INSURANCE see also Health

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S277–S281 [20JA], H419–H424 [20JA]

White House Health Care Summit: Senator Alexander, S8215 [1DE]

Amendments

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H492 [22JA]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), S6425 [5AU]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S110 [8JA], S216 [13JA]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2683 [30AP]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H721 [3FE]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S6979 [28SE]

Medicare: increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), S2319, S2358 [22AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2156, S2158, S2159, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2180 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6441, S6442, S6469 [8SE], S6609 [10SE], S6643, S6644, S6658, S6659 [15SE], S6868, S6869, S6901, S6904 [22SE], S6917, S6942, S6943, S6945, S6946 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5174 [16JY], S5215, S5216, S5217, S5322 [21JY], S5468, S5469, S5470, S5471, S5472, S5473 [22JY], S5538, S5539, S5540, S5541, S5542, S5544, S5545, S5546, S5548, S5549, S5550, S5552, S5553, S5554, S5555, S5556 [23JY], S5566, S5671, S5683, S5686, S5687, S5688, S5689, S5690, S5691, S5692, S5693, S5694, S5696, S5699 [24JY], S5715, S5716, S5717, S5718, S5719, S5720, S5721, S5722, S5723, S5724, S5725, S5726, S5727, S5728, S5734, S5735, S5736, S5738, S5739, S5740, S5741, S5742, S5845, S5847, S5848, S5849, S5850, S5851, S5852, S5857, S5858, S5860, S5861, S5869, S5870, S5871, S5872, S5873, S5874, S5875, S5876, S5877, S5878, S5880, S5885, S5886, S5887, S5891, S5892 [26JY], S5922, S5933, S5934, S6039, S6042 [27JY], S6079 [28JY], S6194, S6205 [30JY], H7418, H7517, H7579, H7580, H7581, H7582, H7583, H7584, H7585, H7586, H7587, H7590, H7592, H7593, H7594, H7595, H7597, H7598, H7599, H7600, H7601, H7602, H7603, H7604, H7605, H7606, H7607, H7608, H7614, H7615, H7616, H7617, H7618, H7619, H7620 [3NO], H7654, H7655, H7656, H7657, H7658, H7659, H7661, H7663, H7664, H7666, H7668, H7670, H7671, H7672, H7673, H7674, H7675, H7677, H7678, H7680, H7681, H7682, H7684, H7685, H7692, H7694, H7695, H7697, H7699, H7701, H7703, H7705, H7707, H7708, H7710, H7719, H7721, H7722, H7723, H7725, H7726, H7728, H7730, H7732, H7737 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8981 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7410 [3NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7649 [4NO]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2358 [22AP], S2407, S2408, S2409, S2412, S2413, S2414 [23AP], S2434, S2435, S2436, S2437, S2438, S2439 [27AP], S2444, S2456, S2482, S2485, S2486 [28AP], S2505, S2511, S2540 [29AP], S2549, S2583, S2584, S2587 [30AP], S2694, S2695 [6MY], S2725, S2726, S2733 [7MY], H2972 [14MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), S1205, S1206 [27FE], H1495 [27FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H119 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H721 [3FE]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4455 [17JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8233, S8245 [1DE], S8254, S8308, S8309, S8310, S8311, S8313, S8318 [2DE], S8343, S8344, S8348, S8350, S8351, S8352, S8353, S8354, S8383, S8385, S8387, S8389, S8390, S8392, S8393, S8394, S8395, S8400, S8402, S8403, S8405, S8415, S8420, S8422, S8424 [3DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 483), H7107 [22OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (H. Res. 526), H8257 [17NO]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2156, S2158, S2159, S2176, S2178, S2179, S2180 [14AP]

Articles and editorials

Affordable Care Act Adds 16.4 Million to Health Insurance Rolls, S1560 [17MR]

Disagreement Is Not Discrimination, H2737 [30AP]

86 Percent of Health Law Enrollees Receive Subsidies, White House Says (excerpt), S1398 [11MR]

Even Insured Consumers Get Hit With Unexpectedly Large Medical Bills, S1683 [23MR]

Faces of Health Care—Joanne W., H7163 [23OC]

Fewer Patients Have Been Dying From Hospital Errors Since Obamacare Started, S8248 [2DE]

Health Care Law Paperwork Costs Small Businesses Thousands, S1682 [23MR]

Health Connector Officials Spent $170G on Perks, S1682 [23MR]

Health Spending Rises Only Modestly, E30 [8JA]

Health-Care Law Will Cost Taxpayers Less Than Expected, CBO Says (excerpt), S1344 [10MR]

John Boehner’s Last Deal Leaves Congress Better Off, H7269 [28OC]

Nobody Said That, S2419 [27AP]

Stories Behind the Legislation—Woman—Obama’s Health Coverage Saved Me, H120 [8JA]

Why Washington State’s Health Reform Faltered After Loss of Mandates, H7149 [23OC]

Bills and resolutions

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (see H.R. 2972), H4954 [8JY]

——— prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities (see S. 50), S57 [7JA]

——— prohibit discrimination and retaliation against individuals and health care entities that refuse to recommend, refer for, cover, pay for, provide, perform, assist, or participate in abortions (see S. 220), S347 [21JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (see S. 219), S347 [21JA] (see S. 582), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 7), H477 [21JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 42), H477 [21JA]

Antitrust policy: prohibit anti-competitive activities and provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to U.S. antitrust laws (see H.R. 99), H39 [6JA]

——— restore application of Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers (see H.R. 494), H531 [22JA] (see H.R. 2462), H3505 [20MY]

Armed Forces: ensure ability of covered beneficiaries under the TRICARE program to access care under a health plan under such program in each TRICARE program region (see S. 1290), S2794 [12MY]

——— ensure certain TRICARE beneficiaries may enroll in TRICARE Prime regardless of location of their residence (see H.R. 1500), H1802 [19MR]

——— ensure women members and their families have access to contraception and family planning (see S. 358), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 742), H812 [4FE]

——— expand use of telehealth under TRICARE program for active servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans (see H.R. 2725), H4136 [10JN]

Bankruptcy: improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies (see S. 1156), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 97), H39 [6JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure inclusion of black lung disease benefits in replacement language for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H. Res. 167), H1900 [24MR]

Budget: alleviate effects of sequestration by restoring certain cuts, providing offsets, enacting a Chained Consumer Price Index for Social Security and means testing for Medicare, and providing for tax reform (see H. Con. Res. 71), H5782 [31JY]

Business and industry: expand types of commercial insurance authorized for risk retention groups serving nonprofit organizations and educational institutions (see H.R. 3794), H7089 [21OC]

CBO: modernize scoring of preventive health legislation to assess long-term health savings (see H.R. 3660), H6787 [1OC]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (see S. 1362), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 3243), H5588 [28JY]

——— test effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models (see S. 2343), S8306 [2DE] (see H.R. 4155), H8970 [2DE]

Children and youth: clarify treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (see H.R. 3463), H5865 [9SE]

——— increase maximum age for children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA programs (see S. 170), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 218, 220), H155 [8JA]

Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (see H.R. 2998), H5029 [9JY]

Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate): ease burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses (see S. Res. 252), S6651 [15SE]

Contraceptives: ensure employers cannot prohibit access, call for an FDA study on whether prescriptions are necessary for contraceptives, and allow use of certain health accounts to purchase over-the-counter drugs (see S. 1438), S3238 [21MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: disclose crop insurance premium subsidies made on behalf of Members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries and expenses covered and underwriting gains earned by private insurance providers (see H.R. 1322), H1613 [4MR]

——— extend final planting date for grain sorghum, corn, and cotton under Federal crop insurance polices due to extreme weather conditions that have adversely affected field conditions for planting (see H.R. 1580), H1899 [24MR]

——— limit crop insurance premium subsidies based on adjusted gross income of the producer (see S. 345), S736 [3FE]

——— permit renegotiation of the Standard Reinsurance Agreement with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see S. 1442), S3238 [21MY]

——— prohibit paying of premium subsidies on crop insurance policies based on actual market price of agricultural commodity at time of harvest (see S. 463), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 892), H981 [11FE]

——— reform crop insurance program (see S. 2244), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 3973), H8151 [5NO]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance (see H.R. 3845), H7331 [28OC]

Dept. of Defense: develop and implement a plan to provide chiropractic health care services and benefits as part of the TRICARE program (see H.R. 802), H855 [5FE]

Dept. of HHS: authorize additional funding for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund (see S. 221), S347 [21JA]

——— clarify circumstances under which health care providers and covered entities may disclose protected health information of patients with mental illness (see H.R. 2690), H4001 [9JN]

——— consider, within the annual rulemaking processes, the effect of regulatory changes to certain Medicare payment systems on provider consolidation (see H.R. 1373), H1661 [16MR]

——— develop and disseminate clinical practice guidelines and create a safe harbor for defendants in medical malpractice actions who demonstrate adherence to such guidelines (see S. 1475), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2603), H3756 [2JN]

——— ensure access to screening mammography (see S. 1926), S6296 [4AU]

——— establish the Transition to Independence Medicaid Buy-In Option demonstration program (see S. 1604), S4297 [18JN]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see H.R. 836), H916 [10FE]

——— improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (see H.R. 539), H638 [27JA]

——— increase access to Medicare data (see S. 679), S1336 [9MR] (see H.R. 804), H855 [5FE]

——— limit copayment, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing requirements applicable to prescription drugs in a specialty drug tier to the amount applicable to drugs in a non-preferred brand drug tier (see H.R. 1600), H2031 [25MR]

——— prevent limiting access to excepted benefits (see H.R. 4299), H10710 [18DE]

——— prohibit applicants from enrolling in a health plan on an exchange, in Medicaid, or in a child health plan if their self-attested personal information is inconsistent with Federal data sources (see S. 42), S57 (see S. 118), S59 [7JA]

——— prohibit entering into a contract with, awarding any assistance to, or making available technology that is used as part of the Federal health insurance exchange to a State (see H.R. 2707), H4001 [9JN]

——— prohibit replacement of existing coding system for disease and diagnosis classifications in implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act standards (see H.R. 2126), H2767 [30AP]

——— prohibit sharing of personally identifiable information obtained through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace for marketing (see H.R. 633), H667 [30JA]

——— provide for a national public outreach and education campaign to raise public awareness of women’s preventive health (see H.R. 2355), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide liability protections for volunteer practitioners at health centers (see S. 2151), S7219 [7OC]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (see S. 2172), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3727), H6936 [8OC]

——— require certain health insurance premium increase information be disclosed to Congress (see H.R. 2696), H4001 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 26), H36 [6JA]

Dept. of Transportation: prohibit increasing minimum levels of financial responsibility requirements established for motor carriers for the transportation of passengers or property (see H.R. 2077), H2497 [28AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment and prevent insurance companies from limiting reimbursements based on the VA not being an in-network provider (see S. 1452), S3238 [21MY]

——— increase priority for enrollment of medal of honor recipients in the departmental health care system (see H.R. 272), H223 [12JA]

——— limit designation of certain employees as beneficiaries under Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (see H.R. 1357), H1635 [13MR]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (see S. 160), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 373), H405 [14JA]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (see S. 1079), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2035), H2474 [27AP]

——— improve understanding of, and promote access to treatment for, chronic kidney disease (see H.R. 1130), H1369 [26FE]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (see S. 1566), S4103 [11JN] (see H.R. 2739), H4241 [11JN]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (see S.J. Res. 10), S1629 [18MR] (see H.J. Res. 43), H2153 [13AP]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (see H. Res. 231), H2652 [29AP]

Economy: increase competitiveness of American manufacturing by reducing regulatory and other burdens, encouraging greater innovation and investment, and developing a stronger workforce (see H.R. 3682), H6792 [2OC]

ERISA: ensure health care coverage value and transparency for dental benefits under group health plans (see H.R. 1677), H2108 [26MR]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (see H. Res. 506), H7346 [29OC]

FDA: facilitate dissemination of health care economic information (see H.R. 2452), H3388 [19MY]

FDIC: ensure that reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker (see H.R. 4116), H8411 [19NO]

Federal agencies and departments: include language in certain health-care-related educational and advertising materials indicating such materials are produced and disseminated at taxpayer expense (see H.R. 537), H582 [26JA]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

Federal Agency Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 183), H103 [7JA]

Federal employees: ensure Federal Employees Health Benefit Program integrity, transparency, and cost savings in the pricing and contracting of prescription drug benefits (see H.R. 2175), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (see H.R. 2741), H4242 [11JN]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (see S. 487), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 947), H1034 [12FE]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and residences under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 2918), H4770 [25JN]

——— ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage for business properties and second homes under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 141), H40 [6JA]

——— improve the process for claims for losses under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3456), H5865 [9SE]

——— provide for transparency, accountability, and reform of the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 2324), S8160 [19NO] (see H.R. 4107), H8411 [19NO]

——— reform the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3297), H5763 [29JY]

——— require periodic GAO reviews of the flood insurance rates and flood insurance rate maps under the National Flood Insurance Program (see H.R. 3317), H5764 [29JY]

FHA: ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims (see H.R. 982), H1068 [13FE]

Financial institutions: allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (see H.R. 299), H357 [13JA]

——— establish the prudential regulator of community and independent depository institutions as the conduit and arbiter of all Federal financial oversight, examination, and reporting (see S. 726), S1494 [12MR]

——— improve accountability and transparency in the financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, and provide sensible relief to financial institutions (see S. 1484), S3456 [2JN]

——— include credit unions as community financial institutions under the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (see H.R. 2473), H3505 [20MY]

Firearms: prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (see H.R. 2546), H3560 [21MY]

Floods: clarify that any private flood insurance policy accepted by a State shall satisfy the mandatory purchase requirement (see S. 1679), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2901), H4769 [25JN]

Fraternal organizations: recognize benefits provided by tax-exempt fraternal benefit societies to their members and communities (see H. Con. Res. 19), H1370 [26FE]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (see H.R. 90), H39 [6JA]

Government regulations: clarify definition of nonadmitted insurer (see S. 1561), S4103 [11JN]

——— require consultation with Congress, insurers, and consumers relative to domestic and international insurance standards, regulations, or frameworks (see H.R. 2141), H2767 [30AP]

Health: allow individuals to opt out of minimum required health benefits by permitting insurance issuers to offer qualified health plans that offer alternative benefits to the benefits otherwise required (see H.R. 1348), H1626 [10MR]

——— clarify application of antitrust laws to negotiations between groups of health care professionals and health plans and health care insurance issuers (see H.R. 105), H39 [6JA]

——— clarify rules on nondiscriminatory employer wellness programs as they relate to premium discounts, rebates, or modifications to otherwise applicable cost sharing under group health plans (see S. 620), S1217 [2MR] (see H.R. 1189), H1524 [2MR]

——— ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (see H.R. 3849), H7331 [28OC]

——— establish tax credits and improve the health insurance market to expand access if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see H.R. 2650), H3913 [4JN]

——— exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans (see S. 775), S1628 [18MR] (see H.R. 1423), H1767 [18MR]

——— improve access to emergency medical services (see S. 884), S2041 [26MR]

——— improve access to oral health care for vulnerable populations (see S. 570), S1118 [25FE] (see H.R. 1055), H1162 [25FE]

——— improve access to primary care services (see S. 1989), S6381 [5AU]

——— improve health care coverage under vision and dental plans for certain self-funded, non-Federal Government plans (see H.R. 3323), H5764 [29JY]

——— improve provision of telehealth services under Medicare and other Federal health care programs (see H.R. 691), H755 [3FE] (see H.R. 2066), H2497 [28AP]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (see H.R. 1200), H1525 [2MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 676), H755 [3FE] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN]

——— permit cooperative governing of public entity health benefits through local governments in secondary States (see H.R. 2869), H4650 [24JN]

——— preserve consumer and employer access to licensed independent insurance producers (see S. 1661), S4602 [24JN] (see H.R. 815), H866 [9FE]

——— preserve freedom and choice in health care (see S. 1016), S2272 [20AP]

——— preserve rights of employers and employees to maintain insurance coverage through association health plans (see H. Res. 397), H5769 [29JY]

——— 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. 484), S982 [12FE]

——— 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. 1919), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 940), H1034 [12FE]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (see S. 1697), S4648 [25JN] (see H.R. 2911), H4769 [25JN]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide protection for retiree health benefits (see H.R. 1856), H2306 [16AP]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (see S. 1531), S3925 [9JN] (see H.R. 2756), H4343 [12JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 132), H40 [6JA]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (see H.R. 138), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 370), H405 [14JA] (see H.R. 596), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN] (see H.R. 2829), H4541 [18JN]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 70), H702 [2FE]

Health care professionals: prohibit conditioning health care provider licensure on participation in a health plan or the meaningful use of electronic health records (see H.R. 3100), H5290 [16JY]

——— protect certain sports medicine professionals who provide certain medical services in a secondary State (see H.R. 921), H1033 [12FE]

Immigration: expand access to health care services, including sexual, reproductive, and maternal health services, for immigrants by removing legal barriers to health insurance coverage (see H.R. 1974), H2417 [22AP]

International relations: establish FRS Insurance Policy Advisory Committee on International Capital Standards and Other Insurance Issues and study and report on international insurance activities and their impact (see S. 1086), S2431 [27AP]

Interstate commerce: provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage (see S. 647), S1247 [3MR] (see H.R. 543), H638 [27JA]

IRS: prohibit hiring of additional employees to implement, administer, or enforce health insurance reform (see H.R. 683), H755 [3FE]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 3290), H5763 [29JY]

Labor unions: ensure receipt of all health insurance benefits to which a member of a union is entitled (see H.R. 2349), H3251 [15MY]

Marriage: require insurers that consider marital status in rating or underwriting a policy to consider the proposed insured to be married if he or she is legally married under the laws of any State (see H.R. 2851), H4591 [23JN]

Medicaid: allow States to determine if providers are qualified under Medicaid State plans to perform services (see H.R. 3597), H6227 [24SE]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA] (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— audit States to determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of any Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions (see H.R. 610), H661 [28JA]

——— clarify treatment of certain enrollment brokers (see H.R. 2107), H2653 [29AP]

——— count portions of income from annuities of a community spouse as income available to institutionalized spouses for purposes of medical assistance eligibility (see H.R. 1771), H2209 [14AP]

——— cover physician services delivered by podiatric physicians to ensure access by beneficiaries to appropriate quality foot and ankle care (see S. 626), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1221), H1565 [3MR]

——— eliminate State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1635 [13MR]

——— encourage States to adopt administrative procedures relative to nonmedical exemptions from immunization requirements (see S. 1921), S6296 [4AU]

——— ensure health insurance continuity for former foster youth (see S. 1852), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3641), H6704 [29SE]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (see H.R. 1083), H1163 [25FE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (see S. 599), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 3681), H6792 [2OC]

——— extend application of Medicare payment rate floor to primary care services for women, children, and families (see S. 737), S1495 [12MR] (see S. 2118), S7102 [1OC] (see H.R. 2253), H2876 [12MY]

——— extend to physician assistants eligibility for incentive payments for adoption and use of certified electronic health records (see H.R. 1345), H1625 [10MR]

——— improve calculation, oversight, and accountability of non-disproportionate share hospital (DSH) supplemental payments (see H.R. 2151), H2768 [30AP]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 3930), H7742 [4NO]

——— permit States to impose workforce requirements for individuals receiving medical assistance (see H.R. 886), H981 [11FE]

——— promote program integrity relative to enrollment of certain immigrants in State plans (see H.R. 2348), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide for the waiver of institutions for mental diseases (IMD) limitation in order to permit coverage for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment (see H.R. 1988), H2463 [23AP]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (see H.R. 3865), H7346 [29OC]

——— provide incentives for education on the risk of renal medullary carcinoma in individuals with sickle cell disease (see H.R. 3347), H5765 [29JY]

——— 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. 778), H854 [5FE]

——— require applications for State plan waivers only be approved if applications are budget neutral (see H.R. 2119), H2654 [29AP]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation (see S. 1364), S2971 [18MY] (see H.R. 2391), H3308 [18MY]

——— require publication of a provider directory in the case of States providing for medical assistance on a fee-for-service basis or through a primary care case-management system (see H.R. 3821), H7174 [23OC]

——— require States to provide to the Dept. of HHS certain information with respect to provider terminations (see H.R. 3716), H6935 [8OC]

——— require States to report information on payments to abortion providers (see H.R. 489), H531 [22JA]

——— require States to submit an annual report on sources of funds used to finance the non-Federal share of expenditures (see H.R. 1362), H1635 [13MR]

——— require States to suspend, rather than terminate, an individual’s eligibility for medical assistance while such individual is an inmate of a public institution (see S. 1409), S3237 [21MY]

——— require use of electronic visit verification for personal care services (see H.R. 2446), H3388 [19MY]

——— 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 S. 1301), S2794 [12MY] (see H.R. 2249), H2876 [12MY]

——— restore regular matching rate for newly eligible individuals under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and apply savings to the Highway Trust Fund (see H.R. 2565), H3561 [21MY]

——— strengthen Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program clinics through improved reimbursement and expanded workforce and operations (see S. 2097), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3637), H6704 [29SE]

——— transition the thresholds applied for determining acceptable provider taxes (see H.R. 1400), H1721 [17MR]

Medicare: add physical therapists to the list of providers allowed to utilize locum tenens arrangements (see S. 313), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 556), H638 [27JA]

——— 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 H.R. 2513), H3559 [21MY]

——— allow chiropractors to provide items and services through private contracts (see H.R. 3745), H6974 [9OC]

——— allow individuals to elect to receive Medicare Summary Notice electronically and increase flexibility and transparency of contracts with Medicare administrative contractors (see S. 584), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 289), H356 [13JA]

——— allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs (see S. 488), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 3355), H5765 [29JY]

——— amend the application of secondary payer rules to workers’ compensation settlement agreements and set-asides under such agreements (see H.R. 2649), H3912 [4JN]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 25), S100 [8JA] (see H. Res. 400), H5769 [29JY]

——— apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (see H.R. 1479), H1802 [19MR]

——— apply exceptions process fairly for tiered formulary drugs in prescription drug plans (see S. 1488), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2624), H3877 [3JN]

——— apply secondary payer rules to certain workers’ compensation settlement agreements and qualified set-aside provisions (see S. 1514), S3776 [4JN]

——— authorize a blanket significant hardship exception for meaningful electronic health records use due to delay in timely publication of certain meaningful use rules (see H.R. 3940), H8150 [5NO]

——— change method of determining disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments (see H.R. 3288), H5762 [29JY]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (see S. 1453), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 1418), H1767 [18MR]

——— clarify policy relative to physician supervision of therapeutic hospital outpatient services (see S. 257), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1611), H2032 [25MR]

——— count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital stay requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services (see S. 843), S1780 [24MR] (see H.R. 1571), H1899 [24MR]

——— cover marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services (see S. 1830), S5455 [22JY] (see H.R. 2759), H4343 [12JN]

——— cover screening computed tomography colonography as a colorectal screening test (see S. 2262), S7912 [10NO]

——— 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. 1066), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 1727), H2111 [26MR]

——— coverage of extended care services without regard to 3-day prior hospitalization requirement (see H.R. 290), H356 [13JA]

——— coverage of high cost durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2437), H3387 [19MY]

——— create alternative sanctions for technical noncompliance with the Stark rule limiting certain physician referrals (see H.R. 776), H854 [5FE]

——— delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2506), H3558 [21MY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (see S. 1884), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3261), H5589 [28JY]

——— designate Rural Emergency Hospitals to sustain emergency services in rural areas (see S. 1648), S4544 [23JN]

——— develop a crosswalk between Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) and Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRG) codes for similar hospital services (see H.R. 3291), H5763 [29JY]

——— disregard certain resident slots that include Dept. of Veterans Affairs training in determining payments for direct graduate medical education costs (see H.R. 3755), H6974 [9OC]

——— distribute additional residency positions (see S. 1148), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 2124), H2767 [30AP]

——— eliminate Medicare Advantage provision that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to beneficiaries (see H.R. 4275), H9374 [16DE]

——— enable hospital-based nursing programs that are affiliated with a hospital to maintain payments to hospitals for the costs of such programs (see S. 629), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 977), H1067 [13FE] (see H.R. 1784), H2209 [14AP]

——— encourage beneficiaries to voluntarily adopt advance directives guiding the medical care they receive (see S. 2297), S8079 [18NO] (see H.R. 4059), H8359 [18NO]

——— enhance beneficiary and provider protections and improve transparency in the Medicare Advantage market (see S. 2392), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 4227), H9270 [10DE]

——— ensure appropriate coverage of ventricular assist devices (see H.R. 3053), H5171 [14JY]

——— ensure continued access of beneficiaries to diagnostic imaging services (see S. 1020), S2300 [21AP] (see H.R. 2043), H2496 [28AP]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (see S. 1190), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 793), H855 [5FE]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (see S. 578), S1161 [26FE] (see H.R. 1342), H1623 [6MR]

——— establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see S. 704), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 2704), H4001 [9JN] (see H.R. 4212), H9269 [10DE]

——— establish a national Oncology Medical Home Demonstration Project to change the Medicare payment for cancer care in order to enhance the quality of care and to improve cost efficiency (see H.R. 1934), H2415 [22AP]

——— 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. 1849), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 1650), H2107 [26MR]

——— establish a program to improve care for the most costly fee-for-service beneficiaries through use of comprehensive and effective care management while reducing Government costs for these beneficiaries (see H.R. 3244), H5588 [28JY]

——— establish annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2507), H3558 [21MY]

——— establish payment parity for ambulatory cancer care services furnished in hospital outpatient departments and physician office settings (see H.R. 2895), H4769 [25JN]

——— establish smart card pilot program (see S. 1871), S5928 [27JY] (see H.R. 3220), H5523 [27JY]

——— establish Value-Based Insurance Design demonstration program for use under Medicare Advantage plans, preserve beneficiary choice, and revise treatment of infusion drugs furnished through durable medical equipment (see H.R. 2581), H3581 [29MY]

——— 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. 1396), S3183 [20MY] (see H.R. 2570), H3573 [22MY]

——— exclude coverage of advanced care planning services (see H.R. 3251), H5588 [28JY]

——— exclude customary prompt pay discounts from manufacturers to wholesalers from the average sales price for drugs and biologicals (see S. 506), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 696), H756 [3FE]

——— expand access to stroke telehealth services (see S. 1465), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 2799), H4490 [17JN]

——— expand coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care (see H.R. 3308), H5763 [29JY]

——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (see S. 2351), S8378 [3DE] (see H.R. 3831), H7188 [26OC]

——— extend certain long-term care hospital payment rules and the moratorium on establishment of certain hospitals and facilities (see S. 2108), S7046 [30SE]

——— extend Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and increase payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program (see S. 332), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 663), H703 [2FE]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (see S. 839), S1708 [23MR] (see S. 2389), S8602 [10DE]

——— extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program (see S. 607), S1201 [27FE] (see H.R. 672), H754 [3FE]

——— facilitate increased coordination and alignment between public and private sector relative to quality and efficiency measures (see S. 1427), S3237 [21MY]

——— facilitate transition for individuals enrolled in group health plans and establish an open enrollment period under Medicare Advantage (see H.R. 2476), H3505 [20MY]

——— improve access to, and utilization of, bone mass measurement benefits under part B by establishing a minimum payment amount under such part for bone mass measurement (see H.R. 2461), H3505 [20MY]

——— improve access to hospice care (see H.R. 3037), H5116 [13JY]

——— improve access to medication therapy management (see S. 776), S1628 [18MR]

——— improve access to mental health services (see S. 2173), S7272 [8OC] (see H.R. 3712), H6935 [8OC]

——— improve efficiency of appeals process (see S. 2368), S8494 [8DE]

——— improve formulary requirements for prescription drug plans and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans relative to certain categories or classes of drugs (see S. 648), S1302 [4MR]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see S. 2261), S7860 [9NO]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and clinical nurse specialists (see S. 2259), S7860 [9NO]

——— improve integrity (see H.R. 1021), H1112 [24FE]

——— improve process of recovery audit contractors and recovery of overpayments (see H.R. 2568), H3573 [22MY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program (see S. 2197), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 2579), H3581 [29MY]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (see H.R. 2582), H3581 [29MY]

——— improve the provision of items and services to beneficiaries in rural areas (see H.R. 1012), H1073 [17FE]

——— improve the way beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services furnished by certain Federally qualified providers (see S. 1456), S3309 [22MY]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (see H.R. 1906), H2354 [21AP]

——— increase access to ambulance services and reform payments for such services (see S. 377), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 745), H812 [4FE]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (see S. 971), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 2196), H2791 [1MY]

——— make adjustments relative to competitive bidding program and durable medical equipment and establish a durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) market pricing program project (see H.R. 4185), H9079 [8DE]

——— make changes to home health face-to-face encounter requirements (see S. 1650), S4544 [23JN]

——— make premium and cost-sharing subsidies available to low-income beneficiaries in Puerto Rico or other territories (see S. 2342), S8306 [2DE] (see H.R. 4163), H8970 [2DE]

——— 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. 795), H855 [5FE]

——— modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers (see S. 2071), S6938 [24SE] (see H.R. 1453), H1769 [18MR]

——— modify coverage requirements for diabetic shoes (see S. 626), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1221), H1565 [3MR]

——— modify payment for outpatient department procedures that utilize drugs as supplies (see S. 1466), S3310 [22MY] (see H.R. 1178), H1499 [27FE]

——— modify payment policies for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and prosthetic devices (see H.R. 1526), H1847 [23MR]

——— modify requirements for payment for ambulance services furnished by critical access hospitals (see H.R. 3609), H6227 [24SE]

——— permit certain providers licensed in a State to provide telemedicine services to certain beneficiaries in a different State (see S. 1778), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3081), H5236 [15JY]

——— permit eligible seniors to elect to receive a voucher for a health savings account, for high deductible health insurance plan premiums, or both and suspend certain late enrollment penalties (see H.R. 4090), H8410 [19NO]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (see S. 2364), S8494 [8DE]

——— permit review of certain payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (see S. 2228), S7722 [3NO] (see H.R. 3024), H5088 [10JY]

——— preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers (see S. 1168), S2568 [30AP] (see H.R. 2292), H2956 [13MY]

——— prevent application of budget sequestration to payment for certain physician-administered drugs (see H.R. 1416), H1767 [18MR]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (see S. 2148), S7219 [7OC] (see H.R. 3696), H6892 [7OC]

——— prevent surprise billing practices (see H.R. 3770), H7026 [20OC]

——— promote health care technology innovation and access to medical devices and services for which patients choose to self-pay (see S. 1757), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 2597), H3641 [1JN]

——— protect coverage for screening mammography (see H.R. 3339), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception (see S. 202), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 441), H479 [21JA] (see H.R. 2580), H3581 [29MY]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (see S. 768), S1628 [18MR] (see S. 984), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 628), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 1919), H2354 [21AP]

——— provide comprehensive audiology services to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1116), H1369 [26FE]

——— provide comprehensive cancer care planning coverage and coordination (see H.R. 2846), H4591 [23JN]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (see S. 857), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 1559), H1898 [24MR]

——— provide coverage of certain disposable medical technologies (see S. 1253), S2730 [7MY] (see H.R. 1018), H1084 [20FE]

——— provide coverage of certain lymphedema compression treatment items as items of durable medical equipment (see S. 2373), S8494 [8DE] (see H.R. 1608), H2032 [25MR]

——— provide coverage of certified adult day care services (see H.R. 1383), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide coverage of hearing aids and related hearing services (see H.R. 2748), H4343 [12JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (see S. 314), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 592), H660 [28JA]

——— provide for a pharmaceutical and technology ombudsman (see H.R. 2325), H3211 [14MY]

——— provide for a phased-in expansion of telehealth coverage (see H.R. 2948), H4861 [7JY]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries (see S. 1549), S4021 [10JN]

——— provide for an established 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. 4077), H8360 [18NO]

——— provide for bundled payments for certain episodes of care surrounding a hospitalization (see H.R. 2502), H3558 [21MY]

——— provide for bundled payments for post-acute care services (see H.R. 1458), H1801 [19MR]

——— provide for coverage and payment for complex rehabilitation technology items (see S. 1013), S2272 [20AP] (see H.R. 1516), H1803 [19MR]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (see S. 804), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1427), H1768 [18MR]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (see S. 275), S589 [28JA] (see H.R. 605), H661 [28JA]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (see H.R. 729), H811 [4FE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (see H.R. 2614), H3757 [2JN]

——— provide for fairness in hospital payments (see S. 1135), S2530 [29AP]

——— provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers (see S. 1132), S2530 [29AP] (see H.R. 2083), H2652 [29AP]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (see H.R. 244), H187 [9JA]

——— provide for site-of-service price transparency (see H.R. 2299), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (see S. 1509), S3776 [4JN] (see H.R. 2404), H3309 [18MY]

——— provide for the non-application of competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (see S. 2196), S7470 [22OC] (see H.R. 3229), H5523 [27JY]

——— provide for transparent testing to assess the transition under the fee-for-service claims processing system from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2247), H2876 [12MY]

——— provide for treatment of clinical psychologists as physicians for purposes of furnishing clinical psychologist services (see H.R. 4277), H9374 [16DE]

——— provide for value-based purchasing of post-acute care services (see H.R. 3298), H5763 [29JY]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (see H.R. 1417), H1767 [18MR]

——— provide payment incentives to transition from traditional x-ray imaging to digital radiography (see H.R. 2550), H3560 [21MY]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse (see S. 1913), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 2298), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide relief to Medicare Advantage plans with a significant number of dually eligible or low-income subsidy beneficiaries and prevent termination of two star plans (see S. 2104), S7046 [30SE]

——— provide that payments made to a long-term care hospital for inpatient services shall not be made at the applicable site neutral payment rate for certain discharges involving severe wounds (see S. 1211), S2687 [6MY] (see H.R. 1250), H1609 [4MR]

——— recognize attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (see S. 1354), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 1202), H1525 [2MR]

——— recognize certain certified diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes self-management training services (see S. 1345), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 1726), H2111 [26MR]

——— reduce incidence of diabetes among beneficiaries (see S. 1131), S2530 [29AP] (see H.R. 2102), H2653 [29AP]

——— 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. 1686), H2109 [26MR]

——— refine payment for orthotics and prosthetics and improve beneficiary experience and outcomes with orthotic and prosthetic care (see S. 829), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 1530), H1847 [23MR]

——— reform practices of recovery audit contractors (see H.R. 2156), H2768 [30AP]

——— remove enrollment restriction on certain physicians and practitioners prescribing covered outpatient drugs under the prescription drug program (see H.R. 4062), H8359 [18NO]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 1653), H2108 [26MR]

——— remove the physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (see S. 258), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 169), H42 [6JA]

——— repeal changes to exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (see H.R. 976), H1067 [13FE]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (see S. 539), S1074 [24FE] (see H.R. 775), H854 [5FE]

——— repeal requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care coverage of employees who are beneficiaries (see H.R. 943), H1034 [12FE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (see S. 810), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR] (see H.R. 1470), H1801 [19MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

——— require drug manufacturers to provide rebates for drugs dispensed to low-income individuals under the prescription drug benefit program (see S. 1083), S2400 [23AP] (see H.R. 2005), H2464 [23AP]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (see S. 1349), S2933 [14MY] (see H.R. 876), H980 [11FE]

——— 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. 626), H667 [30JA]

——— require reporting of certain data by providers and suppliers of air ambulance services for purposes of reforming reimbursements for such services (see S. 1149), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 822), H915 [10FE]

——— 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. 148), S151 [12JA] (see H.R. 284), H224 [12JA]

——— require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans (see S. 2349), S8378 [3DE] (see H.R. 2505), H3558 [21MY]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to determine covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see H.R. 4207), H9205 [9DE]

——— require the Dept. of HHS to negotiate lower covered part D prescription drug prices for beneficiaries (see S. 31), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 3061), H5172 [14JY]

——— revise coverage and payment for advanced surgical dressings in skilled nursing facilities and home health settings (see H.R. 1184), H1499 [27FE]

——— revise payment for indirect medical education (IME) costs in teaching hospitals (see H.R. 3292), H5763 [29JY]

——— strengthen and protect hospice programs (see H.R. 2208), H2791 [1MY]

——— strengthen intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs (see S. 2382), S8547 [9DE]

——— strengthen rules applied in case of competition for diabetic testing strips (see H.R. 771), H853 [5FE]

——— sunset certain penalties relating to meaningful electronic health records use by eligible professionals and hospitals (see H.R. 3780), H7088 [21OC]

——— suspend implementation of zip code reclassifications for payment for ambulance services (see H.R. 817), H866 [9FE]

——— 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. 2519), H3559 [21MY]

——— waive coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening tests, regardless of whether therapeutic intervention is required during the screening (see S. 624), S1246 [3MR] (see H.R. 1220), H1565 [3MR]

Medicare/Medicaid: amend qualifications of the director of food services of a skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3356), H5765 [29JY]

——— continue use of quarterly reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful uses under electronic health records incentive payment programs (see H.R. 270), H223 [12JA]

——— curb waste, fraud, and abuse (see S. 861), S1891 [25MR] (see H.R. 818), H866 [9FE] (see H.R. 3718), H6935 [8OC]

——— enhance payments to rural health care providers (see H.R. 3225), H5523 [27JY]

——— establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (see H.R. 952), H1035 [12FE]

——— 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 S. 395), S833 [5FE] (see H.R. 837), H916 [10FE]

——— improve electronic health records meaningful use programs (see H.R. 3309), H5764 [29JY]

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (see S. 2425), S8883 [18DE]

——— improve payments for durable medical equipment (see S. 2312), S8160 [19NO]

——— improve payments for hospital outpatient department services and complex rehabilitation technology and improve program integrity (see S. 2409), S8725 [16DE] (see H.R. 4273), H9374 [16DE]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (see S. 1961), S6380 [5AU] (see H.R. 2635), H3877 [3JN]

——— provide a grace period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 2652), H3913 [4JN]

——— provide a safe harbor period for physicians and other health care providers in transitioning from the ICD–9 to the ICD–10 standard (see H.R. 3018), H5088 [10JY]

——— require use of electronic visit verification systems for home health and personal care services (see S. 2416), S8793 [17DE]

Mental health: strengthen parity in mental health and substance use disorder benefits (see H.R. 4276), H9374 [16DE]

Mining and mineral resources: transfer certain funds to the Multiemployer Health Benefit Plan and the United Mine Workers of America Pension Plan (see S. 1714), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 2403), H3309 [18MY]

National Case Management Week: designate (see S. Res. 261), S6894 [22SE]

National Catastrophic Risk Consortium: establish (see H.R. 1351), H1626 [10MR]

National Strategic Agenda: establish and include goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security (see S. Res. 199), S4104 [11JN] (see H. Res. 207), H2307 [16AP]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (see S. 1368), S3059 [19MY] (see H.R. 2400), H3309 [18MY]

OPM: establish a national health plan to offer Federal employee health benefit plans to individuals who are not Federal employees (see H.R. 138), H40 [6JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 12), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 22), H36 [6JA] (see H.J. Res. 61), H5466 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 546), H8970 [2DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (see H. Res. 507), H7389 [2NO] (see H. Res. 512), H7622 [3NO]

——— allow for certain third party payments (see H.R. 3742), H6973 [9OC]

——— apply provisions to certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch (see S. 16), S11 [6JA]

——— apply provisions to Members of Congress and congressional staff (see H.R. 1953), H2416 [22AP]

——— authorize health insurance issuers to continue to offer for sale current individual health insurance coverage in satisfaction of individual health insurance mandate (see S. 158), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 1664), H2108 [26MR]

——— clarify that anti-kickback laws apply to qualified health plans, federally-facilitated marketplaces, and other plans and programs (see S. 97), S59 [7JA]

——— correct inconsistencies in definitions relative to Native Americans (see S. 2114), S7102 [1OC]

——— delay provision of health insurance premium and cost-sharing subsidies until eligibility verification process for such subsidies is completed (see H.R. 2711), H4135 [10JN]

——— enhance access for independent agents and brokers to information regarding marketplace enrollment (see S. 1653), S4544 [23JN]

——— ensure long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate (see S. 38), S57 [7JA] (see H.R. 440), H479 [21JA]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 121), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 420), H430 [20JA]

——— establish a public health insurance option (see H.R. 265), H188 [9JA]

——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (see H.R. 3241), H5588 [28JY]

——— exclude alien agricultural seasonal workers when determining employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1387), H1720 [17MR]

——— exempt certain individuals covered under a terminated qualified plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan program from individual health insurance mandate (see H.R. 954), H1035 [12FE]

——— exempt certain small businesses from employer health insurance mandate and modify definition of full-time employee relative to mandate (see S. 432), S900 [10FE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (see S. 420), S899 [10FE] (see H.R. 33), H37 [6JA] (see H.R. 1191), H1524 [2MR] (see H.R. 2658), H3913 [4JN]

——— exempt Indian tribal governments and other tribal entities from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1771), S5129 [15JY] (see H.R. 3080), H5236 [15JY]

——— exempt local schools, educational agencies, and institutions of higher education from employer health insurance mandate (see S. 470), S981 [12FE] (see H.R. 769), H853 [5FE]

——— exempt student workers from determination of higher education institutions’ employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 210), H154 [8JA] (see H.R. 520), H532 [22JA]

——— express that health insurance mandate violates the clause of the Constitution requiring that bills for raising revenue originate in the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 392), H5769 [29JY]

——— impose restrictions on risk corridor program (see S. 359), S771 [4FE] (see H.R. 724), H811 [4FE]

——— modify definition of applicable large employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 1415), S3237 [21MY] (see H.R. 2881), H4650 [24JN]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (see S. 30), S11 [6JA] (see H.R. 30), H36 [6JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (see H. Res. 19), H103 [7JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (see H.R. 1624), H2033 [25MR]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (see H.R. 555), H638 [27JA] (see H.R. 903), H982 [11FE]

——— permit health insurance issuers to offer additional plan options (see S. 531), S1031 [23FE]

——— permit insurers to offer catastrophic coverage plans to anyone (see H.R. 371), H405 [14JA]

——— prevent a taxpayer bailout of health insurance issuers (see S. 123), S99 [8JA] (see H.R. 221), H155 [8JA]

——— prevent foreign diplomats from being eligible to receive health insurance premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions (see H.R. 1368), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide a transition plan for individuals impacted by implementation (see S. 673), S1303 [4MR]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies (see S. 1810), S5210 [21JY]

——— provide greater flexibility for waivers granted to States (see H.R. 3352), H5765 [29JY]

——— provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market (see S. 1099), S2431 [27AP]

——— provide that the individual health insurance mandate not apply until the employer health insurance mandate is enforced without exceptions (see S. 347), S736 [3FE]

——— remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (see H.R. 3659), H6749 [30SE]

——— repeal (see S. 77), S58 [7JA] (see S. 336, 339), S697 [2FE] (see H.R. 132, 138), H40 [6JA] (see H.R. 370), H405 [14JA] (see H.R. 596), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 2300), H2957 [13MY] (see H.R. 2653), H3913 [4JN] (see H.R. 2829), H4541 [18JN]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements (see S. 709), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1270), H1610 [4MR]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (see S. 836), S1708 [23MR] (see H.R. 1547), H1848 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (see S. 183), S238 [16JA] (see H.R. 928), H1033 [12FE]

——— repeal certain provisions in order to lower health premiums and increase choice for small business and individuals (see S. 254), S466 [26JA]

——— repeal certain provisions that have the effect of rationing health care (see S. 1718), S4840 [8JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (see S. 2045), S6809 [17SE] (see H.R. 2050), H2496 [28AP]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage and ensure resulting revenue loss is offset (see S. 2075), S6938 [24SE]

——— repeal Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (see H. Res. 70), H702 [2FE]

——— repeal mandate that new employees of certain employers be automatically enrolled in the employer’s health benefits plan (see H.R. 3112), H5291 [16JY]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (see S. 141), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 1190), H1524 [2MR]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), consideration (see H. Res. 319), H4430 [16JN]

——— 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. 588), H660 [28JA] (see H.R. 2488), H3557 [21MY]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (see H.R. 879), H981 [11FE]

——— repeal the employer health insurance mandate (see S. 305), S653 [29JA] (see H.R. 248), H187 [9JA]

——— repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market (see H.R. 1886), H2307 [16AP]

——— repeal the individual and employer health insurance mandates (see H.R. 519), H532 [22JA]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (see S. 157), S201 [13JA] (see H.R. 117), H39 (see H.R. 143), H40 [6JA]

——— require Members of Congress to disclose determinations of official staff who will be required to obtain health insurance through an exchange (see S. 87), S58 [7JA] (see H.R. 1011), H1069 [13FE]

——— require participation in health care exchanges by Supreme Court Justices and staff (see H.R. 2905), H4769 [25JN]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (see H.R. 4262), H9373 [16DE]

——— require that when health insurance coverage is cancelled due to requirements under such Act that cancellation notices include a statement that cancellation is because of such Act (see H.R. 4058), H8359 [18NO]

——— simplify treatment of seasonal positions relative to employer shared responsibility requirements (see S. 1809), S5210 [21JY] (see H.R. 863), H980 [11FE]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen eligibility verification process for premium assistance tax credit and cost-sharing subsidies (see S. 1996), S6381 [5AU]

——— streamline the employer reporting process and strengthen the eligibility verification process for health care premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy (see H.R. 2712), H4135 [10JN]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (see H.R. 3762), H6980 [16OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (see H. Res. 483), H7088 [21OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (see H. Res. 526), H8239 [16NO]

Pharmaceuticals: clarify the orphan drug exception to the annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers (see S. 1906), S6186 [30JY] (see H.R. 3618), H6260 [25SE] (see H.R. 3678), H6787 [1OC]

——— ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (see S. 2023), S6604 [10SE] (see H.R. 3513), H6074 [16SE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (see S. 2051), S6809 [17SE]

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. 2181), S7304 [19OC] (see H.R. 164), H42 [6JA]

Real estate: prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business to title insurance companies and improve judicial relief for certain violations (see H.R. 1799), H2268 [15AP]

SBA: establish Export Credit Insurance Program (see S. 1546), S4021 [10JN]

Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 3961), H8150 [5NO]

——— increase Social Security and military retirement benefits and base future cost-of-living increases on the Consumer Price Index for the elderly (see H.R. 3761), H6980 [16OC]

——— provide access to health and financial support services (see S. 1574), S4137 [15JN]

——— 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. 3351), H5765 [29JY]

Small business: improve access to and choice of medical care for employees (see H.R. 2868), H4650 [24JN]

Social Security: adjust amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance payments based on locality-based comparability payment rates (see H.R. 4115), H8411 [19NO]

——— anniversary (see S. Res. 246), S6381 [5AU]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (see S. 139), S100 [8JA] (see H.R. 209), H154 [8JA]

——— eliminate two-year waiting period for divorced spouse’s benefits following the divorce under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2780), H4382 [15JN]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals (see H.R. 2585), H3641 [1JN]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (see S. 2090), S6975 [28SE] (see H.R. 3621), H6306 [28SE]

——— ensure prompt access to SSI, disability, and Medicaid benefits for persons released from certain public institutions (see H.R. 2806), H4491 [17JN]

——— ensure that trust fund 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. 1983), H2462 [23AP]

——— extend and improve State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 919), H1033 [12FE]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 522), S983 [12FE] (see H.R. 2), H1898 [24MR]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 173), H2031 [25MR]

——— implement various reforms to the disability insurance program (see H.R. 3482), H5942 [10SE]

——— 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. 960), S2220 [15AP] (see H.R. 1811), H2268 [15AP]

——— improve quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 466), S926 [11FE]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (see H.R. 3150), H5401 [22JY]

——— prohibit recovery of certain overpayments through tax refund offsets and prohibit application of the earnings test relative to child’s insurance benefits (see H.R. 2774), H4381 [15JN]

——— prohibit the display of account numbers on Medicare cards (see H.R. 380), H405 [14JA]

——— protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds from the public debt ceiling (see H.R. 111), H39 [6JA]

——— provide for 12-month continuous enrollment of individuals under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (see S. 428), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 700), H810 [4FE]

——— provide for a phased-in payment of disability insurance benefits during the waiting period for individuals with a terminal illness (see S. 2010), S6532 [9SE]

——— provide for equal treatment of individuals in same-sex marriages (see H.R. 2025), H2464 [23AP]

——— provide for full benefits for disabled widows and widowers without regard to age under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2781), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for increases in widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits by reason of delayed retirement under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2782), H4382 [15JN]

——— provide for treatment of disability rated and certified as total by the Dept. of Veterans Affairs as disability for purposes of disability titles (see H.R. 3499), H5974 [11SE]

——— provide greater transparency and information relative to Federal expenditures under Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program in U.S. territories (see H.R. 1570), H1899 [24MR]

——— provide States with the option of providing services to children with medically complex conditions under Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program through a care coordination program (see S. 298), S590 [28JA] (see H.R. 546), H638 [27JA]

——— reduce Medicaid and State Children’s Health Insurance Program fraud in U.S. territories (see H.R. 3444), H5847 [8SE]

——— reform (see H.R. 1756), H2152 [13AP]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (see H.R. 4201), H9205 [9DE]

——— repeal cap on compensation subject to payroll tax, reallocate payroll taxes to trust funds, and improve cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1984), H2463 [23AP]

——— repeal seven-year restriction on eligibility for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits based on disability under the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program (see H.R. 2779), H4382 [15JN]

——— require applicable manufacturers to include information on payments made to physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other advance practice nurses in certain transparency reports (see S. 2153), S7219 [7OC]

——— 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. 968), S2244 [16AP] (see H.R. 842), H916 [10FE]

Social Security and Medicare Part A Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 1520), H1803 [19MR]

Sports: provide additional safety standards for professional boxing (see H.R. 2351), H3251 [15MY]

SSA: confer spousal benefits to any legally married individual regardless of marriage laws in the State of residence (see S. 753), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1404), H1721 [17MR]

——— prevent disability fraud (see S. 1929), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2359), H3251 [15MY]

——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (see S. 1923), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2135), H2767 [30AP]

——— provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions (see S. 1922), S6296 [4AU] (see H.R. 2136), H2767 [30AP]

States: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (see S. 798), S1660 [19MR] (see H.R. 1478), H1802 [19MR]

——— restore the freedom and flexibility to regulate health insurance markets (see H.R. 1234), H1609 [4MR]

Taxation: adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living (see H.R. 1341), H1623 [6MR]

——— allow a deduction for health insurance premiums for anyone who purchases independent coverage for an individual or family (see H.R. 2812), H4491 [17JN]

——— broaden special rules for certain governmental health reimbursement arrangements to include plans established by political subdivisions (see H.R. 869), H980 [11FE]

——— clarify special rules for accident and health plans of certain governmental entities (see S. 910), S2172 [14AP] (see S. 1667), S4602 [24JN]

——— determine eligibility for health insurance subsidies without regard to amounts included in income by reason of conversion to a Roth individual retirement account (see H.R. 4217), H9269 [10DE]

——— eliminate marriage penalty in, and reduce eligibility limitation on the tax credit for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 2306), H2957 [13MY]

——— expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers (see S. 379), S832 [5FE] (see H.R. 762), H853 [5FE]

——— extend and modify the credit for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals (see S. 1005), S2245 [16AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1946), S6379 [5AU]

——— extend credit for health insurance costs of certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., pension recipients (see H.R. 1143), H1370 [26FE]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 2162), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the health coverage tax credit (see S. 505), S983 [12FE]

——— improve health savings accounts (see H.R. 3006), H5029 [9JY]

——— increase access for the uninsured to high quality physician care by providing incentives for doctors to provide uncompensated care (see S. 1521), S3776 [4JN]

——— increase alternative tax liability limitation for certain small insurance companies (see S. 905), S2172 [14AP] (see H.R. 1788), H2209 [14AP]

——— increase maximum contribution limit for health savings accounts (see H.R. 1169), H1499 [27FE]

——— increase the allowable age of dependents that can have medical expenses paid from their families’ health savings accounts (see H.R. 3184), H5465 [23JY]

——— increase the dollar limitation on employer-provided group term life insurance that can be excluded from the gross income of the employee (see H.R. 2771), H4381 [15JN]

——— make members of health care sharing ministries eligible to establish health savings accounts (see H.R. 1752), H2152 [13AP]

——— modify rules relative to health savings accounts (see H.R. 1196), H1524 [2MR]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 1644), S4544 [23JN]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (see S. 1486), S3456 [2JN] (see H.R. 2619), H3757 [2JN]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (see S. 352), S736 [3FE] (see H.R. 631), H667 [30JA] (see H.R. 2061), H2497 [28AP]

——— repeal increase in income threshold used to determine medical care deduction (see H.R. 3590), H6188 [22SE]

——— require disclosure of the portion of health insurance premiums attributable to the health insurance tax (see S. 2432), S8883 [18DE]

——— restrict the insurance business exception to passive foreign investment company rules (see S. 1687), S4648 [25JN]

Tobacco products: expand eligibility for reimbursement for smoking cessation services to include copayments for such services by covered beneficiaries under TRICARE who are eligible for Medicare (see S. 1313), S2849 [13MY]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program (see H.R. 1067), H1163 [25FE]

Veterans: issue veterans health care stamp (see H.R. 3958), H8150 [5NO]

——— provide for coordination between TRICARE and eligibility to make contributions to health savings accounts (see S. 448), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 868), H980 [11FE]

Women: ensure access to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions (see S. Res. 37), S421 [22JA] (see H. Res. 47), H532 [22JA]

——— ensure timely access to affordable birth control (see S. 1532), S3925 [9JN] (see H.R. 3163), H5402 [22JY]

——— promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

——— provide for a special enrollment period for pregnant women (see S. 2220), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 2866), H4592 [23JN]

Cloture motions

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6518 [9SE], S6581, S6582 [10SE], S6642, S6644 [15SE], S6780, S6781 [17SE], S6869 [22SE], S6916 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5671, S5672 [24JY], S5709 [26JY], S5922 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7885 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5057 [14JY], S5188 [21JY], S5451 [22JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S2644 [5MY], S2725 [7MY]

Explanations

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), S8363 [3DE]

Offshore Reinsurance Tax Fairness Act (S. 1687), S4651 [25JN]

Letters

Bipartisan Budget Act: Conservative Action Project (organization), S7644 [29OC]

Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act: several financial industry organizations, S6258 [4AU]

Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension: Representative Conaway, Committee on Agriculture (House), H67 [7JA]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H67 [7JA]

——— several business organizations, H67 [7JA]

District of Columbia Council proposed legislation on reproductive health non-discrimination and other matters: Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC, H2730 [30AP]

——— Vincent C. Gray, H2729, H2730 [30AP]

District of Columbia law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval: Douglas D. Johnson and Susan T. Muskett, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H2733 [30AP]

——— John Garvey, Catholic University of America, H2733 [30AP]

——— Maggie Garrett and Elise Helgesen Aguilar, Americans United for Separation of Church and State (organization), H2736 [30AP]

——— several college professors, H2733 [30AP]

——— several religious and civil rights organizations, H2737 [30AP]

——— several religious leaders, H2734 [30AP]

——— Thomas W. Burnford, Archdiocese of Washington, H2733 [30AP]

Ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries: several organizations, S1163 [26FE]

Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act: several health and medical research organizations, H6277 [28SE]

Financial effects of elimination of cap on income subject to Social Security payroll taxes: Stephen C. Goss, SSA, S815 [5FE]

Forty Hours Is Full Time Act: Noelle M. Ellerson, American Association of School Administrators, S18 [6JA], S323 [21JA]

——— Randy Wadleigh, Governor’s Management Co., Inc., S18 [6JA]

——— Val J. Halamandaris, National Association for Home Care & Hospice, S322 [21JA]

Health care reform: several organizations, H4477 [17JN]

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Donna Barry, Center for American Progress, S1478 [12MR]

——— Edith Klimoski, Give Way to Freedom (organization), S1478 [12MR]

Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4484 [17JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4484 [17JN]

Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices: Steve Gibson, ALS Association, S2284 [21AP]

Medicare budget sequestration elimination extension: several health organizations, H4266 [12JN]

Medicare coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS): several medical technology and health organizations, S1664 [19MR]

Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), H1645 [16MR]

——— Mark Parkinson, American Health Care Association, H1645 [16MR]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Senator Alexander, S8216 [1DE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal: Georges C. Benjamin, American Public Health Association, H736 [3FE]

——— Katherine Beh Neas, Easter Seals Inc., H735 [3FE]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H735 [3FE]

——— Max Richtman, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, H735 [3FE]

——— Reid B. Blackwelder, American Academy of Family Physicians, H736 [3FE]

——— Shereen Arent, American Diabetes Association, H736 [3FE]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H735 [3FE]

Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4529 [18JN]

——— Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H4529 [18JN]

Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act: Representative Paul Ryan, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H2081 [26MR]

Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act: Alastair M. Fitzpayne, Dept. of the Treasury, H1648 [16MR]

Reallocate funds from Old-Age and Survivors Disability Insurance Fund to Social Security Disability Insurance program: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S813 [5FE]

——— Leadership Council of Aging Organizations, S814 [5FE]

Repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H2043 [26MR]

——— Rich Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association, H2043 [26MR]

——— Richard C. Pieters, Massachusetts Medical Society, H2042 [26MR]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Brent Gardner, Americans for Prosperity (organization), H7162 [23OC]

——— Bruce Siegel, America’s Essential Hospitals (organization), H7159 [23OC]

——— David French, National Retail Federation, H7161 [23OC]

——— Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, H7162 [23OC]

——— R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H7162 [23OC]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H7158 [23OC]

——— William Samuel, AFL–CIO, H7159 [23OC]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act relative to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., funding: Carol Tobias, David N. O’Steen, and Douglas D. Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., H7161 [23OC]

——— Charmaine Yoest, Americans United for Life (organization), H7162 [23OC]

——— David Christensen, Family Research Council, H7161 [23OC]

——— Marjorie Dannenfelser, Susan B. Anthony List, Inc., H7160 [23OC]

Save American Workers Act: AFL–CIO, H135 [8JA]

——— Amanda Austin, National Federation of Independent Business, H130 [8JA]

——— De Ann Friedholm, Consumers Union, H134 [8JA]

——— James P. Hoffa, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H135 [8JA]

——— Jeffrey D. Shoaf, Associated General Contractors of America, Inc., H129 [8JA]

——— Mary Kay Henry, Service Employees International Union, H135 [8JA]

——— Mary Kusler, National Education Association, E32 [8JA]

——— Miles Free, Precision Machined Products Association, H133 [8JA]

——— Sam Toia, Illinois Restaurant Association, H134 [8JA]

——— Scott Frey, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, H135 [8JA]

——— several organizations, H136 [8JA]

Volunteer employees exemption from employer health insurance mandate: Dept. of the Treasury (excerpt), H203 [12JA]

Lists

Organizations supporting H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, S2152 [14AP], H2042, H2079 [26MR]

Organizations supporting H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act, H7309 [28OC]

2014 Connecticut insurance rate filings for on/off exchange 2015 policies of individual and small group market plans, H737 [3FE]

Memorandums

Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act: Edward C. Liu and Jon O. Shimabukuro, S2228 [16AP]

Messages

Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2016: President Obama, S695–S697 [2FE], H673–H675 [2FE]

Motions

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H509 [22JA]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H740 [3FE]

Medicaid: extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S8175 [19NO]

Medicare: repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2158, S2159, S2160, S2161 [14AP]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6441 [8SE], S6643, S6644 [15SE], S6868 [22SE], S6916, S6917 [24SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5057 [14JY], S5451 [22JY], S5565, S5675 [24JY], S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY], S6092 [29JY], S7881, S7886, S7887 [10NO], H8133, H8134 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8363 [3DE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H138 [8JA]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H740 [3FE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S8233 [1DE], S8341, S8343, S8344, S8345, S8346, S8347, S8348, S8349, S8350, S8354, S8355, S8356 [3DE]

Social Security: extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2158, S2159, S2160, S2161 [14AP]

Press releases

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Bipartisan Policy Center (organization), H2044 [26MR]

——— Massachusetts Hospital Association, H2042 [26MR]

Save American Workers Act: Communications Workers of America (organization), E33 [8JA]

Remarks in House

Abortion: ensure affordable abortion coverage for every woman (H.R. 2972), H5606 [29JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H2040, H2041, H2045, H2072, H2074, H2081, H2082, H2091 [26MR], H4982, H5013, H5014 [9JY], H5072, H5073 [10JY], E1046 [13JY], E1069 [15JY]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), H483, H484, H494–H511 [22JA], H2894 [13MY], H5760 [29JY], E110 [26JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), consideration (H. Res. 42), H485–H494 [22JA]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions (H.R. 7), motion to recommit, H509 [22JA]

Black Lung Benefits Act: ensure inclusion of black lung disease benefits in replacement language for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H. Res. 167), H1854 [24MR]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, H1554–H1556 [3MR], H1701–H1704 [17MR], H1754 [18MR], H3379–H3382 [19MY], H10703–H10706 [18DE]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, H7257, H7258, H7268–H7312 [28OC], H7954 [5NO]

Calvo’s SelectCare (business): anniversary of service to Guam, E1364 [25SE]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), H7079, H7080 [21OC]

Claims: facilitate prompt and efficient adjusting of claims in the case of natural and other disasters and losses and encourage licensing of claims adjusters (H.R. 2998), E1027 [9JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, H872 [10FE], H10699 [18DE]

——— legislative priorities, H7102, H7106 [22OC]

Courts: Federal court ruling to allow House of Representatives v. Burwell to continue relative to the use of funding not appropriated by Congress to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H5945 [11SE]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit funding to promulgate Dept. of Labor directive that certain recipients of health care-related Federal payments be treated as contractors by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, H4115 [10JN]

——— require victims of attack at Fort Hood, TX, and their families be accorded the same treatment, benefits, and honors accorded to September, 11, 2001, terrorist attack victims and families, H8145 [5NO]

Dept. of HHS: improve essential oral health care for lower-income individuals (H.R. 539), H2135 [13AP], H8139 [5NO]

Dept. of HUD: prohibit funding to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon disparate impact to allege discrimination, H3979, H3980 [9JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), H59–H71 [7JA], H182 [9JA], H2447, H2448 [23AP], E33 [8JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include number of unprocessed informal claims in performance metrics report, H2598 [29AP]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, H234 [13JA]

——— expedite access to Federal lands for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions (H.R. 373), H2485–H2487 [28AP]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (H.R. 2035), E592 [28AP]

——— require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to cover oral cancer drugs on terms no less favorable than for cancer medications administered by a health care provider (H.R. 2739), H4970 [9JY]

District of Columbia: disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), H2727–H2742 [30AP], E658 [5MY]

——— disapprove law on reproductive health non-discrimination (H.J. Res. 43), consideration (H. Res. 231), H2671–H2684 [30AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H439, H442 [21JA], H1103–H1108 [24FE], H2255–H2260 [15AP]

Executive Office of the President: refrain from pursuing policies that make hiring illegal aliens economically advantageous, H384–H386 [14JA], H1605 [4MR]

Families and domestic relations: support Working Families Agenda (H. Res. 506), H7319–H7322 [28OC], H8344 [18NO], E1561 [29OC]

FDIC: ensure that reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker (H.R. 4116), H8872 [2DE]

Federal agencies and departments: exempt major rules relative to Social Security and Medicare benefits protection from requirement of a congressional joint resolution of approval, H5570 [28JY]

——— include Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act rules under major rules that shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution of approval is enacted into law, H5556, H5557 [28JY]

——— reduce duplication and increase efficiency (H.R. 614), H644 [28JA]

Federal employees: provide a short-term disability insurance program for disabilities that are not work-related (H.R. 2741), E885 [11JN]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: continue development, issuance, or implementation of regulations that increase minimum financial responsibility for transporting passengers or property, H3844, H3845 [3JN]

——— prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, H7673 [4NO]

——— reform commercial truck insurance requirement, prohibit hiring motor carriers defined as high-risk carriers, and make compliance, safety, and accountability scores available to the public, H7671 [4NO]

Financial institutions: allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system (H.R. 299), H2119, H2120 [13AP]

Firearms: prohibit sale or purchase by persons not covered by appropriate liability insurance coverage (H.R. 2546), E775 [21MY]

Freedom of religion: reaffirm importance of religion and freedom to exercise beliefs peacefully, H3555 [21MY], H7395 [3NO]

GAO: conduct reviews of certain budget requests for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical care accounts (H.R. 90), H990 [12FE]

Health: ensure access to qualified acupuncturist services for military members and dependents, veterans, and Medicare beneficiaries, and allow acupuncturists as officers in the Public Health Service (H.R. 3849), H7266 [28OC]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system (H.R. 1200), E286 [2MR]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, H801 [4FE]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (H.R. 2653), H4961 [9JY], H9358 [16DE]

——— provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage (H.R. 2300), H7106 [22OC], H7158 [23OC]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2300), H7106 [22OC], H7158 [23OC]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 2653), H4961 [9JY], H9358 [16DE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), H672 [2FE], H711, H713, H723–H742 [3FE], H815 [5FE], H992 [12FE], E168 [5FE], E197 [11FE], E203 [12FE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H713–H722 [3FE]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), motion to recommit, H740 [3FE]

House of Representatives: legislative priorities, H5542 [28JY], H7149 [23OC]

Johnson, Lyndon B.: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3290), E1189 [29JY]

Kaiser Permanente (company): anniversary of membership in West Chamber (organization), E237 [24FE]

Medicaid: anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5534, H5573 [28JY], H5599, H5607, H5609 [29JY], E1159, E1173, E1176 [29JY], E1195 [31JY]

——— ensure Medicare restriction on physician self-referral applies to Medicaid health services claims (H.R. 1083), E251 [25FE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), H8176–H8180 [16NO]

——— funding, H1880 [24MR], H6969 [9OC]

——— increase Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia (H.R. 3930), E1592 [4NO]

——— provide for updated and alternative certification requirements for participation in the case of certain facilities treating infants under one year of age with neonatal abstinence syndrome (H.R. 3865), H8974 [3DE]

——— require payment of an additional rebate to State plans in the case of increase in the price of a generic drug at a rate that is greater than the rate of inflation, H7304 [28OC]

Medicare: anniversary, H5519 [27JY], H5534, H5573 [28JY], H5599, H5607, H5609 [29JY], E1159, E1173, E1176 [29JY], E1195 [31JY]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (H.R. 1418), H1728 [18MR], H5596 [29JY]

——— ensure equal access of beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas as network pharmacies under Medicare prescription drug coverage (H.R. 793), H7019, H7020 [20OC]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (H.R. 1342), H7199 [27OC]

——— establish annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (H.R. 2507), H4447, H4481–H4483 [17JN]

——— establish drug management program under part D to protect at-risk beneficiaries from controlled substance abuse, H4980 [9JY]

——— establish smart card pilot program, H739 [3FE]

——— 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, H739 [3FE]

——— 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 (H.R. 2570), H4447, H4479–H4483 [17JN]

——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (H.R. 3831), H9217, H9218 [10DE]

——— funding, H4211, H4215 [11JN], H6967 [9OC]

——— impact of proposed changes to rules relative to coverage of advanced prosthetics medical technology, H5862 [9SE]

——— improve risk adjustment under Medicare Advantage program and delay authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts of plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings (H.R. 2582), H4447, H4485–H4487 [17JN]

——— 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, H2889 [13MY]

——— include recreational therapy among the therapy modalities that constitute an intensive rehabilitation therapy program in an inpatient rehabilitation hospital or unit (H.R. 1906), H2364 [22AP]

——— increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to improve care and outcomes, H904 [10FE]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), H5217–H5219 [15JY]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (H.R. 3696), H6921 [8OC]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (H.R. 628), H961 [11FE]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), H5214–H5217 [15JY], H8436 [30NO]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (H.R. 1559), H2129 [13AP], H4425, H4427 [16JN], H4657 [25JN]

——— provide coverage of pharmacist services in medically underserved areas (H.R. 592), H7017, H7019, H7021 [20OC]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (H.R. 1427), H5408 [23JY]

——— provide for coverage of home as a site of care for infusion therapy (H.R. 605), H4483 [17JN], E133 [28JA]

——— provide for demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment (H.R. 729), E164 [4FE]

——— provide for expert advisory panel regarding relative value scale process under the physician fee schedule (H.R. 2614), E820 [2JN]

——— provide for pharmacy benefits manager standards under the prescription drug program and transparency of payment methodology of pharmacies (H.R. 244), H7017–H7019, H7021–H7023 [20OC], H9029 [8DE]

——— provide for the coordination of programs to prevent and treat obesity (H.R. 2404), H7399 [3NO]

——— provide parity to Puerto Rico hospitals relative to inpatient hospital payments (H.R. 1417), H1728 [18MR]

——— provide programs to prevent prescription drug abuse, E1037 [10JY]

——— reform, H1914 [25MR], H2171–H2178 [14AP], H6895 [8OC]

——— reform sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, H1087 [24FE]

——— reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated facilities considered as outpatient departments, H7270 [28OC]

——— remove exclusion of coverage for hearing aids and examinations, H5302 [21JY]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), H2038, H2045–H2084, H2091, H2098 [26MR], H2118, H2133 [13AP], H2293 [16AP], H2321 [21AP], E451 [13AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038–H2045 [26MR]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (H.R. 876), H1644–H1646 [16MR]

——— require State licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program (H.R. 284), H1646, H1647 [16MR]

——— require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 2505), H4447, H4483–H4485 [17JN]

——— solvency, H5474 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: establish minimum direct care registered nurse staffing levels at nursing and skilled nursing facilities (H.R. 952), H2825 [12MY]

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (S. 2425), H10706 [18DE]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (H.R. 2635), H3769 [3JN]

——— provide coverage of voluntary advance care planning consultation, H108 [8JA], H739 [3FE], H4959 [9JY]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, H2132–H2139 [13AP]

National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers: reform, H67, H69, H71 [7JA]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, H6170–H6174 [18SE]

——— evaluation of administration, H401 [14JA], H4339, H4340 [12JN], H4374 [15JN]

——— State of the Union Message, H443 [21JA]

Office of the Special Inspector General for Monitoring the Affordable Care Act: establish (H.R. 2400), H7150 [23OC]

Older Americans Act: anniversary, E1066 [14JY]

Parsons & Associates, Inc.: anniversary, E812 [2JN]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), H5488–H5490 [27JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), H29–H32 [6JA], H55, H95 [7JA], H140, H150 [8JA], H441, H468 [21JA], H512 [22JA], H2321 [21AP], H5539 [28JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, H8865 [2DE], H8974, H8988–H9000 [3DE], E1715, E1716 [7DE], E1735 [8DE], E1758 [10DE], E1834 [18DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 546), H8975–H8983 [3DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 507), H7403–H7412 [3NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), consideration of Senate amendments (H. Res. 512), H7641–H7650 [4NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, H8134, H8135 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), Senate amendments, H7272 [28OC], H7394, H7412–H7621 [3NO], H7633, H7638, H7640, H7650–H7740 [4NO], H8129–H8133, H8140 [5NO], H8216 [16NO], E1602, E1604, E1607, E1608, E1609, E1611 [5NO], E1617 [16NO]

——— anniversary, E376 [23MR]

——— encourage certain States to accept expanded Medicaid coverage, H4363 [15JN]

——— ensure that personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is secured with proper privacy and data security safeguards, H4596 [24JN]

——— establish and support State-based universal health care systems that provide comprehensive health benefits to State residents (H.R. 3241), E1147 [28JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), H1647–H1649 [16MR], H4876 [8JY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), Senate amendments, H2962, H2964, H2965, H2966, H2972–H2983, H3208–H3210 [14MY], H3218, H3238 [15MY], H3314 [19MY], H4647 [24JN], E719, E727 [15MY], E775 [21MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), H201–H204 [12JA], E62 [13JA]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), Senate amendment, H1495–H1497 [27FE]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, H724–H741 [3FE], H801 [4FE], H815 [5FE], H1842–H1845 [23MR], H2023 [25MR], H2824 [12MY], H3649 [2JN], H4350 [15JN], H4596 [24JN], H4762–H4765 [25JN], H4961 [9JY], H6717 [30SE], H7095 [22OC], H7159, H7160 [23OC], H7402 [3NO], H9084 [9DE], H9299 [11DE], H10694 [18DE], E1196 [31JY], E1650 [18NO]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, H736–H738 [3FE]

——— implementation, H1638 [16MR], H1862, H1863 [24MR]

——— implementation of fraud prevention provisions, H5344 [22JY]

——— liquidation of CoOpportunity Health exchange, H686 [2FE]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), H95 [7JA], H109, H125–H140, H150 [8JA], H186 [9JA], H2321 [21AP], E33 [8JA], E41 [9JA], E63 [13JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), consideration (H. Res. 19), H115–H125 [8JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), motion to recommit, H138, H139 [8JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), H6265–H6267 [28SE], H7105 [22OC]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 555), H654 [28JA]

——— notify individuals if personal and private information of those enrolling in exchanges is known to have been acquired or accessed as a result of a breach of security (H.R. 903), H989 [12FE]

——— prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, H4339 [12JN]

——— protect women, seniors, and middle class families from harmful effects of repeal, H740 [3FE]

——— remove citizenship and immigration barriers to access to exchanges (H.R. 3659), H6709 [30SE]

——— repeal, H644 [28JA], H1555 [3MR], H1754 [18MR], H1853, H1877, H1878 [24MR]

——— repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements and impose contribution caps (H.R. 1547), H1835 [23MR]

——— repeal annual fee on health insurance providers (H.R. 928), E1509 [22OC]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (H.R. 2050), H7105 [22OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), H672 [2FE], H711, H713, H723–H742 [3FE], H815 [5FE], H992 [12FE], E168 [5FE], E197 [11FE], E203 [12FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), consideration (H. Res. 70), H713–H722 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), motion to recommit, H740 [3FE]

——— repeal (H.R. 2300), H7106 [22OC], H7158 [23OC]

——— repeal (H.R. 2653), H4961 [9JY], H9358 [16DE]

——— repeal mandate requiring certain employers to automatically enroll full-time employees in health plans, H7157, H7158 [23OC], H8257 [17NO]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), H4447 [17JN], H4528–H4535 [18JN], H4549, H4584 [23JN], H4604 [24JN], E922 [18JN], E952 [23JN], E963 [24JN], E991 [25JN]

——— repeal provisions providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board (H.R. 1190), consideration (H. Res. 319), H4449–H4455 [17JN]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans, H7151, H7157, H7158 [23OC], H8657 [1DE], E1840 [18DE]

——— repeal the ‘‘Cadillac Tax’’ on certain high-cost health plans (H.R. 879), H1126 [25FE], H4387 [16JN]

——— require States awarded grants to establish an exchange and that terminate such exchange provide an audit of use of grant funds and return funds to Federal Government (H.R. 4262), H9332 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, H6781 [1OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), H7098 [22OC], H7143–H7164, H7165, H7167, H7168 [23OC], H9084 [9DE], H9358 [16DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), consideration (H. Res. 483), H7101–H7107 [22OC]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), corrections in engrossment (H. Res. 526), H8254–H8259 [17NO]

Puerto Rico: Medicaid funding, H2887 [13MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H95 [7JA], H235, H236 [13JA], H712 [3FE], H2321 [21AP]

Social Security: disability insurance funding, H6967 [9OC]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), H6276–H6279 [28SE]

——— eliminate waiting period for disability insurance benefits for terminally ill individuals (H.R. 2585), H3881 [4JN]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), H2038, H2045–H2084, H2091, H2098 [26MR], H2118, H2133 [13AP], H2293 [16AP], H2321 [21AP], E451 [13AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), consideration (H. Res. 173), H2038–H2045 [26MR]

——— merge the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund (H.R. 3150), E1100 [22JY]

——— reform budget treatment of disability trust fund, H5860 [9SE]

——— reform budget treatment of Social Security disability trust fund, H1666 [17MR], H3316 [19MY]

——— remove limitations on Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits for inmates in custody pending disposition of charges (H.R. 4201), E1748 [9DE]

——— solvency, H9364–H9367 [16DE]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, H727 [3FE]

——— support policies to protect, expand, and secure long-term future, H7262 [28OC]

South Bend, IN: tribute to partnership between Beacon Health System and Carepayment (company), E1815 [17DE], E1837 [18DE]

Space policy: conduct study analyzing third-party liability for spaceflight participants, H3526 [21MY]

States: provide notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the FDIC places a lien against insurance company assets (H.R. 1478), H8217–H8219 [16NO]

Supreme Court: decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, H4762–H4765 [25JN], H5019 [9JY]

Taxation: expand health savings accounts, H801 [4FE]

——— provide an additional religious exemption from the individual health coverage mandate (H.R. 2061), H6275, H6276 [28SE]

Terrorism: ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism, E1835 [18DE]

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims: extend temporary expansion to ensure that judges of such court may enroll in the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance program, H5515, H5516 [27JY]

Women: expand Medicare and Social Security relative to women’s retirement security, H2972 [14MY]

——— protect medical privacy of all women, including victims of rape or incest, relative to her choice of or use of comprehensive health insurance coverage, H509 [22JA]

Remarks in Senate

Abortion: prohibit taxpayer funded abortions, S1371–S1374 [10MR], S1398, S1404, S1412, S1415, S1416, S1419, S1420, S1426, S1427 [11MR], S1452–S1454, S1458–S1463, S1472–S1474, S1476–S1478 [12MR], S1511–S1515, S1517 [16MR], S1559–S1565, S1570 [17MR], S1591, S1597, S1615–S1618, S1620, S1623–S1625 [18MR], S1637–S1648, S1651–S1653 [19MR], S2144, S2162 [14AP], S2185, S2186, S2192 [15AP], S2227–S2232 [16AP], S2260 [20AP], S2312 [22AP], S2392 [23AP]

Budget: reform entitlement programs, S760 [4FE], S7629 [29OC]

——— revise defense and non-defense spending levels, provide offsets, and temporarily extend the public debt ceiling, S7497 [27OC], S7551–S7553, S7558 [28OC], S7601–S7605, S7608–S7611, S7616–S7620, S7623–S7652 [29OC], S7665–S7673 [30OC], S7802 [5NO]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: clarify waiver authority for Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (S. 1362), S6425 [5AU]

Children and youth: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

Climate: impact of global warming on the economy, S3445–S3447 [2JN], S6098 [29JY]

Committee on Finance (Senate): accomplishments during 114th Congress, S8765–S8768 [17DE]

Committee on the Budget (Senate): revision of budgetary allocations, aggregates, and levels, S8841 [18DE]

Congress: accomplishments of the 114th Congress, S8433–S8435 [7DE], S8469, S8473–S8475 [8DE], S8655, S8657–S8659, S8660 [15DE]

——— goals of the 114th Congress, S78, S80, S92–S94 [8JA]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S6616 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: Federal crop insurance funding, S7608, S7609 [29OC], S8341, S8363 [3DE]

——— repeal certain changes relative to Standard Reinsurance Agreements with private companies that administer Federal crop insurance, S7634 [29OC]

Dept. of HHS: approval of Healthy Indiana Plan expansion to provide health insurance to more low-income Indiana residents, S502 [27JA]

——— establish health care compact pilot program, S8259 [2DE]

——— establish Women’s Health Care and Clinic Security and Safety Fund, S8253, S8255–S8257, S8260–S8264 [2DE], S8341 [3DE]

——— increase access to Medicare data, S6171 [30JY]

——— provide protections for consumers against excessive, unjustified, or unfairly discriminatory increases in insurance premium rates (S. 2172), S7275 [8OC]

Dept. of the Treasury: extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), S51 [7JA], S73–S79, S81–S85 [8JA], S121 [9JA], S678 [2FE]

——— extend termination date of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (H.R. 26), unanimous-consent agreement, S69 [8JA]

Diseases: improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (S. 1079), S2403 [23AP]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, S1690–S1694 [23MR]

——— revitalize the middle class, S1421–S1423 [11MR], S6269 [4AU]

Federal aid programs: restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1973 [26MR], S2424, S2425 [27AP]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: prohibit requirement to complete additional studies prior to issuing new rule on minimum trucking insurance requirements, S8074 [18NO]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (S. 487), S986 [12FE]

Financial institutions: allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, S8335 [3DE]

——— improve accountability and transparency in the financial regulatory system, protect access to credit for consumers, and provide sensible relief to financial institutions (S. 1484), S5444 [22JY]

Health: closure of health insurance co-operatives, S8285 [2DE]

——— improve women’s access to quality health care, S2158, S2159 [14AP]

——— national policy to provide health care, control costs, and enhance the quality of the health care system, S7642 [29OC]

——— national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures, S970 [12FE], S4937 [9JY], S7568–S7570 [28OC], S8231 [1DE]

——— preserve freedom and choice in health care (S. 1016), S3218 [21MY]

——— provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements to allow small businesses to use pre-tax dollars to assist employees in the purchase of policies in the individual market (S. 1697), S4652 [25JN]

——— reform provision of insurance coverage by promoting health savings accounts, State-based alternatives, and price transparency if tax-credit subsidies for coverage are lost under King v. Burwell (S. 1531), S3928–S3931 [9JN]

Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act: repeal, S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY]

——— repeal health-care related provisions (H.R. 596), S732 [3FE], S799 [4FE], S803 [5FE], S876 [10FE]

——— repeal (S. 339), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE]

Homosexuality: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to ensure equal treatment of same-sex married couples under Social Security and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S2005, S2006 [26MR], S2200, S2210 [15AP]

Las Vegas, NV: anniversary of Culinary Workers Union Local 226, S8630 [14DE]

Maine Community Health Options (nonprofit organization): tribute, S892 [10FE]

Medicaid: anniversary, S6103, S6125, S6126 [29JY], S6148–S6151, S6166, S6170–S6175, S6181 [30JY], S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50–S53 [7JA], S109 [8JA]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve health outcomes and lower the costs of caring for medically complex children, S1741, S1744, S1750, S1751 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve Medicaid based on successful and bipartisan State demonstration projects, S1882 [25MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve oral health care for pregnant women and children, S1967 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1744, S1750 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to provide States the flexibility needed to implement innovative reforms to improve care and enhance access, S1865 [25MR]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), S1168 [26FE], S6979 [28SE]

——— extend and expand emergency psychiatric demonstration project (S. 599), House amendment, S8175 [19NO]

——— funding, S1755 [24MR], S2645 [5MY]

——— make enhanced Federal medical assistance percentage reimbursement permanent, S8275 [2DE], S8342 [3DE]

——— protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S1985 [26MR]

——— States voluntary expansion of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S733 [3FE]

Medicare: anniversary, S6103, S6125, S6126 [29JY], S6148–S6151, S6166, S6170–S6175, S6181 [30JY], S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 25), S50–S53 [7JA], S109 [8JA]

——— change rules relative to enrollment of residents of Puerto Rico (S. 1453), S7517 [27OC]

——— create a point of order against any legislation that would privatize Medicare, cut benefits, increase out-of-pocket spending, or turn Medicare into a premium support plan, S1844, S1870 [25MR]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices (S. 1884), S7119 [5OC]

——— designate Rural Emergency Hospitals to sustain emergency services in rural areas (S. 1648), S4546 [23JN], S4625 [25JN]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries (S. 578), S1163 [26FE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to reforming sustainable growth rate payment system for physicians, S1855, S1870 [25MR]

——— extend annual comment period for payment rates under Medicare Advantage (H.R. 3831), S8728 [16DE]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (S. 839), S1711 [23MR]

——— extend the rural add-on payment in the home health benefit (S. 2389), S8604 [10DE]

——— funding, S1999 [26MR], S2630 [5MY]

——— impact of improper payments, S7370 [21OC]

——— improve access to curative care and hospice care, S6171 [30JY]

——— improve efficiency of appeals process (S. 2368), S8496 [8DE]

——— improve how beneficiaries are assigned under the shared savings program by also basing such assignment on primary care services from federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics (S. 2261), S8834, S8835 [17DE]

——— increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program (S. 971), S2318 [22AP]

——— permit occupational therapists to conduct initial assessment visits under a home health plan of care for certain rehabilitation cases (S. 2364), S8496 [8DE]

——— prevent increase in part B premiums and deductibles (S. 2148), S7604 [29OC]

——— prohibit privatizing Medicare, cutting benefits, increasing out-of-pocket spending, or turning Medicare into a premium support plan, S2206, S2212 [15AP]

——— protect relative to reconciliation involving changes to the program and prevent eligibility age increase, privatization, and conversion to a voucher system, S50 [7JA]

——— provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception (S. 202), S349 [21JA]

——— provide beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices (S. 984), S2255 [16AP], S2261 [20AP], S2284 [21AP], S2319 [22AP], S2471 [28AP]

——— provide coverage of an initial comprehensive care plan for beneficiaries newly diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (S. 857), S4594, S4610 [24JN]

——— provide for advanced illness care coordination services for beneficiaries, S2241 [16AP]

——— provide for coverage of continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMS) (S. 804), S1663 [19MR]

——— provide steady updates of payment rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule, S2159 [14AP]

——— reform, S8285 [2DE]

——— reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated facilities considered as outpatient departments, S7637 [29OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (S. 539), S1076 [24FE]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals, S1974–S1976, S2022 [26MR]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), S2094, S2100–S2103 [13AP], S2141, S2144, S2145–S2152, S2154–S2161, S2163, S2164 [14AP], S2392 [23AP]

——— repeal the sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— repeal the therapy cap and provide for medical review of outpatient therapy services, S2154, S2160 [14AP]

——— require hospitals to provide certain notifications to individuals classified by such hospitals under observation status rather than admitted as inpatients of such hospitals (H.R. 876), S5920, S5921 [27JY]

Medicare/Medicaid: anniversary, S6108 [29JY]

——— deliver a meaningful drug benefit and lower prescription drug prices, S6171 [30JY]

——— ensure more timely access to home health services for beneficiaries, S6171 [30JY]

——— improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and radiation therapy services, extend hardship exemptions from electronic health record meaningful use requirements, and strengthen Medicaid integrity (S. 2425), S8859 [18DE]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (S. 1961), S6887 [22SE]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals, S2395 [23AP]

National Case Management Week: designate (S. Res. 261), S7366 [20OC]

Obama, President: constitutionality of Executive actions, S533–S536 [27JA], S1043 [24FE]

——— evaluation of administration, S533–S536 [27JA]

——— State of the Union Message, S250 [20JA], S376 [22JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate, S6119 [29JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), S6087 [28JY], S6089 [29JY], S6437–S6451, S6453–S6455 [8SE], S6477–S6525 [9SE], S6544–S6596 [10SE], S6615–S6644 [15SE], S6661–S6666, S6668–S6676, S6679–S6689 [16SE], S6773–S6785 [17SE], S6868–S6870, S6883, S6888 [22SE], S6910, S6911, S6913–S6920, S6930, S6931 [24SE], S7380 [21OC]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent agreement, S6342 [5AU], S6543, S6581 [10SE], S6643 [15SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.J. Res. 61), unanimous-consent request, S6442 [8SE], S6543 [10SE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S34 [7JA], S5566–S5677 [24JY], S5701–S5710 [26JY], S5893, S5895–S5900, S5907–S5910, S5912–S5919, S5921, S5922 [27JY], S6045–S6056, S6058, S6062–S6066 [28JY], S6089, S6091, S6098–S6102, S6104–S6108, S6113–S6116, S6122–S6125 [29JY], S6147, S6149, S6153–S6162, S6166, S6181, S6205 [30JY], S6370 [5AU], S7183–S7185 [7OC], S7557 [28OC], S7631 [29OC], S7802–S7804, S7807–S7810 [5NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), conference report, S8227 [1DE], S8335, S8357–S8369 [3DE], S8428 [7DE], S8565 [10DE], S8660 [15DE], S8758, S8759 [17DE]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), House amendment, S7881–S7886 [10NO], S8072 [18NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to instruct conferees, S7884–S7887 [10NO]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), motion to proceed, S5181–S5184, S5186–S5191, S5194 [21JY], S5431, S5432, S5438–S5441, S5444–S5447, S5451 [22JY], S5477–S5484, S5486–S5500, S5506 [23JY]

——— allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), unanimous-consent agreement, S5702 [26JY], S7881–S7883 [10NO], S8353 [3DE]

——— allow individuals to maintain health insurance coverage that existed prior to 2014, S8254, S8255, S8264–S8275 [2DE], S8327, S8342 [3DE]

——— clarify treatment of health plans in which expatriates are the primary enrollees, S2683 [6MY]

——— ensure that individuals can keep health insurance coverage, S8355 [3DE]

——— establish a certification process for opting out of the individual health insurance mandate (S. 121), S8339 [3DE]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to coverage of certain congressional staff and members of the Executive branch, S1858 [25MR], S2011 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to increased transparency of taxes included in health premium billing, S1989 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relative to transparency in taxes, premiums, and coverage benefits, S1988 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate, S1970 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to repeal amendments which disqualify expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and health flexible spending arrangements, S1857 [25MR]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), S1634 [18MR], S1637 [19MR], S2361, S2362, S2379, S2381–S2389, S2392 [23AP], S2420, S2425–S2427 [27AP], S2441–S2444, S2447–S2463, S2466–S2468 [28AP], S2491–S2493, S2495–S2509, S2511–S2513 [29AP], S2544–S2557, S2560 [30AP], S2593 [4MY], S2627, S2644 [5MY], S2660, S2663–S2666, S2672–S2676 [6MY], S2700, S2702, S2703, S2715–S2728 [7MY], S2818 [13MY], S4810, S4819 [8JY], S6443, S6446 [8SE], S6493, S6502, S6519 [9SE], S6544, S6559, S6561, S6562, S6582, S6584, S6585, S6595, S6596 [10SE], S6617, S6620, S6623 [15SE]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent agreement, S2239 [16AP], S2371 [23AP], S2721 [7MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 1191), unanimous-consent request, S2669, S2670, S2675 [6MY]

——— exempt emergency services volunteers from individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 33), S217 [13JA], S221 [16JA], S1206 [27FE]

——— GAO investigation of application and subsidy approval process, S5481 [23JY]

——— impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S35 [7JA], S70–S73, S91 [8JA], S617 [29JA], S732 [3FE], S822 [5FE], S873, S876 [10FE], S911–S913 [11FE], S1270–S1272, S1291–S1293 [4MR], S1344 [10MR], S1399, S1401, S1413 [11MR], S1468–S1471 [12MR], S1560 [17MR], S1675, S1676, S1681–S1687 [23MR], S2093 [13AP], S2419 [27AP], S2494 [29AP], S2636 [5MY], S2897–S2899 [14MY], S3096 [20MY], S3217–S3221 [21MY], S3731–S3733, S3741, S3760 [4JN], S3889–S3894 [9JN], S3977–S3979 [10JN], S4219, S4243 [17JN], S4260–S4262 [18JN], S4336, S4340, S4341 [22JN], S4576–S4582 [24JN], S4621–S4625, S4638–S4640 [25JN], S4937 [9JY], S5481 [23JY], S6057 [28JY], S6175 [30JY], S6365 [5AU], S6775 [17SE], S6986 [29SE], S7027 [30SE], S7369 [21OC], S7568–S7570 [28OC], S7603 [29OC], S7775, S7800 [5NO], S7851 [9NO], S8203, S8210–S8220, S8230 [1DE], S8247–S8255, S8258, S8259, S8262, S8265, S8268–S8286, S8289–S8293, S8295–S8298, S8319–S8321 [2DE], S8324–S8327, S8330–S8335, S8339–S8344, S8366 [3DE], S8535–S8538 [9DE]

——— impact of implementation on small business, S3982–S3984 [10JN]

——— impact of regulations on ability of certain entities to exercise religious beliefs, S7902 [10NO]

——— impact on job creation and hiring, S321 [21JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 30), S70–S73 [8JA]

——— modify definition of full-time employee relative to employer health insurance mandate (S. 30), S17 [6JA], S321, S322 [21JA]

——— modify definition of small employer relative to employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 1624), S7084 [1OC]

——— provide for participation in health care exchanges by the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, political appointees, and congressional staff and limit subsidies, S5183 [21JY]

——— repeal, S1843 [25MR], S1962 [26MR], S5672 [24JY], S5705, S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, S8344 [3DE]

——— repeal excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (S. 2045), S7248 [8OC], S7977 [17NO], S8535–S8538 [9DE]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S732 [3FE], S799 [4FE], S803 [5FE], S876 [10FE]

——— repeal mandate requiring certain employers to automatically enroll full-time employees in health plans, S7610 [29OC]

——— repeal (S. 339), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate, S2156 [14AP]

——— repeal the individual health insurance mandate (H.R. 143), S3921 [9JN]

——— strike reinstatement of tax on employee health insurance premiums and health plan benefits, S8354 [3DE]

——— tax liability relative to repayment of cost-sharing subsidy, S2143 [14AP]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal, S1675, S1676, S1695, S1697, S1701 [23MR], S1755 [24MR]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), S7800 [5NO], S8112 [18NO], S8114 [19NO], S8197, S8198, S8201, S8203, S8210–S8220, S8230–S8234 [1DE], S8247–S8266, S8268–S8286, S8289–S8293, S8295–S8298, S8319–S8321 [2DE], S8324–S8335, S8339–S8357, S8366 [3DE], S8566 [10DE]

——— use of budget reconciliation to repeal (H.R. 3762), unanimous-consent agreement, S8234 [1DE], S8350 [3DE]

Pharmaceuticals: condemn and call for investigation of pharmaceutical companies purchasing rights of existing drugs and drastically increasing the price of such drugs, S7118 [5OC]

——— ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (S. 2023), S6997, S6998 [29SE]

Postal Service: improve, sustain, and transform (S. 2051), S6811–S6815 [17SE]

Public debt: prioritize obligations if the debt ceiling is reached by treating public debt payments, Social Security benefits, and Armed Forces allowances equally (S. 2181), S7306 [19OC], S7310 [20OC], S7627, S7647 [29OC]

Puerto Rico: status of economic crisis, S8183–S8186 [30NO]

Republican Party: national agenda, S712, S713 [3FE]

Senior citizens: extend special rule relative to the income level for deduction of medical care expenses, S8352 [3DE]

Social Security: anniversary, S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 246), S6404 [5AU]

——— budget treatment of trust funds and disability insurance program, S7617–S7620 [29OC]

——— budget treatment of trust funds relative to continued funding for Medicare and Medicaid, S6166 [30JY]

——— disregard, for purposes of eligibility for SSI and Medicaid, compensation for participation in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions (S. 139), S105 [8JA], S5175 [16JY]

——— ensure contributions made by workers are available to pay all benefits which they have earned (S. 2090), S6976 [28SE], S7604 [29OC]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S2209, S2210 [15AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), S2094, S2100–S2103 [13AP], S2141, S2144, S2145–S2152, S2154–S2161, S2163, S2164 [14AP], S2392 [23AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (H.R. 2), unanimous-consent agreement, S2156 [14AP]

——— extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S. 522), S997 [12FE], S1341 [9MR], S1555 [16MR], S1777 [24MR]

——— improve old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program, provide cash relief for years when annual cost-of-living increases do not take effect, and provide benefit protection (S. 960), S7443 [22OC]

——— prevent disability fraud, S4126 [15JN], S8208 [1DE]

——— protect the Social Security Disability Insurance program, S968–S970 [12FE]

——— provide for reduction in payroll tax for enrollment in a private disability insurance plan, S7629 [29OC]

——— reallocate funds from the Old-Age and Survivors Disability Insurance fund to the Social Security Disability Insurance program, S813 [5FE], S885 [10FE], S1482 [12MR], S7610 [29OC]

——— reform, S1482 [12MR], S4821 [8JY]

——— solvency, S815 [5FE], S5485 [23JY]

——— State Children’s Health Insurance Program funding, S635 [29JA], S686 [2FE], S906 [10FE], S2646 [5MY]

SSA: prevent disability fraud (S. 1929), S6298 [4AU]

——— provide certain individuals with information on employment support services (S. 1923), S6297–S6299 [4AU]

——— provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions (S. 1922), S6297–S6299 [4AU]

Supreme Court: decision in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S4621–S4625, S4628, S4633, S4634, S4638–S4640 [25JN]

——— hearing of arguments in King v. Burwell relative to IRS promulgation of regulations to extend tax-credit subsidies for coverage purchased through Federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act exchanges, S1235, S1242 [3MR], S1264, S1270–S1272, S1287, S1291–S1293 [4MR], S1398, S1399, S1401 [11MR], S3096 [20MY], S4068 [11JN], S4209 [16JN], S4219, S4243 [17JN], S4260–S4262, S4279–S4282 [18JN], S4336, S4340, S4341 [22JN], S4561, S4563, S4576–S4582 [24JN]

Taxation: expand and modify the credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers, S1881 [25MR]

——— extend special rule for senior citizens relative to income level for deduction of medical care expenses, S8352 [3DE]

——— protect victims of violence or disease, veterans, workers who have lost health insurance and jobs, and other vulnerable populations from repeal of the advance premium tax credit, S8355 [3DE]

——— provide a tax credit to businesses that invest in American jobs, provide fair wages and benefits, employ active duty personnel, recruit veterans, and maintain a diverse workforce (S. 1486), S3641 [3JN]

——— restrict the insurance business exception to passive foreign investment company rules (S. 1687), S4650 [25JN]

Reports

Change the Definition of ‘‘Full-Time’’ to 40 Hours Per Week: Congressional Research Service, H118 [8JA]

Health Insurance Exchanges—Coverage of Non-Excepted Abortion Services by Qualified Health Plans: GAO (excerpt), H500 [22JA]

Reports filed

Alternative Tax Liability Limitation Increase for Certain Small Insurance Companies: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 905) (S. Rept. 114–16), S2171 [14AP]

Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2368) (S. Rept. 114–177), S8492 [8DE]

Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 299) (H. Rept. 114–58), H2151 [13AP]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Waiver Authority Clarification: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1362) (S. Rept. 114–108), S6186 [30JY]

Community Based Independence for Seniors Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 704) (S. Rept. 114–103), S6186 [30JY]

Consideration of H.J. Res. 43, District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 114–98), H2652 [29AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 114–50), H2031 [25MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 19) (H. Rept. 114–1), H103 [7JA]

Consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 42) (H. Rept. 114–4), H477 [21JA]

Consideration of H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act and H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 114–157), H4430 [16JN]

Consideration of H.R. 596, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 70) (H. Rept. 114–13), H702 [2FE]

Consideration of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 483) (H. Rept. 114–303), H7088 [21OC]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 495) (H. Rept. 114–315), H7253 [27OC]

Corrections in Engrossment of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 526) (H. Rept. 114–340), H8239 [16NO]

District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.J. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 114–99), H2766 [30AP]

Ease Burden of Federal Tax Compliance on Small Businesses: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. Res. 252), S6651 [15SE]

Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. Rept. 114–268), H6306 [28SE]

Financial Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1484), S3455 [2JN]

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 373) (S. Rept. 114–193), S8725 [16DE]

——— Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 373) (H. Rept. 114–75), H2267 [15AP]

Hire More Heroes Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (H.R. 22) (S. Rept. 114–3), S981 [12FE]

Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 599) (S. Rept. 114–101), S6186 [30JY]

Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2507) (H. Rept. 114–159), H4430 [16JN]

LTCH Technical Correction Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2580) (H. Rept. 114–156), H4430 [16JN]

Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2505) (H. Rept. 114–152), H4342 [12JN]

Medicare Beneficiary Access to Eye Tracking Accessories for Speech Generating Devices and Removal of Rental Cap for Medical Equipment Speech Generating Devices: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (S. 984) (H. Rept. 114–178), H4650 [24JN]

Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 284) (H. Rept. 114–38), H1635 [13MR]

Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (S. 971) (H. Rept. 114–172), H4591 [23JN]

Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1349) (S. Rept. 114–107), S6186 [30JY]

——— Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 876) (H. Rept. 114–39), H1635 [13MR]

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1253) (S. Rept. 114–105), S6186 [30JY]

Policyholder Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1478) (H. Rept. 114–338), H8239 [16NO]

Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2581) (H. Rept. 114–161), H4430 [16JN]

Prevent Interruptions in Physical Therapy Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 313) (S. Rept. 114–98), S6186 [30JY]

Preventing and Reducing Improper Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures (PRIME) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 861) (S. Rept. 114–104), S6186 [30JY]

Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1190) (H. Rept. 114–150), H4342 [12JN]

Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1021) (H. Rept. 114–46), H1767 [18MR]

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 466) (S. Rept. 114–100), S6186 [30JY]

Restoring Access to Medication Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1270) (H. Rept. 114–308), H7173 [23OC]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3762) (H. Rept. 114–293), H6980 [16OC]

Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 607) (S. Rept. 114–102), S6186 [30JY]

Securing Care for Seniors Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2579) (H. Rept. 114–160), H4430 [16JN]

Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2506) (H. Rept. 114–158), H4430 [16JN]

Special Rules Clarification for Accident and Health Plans of Certain Governmental Entities: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 910) (S. Rept. 114–21), S2171 [14AP]

Tax Relief Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 114–118), S6379 [5AU]

Resolutions by organizations

District of Columbia reproductive health non-discrimination clarification emergency amendment: Washington, DC, City Council, H2730 [30AP]

Rules

Segregation of insurance premium payments for coverage of abortion services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Dept. of HHS, H507 [22JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: allow employers to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or VA from employer health insurance mandate (H.R. 22), S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY]

Statements

District of Columbia Law on Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Disapproval: Executive Office of the President, H2728 [30AP]

Employer Wellness Programs—Better Health Outcomes and Lower Costs: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S671 [30JA]

Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act: Several Senators, S2683 [6MY]

No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act: Executive Office of the President, H507 [22JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act Health-Care Related Provisions Repeal (H.R. 596): Executive Office of the President, H732 [3FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Is Working for Us, E198 [11FE]

Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Executive Office of the President, H4530 [18JN]

Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate and Improve Payments for Physicians and Other Professionals and Extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program: Center for American Progress, H2043 [26MR]

——— Executive Office of the President, H2040 [26MR]

——— Speaker Boehner, S2152 [14AP]

Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act Relative to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc., Funding: Representative Castor, E1542 [27OC]

Restoring Full-Time to Forty Hours: Senator Alexander, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S462 [26JA]

Summaries

Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (H.R. 22), S8359 [3DE]

Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act (H.R. 97), E15–E18 [6JA]

Tables

Budgetary effects of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8251 [2DE]

Committee on Ways and Means (House) and Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) allocations relative to Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H4489 [17JN]

Direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8252 [2DE]

Direct spending and revenue effects of McConnell substitute amendment to H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, S8252 [2DE]

Texts of

H. Res. 19, consideration of H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act and H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act, H115 [8JA]

H. Res. 42, consideration of H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, H485 [22JA]

H. Res. 70, consideration of H.R. 596, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H713 [3FE]

H. Res. 173, consideration of H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2038 [26MR]

H. Res. 231, consideration of H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act, conference report on S. Con. Res. 11, Federal budget for 2016-2025, and H.J. Res. 43, DC law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval, H2671 [30AP]

H. Res. 319, consideration of H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act and H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H4449 [17JN]

H. Res. 495, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act, H7268 [28OC]

H. Res. 526, corrections in engrossment of H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, H8254 [17NO]

H.J. Res. 43, District of Columbia law on reproductive health non-discrimination disapproval, H2727 [30AP]

H.J. Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act, H5488 [27JY]

H.R. 2, repeal Medicare sustainable growth rate and improve payments for physicians and other professionals and extend State Children’s Health Insurance Program, H2045–H2070 [26MR]

H.R. 7, No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act, H494 [22JA]

H.R. 22, Hire More Heroes Act, H29 [6JA]

H.R. 26, Dept. of the Treasury Terrorism Risk Insurance Program termination date extension, H59–H66 [7JA]

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act, H125 [8JA]

H.R. 33, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, H201 [12JA]

H.R. 284, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act, H1646 [16MR]

H.R. 299, Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act, H2119 [13AP]

H.R. 373, Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act, H2485 [28AP]

H.R. 596, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act health-care related provisions repeal, H723 [3FE]

H.R. 876, Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility (NOTICE) Act, H1644 [16MR]

H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H4528 [18JN]

H.R. 1191, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, H1647 [16MR]

H.R. 1478, Policyholder Protection Act, H8217 [16NO]

H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, H6265 [28SE]

H.R. 2061, Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act, H6275 [28SE]

H.R. 2505, Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act, H4483 [17JN]

H.R. 2507, Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act, H4481 [17JN]

H.R. 2570, Strengthening Medicare Advantage Through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors Act, H4479 [17JN]

H.R. 2582, Seniors’ Health Care Plan Protection Act, H4485 [17JN]

H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act, H7143 [23OC]

H.R. 3831, Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act, H9217 [10DE]

S. 139, Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act, S105 [8JA], S5175 [16JY], H6276 [28SE]

S. 141, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, S107 [8JA]

S. 202, provide a technical change to long-term care hospital moratorium exception, S349 [21JA]

S. 539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act, S1077 [24FE]

S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act, S1169 [26FE], S6979 [28SE], H8176 [16NO]

S. 971, increase limit on length of an agreement under the Medicare independence at home medical practice demonstration program, S2319 [22AP]

S. 971, Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act, H5217 [15JY]

S. 984, provide Medicare beneficiary access to eye tracking accessories for speech generating devices and remove the rental cap for durable medical equipment relative to speech generating devices, H5214 [15JY]

S. 1079, Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act, S2403–S2405 [23AP]

S. 1156, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act, S2573–S2577 [30AP]

S. 1362, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) waiver authority clarification, S6425 [5AU]

S. 1486, Patriot Employer Tax Credit Act, S3459–S3461 [2JN]

S. 1687, Offshore Reinsurance Tax Fairness Act, S4650 [25JN]

S. 1884, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act, S6139 [29JY]

S. 2261, Rural ACO Provider Equity Act, S8835 [17DE]

S. 2364, Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act, S8496 [8DE]

S. 2425, Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act, S8859–S8861 [18DE], H10706 [18DE]

S. Res. 25, Medicare/Medicaid anniversary, S109 [8JA]

S. Res. 37, ensure access for women to the best-available health care and support the right to make their own reproductive health care decisions, S426 [22JA]

S. Res. 199, National Strategic Agenda establishment with goals of job creation, balanced budget, securing Medicare and Social Security, and energy security, S4109 [11JN]

S. Res. 246, Social Security anniversary, S6404 [5AU]

S. Res. 252, Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) priorities to ease burden of Federal tax compliance on small businesses, S6654–S6656 [15SE]

S. Res. 261, National Case Management Week, S6898 [22SE]