Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009

H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; (cont.) INS (Legislative) H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 3962, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R. 4078, Long-Term Care Insurance Disclosure Act (Perriello) model disclosure form for long-term care insurance; H.R. 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney) coverage requirement for cancer screening; H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (Perriello) McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption; H.R. 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Schakowsky) federal rate review process; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Spratt) changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; (cont.) INS (Legislative) S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios; S. 1796, Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform; S. 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Feinstein) federal rate review process INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.

Client expense: $2,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

S 1114 - Medical Homes Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 1039 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 2847 - Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act - entire bill HR 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 - provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers HR 3987 - A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to promote the use of health information technology to better coordinate health care - entire bill HR 4213 - American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010 - entire bill HR 4799 - Retraining a New Health Care Workforce Act of 2010 - entire bill S 324 - Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression (Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS) Act - entire bill S 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act - provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers S 1966 - Global Child Survival Act of 2009-entire bill HR 1410 - Newborn, Child and Mother Survival Act of 2009 - provisions related to family planning HR 4386 - Compassionate Care for Servicewomen Act - entire bill HR 3590 - Senate Leadership's Health Care Overhaul - provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers HR 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers HR 4878 - Tax Cut Job Creation Act of 2010 - entire bill S 1239/HR 444 - 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009 - entire bill S. 319 - Community Health Workers Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 2708 - Indian Health Improvement Act Amendments of 2009 - provisions related to reproductive health care and the provisions of care to minors-provisions related to reproductive health care and the provision of care to minors HR 1364 - HIV Education and Prevention Act of 2009 - entire bill As yet unnumbered - GYT Resolution 2010 - entire bill S 969 - Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009 - entire bill S 1303 - Women's Medical Home Demonstration Act - entire bill HR 2402 - Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009 - entire bill HR 2635 - Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act - entire bill S 310 - Affordable Care for Women Act - entire bill HR 398 - Prevention Through Affordable Access Act of 2009 - entire bill

HR.463,The Prevention First Act; Comprehensive Sexuality Education funding (general); H.R. 1691/S.688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. H.R.20/S.324, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act; H.R. 2427/S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act; America's Healthy Future Act; National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); H.R. 3312 Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents; H.R. 1558/S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act.; Cord Blood Banking (general); S.670, Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009; H.R. 3090, Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act; S. 969, H.R. 2402 Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; Stillbirth (general); Sudden unexpected infant deaths (general); Healthcare reform (general); Postpartum Depression (general); Emergency Contraception over the counter;Insurance Transparency (general); Pre-existing condition exclusion (general); Gender rating (general); Maternity Coverage (general); S. 1303 Medical Home Demonstration Project; Alternatives to Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Project (general); Young Adult Plans (general); Preventive Care (general); Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (general); Domestic Violence(general); Prescription Drug Coverage (general); Comparative Effectiveness Research (general); S. 1796 America's Healthy Future Act; S.1679 Affordable Health Choices Act; Medicaid SCHIP Coverage and Reimbursement; HIV Screening (general); H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care For America Act; H.R. 2941Gynecological Cancer; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009; Breastfeeding; Medical Liability Reform (general); HR 4386, S. 2904 Emergency Contraception in the Military; Direct Access to Ob-Gyns (general); S. 1742, H.R. 4235 Women's Hospitals Education Equity; United States Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Recommendations; National HIV/AIDS Strategy Steps; H.R. 3854 Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009; H.R. 4216 Personal Health Record Act of 2009; Abortion Restrictions; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4872 Health Care and Reconciliation Act of 2010; Health IT (general); H.R. 4985 Medicare Decisions and Accountability Act of 2010.

Govt-run health plan, health insurance exchanges, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, Federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act; Govt-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, health insurance exchanges, regulatory reform, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, Federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms - HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. *National LTC program - HR 1721, To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes; S 697, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. *Clinical trials coverage mandate - HR 716, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; S 488, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. *Small employer health options - HR 850, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; HR 859, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; S 93, A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals; HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S 979, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. *Lifetime benefit limits - HR 1085, To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Pre-existing condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums - HR 1092, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. *Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. *Comprehensive health reform - HR 1321, To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, S 391, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. *Pre-existing condition exclusions - HR 1558, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 623, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. *McCarran Ferguson reforms - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry. *Pre-existing condition exclusions for children - HR 1619, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 643, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. *Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. *Gender rating for health insurance - HR 2402, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market; HR 2635, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 969, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market. *Coverage requirement for cancer screening - HR 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009. *MCCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption - HR 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act. *Federal standards for health insurance, consumer information - HR 2427, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; S 1050, A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. *Coverage of second opinions - HR 2457, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. *Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers. *Medical loss ratios - HR 2833, To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange. *Direct access to Ob/Gyns - HR 2940, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. *Coverage for autism spectrum disorders - HR 2413, To provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; S 819, A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. *Reinsurance - S 79, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs. *LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. *Annual and lifetime coverage limits - S 1149, A bill to eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Lifetime benefit limits - S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Small employer health options - HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. *Federal office of insurance information - HR 2609, To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury. *National marketplace, health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. *Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums. *Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. *Medical loss ratios - HR 3681, To provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1730, A bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage. *Third-party review of LTCI disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims. *Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. *Model Disclosure form for long-term care insurance - HR 4078, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. *Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform - S 1796, An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. *Federal rate review process - HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; S 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010.

*National LTC program - HR 1721, To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes; S 697, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. *Immunization coverage mandate - HR 323, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization. *Coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy - HR 584, To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms, and for coverage of an alternative therapy for hormone replacement therapy for such symptoms, under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs. *Clinical trials coverage mandate - HR 716, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; S 488, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. *Small employer health options - HR 850, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; HR 859, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; S 93, A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals; HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S 979, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. *Coverage mandate for mammograms - HR 995, To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older. *Lifetime benefit limits - HR 1085, To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Pre-existing condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums - HR 1092, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. Comprehensive health reform - HR 1321, To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, S 391, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Coverage mandate for cancer screening - HR 1330, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity - HR 1339, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease; S 1235, A bill to amend the Public Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease. Pre-existing condition exclusions - HR 1558, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 623, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. McCarran Ferguson reforms - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry. Pre-existing condition exclusions for children - HR 1619, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 643, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Gender rating for health insurance - HR 2402, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market; HR 2635, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 969, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market. Federal standards for health insurance, consumer information - HR 2427, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; S 1050, A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. Coverage of second opinions - HR 2457, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers. Medical loss ratios - HR 2833, To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange. Direct access to Ob/Gyns - HR 2940, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. Coverage for autism spectrum disorders - HR 2413, To provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; S 819, A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Reinsurance - S 79, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs. Coverage mandate for infertility treatments - HR 697, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; S 1258, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. Annual and lifetime coverage limits - S 1149, A bill to eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Lifetime benefit limits - S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Small employer health options - HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Federal office of insurance information - HR 2609, To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury. Government-run health plan, health insurance exchanges, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance - HR 3200, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; S 1679, An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. National marketplace - HR 3217, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums. Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. Medical loss ratios - HR 3681, To provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1730, A bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage. Third-party review of LTCI disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims. Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. Medicare physician payments - HR 3961, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for physicians and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. Model Disclosure form for long-term care insurance - HR 4078, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3590, An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3962, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform - S 1796, An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy (cont.) H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (cont.) H.R. 3961, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act (Dingell) Medicare physician payment; H.R. 3962, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, federal rate review process, health care choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R. 4078, Long-Term Care Insurance Disclosure Act (Perriello) model disclosure form for long-term care insurance; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios; S. 1796, Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.

HR.463,The Prevention First Act; Comprehensive Sexuality Education funding (general); H.R. 1691/S.688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act. H.R.20/S.324, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act; H.R. 2427/S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act; America's Healthy Future Act; National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); H.R. 3312 Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents; HIV Ban on Visitors and Immigrants (general); H.R. 1558/S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act.; Cord Blood Banking (general); S.670, Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2009; H.R. 3090, Health Equity and Accountability Act; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act; S. 969, H.R. 2402 Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; Stillbirth (general); Sudden unexpected infant deaths (general); Healthcare reform (general); Postpartum Depression (general); Vaccination Requirements for US Immigration; Emergency Contraception over the counter;Insurance Transparency (general); Pre-existing condition exclusion (general); Gender rating (general); Maternity Coverage (general); S. 1303 Medical Home Demonstration Project; Alternatives to Medical Liability Reform Demonstration Project (general); Young Adult Plans (general); Preventive Care (general); Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (general); Domestic Violence(general); Prescription Drug Coverage (general); Comparative Effectiveness Research (general); S. 1796 America's Healthy Future Act; S.1679 Affordable Health Choices Act; Medicaid SCHIP Coverage and Reimbursement; HIV Screening (general); H.R. 3962 Affordable Health Care For America Act; H.R. 2941Gynecological Cancer; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009; Breastfeeding; Medical Liability Reform (general); HR 4386, S. 2904 Emergency Contraception in the Military; Direct Access to Ob-Gyns (general); S. 1742, H.R. 4235 Women's Hospitals Education Equity; United States Preventive Services Task Force Mammography Recommendations; National HIV/AIDS Strategy Steps; H.R. 3854 Small Business Financing and Investment Act of 2009; H.R. 4216 Personal Health Record Act of 2009; Abortion Restrictions.

*National LTC program - HR 1721, To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes; S 697, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. *Immunization coverage mandate - HR 323, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization. *Coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy - HR 584, To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms, and for coverage of an alternative therapy for hormone replacement therapy for such symptoms, under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs. *Clinical trials coverage mandate - HR 716, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; S 488, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. *Small employer health options - HR 850, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; HR 859, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; S 93, A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals; HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S 979, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. *Coverage mandate for mammograms - HR 995, To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older. *Lifetime benefit limits - HR 1085, To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Pre-existing condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums - HR 1092, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. Comprehensive health reform - HR 1321, To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, S 391, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Coverage mandate for cancer screening - HR 1330, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity - HR 1339, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease; S 1235, A bill to amend the Public Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease. Pre-existing condition exclusions - HR 1558, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 623, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. McCarran Ferguson reforms - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry. Pre-existing condition exclusions for children - HR 1619, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 643, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Gender rating for health insurance - HR 2402, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market; HR 2635, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 969, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market. Federal standards for health insurance, consumer information - HR 2427, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; S 1050, A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. Coverage of second opinions - HR 2457, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers. Medical loss ratios - HR 2833, To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange. Direct access to Ob/Gyns - HR 2940, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. Coverage for autism spectrum disorders - HR 2413, To provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; S 819, A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Reinsurance - S 79, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs. Coverage mandate for infertility treatments - HR 697, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; S 1258, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. Annual and lifetime coverage limits - S 1149, A bill to eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Lifetime benefit limits - S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Small employer health options - HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Federal office of insurance information - HR 2609, To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury. Government-run health plan, health insurance exchanges, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance - HR 3200, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; S 1679, An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. National marketplace - HR 3217, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums. Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. Medical loss ratios - HR 3681, To provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1730, A bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage. Third-party review of LTCI disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims. Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. Medicare physician payments - HR 3961, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare SGR payment system for physicians and to reinstitute and update the Pay-As-You-Go requirement of budget neutrality on new tax and mandatory spending legislation, enforced by the threat of annual, automatic sequestration. Model Disclosure form for long-term care insurance - HR 4078, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance. Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3590, An act entitled The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance, federal rate review process, healthcare choice compacts, high risk pool program, McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3962, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform - S 1796, An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.

S.310- Affordable Care for Women Act- entire bill S.969/H.R.2402-Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.1410- Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009- provisions related to the use of family planning S.Con.Res.6/H.Con.Res.48- Expressing the Sense of Congress that National Health Care Reform Should Ensure that the Health Care Needs of Women and of All Individuals in the United States Are Met- entire bill H.Con.Res.24- Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Need for a National AIDS Strategy- entire bill S.1034/H.R.2840- Healthy Schools Act of 2009- provisions related to the distribution of contraceptives in School Based Health Centers S.319- Community Health Workers Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.1429- Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2009- provisions related to provision of contraception S.1239/H.R.444- 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.3200- Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009- provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers S.1679- Affordable Health Choices Act- provisions related to reproductive health coverage and women's health care providers S.391/H.R.1321- Healthy Americans Act- provisions related to reproductive health coverage S.179- Health Information Technology Act of 2009- entire bill S.890/H.R.3124- Health Information Technology (IT) Public Utility Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.2708- Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2009- provisions related to reproductive health care and the provision of care to minors. 45 CFR 164.514(b)- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Interim final rule implementing the breach notification provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which amended the privacy and security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)- entire rule H.R.1364- HIV Education and Prevention Act of 2009- entire bill Nomination of Dr. Regina Benjamin as United States Surgeon General H.R.2635- Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act- entire bill H.R.3242- Womens Health Office Act of 2009- entire bill As Yet Unnumbered- Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009- provisions related to the use of family planning As Yet Unnumbered- US Support for UNFPA- entire bill

Government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchanges, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform - Draft legislation re these issues. *National LTC program - HR 1721, To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes; S 697, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. *Immunization coverage mandate - HR 323, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization. *Coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy - HR 584, To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms, and for coverage of an alternative therapy for hormone replacement therapy for such symptoms, under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs. *Clinical trials coverage mandate - HR 716, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; S 488, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. *Small employer health options - HR 850, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; HR 859, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; S 93, A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals; HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S 979, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. *Coverage mandate for mammograms - HR 995, To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older. *Lifetime benefit limits - HR 1085, To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. *Pre-existing condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums - HR 1092, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. Comprehensive health reform - HR 1321, To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, S 391, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Coverage mandate for cancer screening - HR 1330, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity - HR 1339, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease; S 1235, A bill to amend the Public Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease. Pre-existing condition exclusions - HR 1558, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 623, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. McCarran Ferguson reforsm - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry. Pre-existing condition exclusions for children - HR 1619, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 643, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Gender rating for health insurance - HR 2402, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market; HR 2635, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 969, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market. Federal standards for health insurance, consumer information - HR 2427, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; S 1050, A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. Coverage of second opinions - HR 2457, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers. Medical loss ratios - HR 2833, To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange. Direct access to Ob/Gyns - HR 2940, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. Coverage for autism spectrum disorders - HR 2413, To provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; S 819, A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Reinsurance - S 79, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs. Coverage mandate for infertility treatments - HR 697, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; S 1258, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. Annual and lifetime coverage limits - S 1149, A bill to eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Lifetime benefit limits - S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Small employer health options - HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Federal office of insurance information - HR 2609, To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury. Government-run health plan, health insurance exchanges, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance - HR 3200, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; S 1679, An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce. National marketplace - HR 3217, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums. Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers. Medical loss ratios - HR 3681, To provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage; S 1730, A bill to provide for minimum loss ratios for health insurance coverage. Third-party review of LTCI disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims. Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance.

Americas Healthy Future Act (Baucus) government-run health plan, health insurance cooperatives, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance, medical loss ratios, regulatory reform (cont.) H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act (Dingell) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, CLASS Act, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; H.R.3681, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Ellison) medical loss ratios; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform;S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Harkin) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act; S. 1730, Fairness in Health Insurance Act (Franken) medical loss ratios (cont.) INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.

S.310- Affordable Care for Women Act- entire bill S.969/H.R.2402-Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.2475-Foreign Relations Authorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- provisions related to the State Departments Office of Global Womens Issues S.Con.Res.6/H.Con.Res.48- Expressing the Sense of Congress that National Health Care Reform Should Ensure that the Health Care Needs of Women and of All Individuals in the United State Are Met- entire bill Nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services H.R.3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program and the public health insurance option S.391- Healthy Americans Act- provisions related to reform of women's health care (Bill not yet numbered) Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Draft Bill- Affordable Health Choices Act- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program, the Medicaid family planning expansion and the public health insurance option (Bill not yet numbered) Senate Finance Committee Draft Health Care Reform Proposal- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program, the Medicaid family planning expansion and the public health insurance option

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S.310- Affordable Care for Women Act- entire bill S.324/H.R.20- Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act- entire bill S.969/H.R.2402-Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.1410- Newborn, Child, and Mother Survival Act of 2009- provisions related to the use of family planning H.R.2475-Foreign Relations Authorization and Reform Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- provisions related to the State Departments Office of Global Womens Issues S.Con.Res.6/H.Con.Res.48- Expressing the Sense of Congress that National Health Care Reform Should Ensure that the Health Care Needs of Women and of All Individuals in the United State Are Met- entire bill H.Res.308- Honoring the Life, Legacy and Memory of Pedro Pablo Zamora y Diaz, an Extraordinary Educator and Activist and a Pioneer in the Battle Against the HIV/AIDS Epidemic- entire bill H.Con.Res.24- Expressing the Sense of Congress on the Need for a National AIDS Strategy- entire bill H.Con.Res.107- Supporting the goals and ideals of "National STD Awareness Month" - entire bill S.1034/ H.R.2840- Healthy Schools Act of 2009- provisions related to the distribution of contraceptives H.R.570- Protecting Patients and Health Care Act of 2009- entire bill S.319- Community Health Workers Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.444- 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2009- entire bill H.R.1928- Home Healthcare Nurse Promotion Act of 2009- entire bill S. Res.144/ H.Con.Res.120- A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Women's Health Week- entire bill H.Res.412- Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy- entire bill H.R.1887- To establish a Presidential Commission on Women, and for other purposes- entire bill S.179- Health Information Technology Act of 2009- entire bill Nomination of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services H.R.3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program and the public health insurance option S.391- Healthy Americans Act- provisions related to reform of women's health care (Bill not yet numbered) Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Draft Bill- Affordable Health Choices Act- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program, the Medicaid family planning expansion and the public health insurance option (Bill not yet numbered) Senate Finance Committee Draft Health Care Reform Proposal- provisions related to the designation of essential community providers, coverage of women's reproductive health services, the 340B drug pricing program, the Medicaid family planning expansion and the public health insurance option

Senate HELP Committee Draft Affordable Health Choices Act (Kennedy) government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance (cont.) Senate Finance Committee Draft Policy Options (Baucus-Grassley) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, premium assistance; House Tri-Committee Discussion Draft for Health Reform (Waxman, Rangel, Miller) government-run health plan, health insurance exchange, regulatory reform, health choices commissioner, insurance market reforms, individual coverage requirement, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, premium assistance; H.R. 323, Comprehensive Insurance Coverage of Childhood Immunization Act (Green) immunization coverage mandate; H.R. 584, Menopausal Hormone Replacement Therapies and Alternative Treatments and Fairness Act (Lee) coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy; H.R. 697, Family Building Act (Weiner) coverage mandate for infertility treatments; H.R. 716, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Israel) clinical trials coverage mandate; H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 859, Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) small employer health options; H.R. 995, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act (Nadler) coverage mandate for mammograms; H.R. 1085, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) lifetime benefit limits; H.R. 1092, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act (Kagen) preexisting condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums; H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1321, Healthy Americans Act (Eshoo) comprehensive health reform; H.R. 1330, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act (Boren) coverage mandate for cancer screening; H.R. 1339, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (McCarthy) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; H.R. 1558, Preexisting Condition Patient Protection Act (Courtney) preexisting condition exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1619, Children's Health Protection Act (Schwartz) preexisting condition exclusions for children; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1721, CLASS Act (Pallone) national LTC program; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2360, SHOP Act (Kind) small employer health options; H.R. 2402, Woman's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Neal) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2413, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Doyle) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; H.R. 2427, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (DeLauro) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; H.R. 2457, Right to a Second Medical Opinion Act (Davis) coverage of second opinions; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 2635, Gender Equity in Health Premiums Act (Sanchez) gender rating for health insurance; H.R. 2833, Medical Loss Ratios (Ellison) medical loss ratios; H.R. 2940, Women's Obstetrician and Gynecologist Medical Access Now Act (Davis) direct access to ob/gyns; S. 79, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry) reinsurance; S. 93, Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) small employer health options; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act (Wyden) comprehensive health reform; S. 442, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan) lifetime benefit limits; S. 488, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown) clinical trials coverage mandate; S. 623, Pre-existing Condition Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller) preexisting condition exclusions; S. 643, Children's Health Protection Act (Lautenberg) preexisting condition exclusions for children; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) rescissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 697, CLASS Act (Kennedy) national LTC program; S. 819, Autism Treatment Acceleration Act (Durbin) coverage for autism spectrum disorders; S. 969, Women's Health Insurance Fairness Act (Kerry) gender rating for health insurance; S. 979, SHOP Act (Durbin) small employer health options; S. 1050, Informed Consumer Choices in Health Care Act (Rockefeller) federal standards for health insurance, consumer information; S. 1149, Annual and Lifetime Health Care Limit Elimination Act (Rockefeller) annual and lifetime coverage limits; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1235, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation & Surgery Act (Landrieu) coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity; S. 1258, Family Building Act (Gillibrand) coverage mandate for infertility treatments INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, and issues related to genetic nondiscrimination.

Government-run health plan, insurance market reforms, health benefit gateways, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance - Draft legislation re these issues. National LTC program - HR 1721, To amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes; S 697, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports that they need to maximize their functionality and independence and have choices about community participation, education, and employment, and for other purposes. Immunization coverage mandate - HR 323, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide comprehensive coverage for childhood immunization. Coverage mandate for hormone replacement therapy - HR 584, To provide for coverage of hormone replacement therapy for treatment of menopausal symptoms, and for coverage of an alternative therapy for hormone replacement therapy for such symptoms, under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, group health plans and individual health insurance coverage, and other Federal health insurance programs. Clinical trials coverage mandate - HR 716, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials; S 488, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials. Small employer health options - HR 850, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; HR 859, To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit; S 93, A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals; HR 2360, To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S 979, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. Coverage mandate for mammograms - HR 995, To amend the Public Health Service Act and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older. Lifetime benefit limits - HR 1085, To impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans; S 442, A bill to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans. Pre-existing condition exclusions, affiliation periods, uniform premiums - HR 1092, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable. Comprehensive health reform - Hr 1321, To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, S 391, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Coverage mandate for cancer screening - HR 1330, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans and Federal employees health benefit plans provide coverage of colorectal cancer screening. Coverage mandate for treatment of a child's congenital or developmental deformity - HR 1339, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease; S 1235, A bill to amend the Public Health Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for treatment of a minor child's congenital or developmental deformity or disorder due to trauma, infection, tumor, or disease. Pre-existing condition exclusions - HR 1558, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 623, A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and in health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. McCarran Ferguson reforsm - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry. Pre-existing condition exclusions for children - HR 1619, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets; S 643. A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit preexisting condition exclusions for children in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. Gender rating for health insurance - HR 2402, To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market; HR 2635, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit gender rating in the group and individual markets for health insurance coverage, and for other purposes; S 969, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure fairness in the coverage of women in the individual health insurance market. Federal standards for healt insurance, consumer information - HR 2427, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes; S 1050, A bill to amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal standards for health insurance forms, quality, fair marketing, and honesty in out-of-network coverage in the group and individual health insurance markets, to improve transparency and accountability in those markets, and to establish a Federal Office of Health Insurance Oversight to monitor performance in those markets, and for other purposes. Coverage of second opinions - HR 2457, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code to require that group health plans and issuers of health insurance coverage provide coverage for second opinions. Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers. Medical loss ratios - HR 2833, To require a minimum loss ratio for 90 percent for health insurance coverage offered through an insurance exchange. Direct access to Ob/Gyns - HR 2940, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. Coverage for autism spectrum disorders - HR 2413, To provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families; S 819, A bill to provide for enhanced treatment, support, services, and research for individuals with autism spectrum disorders and their families. Reinsurance - S 79, A bill to amend the Social Security Act to establish a Federal Reinsurance Program for Catastrophic Health Care Costs. Coverage mandate for infertility treatments - HR 697, To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility; S 1258, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to require coverage for the treatment of infertility. LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes. Annual and lifetime coverage limits - S 1149, A bill to eliminate annual and lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans.