WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Surgery

H.R. 2583, The Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2583 would amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs....

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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. 3187, The Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3187 would establish a comprehensive interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely manner....

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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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S. 2788, The Pregnant Women Health and Safety Act

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2788 would impose admitting privilege requirements with respect to physicians who perform abortions....

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H.R. 5033, The Hospital Price Reporting and Disclosure Act of 2007

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5033 would amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the public disclosure of charges for certain hospital and ambulatory surgical center services and drugs....

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S. 2250, The Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2250 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 3558, The Restore American Dream Act of 2007

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3558 would provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries....

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S. 1999, A bill to provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries, and for other purposes

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1999 would provide for the establishment of a Center of Excellence in Prevention, Diagnosis, Mitigation, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Military Eye Injuries....

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S. 1998, The International Child Marriage Prevention and Protection Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1998 would reduce child marriage....

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H.R. 3342, The Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2007

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3342 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a credit against income tax for the cost of insurance against negative outcomes from surgery, including against malpractice of a physician....

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H.R. 2584, The High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2584 would amend the Public Health Service Act to alleviate critical shortages of physicians in the fields of family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology....

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H.R. 2114, The Repairing Young Women's Lives Around the World Act

Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2114 would provide a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund only for the prevention, treatment, and repair of obstetric fistula....

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H.R. 1983, The Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2007

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1983 would amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require Medicaid coverage of professional services of optometrists that are otherwise covered when furnished by a physician....

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H.R. 1903, The Post-Prostate Cancer Treatment Equity Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1903 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 reconstructive prosthetic urology surgery if they provide coverage for prostate cancer treatment....

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S. 1023, A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the remainder of funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1023 would amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to eliminate the remainder of funding shortfalls for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) for fiscal year 2007....

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H.R. 1823, The Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1823 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modernize payments for ambulatory surgical centers under the Medicare Program....

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H.R. 1655, The Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery (CARES) Act of 2007

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1655 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease....

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H.R. 1174, The Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1174 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require public reporting of health care-associated infections data by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a pilot program to provide incentives to hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to eliminate the rate of occurrence of such infections....

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S. 459, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 459 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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H.R. 282, The Second Opinion Coverage Act of 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 282 would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for second opinions....

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H.R. 119, The Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 119 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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H.R. 5815, The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $22.22

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5815 would authorize funding for the construction, renovation, improvement or leasing of over two dozen medical facilities by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill would specifically authorize the appropriation of funds for four projects in 2006, for 18 projects in 2007, and for the leasing of eight clinics in 2006 and 2007. It would also authorize VA to sell a certain property to the city of Fort Thomas, Kentucky....

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