| Latest Action: 04/14/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals. 4/14/2008--Introduced. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to exempt certain rural hospitals from the 12% cap on disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment percentages. | | Also tagged in: Business, Commemorations, Cystic fibrosis, Executive departments, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Public-private partnerships, Quality of care, Quality of life, Science policy, Special months Latest Action: 04/24/2008 - Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Bill TextA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. 4/10/2008--Introduced. Honors the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Encourages early diagnosis and access to quality care for people with cystic fibrosis. Expresses support for research to find a cure by fostering an enhanced research program through a strong federal commitment and expanded public-private partnerships. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Birth defects, Children, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Day care, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Epidemiology Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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A bill to expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Automobile industry Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Child health, Children, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Dental care, Dentistry, Dentists, Education, Federal aid to child health services, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health education Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - 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
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To expand the dental workforce and improve dental access, prevention, and data reporting, and for other purposes.
| | Also tagged in: Business, Commemorations, Cystic fibrosis, Executive departments, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Public-private partnerships, Quality of care, Quality of life, Science policy, Special months Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. 2/14/2008--Introduced. Honors the goals and ideals of National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Encourages early diagnosis and access to high-quality care for people with cystic fibrosis. Expresses support for research to find a cure by fostering an enhanced research program through a strong federal commitment and expanded public-private partnerships. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Chronically ill, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental health services, Public health personnel, Recruiting of employees Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for: (1) services to children, adults, and older adults with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty medical care in community-based mental and behavioral health settings; (2) programs to address behavioral and mental health workforce needs in professional shortage areas; (3) expanding behavioral and mental health education and training programs; (4) tele-mental health in medically-underserved areas; and (5) developing and implementing a plan to ensure that the National Health Information Infrastructure meets the needs of mental health and substance abuse providers.Provides for reports to Congress on: (1) the paperwork [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Congress, Congress and military policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Families, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Managed care, Medical care, Medicine Latest Action: 12/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Bill TextA bill to ensure that families of members of the National Guard and Reserve have full access to mental health care during the mobilization, deployment, and demobilization of such members, and for other purposes. 12/18/2007--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Department of Defense (DOD) should undertake actions to ensure that family members of National Guard and Reserve personnel who are deployed have full access to mental health care during the periods of mobilization, deployment, and demobilization.Requires the Secretary of Defense to undertake an initiative to increase access to mental health care, including education concerning mental health challenges and information on available resources, for family members of such personnel who are mobilized.Requires reimbursement under the TRICARE program for certain mental health care services, including chemical dependency treatment, provided to a family member of a covered Guard or Reserve member [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Budgets, Cancer, Children, Congress, Congressional agencies, Congressional reorganization, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing resolutions, Defense policy, Department of Health and Human Services, Diabetes Latest Action: 12/29/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextA bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. 12/29/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.) Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 - (Sec. 101) Title I: Increase in Physician Payment Update; Extension of the Physician Quality Reporting System - (Sec. 101) Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) increase the physician payment update; (2) revise the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative Fund, adding limitations on expenditures; and (3) extend through 2009 the physician quality reporting system Amends the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to provide for transitional bonus incentive payments for quality reporting in 2008,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Chronically ill, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drugs, Education, Families, Family services, Health policy, Higher education Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to require a pilot program on the mobile provision of care and services for veterans in rural areas by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 11/16/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing care and a variety of services (including counseling) to veterans residing in rural areas through a mobile system that transports Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical and benefits personnel, as well as equipment and other materials, to the areas designated for the program.Requires a mobile system to visit each designated area at least once each 45 days and remain present during each visit for at least 48 hours.Sets forth coordination requirements concerning identification of veterans who are not enrolled in, or otherwise being cared for by, the VA health care system, county and local veterans service offices, and use of community-based VA [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 12/10/2007 - Received in the House.
Bill TextA concurrent resolution supporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week". 12/6/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of a National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week to establish programs to increase public training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use and to increase public access to defibrillators. | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Families, Family services, Governmental investigations, Health counseling, Health policy, Iraq, Iraq compilation, Medical care, Medical fees, Medicine, Mental care facilities, Mental health services, Middle East and North Africa Latest Action: 11/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to provide mental health services to certain veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. 11/15/2007--Introduced. Rural Veterans Health Care Access Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish and implement a pilot program to provide mental health counseling services to eligible veterans at non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Defines "eligible veteran" as one who: (1) served on active duty in support of a contingency operation; (2) is eligible to receive hospital care and medical services; (3) has been diagnosed with a mental health condition and recommended to receive mental health counseling; and (4) resides at least 30 miles from a VA medical facility that employs a full-time mental health professional. Requires the Secretary to issue to an eligible veteran a six-month supply of vouchers to be used to pay for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Public health personnel, Rural affairs Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to reauthorize the Community Health Centers program, the National Health Service Corps, and rural health care programs. 11/8/2007--Introduced. Health Care Safety Net Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for: (1) health centers to meet the health care needs of medically underserved populations; (2) the National Health Service Corps; and (3) rural health care programs. Requires studies or reports on: (1) school-based health centers; (2) community health centers; and (3) integrated health system models for the delivery of health care services to medically underserved populations. | | Also tagged in: Air force, Airports, Alaska, American Battle Monuments Commission, American Samoa, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arab countries, Architecture, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Brain, Budgets, Building construction Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H13301-13302)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005. Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Children, Comprehensive health care, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Day care, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Employee training Latest Action: 12/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to expand and improve health care services available to women veterans, especially those serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Women Veterans Health Care Improvement Act - Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) conduct a long-term epidemiological study on the health of women veterans who served on active duty in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom; (2) assess barriers encountered by women veterans to the provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of comprehensive health care; (3) assess all health care services and programs provided by the VA for women veterans; (4) provide training for mental health professionals who provide counseling to women veterans suffering from sexual trauma; (5) develop a plan for the identification, development, and dissemination of treatments for post-traumatic [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Clinics, Commemorations, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy, Education, Families, Family services, Health counseling Latest Action: 11/02/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Introduced. Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of specified substance use disorder treatment services at each Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center and community-based outpatient clinic. Requires the Secretary to ensure that treatment for a substance use disorder and a comorbid mental health disorder is provided concurrently by a team of experienced clinicians. Requires the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program of enhanced care and treatment for veterans with substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); and (2) establish at least six national centers of excellence on PTSD and substance use disorders. Requires a report on residential mental health care facilities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Burns, Community health services, Health policy, Hospital rates, Medicaid, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Mental care facilities, Trauma care, Welfare Latest Action: 10/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide adjustments in payment to certain hospitals under the Medicaid program. 10/29/2007--Introduced. Urban Health Care Delivery Act of 2007 - Revises requirements for adjustments in payments made by a state under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act for inpatient hospital services furnished by a disproportionate share hospital (DSH). Provides that DSH payment adjustments made by a state to a state- or local government- owned or operated hospital providing up to 450 inpatient beds, and meeting certain other criteria, shall be made without regard, and in addition, to the standard DSH allotment limitation on federal financial participation. Caps such adjustments at 175% of the costs of furnishing such services. Prescribes criteria for such a hospital, including operation of a community mental health center, a burn center serving the entire state, and a Level I trauma center with at least 100,000 encounters per year.
| | Also tagged in: 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, Environmental health 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: 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, Environmental health 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, Chronically ill, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Federal aid to health facilities, Health planning, Health policy, Medical care, Medical education, Medicine, Mental health services, Public health personnel, Recruiting of employees Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12993-12994)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Community Mental Health Services Improvement Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for: (1) services to children, adults, and older adults with mental illnesses who have co-occurring primary care conditions and chronic diseases through the co-location of primary and specialty medical care in community-based mental and behavioral health settings; (2) programs to address behavioral and mental health workforce needs in professional shortage areas; (3) expanding behavioral and mental health education and training programs; (4) tele-mental health in medically-underserved areas; and (5) developing and implementing a plan to ensure that the National Health Information Infrastructure meets the needs of mental health and substance abuse providers.Provides for reports to Congress on: (1) the paperwork [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Community health services, Employee health benefits, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal employees, Government employees, Government employees' health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12997-12998)
Bill TextA bill to permit individuals who are employees of a grantee that is receiving funds under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act to enroll in health insurance coverage provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. 10/17/2007--Introduced. Community Health Center Employee Health Coverage Act of 2007 - Expands the definition of "employee" for purposes of the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program to include an individual who is an employee of a federally qualified heath center, or a grantee providing technical or other assistance to such a center, that has elected to offer FEHB coverage. Requires such an employee to pay both the employee and agency contributions and administrative expenses. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Armed forces, Clinics, Commemorations, Community health services, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Defense policy, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Drug therapy, Education, Families, Family services, Health counseling Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-281.
Bill TextA bill to improve the treatment and services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders, and for other purposes. 4/8/2008--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2008 - Title I: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Care - (Sec. 102) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of the following treatment and services, as needed, to each veteran enrolled in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and in need of treatment or services for a substance abuse disorder: (1) short-term motivational counseling; (2) intensive outpatient or residential care; (3) relapse prevention; (4) ongoing aftercare and outpatient counseling; (5) opiate substitution therapy; (6) pharmacological treatments to reduce cravings for drugs and alcohol; and (7) detoxification and stabilization.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), AIDS (Disease), Alien labor, Business, Communicable diseases, Community health services, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuing education, Data banks, Developing countries, Development credit institutions, Distance education, Economic assistance, Education Latest Action: 10/10/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa in the effort to achieve internationally recognized goals in the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and other major diseases and the reduction of maternal and child mortality by improving human health care capacity and improving retention of medical health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, and for other purposes. 10/10/2007--Introduced. African Health Capacity Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide assistance, including through international or nongovernmental organizations, for programs to improve human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Directs the President to develop and transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a strategy for coordinating, implementing, and monitoring assistance programs for human health care capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. | | Also tagged in: Abortion, Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aliens, Awards, medals, prizes, Business, Business ethics, Capital punishment, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Clothing, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Congress and foreign policy Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill TextTo express United States foreign policy with respect to, and to strengthen United States advocacy on behalf of, individuals persecuted and denied their rights in foreign countries on account of gender, and for other purposes. 10/2/2007--Introduced. International Women's Freedom Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office of International Women's Rights to be headed by an Ambassador at Large for International Women's Rights. Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) establish a women's rights Internet site; and (2) maintain prisoner lists and issue briefs on women's rights concerns. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to include instruction on the internationally recognized rights of women and the various aspects and manifestations of violations of women's rights in Foreign Service officer training. Establishes the United States Commission on International Women's Rights. (Terminates the Commission 12 years after the date of the initial [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish the Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment program, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Nurse-Managed Health Clinic Investment Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants for the cost of operating nurse-managed health clinics that provide primary care for underserved or vulnerable populations and are associated with a school, college, or nursing department, federally qualified health center, or independent nonprofit health or social services agency.Requires a grant application to contain assurances that a clinic will: (1) provide all required comprehensive primary health services for a period of not to exceed two years (subject to a waiver); and (2) establish a community advisory committee to provide input into the clinic's decisionmaking process.Permits grant funds to be used for primary care and additional health [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Education, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Health insurance, Health policy, Higher education, Law, Medical care, Medical economics, Medical education, Medical fees, Medical malpractice, Medical records, 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: Aged, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Critically ill, Disabled, Health policy, Hospital care, Medical care, Medical research, Medicare, Medicine, Old age, survivors and disability insurance, Pensions, Preventive medicine, Railroad retirement plans, Science policy Latest Action: 09/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12153-12154)
Bill TextA bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits, to eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes. 9/26/2007--Introduced. Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to: (1) phase out the waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for benefits under SSA title XVIII (Medicare); and (2) eliminate the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions to become eligible for such benefits. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to request the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences to study the range of disability conditions that can be delayed or prevented if individuals receive access to health care services and coverage before [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Brain, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost accounting, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Education, Families, Government information Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo provide for a comprehensive national research effort on the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of the members of the Armed Forces and veterans who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom and their families. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Homecoming Enhancement Research and Oversight Act - Directs the Secretary of Defense to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences for a study of the physical and mental health and other readjustment needs of members and former members of the Armed Forces who deployed in Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom, and their families. Requires: (1) reports, from the Academy to the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs and from the Secretary to Congress, on such study; (2) the public availability of the reports; (3) such Secretaries to develop a joint plan to address report findings; and (4) the public availability of the Secretaries' response. | | Also tagged in: Health policy, Income tax, Medical care, Medical personnel, Medicine, Physicians, Psychologists, Social services, Social work, Tax credits, Taxation Latest Action: 09/20/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to primary health service providers who establish practices in health professional shortage areas. 9/20/2007--Introduced. Health Care Access Improvement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a primary health service provider (i.e., a physician, clinical psychologist, or clinical social worker) a tax credit for the value of professional services provided to individuals in a health professional shortage area. | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Agriculture, Animals, Antibiotics, Aquaculture, Authorization, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Civil liberties, Clinical trials, Communicable diseases Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Signed by President.
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. 9/27/2007--Public Law. (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.)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 [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextSupporting the designation of a week as "National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week". 12/11/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses support for the goals and ideals of a National Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Awareness Week to establish programs to increase public training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use and to increase public access to defibrillators. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Chronically ill, Community health services, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to provide assistance to community health coalitions to increase access to and improve the quality of health care services. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to eligible entities to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided.Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to assure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions): (1) a federally qualified health center; (2) rural health clinics [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Chronically ill, Community health services, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Health services administration, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Medicine, Preventive medicine, Quality of care Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to community health coalitions to assist in the development of integrated health care delivery, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Introduced. Community Coalitions for Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to assist in developing integrated health care delivery systems to serve defined communities of individuals to: (1) improve efficiency and coordination among providers; (2) assist local communities in developing programs targeted toward preventing and managing chronic diseases; and (3) expand and enhance services provided.Requires eligible entities to represent a balanced consortium whose principal purpose is to ensure sustained capacity for the provision of a broad range of coordinated services for all residents, including at least one of each of the following providers that serve the community (with exceptions): (1) a federally [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Comprehensive health care, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to health facilities, Health insurance, Health planning, Health policy, Health services administration, Interstate compacts, Medical care, State and local government Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration. 9/7/2007--Introduced. States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (State Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Demonstration Projects). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a state-based Universal Health Care Coverage Commission to participate in the review of state applications for planning and demonstration grants for the development of a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration. Authorizes such grants. Requires a state plan to provide: (1) coverage of all eligible state residents, without regard to employment status, income, health status or preexisting condition,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Comprehensive health care, Department of Health and Human Services, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to health facilities, Health insurance, Health planning, Health policy, Health services administration, Interstate compacts, Medical care, State and local government Latest Action: 10/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo amend the Social Security Act to provide grants and flexibility through demonstration projects for States to provide universal, comprehensive, cost-effective systems of health care coverage, with simplified administration. 9/7/2007--Introduced. States' Right To Innovate in Health Care Act of 2007 - Amends the Social Security Act to add a new title XXII (State Comprehensive Health Care and Cost Containment Demonstration Projects). Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a state-based Universal Health Care Coverage Commission to participate in the review of state applications for planning and demonstration grants for the development of a cost-effective delivery system of universal, comprehensive health care with simplified administration. Authorizes such grants. Requires a state plan to provide: (1) coverage of all eligible state residents, without regard to employment status, income, health status or preexisting condition, or [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: 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, Iraq compilation 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: Administrative procedure, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Health and Human Services, Electronic funds transfers, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Executive departments, Finance, Health policy, Hospital rates, Law, Medical care, Medical fees, Medicine Latest Action: 08/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a more equitable geographic allocation of funds appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care. 8/4/2007--Introduced. 21st Century Veterans Equitable Treatment Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) establish a maximum specialist referral period (the period between a veteran's referral to a specialty clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) by a VA primary care physician and the actual appointment with a specialist); and (2) provide appropriate transportation to such appointments for qualified veterans. Requires the Secretary, in any case in which such period is exceeded or in which transportation was not so provided, to promptly provide for such care or transportation from a private source and to reimburse such source at an appropriate rate. Requires expedited reimbursement procedures. Directs the Secretary to include within standards of performance used for measuring VA [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Brain, Defense policy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Education, Epilepsy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies, Head injuries, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medicine, Science policy Latest Action: 12/12/2007 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 110-247.
Bill TextA bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish epilepsy centers of excellence in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 12/12/2007--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.) Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate, establish, and operate at least six Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health-care facilities as locations for epilepsy centers of excellence. Requires the Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to establish a peer review panel to assess the scientific and clinical merit of proposals for the designation of such centers. Prohibits the Secretary from designating a VA facility as a center of excellence unless the peer review panel has determined that the proposal [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Arkansas, Budgets, Civil rights, Communication in medicine, Communications, Conferences, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in medical care, Drugs, Education, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health and healthcare of racial and ethnic minority groups. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to: (1) develop an Internet Clearinghouse within the Office of Minority Health; (2) provide for programs of excellence in health professions education for underrepresented minorities; and (3) support demonstration projects designed to improve the health and health care of racial and ethnic minority groups through improved access to health care, patient navigators, primary prevention activities, health promotion and disease prevention activities, and health literacy education and services.Provides for grants to: (1) promote positive health behaviors; (2) implement culturally and linguistically appropriate, evidence-based, and community-driven sustainable strategies to eliminate [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Attention deficit disorders, Child health, Children, Commemorations, Disabled, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Public health, Quality of care, Quality of life, Special days Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10840-10841 text as passed Senate: CR S10840-10841 text of measure as introduced: CR S10822-10823)
Bill TextA resolution designating September 19, 2007, as "National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day". 8/2/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 19, 2007, as National Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day. Recognizes Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) as a major public health concern. Encourages Americans to find out more about ADHD, support ADHD mental health services, and seek treatment and support. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the government has a responsibility to: (1) raise awareness about ADHD; and (2) consider ways to improve mental health services for children and adults with ADHD. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Communication in medicine, Communications, Community health services, Disabled, Executive departments, Exercise, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to health facilities, Food, Government information, Government publicity, Health education, Health policy Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextTo 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, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007 - Amends the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to require the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to issue and periodically review standards setting forth the minimum technical criteria for medical diagnostic equipment used in medical settings, to ensure that such equipment: (1) is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; and (2) allows independent entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by such individuals to the maximum extent possible. Applies such standards to examination tables and chairs, weight scales, mammography equipment, x-ray [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Commemorations, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medicine, Prostate cancer, Quality of care, Science policy, Special months Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11278-11279 text as passed Senate: CR S11279)
Bill TextA resolution designating September 2007 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month". 9/7/2007--Passed Senate without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates September 2007 as National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Declares that the federal government has a responsibility to: (1) raise awareness about prostate cancer screening and treatment; (2) increase funding for prostate cancer research; and (3) improve access to, and the quality of, health care services for detecting and treating prostate cancer. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Congressional reporting requirements, Defense policy, Executive departments, Families, Family services, Federal advisory bodies, Health planning, Health policy, Iraq compilation, Job training, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Mental health services, Military dependents Latest Action: 09/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Bill TextTo reduce post traumatic stress disorder and other combat-related stress disorders among military personnel, and for other purposes. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Psychological Kevlar Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a plan to incorporate preventive and early-intervention measures, practices, or procedures that reduce the likelihood that personnel in combat will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other stress-related psychopathologies, including substance use conditions. Requires the Secretary to: (1) update the plan periodically; (2) develop and implement a training program to educate and promote awareness among commissioned and noncommissioned officers, front-line medical professionals and primary care providers, and military personnel and their families about the signs and risks of combat stress and stress-related psychopathology; (3) establish a working group to research and develop measures that reduce the likelihood [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Directories, Education, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to Indians, Federal employees, Government employees, Government information, Government publications, Government publicity, Health policy, Higher education, Indian medical care, Internet Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish various programs for the recruitment and retention of public health workers and to eliminate critical public health workforce shortages in Federal, State, local, and tribal public health agencies. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish the Public Health Workforce Scholarship Program to assure an adequate supply of public health professionals to eliminate critical public health preparedness workforce shortages in federal, state, local, and tribal public health agencies by offering four-year scholarships in return for employment at such agencies. Requires the Secretary to establish the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program to provide for the repayment of loans incurred by individuals in the pursuit of the relevant public health preparedness workforce educational [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Medicaid, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Reinsurance, Tax credits, Tax refunds, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance through the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability, and for other purposes. 7/26/2007--Introduced. Every American Insured Health Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs; (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to insurance providers during the taxable year; and (3) limit the availability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit. Amends the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deem whether a state has taken efforts to provide its citizens with greater access to affordable private [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Appropriations, Budgets, Child health, Children, Citizenship, Community health services, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Directories, Economic policy, Education, Elementary and secondary 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: Budgets, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Public contracts, Science policy Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration programs on regionalized systems for emergency care, to support emergency medicine research, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting though the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to award matching contracts or competitive grants to support demonstration programs that design, implement, and evaluate innovative models of regionalized, comprehensive, and accountable emergency care systems. Requires the Secretary to give priority to entities that serve a medically underserved population.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary, to enter into a contract with an academic institution or other entity to conduct an independent evaluation of the demonstration programs funded under this Act.Directs the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Education, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Health education, Health policy, Higher education, Medical care, Medical education, Medical research, Medical tests, Medicine, Muscular diseases, Neurology, Science policy Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress regarding the need for further study of the neurological disorder dysnia. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Urges the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take a leadership role in the fight against the neurological disorder dystonia. Calls for: (1) increased funding for basic biomedical research for dystonia and other neurological disorders through NIH; (2) additional research to identify an accurate diagnostic test for dystonia and an epidemiological study to determine the frequency of the disease; (3) improved patient access to safe and effective dystonia therapies; and (4) increased public awareness and professional education regarding dystonia through partnerships between the government and patient advocacy organizations. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Medical care, Medical research, Medicine, Public contracts, Science policy Latest Action: 07/26/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10143)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish demonstration programs on regionalized systems for emergency care, to support emergency medicine research, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting though the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, to award contracts or competitive grants to support demonstration programs that design, implement, and evaluate innovative models of regionalized, comprehensive, and accountable emergency care systems. Requires the Secretary to give priority to entities that serve a population in a medically underserved area. Directs the Secretary to: (1) support federal programs involved in improving the emergency care system to expand and accelerate research in emergency medical care systems and emergency medicine; and (2) support research to determine the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Finance, Health insurance, Health policy, Income tax, Insurance companies, Insurance premiums, Medicaid, Medical care, Medically uninsured, Minimum tax, Reinsurance, Tax credits, Tax refunds, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 07/25/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable and advanceable credit for health insurance, to amend the Social Security Act to provide for improved private health insurance access and affordability, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes. 7/25/2007--Introduced. Healthy Tax Reform Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow uninsured individual taxpayers and their spouses and dependents a refundable tax credit for a limited amount of their health insurance costs; (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a program for payment of health insurance costs by advancing health insurance tax credit amounts to insurance providers during the taxable year; (3) limit the availability of certain tax preferences for individuals eligible for the health insurance tax credit; and (4) repeal the alternative minimum tax after 2006. Amends the Social Security Act to require [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: 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, Children 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 | | |
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