WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Chronically ill

S. 3626, The Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3626 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts....

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H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 7114 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at Home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner....

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S. 3613, The Independence at Home Act of 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3613 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain high cost Medicare beneficiaries suffering from multiple chronic conditions with access to Independence at home services in lower cost treatment settings, such as their residences, under a plan of care developed by an Independence at Home physician or Independence at Home nurse practitioner....

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P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $1.29

Wed, 23 Jul 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. 3101, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $18.14

Wed, 11 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. 3118, The Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $25.55

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. 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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H.R. 6163, The Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6163 would improve the provision of telehealth services under the Medicare Program, and it would provide grants for the development of telehealth networks....

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S. 2948, The Small Business Empowerment Act

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2948 would provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals....

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H.R. 5765, The Medicare Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5765 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to cover remote patient management services for certain chronic health conditions under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 5176, The Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5176 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services....

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H.R. 4899, The Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4899 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement....

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H.R. 4327, The Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4327 would establish a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network to develop and apply improved practices in care management for Medicare beneficiaries with multiple, chronic conditions....

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H.R. 4263, The Health Insurance Tax Credit Assistance Act of 2007

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4263 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit for charitable contributions to private, nonprofit charities providing health insurance premium assistance and drug co-payment assistance, thereby transitioning uninsured Americans into private insurance and transitioning Medicaid patients into private insurance....

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S. 2383, A bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2383 would require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 2183, The Community-Based Mental Health Infrastructure Improvements Act

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2183 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for community-based mental health infrastructure improvement....

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S. 2182, The Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2182 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services....

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S. 2065, The Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2065 would provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services....

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H.R. 3561, The Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3561 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery....

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H.R. 3544, The Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3544 would catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States....

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H.R. 3373, The Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3373 would catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States....

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S. 1980, The Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1980 would improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care....

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H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1014.72

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3162 would amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program....

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S. 1693, The Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.18

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1693 would enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and it would improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States....

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H.R. 3163, The Healthy Americans Act

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3163 would provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away....

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