WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Medical laboratories

S. 3563, The Security Assistance Act of 2008

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3564 would authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal years 2009 and 2010....

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H.R. 6905, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6905 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 3476, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3476 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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H.R. 6671, The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6671 would reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and it would improve oversight of high containment laboratories....

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S. 3358, The Improving Food-borne Illness Surveillance and Response Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3358 would provide for enhanced food-borne illness surveillance and food safety capacity....

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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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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. 3127, The Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3127 would reauthorize the Select Agent Program by amending the Public Health Service Act and the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 and to improve oversight of high containment laboratories....

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P.L. 110-234, The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $6102.04

Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2419 would provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012....

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S. 2983, The Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2983 would amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities....

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P.L. 110-237, To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5919 would make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007....

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P.L. 110-204, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $2.07

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1858 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

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H.R. 3825, The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.84

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3825 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, and it would reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act....

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H.R. 1237, The Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1237 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations....

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S. 2786, The Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2786 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas....

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H.R. 5592, The Border Health Security Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5592 would establish grant programs to improve the health of border area residents and for bioterrorism preparedness in the border area....

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P.L. 110-173, The Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $20.67

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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S. 2510, The Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2510 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations....

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H.R. 4331, The Attacking Viral Influenza Across Nations Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4331 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to preparation for an influenza pandemic, including an avian influenza pandemic....

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S. 2404, The Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2404 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule....

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H.R. 3859, The Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3859 would support further research by State departments of wildlife and agriculture, colleges and universities, and related research entities regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease in deer and elk herds, it would monitor the incidence of the disease, and it would support additional State efforts to control the disease....

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S. 2099, The Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2099 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding project for clinical laboratory services....

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H.R. 1717, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1717 would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense Facility....

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H.R. 3453, The Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3453 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare competitive bidding demonstration project for clinical laboratory services....

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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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