WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Living wills

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. 5702, The Advance Directive Promotion Act of 2008

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5702 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to promote the use of advance directives....

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S. 1783, The Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1783 would provide 10 steps to transform health care in America....

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S. 464, The Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 464 would amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with....

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S. 465, The Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 465 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act and title III of the Public Health Service Act to improve access to information about individuals' health care options and legal rights for care near the end of life, it would promote advance care planning and decisionmaking so that individuals' wishes are known should they become unable to speak for themselves, and it would engage health care providers in disseminating information about and assisting in the preparation of advanc...

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S. 466, The Medicare End-of-Life Care Planning Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 466 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of an end-of-life planning consultation as part of an initial preventive physical examination under the Medicare program....

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S. 334, The Healthy Americans Act

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 334 would provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away....

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