WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Minority health

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14775.97

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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S. 1963, The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1963 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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P.L. 111-90, The Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1818 would amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall....

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S. 1796, The America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1796 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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P.L. 111-87, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS....

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H.R. 3792, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3792 would amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS....

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S. 252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5.50

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 252 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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S. 1679, The Affordable Health Choices Act

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1679 would make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce....

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H.R. 3559, The Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act of 2009

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3559 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 801, The Family Caregiver Program Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $58.75

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 801 would amend title 38, United States Code, to waive charges for humanitarian care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to family members accompanying veterans severely injured after September 11, 2001, as they receive medical care from the Department and to provide assistance to family caregivers....

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S. 1635, The 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1635 would establish an Indian Youth telemental health demonstration project, it would enhance the provision of mental health care services to Indian youth, and it would encourage Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other mental health care providers serving residents of Indian country to obtain the services of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns....

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S. 1565, The Better Health in the Arctic Act

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1565 would improve Arctic health....

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S. 1548, The Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging....

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S. 1511, The Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act of 2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1511 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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H.R. 3197, The Kids With Healthy Hearts Act of 2009

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3197 would direct the Secretary of Education to provide grants to local educational agencies to conduct demonstration projects to screen the blood pressure of children in kindergarten through grade 6....

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P.L. 111-88, The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $2559.79

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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S. 1407, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1033.42

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1407 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3090, The Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2009

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3090 would improve the health of minority individuals....

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H.R. 3002, The PATIENTS Act of 2009

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3002 would protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in personalized medicine and differences in patient treatment response....

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H.R. 3001, The Ending LGBT Health Disparities Act

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3001 would address the health disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, it would eliminate the barriers they face in accessing quality health care, and it would ensure that good health and well-being is accessible to all....

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H.R. 2987, The Cure and Understanding through Research for Alzheimer's Act of 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2987 would amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure sufficient resources and increase efforts for research at the National Institutes of Health relating to Alzheimer's disease, to authorize an education and outreach program to promote public awareness and risk reduction with respect to Alzheimer's disease (with particular emphasis on education and outreach in Hispanic populations)....

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S. 1303, The Women's Medical Home Demonstration Act

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1303 would authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a women's medical home demonstration project....

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H.R. 2911, The Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2009

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2911 would improve end-of-life care....

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H.R. 1211, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Cost per Average Family: $1.47

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1211 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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S. 1262, The Medical Efficiency and Delivery Improvement of Care Act (MEDIC) of 2009

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1262 would amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act and titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide additional resources for primary care services, it would create new payment models for services under Medicare, and it would expand provision of non-institutionally-based long-term services....

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