SENIOR CITIZENS

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S521–S526 [28JA], H1473–H1478 [28JA]

Articles and editorials

Medicare Finances Improve Partly Due to ACA, Hospital Expenses, Trustee Report Says—Outlook for Social Security, However, Remains the Same, H7060 [30JY]

Bills and resolutions

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 2501), S3863 [19JN] (see H.R. 4188), H2300 [11MR]

——— apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (see H.R. 4543), H3407 [1MY]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 4786), H5063 [30MY]

Death and dying: improve end-of-life care (see S. 3009), S6788 [12DE]

Dept. of HHS: define care coordination under the Older Americans Act, include care coordination as a fully restorative service, and detail such departmental functions (see H.R. 5200), H6814 [24JY]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 4683), H4684 [20MY]

Dept. of Justice: establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing senior citizens (see H.R. 5361), H7183 [31JY]

——— provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see S. 2821), S5628 [16SE]

Dept. of Labor: establish a pilot program to provide older individuals with training in computer literacy, advanced computer operations, and resume writing (see H.R. 3955), H1480 [28JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices (see S. 1993), S763 [4FE] (see H.R. 5046), H6034 [9JY] (see H.R. 5708), H7995 [14NO]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 3828), H134 [9JA]

Diseases: develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (see H. Res. 489), H1937 [25FE]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 5515), H7674 [17SE]

Employment: eliminate the payroll tax on individuals who have attained retirement age and repeal limits on outside income earned while receiving Social Security benefits (see S. 2336), S3029 [14MY] (see H.R. 5243), H7039 [29JY]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (see H.R. 3999), H1658 [5FE]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 5152), H6398 [17JY]

Federal aid programs: provide for cost-of-living increases for certain Federal benefits programs based on increases in the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 4202), H2301 [11MR]

GAO: conduct studies on enrollment by racial and ethnic minorities and by low-income seniors in Medicare Advantage program (see H.R. 4211), H2360 [12MR]

Health: authorize grants for the support of caregivers (see S. 2866), S5782 [18SE]

——— develop and test expanded and advanced role for direct care workers who provide long-term services and supports to older individuals to coordinate care and improve efficiency (see S. 2251), S2379 [10AP] (see H.R. 4445), H3195 [10AP]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see S. 2662), S4903 [24JY]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 5523), H7675 [17SE]

Health care professionals: recognize caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers (see S. Con. Res. 42), S5218 [31JY]

——— recognize caregiving as a profession and the need for increased educational opportunities for both paid and family caregivers (see H. Con. Res. 97), H3196 [10AP]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute (see H. Res. 526), H2744 [27MR]

Medicaid: provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 5353), H7183 [31JY]

——— provide reimbursement to individuals and entities that provide voluntary non-emergency medical transportation to beneficiaries for expenses related to no-load travel (see S. 1940), S439 [16JA] (see H.R. 3912), H1241 [16JA]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 2818), S5628 [16SE]

——— add sleep apnea screening to the initial preventive physical examination (see H.R. 4695), H4783 [21MY]

——— allow individuals to elect to receive the Medicare Summary Notice electronically (see H.R. 4853), H5362 [12JN]

——— apply competitive bidding to vacuum erection systems and require Dept. of HHS to establish national mail order program for such devices (see S. 2144), S1652 [13MR]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4762), H5022 [29MY]

——— crack down on fraud to protect seniors and people with disabilities (see S. 2361), S3184 [20MY] (see H.R. 5732), H8071 [18NO]

——— create a Medicare Advantage Improvement Fund (see H.R. 4196), H2301 [11MR]

——— create incentives for healthcare providers to promote quality healthcare outcomes (see H.R. 5823), H8931 [9DE]

——— develop criteria for medically necessary short inpatient hospital stays (see S. 2082), S1315 [5MR]

——— distribute additional information to beneficiaries to prevent health care fraud (see S. 1944), S439 [16JA]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 2240), S2378 [10AP]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2552), S4153 [26JN] (see H.R. 4998), H5817 [26JN]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see H.R. 4577), H3446 [6MY]

——— establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (see S. 1932), S372 [15JA] (see H.R. 3890), H472 [15JA]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see S. 2586), S4404 [10JY]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program to show that reduced copayments or coinsurance can increase utilization, improve clinical outcomes, and lower health care expenditures (see S. 2783), S5507 [10SE] (see H.R. 5183), H6745 [23JY]

——— expand coverage to eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 5853), H9302 [11DE]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 2187), S1870 [31MR] (see H.R. 4780), H5063 [30MY]

——— improve accountable care organization program (see H.R. 5558), H7883 [18SE]

——— improve audit effectiveness and efficiency in paying for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) (see H.R. 5083), H6135 [11JY]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 5780), H8272 [2DE]

——— improve Medicare Advantage special needs plans (see H.R. 4484), H3196 [10AP]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 4755), H5022 [29MY]

——— increase access to ambulance services (see H.R. 5460), H7454 [11SE]

——— limit charges for contract health services provided to Indians by Medicare providers of services and suppliers (see H.R. 4843), H5318 [11JN]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (see H.R. 3833), H134 [9JA]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 2980), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 4857), H5363 [12JN]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (see H.R. 3832), H134 [9JA]

——— permit certain nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives to provide certain certifications relative to inpatient hospital services (see H.R. 4663), H4434 [15MY]

——— permit the phase-in for changes in hospital wage index classification from rural to urban without requiring waiver of a wage index increase (see H.R. 5531), H7882 [18SE]

——— prohibit further action on the proposed rule on changes to prescription drug benefit programs (see H.R. 4160), H2255 [6MR]

——— protect and preserve access of beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers (see S. 2359), S3184 [20MY]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (see S. 2087), S1365 [6MR] (see S. 2491), S3811 [18JN]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (see S. 2046), S1174 [26FE] (see H.R. 4035), H1769 [11FE]

——— provide coverage for low vision devices (see H.R. 3975), H1511 [29JA]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see H.R. 3877), H472 [15JA]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 4190), H2300 [11MR]

——— provide for a minimum payment rate for primary care services furnished by primary care physicians (see S. 2186), S1870 [31MR]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 5380), H7184 [31JY]

——— provide for bundled payments for post-acute care services (see H.R. 4673), H4475 [19MY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 2689), S5134 [30JY] (see H.R. 5644), H7886 [18SE]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see H.R. 5435), H7433 [10SE]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 2353), S3074 [15MY]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 4437), H3143 [9AP] (see H.R. 5815), H8931 [9DE]

——— provide for required hospice program surveys (see H.R. 5393), H7240 [1AU]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (see S. 2553), S4154 [26JN] (see H.R. 4994), H5817 [26JN]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 2037), S1001 [24FE] (see H.R. 3991), H1592 [4FE]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (see H.R. 5110), H6296 [15JY]

——— repeal requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are beneficiaries (see H.R. 5102), H6215 [14JY]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (see H.R. 5232), H7039 [29JY]

——— require Medicare Advantage organizations to disclose changes made to plans required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (see H.R. 4201), H2301 [11MR]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see S. 2975), S6350 [4DE] (see H.R. 5809), H8868 [8DE]

——— require State licensure and performance guarantees for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (see H.R. 4920), H5557 [19JN]

——— restore access to diabetic testing supplies for beneficiaries (see S. 1935), S439 [16JA]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 5808), H8868 [8DE]

——— treat audiologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing services, improve access to audiology services available for coverage, and enable beneficiaries to have their choice of audiologists (see H.R. 5304), H7181 [31JY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 2348), S3074 [15MY]

Medicare/Medicaid: end increased Federal funding for Medicaid expansion for inmates’ hospital care and apply savings to Medicare Advantage stabilization program to help protect seniors’ choices (see H.R. 5113), H6296 [15JY]

——— establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 5373), H7184 [31JY]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (see H.R. 4302), H2694 [26MR]

——— provide for equitable treatment of residents of territories relative to low-income subsidies under the Medicare prescription drug benefit program (see H.R. 3966), H1510 [29JA]

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (see H.R. 5288), H7126 [30JY]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 569), S5784 [18SE]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 542), S5564 [11SE]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (see S. 2192), S1923 [1AP] (see H.R. 4351), H2801 [1AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see S. 2430), S3424 [4JN] (see H.R. 4158), H2255 [6MR]

Older Americans Act: authorize appropriations (see H.R. 3850), H162 [10JA]

——— reauthorize (see H.R. 4122), H2097 [28FE]

Older Americans Month: designate (see S. Res. 455), S3294 [22MY] (see H. Res. 594), H4829 [22MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal if it is determined that the Act has resulted in more uninsured individuals than at the time of enactment (see H.R. 3849), H162 [10JA]

Pensions: establish a special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (see H.R. 5792), H8668 [4DE]

Safety: provide access to health and financial support services (see S. 2763), S5217 [31JY]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (see H.R. 5274), H7125 [30JY]

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 5024), H5876 [8JY]

——— enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2455), S3544 [10JN]

——— establish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers to determine cost-of-living increases (see S. 2382), S3293 [22MY]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Government-issued identification cards issued in connection with benefits under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4840), H5318 [11JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits (see H.R. 5306), H7181 [31JY]

——— provide for immediate designation of substitute representative payees relative to Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits (see H.R. 4401), H2961 [4AP]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 5697), H7978 [13NO]

SSA: continue to make Social Security number printouts and benefit verification letters available at field offices (see H.R. 4964), H5767 [25JN]

——— provide public notice and input prior to closure, consolidation, or public access limitation of field or hearing offices (see S. 2742), S5217 [31JY]

SSI: modify certain requirements for countable resources and income (see H.R. 4583), H3446 [6MY]

——— update eligibility (see S. 2089), S1365 [6MR]

Taxation: allow increased contributions to health savings accounts and allow Medicare and VA health care participants to contribute to health savings accounts (see H.R. 3871), H223 [14JA]

——— amend nondiscrimination provisions of Internal Revenue Code to protect older, longer service participants in qualified retirement plans (see S. 2855), S5782 [18SE] (see H.R. 5381), H7184 [31JY]

——— encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 5875), H9303 [11DE]

——— exclude Social Security benefits from taxable income (see H.R. 5850), H9302 [11DE]

——— make permanent the threshold for medical expense deduction for people 65 or older (see H.R. 4104), H2064 [27FE]

——— modify dependent care credit to take into account expenses for care of parents and grandparents who do not live with the taxpayer (see H.R. 4145), H2147 [4MR]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 5287), H7126 [30JY]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 3894), H1240 [16JA]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see S. 2004), S821 [6FE]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (see S. 2659), S4903 [24JY] (see S. 2671), S4997 [28JY] (see H.R. 4812), H5185 [9JN]

Veterans: provide for outreach and coordination of services (see S. 1986), S702 [3FE]

Biographies

Burmah, Norman and Norma: Louisiana Family Forum (organization), E193 [11FE]

Declarations

John Marshall Law School and Roosevelt University draft model international convention ‘‘Chicago Declaration on the Rights of Older Persons’’ (excerpt), E1235 [25JY]

Letters

Protecting Access to Medicare Act: several physician organizations, H2717 [27MR]

Motions

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1855 [31MR]

Remarks in House

Annandale, VA: anniversary of Shepherd’s Center of Annandale-Springfield, E880 [30MY]

Batesville, MS: tribute to Dignity & Mercy Adult Daycare Services, LLC, E1517 [12NO]

Broward County, FL: tribute to Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County Dr. Nan S. Hutchison Broward Senior Hall of Fame inductees, E630 [30AP]

Budget: allocation of funds, H2810, H2811 [2AP], H6756 [24JY]

——— prohibit cuts in budget baseline for education, health, and safety protections, H3020 [8AP]

——— reform entitlement programs, H5762–H5764 [25JN], H6339–H6341 [16JY]

——— setting forth the Federal budget for 2015–2024 (H. Con. Res. 96), H3184 [10AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: apply Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation waiver authority to Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in order to foster innovation (H.R. 4543), H4682 [20MY], H5873 [8JY]

Chester County, PA: anniversary of Adult Care of Chester County, E1431 [17SE]

Chicago, IL: John Marshall Law School and Roosevelt University drafting of model international convention ‘‘Chicago Declaration on the Rights of Older Persons’’, E1234 [25JY]

Connecticut: implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2811 [2AP]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of senior companion program, E651 [1MY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5452 [18JN]

Dept. of Justice: reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (H.R. 2976), H4682 [20MY], H5871–H5873 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

Dept. of Labor: tribute to Senior Community Service Employment Program, H3454 [7MY]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration training and technical assistance to make public transit more accessible for people with disabilities and senior citizens funding, H5097 [9JN]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H5870–H5873 [8JY], H7999 [17NO], H8074 [19NO], H8228, H8267–H8272 [2DE], H8288 [3DE], E1587 [14NO], E1698 [2DE], E1734 [4DE], E1814 [12DE]

——— develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, H2893 [3AP], H9278 [11DE], E126 [28JA]

——— develop international plans of action to address Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (H. Res. 489), H4682 [20MY], H5873 [8JY]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H4680–H4682 [20MY], H5869–H5873 [8JY], H8267–H8272 [2DE]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (H.R. 1508), H5871 [8JY], E791 [20MY]

East Moline, IL: tribute to Hope Creek Care Center staff, E475 [1AP]

EPA: exempt certain rules that protect children and seniors from cancer-causing pollution or cause small business job loss from certain air quality standards, H8144 [20NO]

Executive Office of the President: establish the Office of the National Alzheimer’s Project, E1734 [4DE]

Family and Medical Leave Act: allow employees to take parental involvement leave for educational and extracurricular activities, and clarify leave may be used for medical needs or to assist elderly relatives (H.R. 3999), E174 [5FE]

Farrell, Edna: Alabama Nursing Home Association Ms. Alabama Nursing Home award recipient, E1355 [8SE]

First Shiloh Housing Corp.: tribute, H6313 [16JY], E1135 [10JY]

Government regulations: exempt regulatory actions affecting veterans, seniors, consumers, and communities affected by natural disasters from certain regulations under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, H2083, H2084 [28FE]

Health: improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (H.R. 3120), H2004 [27FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H7442 [11SE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 676), H7093, H7108 [30JY]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 3121), H189 [14JA], H2173 [5MR], H2826, H2843 [2AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H1585 [4FE], H2011, H2013 [27FE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2900), H138 [10JA], H2006, H2007 [27FE], H3384 [1MY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 3121), H189 [14JA], H2173 [5MR], H2826, H2843 [2AP]

Insight Memory Care Center (organization): anniversary, E1437 [17SE]

IRS: Tax Counseling for the Elderly program funding, H6187 [14JY]

Magner, Sue: AARP Director’s Award for Distinguished Service recipient, E704 [7MY]

Meals on Wheels Association of America: tribute, H6039 [10JY]

Medicare: anniversary, H7043, H7108 [30JY], E1271 [30JY]

——— cover transitional care services to improve the quality and cost effectiveness of care for beneficiaries (H.R. 4762), E871 [29MY]

——— 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 (H.R. 3168), H27 [8JA]

——— establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (H.R. 3890), H1229 [16JA]

——— funding, H3032 [8AP], H3078 [9AP]

——— impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation on solvency, E1302 [1AU]

——— importance of Part D generic drug pricing, H3138–H3141 [9AP]

——— improve Medicare Advantage special needs plans (H.R. 4484), E571 [10AP]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (H.R. 4755), H5401 [18JN]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (H.R. 1507), H4681 [20MY], H5649 [24JN], H5872, H5873 [8JY]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, H2102 [4MR], H2310 [12MR], H2700 [27MR], H2787 [1AP], H2900–H2903 [3AP]

——— modify durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement (H.R. 3833), E37 [9JA]

——— modify the surety bond requirement applicable to home health agencies as a condition of participation (H.R. 3832), E37 [9JA]

——— protect guaranteed benefits and prohibit replacing such benefits with a voucher program, H2468–H2470 [14MR]

——— provide beneficiaries greater choice with regard to accessing hearing health services and benefits (H.R. 4035), E213 [14FE]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (H.R. 5435), E1378 [10SE]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (H.R. 4437), H3138–H3141 [9AP]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (H.R. 4994), H7605–H7612 [16SE]

——— reform, H2794 [1AP], H2900–H2903 [3AP], H3000, H3033 [8AP], H3065, H3077, H3085, H3126, H3134 [9AP]

——— repeal rebasing of payments for home health services and replace such rebasing with a home health value-based purchasing program (H.R. 5110), H6355 [17JY]

——— require Medicare Advantage organizations to disclose changes made to plans required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (H.R. 4201), H2472 [14MR]

Medicare Rights Center: anniversary, E1468 [19SE]

Medicare/Medicaid: anniversary, H7058 [30JY], E1281 [30JY]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (H.R. 2305), H7391 [10SE]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), H2700–H2718, H2730, H2733 [27MR], H2865, H2866 [3AP]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation (H.R. 1173), H2171, H2172 [5MR], H2307 [12MR], H2648 [26MR], H7621 [17SE]

Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc.: tribute to Foster Grandparents Program, E857 [29MY]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, E1656 [20NO]

National Care Corps: establish to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (H.R. 5288), H8000 [17NO]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives (H.R. 4351), H4681, H4682 [20MY], H5872, H5873 [8JY], H8270 [2DE], E1720 [3DE], E1734 [4DE]

Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency: anniversary, E1193 [17JY]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (H.R. 4122), H3454 [7MY]

Older Americans Month: observance, H3454 [7MY], E657 [1MY]

Our Daily Bread, Inc.: anniversary, E881 [30MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on Medicare payments to critical access hospitals, H2287 [11MR]

——— implementation, H30 [8JA], H1731 [11FE], H2007 [27FE], H2953 [4AP], H3263 [29AP], H7059–H7062, H7095, H7097 [30JY], H8136 [20NO], E626 [29AP]

——— open enrollment season, E1602 [17NO]

——— repeal, H2657, H2658 [26MR], H2794 [1AP], H2847 [2AP], H4486 [20MY], H8021, H8025–H8027 [17NO]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H1585 [4FE], H2011, H2013 [27FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2900), H138 [10JA], H2006, H2007 [27FE], H3384 [1MY]

——— repeal (H.R. 3121), H189 [14JA], H2173 [5MR], H2826, H2843 [2AP]

Perkasie, PA: anniversary of Pennridge Community Center, E1395 [11SE]

Pontiac, MI: anniversary of Golden Opportunity Club, E1712 [3DE]

Port St. Lucie, FL: inclusion in Forbes (publication) Best Places to Retire list, E224 [21FE]

Social Security: allow voluntary agreements for Federal old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits and Medicare coverage of employees of Guam and American Samoa (H.R. 5274), E1272 [30JY]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (H.R. 781), H31 [8JA]

Southwestern Illinois College: tribute to Programs and Services for Older Persons, E596 [28AP]

SSA: require adequate notice and justification for closing of field offices, H1553 [4FE]

St. James, MO: Golden LivingCenter recipient of American Health Care Association Gold-Excellence in Quality national Quality Award, E1696 [2DE]

St. Paul, MN: anniversary of Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington County, E855 [28MY]

Thousand Oaks, CA: tribute to World War II veterans of Belmont Village Senior Living, E808 [21MY]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (H.R. 4812), H6609–H6612 [22JY], E1117 [8JY]

Warminster, PA: tribute to Ann’s Choice senior living community Knit Wits club for knitting stockings for military veterans recuperating at Walter Reed Medical Center, E607 [28AP]

West, TX: tribute to Retired Senior Volunteer Program, E485 [1AP]

World Alzheimer’s Day: observance, E1479 [19SE]

Remarks in Senate

Anchorage, AK: anniversary of Cook Inlet Housing Authority, S1311 [5MR]

Association of Jewish Aging Services: tribute to conference in Jacksonville, FL, S1868 [31MR]

Committee on Aging (Senate, Select): hearing on investment scams involving precious metals, S2632 [5MY]

CPSC: introduction of Senior Safety Initiative, S3537 [10JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow agreements with private investors for energy and water efficiency improvements to project-based rental assistance and housing for the elderly and disabled, S2947 [13MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: prohibit from enforcing health care reform (H.R. 2009), S351 [15JA]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S6508–S6510 [10DE]

Fiol, Raymonde: Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, S3180 [20MY]

Golden Living (company): anniversary, S3180 [20MY]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S471 [27JA], S508 [28JA], S630 [30JA]

Medicare: anniversary, S5079, S5093 [30JY]

——— crack down on fraud to protect seniors and people with disabilities (S. 2361), S3190 [20MY]

——— establish Medicare Better Care Program to provide integrated care for beneficiaries with chronic conditions (S. 1932), S373 [15JA], S1847 [31MR]

——— impact of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation on solvency, S5093 [30JY]

——— improve payments under the clinical laboratory fee schedule, S2860 [8MY]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes (S. 709), S518 [28JA]

——— Medicare Advantage program funding, S1012–S1016, S1023, S1033 [25FE], S1135–S1142, S1160 [26FE], S1192, S1216 [27FE]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (S. 2087), S1504 [11MR]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system (S. 2491), S3824 [18JN], S3884 [19JN], S5040 [29JY], S5079 [30JY]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (S. 2689), S5137 [30JY]

——— provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning (H.R. 4994), S5862 [18SE]

——— release of Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) report, ‘‘Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit—Increasing Use and Access of Affordable Prescription Drugs’’, S6864 [15DE]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services, S1843 [31MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (S. 2037), S1007 [24FE]

Medicare/Medicaid: extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), S1793 [27MR], S1839, S1843–S1849, S1851–S1857, S1859, S1862–S1866 [31MR], S2860 [8MY]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), unanimous-consent agreement, S1809 [27MR]

——— extend certain payments, programs, and services (H.R. 4302), unanimous-consent request, S1855 [31MR]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 569), S5798 [18SE], S6356 [4DE]

National Healthcare Decisions Day: observance, S2375 [10AP]

National Save for Retirement Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 542), S5571 [11SE]

Obama, President: evaluation of administration relative to alleged abuse of power in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3171–S3174 [20MY]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (S. 2430), S3426–S3428 [4JN]

Older Americans Month: designate (S. Res. 455), S3308, S3309 [22MY]

Older Women’s League: tribute to Mother’s Day campaign addressing accessibility of long-term care, S2791 [7MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: anniversary, S1711 [25MR]

——— impact of regulations on rural health care, S6663–S6665 [11DE]

——— implementation, S726 [4FE], S1744 [26MR], S1796 [27MR], S3169 [20MY], S3450 [5JN], S4725–S4727 [23JY]

——— prohibit funding to implement and apply savings to restoring working-age military retiree cost-of-living adjustment, S423 [16JA]

——— prohibit funding to implement as long as implementation has negative impact on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S423 [16JA]

——— repeal, S471 [27JA], S562–S564 [29JA], S920 [12FE], S5603 [16SE], S5980 [13NO]

Ratcliffe, David: Senior Connections (organization) Community Connections Award recipient, S1917 [1AP]

Scripps Research Institute: symposium on theraputic approaches for extending healthspan, S2644 [5MY]

Social Security: enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (S. 2455), S3546–S3548 [10JN]

——— protect system and improve benefits, S6834 [15DE]

——— solvency, S6834 [15DE]

——— 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), S1043 [25FE]

Transportation: ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (S. 2004), S1475 [10MR]

Transportation Security Administration: provide expedited and dignified passenger screening services for veterans traveling to visit war memorials built to honor their service (H.R. 4812), S6354 [4DE]

University of Florida: tribute to College of Public Health and Health Professions Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly (ACTIVE) study, S518 [28JA]

——— tribute to Institute on Aging diabetes study, S4453 [14JY]

Women: tribute to congressional accomplishments and agenda relative to women, S4896 [24JY]

Reports filed

Fighting Fraud—Lessons Learned From the Senate Aging Committee’s Consumer Hotline: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 113–305), S6626 [11DE]

Honor Flight Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 4812) (H. Rept. 113–516), H5826 [3JY]

Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit—Increasing Use and Access of Affordable Prescription Drugs: Committee on Aging (Senate, Special) (S. Rept. 113–306), S6626 [11DE]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1562), S27 [6JA]

Texts of

H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act, H2700–H2712 [27MR]

H.R. 4812, Honor Flight Act, H6610 [22JY]

H.R. 4994, Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act, H7605–H7610 [16SE]

S. 1932, Better Care, Lower Cost Act, S374–S379 [15JA]

S. Con. Res. 42, recognize caregiving as a profession and the extraordinary contributions of paid and family caregivers, S5235 [31JY]

S. Res. 542, support goals and ideals of National Save for Retirement Week, S5565 [11SE]

S. Res. 569, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S5798 [18SE]

S. Res, 455, Older Americans Month, S3299 [22MY]