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Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to inpatient hospital service payments to certain hospitals (subsection (d) hospitals) on the basis of prospective rates, to exclude certain cancer hospitals from the meaning of subsection (d) hospital.
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Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act commonly referred to as Johanna's Law to revise requirements for a national public awareness campaign regarding gynecologic cancers to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services specifically to increase awareness and knowledge of ovarian and cervical cancers; and (2) expand such campaign to include public service announcements targeted to low-income women. Expresses the sense of the Congress that funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of gynecologic cancer education and awareness efforts should reflect the fact that ovarian and cervical cancers are the most deadly of the gynecologic cancers.
Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11280-11281; text as passed Senate: CR S11281; text of measure as introduced: CR S11271) Bill TextA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 9/7/2007--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 National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cervical cancer, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Colon cancer, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Finance, Genetics, Government information, Government paperwork, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Law, Mammography, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Patients' rights, Physical examinations, Prostate cancer, Rebates, Women, Women's health, Women's health services
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders. Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers. Requires such [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. Designates each center as an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Center of Excellence.Allows federal payments under such an agreement or grant to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation of such [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S448) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. Designates each center as an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Center of Excellence.Allows federal payments under such an agreement or grant to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Cervical cancer, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Dioxins, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Fetus, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Hazardous substances, Health education, Health policy, Maternal and infant welfare, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Product safety, Reproduction, Science policy, Synthetic fabrics, Toxic shock syndrome, Toxicology, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S448) Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. Designates each center as an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Center of Excellence.Allows federal payments under such an agreement or grant to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Breast cancer, Budgets, Business, Cervical cancer, Child development, Child health, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Dioxins, Epidemiology, Federal aid to research, Fetus, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Hazardous substances, Health education, Health policy, Maternal and infant welfare, Medical care, Medical research, Medical statistics, Medicine, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Product safety, Reproduction, Science policy, Synthetic fabrics, Toxic shock syndrome, Toxicology, Women, Women's health
Latest Action: 01/29/2008 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E104) Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of research regarding the risks posed by the presence of dioxin, synthetic fibers, and other additives in feminine hygiene products, and to establish a program for the collection and analysis of data on toxic shock syndrome. 1/29/2008--Introduced. Robin Danielson Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide for the conduct or support of research on the extent to which additives in feminine hygiene products pose any risks to the health of women or the health of the children of women who use those products during or before the pregnancies involved. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) collect, analyze, and make available data on toxic shock syndrome, including data on the causes of such syndrome; and (2) determine the national [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Blood banks, Blood tests, Budgets, Clinical trials, Data banks, Epidemiology, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal aid to health facilities, Federal aid to research, Health policy, Laboratories, Medical care, Medical research, Medical screening, Medical statistics, Medical tests, Medicine, Nonprofit organizations, Research centers, Research grants, Risk, Science policy, Social services, Technology, Tissue banks, Urinalysis, Women, Women's health, Women's health services
Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the National Cancer Institute to make grants for the discovery and validation of biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. 9/27/2007--Introduced. Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Cancer Institute to enter into cooperative agreements with, or make grants to, public or nonprofit entities to establish and operate centers to conduct research on biomarkers for use in risk stratification for, and the early detection and screening of, ovarian cancer. Designates each center as an Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Center of Excellence.Allows federal payments under such an agreement or grant to be used for research on: (1) the development and characterization of new biomarkers and the refinement of existing biomarkers; (2) the clinical and laboratory validation of such [...] show full description
Latest Action: 09/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 9/24/2007--Introduced. Expresses support for the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Latest Action: 09/07/2007 - Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11280-11281; text as passed Senate: CR S11281; text of measure as introduced: CR S11271) Bill TextA resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. 9/7/2007--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 National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.
Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Administrative remedies, Breast cancer, Cancer, Cervical cancer, Civil rights, Coinsurance, Colon cancer, Consumer education, Consumers, Department of Health and Human Services, Discrimination in insurance, Discrimination in medical care, Employee health benefits, Executive departments, Finance, Genetics, Government information, Government paperwork, Health insurance, Health policy, Labor, Law, Mammography, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Patients' rights, Physical examinations, Prostate cancer, Rebates, Women, Women's health, Women's health services
Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions. Bill TextTo amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage of screening for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code to require a group health plan to provide coverage for certain types of cancer screening. Includes under such coverage mammograms, clinical breast examinations, pap tests and pelvic examinations, colorectal screening procedures, and prostate screening tests, at specified intervals and through specified procedures for certain age groups in appropriate genders. Prohibits related eligibility discrimination, monetary incentives to individuals, and penalties or incentives to providers. Requires such [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Cervical cancer, Communications, Gynecology, Health education, Health policy, Medical care, Medical screening, Medical tests, Medicine, Public service advertising, Women, Women's health, Women's health services
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Bill TextTo amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for activities to increase the awareness and knowledge of health care providers and women with respect to ovarian and cervical cancer, and for other purposes. 5/23/2007--Introduced. Ovarian and Cervical Cancer Awareness Act of 2007 - Amends provisions of the Public Health Service Act commonly referred to as Johanna's Law to revise requirements for a national public awareness campaign regarding gynecologic cancers to: (1) require the Secretary of Health and Human Services specifically to increase awareness and knowledge of ovarian and cervical cancers; and (2) expand such campaign to include public service announcements targeted to low-income women. Expresses the sense of the Congress that funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of gynecologic cancer education and awareness efforts should reflect the fact that ovarian and cervical cancers are the most deadly of the gynecologic cancers.
Also tagged in: Aged, Breast cancer, Budgets, Cancer, Cervical cancer, Clinical trials, Education, Emergency management, Emergency medicine, Health policy, Higher education, Hospital care, Hospital rates, Hospitals, Medical care, Medical centers, Medical education, Medical research, Medicare, Medicine, Prostate cancer, Research grants, Science policy, Thyroid diseases, Women
Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Bill TextTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide special treatment of certain cancer hospitals under the Medicare Program. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to inpatient hospital service payments to certain hospitals (subsection (d) hospitals) on the basis of prospective rates, to exclude certain cancer hospitals from the meaning of subsection (d) hospital.
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