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H.R. 6766, The CARE Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6766 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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S. 3329, The CARE Act

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3329 would amend the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000 to expand the category of individuals eligible for compensation, it would improve the procedures for providing compensation, and it would improve transparency....

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S. 3272, The NIH Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3272 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the National Institutes of Health for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 3236, The Medicare and Medicaid Extension Act of 2008

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3236 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 2999, The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2999 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials....

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S. 2990, The Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2008

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2990 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins....

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S. 2877, The Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2877 would improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship....

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S. 2790, The Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2008

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2790 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research....

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H.R. 5585, The Assuring and Improving Cancer Treatment Education and Cancer Symptom Management Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5585 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare Program and to provide for research to improve cancer symptom management....

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H.R. 5527, The TCE Reduction Act of 2008

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5527 would amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to protect the health of susceptible populations, including pregnant women, infants, and children, by requiring a health advisory, drinking water standard, and reference concentration for trichloroethylene vapor intrusion....

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P.L. 110-173, The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $22.53

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2499 would amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs....

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H.R. 4652, The Environmental Justice Access and Implementation Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4652 would direct each Federal agency to establish an Environmental Justice Office....

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H.R. 4684, The Cancer and Terminal Illness Patient Health Care Act of 2007

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4684 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the employee portion of Social Security taxes imposed on individuals who have been diagnosed as having cancer or a terminal disease....

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H.R. 4450, The Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2007

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4450 would improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship....

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H.R. 4082, The Long-term Care Quality and Modernization Act of 2007

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4082 would improve the quality of, and access to, long-term care....

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H.R. 3944, The National Hepatitis B Act

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3944 would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish, promote, and support a comprehensive prevention, education, research, and medical management program that will lead to a marked reduction in liver cirrhosis and a reduction in the cases of, and improved survival of, liver cancer caused by chronic hepatitis B infection....

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S. J. Res. 22, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S.J. Res. 22 would provide for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions....

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H. J. Res. 54, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H. J. Res. 54 would provide for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions....

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H.R. 3425, The Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3425 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer....

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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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S. 1958, The Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1958 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program....

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S. 1917, A bill to include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1917 would include Idaho and Montana as affected areas for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note) based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing....

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H.R. 3285, The Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3285 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products....

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S. 1924, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.41

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1924 would amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by any of certain diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty....

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H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $976.70

Tue, 24 Jul 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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