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S. 3387, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3387 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $5.41

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6331 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, it would improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, it would enhance low-income benefit programs, and it would maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3118, The Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $29.10

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3118 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas....

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H.R. 6089, The Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6089 would amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia....

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S. 2911, The Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2911 would improve vaccination rates among children....

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S. 2790, The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2008

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2790 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research....

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S. 2773, The Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2773 would amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of pediatric research consortia....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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S. 2618, The Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments Act of 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2618 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss Facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophies....

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H.R. 5265, The Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research, and Education Amendments of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5265 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for research with respect to various forms of muscular dystrophy, including Becker, congenital, distal, Duchenne, Emery-Dreifuss facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle, myotonic, and oculopharyngeal, muscular dystrophies....

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H.R. 5192, The Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2007

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5192 would improve the palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions....

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H.R. 4991, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4991 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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S. 2467, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2467 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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H.R. 4703, The Vaccine Shortage Preparedness Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4703 would amend the Social Security Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and the Public Health Service Act to ensure a sufficient supply of vaccines....

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S. 2456, The Influenza Vaccine Security Act of 2007

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2456 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve and secure an adequate supply of influenza vaccine....

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H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....

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H.R. 4076, The Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act of 2007

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4076 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to increase criminal penalties for the sale or trade of prescription drugs knowingly caused to be adulterated or misbranded, it would modify requirements for maintaining records of the chain-of-custody of prescription drugs, and it would establish recall authority regarding drugs....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1181.85

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3963 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program....

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H.R. 3904, The Family Asthma Act

Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3904 would amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma....

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S. 2175, The Family Asthma Act

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2175 would amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma....

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H.R. 3825, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.80

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3825 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

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H.R. 3800, The Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3800 would advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and it would improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States....

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H.R. 3635, The Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2007

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3635 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, and it would authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor registries....

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P.L. 110-85, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.24

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3580 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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H.R. 3447, The Surgeon General Independence Act

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3447 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure the independence of the Surgeon General from political interference....

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