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H.R. 7237, The Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2008

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7237 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the phasedown of the credit percentage for the dependent care credit....

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S. 3564, An original bill to restore the value of every American in environmental decisions, and for other purposes

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would restore the value of every American in environmental decisions....

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S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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H.R. 6821, The Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6821 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare Program for physicians referring for imaging services....

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H.R. 6751, The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6751 would provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

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S. 3343, The Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3343 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare program for physicians referring for imaging services....

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H.R. 6503, The Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.15

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6503 would amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program....

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H.R. 6466, To apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6466 would apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare Program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters....

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H.R. 6393, The Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6393 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program....

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H.R. 6399, The Medicare Card Security Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6399 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards....

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H.R. 6359, The Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6359 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to enhance beneficiary protections under parts C and D of the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 6337, The Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6337 would amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans....

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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. 3164, The Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3164 would amend tile XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce fraud under the Medicare program....

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S. 3141, The Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3141 would provide for nondiscrimination by eligible lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program....

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S. 3144, The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3144 would amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies....

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H.R. 6252, The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6252 would amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies....

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H.R. 6270, The ACCESS Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6270 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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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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S. 3117, A bill to apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3117 would apply an alternative payment amount under the Medicare program for certain graduate medical education programs established to train residents displaced by natural disasters....

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S. 3116, The Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2008

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3116 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program....

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H.R. 6212, The Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6212 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3101, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $21.86

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3101 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3095, The Relief for Rural Veterans in Crisis Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3095 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program to increase the delivery of mental health services and other health services to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom and to other residents of rural areas....

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S. 3091, The Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3091 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exempt negative pressure wound therapy pumps and related supplies and accessories from the Medicare competitive acquisition program until the clinical comparability of such products can be validated....

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