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Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Budget. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 3rd Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, H. Con. Res. 96, the House FY 2015 Budget Resolution, and the Democratic Caucus, Congressional Progressive Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Republican Study Committee FY 2015 Budget Resolutions. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.

Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.

Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089, Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2013: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 96: provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L. 113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): sequestration mandates and provisions funding Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions amending the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 1st Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L.113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Budget Control Act of 2011. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Insurance Marketplaces. H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013: provisions allowing health insurers to continue offering group health insurance coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, even if the coverage does not comply with its coverage requirements.

Insurance Marketplaces. H.R. 3522: provisions to allow health insurers to continue offering group health insurance coverage outside of the insurance marketplaces established by the Affordable Care Act, even if they do not comply with its coverage requirements.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index for elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits.Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals to safeguard and improve benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not bebe used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Proposal for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes. Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. (No bill.) Proposals safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050: proposal to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner Appointments. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. (No bill.) Proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1028: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act. Defense of Marriage Act. (No bill.) Proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. (No bill). Proposals by the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Medicare Advantage. S. 2552, H.R.4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act of 2014: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Benefit Redesign. S. 11, Fiscal Sustainability Act of 2013: provisions pertaining to Parts A and B deductibles; premiums, including means-testing; a catastrophic cap on out-of-pocket spending; the eligibility age; and proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588, Medicare Drug Savings Act of 2013: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 408, H.R. 928, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2013: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014; S. 2157, Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension of the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Nursing Home Staffing. H.R. 5373, Put A Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2014: legislation to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse on duty at all times. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage.

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 1st Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L.113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Budget Control Act of 2011. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 96: provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L. 113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): sequestration mandates and provisions funding Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions amending the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. (No bill in 1st Quarter 2014.) Proposals for the FY 2015 budget including provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2014 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L.113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): provisions appropriating funds for Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Budget Control Act of 2011. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions eliminating the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled to occur under current law (P.L. 112-25) for 2013 and partially eliminating the reductions scheduled for 2014.

President of the U.S. Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 and 2015 Budgets. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to funding the Social Security Administration (SSA); the Administration for Community Living (ACL); Medicare; Older Americans Act programs; the Medicaid Qualified Individual (QI) Program; the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program; and a proposal to adopt the chained consumer price index (CPI) for the purpose of determining cost-of-living adjustments to the tax code and federal benefit programs,including Social Security, military and federal civilian retirement, and Veterans programs. FY 2015 Budget of the U.S. H.Con.Res. 96: provisions affecting Social Security Administration administrative funding, Social Security benefits, Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans benefits, Older Americans Act programs, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Recommendations. (No bill.) Proposals to utilize the Simpson-Bowles Commission recommendations to establish the federal governments FY 2015 budget and to set forth the federal governments budgetary levels for FY 2015 through FY 2023. Fiscal Year 2014 Omnibus Appropriations. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, P.L. 113-76 (H.R. 2410, S. 1244, S. 1284): sequestration mandates and provisions funding Older Americans Act programs; elderly falls prevention; Social Security Administration administrative expenses; nutrition programs, serving seniors; Bureau of Labor Statistics funding for research regarding the Consumer Price Index for elderly consumers (CPI-E); and directing the Social Security Administration to make service delivery improvements. Sequestration. S. 388, the American Family Economic Protection Act: provisions amending the automatic spending reductions (sequestration) scheduled under the Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25).

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. S. 308, Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act; H.R. 3118, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. (No bill.) Proposals that a chained Consumer Price Index be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 567, Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013; H.R. 5024, Social Security Caregiver Credit Act of 2014: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374, Social Security Enhancement and Protection Act of 2013: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. S. 2305, Social Security and Marriage Equality Act; H.R. 5182, Social Security and Medicare Parity Act of 2014: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Benefits Termination. H.R. 5739, No Social Security for Nazis Act: provisions to terminate the payment of Social Security benefits to individuals who, during their application for U.S. citizenship, concealed or misrepresentation their participation in World War II Nazi persecution. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786, Social Security Commission Act of 2014: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, Improving Access to Social Security Services Act; H.R. 4964, Seniors Access to Social Security Act of 2014: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act. S. 1562, Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2014: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers. H.R. 649, H.R. 1030, H.R. 1374, S. 308, S. 567, S. 1028, H.R. 3118: provisions establishing a consumer price index of elderly consumers (CPI-E) for the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for Social Security benefits. Chained CPI. H. Con. Res. 34 and S. Con. Res. 15: provision expressing the sense of the Congress that the chained CPI not be used to calculate Social Security cost-of-living adjustments. Social Security Privatization. (No bill.) Proposals to convert Social Security to a system of private investment accounts. Social Security Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals requiring progressive indexing, modifying cost-of-living adjustments, and increasing the Social Security retirement age. Annual Social Security Statements. (No bill.) Efforts to ensure adherence to the requirement for the restoration of mailing annual Social Security statements to all workers. Social Security Payroll Tax Cap and Womens Social Security Improvements and Protections. S. 308, S. 500, S. 567, H.R. 1029, H.R. 1374, H.R. 649, H.R. 3118, H.R. 5024: provisions raising the amount of wages subject to payroll taxes and safeguarding and improving benefit equity for women, including improving survivor benefits; providing Social Security credits for caregiving; enhancing the special minimum benefit; equalizing rules for disabled and working widows; restoring student benefits; improving benefits for disabled children; strengthening the cost-of-living adjustments; increasing the basic benefit; and equalizing benefits for same-sex married couples. Social Security Benefits. H.R. 1374: provisions to strengthen the Social Security special minimum benefit; to increase benefits after 20 years of eligibility; to reinstate the students benefit; and to increase the Social Security tax rate. Social Security Equality. H.R. 3050, S. 2305, H.R. 4664, H.R. 5182: proposals to require the Social Security Administration to recognize same-sex marriage for the purposes of survivor, retirement and other benefits. Social Security Administration Commissioner Confirmation Hearing and Deputy Commissioner Appointment. (No bill.) Issues surrounding the leadership transition at the Social Security Administration. Social Security Commission. H.R. 4786: proposal to establish a commission that would develop policy options for restoring the Social Security program to solvency for the next 75 years, including fast-track authority for moving legislation recommending policy options through Congress. Defense of Marriage Act. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposals implementing the U.S. Supreme Courts decision in United States v. Windsor invalidating portions of the Defense of Marriage Act (P.L. 104-199) relating to marriage equality and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Social Security Service Delivery. S. 2742, H.R. 4964: proposal directing the Social Security Administration to revise its policy regarding the manner in which it provides certain services to the public and to seniors. Social Security Program Integrity. H.R. 4090, the Social Security Fraud and Error Prevention Act of 2014: proposal to improve the Social Security Administrations ability to fight fraud, prevent errors and protect the Social Security Trust Funds. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). (No bill.) Proposals to strengthen SSDI and to ensure that funding is available to pay benefits both for current and future beneficiaries. The Older Americans Act Amendments of 2013. S. 1562: provisions related to the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act.

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals delaying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation and Social Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act: provision raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. (No bill.) Proposals denying concurrent receipt of unemployment compensation andSocial Security Disability Insurance benefits.

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, "Minimum Wage Fairness Act": provision related to raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. S. 1859, "Tax Extenders Act of 2013": provisions related to extending expired jobless benefits.

Minimum Wage Increase. S. 1737, "Minimum Wage Fairness Act": provision related to raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 by 2016. Unemployment Compensation. S. 1859, "Tax Extenders Act of 2013": provisions related to extending expired jobless benefits.

Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugspaid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. (No bill.) Proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. (No bill.) Proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. (No bill.): Proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 2810, S. 1871, S. 2110, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4302 ( P.L.113-93): provisions pertaining to extending physician payments through March 2015; extending the Qualified Individual program through March 2015; and extending the therapy cap exceptions process through March 2015. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Fraud. H.R. 3616: legislation requiring an annual report to Congress and the public on health care fraud schemes targeted to seniors and steps being taken to combat such schemes and to educate seniors about them. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D. (No bill). Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs: Proposals related to: Medicare Part D six protected drug classes, plan consolidation, oversight, drug price fairness, accuracy and affordability. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; establishing a Medicare Commission; providing expanded Medicaid coverage; authorizing the collection of data regarding disparities in the provision of care; providing safeguards and subsidies to assure affordability of health coverage for seniors. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e, "dual-eligibles." The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicareout-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Medicare Advantage Payment Rate. (No bill). Proposals to decrease Medicare Advantage (MA) 2015 payment rates. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Medicare Advantage. S. 2552: provisions to establish necessary protections for seniors enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. Medicare Protection Act. S. 2087, S. 2491: provisions protecting Medicare beneficiaries from changes that would reduce benefits or restrict eligibility. Medicare Benefit Redesign. (No bill.) Proposals to combine Part A and B deductibles along with a catastrophic cap on Medicare out-of-pocket spending to be paid for by increased out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare Drug Savings. S. 740, H.R. 1588: provisions to extend the application of Medicaid drug rebates to prescription drugs paid for by Medicare and used by people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid (dual-eligibles), and by people receiving the Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy. Medicare Equality. H.R. 5182: provisions to require recognition of same-sex marriage for the purposes of Medicare benefits eligibility. Medicare Fraud, Waste and Abuse. S. 2361: provisions to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to verify that health care providers wishing to participate in Medicare have not owned a company that previously defrauded the government, allow private insurers to share information about potentially fraudulent providers with Medicare and require new medical coding systems to be tested before they are deployed to ensure Medicares fraud prevention systems function properly. Medicare Home Health Benefits. (No bill.) Proposals pertaining to copayments for beneficiaries receiving the Medicare home health benefit. Medicare Premium Support. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to privatize Medicare. Medicare Income-Relating. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the cost of Medicare to higher-income beneficiaries. Medicare Eligibility Age. H. Con. Res. 96: proposals to increase the Medicare eligibility age. Medicare Part D Negotiation of Drug Prices. S. 117, S. 408, H.R. 1102, H.R. 928: proposals to create a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, allowing or requiring the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to negotiate price concessions from pharmaceutical manufacturers for drugs purchased under the Part D program. Medicare Physician Fees and Extenders. H.R. 4015, S. 2157: provisions relating to a permanent fix of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula used to determine physician fees under Part B; the extension the Qualified Individual (QI) program; and the therapy caps. Medicare Supplemental Health Insurance. (No bill.) Proposals to increase costs for Medicare beneficiaries who purchase Medigap insurance. Medicare Observation Status. S. 569, H.R. 1179: legislation to count days in the hospital in observation status toward meeting the three-day prior hospitalization requirement for skilled nursing facility (SNF) care eligibility. Comprehensive Health Care Reform. P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152: implementation of provisions reducing Medicare Advantage plan payments; requiring higher income Medicare beneficiaries to pay an increased share of Medicare Parts B and D premium costs; expanding benefits for low-income beneficiaries under the Medicare Savings Programs and the Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS); expanding coverage of prevention services; testing payment and delivery system reforms; and providing expanded Medicaid coverage. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office (Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office). (No bill.) Proposals related to the activities of the Federal Coordinated Health Care Office intended to improve the quality of care for recipients receiving benefits from both Medicare and Medicaid, i.e., dual-eligibles. Registered Nurses. H.R. 5373: provisions to require nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities that receive Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement to have at least one direct care registered nurse (RN) on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. The Commission on Long-Term Care. (No bill). Proposals and recommendations made to Congress by the Long-Term Care Commission, established under Section 643 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-240).

Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 1601, S. 2089: proposal to strengthen and improve access to Supplemental Security Income benefits by expanding the resources limit, increasing the general income disregard, and eliminating the reduction in benefits for in-kind support and maintenance and other provisions.