| Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, AIDS (Disease), Armed forces, Brain, Children, Clothing, Coinsurance, Collection of accounts, Continuing education, Defense policy, Dentists, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Education, Executive departments Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3160, S3161)
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve veterans' health care benefits, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Employee training, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federal employees, Government employees, Iraq compilation, Job training, Law, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services Latest Action: 02/15/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, to improve the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Aged, Cost effectiveness, Diabetes, Education, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Licenses, Medical care, Medical education Latest Action: 12/13/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S15469)
Bill TextA bill to catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. 12/13/2007--Introduced. Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of diabetes screening benefits to identify and address problems with utilization and data collection mechanisms; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness among seniors and providers of such benefits; and (3) maximize cost-effectiveness in increasing utilization of such benefits.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of employee wellness and disease management programs.Directs the Secretary to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card for the nation and for each state.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Brain, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Data banks, Defense policy, Directories, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Government paperwork, Head injuries, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign a temporary disability rating to certain members of the Armed Forces upon separation, and for other purposes. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Immediate Benefits for Wounded Warriors Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, for purposes of the laws administered by the Secretary and at the request of an eligible member of the Armed Forces who has served on active duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom, to assign to that member a 30% temporary disability rating upon such member's separation from the Armed Forces, or in the case of an eligible member who has received a medical diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, upon receipt of such diagnosis. States that upon assignment of a permanent disability rating to a member who has received such temporary rating: (1) if the permanent rating exceeds 30% payments shall be made for such "temporary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Bus drivers, Business, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Department of Transportation, Driver education, Driver licenses, Emergency management, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal aid to transportation, Fire prevention, Glass and glass industry Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14394-14395)
Bill TextA bill to improve the safety of motorcoaches, and for other purposes. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to prescribe regulations requiring motorcoaches to be installed with: (1) safety seat belts at each seating position; (2) advanced glazing in each portal to prevent passenger ejection; (3) improved firefighting equipment; and (4) enhanced compartmentalization safety countermeasures and certain other motor vehicle safety features.Requires the Secretary to complete, and report to Congress on, a study on improving bus crashworthiness, bus crash avoidance, and bus fire protection and passenger evacuation.Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary to prescribe regulations: (1) requiring providers of motorcoach services registered with the the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to undergo periodic safety reviews; (2) establishing a training curriculum [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Air pollution, Allergies, Asthma, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Diesel motor, Emergency management, Emergency medicine Latest Action: 10/22/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. 10/18/2007--Introduced. Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to award grants to eligible entities to conduct pilot projects to prevent and control asthma symptoms and to reduce asthma attacks and improve self-management for individuals and families. Requires the Secretary to give: (1) priority to entities that serve a medically underserved population; and (2) consideration to an adequate rural-urban distribution, so as to gain better information about asthma at the national level. Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a National Asthma Action Plan and to fund a report to Congress by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Secretary,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Air pollution, Allergies, Asthma, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Diesel motor, Emergency management, Emergency medicine Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12991-12992)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with regard to research on asthma, and for other purposes. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Family Asthma Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to award grants to eligible entities to conduct pilot projects to prevent and control asthma symptoms and to reduce asthma attacks and improve self-management for individuals and families. Requires the Secretary to give: (1) priority to entities that serve a medically underserved population; and (2) consideration to an adequate rural-urban distribution, so as to gain better information about asthma at the national level. Authorizes additional appropriations to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop a National Asthma Action Plan and to fund a report to Congress by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Requires the Secretary,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil liberties, Communication in medicine, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Curricula, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Electronic data interchange, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2108-2109)
Bill TextTo advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States. 10/10/2007--Introduced. Promoting Health Information Technology Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. Establishes a public-private Partnership for Health Care Improvement to recommend specific actions to achieve a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure. Provides for the adoption by the federal government of standards for the electronic exchange of health information.Establishes the American Health Information Community to provide advice to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the heads of any relevant federal agencies concerning the policy considerations related to health information technology.Authorizes the Secretary to award grants for the: (1) purchase [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical education, Medical fees, Medical malpractice, Medicine, Quality of care, Scholarships Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Federal Health Care Board Act of 2007 - Establishes the Federal Health Care Board as an independent agency in the executive branch.Requires the Board to: (1) ensure that Americans have access to health insurance and are provided certain basic facts about health care services prior to receiving care; (2) ensure that providers are delivering safe, evidence-based, high quality care and are transparent about pricing through disclosure of actual costs; (3) demand transparency for disclosure of actual costs and pricing from providers and payers through an information clearinghouse; (4) establish a national standard for a basic health insurance plan (including a basic minimum policy and the regional cost for such policy), a national protocol and standard for secure, universal, and individual electronic medical records, a national standard for public health services (including safety [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Directories, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Health information systems, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Right of privacy, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 09/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a National Organ and Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, to authorize grants for State organ and tissue donor registries, and for other purposes. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Everson Walls and Ron Springs Gift for Life Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to establish a National Organ Tissue Donor Registry Resource Center, which shall: (1) advance the development, expansion, and evaluation of state organ and tissue donor registries; (2) facilitate timely access to, and the exchange of accurate donor information between, such registries 24 hours a day; (3) ensure that funded registries comply with requirements; (4) provide technical assistance to states for such registries; and (5) maintain a registry information clearinghouse.Requires the Secretary to award grants or [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil liberties, Data banks, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Epidemiology, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Health information systems, Health surveys, Higher education, Local employees, Medical care Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network, and for other purposes. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with the involvement of other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and an advisory committee, to establish and operate a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network.Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify, expand, and coordinate among existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; (2) provide for public access to an electronic national database that accepts data from the State Environmental Public Health Network (established by this Act), subject to privacy requirements; (3) prepare [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Children, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Department of Justice, Education, Equipment and supplies, Executive departments Latest Action: 09/21/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Leahy. With written report No. 110-183. Supplemental views filed.
Bill TextAn original bill to promote school safety, improved law enforcement, and for other purposes. 9/21/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2007 - Title I: School Safety Enhancements Act - School Safety Enhancements Act - Subtitle A: Elementary and Secondary Education Safety Enhancements - (Sec. 111) Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1) allow the placement and use of surveillance equipment in schools under the matching grant program for school security; (2) allow the use of grant funds to establish hotlines or tiplines for reporting potentially dangerous students and situations and for making capital improvements to make school facilities more secure; (3) set the federal matching share [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil liberties, Data banks, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Epidemiology, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to research, Government employees, Government information, Government publicity, Health information systems, Health surveys, Higher education, Local employees, Medical care Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11860-11861)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network, and for other purposes. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and with the involvement of other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and an advisory committee, to establish and operate a Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network.Directs the Secretary to: (1) identify, expand, and coordinate among existing data and surveillance systems, surveys, registries, and other federal public health and environmental infrastructure; (2) provide for public access to an electronic national database that accepts data from the State Environmental Public Health Network (established by this Act), subject to privacy requirements; (3) prepare [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Chronically ill, Cost effectiveness, Diabetes, Education, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Licenses, Medical care Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo catalyze change in the care and treatment of diabetes in the United States. 9/17/2007--Introduced. Catalyst to Better Diabetes Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to: (1) review uptake and utilization of the Medicare diabetes screening benefit; (2) establish an outreach program to identify existing efforts to increase awareness of the diabetes screening benefit among Medicare beneficiaries and providers; and (3) maximize economies of scale, cost-effectiveness, and resource allocation in increasing utilization of the diabetes screening benefit. Requires the Secretary of Commerce to establish an advisory group to examine and recommend best practices of chronic illness employee wellness incentivization and disease management programs. Directs the Secretary to prepare, biennially, a diabetes report card for the nation and for each state. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Claims, Compensation for victims of crime, Criminal justice, Directories, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Federal-city relations, Fire fighters, Government information Latest Action: 10/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Introduced. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health the World Trade Center Health Program (WTC program) to provide medical monitoring and treatment benefits to: (1) eligible emergency responders and recovery and cleanup workers who responded to the New York City terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and (2) residents and other building occupants and area workers who were directly impacted and adversely affected by such attacks. Requires the WTC program administrator to: (1) establish the WTC Health Program Steering Committee and the WTC Health Program Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee; (2) institute a program that [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Brain, Case management, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Veterans Affairs, Employee training, Executive departments, Federal employees, Government contractors, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Government service contracts, Head injuries, Health facilities, Health policy Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on the provision of traumatic brain injury care in rural areas. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a five-year pilot program, in five rural states, under which the Secretary trains and then assigns a specific Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) case manager to each veteran diagnosed with traumatic brain injury who is receiving care in a VA facility in that state. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Data banks, Demography, Drugs, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Health information systems, Health policy, Medical care, Medicare Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the development of reports, based on Medicare and private data that is publicly available or is provided by the entity requesting the report, concerning national, regional, and service provider- and supplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable format. Requires specified reporting procedures to provide for secure disclosure of Medicare data to Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations meeting certain requirements under contract with the Secretary of Health [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Actions and defenses, Anesthetics, Communication in medicine, Communications, Damages, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal preemption, Fetus, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Government publications, Health education Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo ensure that women seeking an abortion are fully informed regarding the pain experienced by their unborn child. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require an abortion provider who knowingly performs an abortion of a pain-capable unborn child (defined as an unborn child who has reached a probable stage of development of 20 weeks or more after fertilization), to first: (1) inform the woman of the probable age of the child; (2) provide to the woman an Unborn Child Pain Awareness Brochure (unless she waives receipt); (3) provide information that pain medicine administered to the mother may not prevent pain in the child, but in some cases anesthesia or pain-reducing drugs can be administered directly to the child; (4) give the woman the provider's best medical judgment of the risks and costs of such anesthesia or analgesic; and (5) obtain the woman's signature on the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Decision Form [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Health policy, Law, Managed care, Medical care, Medical statistics, Medicare, Medicine, Peer review organizations (Medicine), Performance measurement, Public contracts Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10798-10799)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to require any utilization and quality control peer review organization (also known as a Quality Improvement Organization (QIO)) entering into a contract with the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to perform only the function of providing technical assistance for quality improvement and performance measurement to providers, practitioners, and Medicare Advantage organizations offering Medicare Advantage plans under part C (Medicare+Choice) of title XVIII.Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a transition plan for the transfer to Medicare provider review organizations (MPROs) of all other current functions of QIOs.Specifies requirements for an MPRO with responsibility for addressing beneficiary complaints.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Access to health care, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Directories, Economic policy, Education Latest Action: 07/27/2007 - Committee on Finance. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Baucus. Without written report.
Bill TextAn original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. 7/27/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Financing of CHIP - (Sec. 101) Amends title XXI (State Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to reauthorize the CHIP program (also known as SCHIP) through FY2012 at increased levels. (Sec. 102) Provides for the determination of allotments for the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2008-FY2012. (Sec. 103) Makes a one-time appropriation of additional funds to the Secretary of Health and Human Services for FY2012. (Sec. 104) Revises funding [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Medical care), Adult day care, Aged, AIDS (Disease), Alabama, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, American Samoa, Armed forces, Birth control, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Cardiovascular diseases, Child health Latest Action: 09/04/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.
Bill TextTo amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to House amended, Part I. (There are 2 other summaries) Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 - Title I: Children's Health Insurance Program - (Sec. 100) States that it is the purpose of this title to provide dependable and stable funding for children's health insurance under titles XXI (Children's Health Insurance Program) (CHIP) (also known as SCHIP) and XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act (SSA) in order to enroll all six million uninsured children who are eligible, but not enrolled, for coverage today. Subtitle A: Funding - (Sec. 101) Prescribes formulae for new base CHIP allotments for states and territories beginning with FY2008. (Sec. [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Birth defects, Budgets, Child development, Children, Civil liberties, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Directories, Down's syndrome, Electronic government information, Epidemiology Latest Action: 04/23/2008 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to authorize and oversee certain activities relating to Down syndrome or other prenatally diagnosed conditions, including the awarding of grants, contracts or cooperative agreements to: (1) collect, synthesize, and disseminate current scientific information; and (2) coordinate the provision of, and access to, supportive services for patients affected, which [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Medical care), Aged, Communications, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Electronic government information, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Health information systems, Health policy Latest Action: 07/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9617)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to assess and report on health care quality in hospitals. 7/19/2007--Introduced. Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative under the Medicare program to report on health care quality in subsection (d) hospitals. Directs the Administrator to establish the Hospital Quality Advisory Committee to advise on the submission, collection, and reporting of quality measures data. | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Birth defects, Budgets, Child development, Children, Civil liberties, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Directories, Down's syndrome, Electronic government information, Epidemiology Latest Action: 04/21/2008 - Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the provision of scientifically sound information and support services to patients receiving a positive test diagnosis for Down syndrome or other prenatally and postnatally diagnosed conditions. 7/18/2007--Introduced. Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through either the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to authorize and oversee certain activities relating to Down syndrome or other prenatally or postnatally diagnosed conditions, including the awarding of grants, contracts or cooperative agreements to: (1) collect, synthesize, and disseminate current scientific information; and (2) coordinate the provision of, and access to,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Civil liberties, Communication in medicine, Communications, Confidential communications, Criminal justice, Damages, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, English language, Executive departments, Fines (Penalties), Government information, Government paperwork, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 07/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9500-9513)
Bill TextA bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights. 7/18/2007--Introduced. Health Information Privacy and Security Act - Requires a person who holds, uses, or discloses protected health information to: (1) permit an individual who is the subject of such information to inspect and copy the information; (2) establish safeguards and procedures to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, security, accuracy, and integrity of such information; and (3) establish and maintain a record of each protected health information disclosure.Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support demonstration projects to improve the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Artificial intelligence, Claims, Congressional reporting requirements, Death, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Job training, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of claims for benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 7/16/2007--Introduced. Veterans Claims Processing Innovation Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a work credit system for evaluating regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) with respect to veterans' claims processing. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop and maintain a system for processing veterans' disability compensation claims using artificial intelligence that utilizes medical and military service data to generate disability rating recommendations; and (2) maintain a regional office at which all such claims are processed exclusively electronically. Provides that if a veteran who is a claimant dies before completing the submission of a claim for benefits, the person who would receive any accrued benefit(s) due to such veteran shall be treated [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Auditing, Birth control, Bonds, Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Capital budgets, Capitation (Medical care), Case management Latest Action: 09/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a United States Health Service to provide high quality comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Josephine Butler United States Health Service Act - Establishes the United States Health Service as an independent executive branch entity to provide health care and supplemental health services to all individuals within the United States. Requires the President to appoint members to a National Health Board to exercise the authority of the Service. Establishes an Office of the Inspector General for Health Services. Requires the Service to ensure that every individual is given certain basic health rights, including the right to receive high quality care and supplemental services from any facility within the Service capable of providing such services without charge and without discrimination. Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Civil liberties, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal preemption, Federal Trade Commission, Fees, Fines (Penalties), Health information systems, Health policy, Independent regulatory commissions, Law Latest Action: 07/11/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the commi
Bill TextTo improve the availability of health information and the provision of health care by encouraging the creation, use, and maintenance of lifetime electronic health records of individuals in independent health record trusts and by providing a secure and privacy-protected framework in which such records are made available only by the affirmative consent of such individuals and are used to build a nationwide health information technology infrastructure. 7/11/2007--Introduced. Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe standards for the establishment, certification, operation, and interoperability of independent health record trusts (IHRTs).Establishes a fiduciary duty requiring an IHRT to act for the benefit and interest of participants and of the IHRT as a whole. Sets forth penalties for any knowing or reckless breach of such duty. Sets forth permitted uses for an electronic health record, including: (1) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Animals, Antibiotics, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Cancer, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Clinical trials, Communications, Computer security measures Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
Bill TextTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and for medical devices, to enhance the postmarket authorities of the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the safety of drugs, and for other purposes. 7/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 - Title I: Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 - (Sec. 102) Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) to include postmarket safety activities within the process for the review of human drug applications or supplements, including: (1) developing and using improved adverse event data collection systems and improved analytical tools to assess potential safety problems; (2) implementing and enforcing provisions relating to postapproval studies, clinical trials, labeling changes, and risk [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Birth defects, Blood diseases, Budgets, Cancer, Child health, Children, Clinics, Commemorations, Congressional tributes, Data banks, Directories, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Foundations, Health education, Health information systems Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Ms. Baldwin moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Diamond-Blackfan Anemia. 10/15/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Recognizes: (1) the value of the identification of Diamond-Blackfan Anemia (DBA) in identifying implications of cancer predisposition and understanding human development and the molecular basis for certain birth defects; and (2) the importance of centers providing complete care and treatment leading to an increase in correct and early diagnosis.Commends: (1) Schneider Children's Hospital for providing the first DBA Comprehensive Clinical Care Center and developing the DBA Patient Registry; and (2) the Daniella Maria Arturi Foundation and the Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Foundation for their efforts to facilitate collaboration among the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to achieve a successful multidisciplinary approach aimed at shortening [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinics, Communications, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Day care Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to private, nonprofit entities to conduct workshop programs to assist in the therapeutic readjustment and rehabilitation of veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998, and are discharged or released from active duty on or after September 11, 2001 (covered veterans). Limits grant amounts to $100,000. Requires annual reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the use of such grants and their benefits to covered veterans. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Chronically ill, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Criminal justice, Curricula, Data banks, Department of Health and Human Services, Education, Electronic data interchange, Executive departments Latest Action: 10/01/2007 - By Senator Kennedy from Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions filed written report. Report No. 110-187.
Bill TextA bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. 8/1/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Wired for Health Care Quality Act - Title I: Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology - (Sec. 101) Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology. Requires the Office to: (1) ensure that key health information technology initiatives are coordinated across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); (2) enhance the use of health information technology to improve the quality of health care in the prevention and management of chronic disease and to address population health; (3) develop a strategic plan for implementing a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure; and (4) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Ambulances, Ambulatory care, Budgets, Case mix (Medical care), Data banks, Drugs, Economic policy, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Executive departments, Families, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Health information systems Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare Program, and for other purposes. 6/26/2007--Introduced. Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to: (1) the Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment for rural hospitals; (2) payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals; (3) rebasing for sole community hospitals; (4) establishment of a rural community hospital program; (5) hold harmless provisions for small rural hospitals and sole community hospitals under the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospital outpatient department services; (6) coverage of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance); (7) permanent treatment of certain physician [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Brain, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Hospital care, Informed consent (Medical law), Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health, Military discharges Latest Action: 06/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8303-8304)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care for members of the Armed Forces, to improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 6/22/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assign a medical care manager and a caseworker to each member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in a medical hold or holdover status, for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty (recovering member); and (2) undertake efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of the Department of Defense (DOD) physical disability evaluation system. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional defense and veterans' committees a plan to update the disability ratings [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Caregivers, Children, Domestic partners, Employee health benefits, Families, Family leave, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government paperwork, Grandparents, Labor, Medical care, Medicine, Same-sex marriage Latest Action: 07/24/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to permit leave to care for a same-sex spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent who has a serious health condition. 6/20/2007--Introduced. Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to provide for employee leave to care for a same-sex spouse as determined under applicable state law, domestic partner, parent-in-law, adult child, sibling, or grandparent (as well as for a spouse, child, or parent), if such person has a serious health condition. Amends federal civil service law to apply the same leave allowance to federal employees. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Brain, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Defense policy, Disability evaluation, Disabled, Government information, Hospital care, Informed consent (Medical law), Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health, Military discharges Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8077-8078)
Bill TextA bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the management of medical care for members of the Armed Forces, to improve the speed and efficiency of the physical disability evaluation system of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes. 6/20/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers' Healthcare Benefits and Rehabilitation Enhancement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to: (1) assign a medical care manager and a caseworker to each member of the Armed Forces who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, or is otherwise in a medical hold or holdover status, for an injury, illness, or disease incurred or aggravated while on active duty (recovering member); and (2) undertake efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of the Department of Defense (DOD) physical disability evaluation system. Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to the congressional defense and veterans' committees a plan to update the disability ratings [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Auditing, Budgets, Criminal justice, Cytology, Department of Health and Human Services, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Executive departments, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government publicity, Informed consent (Medical law), Law Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes. 6/14/2007--Introduced. Safe Tissue Act - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect, at least once every two years, each establishment that engages in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a user fee to fund such inspections. Requires the FDA to conduct periodic audits of all documentation submitted by each such establishment to determine compliance with all applicable requirements, including requirements related to ensuring: (1) that human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products are obtained legally; (2) that donor eligibility and donor medical history interviews are based on accurate information that was not provided or obtained in a fraudulent manner; and (3) current good tissue practice. Requires the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Army, Brain, Building construction, Caregivers, Communication in medicine, Communications, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense economics, Defense policy Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9858)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive policy on the care and management of wounded warriors in order to facilitate and enhance their care, rehabilitation, physical evaluation, transition from care by the Department of Defense to care by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and transition from military service to civilian life, and for other purposes. 6/18/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Dignified Treatment of Wounded Warriors Act - Title I: Policy on Care, Management, and Transition of Servicemembers With Serious Injuries or Illnesses - (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs (Secretaries) to: (1) jointly develop and implement a comprehensive policy on the care and management of members of the Armed Forces (members) who are undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy, are in medical hold or holdover status, or are otherwise on the temporary disability retired [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Air force, Armed forces, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Health surveys, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Military medicine, Science policy, Veterans, Veterans' medical care Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for the maintenance, management, and availability for research of assets of the Air Force Health Study. 6/12/2007--Introduced. Directs the Medical Follow-Up Agency of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (Agency) to maintain and manage the assets (including electronic data files and biological specimens of study participants) transferred to the Agency from the Air Force Health Study. Authorizes the Agency, during FY2007-FY2011, to conduct additional research on such assets toward the goal of understanding the determinants of health, and promoting wellness, in veterans. Requires an Agency report to Congress assessing the feasibility and advisability of conducting additional research on such assets after the end of FY2011. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Actions and defenses, Administrative remedies, Aged, Alternative dispute resolution, Antitrust law, Budgets, Business, Claims, Collective bargaining, Compensation (Law), Congressional reporting requirements, Damages, Debt, Depreciation and amortization, Economic policy Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo provide for incentives to encourage health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Health Coverage and Reform Enhancement Act of 2007 or the Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit and a deduction for qualified health insurance. Imposes a tax on any employer who fails to contribute to any health insurance provider elected by an employee in lieu of the employer's group health coverage.Requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to revise government contribution amounts such that the amount of contribution does not change based on the health benefits plan in which the individual is enrolled.Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2007 - Treats health care professionals negotiating with health plans as collective bargaining units for purposes of antitrust laws. Amends the Public Health Service Act to apply the covered laws of the primary state to individual [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Computers, Credit insurance, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Data banks, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Executive departments, Finance, Financial statements, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Government property, Government publicity Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information. 6/6/2007--Introduced. Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act - Amends federal law governing public printing and documents to instruct the Director of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to establish policies, procedures, and standards for agencies to follow in the event of a breach of data security involving disclosure of sensitive personal information for which harm to an individual could reasonably be expected to result.Requires such policies and procedures to include: (1) timely notification to individuals whose sensitive personal information could be compromised as a result of a breach; (2) guidance on determining how to provide timely notice; and (3) guidance regarding whether additional special actions are necessary and appropriate, including data breach analysis, fraud resolution services,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Civil liberties, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Data banks, Demography, Drugs, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Health information systems, Health policy, Medical care, Medicare Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7076)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data. 6/5/2007--Introduced. Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) to provide for the development of reports, based on Medicare and private data that is publicly available or is provided by the entity requesting the report, concerning national, regional, and service provider- and supplier-specific performance, which may be in a provider- or supplier-identifiable format. Requires specified reporting procedures to provide for secure disclosure of Medicare data to Medicare Quality Reporting Organizations meeting certain requirements under contract with the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Auditing, Budgets, Criminal justice, Cytology, Department of Health and Human Services, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Executive departments, Federal preemption, Fines (Penalties), Fraud, Government information, Government publicity, Informed consent (Medical law), Law Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to improve the oversight and regulation of tissue banks and the tissue donation process, and for other purposes. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Safe Tissue Act - Requires the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inspect, at least once every two years, each establishment that engages in the manufacture of human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products. Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a user fee to fund such inspections. Requires the FDA to conduct periodic audits of all documentation submitted by each such establishment to determine compliance with all applicable requirements, including requirements related to ensuring: (1) that human cells, tissues, or cellular or tissue-based products are obtained legally; (2) that donor eligibility and donor medical history interviews are based on accurate information that was not provided or obtained in a fraudulent manner; and (3) current good tissue practice. Requires the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Federal employees, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Internet, Medical care, Medicine, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law to require each contract between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a qualified carrier offering a health benefit plan for federal employees to provide for establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for each individual and family member enrolled in the plan. Requires such records to be: (1) in a standard electronic format, available for electronic access through the Internet; and (2) based on the federal messaging and health vocabulary standards endorsed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the American Health Information Community,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Drugs, Government information, Government paperwork, Health information systems, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medicare, Medicine, Science policy Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6868-6869)
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for drug and health care claims data release. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to: (1) enter into data release agreements on an annual basis with specified agencies to provide access to relevant data (excluding negotiated price concessions) submitted by prescription drug (PD) plans and MedicareAdvantage-Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) and linked to hospital, physician, and other relevant medical claims, utilization, and diagnostic Medicare and Medicaid (SSA title XIX) data; and (2) permit such agencies to link data provided under this Act with other relevant health data as needed by the agency in order to accomplish its research objectives. Directs [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Arthritis, Autoimmune diseases, Clinical trials, Coinsurance, Communication in medicine, Communication in science, Communications, Conferences, Congressional reporting requirements, Directories, Drugs, Education, Epidemiology, Finance, Genetic research Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6554-6555)
Bill TextA bill to strengthen the Nation's research efforts to identify the causes and cure of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, expand psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection, study access to and quality of care for people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to expand and intensify research and related NIH activities with respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Requires the Director of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to conduct or support research to expand understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Civil liberties, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Health information systems, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Nonprofit organizations, Right of privacy, Science policy, Social services Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6945-6946)
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment of a health information technology and privacy system. 5/23/2007--Introduced. National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) provide federal governmental assistance to the planning and development of, and provide for the implementation of, a national program for the establishment and operation of a national health information technology and privacy system; (2) ensure that timely arrangements are made under which there can be national participation in the establishment and use of the system; and (3) provide for incentives for physicians to engage in electronic patient-provider interactions.Establishes the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit national health information technology and privacy corporation to: (1) plan, initiate, construct, own, manage, and operate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Federal employees, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Government information, Government paperwork, Health policy, Internet, Medical care, Medicine, Technology, Telecommunication Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia.
Bill TextA bill to provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 - Amends federal civil service law to require each contract between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and a qualified carrier offering a health benefit plan for federal employees to provide for establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for each individual and family member enrolled in the plan. Requires such records to be: (1) in a standard electronic format, available for electronic access through the Internet; and (2) based on the federal messaging and health vocabulary standards endorsed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the American Health Information Community,[...] show full description | | |
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