SOCIAL SECURITY see also Public Welfare Programs

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]

Amendments

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5284 [1AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2679 [16MY]

Appointments

Social Security Advisory Board, S297 [24JA]

Articles and editorials

Affordable Care Act Is Making History This Week, S7350 [9OC]

Cancer Clinics Are Turning Away Thousands of Medicare Patients—Blame the Sequester, H2318 [25AP]

Chattanooga Man Says He Didn’t Lie About Obamacare Site Insurance, H6286 [4OC]

Evidence Shows Immigrants Come To Work, Not To Collect Welfare, S4454 [13JN]

Fair Trade for Entitlement Reform Includes Increased Revenue, S7609 [29OC]

$4.6 Trillion Opportunity—Immigration Reform Will Impove Social Security’s Finances, S4500 [17JN]

HHS Finds Two Enrollees for Pro-Obamacare Ads, H6764 [23OC]

Iowan Finally Buys Health Care Through Obamacare Site After 100+ Tries, H6764 [23OC]

Let ObamaCare Collapse, H5932 [28SE]

‘No Excuse’ Administration Has a Whopper of an Excuse for Obamacare, H6764 [23OC]

Now Is the Time To Delay ObamaCare (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

ObamaCare’s Day One and D-Day, H6535 [11OC]

Obamacare’s Privacy Nightmare—The Bungled Opening of the Exchanges Should Worry Consumers, H6221 [3OC]

ObamaCare’s Troubles Are Only Beginning—Be Prepared for Eligibility, Payment and Information Protection Debacles—And Longer Waits for Care, S8980 [18DE]

Poor Immigrants Use Public Benefits at a Lower Rate Than Poor Native-Born Citizens, S4453 [13JN]

‘Pulling Out Hair’ Over ObamaCare Website ‘Nightmare’ (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Second Wave of Health Plan Cancellations Looms, S8980 [18DE]

Sticker Shock! Americans Floored by ObamaCare Costs (excerpt), H6536 [11OC]

Tennessee Voices—Health Care Law Must Be Delayed, S6861 [24SE]

This Is Why We Need ObamaCare, S7782 [4NO]

Thousands of Doctors Fired by UnitedHealthCare, H6536 [11OC]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (see H.R. 1488), H1955 [11AP]

——— restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see S. 1869), S9051 [19DE] (see H.R. 3788), H8124 [19DE]

Benefits: allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 90), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 155), H50 [4JA]

——— eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits (see H.R. 2047), H2774 [17MY]

——— eliminate waiting period for entitlement to disability benefits and requirement for reconsideration between benefit entitlement decision and hearing (see H.R. 160), H50 [4JA]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 3123), H5654 [18SE]

——— guarantee right to receive certain benefits in full with an accurate annual cost-of-living adjustment (see H.R. 1275), H1717 [20MR]

——— 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. 308), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 649), H500 [13FE]

——— increase full retirement age and early retirement age (see H.R. 1160), H1425 [14MR]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (see H. Con. Res. 34), H2159 [18AP]

——— remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 174), H51 [4JA]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 567), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 3118), H5588 [17SE]

Budget: cancel sequester for security-related functions through offsets by reducing Medicare payments, agricultural subsidies, and Federal retirement, and applying the chained consumer price index (see H.R. 3639), H7445 [3DE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: delay enforcement of physician supervision regulations for critical access hospitals pending completion of analysis of impact of such regulations (see H.R. 3769), H8109 [12DE]

——— improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare Integrity Program to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors (see S. 1012), S3761 [22MY] (see H.R. 1250), H1629 [19MR]

Children and youth: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (see S. 1118), S4021 [7JN] (see S. 1870, 1878), S9052 [19DE] (see H.R. 2744), H4725 [18JY]

——— extend adoption incentive payments program to incentive payments for foster care exits to reunification, adoption, and guardianship (see H.R. 3124), H5654 [18SE]

——— modernize income eligibility standards for Federal foster care benefits (see H.R. 2111), H2911 [22MY]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (see H.R. 597), H431 [8FE]

Commission on Health Care Savings Through Innovative Wireless Technologies: establish (see H.R. 3577), H7353 [21NO]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (House): authorize release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (see S. Res. 315), S8602 [10DE]

Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and housing benefit eligibility to the formerly incarcerated (see H.R. 2599), H4174 [28JN]

Crime: prevent identity theft and tax fraud (see S. 676), S2501 [9AP] (see H.R. 295), H170 [15JA] (see H.R. 531), H410 [6FE]

——— prohibit an individual who is the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony from receiving various cash benefits (see H.R. 2418), H3758 [18JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for information comparisons for housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2729), H4724 [18JY]

Dept. of HHS: assure that a nonemergency department physician is available to hospital patients at all times in all non-Federal hospitals with a certain number of beds (see H.R. 244), H85 [14JA]

——— better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent human trafficking of children and serve the needs of victims under adoption assistance and foster care programs (see S. 1823), S8809 [13DE] (see H.R. 1732), H2349 [25AP]

——— develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance (see S. 1473), S6208 [1AU]

——— extend funding for family-to-family health information centers to help families of children with disabilities or special health care needs make informed choices about health care (see S. 423), S1012 [28FE] (see H.R. 564), H412 [6FE]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 975), S3569 [16MY]

——— increase access to Medicare data (see S. 1758), S8457 [21NO]

——— issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (see S. 1180), S4585 [18JN] (see H.R. 2843), H5088 [25JY]

——— preserve eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship assistance payments when the guardian is replaced by a successor legal guardian (see H.R. 2979), H5395 [2AU]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards (see S. 972), S3569 [16MY] (see H.R. 1701), H2297 [24AP]

——— provide grants to support job creation initiatives under the Social Services Block Grants Program (see H.R. 2109), H2911 [22MY]

——— reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (see H.R. 3205), H5921 [27SE]

——— remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (see S. 612), S1950 [19MR]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (see H.R. 2036), H2717 [16MY]

Dept. of Justice: provide effective criminal prosecutions and increase penalties for tax return identity thefts (see S. 149), S284 [24JA] (see H.R. 744), H593 [15FE]

Dept. of the Treasury: ensure Social Security benefits are paid, prioritize payments when the U.S. is unable to issue new obligations due to the debt ceiling, and address lapse in funding for the Armed Forces (see H.R. 1970), H2602 [14MY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (see S. 983), S3569 [16MY] (see S. 1315), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 1990), H2653 [15MY] (see H.R. 2009), H2716 [16MY]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (see H. Res. 322), H5259 [31JY]

Disabled: revise medical criteria for evaluating disability in a person with Huntington’s disease and waive Medicare waiting period for individuals disabled by Huntington’s disease (see S. 723), S2649 [15AP] (see H.R. 1015), H1319 [6MR]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 608), S1950 [19MR]

Economy: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2961 [24AP]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (see S. 11), S871 [26FE]

Families and domestic relations: enhance pre- and post-adoptive support services (see S. 1527), S6646 [19SE] (see H.R. 3423), H6953 [30OC]

——— ensure that immigration status alone does not disqualify a parent, legal guardian, or relative from being a placement for a foster child (see H.R. 2604), H4174 [28JN]

——— establish national and State putative father registries and make grants to States to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood (see S. 1203), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 2439), H3928 [19JN]

——— improve enforcement, collection, and administration of child support payments (see S. 508), S1270 [7MR]

——— prohibit States from charging child support recipients for the collection of child support (see H.R. 970), H981 [5MR]

——— provide grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families (see H.R. 2359), H3590 [13JN]

——— require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (see H.R. 102), H31 [3JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (see H.R. 1999), H2654 [15MY]

Federal aid programs: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (see H.R. 948), H981 [5MR]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 425), S1012 [28FE] (see H.R. 896), H814 [28FE]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (see S. 1099), S3986 [6JN] (see H.R. 1502), H1956 [11AP]

——— prevent fraud and abuse in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program and require National Provider Identifiers for reimbursement of prescriptions under Medicare part D (see H.R. 2828), H5088 [25JY]

Federal employees: protect income, benefits, and retirement (see H. Res. 388), H6675 [22OC]

Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund: establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 370), H279 [23JA] (see H.R. 1517), H1956 [11AP]

Health: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (see H.R. 2925), H5342 [1AU]

——— extend health information technology assistance eligibility to behavioral health, mental health, and substance abuse professionals and facilities (see S. 1517), S6597 [18SE] (see S. 1685), S7951 [12NO] (see H.R. 2957), H5343 [1AU]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 1522), S6597 [18SE] (see H.R. 3120), H5654 [18SE]

——— improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (see H.R. 2688), H4488 [15JY]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 3306), H6675 [22OC] (see H.R. 3750), H8108 [12DE]

——— 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. 2900), H5341 [1AU]

——— make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly (see S. 642), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1146), H1396 [13MR]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see S. 1782), S8565 [9DE] (see H.R. 1200), H1427 [14MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H501 [13FE] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE] (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE] (see H.R. 3622), H7364 [22NO]

——— prevent establishment of Federal health care provider standards of care in medical malpractice cases (see H.R. 1473), H1909 [10AP]

——— prohibit conditioning licensure of a health care provider upon participation in a health plan (see H.R. 969), H981 [5MR]

——— prohibit denial of coverage under Federal health care programs based on comparative effectiveness research data and ensure research accounts for advancements in health care and different treatment options (see S. 133), S284 [24JA]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 1204), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 940), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for coverage of medically necessary food under Federal health programs (see H.R. 3665), H7566 [5DE]

——— provide individual and group market reforms to protect health insurance consumers and make such reforms contingent on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal (see H.R. 2165), H2953 [23MY]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA] (see S. 499), S1269 [7MR] (see H.R. 132), H31 [3JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see S. 1851), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 45), H29 [3JA] (see H.R. 779), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN] (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

Homosexuality: 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. 3050), H5398 [2AU]

House of Representatives: call for civil action in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for declaratory or injunctive relief to challenge certain executive branch actions (see H. Res. 442), H8109 [12DE]

Immigration: exclude from creditable wages income earned by aliens for services illegally performed in the U.S. or derived from an illegal trade or business (see H.R. 2745), H4725 [18JY]

Income: remove limitations on the amount of outside income which an individual may earn while receiving certain benefits (see H.R. 387), H280 [23JA]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 896), S3256 [8MY] (see H.R. 1795), H2392 [26AP]

IRS: permit truncated Social Security numbers on wage reporting provided to employees (see H.R. 1560), H2025 [15AP]

——— prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see S. 962), S3531 [15MY] (see H.R. 1993), H2653 [15MY]

——— prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (see H.R. 2022), H2717 [16MY]

Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant: eliminate abstinence-only education program (see H.R. 3774), H8117 [16DE]

Medicaid: apply the primary care payment rate to additional physician providers of primary care services (see S. 755), S2749 [17AP] (see H.R. 1838), H2436 [6MY]

——— clarify policy relative to collecting reimbursement from third-party payers for medical assistance (see H.R. 3659), H7566 [5DE]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 1318), S5799 [18JY] (see H.R. 1761), H2351 [25AP]

——— eliminate increased Federal medical assistance percentage under the State plan relative to newly eligible mandatory individuals to provide States with greater flexibility (see H.R. 1404), H1836 [25MR]

——— encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (see S. 1286), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2676), H4483 [11JY]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (see S. 1672), S7927 [7NO] (see H.R. 2123), H2952 [23MY]

——— extend temporary Medicare payment rate floor for primary care services of primary care physicians to nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives (see H.R. 2986), H5396 [2AU]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1790), H2391 [26AP]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for territories (see H.R. 79), H30 [3JA]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1264), H1630 [19MR]

——— increase price transparency of hospital information and provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1326), H1821 [21MR]

——— increase required State match for newly eligible individuals and apply savings against sequestration reductions (see H.R. 3667), H7566 [5DE]

——— permit States to reduce amount of home equity exempted to determine eligibility and eliminate the maintenance of effort requirement for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1703), H2297 [24AP]

——— provide access to certified professional midwives for enrollees (see H.R. 1976), H2603 [14MY]

——— provide medical assistance coverage for uninsured newborns (see H.R. 3596), H7353 [21NO]

——— redistribute Federal funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not provide for Medicaid expansion to States electing to provide those benefits (see H.R. 467), H341 [4FE]

——— reform payment to States (see H.R. 1853), H2483 [7MY]

——— remove exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in mental institutions (see H.R. 2757), H4825 [19JY]

——— repeal enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage (see S. 963), S3531 [15MY]

——— require a certain medical loss ratio percentage for Medicaid managed care plans (see S. 1787), S8601 [10DE]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 1655), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3171), H5806 [23SE]

——— require continuous coverage for children (see H.R. 173), H51 [4JA]

——— require coverage of optometrists (see H.R. 855), H700 [27FE]

——— require independent audits and actuarial services under managed care programs (see H.R. 162), H51 [4JA]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 2993), H5396 [2AU]

——— restore coverage for citizens of the Freely Associated States lawfully residing in the U.S. under the Compacts of Free Association with Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau (see H.R. 912), H815 [28FE]

——— waive requirement for proof of citizenship during first year of life for children born in the U.S. to Medicaid-eligible mothers (see H.R. 211), H52 [4JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see H.R. 3426), H6953 [30OC]

——— adjust part B and D premiums for high-income beneficiaries (see S. 1198), S4792 [20JN]

——— adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals near State borders to ensure they are treated in the same manner as nearby facilities in other States (see S. 1791), S8601 [10DE]

——— allow certain critical access and sole community hospitals to use interactive telecommunications systems to satisfy available physician requirements for emergency medical conditions (see S. 328), S772 [14FE]

——— allow certain hospitals in Puerto Rico to qualify for incentives for adoption and meaningful use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (see S. 636), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 1379), H1824 [21MR]

——— allow certain State and local government employees to elect to treat employment as Medicare qualified government employment for purposes of entitlement to coverage (see H.R. 2618), H4212 [8JY]

——— allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (see H.R. 3498), H7110 [14NO]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 382), S871 [26FE]

——— allow retail community pharmacies to deliver diabetic testing supplies to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2845), H5093 [26JY]

——— amend payments to long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3599), H7354 [21NO]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 1982), H2653 [15MY]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 2053), H2802 [20MY]

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1365), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 2827), H5088 [25JY]

——— authorize the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 77), S213 (see S. 117), S214 [23JA]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (see S. 324), S772 [14FE] (see H.R. 670), H501 [13FE]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 1143), S4405 [12JN] (see H.R. 2801), H4978 [23JY]

——— count a period of outpatient observation in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 569), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1179), H1426 [14MR]

——— count the negotiated price of drugs provided free or at nominal charge under compassionate treatment programs towards incurred out-of-pocket costs (see H.R. 1239), H1567 [18MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 562), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 3662), H7566 [5DE]

——— cover supplies associated with insulin injection, home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices, and disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program (see S. 672), S2500 [9AP] (see H.R. 2977), H5344 [1AU]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 3144), H5766 [19SE]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 3776), H8117 [16DE]

——— create incentives for innovative diagnostics by improving process for determining payment rates for new tests (see H.R. 2085), H2910 [22MY]

——— delay enforcement of two-midnight rule for short inpatient hospital stays until the implementation of a new payment methodology for short inpatient hospital stays (see H.R. 3698), H7687 [11DE]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) and diabetic testing supply mail order program (see H.R. 2375), H3652 [14JN]

——— delay implementation of round 2 of the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Acquisition Program for competitive acquisition areas in Tennessee (see S. 1265), S5499 [27JN]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 408), S1011 [28FE] (see H.R. 928), H815 [28FE]

——— disregard amounts transferred from a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA in computing income for purposes of determining income-related premiums (see H.R. 3078), H5475 [10SE]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see H.R. 3616), H7354 [21NO]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 577), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1180), H1426 (see H.R. 1201), H1427 [14MR]

——— eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through development of a set of treatment performance measures for a quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system (see H.R. 3295), H6643 [16OC]

——— eliminate delay in including oral-only end-stage renal disease-related drugs in the prospective payment system (see H.R. 413), H281 [23JA]

——— eliminate 3-day prior hospitalization requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services in qualified skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 3531), H7251 [19NO]

——— encourage use of dispensing techniques that foster efficiency and reduce wasteful dispensing of outpatient prescription drugs in long-term care facilities (see S. 1493), S6327 [10SE]

——— ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices (see H.R. 3320), H6768 [23OC]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 623), S2026 [20MR] (see H.R. 846), H700 [27FE]

——— ensure eligibility of certain professionals practicing in rural health clinics for electronic health records and quality improvement incentives (see H.R. 986), H1318 [6MR]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 1332), S5800 [18JY] (see H.R. 2504), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 1717), H2298 [24AP]

——— establish a maximum threshold for episode reimbursement to skilled home health agencies (see H.R. 3245), H6289 [4OC]

——— establish a payment option to freely contract, without penalty, for fee-for-service items and services, while allowing beneficiaries to use their benefits (see S. 236), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 1310), H1821 [21MR]

——— establish a program to provide incentive payments to participating beneficiaries who voluntarily establish and maintain better health (see S. 1228), S5264 [26JN] (see H.R. 2524), H4079 [26JN]

——— establish a provider system under which providers of services and suppliers representing a low risk for submitting fraudulent claims are provided certain claim review protections (see H.R. 3168), H5802 [20SE]

——— establish appropriateness requirements for certain advanced diagnostic imaging services (see H.R. 3705), H7687 [11DE]

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2869), H5259 [31JY]

——— establish pilot projects to provide incentives for home health agencies to furnish remote patient monitoring services that reduce expenditures (see S. 596), S1892 [18MR]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see H.R. 3024), H5397 [2AU]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 806), S2960 [24AP] (see H.R. 800), H596 [15FE]

——— exempt certain long-term care hospitals operating in a single-hospital metropolitan statistical area from threshold payment adjustment policy for long-term care hospitals (see H.R. 3365), H6900 [29OC]

——— extend certain ambulance add-on payments (see S. 1405), S6126 [31JY]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 842), S3029 [25AP] (see H.R. 1787), H2391 [26AP]

——— extend the Frontier Extended Stay Clinic demonstration in Alaska (see S. 239), S519 [7FE]

——— extend the hold harmless provision for small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2578), H4173 [28JN]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (see S. 323), S708 [13FE]

——— facilitate transition for individuals enrolled in group health plans and establish an open enrollment period under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 3512), H7152 [15NO]

——— improve access to medication therapy management under part D (see S. 557), S1785 [13MR]

——— improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests (see H.R. 1320), H1821 [21MR]

——— improve Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2753), H4825 [19JY]

——— include information on the coverage of intensive behavioral therapy for obesity in the ‘‘Medicare and You Handbook’’ and coordinate programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1184), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2415), H3758 [18JN]

——— include screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see H.R. 991), H1318 [6MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (see S. 709), S2589 [11AP] (see H.R. 1507), H1956 [11AP]

——— 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. 1484), H1955 [11AP]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 1137), S4212 [11JN] (see H.R. 2500), H4038 [25JN]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 1318), S5799 [18JY] (see H.R. 1761), H2351 [25AP]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (see H.R. 3112), H5588 [17SE]

——— modify hospital requirements to qualify for the rural provider and hospital exception to physician ownership or investment prohibition in order take into account certain hospitals (see H.R. 2027), H2717 [16MY]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see H.R. 3077), H5475 [10SE]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (see S. 914), S3326 [9MY] (see H.R. 232), H84 [14JA]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 1220), S5149 [25JN]

——— preserve access to urban Medicare-dependent hospitals (see H.R. 1390), H1824 [21MR]

——— prevent abusive billing of ancillary services (see H.R. 2914), H5342 [1AU]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H1856 [9AP]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see H.R. 3681), H7607 [9DE]

——— provide additional penalties applicable to psychiatric hospitals and units that fail to comply with certain discharge planning process requirements (see H.R. 3128), H5654 [18SE]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2330), H3355 [12JN]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (see H.R. 2477), H4037 [25JN]

——— provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education and conduct research to improve cancer symptom management (see H.R. 1661), H2164 [19AP]

——— provide coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 3799), H8125 [19DE]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 3334), H6768 [23OC]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 3150), H5766 [19SE]

——— provide coverage of pulmonary self-management education and training services furnished by a qualified respiratory therapist in a physician practice (see H.R. 2619), H4212 [8JY]

——— provide coverage options for beneficiaries under the original fee-for-service program through a Medicare Link program (see H.R. 3567), H7310 [20NO]

——— provide eligible individuals with single chronic diseases access to medication therapy management under the part D prescription drug program (see H.R. 1024), H1327 [7MR]

——— provide entitlement to immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant recipients (see H.R. 1325), H1821 [21MR] (see H.R. 1428), H1856 [9AP]

——— provide flexibility in the counting of hospital beds to determine designation of critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3444), H6954 [30OC]

——— provide for a change in payment for certain hospitals (see H.R. 3613), H7354 [21NO]

——— provide for a prescription drug plan safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances (see H.R. 3392), H6951 [30OC]

——— provide for a primary care graduate medical education pilot project to improve access to the primary care workforce (see H.R. 487), H342 [4FE]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1439), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide for an option for any citizen or permanent resident of the U.S. to buy into Medicare (see H.R. 500), H370 [5FE] (see H.R. 3737), H8108 [12DE]

——— provide for bundled payments for certain episodes of care surrounding a hospitalization (see H.R. 3796), H8125 [19DE]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 948), S3430 [14MY] (see H.R. 942), H949 [4MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3710), H7687 [11DE]

——— provide for demostration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3749), H8108 [12DE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2545), H4142 [27JN]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 183), S400 [30JA]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see H.R. 1821), H2400 [30AP]

——— provide for payment for services of qualified radiologist assistants (see H.R. 1148), H1425 [14MR]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program, establish basic audit standards and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies, and provide recoupment returns (see S. 867), S3091 [6MY]

——— provide for timely access to post-mastectomy items (see H.R. 1902), H2567 [9MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see S. 1064), S3844 [23MY] (see H.R. 794), H596 [15FE]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (see S. 1444), S6207 [1AU]

——— provide payments to Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities for items and services provided to eligible veterans for non-service-connected conditions (see H.R. 2953), H5343 [1AU]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see H.R. 2867), H5173 [30JY] (see H.R. 2969), H5344 [1AU]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 945), S3430 [14MY] (see H.R. 1274), H1630 [19MR]

——— reduce administrative burdens and narrow filing periods for hospitals and providers while ensuring payment accuracy (see H.R. 2329), H3355 [12JN]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 452), S1127 [5MR] (see H.R. 962), H981 [5MR]

——— reduce occurrence of diabetes in beneficiaries by extending coverage for medical nutrition therapy services to beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes (see H.R. 1257), H1630 [19MR]

——— reduce waste, fraud, and abuse by providing for enhanced penalties to combat Medicare and Medicaid fraud, for a Medicare data-mining system, and for a study on applying biometric technology (see H.R. 418), H292 [25JA]

——— 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. 574), H412 [6FE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (see H.R. 2810), H5049 [24JY]

——— repeal certain changes to contracts with Medicare Quality Improvement Organizations (see H.R. 805), H626 [25FE]

——— repeal competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 27), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 367), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 713), H546 [14FE]

——— repeal sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians and improve beneficiary access (see S. 1871), S9052 [19DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 740), S2684 [16AP] (see H.R. 1588), H2066 [16AP]

——— require hospitals to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching (see H.R. 82), H30 [3JA]

——— require sponsors of prescription drug plans to implement procedures to prevent fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2960), H5343 [1AU]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 1102), H1357 [12MR]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see S. 1053), S3843 [23MY] (see H.R. 2302), H3251 [6JN]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see H.R. 1070), H1355 [12MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend certain requirements and penalties that would impede eligible professionals from adopting electronic health records to improve patient care (see H.R. 1331), H1822 [21MR]

——— amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 473), H341 [4FE] (see H.R. 2181), H2954 [23MY]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 1123), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 2305), H3256 [10JN]

——— delay implementation schedule of the reductions of disproportionate share hospital payments (see S. 1555), S6960 [26SE] (see H.R. 1920), H2567 [9MY]

——— ensure that unintentional billing disputes involving health care facilities or professionals are not penalized as fraud (see H.R. 2931), H5342 [1AU]

——— establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback sanctions for certain incentive payments made by hospitals (see H.R. 1487), H1955 [11AP]

——— exclude pathologists from incentive payments and penalties relative to the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 1309), H1821 [21MR]

——— implement a demonstration project to examine costs and benefits of providing payments for health care services provided by purpose-built, continuing care retirement communities to beneficiaries (see H.R. 2376), H3652 [14JN]

——— improve oversight of nursing facilities by preventing inappropriate influence over surveyors (see H.R. 2864), H5173 [30JY]

——— make permanent the exemption of grandfathered long-term care hospitals from Medicare threshold payment percentage adjustment (see H.R. 3668), H7566 [5DE]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (see H.R. 1173), H1426 [14MR]

Members of Congress: prohibit Members who retire before age 62 from receiving a cost-of-living increase prior to reaching retirement age (see H.R. 3787), H8124 [19DE]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (see S. 264), S520 [7FE]

——— increase access to community behavioral health services and improve Medicaid reimbursement for such services (see H.R. 1263), H1630 [19MR]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 222), S6377 [11SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 1562), S7063 [30SE]

——— reauthorize and improve (see S. 1028), S3843 [23MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow an earlier start for State health care coverage innovation waivers (see S. 858), S3091 [6MY] (see H.R. 1841), H2436 [6MY]

——— allow States to opt out of certain provisions (see S. 1711), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 3607), H7354 [21NO]

——— deauthorize appropriations (see H.R. 1005), H1319 [6MR]

——— delay certain amendments to Medicaid (see H.R. 2949), H5343 [1AU]

——— delay implementation (see S. 1490), S6327 [10SE] (see H.R. 2809), H5049 [24JY] (see H.J. Res. 62), H5547 [12SE]

——— delay implementation, repeal exemption for congressional and executive branch employees, and maintain certain coverages (see H.J. Res. 66), H5921 [27SE] (see H.J. Res. 69), H6052 [30SE]

——— delay implementation (H.J. Res. 62), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 54), H5553 [16SE]

——— delay implementation of certain provisions (see H.R. 607), H431 [8FE]

——— prevent implementation and enforcement (see H.R. 2125), H2952 [23MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement (see S. 1292), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2682), H4483 [11JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement under any continuing appropriations legislation (see H. Res. 333), H5399 [2AU]

——— reaffirm (see H.J. Res. 65), H5833 [25SE] (see H.J. Res. 67), H6052 [30SE]

——— repeal (see S. 177), S358 [29JA] (see S. 499), S1269 [7MR] (see S. 1851), S8975 [18DE] (see H.R. 45), H29 (see H.R. 132), H31 [3JA] (see H.R. 779), H595 [15FE] (see H.R. 2300), H3251 [6JN] (see H.R. 2900), H5341 [1AU] (see H.R. 3121), H5654 [18SE] (see H.R. 3165), H5802 [20SE] (see H.R. 3622), H7364 [22NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (see H. Res. 215), H2653 [15MY]

——— repeal portions (see H.R. 37), H28 [3JA]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 351), S773 [14FE] (see S. 1316), S5755 [17JY] (see H.R. 351), H278 [23JA]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (see H.R. 2453), H3988 [20JN]

——— require offset in savings prior to incurring further obligations relative to healthcare.gov (Internet site) (see H.R. 3373), H6901 [29OC]

Privacy: limit the misuse of Social Security numbers and establish criminal penalties for such misuse (see H.R. 2104), H2910 [22MY]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 781), H595 [15FE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (see S. 46), S43 [22JA] (see S. 81), S213 [23JA] (see H.R. 149), H32 [3JA] (see H.R. 247), H85 [14JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see S. 92), S213 [23JA]

——— prioritize obligations on the debt held by the public in the event that the debt ceiling is reached (see H.R. 3296), H6643 [16OC]

Public welfare programs: disapprove rule relative to waivers of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see S.J. Res. 9), S1088 [4MR]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (see H.R. 365), H278 [23JA]

——— modify Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program State maintenance of effort requirement (see H.R. 3151), H5766 [19SE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (see H.R. 890), H814 [28FE]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), consideration (see H. Res. 107), H1355 [12MR]

——— reauthorize and amend the program of block grants to States under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 814), H627 [25FE]

——— require States to deny Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program assistance to parents, caretakers, or legal guardians of children who are not attending enough school (see H.R. 3434), H6953 [30OC]

——— require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see S. 873), S3158 [7MY] (see H.R. 909), H815 [28FE] (see H.R. 1069), H1355 [12MR]

Reform (see H.R. 1374), H1824 [21MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 1585), H2066 [16AP] (see H.R. 2154), H2953 [23MY]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1030), H1327 [7MR]

——— provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 1734), S8186 [19NO]

——— provide higher-quality, lower-cost health care to seniors (see S. 1469), S6208 [1AU]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1517), H1956 [11AP]

Social Security Disability Insurance: provide for a phased-in payment of benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 1311), S5755 [17JY]

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 370), H279 [23JA]

SSA: issue uniform standards for truncation of Social Security numbers and prohibit public display on the Internet of account numbers by State and local governments and private entities (see H.R. 2229), H3014 [3JN]

——— prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (see H.R. 2720), H4723 [18JY]

——— prohibit the publishing of Social Security numbers of deceased individuals in the Death Master File (see H.R. 466), H341 [4FE]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (see H.R. 364), H278 [23JA]

——— authorize extension to Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (see H.R. 91), H30 [3JA]

——— update eligibility (see H.R. 1601), H2123 [17AP]

State Children’s Health Insurance Program: require continuous coverage (see H.R. 172), H51 [4JA]

States: provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 1698), H2297 [24AP]

——— repeal Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program maintenance of effort requirements to provide for more program flexibility for States (see H.R. 1472), H1909 [10AP]

——— replace Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program with a block grant to the States (see H.R. 567), H412 [6FE]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 448), S1126 [5MR] (see H.R. 38), H28 [3JA]

——— extend payroll tax reduction (see H.R. 516), H370 [5FE]

——— provide a payroll tax exemption for hiring long-term unemployed individuals (see H.R. 3752), H8108 [12DE]

——— provide for employment tax treatment of professional service businesses (see H.R. 348), H222 [22JA]

——— regulate payroll tax deposit agents (see S. 900), S3256 [8MY]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (see H.R. 556), H411 [6FE]

——— require student Social Security numbers and employer identification numbers for education tax credits (see H.R. 856), H701 [27FE]

Treaties and agreements: provide for congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements (see S. 767), S2798 [18AP]

Trust funds: ensure that receipts and disbursements are not included in a unified Federal budget and protect solvency by mandating that trust fund monies not be diverted to private accounts (see H.R. 1031), H1327 [7MR]

——— establish a procedure to safeguard (see S. 110), S214 [23JA]

——— establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Funds (see H.R. 1713), H2297 [24AP]

——— protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 3161), H5801 [20SE]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (see H.R. 2826), H5087 [25JY]

——— require drug testing as a condition for application and receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1277), H1717 [20MR]

——— require substance abuse risk assessment and targeted drug testing as a condition for receipt of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 3454), H6997 [12NO]

Women: ensure access to best available overall and reproductive health care and affordable insurance, reduce health disparities, end gender-based violence, and promote economic security (see H. Res. 94), H816 [28FE]

——— ensure access to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities (see S. Res. 60), S944 [27FE]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1548 [15MR]

E-Mails 

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S7849–S7851 [6NO], S7982, S7983 [13NO], S9030 [19DE], H6335 [7OC], H6459 [10OC]

——— Shannon and David McKichan, S9030 [19DE]

Essays

State of the Union: Jeannine Bissonette, S702 [13FE]

Factsheets

Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act: Hirono Amendment on Eliminating Waiting Period for Legal Immigrants To Become Eligible for Certain Federal Aid Programs and Tax Credits, S4452 [13JN]

Letters

Budget deficit: Representative Reed, H7632 [11DE]

Eliminate waiting period for legal immigrants to become eligible for certain Federal aid programs or tax credits: several organizations, S5327 [27JN]

Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Christine Harbin Hanson, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H5365 [2AU]

——— Colin Hanna, Let Freedom Ring (organization), H5364 [2AU]

——— Ken Hoagland, Restore America’s Voice Foundation, H5366 [2AU]

——— Matt Kibbe, FreedomWorks (organization), H5367 [2AU]

——— Sean Ferritor, Seniors Coalition, H5364 [2AU]

——— several organizations, H5370 [2AU]

——— several taxpayer advocate organizations, H5369 [2AU]

Means-tested direct spending and nonmeans-tested direct spending programs: Douglas W. Elmendorf, CBO, H1323 [7MR]

Medicare and Medicaid budget cuts: Alliance for a Just Society, S1017 [28FE]

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act: Max Richtman, National Committee To Preserve Social Security & Medicare, S1018 [28FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation: James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, S6825 [24SE]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Joseph Hansen, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, and D. Taylor, Unite Here International Union, E1088 [18JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H7107 [14NO]

——— Kathleen Stephan, S8018 [14NO]

——— Kim Curtis, E1644 [13NO]

——— Michelle Hatley, S8018 [14NO]

Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act: Representative Camp, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H1374 [13MR]

——— Representative Kline, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H1374 [13MR]

Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act: Adam Pertman and Ruth McCoy, Donaldson Adoption Institute, H6657 [22OC]

——— Dennis Richardson, Hillside Family of Agencies (organization), H6657 [22OC]

——— Gregg Nicklas, Christian Heritage (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Ken Berrick, Seneca Family of Agencies (organization), H6656 [22OC]

——— Kevin A. Campbell, Center for Family Finding and Youth Permanency, H6656 [22OC]

——— Nicole Dobbins, Voice for Adoption (organization), H6657 [22OC]

Protect benefits of disabled veterans by not enacting a chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for benefits: Barry A. Jesinoski, DAV, S2086 [21MR]

——— James E. Koutz, American Legion, S2085 [21MR]

——— several veterans organizations, S2085 [21MR]

Rebuttal to response by Senator Reid relative to speech on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Ed Gillespie, Republican State Leadership Committee, S7412 [11OC]

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act: Henry Claypool, American Association of People With Disabilities, S7930 [7NO]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals, Inc., S7930 [7NO]

——— Peter G. Wacht and Howard S. Krooks, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc., S7930 [7NO]

Lists

Conservatives opposing passing a continuing appropriations resolution unless it contains a provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H6402 [8OC]

Statements on social media, emails and letters supporting provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S6765–S6768, S6829–S6831 [24SE], H6105 [2OC]

Statements on Twitter (Internet site) supporting provision to prohibit funding to implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S6727, S6728, S6744, S6745 [24SE]

Memorandums

Dept. of HHS Authority To Waive State Plan Requirements Relative to Compliance With Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program Work Requirements: Dept. of HHS, S5332 [27JN]

Messages

Social Security Agreement With Switzerland: President Obama, S8561 [9DE]

Social Security Agreement With the Slovak Republic: President Obama, S6515 [17SE], H5572 [17SE]

Motions

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5371 [2AU]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2703 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2703 [16MY]

Public welfare programs: prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1382 [13MR]

Press releases

ATR Supports H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Ryan Ellis, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), H5368 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: provide that the waiting period for disability insurance benefits shall not apply to recovering servicemembers (H.R. 1488), H1932 [11AP]

Benefits: prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits (H. Con. Res. 34), H4841 [22JY]

——— use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, H1939–H1945 [11AP], H1963 [12AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H1415 [14MR], H5376 [2AU]

——— deficit, H2293–H2295 [24AP], H6607 [16OC], H6681, H6683 [23OC]

——— ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to people living below the poverty line, H360 [5FE]

——— ensure any budget resolution does not cut benefits to veterans, the Armed Forces, Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid, H248, H249 [23JA]

——— reform entitlement programs, H152 [15JA], H538 [14FE], H1434, H1542 [15MR], H1818 [21MR], H2449, H2480 [7MY], H2564 [9MY], H5624 [18SE], H6294 [5OC], H6463 [10OC]

——— require the budget to include a means-tested direct spending category and a nonmeans-tested direct spending category, H1323 [7MR]

Children and youth: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (H.R. 2744), H5351 [2AU]

Commission on Americans Living Abroad: establish (H.R. 597), E117 [8FE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR], H1667–H1671 [20MR], E325 [18MR], E348 [21MR]

Congressional Progressive Caucus: budget priorities, H1810, H1814 [21MR]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H1575 [19MR], H1900–H1902 [10AP]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, H7699, H8066, H8083 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: reauthorize and restructure the adoption incentives grant program and extend Family Connection Grant Program (H.R. 3205), H6651–H6659 [22OC], E1571 [24OC]

——— require States to help alien children in the child welfare system apply for all available forms of immigration relief (H.R. 2036), H2666 [16MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform, H5897 [27SE]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), H5183, H5185, H5187 [31JY], H5272, H5274 [1AU], H5362–H5373 [2AU], E1202 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), consideration (H. Res. 322), H5276–H5285 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), motion to recommit, H5371, H5372 [2AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (S. 983), H2850 [22MY]

Economy: avert impact of budget sequestration on economy through bipartisan agreement on taxes and spending, H512 [14FE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H2555 [9MY], H2607 [15MY], H3055 [4JN]

——— impact of immigration reform, H4320 [10JY], H4579–H4585 [17JY], H5186 [31JY]

——— national objectives priority assignments, H1625–H1628 [19MR], H3105 [5JN]

Families and domestic relations: require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents (H.R. 102), E4 [3JA]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce waste and implement cost savings and revenue enhancement (H.R. 1999), H3078, H3079 [4JN], H3109 [5JN], H3531 [13JN], H4937 [23JY]

——— reduce waste and streamline government programs, H5181 [31JY]

Federal aid programs: establish consistent requirements for the electronic content and format of data used in the administration of certain human services programs (H.R. 948), E243 [5MR]

——— prevent concurrent receipt of unemployment benefits and Social Security disability insurance (H.R. 1502), H2034 [16AP], E432 [11AP]

Funding, H5786 [20SE]

Health: expand permissive exclusion from participation in Federal health care programs to individuals and entities affiliated with sanctioned entities (H.R. 2925), E1200 [1AU]

——— health care programs funding, H1670 [20MR]

——— make health care expenses tax deductible, reform health savings accounts, improve Medicare flexibility, reform emergency treatment practices, and allow interstate purchase of insurance, H2675 [16MY]

——— 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. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H3999 [25JN], H4074–H4076 [26JN], H5332, H5333 [1AU], H5941 [28SE], H7670–H7673 [11DE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), E1478 [10OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, H6162 [2OC]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services and prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (H.R. 940), H955 [5MR], H1435 [15MR], H3106 [5JN], H3347–H3354 [12JN], E1727 [21NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU], H7082 [14NO], H7437 [3DE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2554, H2555 [9MY], H2590–H2600 [14MY], H2607, H2610, H2622, H2624, H2625, H2639–H2646 [15MY], H2662, H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669, H2670, H2682–H2706, H2707 [16MY], H2722, H2752 [17MY], H3006 [3JN], E689 [17MY], E709 [21MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670–H2681 [16MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), motion to recommit, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

Heritage Foundation: release of ‘‘Fiscal Cost of Unlawful Immigrants and Amnesty to the U.S. Taxpayer’’ report, H2430 [6MY], H2447 [7MY], H2948–H2951 [23MY], H3246 [6JN], H4209 [8JY]

IRS: prohibit implementation or enforcement of health care reform until certifications are made that there is not discriminatory misconduct against taxpayers by IRS officers and employees (H.R. 2022), H3102 [5JN], H3262 [11JN]

Medicaid: anniversary, H5100 [30JY], H5184, H5187 [31JY], E1165 [30JY]

——— expand, H5914 [27SE], E1689 [18NO]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (H.R. 2123), H5077 [25JY]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (H.R. 1790), E574 [26AP]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1264), E330 [19MR]

——— redistribute Federal funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not provide for Medicaid expansion to States electing to provide those benefits (H.R. 467), H349 [5FE]

——— reform, H1347, H1348 [12MR], H1615 [19MR], H1706 [20MR], H5099 [30JY]

Medicare: allow individuals to opt out of certain benefits and allow such individuals to be eligible for health savings accounts (H.R. 3498), H7404 [3DE]

——— anniversary, H5096, H5099, H5100 [30JY], H5184, H5187 [31JY], H5352 [2AU], E1164, E1165 [30JY], E1198 [1AU]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico under part B (H.R. 670), H461 [13FE]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (H.R. 3144), E1349 [19SE]

——— delay implementation of competitive acquisition program for durable medical equipment and prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS), H3022 [4JN], H3103 [5JN], H3693 [18JN]

——— ensure transparency in competitive bidding program for durable equipment, H1534 [15MR]

——— establish a market pricing program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (H.R. 1717), H2378 [26AP], H5439 [10SE]

——— funding, H5776 [20SE]

——— improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests (H.R. 1320), E352 [21MR]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H5624 [18SE], H7008 [13NO]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H970, H974 [5MR]

——— modify designation of accreditation organizations for orthotics and prosthetics, apply accreditation and licensure requirements, and modify payment methodology for such devices (H.R. 3112), H5575 [17SE]

——— prevent budget sequestration from impacting payment for physician-administered drugs (H.R. 1416), H1867 [10AP]

——— provide for demostration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 3749), E1862 [12DE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 2545), E992 [28JN]

——— reform, H437 [12FE], H535, H536, H537 [14FE], H974 [5MR], H1348, H1349 [12MR], H1415 [14MR], H1585, H1609, H1611, H1615, H1617, H1621, H1622 [19MR], H1635, H1637, H1667, H1670, H1692, H1706–H1708, H1711–H1716 [20MR], H1902 [10AP], H1922 [11AP], H2812 [21MY], H5096, H5099 [30JY], E510 [23AP]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H535 [14FE], H969–H975 [5MR], H4830 [22JY], H7145 [15NO], H7706–H7708, H8075, H8081, H8082 [12DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 2810), H7557 [5DE]

——— tribute to part D prescription drug benefit program, H3369 [13JN]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish an exception from the physician self-referral prohibition and a safe harbor from Federal antikickback sanctions for certain incentive payments made by hospitals (H.R. 1487), E429 [11AP]

——— impact of increased funding obligations on the economy, H513 [14FE]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H2070 [17AP], H4218 [9JY], H4829 [22JY], H6833 [29OC], E300 [14MR]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration, H976–H978 [5MR]

——— evaluation of budget proposal, H1945, H1947 [11AP]

——— inaugural address, H202–H206 [22JA]

——— State of the Union Message, H537–H539 [14FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: affordability and accessibility of health insurance and health care in New York relative to implementation, H4607 [18JY]

——— delay implementation, H5931, H5934, H5975–H5983, H5990–H6002, H6004, H6005 [28SE], H6014, H6015, H6016 [30SE]

——— delay implementation (H.R. 2809), H5899–H5909 [27SE]

——— impact, H1349 [12MR], H1641 [20MR], H2168 [23AP], H2492 [8MY], H2610 [15MY], H2666 [16MY], H2809 [21MY], H2906–H2909 [22MY], H3028 [4JN], H4021–H4024 [25JN], H4477 [11JY], H4505 [16JY], H4535, H4539 [17JY], H5033–H5039 [24JY], H5275, H5334–H5336 [1AU], H5368, H5387 [2AU], H5516 [12SE], H5659, H5660 [19SE], H5930, H5933 [28SE], H6664 [22OC], H6689 [23OC], H6893 [29OC], H6914 [30OC], H7147, H7148 [15NO], H7238–H7241 [19NO], E1208 [2AU]

——— impact of decisions of Independent Payment Advisory Board on Medicare reimbursement to doctors and hospitals, H973 [5MR]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H531–H537 [14FE], H664 [27FE], H1579 [19MR], H1805–H1810 [21MR], H2013–H2017 [15AP], H2424 [6MY], H2463–H2470, H2475 [7MY], H3298 [12JN], H5809 [25SE], H5839 [26SE], H5914–H5917 [27SE], H6015, H6022, H6034–H6040 [30SE], H6061 [1OC], H6114, H6115, H6159–H6162 [2OC], H6182, H6183, H6186, H6187, H6210, H6212, H6218–H6222 [3OC], H6240, H6272, H6275, H6276, H6278, H6286–H6288 [4OC], H6312–H6321 [5OC], H6335 [7OC], H6391, H6392 [8OC], H6423, H6424 [9OC], H6459 [10OC], H6532 [11OC], H6560 [12OC], H6613 [16OC], H6670 [22OC], H6683, H6690, H6691, H6693, H6695, H6763 [23OC], H6777, H6778 [28OC], H6836, H6837, H6838, H6839, H6840 [29OC], H6980, H6983–H6990 [12NO], H7006, H7008 [13NO], H7055, H7058, H7061, H7062, H7064, H7065, H7081, H7082, H7083, H7084, H7085, H7086, H7087, H7088, H7089, H7090, H7091, H7092, H7093, H7094, H7095, H7107 [14NO], H7114, H7115, H7149 [15NO], H7169, H7170 [18NO], H7191, H7198, H7199, H7200, H7247–H7250 [19NO], H7257, H7258, H7259, H7262, H7264, H7265, H7266, H7298 [20NO], H7314, H7339–H7341 [21NO], H7367, H7368 [2DE], H7403, H7404, H7405, H7406, H7407, H7429 [3DE], H7454, H7457, H7459, H7460, H7461, H7491 [4DE], H7510, H7558, H7559, H7560 [5DE], H7630, H7635, H7638, H7670–H7673 [11DE], H8097 [12DE], E1612 [30OC], E1644 [13NO], E1721 [20NO], E1799 [5DE]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, H5034, H5035, H5037 [24JY], H5187 [31JY], H5276 [1AU], H6808 [28OC]

——— impact of implementation on Texas, H5913 [27SE]

——— impact of implementation on the Virgin Islands, H6183 [3OC]

——— impact of new medical coding system, H1864 [10AP]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H1804, H1805, H1809 [21MR], H2015 [15AP], H2272 [24AP], H6186 [3OC], H6235 [4OC], H6455 [10OC], H6987, H6988 [12NO]

——— impact on tax burden, H64 [14JA], H822 [4MR], H1336 [12MR], H6532 [11OC]

——— impact on the public debt, H6422 [9OC], H6476 [10OC], H6496 [11OC], H6559 [12OC], H6681 [23OC]

——— implementation, H2272 [24AP], H2448 [7MY], H4021 [25JN], H4094 [27JN], H4319, H4320 [10JY], H4990 [24JY], H5809 [25SE], H5842, H5880 [26SE], H5898, H5909–H5914 [27SE], H6055, H6056, H6057, H6058, H6060, H6065, H6066, H6067, H6068, H6069, H6070, H6074, H6076, H6091–H6101 [1OC], H6105, H6106, H6107, H6109, H6110, H6111, H6113, H6119, H6120, H6121, H6127, H6129, H6130, H6156–H6162, H6166, H6169–H6172 [2OC], H6178, H6179, H6180, H6181, H6182, H6189, H6190, H6192, H6193, H6217–H6222 [3OC], H6232, H6233, H6234, H6240, H6241, H6243, H6245, H6248, H6267, H6273, H6274, H6275, H6285 [4OC], H6312–H6321 [5OC], H6324, H6326, H6330, H6336–H6338, H6340–H6343 [7OC], H6345, H6355, H6358, H6359, H6360, H6390, H6401, H6402, H6404, H6407–H6410 [8OC], H6415, H6416, H6418, H6423, H6424, H6426, H6427, H6443, H6445, H6447, H6452 [9OC], H6455, H6460, H6461, H6463, H6464, H6465, H6491 [10OC], H6532–H6537, H6541 [11OC], H6562 [12OC], H6571, H6580–H6589, H6591, H6593 [14OC], H6596, H6598, H6599 [15OC], H6609, H6612 [16OC], H6645, H6670–H6672 [22OC], H6680, H6688, H6691, H6692, H6695, H6762–H6766 [23OC], H6833, H6835, H6838, H6839, H6840 [29OC], H6909, H6911, H6912, H6913, H6914, H6915, H6930, H6941–H6943 [30OC], H6984 [12NO], H7007, H7009 [13NO], H7113 [15NO], H7155, H7156, H7157, H7173 [18NO], H7266 [20NO], H7433–H7439 [3DE], H7464 [4DE], H7612 [10DE], E1464 [9OC]

——— preserve certain provisions relative to women, children, and pre-existing conditions, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

——— prohibit funding to implement, H5074 [25JY], H5375 [2AU], H5650–H5652 [18SE], H5665, H5667, H5668, H5684–H5692 [19SE], H5772, H5773, H5775–H5784, H5793, H5795–H5797 [20SE], H5809, H5825, H5827 [25SE], H5836, H5837, H5839, H5842, H5843, H5844, H5845, H5846, H5863, H5864, H5865 [26SE], H5895, H5896, H5898, H5899, H5912–H5914, H5919 [27SE], H5925, H5926, H5927, H5928, H5929, H5931, H5932, H5935, H5936, H5937, H5938, H5939–H5945 [28SE], H6013, H6014, H6015, H6042–H6048, H6049, H6050 [30SE], H6062 [1OC], E1361, E1362 [23SE]

——— protect tax credits for middle class and small businesses, H5371, H5372 [2AU]

——— reform, H6842 [29OC]

——— release of Dept. of HHS report on the impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H5810 [25SE]

——— repeal, H969 [5MR], H1386–H1390 [13MR], H1532, H1533 [15MR], H1562 [18MR], H1798, H1804–H1810, H1818 [21MR], H2314 [25AP], H2578, H2588 [14MY], H3108 [5JN], H3639, H3646 [14JN], H4190 [8JY], H4219, H4221, H4222, H4223 [9JY], H4318 [10JY], H4375 [11JY], H4529 [17JY], H4604, H4608 [18JY], H4817 [19JY], H4848 [22JY], H5186 [31JY], H5332, H5333 [1AU], H5410 [9SE], H5442 [10SE], H6059 [1OC], H6113 [2OC], H6362 [8OC], H6609 [16OC], H7064, H7088, H7089, H7095 [14NO], H7150 [15NO], H7191 [19NO], H7460 [4DE], H7699 [12DE], E1664 [14NO]

——— repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), H2554, H2555 [9MY], H2590–H2600 [14MY], H2607, H2610, H2622, H2624, H2625, H2639–H2646 [15MY], H2662, H2665, H2666, H2667, H2668, H2669, H2670, H2682–H2706, H2707 [16MY], H2722, H2752 [17MY], H3006 [3JN], E689 [17MY], E709 [21MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), consideration (H. Res. 215), H2670–H2681 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), motion to recommit, H2703, H2704 [16MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H5371 [2AU], H7082 [14NO], H7437 [3DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2900), H5269 [1AU], H6986 [12NO], H7198 [19NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H5901, H5904 [27SE], H5931 [28SE], H6581, H6586 [14OC], H6986, H6990 [12NO], H7004 [13NO], H7082 [14NO], H7155 [18NO], H7239–H7241 [19NO], H7262 [20NO], H7436–H7439 [3DE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, H536 [14FE], H5036 [24JY], H5371 [2AU]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 351), H2465 [7MY]

——— repeal provisions relative to annual period for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage plans to elect to receive original Medicare fee-for-service benefits (H.R. 2453), H7491 [4DE]

——— usage of certain legislative tactics to ensure passage, H5918 [27SE]

Public debt: economic impact of default, H6592 [14OC], H6597 [15OC], H6613 [16OC]

——— prohibit payment of debt held by certain foreign countries instead of protecting U.S. senior citizens, veterans, and those harmed by natural disasters in the event that the debt ceiling is reached, H2551, H2552 [9MY]

Public welfare programs: allow waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements for certain individuals, H1382, H1383 [13MR], E330 [19MR]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, H1369 [13MR]

——— eliminate cap on certain payments under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa (H.R. 365), H183 [22JA]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, H2430 [6MY]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), H1365, H1373–H1384 [13MR], E297 [14MR], E321 [18MR]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), consideration (H. Res. 107), H1365–H1372 [13MR]

——— prohibit waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements (H.R. 890), motion to recommit, H1382, H1383 [13MR], E330 [19MR]

——— require States to implement drug testing program for applicants and recipients of assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 909), E221 [28FE]

——— restore the Emergency Contingency Fund for State Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs, H1377 [13MR]

Reform, H2715 [16MY]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, H6059 [1OC]

Securing America’s Future Economy (SAFE) Commission: establish, H1796 [21MR]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits, H1948 [11AP]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (H.R. 1030), H1996 [15AP]

SSA: prevent identity theft associated with publication of the Death Master File (H.R. 2720), H4607 [18JY], E1090 [18JY]

SSI: authorize extension to American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands (H.R. 364), H183 [22JA]

States: address needs of children who have aged out of foster care programs, H5419 [9SE]

Supreme Court: decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, H5918 [27SE], H6671 [22OC]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (H.R. 38), H2075 [17AP]

——— eliminate wage cap on payroll tax, H5773 [20SE]

——— provide a payroll tax exemption for hiring long-term unemployed individuals (H.R. 3752), E1870 [12DE]

——— require individuals to include their Social Security numbers on the income tax return as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit (H.R. 556), H1364 [13MR]

Texas: impact of decision not to expand Medicaid coverage of uninsured citizens, H1559 [18MR], H2420 [6MY], E1661 [14NO]

Trust funds: budget treatment, H1915 [11AP], H2057 [16AP]

——— establish a procedure to safeguard, H360, H361 [5FE], H1873 [10AP]

Unemployment: prevent payment of benefits to incarcerated individuals (H.R. 2826), E1141 [25JY]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 1229), H6936 [30OC]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: restore full working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment by requiring inclusion of Social Security numbers as a condition of claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit, S9036 [19DE]

Benefits: save and strengthen, S8085 [18NO]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (S. 567), S7865 [6NO]

——— use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits, S2954 [24AP], S8085 [18NO]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S26 [22JA], S191–S195 [23JA], S238–S240, S243 [24JA], S302, S304–S307 [28JA], S396 [30JA], S577 [11FE], S725–S727 [14FE], S800 [25FE], S1838 [14MR], S1929 [19MR], S2011 [20MR], S2077 [21MR], S2488 [9AP], S2921 [24AP], S3922 [4JN], S5958–S5960 [25JY], S6618 [19SE], S7141 [2OC], S7345, S7347–S7350 [9OC], S7367, S7370, S7374, S7379 [10OC], S7415, S7416 [11OC], S7587 [29OC]

CBO: release of ‘‘Updated Budget Projections—Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023’’ report, S3496, S3499 [15MY], S3643 [21MY]

——— use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate the cost-of-living adjustments in benefits for Social Security, disabilities, and veterans, S2241, S2286, S2287 [22MR], S7415 [11OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: increase ability to safeguard nonpublic information that can impact financial markets, S2441 [8AP]

Children and youth: better enable State child welfare agencies to prevent sex trafficking of children and serve the needs of children who are victims of sex trafficking (S. 1118), S4022 [7JN]

——— expand and improve the provision and insurance coverage of pediatric dental services to medically underserved populations, S1247–S1249 [7MR], S2291 [22MR]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (House): authorize release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (S. Res. 315), S8605 [10DE]

Congress: goals of the 113th Congress, S25–S27 [22JA]

Dept. of Commerce: restrict access to personal information of deceased individuals in the SSA Death Master File, S8890, S8891 [17DE], S8945–S8947 [18DE]

Dept. of HHS: issue regulations to make available a searchable Medicare claims and payment database (S. 1180), S4589 [18JN]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards, S3939 [4JN]

——— remove Social Security account numbers from Medicare identification cards and communications provided to beneficiaries (S. 612), S1954 [19MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S6172 [1AU], S6544 [17SE], S6547 [18SE]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), unanimous-consent request, S6170 [1AU]

——— prohibit from enforcing health care reform (S. 1315), S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY], S6039 [30JY]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (S. 608), S1953 [19MR]

Domestic policy: ensure solvency of Medicare and Social Security, S2293 [22MR]

Economy: address retirement savings crisis, S8084–S8086 [18NO]

——— analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic conditions, S6626 [19SE], S7000–S7002 [27SE]

——— historical significance of the American dream and analysis of issues that undermine its survival, S6800–S6807 [24SE]

——— impact of budget sequestration, S3500 [15MY], S3826–S3829 [23MY], S6631 [19SE]

——— national objectives priority assignments, S897, S898 [27FE], S7712–S7714 [31OC], S7814 [5NO]

——— prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden (S. Con. Res. 15), S2967–S2970 [24AP]

——— provide a comprehensive deficit reduction plan through dollar for dollar debt ceiling increase and entitlement program reform (S. 11), S8892 [17DE]

Federal agencies and departments: curb waste, fraud, and abuse, S7303 [8OC], S7350 [9OC], S7381 [10OC], S7410 [11OC]

Funding, S8626 [11DE]

Government: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally, S418–S420, S427 [31JA]

Health: improve healthcare-related tax-preferred savings accounts, create a framework for portable health coverage, and reauthorize the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (H.R. 2688), S5851 [24JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S5769, S5772 [18JY], S6172, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S7904 [7NO], S8588 [10DE], S8940–S8943 [18DE]

——— protect rights of conscience relative to requirements for coverage of specific items and services, S2268 [22MR], S6926 [26SE], S6980 [27SE]

——— Republican proposals for a national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S7825 [5NO]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (S. 1851), S8978 [18DE]

——— repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA], S369 [30JA]

History, S6489 [17SE]

——— assessment, S7024 [30SE]

——— context of Republican Congressional opposition to instituting Social Security and Medicare relative to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation, S6875 [24SE]

Immigration: eliminate waiting period for legal immigrants to become eligible for certain Federal aid programs or tax credits, S4451 [13JN], S4500, S4501 [17JN], S5327 [27JN]

——— prohibit unauthorized employment from being counted as a period of time used to determine Social Security eligibility, S4389 [12JN]

Medicaid: encourage adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology by safety net providers and clinics (S. 1286), S5671 [11JY]

——— extend rules regarding supplemental needs trusts for beneficiaries to trusts established by such beneficiaries (S. 1672), S7929 [7NO]

——— funding relative to individuals with neurological or cognitive impediment, S1681 [12MR]

——— reform, S5769 [18JY], S6056 [30JY]

Medicare: adjust wage index determination for certain hospitals, S2268, S2269 [22MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (S. 562), S1855 [14MR]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 408), S1015 [28FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 1332), S5803 [18JY]

——— expansion of Part D, S6875, S6876 [24SE]

——— extended coverage of immunosuppressive drugs for kidney transplant patients and other renal dialysis provisions (S. 323), S714 [13FE]

——— historical assessment, S7025 [30SE], S7067 [1OC]

——— impact of public debt ceiling default, S7487 [15OC]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, S6146 [1AU]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (S. 1137), S4215 [11JN]

——— permit direct payment to pharmacies for certain compounded drugs for a specific beneficiary for use through an implanted infusion pump (S. 914), S3330 [9MY]

——— provide payment for anesthesia services by anesthesiologists in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as for services by anesthesiologist assistants and certified registered nurse anesthetists (S. 1444), S6221 [1AU]

——— reform, S1697–S1699 [12MR], S2113, S2128, S2133 [21MR], S6056–S6060 [30JY], S7526 [16OC]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S8882 [17DE], S8923 [18DE]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians (H.R. 2810), S8608 [11DE]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (S. 740), S2687 [16AP]

——— solvency, S4542 [18JN], S8627 [11DE]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (S. 1053), S3852 [23MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: reform, S2582 [11AP]

Mental health: expand access to community mental health centers and improve the quality of mental health care (S. 264), S7710–S7712 [31OC]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 222), S6395 [11SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power, S8703 [12DE]

——— evaluation of budget proposal, S2582 [11AP]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 1562), S7815 [5NO]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow States to opt out of certain provisions, S7991 [13NO]

——— delay implementation, S6489 [17SE], S7012–S7014, S7017 [30SE]

——— delay implementation (S. 1490), S6407 [12SE], S6856, S6860 [24SE]

——— impact, S2023 [20MR], S2053, S2055, S2078 [21MR], S2320 [22MR], S3100–S3102 [7MY], S3308–S3310 [9MY], S3922 [4JN], S5639 [11JY], S6042–S6049, S6056–S6060 [30JY], S6144, S6168, S6177–S6179 [1AU], S6581, S6582, S6587 [18SE], S6930 [26SE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S304–S307 [28JA], S432 [31JA], S1076 [4MR], S1922 [19MR], S1971 [20MR], S2485–S2487 [9AP], S2864 [23AP], S2983 [25AP], S3232 [8MY], S3286 [9MY], S3917, S3942 [4JN], S5237 [26JN], S5535, S5550, S5553–S5555 [9JY], S5604–S5607 [10JY], S5726 [17JY], S5761, S5766, S5768–S5773 [18JY], S5821, S5824 [23JY], S5853–S5855 [24JY], S5926, S5930 [25JY], S6405, S6425–S6427 [12SE], S6766, S6854 [24SE], S6974, S6976 [27SE], S7018–S7023, S7026 [30SE], S7066–S7076, S7079–S7081, S7094 [1OC], S7141 [2OC], S7161 [3OC], S7176, S7187 [4OC], S7504 [16OC], S7585, S7589, S7605–S7608 [29OC], S7638, S7660 [30OC], S7716 [31OC], S7782, S7785–S7787 [4NO], S7803, S7804, S7806–S7808, S7811–S7813, S7822–S7824 [5NO], S7837–S7839, S7842, S7849–S7852, S7860 [6NO], S7892, S7903 [7NO], S7938 [12NO], S7966, S7969–S7971, S7973–S7977, S7982, S7986, S7991 [13NO], S8014–S8024, S8030–S8033 [14NO], S8086, S8087 [18NO], S8144 [19NO], S8293, S8297–S8299 [20NO], S8415, S8444 [21NO], S8587–S8593 [10DE], S8610–S8612, S8615, S8627, S8643–S8648, S8653–S8656, S8660, S8666 [11DE], S8679–S8686, S8692–S8709, S8718–S8722, S8725–S8733, S8736, S8739, S8746–S8749, S8753, S8754, S8759–S8763, S8769 [12DE], S8779–S8783, S8788–S8791, S8796, S8800 [13DE], S8817 [15DE], S8830, S8833 [16DE], S8880–S8882 [17DE], S8939–S8943, S8965–S8968 [18DE], S9017, S9029–S9032 [19DE], S9084–S9086 [20DE]

——— impact of implementation on premiums, S6042–S6044 [30JY], S6138 [31JY]

——— impact on education system, S8942 [18DE]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S3287 [9MY], S4436 [13JN], S5713–S5715 [16JY], S7974 [13NO]

——— impact on tax burden, S8659 [11DE]

——— impact on the public debt, S7043, S7044 [30SE], S7193, S7194 [4OC], S7322 [9OC], S7384 [10OC], S7415 [11OC], S7440 [13OC]

——— implementation, S4626 [19JN], S6478 [17SE], S6551, S6571 [18SE], S7024, S7029, S7031, S7034, S7044, S7052, S7055 [30SE], S7082–S7084, S7086, S7089, S7099 [1OC], S7105–S7109, S7111, S7114, S7129, S7131, S7135, S7136, S7141 [2OC], S7144, S7145, S7149, S7155, S7159–S7162 [3OC], S7172, S7198, S7201, S7207 [4OC], S7217, S7220, S7222, S7223, S7235, S7242 [5OC], S7246, S7248, S7251, S7267–S7270 [7OC], S7275–S7277, S7295, S7297, S7298 [8OC], S7313, S7316, S7323, S7324, S7326, S7350 [9OC], S7366, S7376 [10OC], S7397–S7399, S7405–S7409 [11OC], S7423 [12OC], S7442 [13OC], S7456, S7458 [14OC], S7487, S7492, S7497 [15OC], S7520, S7522, S7527, S7529 [16OC], S7584–S7590, S7605–S7608 [29OC], S7645, S7657 [30OC], S7694 [31OC], S7782, S7785–S7787 [4NO], S7815, S7824 [5NO], S8540 [9DE], S8582 [10DE], S8639 [11DE], S8678, S8686 [12DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee, S2259 [22MR]

——— prohibit funding to implement, S5772 [18JY], S5825 [23JY], S5949 [25JY], S6045–S6049 [30JY], S6146 [1AU], S6571, S6572, S6577 [18SE], S6612, S6614–S6616, S6629, S6636 [19SE], S6673–S6680 [23SE], S6689–S6752, S6763–S6881 [24SE], S6907–S6919, S6921, S6923–S6931, S6933–S6941, S6947–S6956 [26SE], S6971–S6992, S6998–S7000 [27SE], S7035–S7039 [30SE]

——— prohibit funding to implement (S. 1292), S5673 [11JY], S5691 [16JY]

——— prohibit implementation funding, S1724–S1741 [13MR], S2240, S2243, S2244, S2263, S2264 [22MR]

——— repeal, S1278 [11MR], S2253 [22MR], S3100–S3102 [7MY], S3437 [15MY], S4630 [19JN], S4729 [20JN], S6037–S6039 [30JY], S6138 [31JY], S6173–S6175 [1AU], S6405 [12SE], S7287 [8OC], S8014–S8020 [14NO]

——— repeal and replace, S6425–S6427 [12SE]

——— repeal (H.R. 45), S3698 [21MY], S3701 [22MY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board, S5607 [10JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S. 1316), S5758 [17JY], S5759 [18JY]

——— repeal (S. 177), S368 [29JA], S369 [30JA]

——— repeal (S. 1851), S8978 [18DE]

——— repeal tax increases, S2254 [22MR]

Public debt: economic impact of default, S7429 [12OC], S7468 [14OC]

——— prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 81), S226 [23JA], S299 [28JA]

Public welfare programs: allow States waivers relative to compliance with Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program work requirements, S5330–S5332 [27JN]

Reid, Senator: characterization of remarks relative to speech by Republican State Leadership Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S7411 [11OC]

Republican Party: impact of Tea Party minority on party majority, S7098 [1OC]

——— national agenda, S6630 [19SE], S6696 [24SE]

Senate: legislative priorities, S8540 [9DE]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security, S2955 [24AP]

SSA: impact of Government shutdown, S7122 [2OC], S7162 [3OC]

States: preserve rights to extend Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage to legal immigrant children and pregnant women, S5333–S5335 [27JN], S6186 [1AU]

Supreme Court: decision on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act constitutionality, S6770, S6782–S6786 [24SE], S8687–S8692 [12DE]

——— decision on States’ right to opt-out of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion requirements, S6771 [24SE]

Trust funds: budget treatment, S2513–S2516 [10AP], S8906 [17DE]

War: recognize impact of financial costs on U.S. economy and refocus efforts on addressing domestic priorities, S7713 [31OC]

Women: budget priorities relative to impact on women, children, and families, S2080–S2082 [21MR]

Reports

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Arkansas’ 2d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4551 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Florida’s 12th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4553 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Georgia’s 11th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4569 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Indiana’s 9th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Michigan’s 10th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4567 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Minnesota’s 3d Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4559 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4554 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce•20(House) Democratic Staff, H4552 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4560 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4570 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4556 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 8th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Texas’ 26th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4542 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4562 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4565 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Washington’s 5th Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4566 [17JY]

Benefits of the Health Care Reform Law in Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District: Committees on Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce (House) Democratic Staff, H4548 [17JY]

Protecting Our Nation From Bad Federal Budget Choices: Coalition on Human Needs, E194 [26FE]

Smart, Affordable and Fair—Why Texas Should Extend Medicaid Coverage to Low-Income Adults: Billy Hamilton Consulting (company) (excerpt), H2420–H2422 [6MY]

Reports filed

Billions of Federal Tax Dollars Misspent on New York’s Medicaid Program: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H. Rept. 113–11), H980 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 215) (H. Rept. 113–59), H2653 [15MY]

Consideration of H.R. 890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 113–15), H1355 [12MR]

Consideration of H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 113–187), H5259 [31JY]

Court-Appointed Guardian Accountability and Senior Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 975), S9051 [19DE]

Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2810) (H. Rept. 113–247), H6996 [12NO]

Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate Payment System for Physicians Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1871), S9051 [19DE]

Preserving Work Requirements for Welfare Programs Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 890) (H. Rept. 113–13), H1330 [11MR]

Supporting At-Risk Children Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1870), S9051 [19DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 45), H2670 [16MY]

Statements

No Empirical Basis for Reducing the Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment: several economists and social insurance experts, S2969 [24AP]

Prohibit Funding To Implement Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Several Think Tank Leaders (excerpts), S6778 [24SE]

Summaries

Affordable Care Act Is Providing Stability and Security for Middle-Class Pennsylvanians, S6581 [18SE]

Surveys

Americans Agree That Discussions About Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care Treatment Options Should Be Fully Covered: Regence Foundation and National Journal, H4219 [9JY]

Tables

Mandatory outlays in CBO’s baseline (2013–2023), H1324, H1325 [7MR]

Mandatory outlays since 2003, H1325, H1326 [7MR]

Testimonies

Oklahomans Are Hit Hard by ObamaCare, S8746 [12DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 107, consideration of H.R. 890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act, H1365 [13MR]

H. Res. 215, consideration of H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H2670 [16MY]

H. Res. 322, consideration of H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, and H.R. 2879, Stop Government Abuse Act, H5276 [1AU]

H.R. 45, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H2682 [16MY]

H.R. 890, Preserving the Welfare Work Requirement and TANF Extension Act, H1373 [13MR]

H.R. 2009, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, H5362 [2AU]

H.R. 3205, Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act, H6651 [22OC]

S. 323, Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act, S715 [13FE]

S. 408, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S1016 [28FE]

S. 562, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act, S1855 [14MR]

S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act, S1954 [19MR]

S. 983, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S3580 [16MY]

S. 1053, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, S3852 [23MY]

S. 1137, Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act, S4215 [11JN]

S. 1228, Medicare Better Health Rewards Program Act, S5266–S5268 [26JN]

S. 1315, Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, S5756 [17JY]

S. 1316, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, S5756 [17JY]

S. 1444, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act, S6222 [1AU]

S. Con. Res. 15, prevent use of chained consumer price index (CPI) to calculate cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security or veteran benefits or to increase low- and middle-class tax burden, S2967 [24AP]

S. Res. 60, ensure access by women to contraception, preventive services, accurate health care information, cancer screenings, and affordable insurance for pregnancy-related needs and reduce health disparities, S947 [27FE]

S. Res. 222, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S6380 [11SE]

S. Res. 315, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) release of records on review of disability claims adjudications made in the SSA Huntington, WV, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, S8604 [10DE]