INSURANCE related term(s) Health

Amendments

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2648 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2581 [10MY]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 6586), S8608, S8609 [31DE], H7584 [2JA]

FEMA: extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), S3611, S3641 [24MY], H3250 [30MY]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4424 [21JN], S4447, S4448, S4464, S4481, S4482, S4483 [25JN], S4640, S4641 [26JN], S4684, S4685 [27JN], S4727 [28JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1392 [19MR], H1504, H1505, H1507, H1509, H1511 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1449 [21MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H221 [31JA], H333, H335, H337 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4722 [10JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act, D1 [3JA]

Articles and editorials

Chief Justice Roberts’s Folly, S4738 [29JN]

End Flood Insurance Program Uncertainty, S2994 [9MY]

False Premise Lets ‘Obamacare’ Go On, S4737 [29JN]

HHS Signs $20M PR Contract To Promote Healthcare Law, S3391 [22MY]

Liberty and Obamacare, S2015 [26MR]

Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry, S4445 [25JN]

ObamaCare and the Power To Tax, S4737 [29JN]

ObamaCare’s Secret History—How a Pfizer CEO and Big Pharma Colluded With the White House at the Public’s Expense, S4444 [25JN]

116 Billion Reasons To Be for the Individual Mandate, S1874 [21MR]

Raising Medicare Age Could Leave Hundreds of Thousands Uninsured, S7731 [11DE]

Real Referendum, E1682 [5OC]

Reforms From Affordable Care Act Will Improve Access to Care, S4866 [11JY]

Study Sees Cuts to Health Plans, H4712 [10JY]

Time for a Medicaid-Education Grand Swap, S3762 [6JN]

Umpire Blinks, S4738 [29JN]

Unpopular Mandate—Why Do Politicians Reverse Their Positions?, S4863–S4866 [11JY]

What’s Behind Roberts’ Surprising Decision?, S4739 [29JN]

Why Ryancare and Obamacare Looks So Similar, S2161 [28MR]

Bills and resolutions

Antitrust policy: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 5838), H3162 [18MY]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 3381), S4950 [12JY] (see H.R. 6117), H4862 [12JY]

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (see H.R. 5652), H2565 [9MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (see H. Res. 648), H2565 [9MY]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (see S. 3473), S5870 [1AU] (see H.R. 6389), H5999 [13SE]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (see H. Res. 733), H5008 [18JY]

Business and industry: prohibit executives of financial firms from insuring against having to repay illegally-received compensation or to pay civil penalties to protect personal assets (see H.R. 5860), H3265 [30MY]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see H.R. 6575), H6310 [16OC]

Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 6415), H6060 [14SE]

——— require issuers of long-term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims (see S. 3230), S3516 [23MY]

Congressional Budget Act: amend relative to the scoring of preventive health savings (see H.R. 6482), H6273 [21SE]

Consumers: prohibit use of consumer reports and consumer information in making any determination involving auto insurance (see H.R. 6129), H4868 [13JY]

Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (see S. 3556), S6454 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Revenue Loss Assistance Program, improve crop insurance, and extend livestock disaster, tree assistance, and commodity programs (see S. 2261), S2242 [29MR]

——— expand coverage under crop insurance plans to include losses to an insured commodity that must be destroyed due to a federally-imposed quarantine (see H.R. 6022), H4063 [26JN]

——— modify crop insurance ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod (see H.R. 5879), H3362 [31MY]

——— reduce crop insurance premium subsidies (see H.R. 6098), H4827 [11JY]

——— require annual disclosure of crop insurance premium subsidies in the public interest (see H.R. 6270), H5629 [1AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (see H.R. 4341), H1805 [29MR]

——— limit increases in certain costs of health care services under departmental health care programs (see S. 3203), S3280 [17MY] (see H.R. 6266), H5629 [1AU]

——— provide and implement insurance for workers on military bases outside the U.S. under a Government self-insurance program (see H.R. 5891), H3480 [5JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families (see H.R. 6630), H6622 [4DE]

——— submit a report to Congress on the future availability of TRICARE Prime throughout the U.S. and ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries retain access to a primary care provider (see H.R. 6635), H6675 [5DE]

Dept. of HHS: develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 3229), S3516 [23MY]

——— eliminate authority to limit ability of medical providers to conduct lawful businesses (see H.R. 6320), H5705 [2AU]

——— enable States to establish reinsurance programs or high risk pools to ensure that high risk individuals are able to access health insurance (see H.R. 6283), H5704 [2AU]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services (see S. 2043), S163 [30JA] (see S. 2092), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 3897), H475 [3FE] (see H.R. 3982), H640 [8FE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction (see H.R. 6097), H4774 [10JY]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tree (see H.R. 4209), H1390 [19MR]

——— protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers and extend discounts under the 340B Drug Pricing Program (see H.R. 5194), H2271 [27AP] (see H.R. 5624), H2443 [8MY]

——— provide additional funding for the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (see H.R. 3887), H440 [2FE]

——— require child care providers receiving Child Care and Development Block Grant Program funds to provide parents information on whether such providers carry current liability insurance (see H.R. 4283), H1739 [28MR]

Dept. of HUD: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]

——— provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for veteran reimbursement for emergency treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4246), H1542 [22MR]

——— reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses owed by veterans for certain treatment provided in non-departmental facilities (see H.R. 4245), H1542 [22MR]

——— remove the maximum payment amount for certain qualified losses under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program (see H.R. 4978), H2267 [27AP]

Disasters: establish Federal catastrophe fund with dedicated funding from insurance premiums allowing States to purchase reinsurance and provide for natural disaster mitigation and preparedness funding (see H.R. 6477), H6231 [20SE]

Diseases: increase immunization rates (see S. 3344), S4674 [27JN]

——— require individual and group health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans to provide coverage for routine HIV screening (see H.R. 4470), H2030 [19AP]

Economy: provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 3673), S7976 [12DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 554), H900 [16FE]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 4818), H2203 [26AP]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (see H.R. 6586), H6328 [9NO]

Fair Labor Standards Act: provide specific limited exemption for insurance claim adjustment work after a major disaster from overtime pay requirements (see H.R. 6346), H5706 [2AU]

FDIC: exclude insurance companies from orderly liquidation authority (see H.R. 6423), H6060 [14SE]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 657), H2713 [15MY]

FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for agricultural production in floodplains under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 4020), H725 [14FE]

——— allow rebuilding of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones (see H.R. 6614), H6535 [29NO]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2344), S2655 [24AP] (see S. 3050, 3051), S3042 [9MY] (see H.R. 5740), H2712 [15MY]

——— waive waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands (see S. 3320), S4368 [20JN] (see H.R. 6017), H3981 [25JN]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see S. 3678), S8041 [13DE] (see H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]

Financial institutions: allow non-federally insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 6105), H4827 [11JY]

Flood Disaster Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3677), S7976 [12DE]

Floods: analyze challenges faced by agricultural areas and rural communities designated as an area having special flood hazards for purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6034), H4156 [27JN]

——— require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 6186), H5290 [25JY]

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act: extend with certain modifications and exceptions (see H.R. 6228), H5330 [30JY]

Health: expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (see S. Res. 453), S3087 [10MY] (see H. Res. 759), H5707 [2AU]

——— extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories (see H.R. 6585), H6326 [6NO]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 3272), S3838 [7JN] (see H.R. 5909), H3660 [7JN]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 6719), H7469 [30DE]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 3338), S4460 [25JN]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 2068), S323 [2FE] (see S. 2288), S2392 [17AP]

——— provide adequate technical assistance and other support to States for long-term care partnership program (see H.R. 6300), H5705 [2AU]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR]

——— 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 H.R. 4175), H1304 [8MR]

——— provide savings by permitting pass-through funding for State authorized public entity health benefits pools (see H.R. 6234), H5524 [31JY]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 591), H1426 [20MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (see H. Res. 596), H1641 [27MR]

——— repeal federally subsidized loan program for non-profit health insurance and provide for association health plans (see H.R. 6299), H5705 [2AU]

——— 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 (see H. Res. 615), H1845 [16AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: prohibit funding to implement health-care related provisions (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (see S.J. Res. 48), S5732 [31JY] (see H.J. Res. 112), H3733 [18JN]

Medicaid: establish grant program to provide States with funds to detect waste, fraud, and abuse and to recover resulting improper payments (see H.R. 6332), H5706 [2AU]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (see S. 3289), S4151 [13JN]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 5800), H3102 [17MY]

——— permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 6006), H3974 [21JN]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (see H.R. 4147), H1209 [6MR]

——— provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 6258), H5628 [1AU]

——— provide payment for patient navigator services (see H.R. 6521), H6275 [21SE]

——— reform payment to States (see H.R. 5979), H3914 [20JN]

——— require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 6498), H6274 [21SE]

Medicare: allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (see S. 2304), S2545 [19AP]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 2057), S261 [1FE]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 5284), H2273 [27AP]

——— clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (see H.R. 6435), H6150 [19SE]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6413), H6060 [14SE]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see H.R. 6352), H5707 [2AU] (see H.R. 6562), H6284 [25SE]

——— eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access to physicians’ services for beneficiaries (see S. 3337), S4460 [25JN]

——— enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (see H.R. 4254), H1542 [22MR]

——— ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 (see H. Res. 666), H3162 [18MY]

——— ensure any reform agreement maintains the program for citizens over age 55 and that any such agreement should provide a detailed plan to end waste, fraud, and abuse (see H. Res. 675), H3480 [5JN] (see H. Res. 680), H3660 [7JN]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 2347), S2730 [25AP]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 6490), H6274 [21SE]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 2243), S2166 [28MR] (see H.R. 6232), H5524 [31JY]

——— exempt certain hospice programs from the limitation applicable to payments for hospice care (see H.R. 6466), H6231 [20SE]

——— exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists from the limitation on certain physician referrals (see H.R. 4127), H1133 [1MR]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 2620), S2924 [7MY] (see H.R. 5943), H3699 [8JN]

——— extend physician payment rates (see H.R. 6142), H5008 [18JY]

——— improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (see S. 2163), S1422 [6MR] (see H.R. 6011), H3975 [21JN]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see S. 2265), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 4165), H1303 [8MR]

——— increase fines and penalties for Medicare fraud to augment Medicare fraud enforcement activities (see H.R. 6103), H4827 [11JY]

——— make publicly available on the official Medicare Internet site payment rates for frequently reimbursed hospital inpatient procedures, hospital outpatient procedures, and physicians’ services (see H.R. 5730), H2645 [10MY]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (see S. 2125), S909 [17FE]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (see S. 3496), S5977 [2AU] (see H.R. 6326), H5706 [2AU]

——— permit the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6392), H5999 [13SE]

——— promote public notification and provide incentives to reduce drug shortages (see H.R. 6611), H6535 [29NO]

——— protect access to home health services for beneficiaries (see H.R. 6059), H4654 [29JN]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see H.R. 3859), H373 [1FE]

——— provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (see S. 3271), S3838 [7JN]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 3242), S3631 [24MY]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and grant programs for provider education (see S. 2097), S494 [9FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 3790), H77 [18JA]

——— provide coverage for diabetes prevention services (see H.R. 6548), H6276 [21SE]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 6476), H6231 [20SE]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 3684), S8071 [17DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see H.R. 4378), H1976 [18AP]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (see H.R. 4215), H1426 [20MR]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 4065), H901 [16FE]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 3831), H181 [25JA]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 3463), S5732 [31JY]

——— reform payment for physicians’ services by eliminating sustainable growth rate system and adopting innovative payment and delivery models to improve quality and efficiency (see H.R. 5707), H2567 [9MY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see S. 3659), S7458 [5DE] (see H.R. 5942), H3699 [8JN]

——— save and strengthen (see H.R. 6645), H6701 [11DE]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 4120), H1133 [1MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 6598), H6428 [16NO]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 4066), H901 [16FE]

——— provide a demonstration project under which beneficiaries are provided the choice of health benefits coverage and access to a debit-style card to purchase health benefits coverage and benefits (see H.R. 5994), H3974 [21JN]

Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options (see H.R. 3774), H26 [17JA]

Mental health: increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see S. 2257), S2242 [29MR] (see H.R. 5989), H3974 [21JN]

Motor vehicles: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (see S. 3656), S7401 [4DE] (see H.R. 5648), H2443 [8MY] (see H.R. 5859), H3265 [30MY]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform (see S. 2342), S2655 [24AP]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 555), S6340 [13SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: ensure coverage offered under multi-State qualified health plans offered in exchanges is consistent with the Federal abortion funding ban (see H.R. 4971), H2267 [27AP]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 735), H5078 [19JY]

——— improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (see H.R. 6327), H5706 [2AU]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see H.R. 6054), H4603 [28JN]

——— provide that the individual mandate shall not be construed as a tax (see S. 3411), S5212 [19JY] (see H.R. 6334), H5706 [2AU]

——— repeal (see H.R. 4224), H1427 [20MR] (see H.R. 4242), H1541 [22MR] (see H.R. 6079), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see H.R. 5842), H3162 [18MY]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (see H. Res. 522), H158 [24JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (see H. Res. 724), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal provisions not declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court (see H.R. 6053), H4603 [28JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 2118), S850 [16FE]

——— repeal provisions relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6137), H5008 [18JY]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign (see H.R. 5894), H3480 [5JN]

Pharmaceuticals: prohibit prescription drug price-gouging during states of market shortage (see S. 3622), S6625 [21SE]

Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 3621), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide for outreach and coordination of services to veterans (see S. 3619), S6625 [21SE]

——— provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors (see S. 2196), S1734 [15MR]

Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (see S. 3442), S5381 [25JY]

Social Security: ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 6256), H5628 [1AU]

——— 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 S. 3651), S7401 [4DE]

——— provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering service members (see H.R. 6445), H6230 [20SE]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 4160), H1272 [7MR]

——— treat permanent partnerships between individuals of the same gender as marriage for purposes of determining entitlement to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4609), H2066 [24AP]

States: recognize authority to regulate air ambulance medical standards (see S. 2376), S2821 [26AP]

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. 6005), H3974 [21JN]

——— clarify tax treatment of certain life insurance contract transactions (see S. 2048), S208 [31JA]

——— expand and simplify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 2227), S2001 [22MR] (see H.R. 4252), H1542 [22MR]

——— expand credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see H.R. 4324), H1804 [29MR]

——— extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (see S. 2050), S208 [31JA]

——— extend period during which transfers of excess pension assets may be made to retiree health accounts and provide for transfer of such assets to retiree group term life insurance accounts (see H.R. 4143), H1153 [5MR]

——— extend the deduction for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 3999), H692 [9FE]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 5858), H3177 [29MY]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for small property and casualty insurance companies (see S. 3594), S6545 [20SE]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 3470), S5870 [1AU]

——— permit health plans without a deductible for prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care to be treated as high deductible plans relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 6162), H5078 [19JY]

——— protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans (see S. 3700), S8302 [20DE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 3695), S8203 [19DE] (see H.R. 6597), H6428 [16NO]

——— repeal certain tax increases (see H.R. 4064), H901 [16FE]

——— repeal certain tax increases enacted as part of health care reform (see H.R. 6088), H4684 [9JY]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 6048), H4603 [28JN]

Veterans: allow recipients of Dept. of Veterans Affairs health care benefits to be eligible for supplemental dental and vision insurance under the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (see H.R. 6580), H6318 [26OC]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (see S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Cloture motions

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S4313 [20JN], S4400 [21JN]

Conference reports

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630), H834–H880 [16FE]

Court decisions

Supreme Court decision on constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (excerpt), S4863 [11JY]

E-mails 

Repeal of Obamacare Act: Aracely Rodriguez, H4797 [11JY]

——— Bill Cea, H4797 [11JY]

——— Christine Haight Farley, H4798 [11JY]

——— Emily Schlichting, H4798 [11JY]

——— Jamal Lee, H4797 [11JY]

Essays

Congressional Youth Advisory Council Project: Saydi Wollney, E411 [21MR]

Factsheets

Medicare Age Eligibility Requirements Increase Impact: Kaiser Family Foundation and CBO, S7728 [11DE]

Letters

Dept. of Defense TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation funding: Fang A. Wong, American Legion, H5059 [19JY]

——— Wayne E. Carrignan, Florida VFW, H5059 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS ruling on religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services: Kathleen Sebelius, Sec. of HHS, S1168 [1MR]

——— Senator Collins, S1168 [1MR]

Eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund: David C. Williams, Postal Service, S2472 [18AP]

FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension: Maurice Veissi, National Association of REALTORS, H2785 [16MY]

——— several organizations, S2994 [9MY]

——— several Senators, S2769 [26AP]

——— SmarterSafer.org (organization), S2994 [9MY]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H329 [1FE]

——— Representatives Boustany and Gingrey, H328 [1FE]

——— several organizations, H198 [31JA], H328 [1FE]

——— William L. Minnix, Jr., Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, H329 [1FE]

——— William L. Minnix, Jr., LeadingAge (organization), H329 [1FE]

Interest Rate Reduction Act: Senators McConnell and Kyl and Representatives Boehner and Cantor, S3696 [5JN]

Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H7304 [19DE]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H7303 [19DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: Representative Jackson Lee, H4763 [10JY]

——— Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, E1212 [9JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax credits and Dept. of HHS Social Services Block Grant Program funding: Marty Ford, The ARC of the U.S. (organization), H2617 [10MY]

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: James T. Hay, California Medical Association, H1458 [21MR]

Religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services: several law professors, E1370–E1372 [1AU]

Repeal provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board: CBO, H1507 [22MR]

——— Health Care Freedom Coalition, H1469 [21MR]

——— several current and former Representatives, H1517 [22MR]

——— several medical organizations, H1468 [21MR]

Rights of conscience protection relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requirements for coverage of specific items and services: Allison Herwitt, Human Rights Campaign (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Christopher W. Hansen, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc., S1133 [29FE]

——— Helen M. Alvaré and Kim Daniel, S1117 [29FE]

——— Jeffrey Levi, Trust for America’s Health (organization), S1133 [29FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, S1133 [29FE]

——— Patrick J. Kennedy, S1124 [29FE]

——— several organizations, S1133, S1134 [29FE]

——— several pediatric and adolescent health organizations, S1134 [29FE]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Harold A. Schaitberger, International Association of Fire Fighters, H2621 [10MY]

——— Representative Issa, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Lungren, Committee on House Administration (House), E825 [17MY]

——— Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on the Budget (House), E825, E826 [17MY]

——— Stephen E. Blaire, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, H2580, H2613 [10MY]

Lists

Catholic organizations joining lawsuits relative to Dept. of HHS mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, E946 [1JN]

Memorandums

Investigation of Alleged Agreements Between the White House and Health Care Industry Stakeholders Prior to Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), S4443, S4444 [25JN]

Motions

Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2630 [10MY]

Economy: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H92 [23JA], H137 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H356 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615 [8FE]

FEMA: restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S4109, S4127 [13JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434, S4448 [25JN]

Health: reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1516 [22MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H352 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4806 [11JY]

Remarks in House

Abortion: prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 361), H105 [23JA]

——— prohibit Federal funding of abortions, H1537 [22MR]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions and provide for conscience protections (H.R. 3), H103 [23JA], H3279 [31MY]

Antitrust policy: restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers, H1509–H1511 [22MR], H4689 [10JY], H4788 [11JY]

Applied Extrusion Technologies, Inc.: tribute to health care innovations, E1319 [25JY]

Armed Forces: ensure access by members to information about health care coverage through Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H5033 [19JY]

——— provide for treatment of autism under TRICARE, H2827, H2828 [17MY]

Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, H2146 [26AP], H3489 [6JN]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), H2455 [9MY], H2583–H2633 [10MY], H2702–H2705 [15MY], H2783 [16MY], H3135 [18MY], H3392 [1JN], H3586 [7JN], H4922–H4925 [18JY], H5295 [26JY], H5521 [31JY], H5958 [13SE], H6575 [30NO], H6751 [12DE], E755 [9MY], E802 [15MY], E823 [16MY], E825 [17MY], E908 [30MY], E2018 [31DE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), consideration (H. Res. 648), H2573–H2583 [10MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), motion to recommit, H2631 [10MY]

Budget Control Act: ensure any deal on taxes and spending does not cut Medicare, Medicaid, or Social Security benefits, increases revenue, reduces defense spending, and promotes economic growth (H. Res. 733), H5981–H5985 [13SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation grant funding, H3408 [5JN]

Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 6415), E1543 [14SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: improve crop insurance, H5656, H5697 [2AU]

Dept. of Defense: establish a working group to review and improve TRICARE program policy relative to child health care (H.R. 4341), E650 [25AP]

——— limit increase of premiums, deductibles, copayments, or other charges for health care provided under the TRICARE program, H1858 [17AP]

——— protect TRICARE health care program, H1213 [7MR], H2723 [16MY]

——— TRICARE for Life program enrollment fee implementation funding, H5059 [19JY]

Dept. of HHS: ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, H223 [1FE], H380, H385, H430, H436–H438 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H520, H549 [7FE], H578, H582, H584, H586, H589, H591, H592, H593, H623, H625–H629 [8FE], H644, H664 [9FE], H713, H722 [14FE], H737, H738 [15FE], H808, H815, H819 [16FE], H906, H929, H930 [17FE], H975, H1004, H1013 [28FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031, H1091 [29FE], H1132 [1MR], H1270 [7MR], H1298, H1300 [8MR], H1537 [22MR], H5624–H5626 [1AU], E129 [3FE], E209 [16FE], E305 [1MR], E341 [8MR]

——— ensure that a majority of individuals above a certain age have access to private long-term care insurance, H335–H337 [1FE]

——— exempt employers from taxes, penalties, or suits for failure to offer insurance coverage for certain women’s preventive services on the basis of religious belief or moral conviction, H4732 [10JY]

——— implement a voluntary insurance program to provide long-term care services for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and other disabled individuals, H352, H353 [1FE]

——— increase flexibility for implementation of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H338 [1FE]

——— lawsuits by Catholic organizations relative to mandate to provide insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, E946 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, H4144–H4146 [27JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to defend against challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2498–H2500 [9MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: implement plan to address Oakland, CA, VA regional office disability claims backlog and inaccuracy rates, H2145 [26AP]

——— presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, H5335, H5416–H5432 [31JY]

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. 2746), H4076 [27JN]

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 (S. 1379), H6772–H6775 [13DE]

Economy: create jobs and reduce the deficit through fair tax rates, cutting defense spending, strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and infrastructure investment (H.R. 3638), H34 [18JA]

——— disclose impacts of cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and eliminate subsidies for large oil companies, H7410, H7411 [20DE], E1992 [21DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), H42, H44, H45, H67 [18JA], H92 [23JA], H122 [24JA], H200 [31JA], H228 [1FE], H385, H386 [2FE], H444, H460 [3FE], H478 [6FE], H524–H529 [7FE], H585 [8FE], H643, H644 [9FE], H709–H711 [14FE], H738 [15FE], E159 [8FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, H906, H911–H927, H929, H934 [17FE], H2783 [16MY], E237–E239 [24FE], E261, E265–E267, E272 [28FE], E278 [29FE], E320 [6MR]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 554), H907–H911 [17FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), motion to instruct conferees, H137–H143 [24JA], H356–H361 [1FE], H549 [7FE], H615–H623 [8FE], H659–H661 [9FE]

——— provide temporary extension of payroll tax credit, unemployment benefits, and certain health and welfare programs and require Dept. of State to act on a Keystone XL Pipeline permit (H.R. 3765), E122 [2FE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 6586), H6335–H6337, H6341 [13NO]

——— extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 6586), Senate amendment, H7584 [2JA]

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, E1477 [11SE]

FEMA: allow construction and improvement of structures used for agricultural production in floodplains under the National Flood Insurance Program, H2578 [10MY]

——— extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), H2783–H2787 [16MY], H3250 [30MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), H2782–H2787 [16MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), Senate amendment, H3250–H3252 [30MY], E932 [31MY]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, H4610, H4612, H4613, H4619–H4623 [29JN]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 4264), H5737–H5740 [10SE]

Flood Disaster Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3677), H7528 [1JA]

Floods: require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 6186), H5736, H5737 [10SE]

Frist, Bill: endorsement of State insurance exchanges in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5023 [19JY]

Gingrich, Newt: characterization of remarks on insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services relative to health policies of the Obama administration, H808 [16FE]

Government regulations: exempt Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation from any regulatory freeze, H5267, H5268 [25JY]

Health: constitutionality of mandate requiring U.S. citizens to have health insurance, H722 [14FE], H1014 [28FE], H2263 [27AP]

——— delay enactment of medical malpractice tort reform until the Dept. of HHS has submitted a report on the potential effect on health care premium reductions, H1505–H1507 [22MR]

——— ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (H.R. 1971), E673 [26AP]

——— establish health savings accounts for all citizens, provide health savings account and high deductible health plan payments in lieu of certain benefits, and require immigrants to have same such plans, H798 [15FE]

——— expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities (H. Res. 759), E1597 [21SE]

——— health care programs funding, H1715 [28MR]

——— improve access to emergency medical services, H1508, H1509 [22MR]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H4422 [28JN]

——— preserve joint and several liability for damages in medical malpractice, H1465 [21MR]

——— preserve liability for damages for serious and irreversible injuries, E427 [22MR]

——— prohibit cuts in health insurance benefits for women and children, H2246, H2250 [27AP]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 3000), H431 [2FE]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform, H2623, H2629 [10MY], H7407 [20DE]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), H1369, H1370, H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420–H1425 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1453–H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1501–H1519, H1521, H1522, H1524 [22MR], E415, E416, E418, E421, E423, E425, E427, E429, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), consideration (H. Res. 591), H1443–H1452 [21MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), motion to recommit, H1516 [22MR]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), return to House (H. Res. 596), H1593 [27MR]

——— reform health care and insurance procedures, H2607 [10MY]

——— study impact of not having long-term care insurance on Federal, State, and local governments before repeal of Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H333–H335 [1FE]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2), H3801–H3804 [19JN]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725–H4772 [10JY], H4778–H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796–H4808, H4811–H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711–H4725 [10JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5194 [24JY]

House Rules: require Members to notify the Clerk of participation in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (H. Res. 169), H3596 [7JN]

Housing: clarify treatment of homeowner warranties under current law (H.R. 2446), H5612, H5613 [1AU], E1423 [3AU]

IRS: disapprove rule relative to the health insurance premium tax credit (H.J. Res. 112), H4746 [10JY]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform, H1922 [18AP]

Limbaugh, Rush: condemn comments relative to women and access to birth control, H1116, H1118 [1MR], H1138 [5MR], H1157 [6MR], H1213, H1218 [7MR], H1300 [8MR]

Medicaid: adjust cap on payments and statutory matching rate for territories, H2607, H2611, H2614, H2627, H2628, H2630 [10MY], E1247 [12JY]

——— funding, H819 [16FE], H1669, H1670, H1694 [28MR]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, H4747 [10JY]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (H.R. 5800), H3409 [5JN]

——— provide an option of States to cover a children’s program of all-inclusive coordinated care (ChiPACC) (H.R. 4147), E321 [6MR]

——— reform, H5183–H5188 [24JY], H6610 [4DE]

——— reform payment to States (H.R. 5979), H4731 [10JY], H5185 [24JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for physicians, H137–H143 [24JA]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (H.R. 5284), H7306 [19DE]

——— clarify application of secondary payer rules, H7304–H7306 [19DE], E1998 [21DE]

——— clarify application of special enrollment periods and secondary payer rules to employer coverage of family members of employees (H.R. 6435), E1560 [19SE]

——— clinical laboratory services payment rates, H924 [17FE]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 6413), E1533 [14SE]

——— eliminate sustainable growth rate system to ensure access to physicians’ services for beneficiaries, H7472 [31DE]

——— enhance Medicare Advantage program integrity (H.R. 4254), E430 [22MR]

——— extend physician payment rates (H.R. 6142), H5337 [31JY]

——— funding, H817 [16FE], H1296 [8MR], H3278 [31MY], H6260 [21SE]

——— home health care providers and caregivers funding, E1487 [12SE]

——— home health care services copayment, E1184 [29JN]

——— impact of withdrawal of least costly alternative policies relative to certain prostate cancer drugs covered by Medicare Part B, E1929 [13DE]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H701, H702 [14FE]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 1958), H1897 [17AP]

——— prohibit elimination of program, increased costs, or reduced benefits to seniors or people with disabilities, H1516 [22MR]

——— protect access to home health services for beneficiaries, H2825 [17MY], E297 [1MR], E1512 [13SE]

——— 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 (H.R. 1386), E1640 [21SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program to further fair audits of and payments to pharmacies (H.R. 4215), H2144 [26AP], E673 [26AP], E713 [7MY]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 4065), H818 [16FE]

——— reform, H48, H67 [18JA], H433, H436 [2FE], H700, H701, H702 [14FE], H788–H796 [15FE], H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1441, H1461 [21MR], H1583, H1585 [27MR], H1650, H1651, H1656–H1658, H1667, H1669–H1689, H1693 [28MR], H1771–H1773, H1784–H1788 [29MR], H1863–H1870 [17AP], H1922 [18AP], H3798, H3803 [19JN], H4743, H4744 [10JY], H4799, H4811 [11JY], H5867, H5913–H5917 [12SE], H5933, H5934, H5986 [13SE], H6531–H6534 [29NO], H6565–H6568 [30NO], H6609–H6613, H6614 [4DE], H6693–H6698 [11DE], H6714 [12DE], H6784, H6785 [13DE], H6864, H6865 [18DE], H7408 [20DE], E502 [29MR], E612 [23AP], E769 [10MY]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H738 [15FE], H811 [16FE], H908, H909, H913, H914, H916, H919, H924, H925 [17FE], H1422 [20MR], H5915 [12SE]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), H7301–H7308 [19DE], E1998 [21DE], E2005 [27DE]

——— tribute to home health service workers, E1586 [21SE]

——— tribute to hospice care workers, H3735 [19JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1589), H1155 [6MR], H3735 [19JN], H5203 [25JY]

Members of Congress: reduce salaries and expenses, provide further reductions if in session more than 60 days a year, remove limit on outside income, and allow benefit plan options (H.R. 3774), H655 [9FE]

——— require Members who repeal Federal benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H3593, H3596, H3597 [7JN]

——— require Members who repeal health care benefits for constituents to forfeit such benefits themselves, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

Motor vehicles: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (H.R. 5859), H5098–H5100 [23JY]

National Women’s History Month: observance, E304 [1MR]

No Co-Pay Day: observance, E1383 [1AU]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H3399–H3402 [1JN], H3918 [21JN]

——— evaluation of policies relative to taxation and tax code, H2254–H2256 [27AP]

Oregon: Medicare coverage and home health care spending concerns, E1132 [25JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: CBO cost estimate, H1438 [21MR]

——— impact, H1378–H1384 [19MR], H1395, H1396, H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1436, H1439, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1490–H1495 [21MR], H1524 [22MR], H1584 [27MR], H1647, H1650, H1651 [28MR], H1744 [29MR], H1859 [17AP], H1924 [18AP], H3586 [7JN], H3797–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H4664, H4673–H4677 [9JY], H4689, H4695 [10JY], H4782, H4784, H4785, H4813–H4816 [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H4897–H4900 [17JY], H5082 [23JY], H5139, H5188–H5191 [24JY], H5209 [25JY], E389 [20MR], E404 [21MR], E418 [22MR], E464 [28MR], E1383 [1AU]

——— impact of dental care provisions, E1587 [21SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H1397 [20MR], H1536–H1539 [22MR], H1649 [28MR], H1905–H1911 [17AP]

——— impact of repeal on enrollment of Members of Congress in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, H4748 [10JY]

——— impact of requirement for States to establish health insurance exchanges, H4814, H4815 [11JY]

——— impact on budget deficit, H4717, H4742 [10JY]

——— impact on Medicaid funding, H5183–H5188 [24JY]

——— impact on Medicare funding, H433 [2FE], H468–H470 [3FE], H788–H800 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H1422–H1425 [20MR], H1430 [21MR], H3798 [19JN], H4749 [10JY], H4817 [11JY], H4830 [12JY], H5913–H5917 [12SE]

——— impact on small business hiring, H4739 [10JY], H4818, H4824 [11JY]

——— impact on tax burden, H4688, H4728, H4745, H4746, H4747, H4760 [10JY], H4778, H4796, H4799, H4800, H4815, H4817–H4824 [11JY], H6671–H6673 [5DE]

——— implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, H6514 [29NO]

——— improve eligibility requirements for uninsured individuals with a preexisting condition for coverage under the Preexisting Condition Insurance Program (H.R. 6327), E1399 [3AU]

——— modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services (H.R. 358), H3279 [31MY]

——— prevent Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program repeal if failure to implement program would increase Medicaid spending, H337 [1FE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H1221 [7MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (H.R. 1179), H430 [2FE], H887–H894 [16FE]

——— repeal, H430–H437 [2FE], H468–H470 [3FE], H584 [8FE], H713 [14FE], H738 [15FE], H817 [16FE], H906 [17FE], H1298 [8MR], H1369 [19MR], H1420 [20MR], H1536–H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1563–H1569 [26MR], H1905–H1911 [17AP], H3366, H3391, H3400–H3402 [1JN], H3409 [5JN], H3486 [6JN], H3797, H3798 [19JN], H3917, H3918 [21JN], H5986 [13SE], H6263, H6265 [21SE], E424 [22MR], E1063 [18JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3605, H3606, H3609, H3611, H3613, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (H.R. 5842), H3366 [1JN]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 1370), H432 [2FE]

——— repeal certain limitations on health care benefits (H.R. 605), H2052 [24AP]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H3607, H3608 [7JN]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H322–H354 [1FE], H428, H432 [2FE], H469 [3FE], H590 [8FE], H4785 [11JY], E117, E125 [2FE], E141 [6FE]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), consideration (H. Res. 522), H192–H200 [31JA]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), motion to recommit, H352, H353 [1FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2), H3801–H3804 [19JN]

——— repeal (H.R. 4224), H2025–H2027 [19AP], H3814 [20JN], H5185 [24JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 4242), H3799 [19JN], H4749 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), H4660, H4673 [9JY], H4689, H4693, H4694, H4696, H4707, H4708, H4709, H4710, H4725–H4772 [10JY], H4778–H4786, H4787, H4788, H4789, H4790, H4793, H4795, H4796–H4808, H4811–H4824 [11JY], H4855, H4856 [12JY], E1226, E1231 [11JY], E1242, E1246, E1247 [12JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), consideration (H. Res. 724), H4711–H4725 [10JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), motion to recommit, H4806, H4807 [11JY]

——— repeal of Patient’s Bill of Rights, H4812 [11JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H1369, H1370, H1384–H1388 [19MR], H1399, H1400, H1420–H1425 [20MR], H1430, H1439, H1440, H1441, H1444–H1450, H1453–H1490, H1494 [21MR], H1499, H1500, H1506, H1507, H1516, H1521, H1522, H1524, H1539 [22MR], H1564–H1566, H1568 [26MR], H3607 [7JN], H3801 [19JN], H4821 [11JY], E415, E416, E418, E423, E425, E431, E433, E434, E435, E436 [22MR], E442 [26MR], E481 [29MR]

——— repeal section authorizing an education and outreach campaign, H3486 [6JN]

——— require health care exchange subsidy overpayments be repaid in full, H2613 [10MY], H3601, H3604, H3606, H3607, H3610–H3615 [7JN], H4745 [10JY]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, H4161, H4162, H4163, H4164, H4422–H4425, H4426–H4432 [28JN], H4607, H4608, H4609, H4646–H4649 [29JN], H4677 [9JY], H4688, H4721, H4727, H4728, H4731, H4739, H4740, H4742, H4746 [10JY], H4778, H4801, H4817, H4824 [11JY], H6671 [5DE], E1179 [28JN], E1194 [29JN]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, H191 [31JA], H1138 [5MR], H1500, H1539 [22MR], H1546, H1547, H1559, H1563–H1569 [26MR], H1644, H1648 [28MR], H1791 [29MR], H3584, H3611 [7JN], H3797–H3799, H3801–H3804 [19JN], H3961–H3966 [21JN], H3983 [26JN], H4070, H4076, H4077, H4078 [27JN], E463 [28MR], E1063 [18JN], E1152 [27JN]

Postal Service: recalculate and restore retirement annuities, eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, restrict facility closures, and create incentives to maintain levels of service (H.R. 3591), H2460 [9MY]

——— recalculate and restore retirement annuities and eliminate requirement to pre-fund health benefits fund, H5536 [1AU]

Republican Party: national agenda, H6050 [14SE]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), H1548–H1551 [26MR], E479 [28MR]

Social Security: cost-of-living adjustments, H6613 [4DE]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 1509), H7278, H7309–H7313 [19DE], H7416 [20DE], E2003 [27DE]

——— reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H3488 [6JN]

——— repeal Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements, H2623 [10MY]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (H.R. 4160), H5184, H5185 [24JY]

——— solvency, H2079 [25AP], H6795–H6797 [13DE]

Taxation: increase participation in medical flexible spending arrangements, H3584, H3591, H3593, H3594, H3601, H3606, H3609, H3614, H3616 [7JN], E1031 [8JN]

——— rates, H1266 [7MR]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (H.R. 6048), H4764 [10JY]

Tennessee: decision to not set up State health insurance exchanges, H6767 [13DE]

Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H4788 [11JY]

UnitedHealthcare Services, Inc.: tribute to UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania, E812 [16MY]

Women: health care for women, H348 [1FE], H1028, H1029, H1030, H1031 [29FE], H1160, H1164, H1165 [6MR], H1218, H1270 [7MR], H1379–H1383 [19MR], H1398, H1399, H1400 [20MR], H1439, H1440, H1441, H1442, H1475, H1485 [21MR], H1500 [22MR], H1651 [28MR], H1924 [18AP], H4803 [11JY], H5536, H5537, H5538 [1AU], H5634 [2AU], E464 [28MR], E506 [29MR], E1226 [11JY], E1369 [1AU]

——— impact of budget sequestration on maternal and child health programs and resesarch, H6486–H6491 [28NO]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: lift statutory bans on denying servicewomen coverage for abortions in cases of rape or incest and preventing use of private funds for abortions at U.S. military facilities, S4141 [13JN]

——— limit increase of copayments for the TRICARE pharmacy benefits program, S7382 [4DE]

——— provide for treatment of autism and other developmental disabilities under TRICARE, S7008 [28NO], S7156–S7158 [29NO]

Budget: maintain Medicare and Social Security funding, S6486–S6488 [20SE]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), S2989–S2991 [9MY], S3110, S3133 [14MY], S3137 [15MY]

——— reconciliation of the concurrent resolution and replacement of sequester established by the Budget Control Act (H.R. 5652), unanimous-consent request, S3615 [24MY]

——— repeal sequestration and replace automatic spending cuts with targeted reforms (S. 3473), S5881 [1AU]

Century Aluminum Co.: retiree ratification of agreement to restore health care benefits, S1665 [14MR]

Crime: provide penalties for fraudulent email schemes that force senior citizens to purchase unnecessary medical equipment (S. 3556), S6458 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: establish the Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Program, S4143 [13JN]

——— improve crop insurance, S3230 [16MY], S4195, S4198 [14JN], S5201 [19JY], S5836 [1AU]

——— improve livestock forage disaster plan, S4267, S4268 [19JN]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer, S3950–S3952 [12JN], S4263 [19JN], S4355, S4356 [20JN]

——— modify crop insurance eligibility requirements to include compliance with conservation laws, S4354 [20JN]

——— provide Non-Insured Disaster Program funding to eligible producers facing a loss due to freeze or frost, S4338 [20JN]

——— require Risk Management Agency and FCIC to use plain language and improve website to make crop insurance more accessible, S4279 [19JN]

——— require the FCIC provide insurance to organic crops similar in terms and conditions provided for other crops, S4335 [20JN]

——— study feasibility of establishing a business disruption insurance policy and a catastrophic event policy for poultry producers, S4274 [19JN]

——— study feasibility of establishing an insurance product that covers food safety recalls, S4276 [19JN]

Dept. of HHS: contract with public relations firm for advertising campaign to promote preventive health benefits of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3467 [23MY]

——— ensure religious conscience protections relative to insurance coverage of certain women’s preventive health services, S316 [2FE], S330 [6FE], S370, S372–S374, S376–S379, S381 [7FE], S398–S400, S412, S413, S485, S489 [9FE], S549, S559 [13FE], S818 [16FE], S880, S882–S885, S898–S900 [17FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: presume service connection for illnesses associated with water contaminants at Camp Lejeune, NC, and provide health care to those affected by such contamination, S5154 [18JY], S5203 [19JY]

Diseases: increase immunization rates (S. 3344), S4675 [27JN]

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 (S. 1379), S4790, S4791 [9JY]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S4628 [26JN]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 3673), S7978 [12DE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), S329 [6FE], S362, S368 [7FE], S587 [14FE], S668, S676 [15FE]

——— provide incentives for the creation of jobs and extend and reform certain tax provisions and Federal programs (H.R. 3630), conference report, S830–S836, S838–S842 [16FE], S880, S882, S888–S892, S893, S894 [17FE]

FAA: extend authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies (H.R. 6586), S8608 [31DE]

Federal Employees’ Compensation Act: amend, S2582–S2585 [23AP], S2647 [24AP], S2690, S2691 [25AP]

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: anniversary, S6619 [21SE]

FEMA: allow rebuilding in flood velocity zones under correct elevation and standards, S4699 [28JN]

——— delay mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements until evaluation of levee and dam strength and efficiency can be completed, S4664 [27JN]

——— economic impact on property owners of inclusion in certain floodplains, S3407 [22MY]

——— extend authorization of National Flood Insurance Program to achieve reforms to improve financial integrity of program and increase role of private markets in management of flood insurance risk (H.R. 1309), S6051 [10SE]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program, S4758 [29JN]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (H.R. 5740), S3611 [24MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), S2660 [24AP], S2768 [26AP], S2993–S2995 [9MY]

——— extend the National Flood Insurance Program (S. 2344), unanimous-consent request, S3159, S3160 [15MY]

——— make flood insurance more affordable for those on fixed-incomes and lower and middle-income families, S4699 [28JN]

——— mapping of floodplain areas, S3406, S3407 [22MY]

——— require mandatory purchase of flood insurance in residual risk areas, S4661–S4667 [27JN]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund, S4699, S4710, S4716 [28JN], S4735, S4743, S4755, S4757 [29JN]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), S3406–S3408 [22MY], S3478, S3479 [23MY], S3535 [24MY], S4446–S4448 [25JN], S4601, S4627 [26JN], S4661–S4667 [27JN]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to proceed, S3964 [12JN], S4163 [14JN], S4223 [18JN], S4253 [19JN], S4313 [20JN], S4379 [21JN], S4434 [25JN]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), motion to recommit, S4448 [25JN]

——— restore financial solvency of the National Flood Insurance Fund (S. 1940), unanimous-consent agreement, S4388, S4424 [21JN], S4446 [25JN]

——— waive waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands, S4716 [28JN]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 4264), S8036 [13DE], S8641 [2JA]

Flood Disaster Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3677), S7988 [12DE]

GAO: study effect of applying mandatory flood insurance purchase requirements to areas of residual risk and voluntary community-based flood insurance options, S4663–S4667 [27JN]

Health: ensure transparency and proper operation of pharmacy benefit managers (S. 1058), S3080 [10MY]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (S. 3338), S4685 [27JN]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S3811 [7JN]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), S2007 [22MR], S2009 [26MR], S2282 [29MR], S2288 [16AP]

——— reduce health care and insurance costs through medical malpractice tort reform (H.R. 5), unanimous-consent agreement, S2113 [27MR]

——— release of ‘‘Health Care Delivery System Reform and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’’ report, S2200 [29MR]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]

Massachusetts: anniversary of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, S6444 [19SE]

Medicaid: allow severely disabled individuals to be eligible for in-home care based on the income and assets of the individual alone, S3836 [7JN]

——— expand home and community-based services waiver to include young individuals in need of services otherwise provided in psychiatric residential treatment facilities (S. 3289), S4153 [13JN]

——— funding, S2896–S2898, S2904 [7MY], S2940 [8MY], S3192 [16MY]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on States, S2942 [8MY], S3761 [6JN], S4706 [28JN], S4736 [29JN], S5111 [18JY], S6614–S6616 [21SE]

——— reform, S6297 [13SE], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7779 [12DE]

Medicare: ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (S. 2347), S2916 [7MY]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (S. 2243), S2233 [29MR]

——— funding, S6586–S6590 [21SE]

——— improve benefits for individuals with kidney disease (S. 2163), S1425 [6MR]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, S2675 [25AP]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements and modify payment methodology for such devices (S. 2125), S910 [17FE]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (S. 3496), S5986 [2AU]

——— provide all beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a supplemental policy (S. 3271), S3840 [7JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (S. 3463), S5736 [31JY], S5846 [1AU]

——— reform, S2231 [29MR], S3190, S3192, S3196 [16MY], S6032, S6046 [10SE], S6297, S6324 [13SE], S7321–S7323 [3DE], S7667 [6DE], S7728, S7730–S7732 [11DE], S7758, S7779 [12DE], S8031 [13DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S833 [16FE], S890 [17FE], S4875 [11JY]

——— study issues on access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for beneficiaries in all care settings and establish demonstration project on benefits of coverage to administer IVIG in the home (H.R. 1845), S8380 [21DE]

Motor vehicles: repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting (H.R. 5859), S8378 [21DE]

National objectives: economic recovery, S4193, S4196 [14JN]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 555), S6678, S6679 [21SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, S880–S882 [17FE], S2298 [16AP], S2614, S2616 [24AP], S2991 [9MY]

——— evaluation of economic policies, S6411–S6413 [19SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions (S. 244), S2118 [28MR]

——— CBO cost estimate, S1769–S1773 [19MR]

——— Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1880, S1881 [21MR]

——— Dept. of HHS transfer of funds to the IRS for implementation, S2474 [18AP]

——— impact, S1821 [20MR], S1873–S1875, S1879–S1883 [21MR], S1956–S1963, S1988–S1991 [22MR], S2014, S2020–S2023 [26MR], S2160–S2163 [28MR], S2200, S2214 [29MR], S3008 [9MY], S3114 [14MY], S3298 [21MY], S4112 [13JN], S4731–S4733 [29JN], S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4857, S4866, S4879 [11JY], S5202 [19JY], S5445–S5447 [26JY], S5692–S5699, S5713 [31JY], S6042–S6044 [10SE], S6586–S6589 [21SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S1564–S1567 [12MR], S1768–S1773 [19MR], S1818–S1821, S1843 [20MR], S1876, S1890–S1894 [21MR], S2042–S2045 [27MR], S2117–S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2222 [29MR], S3460 [23MY], S3741 [6JN], S4696–S4706, S4709, S4714 [28JN], S5442 [26JY], S5706 [31JY], S6413 [19SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility for seniors living in rural and frontier areas receiving Medicare, S6308 [13SE]

——— impact on job creation, S3245 [17MY], S4650 [27JN]

——— impact on Medicaid funding, S2010–S2013 [26MR]

——— impact on Medicare funding, S1567 [12MR], S1874, S1880, S1891 [21MR], S2118 [28MR], S2212–S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3115 [14MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4656 [27JN]

——— impact on small business hiring, S4868 [11JY]

——— impact on tax burden, S4706, S4707 [28JN], S4735–S4737 [29JN], S4856–S4858, S4863, S4868 [11JY], S4924, S4935 [12JY], S5443 [26JY], S7789 [12DE]

——— implementation funding, S3460 [23MY]

——— implementation of medical loss ratio requirements for health insurance plans, S5712–S5714 [31JY]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S1077–S1082 [28FE], S1104–S1110, S1112, S1113, S1115–S1129, S1132–S1139, S1141, S1156 [29FE], S1159–S1173 [1MR]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services (S. 1467), S330 [6FE], S550 [13FE], S2162 [28MR]

——— repeal, S118–S120 [26JA], S140 [30JA], S412 [9FE], S665 [15FE], S1110 [29FE], S1444–S1447 [7MR], S1564–S1567 [12MR], S1666 [14MR], S1818–S1821 [20MR], S1876, S1890–S1894 [21MR], S1957 [22MR], S2010–S2013 [26MR], S2117–S2120, S2131, S2148 [28MR], S2190, S2212–S2214, S2232 [29MR], S3007–S3009 [9MY], S3460 [23MY], S4129 [13JN], S4409 [21JN], S4620–S4622 [26JN], S4708 [28JN], S4842, S4843, S4857, S4858 [11JY], S5442 [26JY], S5692, S5693, S5696, S5698, S5706 [31JY], S5806 [1AU], S6046 [10SE], S6413 [19SE]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, S3829 [7JN]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), S234, S250 [1FE], S287–S289 [2FE], S1062 [27FE], S1063 [28FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), S4808–S4810 [10JY], S4862, S4867, S4868, S4875 [11JY], S4981 [12JY], S4985 [16JY], S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal (H.R. 6079), unanimous-consent request, S5949 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S1444–S1447 [7MR], S1957, S1960, S1961 [22MR], S2044 [27MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 2118), S875 [16FE], S879 [17FE]

——— Supreme Court decision on constitutionality, S4690–S4710, S4714 [28JN], S4731–S4733, S4735–S4739, S4744 [29JN], S4783 [9JY], S4808 [10JY], S4862–S4867 [11JY], S5111 [18JY], S6508 [20SE]

——— Supreme Court review of constitutionality, S1565 [12MR], S1873, S1879, S1893, S1919 [21MR], S1996 [22MR], S2011, S2015–S2017 [26MR], S2041–S2045 [27MR], S2118, S2131, S2148, S2160 [28MR], S2214 [29MR], S3124 [14MY], S3808–S3812 [7JN], S4409 [21JN], S4441 [25JN], S4620–S4622 [26JN], S4667 [27JN]

Postal Service: eliminate requirement to pre-fund Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund, S2471–S2473 [18AP]

Republican Party: national agenda, S3669–S3671 [4JN]

SEC: exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 2779), S2113 [27MR], S2115 [28MR]

Senate: legislative priorities, S4434 [25JN]

Small business: provide tax incentives for small businesses and improve SBA programs (S. 3442), S5386–S5390 [25JY]

Social Security: 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 (S. 3651), S7669 [6DE]

——— prevent fraud and restore fiscal accountability by improving improper payment rates, S2946 [8MY]

——— solvency, S551 [13FE], S1770 [19MR], S2524 [19AP]

Taxation: extend certain Creating Small Business Jobs Act provisions (S. 2050), S210 [31JA]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: technical corrections (S. 3713), S8507 [28DE]

Women: health care for women, S374–S379, S381 [7FE], S882–S885 [17FE], S1497–S1499 [8MR], S1821 [20MR], S5692–S5699 [31JY], S5806 [1AU]

Reports

Employer Health Benefits Survey Findings: Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust (organization), H4712–H4715 [10JY]

Least Costly Alternative Policies—Impact on Prostate Cancer Drugs Covered Under Medicare Part B: Dept. of HHS (excerpt), E1929 [13DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Impact on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage: Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds Boards of Trustees, H4715 [10JY]

Reports filed

Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1206) (H. Rept. 112–694), H6396 [15NO]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 112–400), H900 [16FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 591) (H. Rept. 112–416), H1426 [20MR]

Consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 522) (H. Rept. 112–375), H158 [24JA]

Consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 648) (H. Rept. 112–472), H2565 [9MY]

Consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 724) (H. Rept. 112–587), H4684 [9JY]

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1379) (S. Rept. 112–178), S4460 [25JN]

Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 792), S5731 [31JY]

Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1910) (S. Rept. 112–257), S8203 [19DE]

FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112–544), H3914 [20JN]

Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1173) (H. Rept. 112–342), H113 [23JA]

Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5858) (H. Rept. 112–517), H3479 [5JN]

Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 112–39), H1366 [16MR]

Medical FSA Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1004) (H. Rept. 112–515), H3479 [5JN]

Medicare Decisions Accountability Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112–412), H1366 [16MR]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 452) (H. Rept. 112–412), H1362 [13MR]

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 3630) (H. Rept. 112–399), H900 [16FE]

Motor Vehicle Insurance Cost Reporting Requirement Law Repeal: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5898) (H. Rept. 112–591), H4774 [10JY]

RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2446) (H. Rept. 112–633), H5524 [31JY]

Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5842) (H. Rept. 112–516), H3479 [5JN]

SEC Exemption of Inter-Affiliate Swaps From Certain Regulatory Requirements Put in Place Under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2779) (H. Rept. 112–344), H639 [8FE]

Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 5652) (H. Rept. 112–470), H2565 [9MY]

Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1063) (H. Rept. 112–715), H7423 [20DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (H.R. 1173), H348 [1FE]

Statements

Dallas Healthcare Policy Conference: Representatives Sessions, Burgess, Fleming, and Cassidy, E1138 [26JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Milton R. Wolf, H4719 [10JY]

Protecting Access to Healthcare Act: Several Representatives and Scholars, H1504 [22MR]

Tables

Budget aggregates, H4772 [10JY], H5627 [1AU]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions affecting small businesses, H6719 [12DE]

Testimonies

Rights of Conscience Protection Relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Requirements for Coverage of Specific Items and Services: Sandra Fluke, Georgetown University Law Students for Reproductive Justice, S1135 [29FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 522, consideration of H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H192 [31JA]

H. Res. 554, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act, H907 [17FE]

H. Res. 591, consideration of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1443 [21MR]

H. Res. 596, return to House of H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1593 [27MR]

H. Res. 648, consideration of H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2573 [10MY]

H. Res. 724, consideration of H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4711 [10JY]

H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, H1501–H1503 [22MR]

H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, H333 [1FE]

H.R. 1509, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act, H7309 [19DE]

H.R. 1845, Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act, H7301–H7303 [19DE]

H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act, H5612 [1AU]

H.R. 2779, exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain SEC regulatory requirements put in place under the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, H1548 [26MR]

H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737–H5739 [10SE]

H.R. 5652, Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act, H2583–H2600 [10MY]

H.R. 5740, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program extension, H2782 [16MY]

H.R. 5859, repeal law requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting, H5098 [23JY]

H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, H4725 [10JY]

H.R. 6186, require a study of voluntary community-based flood insurance options and how such options could be incorporated into the National Flood Insurance Program, H5736 [10SE]

H.R. 6586, FAA authority to provide third-party liability indemnification to space launch services companies extension, H6335 [13NO]

H.R. 6586, Space Exploration Sustainability Act, S8609 [31DE]

S. 1379, D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act, S4790 [9JY], S4831 [10JY], H6772 [13DE]

S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act, S211 [31JA]

S. 2125, Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act, S910–S912 [17FE]

S. 2257, Excellence in Mental Health Act, S2248–S2250 [29MR]

S. 3381, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S4954–S4958 [12JY]

S. 3442, Success Ultimately Comes from Capital, Contracting, Education, Strategic Partnerships, and Smart Regulations (SUCCESS) Act, S5390–S5401 [25JY]

S. 3677, Flood Disaster Protection Act technical corrections, S7989 [12DE], H7528 [1JA]

S. Res. 453, expand and support strong home care workforce and make long-term services and supports affordable and accessible for seniors and individuals with disabilities, S3089 [10MY]

S. Res. 555, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S6345 [13SE], S6679 [21SE]