———Executive order to ensure enforcement and implementation of abortion restrictions, H1831, H1906, H1908, H1910 [21MR], H2450, H2451 [25MR], H2834 [22AP]
OPM: authority to provide oversight and set premiums of multi-State health insurance plans, H1906 [21MR]
Public demonstrations: condemn disparaging behavior and actions by protesters toward certain Members of Congress, H1797 [20MR], H1833, H1834 [21MR], H2322, H2419, H2420, H2443, H2444 [25MR], E457 [23MR]
Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, H2433 [25MR]
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 specific provisions, H2296, H2297 [24MR]
Senate: election of Scott Brown in Massachusetts special election, H301, H302 [21JA]
Senior citizens: impact on care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H4250 [9JN]
Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE]
———impact, H2832 [22AP], H4372 [10JN]
———impact from health insurance premiums rates, H1702 [19MR], H2254 [23MR]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, H6812 [22SE], H6887, H6934-H6937, H6972 [23SE], H7456 [16NO], H7528 [17NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (H.R. 5141), H2888 [27AP], H5522 [13JY], H6596 [10AU], H7578 [18NO]
States: allow the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, H2449 [25MR]
———decision to nullify federally-imposed mandate requiring individuals to purchase health insurance, H1653 [18MR]
———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]
———filing of lawsuits 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 requirement to establish health insurance exchanges, H2833 [22AP]
Tanner, Representative: allegations of trading vote on health care reform legislation for appointment to be U.S. Ambassador to NATO, H1681, H1687 [19MR]
Taxation: 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]
———improve access to health care by allowing a deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals and expanding health savings accounts, H1464 [16MR]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations or for property and eliminate loopholes that encourage companies to move operations offshore (H.R. 5982), H6470-H6482 [30JY]
———require any business who makes a purchase from another corporate entity that is over certain yearly cumulative amount to file a 1099 form, H2911 [27AP]
———retention of newly hired employee payroll tax exemption by companies working with professional employer organizations, H1917 [21MR]
Tennessee: State policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H1888 [21MR]
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]
———rule restricting reproductive health coverage for women who are in certain high-risk insurance pools, H5724 [20JY]
Remarks in Senate
Arizona: increases in health insurance premiums, S6155 [22JY]
Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure benefit equity for eligible survivors, S2083 [25MR]
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), 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]
———suspend if OMB determines that the CBO deficit reduction targets are not being met, S2075 [25MR]
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]
Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: repeal, S1958, S2000 [24MR]
Congress: efficacy of comprehensive legislation rather than individual reform to address legislative priorities, S62 [21JA]
———tribute to efforts of Members and staff who worked on passage, S2081 [25MR]
Democratic Party: national agenda, S5141-S5143 [18JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: 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]
Domestic policy: impact on insurance coverage, S8316 [1DE]
Economy: impact on health care costs, S3570 [12MY], S7075-S7077 [14SE]
Employment: waive penalty on hiring previously unemployed individuals, S1957, S1999 [24MR]
Enact (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-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]
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]
Federal-State relations: State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, S1760-S1763 [19MR]
GAO: call for study to determine if certain guidelines or standards would result in new causes of legal action or claims, S2079 [25MR]
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]
———ensure appropriate treatment of Depts. of Veterans Affairs and Defense health programs, S1952, S1953, S2003 [24MR]
———health insurance premiums rates, S827-S836 [1MR], S2080 [25MR]
———prohibit Federal funding of abortions under any national health care plan, S143 [22JA], S1246 [8MR], S5690 [30JN]
———prohibit implementation of health care reforms until Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services certifies reforms will lower national health care costs, S2072, S2073 [25MR]
———prohibit tax increases on medical devices, S1965, S2001 [24MR]
———prohibit tax increases on medical devices for soldiers and veterans, S1966, S2002 [24MR]
———prohibit tax increases on pediatric devices and assistive medical devices for individuals with disabilities, S1965-S1968, S2001 [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, S1276 [9MR], S1506 [15MR]
———repeal mandate that employers provide health insurance for employees (S. 3501), S7931 [17NO]
———require the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff to purchase health insurance through health insurance exchanges, S1859-S1862 [23MR], S1996 [24MR]
———use of budget reconciliation process to revise health care reform legislation, 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 professionals: address critical shortages of primary care physicians, S3579 [12MY]
Health Insurance Rate Authority: establish, S1954 [24MR]
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]
Immigration: allow lawfully permanent residents who are ineligible for Medicaid to receive tax credits to purchase health insurance, S2079 [25MR]
Independent Payment Advisory Board: repeal provisions (S. 3653), S7931 [17NO]
Insurance: condition implementation on Dept. of HHS certification that premiums will not increase higher than projected, S1852-S1855 [23MR], S1995 [24MR]
———decisions by States on operation of high risk health insurance pools, S3961 [19MY]
———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]
———prohibit pre-existing condition exclusions in health insurance coverage, S2560 [22AP]
———provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, S2075, S2076 [25MR]
———repeal penalty for failure to comply with individual health insurance mandate, S2076 [25MR]
———repeal unwarranted provisions and more efficiently use taxpayer dollars in health care spending (S. 3239), S2519 [21AP]
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]
Louisiana: request for change or realignment of Medicaid Federal medical assistance percentage formula, S457-S460 [4FE]
Medicaid: exemption of Nebraska from increased funding obligations, S8 [20JA]
———give States incentives to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, S2078 [25MR]
———impact of increased funding obligations on States, S7 [20JA], S4953 [16JN]
Medicare: combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1511 [15MR]
———eliminate gap in coverage of prescription drug benefit, S4572 [28MY], S7932 [17NO]
———ensure transparency of Independent Payment Advisory Board, S2109 [25MR]
———impact of sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians on outpatient therapy services, S7200 [20SE]
———impact on funding, S4630, S4632, S4647 [8JN], S4727 [9JN], S5283 [23JN]
———Medicare Advantage program funding, S1274, S1275 [9MR], S1853 [23MR], S1937-S1940, S1997 [24MR], S5227 [22JN]
———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 beneficiary access to hospital care in rural areas from recommendations by the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S2004 [24MR]
———reform payment policies using Independent Payment Advisory Board recommendations, S2158 [26MR]
———reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S1275-S1277 [9MR], S1422 [11MR], S1706 [18MR], S1971-S1975, S1977, S2002 [24MR]
Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S18-S21 [20JA], S170 [25JA], S6040, S6041 [21JY]
Patient's Bill of Rights: implementation, S7391, S7412-S7414 [23SE]
Prevention and Public Health Fund: funding, S7012-S7015 [13SE], S7059, S7061 [14SE]
Puerto Rico: improve calculation of fee-for-service costs for Medicare beneficiaries, S1989 [24MR]
Repeal, S1978, S1979, S2004 [24MR], S4727 [9JN], S6369-S6371 [28JY], S6837 [5AU], S7074-S7077 [14SE], S7369 [23SE], S7930, S7931 [17NO]
Repeal (S. 3147), S1847 [23MR]
Repeal (S. 3152), S1819, S1821 [23MR]
Senate: tribute to congressional staff who worked on H.R. 3590, provisions, S2082, S2085-S2087 [25MR]
Small business: establish exemptions to information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S7051-S7062 [14SE]
———exempt from taxes and requirements of health care mandates, S1846-S1849 [23MR], S1960, S1994, S1995 [24MR]
———impact, S4027 [20MY], S5243, S5244 [22JN], S5661 [30JN]
———increase threshold amount for information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3783), S7058, S7063, S7064 [14SE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations, S6345 [28JY], S6865 [5AU], S7007, S7015 [13SE], S7051-S7062 [14SE], S7155 [16SE], S7477 [27SE], S7932 [17NO], S8211, S8219-S8224 [29NO], S8328, S8329 [1DE], S9014 [14DE], S10246 [15DE]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3578), S5759 [13JY], S7931 [17NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations (S. 3946), S7907 [15NO]
———repeal expansion of information reporting requirements for certain payments to corporations and rescind unspent Federal funds to offset loss in revenues, S8219-S8224, S8229, S8230 [29NO]
States: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (S. 3958), S8006-S8008 [18NO]
———allow the right to opt out of federally-imposed health insurance mandate, S1945, S1998 [24MR]
———eliminate certain provisions pertaining to special Medicaid and Medicare funding for certain States, S1831-S1837, S1845 [23MR], S1993, S1994 [24MR], S2074 [25MR]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance, S1853 [23MR]
———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]
———ensure taxes on Medicare, wages and unearned income are indexed for inflation, S2074 [25MR]
———prohibit tax increase for individuals under certain income levels, S1838-S1841 [23MR], S1994 [24MR]
———prohibit tax on net investment income, S1959, S2000 [24MR]
———provide inflation adjustment for additional hospital insurance tax on high-income taxpayers, S2077 [25MR]
———repeal taxable year limitation on small business tax credit, S2078 [25MR]
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]
Obama Adminstration's Proposed 2.9% ``HI'' Surtax Would Harm the Economy and Lose Revenue: Stephen J. Entin, Gary Robbins, and Michael Schuyler, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation, S1961 [24MR]
Potential Impact of Health Reform on the Cost of Private Health Insurance Coverage: PricewaterhouseCoopers International Ltd., S833 [1MR]
Reports filed
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. 3590, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1203) (H. Rept. 111-448), H1817 [20MR]
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]
Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 4872) (H. Rept. 111-443), H1595 [17MR]
Rulings of the Chair
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), S1996, S1997, S2000, S2003, S2008, S2009, S2010 [24MR], S2070, S2071, S2075, S2077, S2086 [25MR]
Statements
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]
GOP on Reconciliation: Several Members of Congress, S1692 [18MR]
Provisions: Lewin Group (organization), S831 [1MR]
———Sonny Perdue, Governor of Georgia, S1978 [24MR]
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
Provisions (H.R. 3590): CBO and Committee on Taxation (Joint) Findings on Impact on Health Insurance Premiums, S828 [1MR]
Tables
Budget aggregates, H2171 [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, provisions, 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, provisions, H1918 [21MR]
Health care reform analysis—CBO v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee impact and assumptions, S835 [1MR]
Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6566 [30JY]
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. 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. 1203, consideration of H.R. 3590, provisions, H1824 [21MR]
H. Res. 1225, consideration of Senate amendments to H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2418 [25MR]
H.R. 3590, provisions, H1920-H2152 [21MR]
H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, H2153-H2167 [21MR]
H.R. 4887, TRICARE Affirmation Act, H1762 [20MR]
H.R. 5014, clarify level of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care that constitutes minimum essential coverage, H3330 [12MY]
H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act, H6470-H6474 [30JY]
S. 3162, clarify level of health care provided by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs that constitutes minimum essential coverage, S2026 [24MR], S2165 [26MR]