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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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S. 3505, The Medicare Home Infusion Therapy Coverage Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3505 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the coverage of home infusion therapy under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 6752, The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6752 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education and outreach for healthcare providers and their patients....

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S. 3396, The Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3396 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants or contracts for prescription drug education and outreach for healthcare providers and their parents....

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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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H.R. 6393, The Quit Smoking for Life Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6393 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote tobacco use cessation under the Medicare Program, the Medicaid Program, and the maternal and child health program....

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S. 3206, The Medicare, Medicaid, and MCH Tobacco Cessation Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3206 would amend titles V, XVIII, and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote cessation of tobacco use under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, and the maternal and child health services block grant program....

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H.R. 6215, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6215 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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H.R. 6047, The Early Access to Treatment Act

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6047 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to mandate early access by desperately ill patients to treatment use of new drugs under clinical investigation for a serious or immediately life-threatening disease condition for whom no comparable or satisfactory drug or other therapy is available....

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H.R. 5554, The Veterans Substance Use Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $3.37

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5554 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to veterans from the Department of Veterans Affairs for substance use disorders....

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S. 3002, The Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3002 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, and it would prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year....

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P.L. 110-387, The Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.23

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2162 would improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders....

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H.R. 2063, The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2063 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a voluntary policy for managing the risk of food allergy and anaphylaxis in schools, and it would establish school-based food allergy management grants....

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H.R. 4914, The Global HIV/AIDS Food Security and Nutrition Support Act of 2007

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4914 would amend the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 to provide for the integration of food security and nutrition activities into prevention, care, treatment, and support activities....

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H.R. 4053, The Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4053 would improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders....

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S. 2141, The Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2141 would amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and extend the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome prevention and services program....

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S. 2042, The SMA Treatment Acceleration Act

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2042 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases....

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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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S. 1060, The Recidivism Reduction and Second Chance Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $3.71

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1060 would reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, and it would improve reentry planning and implementation....

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H.R. 3334, The SMA Treatment Acceleration Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3334 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct activities to rapidly advance treatments for spinal muscular atrophy, neuromuscular disease, and other pediatric diseases....

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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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S. 1909, The Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1909 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of home needle removal, decontamination, and disposal devices and the disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program under part D of the Medicare program....

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H.R. 3251, The Medicare Safe Needle Disposal Coverage Act of 2007

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3251 would amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage, as supplies associated with the injection of insulin, of home needle removal, decontamination and disposal devices and the disposal of needles and syringes through a sharps-by-mail or similar program under part D of the Medicare Program....

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S. 1887, The Medicare Access to Critical Medications Act of 2007

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1887 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act in order to ensure access to critical medications under the Medicare part D prescription drug program....

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S. 1834, The HEALTH Act

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1834 would improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products....

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