WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Preventive medicine

S. 3487, The Serve America Act

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3487 would amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $73.35

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3297 would advance America's priorities....

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S. 3288, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $377.28

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3288 would make appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009....

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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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S. 3142, The Preventing Stillbirth and SUID Act of 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3142 would amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public health activities related to stillbirth and sudden unexpected infant death....

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H.R. 6212, The Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6212 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3101, The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $21.86

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3101 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access....

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S. 3064, The Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3064 would establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care....

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S. 2988, The Accelerating Cures Act of 2008

Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2988 would amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance public and private research efforts to develop new tools and therapies that prevent, detect, and cure diseases....

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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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S. 2911, The Infant Immunization Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2911 would improve vaccination rates among children....

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S. 2877, The Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act of 2008

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2877 would improve and enhance research and programs on cancer survivorship....

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S. 2863, The Ethical Stem Cell Research Tax Credit Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2863 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal income tax credit for certain stem cell research expenditures....

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S. 2799, The Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2799 would amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs....

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H.R. 5658, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5283.02

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5658 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009....

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S. 2749, The Save Lives First Act of 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2749 would ensure that the highest priority for HIV/AIDS-related funding is saving lives most immediately and urgently threatened by HIV-AIDS, including babies at risk of being infected at birth....

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S. 2742, The National Diabetes Coordinator Act of 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2742 would reduce the incidence, progression, and impact of diabetes and its complications and establish the position of National Diabetes Coordinator....

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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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S. 2731, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $313.48

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2731 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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H.R. 5549, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5549 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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S. 2723, The Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2723 would expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting....

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H.R. 5544, The Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5544 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a demonstration project for integrated health systems to expand access to primary and preventive care for the medically underserved....

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S. 2682, The United Nations Population Fund Restoration Act of 2008

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2682 would direct United States funding to the United Nations Population Fund for certain purposes....

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P.L. 110-293, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $313.05

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5501 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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H.R. 5485, The PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5485 would establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services....

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