WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Health information and medical records

H.R. 3962, The Affordable Health Care for America Act - Cost per Average Family: $14876.96

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 3962 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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S. 1963, The Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2009

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1963 would amend title 38, United States Code, to provide assistance to caregivers of veterans, to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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H.R. 3854, The Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3854 would amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve programs providing access to capital under such Acts....

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S. 1796, The America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1796 would provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending....

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P.L. 111-87, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

An original bill to amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS....

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H.R. 3792, The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3792 would amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/AIDS....

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S. 252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $5.51

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 252 would amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the capacity of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain nurses and other critical health-care professionals, and to improve the provision of health care to veterans....

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S. 1679, The Affordable Health Choices Act

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1679 would make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce....

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S. 1680, The Expanding Access to Medical Records Act

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1680 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to provide the authorized representative of a deceased beneficiary full access to information with respect to the deceased beneficiary's benefits under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 1649, The Weapons of Mass Destruction Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1649 would prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and it would prepare for attacks using weapons of mass destruction....

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P.L. 111-31, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act - Cost per Average Family: $11.18

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1256 would protect the public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products....

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S. 1634, The Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage Improvement Act

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1634 would amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to protect and improve the benefits provided to dual eligible individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs....

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S. 1577, The Asthma Act

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1577 would provide the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Education with increased authority with respect to asthma programs, and it would provide for increased funding for such programs....

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H.R. 3293, The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $6159.54

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3293 would make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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H.R. 3472, To provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3472 would provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior....

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H.R. 3459, The Comprehensive Medical Malpractice Reform Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3459 would provide comprehensive reform regarding medical malpractice....

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H.R. 3470, The Nationally Enhancing the Wellbeing of Babies through Outreach and Research Now Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3470 would authorize funding for the creation and implementation of infant mortality pilot programs in standard metropolitan statistical areas with high rates of infant mortality....

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H.R. 3468, The Promoting Health and Preventing Chronic Disease through Prevention and Wellness Programs for Employees, Communities, and Individuals Act of 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3468 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to promote the use of prevention and wellness programs....

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H.R. 3502, The Mitochondrial Medicine Research and Treatment Enhancement Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3502 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish an Office of Mitochondrial Medicine at the National Institutes of Health....

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H.R. 3490, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for employer-provided wellness programs

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3490 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for employer-provided wellness programs....

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H.R. 3522, The Veterans Hardship Outreach for Priority Eights (HOPE) Act

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3522 would direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide grants and assistance to States to conduct outreach to veterans regarding hardship and priority under the Department of Veterans Affairs patient enrollment system....

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S. 1545, The Scleroderma Research and Awareness Act

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1545 would expand the research and awareness activities of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with respect to scleroderma....

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S. 1548, The Access to America's Orthopaedic Services Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1548 would improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging....

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H.R. 3400, The Empowering Patients First Act

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3400 would provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage....

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H.R. 3426, The Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3426 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network....

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