SENIOR CITIZENS

Amendments

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

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S8499 [8DE]

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

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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]

Articles and editorials

How the Internet of Things Is Improving Transportation and Logistics, H7595 [3NO]

Inkster’s Jeralean Talley Is Oldest Person, Group Says, E591 [28AP]

Mapping IoT Into Today’s Urban Transportation Systems, H7596 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3074), H5236 [15JY]

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]

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: adjust the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program in order to avoid disproportionate penalties for hospitals treating vulnerable populations (see S. 688), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 1343), H1625 [10MR]

——— 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]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (see H.R. 1578), H1899 [24MR]

Dept. of HHS: award grants to States for development of innovative long-term services and support programs (see S. 2338), S8241 [1DE]

——— conduct a pilot project to investigate how to improve medication adherence for individuals with chronic diseases (see H.R. 4292), H10710 [18DE]

——— 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]

——— establish a National Care Corps to provide care, companionship, and other services to seniors and the disabled by qualified volunteers (see H.R. 2668), H3914 [4JN]

——— establish a National Family Caregiving Project (see S. 1719), S4840 [8JY] (see H.R. 3099), H5290 [16JY]

——— include court-appointed guardianship and oversight activities under elder justice programs (see S. 1614), S4298 [18JN]

——— reauthorize Administration on Aging Lifespan Respite Care Program (see H.R. 3913), H7624 [3NO]

Dept. of HUD: provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide that nursing homes receiving poor ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are ineligible for federally-insured mortgage loans (see H.R. 3796), H7089 [21OC]

Dept. of Justice: provide grants to assist Federal, State, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in rapid recovery of missing individuals (see H.R. 1742), H2152 [13AP]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (see H.R. 3091), H5290 [16JY]

——— strengthen law enforcement responses to elder abuse (see S. 1663), S4602 [24JN]

Dept. of Labor: preserve the companionship services exemption for minimum wage and overtime pay and the live-in domestic services exemption for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (see S. 2221), S7655 [29OC] (see H.R. 3860), H7346 [29OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a priority for processing claims for compensation for veterans who have attained a certain age, are terminally ill, or have a life-threatening illness (see H.R. 2286), H2956 [13MY]

——— improve provision of adult day health care services for veterans (see H.R. 2460), H3388 [19MY]

——— make certain grants to assist nursing homes for veterans located on tribal lands (see H.R. 1127), H1369 [26FE]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see S. 739), S1528 [16MR] (see H.R. 1369), H1661 [16MR]

Depts. of Labor and HHS: draft disclosures describing the rights and liabilities of customers of domestic care services and require such services to provide such disclosures in their contracts (see H.R. 4170), H9010 [3DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [17JN]

Discrimination: provide equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) older individuals (see S. 1765), S5061 [14JY] (see H.R. 3793), H7089 [21OC]

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]

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research (see H.R. 3092), H5290 [16JY]

——— protect Medicare and VA benefits for medical device treatments for male incontinence and impotence resulting from treatment for prostate cancer and other diseases (see H. Res. 106), H982 [11FE]

——— strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding (see S. Res. 74), S984 [12FE] (see H. Res. 237), H2770 [30AP]

Elder Justice Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 988), H1068 [13FE]

Employment: clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment age discrimination and retaliation claims (see S. 2180), S7272 [8OC]

——— eliminate the payroll tax on individuals who have attained retirement age and repeal limits on outside income earned while receiving Social Security benefits (see S. 767), S1585 [17MR] (see H.R. 1395), H1721 [17MR]

Federal agencies and departments: reduce duplication and increase efficiency (see H.R. 614), H662 [28JA]

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

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

——— provide for a one-time supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries and recipients of veterans benefits (see H.R. 4140), H8859 [1DE]

——— provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (see S. 2251), S7814 [5NO] (see H.R. 4012), H8239 [16NO] (see H.R. 4144), H8859 [1DE]

——— 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]

Financial institutions: provide training for financial services personnel to identify potential examples of financial exploitation of senior citizens and liability protection for such individuals who disclose such examples (see S. 2216), S7594 [28OC]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 1490), S3678 [3JN] (see H.R. 2633), H3877 [3JN]

GSA: establish a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in Social Security benefits and military retirement pay (see H.R. 4071), H8360 [18NO]

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 (see H.R. 3849), H7331 [28OC]

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

——— 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]

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

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]

Housing: train public housing residents to enable such residents to provide covered home-based health services to residents of public housing and federally-assisted rental housing, who are elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3467), H5865 [9SE]

Income: 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]

Insurance: 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]

Investments: require 401(k) plan sponsors to inform participants of projected monthly income expected at retirement based on current account balances (see S. 1317), S2849 [13MY] (see H.R. 2317), H3211 [14MY]

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]

Medicaid: 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]

——— provide equitable treatment of primary care services (see H.R. 1502), H1802 [19MR]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 459), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 536), H582 [26JA]

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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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 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]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 264), S6894 [22SE]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 263), S6894 [22SE] (see H. Res. 488), H7138 [22OC]

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]

NIH: publish guidelines on appropriate age groupings to be included in clinical research studies involving human subjects (see H.R. 2436), H3387 [19MY]

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

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S283 [20JA]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: 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 Federal mandate to purchase insurance (see S. 203), S347 [21JA]

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

——— 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]

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

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]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (see S. 2067), S6894 [22SE]

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]

——— allow choice of benefit payment method relative to computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 between 1982 and 1992 (see S. 99), S59 [7JA] (see H.R. 314), H357 [13JA]

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

——— credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 3377), H5766 [29JY]

——— 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]

——— enhance benefits and ensure long-term solvency (see S. 731), S1494 [12MR]

——— enhance benefits for children, divorced spouses, and widows and widowers (see S. 2293), S8020 [17NO]

——— 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]

——— establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security (see H.R. 3588), H6188 [22SE]

——— 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]

——— establish a procedure to safeguard trust funds (see S. 20), S11 [6JA]

——— establish a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and suspend investment of such funds until certain legislation is enacted (see H.R. 603), H661 [28JA] (see H.R. 1520), H1803 [19MR]

——— 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]

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

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (see S. 1904), S6186 [30JY] (see H.R. 1391), H1720 [17MR]

——— 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]

——— raise the retirement benefits age for certain individuals (see H.R. 1366), H1660 [16MR]

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

——— 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 Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (see S. 1651), S4544 [23JN] (see H.R. 973), H1067 [13FE]

——— 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]

——— repeal the windfall elimination provision and protect the retirement of public servants (see H.R. 711), H810 [4FE]

——— strengthen by reforming the benefit formula and the calculation of cost-of-living adjustments and improving the long-term condition of the trust fund (see S. 1940), S6379 [5AU]

——— support policies to protect and expand and secure long-term future (see H. Res. 393), H5769 [29JY]

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

Social Security Investment Commission: establish (see H.R. 603), H661 [28JA]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective (see H.R. 3126), H5329 [21JY]

——— prohibit use of determinations to consider an individual to be adjudicated as mentally defective relative to the sale or transfer of firearms (see H.R. 3516), H6074 [16SE]

SSI: update eligibility (see S. 1387), S3060 [19MY] (see H.R. 2442), H3387 [19MY]

Taxation: allow seniors with Social Security and pension income to file income tax form 1040SR without regard to amount of interest or taxable income (see S. 716), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 1397), H1721 [17MR]

——— allow transfer of required minimum distributions from a retirement plan to a health savings account (see H.R. 975), H1067 [13FE]

——— encourage retirement savings by modifying requirements of employer-established individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 4067), H8360 [18NO]

——— exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services (see H.R. 2885), H4650 [24JN]

——— expand personal and retirement savings by allowing employees not covered by qualified retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic individual retirement accounts (see S. 245), S420 [22JA] (see H.R. 506), H531 [22JA]

——— increase and improve credit for dependent care expenses and provide a credit for education of employees of child care centers (see H.R. 1492), H1802 [19MR]

——— increase exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (see H.R. 750), H852 [5FE]

——— provide a credit for eldercare expenses (see S. 879), S2040 [26MR]

——— provide a tax credit for expenses for household and elder care services necessary for gainful employment (see H.R. 259), H188 [9JA]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (see S. 1548), S4021 [10JN]

——— repeal inclusion of Social Security benefits in gross income (see H.R. 589), H660 [28JA]

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

Transportation: coordinate services for transportation-disadvantaged individuals (see H.R. 4082), H8410 [19NO]

——— ensure that all transportation system users can travel safely and conveniently on and across federally funded streets and highways (see H.R. 2071), H2497 [28AP]

Veterans: improve provision of medical care to veterans at critical access hospitals (see H.R. 4103), H8410 [19NO]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 202), S4137 [15JN]

Letters

Economic impact and contributions of Gillette, WY, coal and oil industries: Gillette, WY, senior citizens, S8716 [16DE]

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

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

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

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 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 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]

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]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP (organization), S4843 [8JY]

Senior$afe Act: Judith M. Shaw, North American Securities Administrators Association, S7596 [28OC]

Strengthen care and support for those with Alzheimer’s, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding: George Vradenburg, USAgainstAlzheimers (organization), S1005 [12FE]

——— Ian Kremer, Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (organization), S1004 [12FE]

——— Robert Egge, Alzheimer’s Association, S1005 [12FE]

Motions

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

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal (H.R. 596), H740 [3FE]

Proclamations

Dorothy Pooley California 3d Congressional District Woman of the Year: Representative Garamendi, E1359 [25SE]

Remarks in House

Aging and In-Home Services of Northeast Indiana, Inc.: anniversary, E1547 [27OC]

Alvarado, Nettie: tribute to efforts to deliver groceries to senior citizens in the Albuquerque, NM, area, E644 [1MY]

Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month: observance, H4423–H4425 [16JN]

Alzheimer’s Association of Western New York: tribute, H8290 [18NO]

BLS: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security, H7037 [21OC]

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

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

Chicago, IL: anniversary of Austin Peoples Action Center, E1397 [30SE]

Chinese-American Planning Council, Inc.: anniversary, E1662 [19NO]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, E1600 [5NO]

Cleveland, MS: tribute to Bolivar Community Action Agency, E501 [15AP]

Commission on Long Term Social Security Solvency: establish (H.R. 1578), H9385, H9388 [17DE]

Denver, CO: Seniors’ Resource Center recipient of LeadingAge (organization) Excellence in Not-for-Profit Leadership award, E457 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, H3316 [19MY]

Dept. of Defense: Defense Health Program Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H4065 [10JN]

Dept. of HUD: ensure Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality rating is included in the criteria for eligibility for Federal loan insurance for nursing homes and elder-care facilities, H6983 [20OC]

——— housing for the elderly funding, H3868 [3JN]

——— protect senior citizens from predatory reverse mortgages, H3983 [9JN]

Dept. of Justice: Office on Violence Against Women Enhanced Training and Services To End Abuse in Later Life Program funding, H3696 [2JN]

——— reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program, H905 [10FE], H4424 [16JN]

Dept. of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration technical assistance and training funding, H3852 [3JN]

——— require Federal Interagency Coordination Council on Access and Mobility report on ability of senior citizens and people with disabilities to access public transportation, H7638 [4NO]

——— submit report on potential of the Internet of Things to improve transportation services in rural, suburban, and urban areas, H7595–H7597 [3NO]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, H904–H907 [10FE], H4423–H4428 [16JN], H8290 [18NO], E977 [25JN]

——— develop plan of action to address Alzheimer’s disease, H904–H907 [10FE], H3772 [3JN], H4423–H4428 [16JN]

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

——— issue semipostal stamp to support Alzheimer’s disease research, H905 [10FE], H4425 [16JN]

Economy: national objectives priority assignments, H2220 [15AP]

EPA: ensure coal ash storage requirements protect vulnerable populations, H5364, H5374, H5375 [22JY]

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]

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

FRS: prohibit financial companies convicted of misconduct that harms the financial health or stability of senior citizens from participating in any emergency lending program established by the Federal Reserve, H8379 [19NO]

Gerson, Anita: ElderSource (organization) Delores Barr Weaver Elder Advocate Award recipient, E853 [9JN]

——— importance of family caregivers, H5184 [15JY]

——— 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]

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]

Human Services Association: anniversary, E491 [14AP]

Hunger: address senior citizen food crisis, H3316 [19MY]

Information Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1454 [8OC]

Jewish Community Services of South Florida: tribute to Milk and Honey food distribution and hurricane preparedness kit assembly for senior citizens event, H5573 [28JY]

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

Keansburg, NJ: anniversary of Bayshore Senior Health, Education and Recreation Center, E1386 [29SE]

Kin On (organization): anniversary, E1588 [4NO]

Legal Services for Seniors (organization): anniversary, E511 [16AP]

Liberty, SC: tribute to Pickens County Meals on Wheels, H9379 [17DE]

Malnutrition Awareness Week: observance, E1394 [30SE], E1407 [1OC]

Medicaid: funding, H1880 [24MR]

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]

——— 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]

——— 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 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]

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

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

Miami, FL: tribute to Miami Walk To End Alzheimer’s, H7350 [2NO]

Missouri Dance Team Association: tribute to Francis Howell Golden Girls Dance Team, E495 [15AP]

Mountain Empire Older Citizens, Inc.: tribute to Foster Grandparent Program volunteers, E618 [29AP]

National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month: observance, H8288 [18NO]

NIH: submit an annual budget estimate for Alzheimer’s disease initiatives, H904 [10FE]

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

Older Americans Act: anniversary, H5343 [22JY], E1009 [7JY], E1062, E1066 [14JY]

——— reauthorize (S. 192), E1179 [29JY]

Parma, OH: anniversary of Donna Smallwood Activities Center and Office on Aging, E1297 [16SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Health Center Fund funding, H2082 [26MR]

——— implementation, H1638 [16MR]

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

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

——— 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 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]

Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E565 [23AP]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Simpson House retirement community, E1599 [5NO]

Real estate: exempt servicemembers, veterans, seniors, students, and their families from proposed temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions, H6868 [7OC]

Regional Aid for Interim Needs (organization): anniversary, E149 [2FE]

Senior Corps Week: observance, E733 [18MY]

Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna (nonprofit organization): National Volunteer Caregiving Network Outstanding Volunteer Caregiving Program award recipient, E762 [20MY]

Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H1087 [24FE]

——— disability insurance funding, H6967 [9OC]

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

——— protect system and improve benefits (H.R. 1391), H2029–H2031 [25MR]

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

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

——— solvency, H9364–H9367 [16DE]

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

Southbury, CT: unveiling of Southbury Senior Center Wall of Honor, E665 [8MY], E673 [12MY]

Southlake, TX: opening of Southlake Senior Activity Center, E1795 [15DE]

SSA: prohibit the furnishing of names in a report to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System unless a Federal court has determined the individual to be mentally defective, H5342 [22JY]

University of Kentucky: tribute to Sanders-Brown Center on Aging research on age-related neurodegenerative diseases, H2665 [30AP]

West, Favil: Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, E719 [15MY]

Westchester, NY: anniversary of Wartburg Adult Care Community, E148 [2FE]

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

Remarks in Senate

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

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

Committee on Aging (Senate, Special): priorities, S136 [12JA]

Corp. for National and Community Service: anniversary of Foster Grandparents Program, S6526 [9SE]

Death and dying: ensure that end-of-life wishes are known and honored, S5154 [16JY]

Dept. of HHS: establish a National Family Caregiving Project (S. 1719), S4843 [8JY], S8499, S8500 [8DE]

Diseases: Alzheimer’s disease research funding, S3981 [10JN], S4610 [24JN]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to increase funding for Alzheimer’s disease research, S1969, S1970 [26MR]

——— improve coverage of colorectal cancer screening tests under Medicare and private health insurance (S. 1079), S2403 [23AP]

Federal aid programs: provide for a supplementary payment to Social Security beneficiaries, SSI beneficiaries, and recipients of veterans benefits (S. 2251), S7782–S7785 [5NO], S8218–S8223 [1DE]

——— restore program integrity funding to combat waste, fraud, and abuse, S1973 [26MR], S2424, S2425 [27AP]

Galen, Helene: Desert AIDS Project (organization) 100 Women Award recipient, S854 [9FE]

GAO: release of report on senior citizen hunger, S4196 [16JN]

Health: 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]

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]

Insurance: extend special rule for seniors relative to the income level for deduction of medical care expenses, S8352 [3DE]

Medicaid: funding, S1755 [24MR], S2645 [5MY]

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]

——— 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 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]

——— reform, S8285 [2DE]

——— reimbursement rates for hospital-affiliated facilities considered as outpatient departments, S7637 [29OC]

——— repeal outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps (S. 539), S1076 [24FE]

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]

——— make improvements to the treatment of the U.S. territories (S. 1961), S6887 [22SE]

Ms. Senior Nevada, Inc.: anniversary, S4342 [22JN]

National Association of Social Workers: anniversary, S7653 [29OC]

National Falls Prevention Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 264), S6907 [22SE]

National Healthcare Decisions Day: observance, S2241 [16AP]

National Retirement Security Week: support goals and ideals (S. Res. 263), S6907 [22SE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S4196 [16JN], S5154, S5158–S5163 [16JY], S5206 [21JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact of implementation on health care, coverage, costs, and accessibility, S6365 [5AU]

——— repeal, S1843 [25MR], S1962 [26MR], S5672 [24JY], S5705, S5710 [26JY], S5921 [27JY]

——— repeal (H.R. 596), S732 [3FE], S799 [4FE], S803 [5FE], S876 [10FE]

——— repeal (S. 339), S702 [2FE], S707 [3FE]

Pharmaceuticals: ensure greater affordability of prescription drugs (S. 2023), S6997, S6998 [29SE]

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]

Research: establish EUREKA Prize Competitions to accelerate discovery and development of treatments, detection, and care for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (S. 2067), S6895 [22SE]

Social Security: anniversary, S6365 [5AU]

——— anniversary (S. Res. 246), S6404 [5AU]

——— budget treatment of trust funds, S7674 [30OC]

——— 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]

——— create a point of order against any legislation that would cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or privatize, S1762–S1764, S1767 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund against any legislation that would cut benefits, raise the retirement age, or privatize, S2199 [15AP]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to expand and protect benefits, S2012 [26MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect and strengthen, S1767 [24MR]

——— establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to protect beneficiaries from benefit cuts, S2209, S2210 [15AP]

——— 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]

——— repeal Government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions (S. 1651), S4547, S4548 [23JN]

——— solvency, S815 [5FE], S5485 [23JY]

Taxation: extend special rule for senior citizens relative to income level for deduction of medical care expenses, S8352 [3DE]

——— provide for greenhouse gas emission fees, reduce corporate income tax, provide tax credits to workers, and deliver additional benefits to the retired and disabled (S. 1548), S4031 [10JN], S4232–S4235, S4237 [17JN], S4571 [24JN], S6998 [29SE], S7151 [6OC]

Virginia Organizing (organization): anniversary, S148 [12JA]

West, Favil: Nevada Senior Citizen of the Year award recipient, S2729 [7MY]

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 202), S4168 [15JN]

Reports filed

Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare (AFIRM) Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2368) (S. Rept. 114–177), S8492 [8DE]

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.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]

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 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]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 192), S736 [3FE]

Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1253) (S. Rept. 114–105), S6186 [30JY]

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]

Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1719), S8241 [1DE]

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]

Statements

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]

Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act: Executive Office of the President, H4530 [18JN]

Tables

Committee on Ways and Means (House) and Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) allocations relative to Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H4489 [17JN]

Texts of

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. 319, consideration of H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act and H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, H4449 [17JN]

H.R. 284, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act, H1646 [16MR]

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. 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. 3831, Securing Fairness in Regulatory Timing Act, H9217 [10DE]

S. 141, Protecting Seniors’ Access to Medicare Act, S107 [8JA]

S. 192, Older Americans Act reauthorization, S5158–S5162 [16JY]

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. 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. 1079, Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act, S2403–S2405 [23AP]

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

S. 1719, Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage (RAISE) Family Caregivers Act, S8499 [8DE]

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. 74, strengthen care and support for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, declare goal to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s is a national priority, and increase research funding, S1003 [12FE]

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. 202, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, S4140 [15JN]

S. Res. 246, Social Security anniversary, S6404 [5AU]

S. Res. 263, support goals and ideals of National Retirement Security Week, S6899 [22SE]

S. Res. 264, National Falls Prevention Awareness Day, S6900 [22SE]