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P.L. 110-314, The Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.33

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4040 would establish consumer product safety standards and other safety requirements for children's products and to reauthorize and modernize the Consumer Product Safety Commission....

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H.R. 3294, The Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3294 would amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities....

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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. 2340, The Medicare Osteoporosis Measurement Act of 2007

Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2340 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand coverage of bone mass measurements under part B of the Medicare Program to all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis....

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S. 1042, The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1042 would amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly....

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S. 1050, The Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1050 would amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities....

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H.R. 583, The Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 583 would amend the Public Health Service Act to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly....

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S. 2322, The Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $0.18

Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 EST

S. 2322 would amend the Public Health Service Act to require that the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) establish national educational and credentialing standards for technologists who perform certain medical-imaging studies and procedures involving radiation therapy. The new federal standards would not pertain to equipment or to physicians, nurse practitioners, or physician assistants. All standards established under the bill would expire on September 30, 2016....

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S. 852, The FAIR Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $1212.21

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 852 would establish the Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution Fund (the Asbestos Fund) to provide compensation to individuals whose health has been impaired by exposure to asbestos. Under the bill, the Administrator of a new Office of Asbestos Injury Claims Resolution (the Office) within the Department of Labor would administer the Asbestos Fund and manage the collection of federal assessments on certain companies that have made expenditures for asbestos injury litigation prior to enactment of th...

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