WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Medical ethics

P.L. 110-275, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $5.41

Fri, 20 Jun 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. 5989, The National Neurotechnology Initiative Act

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5989 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative....

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S. 2989, A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative, and for other purposes

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2989 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to implement a National Neurotechnology Initiative....

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P.L. 110-85, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Savings per Average Family: $0.24

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3580 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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H.R. 3333, The Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3333 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups....

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S. 1842, The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1842 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 3000, The Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3000 would establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery....

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H.R. 2900, The Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $75.83

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2900 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, and it would enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs....

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H.R. 2807, The Patients First Act of 2007

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2807 would intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients....

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H.R. 2731, The Safe Tissue Act

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2731 would improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process....

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H.R. 2708, The Mammogram and MRI Availability Act of 2007

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2708 would amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older....

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H.R. 2585, The Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2585 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce....

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H.R. 2564, The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2564 would amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning....

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H.R. 2560, The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2560 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit human cloning....

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H.R. 2273, The Food and Drug Administration Improvement Act of 2007

Thu, 10 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2273 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the deposit in the general fund of the Treasury of fees that are collected from manufacturers of drugs and devices under chapter VII of such Act, it would terminate the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to negotiate with the manufacturers on particular uses of the fees, it would establish a Center for Postmarket Drug Safety and Effectiveness, and it would establish additional authorities to ensure the safe ...

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H.R. 2193, The Animal Protection Accountability Improvement Act

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2193 would amend the Animal Welfare Act to increase the penalties for violations of such Act, and it would prohibit the use of animals for marketing medical devices....

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H.R. 2122, The Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007

Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2122 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work in certain providers of services to which payments are made under the Medicare Program....

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S. 1024, The Safer DATA Act

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1024 would improve the underlying science of drug safety decisionmaking and strengthen the ability of the Food and Drug Administration to assess, manage, and communicate drug safety information to patients and providers....

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S. 1036, The Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1036 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit human cloning....

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S. 997, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 997 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research....

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H.R. 1561, The Enhancing Drug Safety and Innovation Act of 2007

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1561 would amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve drug safety and oversight....

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S. 877, The Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 877 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to add human growth hormone to schedule III, and it would prohibit the sale of prescriptions for controlled substances for illegitimate purposes....

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S. 812, The Human Cloning Ban and Stem Cell Research Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 812 would prohibit human cloning and protect stem cell research....

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H.R. 1200, The American Health Security Act of 2007

Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1200 would provide for health care for every American and control the cost and enhance the quality of the health care system....

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H.R. 1072, The Women's Health Office Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1072 would improve the health of women through the establishment of Offices of Women's Health within the Department of Health and Human Services....

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