WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Patients' rights

H.R. 758, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 758 would require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations....

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S. 2838, The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2838 would amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration....

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H.R. 6126, The Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6126 would amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration....

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H.R. 6821, The Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6821 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare Program for physicians referring for imaging services....

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S. 3343, The Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3343 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a disclosure requirement under the Medicare program for physicians referring for imaging services....

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H.R. 1108, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $85.12

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1108 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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H.R. 6270, The ACCESS Act

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6270 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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S. 3046, The ACCESS Act

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3046 would amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients....

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S. 2999, The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2999 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials....

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H.R. 6015, The Hospital and ASC Price Disclosure and Litigation Protection Act of 2008

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6015 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to disclose charge-related information and it would provide price protection for treatments not covered by insurance as conditions for receiving protection from charge-related legal actions....

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H.R. 5799, The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5799 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities....

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P.L. 110-374, The Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1810 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions....

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H.R. 5730, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5730 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to display in each prosthetic and orthotic clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs an Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights....

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S. 2641, The Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2641 would amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities....

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S. 625, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $84.54

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 625 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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H.R. 4232, The Improving the Quality of Mental and Substance Use Health Care Act of 2007

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4232 would improve mental and substance use health care....

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H.R. 4138, The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4138 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals....

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H.R. 3425, The Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3425 would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer....

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S. 1693, The Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Cost per Average Family: $3.18

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1693 would enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and it would improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States....

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H.R. 3112, The Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3112 would amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions....

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S. 1814, The Health Information Privacy and Security Act

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1814 would provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, it would provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and it would protect States' rights....

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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. 2970, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2007

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2970 would ensure integrity in the operation of pharmacy benefit managers....

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H.R. 2931, The Osteoporosis Early Detection and Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2931 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 qualified individuals for bone mass measurement (bone density testing) to prevent fractures associated with osteoporosis....

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H.R. 2717, The Access to Medical Treatment Act

Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2717 would permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests....

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