Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

HR 1634, S. 634, S. 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 HR 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act

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S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act , The measure would reauthorize the Childrens Health Act and would provide as much as $55 million to enhance the capacity of states to expand and improve their newborn screening programs. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Act, Electronic Health Records; quality initiatives. S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act , Authorize grants to educate parents, train health care providers about newborn screening, improve follow-up care for infants and help states expand and improve newborn screening programs. S. 2408, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program. S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act, The measure increases the Medicare physician payment rate by 0.5 percent until July 1, 2008. H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act, It would direct NIH to expand and intensify research and related activities on postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. H.R. 976, Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill, which was vetoed, would have increased SCHIP coverage by 10 million. H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. H.R. 1368, Health Information Technology, Electronically network patients with their fps and other medical home providers. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, The bill would require health plans to ensure that any financial requirements applied to mental health and addiction benefits are no more restrictive or costly than those applied to substantially all comparable medical and surgical benefits that the plan covers. H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, The measure would reauthorize the Childrens Health Act and would provide as much as $55 million to enhance the capacity of states to expand and improve their newborn screening programs. H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act, The bill authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of healthcare information. H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act , The Senate-passed bill includes a section to provide student loan deferment for the entire length of a medical or dental residency. Currently, debt can be deferred only up to three years while in residency. H.R. 2764, Consolidated FY 2008 Appropriations bill, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. H.R. 3043, Appropriations for Depts. Of Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies, The FY 2008 spending bill included an across-the-board cut of 1.75 percent which reduces the Title VII Training in Primary Care Medicine account by $853,000 below the FY 2007 level. H.R. 3162, The Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act, It would provide a definite annual update of 0.5 percent for 2008 and 2009. In addition, it would repeal the SGR and replace it with a new formula that would create six categories of expenditure targets each of which would have its conversion factor. H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, Authorize grants to educate parents, train health care providers about newborn screening, improve follow-up care for infants and help states expand and improve newborn screening programs. H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The second bill, which was vetoed, would have increased SCHIP coverage by 10 million. H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program. No bill, Appropriations, Physician workforce and payment; geographic practice cost index; physician incentives to practice in underserved areas; electronic medical records; graduate medical education; Medicare Advantage; primary care and the Patient-centered Medical Home. No bill, Medical Home, Place patient-centered medical home in legislation. No bill, Title VII Health Professions Program Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs. No bill, No title, Physician payment reform to include 1. expanded patient centered medical home demonstration; 2. revision of CMS implementation of budget neutrality in applying revised physician work values.

P.L. 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization ACt of 2003, implementation of provisions for dual eligibles. P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 implementation provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services issues. Implementation of the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Waiver. Implementation of Family Caregiver Support Act. Family Opportunity Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.Con.Res 99 and S.Con.Res. 21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, provisions dealing with reserve funds for SCHIP and the rehabilitation option. H..R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. S.634 and H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act.

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P.L. 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization ACt of 2003, implementation of provisions for dual eligibles. P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 implementation provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services issues. Implementation of the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Waiver. Implementation of Family Caregiver Support Act. Family Opportunity Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.Con.Res 99 and S.Con.Res. 21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, provisions dealing with reserve funds for SCHIP and the rehabilitation option. H..R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. S.634 and H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act.

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S. 1082, Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act, Title IV H.R. 2464/S. 60 Wakefield Act H.Con.Res 163 Expressing the sense of Congress in support of further research and activities to increase public awareness, professional education, diagnosis, and treatment of Dandy-Walker syndrome S. 634/H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act S. 1712/H.R. 2889, SHINE Act S. 625/H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 2900, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, Title IV, V

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S. 1082, HR 2900 Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 S. 623, HR 1038 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act HR 2889, S. 1712 SHINE Act HR 1634, S. 634, S. 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

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3. AACC endorsed H.R.1634 and S.634, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, which would provide federal funding to expand newborn education and outreach efforts and improve the coordination of follow-up care. 4. AACC joined a Friends of AHRQ coalition letter expressing support for comparative effectiveness research, particularly in regards to maintaining AHRQ's prominent role in this field. 5. AACC endorsed S.1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, which proposes a variety of stimuli to create interactive electronic medical record (EMR) networks that can be used by health care providers to improve patient care. 6. AACC endorsed H.R.2184, the Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007, which would significantly increase federal funding for comparative effectiveness research. 1. AACC endorsed S.358, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which would bar health insurers and employers from discriminating against individuals solely on the basis of genetic information. 2. AACC endorsed S.605, the Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act, which would provide additional federal assistance to reduce the shortage of allied health personnel.

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3. AACC endorsed H.R.1634 and S.634, the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007, which would provide federal funding to expand newborn education and outreach efforts and improve the coordination of follow-up care. 4. AACC joined a Friends of AHRQ coalition letter expressing support for comparative effectiveness research, particularly in regards to maintaining AHRQ's prominent role in this field. 5. AACC endorsed S.1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, which proposes a variety of stimuli to create interactive electronic medical record (EMR) networks that can be used by health care providers to improve patient care. 6. AACC endorsed H.R.2184, the Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007, which would significantly increase federal funding for comparative effectiveness research. 1. AACC endorsed S.358, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, which would bar health insurers and employers from discriminating against individuals solely on the basis of genetic information. 2. AACC endorsed S.605, the Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act, which would provide additional federal assistance to reduce the shortage of allied health personnel.

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE