WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Managed care

P.L. 110-417, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $0.23

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3001 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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P.L. 110-343, The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $2873.99

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1424 would amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans....

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H.R. 971, The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.63

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 971 would ensure and foster continued patient safety and quality of care by making the antitrust laws apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers (including health plans under parts C and D of the Medicare Program) in the same manner as such laws apply to protected activities under the National Labor Relations Act....

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H.R. 3963, The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1239.27

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 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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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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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. 6185, The TRICARE Continuity of Coverage for National Guard and Reserve Families Act of 2008

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6185 would amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for continuity of TRICARE Standard coverage for certain members of the Retired Reserve....

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H.R. 6174, The Equality in Medicare Advantage Payment Act of 2008

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6174 would amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce variation in Medicare Advantage payment rates among counties within the same State within certain very large metropolitan area....

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S. 3003, The Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3003 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military construction....

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H.R. 6015, The Hospital and ASC Price Disclosure and Litigation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6015 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and it would provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions....

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H.R. 5923, The Patients' Health Care Reform Act

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5923 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, and it would allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations....

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S. 2921, The Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2921 would require pilot programs on training and certification for family caregiver personal care attendants for veterans and members of the Armed Forces with traumatic brain injury, and it would require a pilot program on provision of respite care to such veterans and members....

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H.R. 5613, The Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4.89

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5613 would extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009....

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H.R. 5702, The Advance Directive Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5702 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote the use of advance directives....

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S. 2787, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2787 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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H. Con. Res. 312, Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013 - Cost per Average Family: $26257.19

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H. Con. Res. 312 would revise the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and set forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013....

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H.R. 5549, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5549 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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S. 2723, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2723 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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S. 2687, The Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2687 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. 5465, The Military Pain Care Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5465 would require the Department of Defense to implement a pain care initiative....

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H.R. 5317, The Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2008

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5317 would amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the increase in premium costs for beneficiaries under the Medicare prescription drug program to no more than the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment, and it would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries....

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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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P.L. 110-181, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $4925.89

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4986 would provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services....

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H.R. 4993, The Vaccines for the Uninsured Adult Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4993 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the availability of vaccines....

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S. 2532, The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

An original bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve health care provided to Indians under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs....

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