WashingtonWatch.com - Subject Group: Health Policy

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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H.R. 4148, The Hunger Free Schools Act

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4148 would amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to improve and expand direct certification procedures for the national school lunch and school breakfast programs....

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H.R. 2190, The Mercury Pollution Reduction Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2190 would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to phase out the use of mercury in the manufacture of chlorine and caustic soda....

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S. 2051, The Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2051 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles....

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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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S. 1776, The Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009 - Cost per Average Family: $1890.69

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1776 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula....

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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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H.R. 3799, The Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3799 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D and it would amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to improve prescription drug coverage under private health insurance....

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H.R. 3675, The National Quality Cancer Care Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3675 would improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care to Medicare beneficiaries by establishing a national demonstration project....

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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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P.L. 111-80, The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Cost per Average Family: $1177.78

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010....

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P.L. 111-72, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3663 would amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the date on which the accreditation requirement under the Medicare Program applies to suppliers of durable medical equipment that are pharmacies....

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H.R. 3631, The Medicare Premium Fairness Act

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3631 would amend title XVIII to provide for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010....

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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. 1674, The Improving Access to Clinical Trials Act of 2009

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1674 would provide for an exclusion under the Supplemental Security Income program and the Medicaid program for compensation provided to individuals who participate in clinical trials for rare diseases or conditions....

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