WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Cardiovascular diseases

H.R. 1014, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.65

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1014 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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S. 3520, The Josh Miller HEARTS Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3520 would establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in elementary and secondary schools....

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H.R. 4926, The Josh Miller HEARTS Act - Cost per Average Family: $2.16

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4926 would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a grant program for automated external defibrillators in schools....

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S. 1924, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.43

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 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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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. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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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. 6196, To amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of individuals receiving a heart transplant

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6196 would amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage of individuals receiving a heart transplant....

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H.R. 6112, To provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6112 would provide for the monitoring of the long-term medical health of firefighters who responded to emergencies in certain disaster areas and for the treatment of such firefighters....

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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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S. 625, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $84.54

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 625 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 898, The Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $23.51

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 898 would amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention....

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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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H.R. 2887, The Teague Ryan Sudden Child Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndromes Screening and Education Act of 2007

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2887 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program of screenings and education regarding children with sudden cardiac arrhythmia syndromes....

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H.R. 2677, The IMPACT Act

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2677 would establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention....

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H.R. 2404, The WISEWOMAN Expansion Act of 2007

Mon, 21 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2404 would reduce health care costs and promote improved health by providing supplemental grants for additional preventive health services for women....

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H.R. 2117, The Health Freedom Protection Act

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2117 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning foods and dietary supplements, and it would amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases....

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H.R. 1560, The Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2007

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1560 would amend the Public Health Service Act to fund breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research while providing more help to caregivers and increasing public education about prevention....

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S. 755, The Diabetes Screening and Medicaid Savings Act of 2007

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 755 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to provide diabetes screening tests under the Medicaid program for adult enrollees with diabetes risk factors, and it would ensure that States offer a comprehensive package of benefits under that program for individuals with diabetes....

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S. 693, The Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Reauthorization Act

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 693 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Automated Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act....

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H.R. 1142, The Federal Firefighters Fairness Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1142 would amend title 5, United States Code, to create a presumption that disability of a Federal employee in fire protection activities caused by certain conditions is presumed to result from the performance of such employee's duty....

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S. 631, The Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 631 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare Program....

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S. 573, The Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 573 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart disease, stroke, and other cardiovascular diseases in women....

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