WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Federal aid to health facilities

P.L. 110-354, The Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.36

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1157 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to make grants for the development and operation of research centers regarding environmental factors that may be related to the etiology of breast cancer....

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S. 3587, The Greening the Healthcare Workforce Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3587 would direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to provide grants to hospitals and nonprofit health care institutions for use in improving building and maintenance operations to engage in environmentally sustainable practices....

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S. 3586, The Green Hospitals, Healthy Hospitals Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3586 would provide loans to hospitals and nonprofit health care institutions to implement green building technologies, waste management techniques, and other environmentally sustainable practices to improve employee performance, reduce healthcare costs, and improve patient outcomes....

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S. 3584, The Obesity Prevention, Treatment, and Research Act of 2008

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3584 would comprehensively prevent, treat, and decrease overweight and obesity in our Nation's populations....

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S. 3570, The Public Health Coordinating Council Act

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3570 would establish a National Public Health Coordinating Council to assess the impact of Federal health-related socio-economic and environmental policies across Federal agencies to improve the public's health....

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H.R. 2994, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.11

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2994 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care....

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H.R. 6948, The Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6948 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses....

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S. 3503, The Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3503 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network....

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S. 1070, The Elder Justice Act - Cost per Average Family: $6.02

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1070 would amend the Social Security Act to enhance the social security of the Nation by ensuring adequate public-private infrastructure and to resolve to prevent, detect, treat, intervene in, and prosecute elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation....

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H.R. 6905, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6905 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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S. 3476, The National Integrated Public Health Surveillance Systems and Reportable Conditions Act

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3476 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the Nation's surveillance and reporting for diseases and conditions....

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H.R. 6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $6.82

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6357 would amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology....

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S. 3387, The National Pain Care Policy Act of 2008

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3387 would amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care....

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S. 3413, The Access for All America Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3413 would achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and it would improve primary care delivery through an expansion of the community health center and National Health Service Corps programs....

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S. 3412, The Access for All America Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3412 would achieve access to comprehensive primary health care services for all Americans and it would improve primary care delivery through an expansion of the community health center and National Health Service Corps programs....

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S. 3354, The Volunteer Healthcare Program Act of 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3354 would award grants for the establishment of demonstration programs to enable States to develop volunteer health care programs....

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S. 3297, The Advancing America's Priorities Act - Cost per Average Family: $74.86

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

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

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H.R. 6599, The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1128.48

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6599 would make appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies 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: $1.29

Wed, 23 Jul 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. 3311, The Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3311 would amend the Public Health Service Act to improve mental and behavioral health services on college campuses....

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P.L. 110-426, The Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6469 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network....

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S. 3201, The Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Reauthorization Act of 2008

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3201 would reauthorize the Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act for mosquito-borne disease prevention and control....

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H.R. 6375, The Healthy Transition Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6375 would provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood....

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S. 3195, The Healthy Transition Act of 2008

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3195 would provide assistance to adolescents and young adults with serious mental health disorders as they transition to adulthood....

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S. 3176, The Disaster Recovery Substance Abuse Mental Health Treatment Act of 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3176 would amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide mental health and substance abuse services....

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