-improve TRICARE program (see H.R. 1547), [22AP]
-restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services (see H.R. 2966), [28SE] -use of military health care system and com- missary stores by unremarried former spouses of members (see H.R. 475), [2FE]
Budget: improve and strengthen budget process (see H.R. 853), [25FE]
Business and industry: require certain parent corpora-
tions of Federal contractors to provide health care benefits to retired employees of the contractor (see H.R. 3506), [18NO]
Children and youth: improve health of children (see H.R. 1085), [11MR]
-require children-only coverage option under group health plans (see H.R. 1169), [17MR]
-require health plans to cover treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or dis- ease (see H.R. 49), [6JA]
Churches and synagogues: prohibit insurers from can- celing or refusing to renew fire insurance policies (see H.R. 2432), [1JY]
Contraceptives: require equitable coverage of drugs, de- vices, and services under health insurance plans (see H.R. 2120), [10JN]
Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 1577), [27AP]
Dept. of Agriculture: make supplemental income pay- ments to producers of certain crops for years when the national gross revenue of the crop is below a certain percentage (see H.R. 2792), [5AU]
-payment of disaster assistance to onion and apple farmers in New York (see H.R. 2237), [16JN] Dept. of Defense: allow Medicare-eligible military health care system beneficiaries to enroll in the Fed- eral Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 113), (see H.R. 205), [7JA]
Dept. of HHS: make additional payments to certain home health agencies with high-cost patients and provide for an interest-free grace period for repay- ment of overpayments (see H.R. 1917), [25MY] Dept. of HUD: establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), [15AP] -insure mortgages for the acquisition, construc- tion, or rehabilitation of child car facilities and es- tablish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), [16MR] Dept. of Transportation: reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Program (see H.R. 98), [7JA]
-reauthorize Aviation War Risk Insurance Pro- gram (H.R. 98), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 135), [12AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve access of veterans to emergency medical care in non-Dept. of Veterans Affairs medical facilities (see H.R. 135), [7JA] Disasters: authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (see H.R. 533), [3FE] (see H.R. 707), [11FE] (see H.R. 1711), [5MY]
-authorize predisaster mitigation programs, streamline the administration of disaster relief, and control the costs of disaster assistance (H.R. 707), consideration (see H. Res. 91), [3MR]
creation of protection funds by property and casualty insurance companies for the payment of policyholders' claims arising from future catastrophic events (see H.R. 2749), [5AU] (see H.R. 3303), [10NO]
-establish Federal insurance programs against the risks of catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 481), [2FE]
-Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), [6JA] Diseases: coverage of minimum hospital stays for mastectomies and lymph node removals relative to breast cancer and coverage for secondary consulta- tions (see H.R. 383), [19JA] (see H.R. 1911), [24MY]
-provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials (see H.R. 3110), [190C]
-require coverage of hair prostheses for individ- uals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 3328), [10NO]
-require group and individual health insurance plans to provide coverage of cancer screening (see H.R. 1285), [25MR]
-require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for certain breast cancer treat- ments (see H.R. 116), [7JA]
Drugs: coverage of prescription drugs (see H.R. 3319), [10NO]
-provide nondiscriminatory coverage of sub- stance abuse treatment services under private group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1977), [27MY] Employment: provide certain temporary employees with the same benefits as permanent employees (see H.R. 2298), [22JN]
-provide that employees that receive certain in- creases in health insurance coverage will not be cov- ered by Federal minimum wage increases (see H.R. 3409), [16NO]
ERISA: ensure choice of physicians (see H.R. 2275), [17JN]
ensure proper treatment of temporary employees under employee benefit plans (see H.R. 2299), [22JN]
establish new procedures and access to courts for grievances arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2758), [5AU]
-make group health plan reforms (see H.R. 2095), [9JN]
-provide new procedures and access to review for grievances arising under group health plans (see H.R. 2089), [9JN]
-provide that participants in disability insurance plans are entitled to judicial review of certain benefit determinations (see H.R. 1773), [12MY]
Families and domestic relations: demonstration projects to support State and local efforts to provide partial or full wage replacement for childbirth, adoption, or other caregiving needs (see H.R. 2500), [13JY] FDIC: eliminate the special reserve funds created for the Savings Association Insurance Fund and the De- posit Insurance Fund (see H.R. 687), [10FE]
-strengthen the special examination authority in order to protect the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund (see H.R. 3374), [16NO]
Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: allow par- ticipation by individuals aged 55 to 65 who would not otherwise have health insurance (see H.R. 55), [6JA]
Federal employees: availability of health coverage for dependent parents (see H.R. 2096), [9JN]
enable the Government to enroll an employee's child in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Pro- gram when the employee fails to provide coverage for the child under a State court order (see H.R. 2842), [13SE]
-establish program under which current and former employees may obtain long-term care insur- ance (see H.R. 110), [7JA] (see H.R. 602), [4FE] (see H.R. 1111), [16MR]
-health benefits coverage for hearing aids and examinations (see H.R. 2321), [23JN]
-health benefits coverage for infertility treatment (see H.R. 2706), [4AU]
-health benefits coverage of services by chiro- practors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, naturo- pathic physicians, and midwifes (see H.R. 2360), [24JN]
-provide benefits to domestic partners (see H.R. 2859), [14SE]
require any health benefits plan which provides obstetrical benefits to provide coverage for the diag- nosis and treatment of infertility (see H.R. 2774), [5AU]
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow op- tion of obtaining coverage for self and children only (see H.R. 1170), [17MR]
coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
-coverage of bone mass measurements (see H.R. 933), [2MR]
Federal Insurance Contributions Act: disclosure of pay- ments on individual pay checks (see H.R. 246), [7JA]
Financial institutions: allow payment of Financing Cor- poration interest obligations from excess deposit in- surance fund reserves (see H.R. 3278), [9NO]
ensure consumer privacy when establishing a framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 3320), [10NO]
-modernize and improve financial services indus- try (see H.R. 823), [24FE]
-provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (see H.R. 10), [7JA] (see H.R. 665), [10FE]
-provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (H.R. 10), consideration (see H. Res. 235), [30JN]
-provide framework for the affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial service providers (S. 900), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 355), [2NO]
Forests: make forestry insurance plans available to owners of private forest land to protect them from disaster losses and encourage prescribed burning to prevent future fire disasters (see H.R. 1530), [22AP] Genetics: prohibit use of genetic information in deter-
mining coverage or premiums (see H.R. 293), (see H.R. 306), [7JA]
Hawaii: increase the Federal medical assistance per- centage (see H.R. 442), [2FE] Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotia- tions by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 1304), [25MR]
-apply group health plan portability requirements to students covered under college-sponsored health plans (see H.R. 991), [4MR]
-assure coverage of emergency services under group health plans and health insurance (see H.R. 904), [2MR]
-assure that funds provided for State emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals and their related provid- ers that treat undocumented aliens (see H.R. 2205), [15JN]
-continue coverage of custodial care for certain individuals under the military health care system (see H.R. 3286), [9NO]
-coverage and treatment of emergency services under health plans (see H.R. 2045), [8JN]
-coverage of colorectal cancer screening (see H.R. 1816), [13MY]
-coverage of long-term care services (see H.R. 2691), [3AU] (see H. Con. Res. 8), [7JA]
-disclose limitations placed on medical care serv- ices to plan participants that would otherwise be protected under State law (see H.R. 2113), [9JN]
ensure access to information relative to plan coverage, managed care procedures, health care pro- viders, and quality medical care (see H.R. 2046), [8JN]
ensure confidentiality of medical records and health care-related information (see H.R. 2404), [30JN] (see H.R. 2470), [12JY]
ensure coverage of emergency ambulance serv- ices (see H.R. 1777), [12MY]
-establish certain requirements for managed care plans (see H.R. 3259), [8NO]
establish community-based managed care pro- grams in medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 298, 304), [7JA]
establish Federal penalties for prohibited use and disclosure of personal health information and allow individuals to inspect and copy their own health information (see H.R. 2455), [1JY]
-establish hospital lengths of stay based on a determination by an appropriate physician in con- sultation with the patient (see H.R. 989), [4MR]
-establish standards to improve children's health quality in managed care plans and other health plans (see H.R. 1661), [4MY]
extend COBRA continuation health coverage for individuals 55 and older (see H.R. 2227), [15JN]
extend COBRA continuation health coverage for surviving spouses (see H.R. 1335), [25MR]
-improve access and choice for small business owners relative to employee health insurance ex- penses (see H.R. 1496), [20AP] (see H.R. 2047), [8JN]
-improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and abuse (see H.R. 308), [7JA]
-limit medical malpractice claims (see H.R. 2242), [16JN]
-maintenance of certain health information when a health care facility has closed or a benefit plan sponsor has ceased to do business (see H.R. 307), [7JA]
-national policy to provide health care and re- form insurance procedures (see H.R. 16), [6JA] (see H.R. 1136), [16MR] (see H.R. 1200), [18MR] (see H.R. 2990), [30SE] (see H.R. 3000), [10C]
-national policy to provide health care and re- form insurance procedures (H.R. 1136), consideration (see H. Res. 311), [28SE]
-national policy to provide health care and re- form insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [50C]
-national policy to provide health care and re- form insurance procedures (H.R. 2990), Senate amendment (see H. Res. 348), [1NO]
-permit individuals to continue health plan cov- erage during participation in approved clinical stud- ies (see H.R. 2769), [5AU]
-prohibit health insurance and employment dis- crimination on the basis of genetic information (see H.R. 2457), [1JY]
-promote purchase of private long-term care in- surance by providing tax deductibility, State Medic- aid flexibility, and information dissemination (see H.R. 1261), [24MR]
protect beneficiaries of group and individual health plans, and Medicare+Choice plans in the use of prescription drug formularies (see H.R. 3274), [9NO]
-protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (see H.R. 358), [19JA] (see H.R. 448), [2FE] (see H.R. 719), [11FE] (see H.R. 1133), [16MR] (see H.R. 2723), [5AU] (see H.R. 2824), [9SE] (see H.R. 2926), [23SE]
-protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 358), consideration (see H. Res. 197), [27MY] (see H. Res. 310), [28SE]
-protection of enrollees in managed care plans and HMO's (H.R. 2723), consideration (see H. Res. 323), [50C]
-protection of enrollees in managed care plans and preserve against preemption of certain State causes of action (see H.R. 216), [7JA]
-provide access, ensure privacy, and impose pen- alties on unauthorized use of certain health informa- tion (see H.R. 1057), [10MR]
-provide equitable coverage of mental health, substance abuse, and chemical dependency treatment services under group and individual health coverage (see H.R. 1515), [21AP]
require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide coverage for human leukocyte antigen testing (see H.R. 2021), [8JN]
-require group health plans and health insurance issuers to provide independent review of adverse coverage determinations (see H.R. 2309), [22JN]
-require group plans to provide access to unre- stricted medical advice (see H.R. 2043), [8JN]
-require group plans to provide coverage of pedi- atric care (see H.R. 2044), [8JN]
-require health insurance issuers to notify partici- pants of impending termination of coverage due to the failure of a group health plan to pay premiums (see H.R. 845), [24FE]
-require health plans to provide adequate access to services provided by obstetrician-gynecologists (see H.R. 1806), [13MY] (see H.R. 2041), [8JN]
-require insurance coverage of bone mass meas- urements and inform women concerning reproductive
and post-menopausal health care choices (see H.R. 925), [2MR]
-require managed care organizations to contract with providers in medically underserved areas (see H.R. 1860), [19MY]
-study future long-term care needs (see H.R. 1716), [6MY]
-tax treatment of long-term care services, edu- cational campaign on long-term care, and expansion of State long-term care partnerships by exempting partnership assets from Medicaid estate recovery (see H.R. 2102), [9JN]
Health Care Access, Affordability, and Quality Com- mission: establish (see H.R. 2042), [8JN]
Health Care Financing Administration: moratorium on new rules (see H.R. 2689), [3AU] Health care professionals: establish a national abusive and criminal background check system for patient care workers (see H.R. 2627), [27JY]
Law enforcement officers: provide death benefits to retired public safety officers (see H.R. 789), [23FE] Medicaid: allow fraud control units to investigate and prosecute fraud in Medicare and other Federal pro- grams and elder abuse in residential facilities (see H.R. 3045), [70C]
allow States to use State Children's Health In- surance Program allotment to cover additional low- income children (see H.R. 458), [2FE]
-assure preservation of safety net hospitals through maintenance of Disproportionate Share Hos- pital Program (see H.R. 3103), [190C]
-coverage of breast and cervical cancer treatment services for certain women screened under federally funded programs (see H.R. 1070), [11MR]
coverage of screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 302), [7JA] -definition of audiologist (see H.R. 1068), [10MR]
eliminate the termination of additional Federal payments to States for outreach and eligibility deter- mination administrative costs (see H.R. 2912), [22SE]
establish new prospective payment system for Federally-qualified health centers and rural health clinics (see H.R. 2341), [24JN]
exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity (see H.R. 797), [23FE]
extend the higher Federal medical assistance payment percentage for Indian Health Service facili- ties to urban Indian health programs (see H.R. 470), [2FE]
-permit presumptive eligibility of Medicare bene- ficiaries for certain low-income Medicare beneficiary programs (see H.R. 854), [25FE]
-permit public schools and other entities to deter- mine presumptive eligibility for low-income children (see H.R. 1298), [25MR]
-permit State waiver authority to provide medical assistance in cases of congenital heart defects (see H.R. 3325), [10NO]
-permit States the option to provide coverage for low-income individuals infected with HIV (see H.R. 1591), [28AP]
-prohibit transfers or discharges of residents of nursing facilities (see H.R. 540), [3FE]
-protect payments to previously approved State school-based health plans for Medicaid-eligible chil- dren with individualized education programs (see H.R. 3486), [18NO]
-provide State options to allow eligibility for legal immigrant pregnant women, children, and cer- tain disabled individuals (see H.R. 1399), [14AP] -reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 301), [7JA]
-remove special financial limitations on Puerto Rico and certain other territories relative to medical assistance for Medicare cost-sharing and for veterans (see H.R. 2333), [23JN]
-require criminal background checks on drivers providing medical assistance transportation services (see H.R. 2828), [9SE]
-require payment by States of certain individual- ized education programs medical services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (see H.R. 1672), [4MY]
-require prorating of beneficiary contributions relative to partial coverage for nursing facility serv- ices during a month (see H.R. 2852), [14SE]
-restrict imposition of liens and estate recovery for long-term care services provided to certain indi- viduals (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
-treatment of payments made as a result of to- bacco industry liability settlement (see H.R. 351), [19JA]
-waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds for smoking reduction programs and economic assistance for tobacco farming com- munities (see H.R. 1232), [23MR]
-waive Federal claim to State tobacco settlements if State uses funds only for smoking reduction and public health programs (see H.R. 610), [4FE] (see H.R. 1289), [25MR] Medicare: administrative fee for submission of paper rather than electronic claims (see H.R. 2114), [9JN] -adverse impact of current payment policy for noninvasive positive pressure ventilators on individ- uals with severe respiratory diseases (see H. Con. Res. 138), [22JN]
-allow certain organizations to purchase home- care services from self-employed caregivers through home-care referral agencies (see H.R. 3041), [70C]
-allow petitioners for coverage of new tech- nologies or procedures to meet with the Health Care Financing Administration to develop written plans (see H.R. 2338), [24JN]
-assure access to managed health care through the cost contract program (see H.R. 2268, 2268), [17JN]
calculation of Medicare+Choice payments for medical services at Dept. of Veterans Affairs and Dept. of Defense facilities (see H.R. 2447), [1JY] change rate of increase for Medicare+ Choice capitation rates (see H.R. 3092), [18OC]
clarify non-preemption of State prescription drug benefit laws relative to Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 549), [3FE]
-combat fraud and abuse relative to partial hos- pitalization services (see H.R. 1543), [22AP] -combat waste, fraud, and abuse (see H.R. 2229), [15JN] (see H.R. 3461), [18NO]
-contract reform (see H.R. 312), [7JA] -contracting with certain hospitals to provide cer- tain surgical procedures and related services at a single rate (see H.R. 1392), [13AP]
coverage of acupuncturist services (see H.R. 1890), [20MY]
coverage of adult day care services (see H.R. 745), [11FE]
coverage of advanced new therapies to treat diabetic foot ulcers (see H.R. 2369), [29JN]
-coverage of chiropractic services under Medicare+Choice program (see H. Con. Res. 62), [18MR]
coverage of chronic disease prescription drugs (see H.R. 1796), [13MY]
coverage of frail elderly beneficiaries perma- nently residing in certain nursing facilities (see H.R. 1998), [27MY]
coverage of glaucoma detection services (see H.R. 2620), [27JY]
coverage of inpatient hospital services in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2712), [4AU]
coverage of marriage and family therapist serv- ices (see H.R. 2945), [24SE]
-coverage of medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 1187), [18MR]
-coverage of nursing facilities and in-home serv- ices (see H.R. 131), [7JA]
coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 886), [1MR] (see H.R. 1109), [15MR] (see H.R. 1495), [20AP] (see H.R. 2012), [8JN] (see H.R. 2782), [5AU] (see H.R. 3482), [18NO] (see H. Con. Res. 149), [1JY]
-coverage of outpatient prescription drugs for low-income beneficiaries and provision of stop-loss
protection for outpatient prescription drug expenses (see H.R. 2925), [23SE]
-coverage of outpatient prescription drugs (H.R. 1495), consideration (see H. Res. 372), [9NO]
-coverage of screening retinal eye examinations for individuals with diabetes (see H.R. 1542), [22AP] -coverage of vision rehabilitation services (see H.R. 2870), [15SE]
demonstration project to provide coverage for cancer patients enrolled in certain clinical trials (see H.R. 1388), [13AP]
-designate certain diabetes educators as certified providers for purposes of outpatient diabetes edu- cation services (see H.R. 3003), [4OC]
-develop and implement a single, unified pro- spective payment system for post-care hospital serv- ices (see H.R. 2070), [8JN]
-disclose staffing and performance data, provide whistleblower protections, and review mergers and acquisitions relative to Medicare providers (see H.R. 1288), [25MR]
eliminate budget neutrality adjustment factor used in calculating blended capitation rate for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 406), [19JA] (see H.R. 1088), [11MR]
eliminate reduction in payment amounts to home health agencies and provide for an interest- free grace period for repayment of overpayments (see H.R. 2618), [27JY]
ensure access to comparable prescription drug coverage in Medigap policies relative to termination of Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 634), [9FE]
ensure geographic reclassifications of hospitals in urban areas do not result in lower wage indexes (see H.R. 3216), [3NO]
ensure reimbursement for certain ambulance services and improve the efficiency of the emergency medical system (see H.R. 2831), [9SE]
-establish a demonstration project to provide beneficiaries greater information on various courses of treatment for certain diseases or injuries (see H.R. 1544), [22AP]
-establish a prospective payment system for psy- chiatric hospital services (see H.R. 1006), [4MR] -exclude cancer treatment from the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient services (see H.R. 1090), [11MR]
exclude clinical social worker services from coverage under the skilled nursing facility prospec- tive payment system (see H.R. 655), [9FE]
-exclude lobbying costs from the calculation of the adjusted community rate for Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 2230), [15JN]
-exempt certain beneficiaries from financial limi- tations imposed on physical, speech-language pathol- ogy, and occupational therapy services (see H.R. 1837), [18MY]
-exempt financial limitations imposed on phys- ical, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services and develop and implement a classi- fication system to vary the limitations (see H.R. 1736), [6MY]
-expand coverage of certain self-injected biologicals (see H.R. 2892), [21SE]
expand the use of competitive bidding (see H.R. 1900), [20MY]
extend community nursing organization dem- onstration projects (see H.R. 1999), [27MY]
extend coverage of immunosuppressive drugs to cases of transplants not paid for under the program (see H.R. 3107), [190C]
-extend health care coverage (see H.R. 402), [19JA]
-facilitate use of private contracts (see H.R. 2867), [14SE]
-freeze reductions under Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3145), [26OC]
-Health Care Financing Administration regu- latory burdens imposed on suppliers of durable medi- cal equipment (see H. Con. Res. 98), [5MY] -implement budget neutrality adjustment factor in determining payment rates for Medicare+Choice organizations (see H.R. 2419), [1JY]
-improve access to benefits and programs to eli- gible, low-income beneficiaries (see H.R. 1455), [15AP]
-improve access to health insurance and benefits for certain individuals (see H.R. 2228), [15JN]
-improve and streamline the physician self-refer- ral law (see H.R. 2650), [29JY]
-improve coverage determination process relative to new advances in medical technology (see H.R. 2030), [8JN]
-improve methodology for the calculation of Medicare+Choice payment rates (see H.R. 3284), [9NO]
-improve review procedures (see H.R. 2356), [24JN]
-improve the operation of certain Medicare+Choice and Medigap programs (see H.R. 491), [2FE]
-improve the telemedicine program and provide grants for the development of telehealth networks (see H.R. 3420), [17NO]
-increase certain payments to hospitals (see H.R. 2266), [17JN]
-increase payments for pap smear laboratory tests (see H.R. 976), [4MR] (see H.R. 2930), [23SE]
-increase payments for physician services pro- vided in health professional shortage areas in Alaska and Hawaii (see H.R. 2967), [28SE]
-increase payments to providers for case manager services in rural areas (see H.R. 1646), [29AP]
-increase payments to skilled nursing facilities that have a significant proportion of residents with AIDS (see H.R. 3029), [60C]
-limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 914), [2MR]
-limit reductions in Federal payments under the prospective payment system for hospital outpatient department services (see H.R. 2241), [16JN]
-make changes in payment methodologies and provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs to beneficiaries who lose drug coverage under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 3086), [140C]
-make refinements in the prospective payment system for outpatient hospital services (see H.R. 2979), [30SE]
-modify restrictions on physician self-referral (see H.R. 2651), [29JY]
-modify treatment of certain patient days for pur- poses of determining the amount of disproportionate share adjustment payments to hospitals (see H.R. 1529), [22AP]
-payment for insulin pumps (see H.R. 360), [19JA]
-preserve and expand (see H. Con. Res. 135), [16JN]
-prevent sudden disruption of beneficiary enroll- ment in Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 141), [7JA]
-prohibit collection of data from home health agencies under the OASIS data collection program from non-Medicare patients (see H.R. 2246), [16JN]
-protect right of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans to receive services at any skilled nursing facility (see H.R. 3004), [4OC]
-provide additional benefits to prevent or delay the onset of illnesses (see H.R. 1968), [26MY]
-provide for independent case managers for home health services (see H.R. 746), [11FE]
-provide greater equity to home health agencies and ensure access to medically necessary home health services (see H.R. 2628), [27JY]
-provide more equitable payments to home health agencies (see H.R. 2546), [16JY]
-provision of physical therapy, occupational ther- apy, speech-language pathology services, and res- piratory therapy by a comprehensive outpatient reha- bilitation facility at a single, fixed location (see H.R. 3441), [17NO]
-reduce amount of coinsurance payable in con- junction with outpatient department services (see H.R. 421), [19JA]
-reduce capital payments to certain hospitals with below average occupancy rates (see H.R. 2199), [14JN]
-reduce financial liability of physicians providing certain care under Medicare+Choice program (see H.R. 1375), [12AP]
-reductions in prescription drug prices (see H.R. 664), [10FE]
-reductions in prescription drug prices (H.R. 664), consideration (see H. Res. 371), [9NO]
-reform beneficiary payment limits for certain long-existing home health agencies relative to the interim payment system (see H.R. 2123), [10JN]
-reform purchasing, payment, and administrative requirements (see H.R. 2115), [9JN]
-reimburse hospitals for psychologist, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner training costs (see H.R. 2794), [5AU]
-reimburse hospitals for psychologist training costs (see H.R. 1140), [16MR]
-reimbursement for chiropractic services (see H.R. 1046), [9MR]
-reimbursement of routine patient care costs for individuals participating in approved clinical trials (see H.R. 61), [7JA]
-remove the sunset and numerical limitation on participation in Medicare+Choice medical savings account plans (see H.R. 2068), [8JN] (see H.R. 2173), [10JN]
-repeal interim payment system, eliminate man- datory reduction under the prospective payment sys- tem, and continue periodic interim payments for home health services (see H.R. 2361), [24JN]
-repeal restriction on payment for hospital dis- charges to post-acute care (see H.R. 405), [19JA] (see H.R. 1936), [25MY]
-repeal the financial limitation on rehabilitation services (see H.R. 1385), [13AP]
-require advanced notice to managed care plan enrollees of hospital termination under such plans (see H.R. 1639), [29AP]
-require appropriate training and certification for suppliers of certain listed items of orthotics or pros- thetics (see H.R. 1938), [25MY]
-require certain additional information in state- ments of explanation of benefits provided to bene- ficiaries (see H.R. 1511), [21AP]
-require Dept. of HHS study on mortality and adverse outcome rates of patients receiving anesthe- sia services (see H.R. 632), [9FE] (see H.R. 2002), [27MY]
-require governing boards of national accrediting entities to have public representation and open meet- ings (see H.R. 2174), [10JN]
-require universal product numbers on claims forms for reimbursement for durable medical equip- ment and other items (see H.R. 418), [19JA]
-restore the non-applicability of private contracts for the provision of benefits (see H.R. 958), [3MR] -restrictions on changes in benefits under Medicare+Choice plans (see H.R. 1134), [16MR]
-revise inflation update factor used in making payments to prospective payment system hospitals (see H.R. 3114), [200C]
-revise interim payment system to home health agencies for home health services (see H.R. 2492), [13JY] (see H.R. 2744), [5AU]
-revise payment amounts to home health agen- cies (see H.R. 2240), [16JN]
-standardize clinical practice guidelines to im- prove delivery of services (see H.R. 2069), [8JN]
-treatment of payments to Medicare+Choice or- ganizations relative to disproportionate share hospital payments (see H.R. 1103), [11MR]
-waive waiting period for coverage and provide coverage of drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (see H.R. 353), [19JA] Medicare Eligible Military Retiree Health Care Consen- sus Task Force: establish (see H.R. 119), [7JA] Medicare Payment Advisory Commission: expand membership and include individuals with expertise in manufacturing and distributing finished medical goods (see H.R. 3271), [9NO] Medicare/Medicaid: restrict use and require recording and reporting of information on use of physical and chemical restraints and seclusion in mental health facilities (see H.R. 1313), [25MR]
-surety bond requirements for home health agen- cies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and others (see H.R. 2325), [23JN]
Mental health: clarify application of certain mental
health parity provisions to annual and lifetime visit, benefit, and dollar limits (see H.R. 2445), [1JY] -provide for treatment parity (see H.R. 2593), [22JY] Motor vehicles: establish requirements for the cancella- tion of automobile insurance policies (see H.R. 644), [9FE]
-limit liability of rental or leasing companies for negligent operation of rented or leased vehicles (see H.R. 1954), [26MY]
-provide consumers choice of auto insurance, guarantee affordable premiums, and improve com- pensation for accident victims (see H.R. 1475), [20AP]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster
mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repet- itively flooded properties (see H.R. 1297), [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), [5AU]
Pensions: require plan administrators that provide ac- cess to automobile insurance to submit certain infor- mation on such insurance to the FTC (see H.R. 2006), [8JN]
Pharmaceuticals: demonstration project to expand eligi- bility under existing State prescription drug assist- ance programs for low-income seniors (see H.R. 2375), [29JN]
Senior citizens: establish a consumer price index for elderly consumers to compute cost-of-living in- creases for Social Security and Medicare benefits (see H.R. 1422), [14AP] (see H.R. 2180), [10JN]
-establish a program of pharmacy assistance fee for elderly persons who have no health insurance coverage (see H.R. 723), [11FE]
-limit hardship endured when meeting prescrip- tion drug needs (see H. Con. Res. 152), [13JY]
-prevent and increase penalties for crimes such as health care, pension, and telemarketing fraud, and nursing home abuse and fraud (see H.R. 1862), [19MY]
Small business: protect from litigation excesses and limit product liability of non-manufacturer product sellers (see H.R. 2366), [25JN]
-provide employees with a simple, secure, and fully portable defined benefit plan (see H.R. 2190), [14JN]
-use of welfare-to-work funds to form alliances to purchase discounted health insurance for welfare- to-work program eligible employees (see H.R. 2238), [16JN]
Social Security: allow diversion of percentage of pay- roll tax payments into personal investment plans and extend the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insur- ance Program (see H.R. 250), [7JA] (see H.R. 1793), [13MY]
-allow States to use State Children's Health In- surance Program allotment to cover uninsured preg- nant women (see H.R. 1843), [18MY]
clarify exemption of certain children with spe- cial needs from State option to use managed care (see H.R. 3332), [10NO]
constitutional amendment relative to budget treatment of Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability In- surance Program and the hospital insurance program (see H.J. Res. 40), [16MR]
continue eligibility for child's insurance benefits to individuals who marry and have Hansen's disease (see H.R. 3280), [9NO]
effects of reform proposals on women (see H. Res. 34), [2FE]
eliminate benefit penalties to individuals receiv- ing pensions from noncovered employment (see H.R. 742), [11FE]
ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 37), [6JA] (see H.R. 3012), [50C]
establish and maintain individual investment ac- counts (see H.R. 1897), [20MY]
expand health care coverage for working, dis- abled individuals and establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program to provide work oppor-
tunities for such individuals (see H.R. 1091), [11MR] (see H.R. 1180), [18MR]
extend rural Advanced Life Support intercept services to other areas (see H.R. 2711), [4AU]
-improve computation system for certain workers who attain age 65 (see H.R. 538), [3FE]
-improve coverage of low-income children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Med- icaid (see H.R. 827), [24FE] (see H.R. 3480), [18NO]
-level of benefit payment in the month of the beneficiary's death (see H.R. 163), (see H.R. 287), [7JA]
-make corrections in Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program relative to the Balanced Budget Act (see H.R. 3075), [140C] (see H.R. 3146), [26OC] (see H.R. 3426), [17NO]
-permit children covered under the State Chil- dren's Health Insurance Program to be eligible for the Federal Vaccines for Children Program (see H.R. 2976), [29SE]
-permit members of the clergy to be exempt from coverage at any time during career (see H.R. 1061), [10MR]
-permit members of the clergy to revoke their exemption from coverage (see H.R. 133), [7JA]
-preserve all budget surpluses until legislation is enacted to strengthen and protect Social Security and Medicare (see H.R. 1927), [25MY]
-promote identification of children eligible for State Children's Health Insurance Program and Med- icaid (see H.R. 2807), [8SE]
-protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of non-Social Security surpluses to strength- en and protect Medicare (see H.R. 3165), [28OC] -provide annual statement of accrued liability of the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (see H.R. 244), [7JA]
-provide disabled beneficiaries opportunities to return to work, and extend Medicare coverage and tax credits for such beneficiaries (see H.R. 3070), [130C]
-provide enrollment period for Medicare and Medigap relative to certain military retirees and de- pendents (see H.R. 743), [11FE]
-provide lump-sum death payments (see H.R. 3281), [9NO]
-reform (see H.R. 1), [1MR]
-remove limitations on outside income while re- ceiving benefits (see H.R. 47), [6JA] (see H.R. 288), [7JA] (see H.R. 519), [3FE]
-require specific legislative recommendations to ensure solvency of trust funds (see H.R. 245), [7JA] -treatment of severe spinal cord injuries relative to certain earnings (see H.R. 401), [19JA]
-waive waiting period for disability benefits rel- ative to individuals with terminal illnesses (see H.R. 1107), [11MR]
States: improve data collection and evaluation of chil- dren's health coverage under the State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 1545), [22AP]
-increase allotments to territories under the State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 806), [23FE]
Taxation: allow a refundable credit for certain Medi- care premiums (see H.R. 122), [7JA] (see H.R. 1772), [12MY]
-allow credit to military retirees for Medicare coverage (see H.R. 121), [7JA]
-allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance and provide for a report on State health insurance safety-net pro- grams (see H.R. 2362), [25JN]
-allow individuals a refundable credit for the purchase of private health insurance through a pool- ing arrangement (see H.R. 2185), [14JN]
-allow individuals to designate refunds to pro- vide catastrophic health coverage to individuals who do not otherwise have health coverage (see H.R. 2433), [1JY]
-allow penalty-free distributions from qualified retirement plans on account of the death or disability of the participant's spouse (see H.R. 2826), [9SE]
clarify exemption from the self-employment tax for termination payments received by former life insurance salesmen (see H.R. 1593), [28AP]
credits for health insurance costs of employees not eligible to participate in employer-subsidized health coverage (see H.R. 1819), [14MY]
-deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 145), [7JA] (see H.R. 1177), [18MR]
-deny charitable contribution deduction for trans- fers associated with split-dollar insurance arrange- ments (see H.R. 572), [4FE] (see H.R. 630), [9FE] -deny deduction for certain reparations received by Holocaust survivors (see H.R. 3511), [19NO]
-disclose to Federal employees the Government's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insurance for the employee (see H.R. 1263), [24MR]
disclosure of employer's share of taxes paid for old-age, survivors, disability, and hospital insur- ance for the employee (see H.R. 1264), [24MR] ensure employees retain hospital insurance tax exemption relative to consolidation of a political sub- division with the State (see H.R. 873), [25FE]
exclude reparations received by Holocaust sur- vivors (see H.R. 390), [19JA] (see H.R. 1292), [25MR]
-full deduction of health insurance costs for self- employed individuals (see H.R. 225), [7JA] (see H.R. 611), [4FE] (see H.R. 918), [2MR] (see H.R. 980), [4MR]
-impose a tax on certain unearned income and provide tax relief by reducing the rate of the Social Security payroll tax (see H.R. 1099), [11MR]
-permit consolidation of life insurance companies with other companies (see H.R. 2431), [1JY]
-permit penalty-free withdrawals from retirement plans for medical expenses of certain older relatives (see H.R. 253), (see H.R. 275), [7JA]
-provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), [30JN]
-provide incentives for health coverage (see H.R. 2261), [17JN]
-provide marriage penalty relief, incentives to encourage health coverage, and increased child care assistance, and extend certain expiring tax provisions (see H.R. 2020), [8JN]
-provide tax-exempt status for organizations cre- ated by a State to provide property and casualty insurance coverage for property (see H.R. 264), [7JA]
-treatment of active financing income earned overseas by financial services firms (see H.R. 681), [10FE]
-treatment of employers who maintain a self- insured health plan for their employees (see H.R. 2304), [22JN]
-treatment of flexible spending arrangements rel- ative to long-term care insurance (see H.R. 161), [7JA]
-treatment of individual health insurance costs and employees who elect not to participate in em- ployer subsidized health plans (see H.R. 1687), [5MY]
-treatment of marriage penalty, estate taxes, long-term care needs, child care, health insurance costs for self-employed individuals, and the alter- native minimum tax (see H.R. 2085), [9JN]
-treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 614), [8FE]
-treatment of unused benefits under cafeteria plans that allow flexible spending accounts for out- of-pocket medical expenses (see H.R. 3034), [60C] Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 387), [17NO]
-corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 236), [18NO]
Trust funds: investment of several Federal health-relat- ed and retirement trust funds in broad-based private equities indices (see H.R. 633), [9FE] Veterans: extend dependency and indemnity compensa- tion benefits to surviving spouses whose subsequent marriages have terminated (see H.R. 708), [11FE]
-increase service-connected disability benefits for veterans and survivors (see H.R. 1765), [12MY]
-payment of certain group life insurance benefits to beneficiaries of deceased members of the uni- formed services (see H.R. 2206), [15JN] Women: allow direct access to obstetrician-gyne- cologists (see H. Res. 164), [6MY]
coverage of screening mammography (see H.R. 524), [3FE] (see H.R. 1132), [16MR]
-implement coverage of reconstructive breast sur- gery resulting from mastectomies (see H.R. 3224), [4NO]
World War II: recovery of insurance issued for victims of the Holocaust (see H.R. 126), [7JA] Conference reports
Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities
Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers (S. 900), [2NO]
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (H.R. 1180), [17NO]
Agricultural Risk Protection Act: Committee on Agri- culture (House) (H.R. 2559) (H. Rept. 106-300), [5AU], [22SE]
Aviation War Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 98) (H. Rept. 106-2), [2FE] Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Commit- tee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [24JN]
-Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [5AU]
-Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 853) (H. Rept. 106-198), [5AU] Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1180, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 387) (H. Rept. 106-482), [17NO]
Consideration of Conference Report on S. 900, Frame- work for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 355) (H. Rept. 106– 440), [2NO]
Consideration of H.R. 10, Financial Services Act: Com- mittee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 106-214), [30JN]
Consideration of H.R. 707, Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 106-41), [3MR] Consideration of H.R. 2559, Agricultural Risk Protec- tion Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 308) (H. Rept. 106-346), [28SE] Consideration of H.R. 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106–366), [50C]
Consideration of H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Unin- sured Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 106-366), [5OC]
Disaster Mitigation and Cost Reduction Act: Commit- tee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 707) (H. Rept. 106-40), [3MR] Financial Services Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106– 74), [23MR], [10JN]
-Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 106-74), [15JN] Framework for the Affiliation of Banks, Securities
Firms, and Other Financial Service Providers: Com- mittee of Conference (S. 900) (H. Rept. 106-434), [2NO]
Medicaid Coverage of Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Services for Certain Women Screened Under Federally Funded Programs: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 106-486), [22NO]
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Balanced Budget Re- finement Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3075) (H. Rept. 106-436), [2NO] Prohibit Transfers or Discharges of Medicaid Residents of Nursing Facilities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 540) (H. Rept. 106-44), [8MR] Senate Amendment to H.R. 2990, Quality Care for the Uninsured Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 348) (H. Rept. 106-430), [1NO] Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-478), [17NO]
-Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 3070) (H. Rept. 106-393), [180C]
Work Incentives Improvement Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1180) (H. Rept. 106-220), [IJY]
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMMUNICA- TIONS OMNIBUS REFORM ACT Conference reports
Provisions (H.R. 1554), [9NO] Reports filed
Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1554) (H. Rept. 106-464), [9NO] INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1555), [26AP] -authorizing (H.R. 1555), consideration (see H. Res. 167), [12MY]
-authorizing (H.R. 1555), consideration of con- ference report (see H. Res. 364), [8NO] Classified information: identify, collect, and review for declassification information that is of extraordinary public interest (see H.R. 3152), [27OC]
Dept. of Energy: establish moratorium on Foreign Visi- tors Program and set up counter-intelligence program at nuclear laboratories (see H.R. 1348), [25MR] Conference reports
Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1555), [5NO]
Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1555, In- telligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 364) (H. Rept. 106-460), [8NO] Consideration of H.R. 1555, Intelligence Services Ap- propriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 106-136), [12MY] Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-457), [5NO]
-Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 106-130), [10MY] INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Bills and resolutions
Chippewa Cree Tribe: final settlement of water rights claims (see H.R. 795), [23FE]
Federal aid programs: public participation in establish- ing locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2983), [30SE]
Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign trib- al governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1811), [13MY] Schools: establish a partnership to rebuild and modern- ize school facilities (see H.R. 2955), [27SE] Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1943), [26MY]
Treaties and agreements: prohibit executive branch compliance with the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and the multilateral Memorandum of Understanding related to that treaty (see H.R. 2022), [8JN] Reports filed
Chippewa Cree Tribe of The Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement and Water
Supply Enhancement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 795) (H. Rept. 106-374), [120C] INTERMODAL SURFACE TRANSPORTATION EF- FICIENCY ACT
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: repeal the Interstate System Reconstruction and Rehabilita- tion Pilot Program (see H.R. 1252), [24MR] INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act, [2AU] Bills and resolutions
Business and industry: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 2124), [10JN] Dept. of the Treasury: codify authority to issue regula- tions covering the practices of enrolled agents (see H.R. 3491), [18NO]
Federal employees: extend civil service retirement op- tions to IRS revenue officers, INS inspectors, and certain other Federal law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1228), [23MR]
Internal Revenue Code: simplify certain provisions (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]
Small business: provide regulatory assistance (see H.R. 296), [7JA]
Taxation: allow designation of charity contributions on tax returns and establish the Checkoff for Charity Commission to ensure payment of contributions (see H.R. 2053), [8JN]
-allow income tax refund (see H.R. 1254), [24MR]
-allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax overpayments or to make contributions for units of the National Park System (see H.R. 1154), [17MR]
-authorize Federal entities to take control of cer- tain State child support enforcement programs (see H.R. 1488), [20AP]
clarify that certain small businesses that use merchandise or inventory are permitted to use the cash method of accounting (see H.R. 2273), [17JN] eliminate marriage tax penalty (see H.R. 725), [11FE]
eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting in- come tax rate brackets and standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 6), [10FE]
eliminate marriage tax penalty by adjusting standard deduction amounts (see H.R. 108), [7JA] ensure confidentiality of advance pricing agree- ments (see H.R. 2378), [29JN]
ensure tax payments from certain religious indi- viduals are used for nonmilitary purposes (see H.R. 1454), [15AP]
extend due date for filing a tax return for any member of a uniformed service on a tour of duty outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1411), [14AP]
-prevent abuse of the enhanced charitable deduc- tion for overseas contributions of drugs (see H.R. 3197), [2NO]
reduce individual income tax rates, provide mar- riage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish in- centives for education and health care (see H.R. 2488), [13JY]
-reduce individual income tax rates, provide mar- riage penalty and estate and gift tax relief, reduce taxes on savings and investments, and establish in- centives for education and health care (H.R. 2488), consideration (see H. Res. 256), [20JY]
-reform interest allocation rules (see H.R. 2270), [17JN]
-reform Internal Revenue Code through revenue neutral proposals which protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds (see H. Con. Res. 85), [14AP] -repeal income tax, abolish the IRS, and institute
a national retail sales tax (see H.R. 1467), [15AP] (see H.R. 2001), [27MY] (see H.R. 2525), [14JY] -restore deduction for 2-income married couples (see H.R. 1453), [15AP]
-restructure and replace the income tax system to meet national priorities (see H.R. 134), [7JA] -simplify certain provisions of the Internal Reve- nue Code (see H.R. 1928), [25MY]
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