WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Medicare

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14876.96

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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S. 1776, The Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1890.69

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1776 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula....

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S. 1796, The America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1796 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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H.R. 3799, The Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3799 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D and it would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to improve prescription drug coverage under private health insurance....

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H.R. 3675, The National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3675 would improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project....

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P.L. 111-72, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3663 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies....

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H.R. 3631, The Medicare Premium Fairness Act

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3631 would amend title XVIII to provide for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010....

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S. 1679, The Affordable Health Choices Act

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1679 would make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce....

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S. 1669, The Equal Access to Medicare Options Act of 2009

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1669 would provide all Medicare beneficiaries with the right to guaranteed issue of a Medicare supplemental policy....

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H.R. 3559, The Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act of 2009

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3559 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 1630, The Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1630 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act of improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D and it would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve prescription drug coverage under private health insurance....

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S. 1634, The Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Improvement Act

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1634 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to protect and improve the benefits provided to dual eligible individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 1640, The Take Back Your Health Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1640 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of intensive lifestyle treatment....

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S. 1585, A bill to permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1585 would permit pass-through payment for reasonable costs of certified registered nurse anesthetist services in critical access hospitals notwithstanding the reclassification of such hospitals as urban hospitals, including hospitals located in "Lugar counties", and for on-call and standby costs for such services....

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H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $6159.54

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3293 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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S. 1569, The Medicare Graduate Nursing Education Act

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1569 would expand our Nation's Advanced Practice Registered Nurse workforce....

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H.R. 3495, The Preserving Equitable Access to Community-based Home Health (PEACH) Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3495 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure access to quality home health services for all Americans....

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H.R. 3454, The Medicare Hospice Reform and Savings Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3454 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform payments and coverage for hospice care under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 3483, The STAR Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3483 would reform the medical liability system, improve access to health care for rural and indigent patients, enhance access to affordable prescription drugs....

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S. 1548, The Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging....

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H.R. 3422, The Medicare Support for Rural Hospitals Act

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3422 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals....

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H.R. 3418, The Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Equalization Act

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3418 would amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply the exceptions process for tiered formulary drugs to specialty tier drugs....

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H.R. 3400, The Empowering Patients First Act

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3400 would provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage....

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H.R. 3430, The DSH Collaborative Care Network Pilot Program Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3430 would establish a Medicare DSH pilot program under which participants shall establish collaborative care networks to reduce the use of emergency departments, inpatient and other expensive resources of hospitals and other providers and provide more comprehensive and coordinated care to low-income individuals, including those without health insurance coverage, and to establish a Collaborative Care Network Center....

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H.R. 3374, The Medicare and Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3374 would provide for a demonstration project relating to the impact of health information technology on chronic disease management under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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