WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Rural health

S. 3656, The Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3656 would preserve access to healthcare under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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H.R. 2583, The Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2583 would amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs....

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H.R. 6912, The Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6912 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program....

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S. 3491, The Telehealth for America Act of 2008

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3491 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to improve the effectiveness of rural health care support under section 254(h) of that Act....

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H.R. 6901, The Meth Free Families and Communities Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6901 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a drug-free workplace information clearinghouse, it would support residential methamphetamine treatment programs for pregnant and parenting women, and it would improve the prevention and treatment of methamphetamine addiction....

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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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H.R. 1527, The Rural Veterans Access to Care Act - Cost per Average Family: $14.88

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1527 would amend title 38, United States Code, to allow highly rural veterans enrolled in the health system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive covered health services through providers other than those of the Department....

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S. 3367, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3367 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to revise the time-frame for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program....

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H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1128.48

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6599 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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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. 3300, The Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3300 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program....

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S. 1779, The Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.75

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1779 would establish a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department of Health and Human Services and it would amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities....

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H.R. 6356, The Universal Service Reform, Accountability, and Efficiency Act of 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6356 would reform the collection and distribution of universal service support under the Communications Act of 1934....

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H.R. 6351, The 21st Century Rural Health Care Act

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6351 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Health Service Corps Program....

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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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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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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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P.L. 110-246, The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6124 would provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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H.R. 6011, The Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6011 would amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans....

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S. 2993, The Veterans to Paramedics Transition Act

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2993 would amend the Public Health Service Act to facilitate emergency medical services personnel training and certification curriculums for military veterans....

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H.R. 5953, The MediFair Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5953 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas....

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S. 2962, The MediFair Act of 2008

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2962 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in States with more cost-effective health care delivery systems....

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