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Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE via NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
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Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the United States Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to authorize the line item veto.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Gap Elimination Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans.
Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Earmark Accountability and Reform Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Elder Justice Act
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans.
Elder Justice Act
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Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708, S. 2708, H.R. 6337: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans; and provisions authorizing funding to help health care practitioners gain geriatric or gerontological specialization.
Elder Justice Act
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Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans.
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007
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Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007
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Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
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Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
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Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Congressional Accountability and Line-Item Veto Act of 2007
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Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Individual Social Security Investment Program Act of 2007
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers Act of 2007
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Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Family Budget Protection Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. S. 3230, H.R. 2638, Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: provisions pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. House Amdt. 474 to H.R. 2829, Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement programs. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations. S. 3604, H.R. 7110: provisions increasing the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for Medicaid. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Family Budget Protection Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Family Budget Protection Act of 2007
Client: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE · Firm: NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Employee Verification. H.R. 4088, H.R. 4437, H.R. 5515, S. 2366, S. 2368: pertaining to the use of Social Security numbers for workforce verification and the responsibilities of the Social Security Administration relating to immigrants.
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708, S. 2708, H.R. 6337: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans; and provisions authorizing funding to help health care practitioners gain geriatric or gerontological specialization.
Workforce Participation. S.708, S. 709: provision to promote the labor force participation of older Americans.
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE via NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Workforce Participation. S.708, S. 709: provision to promote the labor force participation of older Americans.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans.
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Fiscal Year 2009 Appropriations. [Unnumbered] Labor/HHS/Education FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to funding of Social Security Administration, programs authorized by Older Americans Act. [Unnumbered] Financial Services FY 2009 Appropriations: pertaining to House Committee Amendment to create Commission on Entitlement Programs. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Employee Verification. H.R. 4088, S. 2366, S. 2368: pertaining to the use of Social Security numbers for workforce verification and the responsibilities of the Social Security Administration relating to illegal immigrants.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE via NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
Social Security/Government Pension Offset. H.R. 82, S. 206, H.R. 726, H.R. 2772, H.R. 2988, S. 1254, S. 1647: proposals to modify or repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. Social Security/Trust Funds. H.R. 4338, S. 302, H.R.219, H.R. 581, H.R. 4664, H.R. 1353: provisions relating to the establishment of a procedure safeguarding the Social Security Trust Funds; the investment of Social Security trust funds; and the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. Social Security/Cost-of-Living-Adjustments. H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032, H.R. 4807, S. 2501, H.R. 5317: provisions pertaining to the development of a Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending; the impact of Medicare premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; and amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 making it out of order for Congress to reduce Social Security benefits or cost-of-living increases. Social Security/Private Accounts. H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S. 2765, S.Amdt. 4328: provisions to establish Social Security private accounts. Pension Security. H.R. 5543, S. 1288, S. 1725: provisions affecting the protection of pension benefits and the retirement security of women and small business owners. National Senior Volunteer Corps. H.R. 2857, H.R. 5563: provisions pertaining to reauthorizing national and community service programs benefiting older Americans.
Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45, S.J.Res. 24: provisions proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.
Tax Rebate. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to the inclusion of Social Security benefits, Railroad Retirement benefits, and certain veterans benefits as earned income for purposes of receiving a tax rebate. Workforce Participation. S.708, S. 709: provision to promote the labor force participation of older Americans.
Assistance for Individuals with Functional Impairments. H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions pertaining to assistance for individuals with functional impairments and for their families payments for services and supports. Health Insurance Parity. H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. Nationally-coordinated Elder Justice. H.R. 1783, S. 1070: provisions pertaining to the implementation of a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. Commodity Supplemental Food Program. S.1090: provision pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Care Professional Training. S. 2708: provisions relating to the recruitment and retention of trained health care professionals and direct care workers to care for older Americans.
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget. S.Con.Res. 70, H.Con.Res. 312, H.Res. 1036: provisions relating to entitlement spending, federal deficits, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, programs affecting senior citizens, and Social Security administrative expenses. Budget Process Reforms. H.J.Res. 38, H.R. 473, H.R. 489, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3655, H.R. 3724, S.J.Res. 27, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S. 2063: provisions relating to a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, setting caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and federal insurance programs.
1) H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions amending the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports. 2) H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions providing parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. 3) S.1070, H.R. 1783: provisions to provide resources to implement a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy.
Estate Tax. H.R. 411, H.R. 1586, H.R. 1929, H.R. 2380: making the repeal of the estate tax permanent. Older American Workers. S.708, S. 709: to promote labor force participation of older Americans.
Social Security. 1) H.R. 82, S. 206: repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 2) H.R. 726, H.R. 2988, S. 1254: modifying the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 3) S. 302: establishing a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds. 4) H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032: pertaining to Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and mandating the development of a new Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending. 5) No legislation: Advocating for legislation to be drafted and considered pertaining to the impact of Medicare Part B and Part D premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels. Social Security Private Accounts. 1) H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002: establishing private Social Security investment accounts. 2) H.R. 1353: pertaining to the budgetary treatment of Social Security Trust Funds. 3) H.R. 219, H.R. 581: provisions relating to investing the Social Security trust funds and creating a Social Security Investment Commission. 4) H.R. 93: amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. Pension Security. 1) S. 1288: to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners. 2) S. 1725: to improve the protection of pension benefits.
2008 Budget Resolution. 1) S.Con.Res. 21, H.Con.Res. 99, H.Res. 370: provisions relating to entitlement spending and deficits. Budget Process Reforms. 1) H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 2) H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279: provisions pertaining to establishing a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing Commissions on entitlement reform, establishing caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and provisions addressing federal insurance programs. 3) No legislation: efforts within Senate Finance Committee to close the payroll tax gap. FY 2007 Appropriations. H.J.Res. 20: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration funding. FY 2008 Appropriations. 1) H.R. 3043, S. 1710: provisions pertaining to funding the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Older Americans Act, the Senior Corps program, Systems Change Grants, the Community Services Block Grant program, the Social Services Block Grant program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) state block grant, local community service organizations, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), and the geriatric health professions program.
Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, S. 250, S. 706: provisions relating to the late enrollment penalty, creating a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, prescription drug price negotiations, repealing cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173), liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: providing beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, S. 1715: eliminating discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058: improving prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Part D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2009: repealing the Medicare cost containment provisions of the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173). 12) H.R. 2307: protecting seniors from abusive marketing scams in Medicare Advantage. 13) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 14) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 15) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning.
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amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 2) H.Res. 6, H.R. 473, H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, H.R. 3654, H.R. 3724, H.Amdt. 474, S. 10, S. 15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279, S.Amdt. 101: provisions establishing a legislative line-item veto, pertaining to discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing commissions on entitlement reform, establishing caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs and addressing federal insurance programs. 3) Efforts to close the payroll tax gap (no pending legislation). FY 2007 Appropriations. H.J.Res. 20: pertaining to Social Security Administration funding. FY 2008 Appropriations. H.R. 2764, H.R. 3042, H.R. 3043, S. 1710, S.Amdt. 3440, H.Res. 547, H.Res.794: provisions pertaining to funding the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Older Americans Act, the Senior Corps program, Systems Change Grants, the Community Services Block Grant program, the Social Services Block Grant program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) state block grant, local community service organizations, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), and the geriatric health professions program. 2008 Budget Resolution. S.Con.Res. 21, H.Con.Res. 99, H.Res. 370: provisions relating to entitlement spending and deficits. Budget Process Reforms. 1) H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45: proposing a balanced budget
Taxation. 1) H.R. 411, H.R. 1586, H.R. 1929, H.R. 2380, S. 1994: making the repeal of the estate tax permanent. 2) H.R. 4351, H.R. 3996: providing temporary relief from the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). 3) S.708, S. 709: promoting labor force participation of older Americans.
establishing a procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds. 4) H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032: provisions pertaining to Social Security cost-of-living-adjustments and mandating the development of a new Consumer Price Index reflecting senior spending. 5) H.R. 4807, S. 2501: limiting the impact of Medicare Part B and Part D premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels. 6) Docket No. SSA-2007-0044: proposed regulatory changes to the Social Security Administration’s Administrative Law Judge, Appeals Council, and Decision Review Board appeals levels. 7) H.R. 4664: to provide for investment of the Social Security surplus. 8) H.R. 2772, S. 1647 (Public Servant Retirement Protection Act): elimination of the current-law Windfall Elimination Provision for those first entering non-Social Security covered employment and establishment of a new formula for the treatment of non-covered earnings in determining Social Security benefits. Social Security Private Accounts. 1) H.R. 1090; H.R. 2002, H.R. 4181, S.Amdt. 489: establishing private Social Security investment accounts. 2) H.R. 1353: pertaining to the budgetary treatment of Social Security trust funds. 3) H.R. 219, H.R. 581: provisions relating to the investment of Social Security trust funds and creating a Social Security Investment Commission. 4) H.R. 93: to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. Social Security and Immigration. S.Amdt. 2355 to H.R. 2669: Social Security amendment to the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 requiring the Social Security Administration to re-determine Social Security coverage of any "individual who is not a natural-born United States citizen" on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Pension Security. 1) S. 1288: increasing the retirement security of women and small business owners. 2) S. 1725: improving the protection of pension benefits. Technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 1) S. 1974, H.R. 3361, H.R. 3868: extending the effective date on the single employer funding provisions. 2) H.R. 4839, H.R. 4195, S. 2374: pertaining to the Pension Protection Act of 2006’s provisions on exempt organizations. Social Security. 1) H.R. 82, S. 206: repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 2) H.R. 726, H.R. 2988, S. 1254: modifying the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 3) H.R. 4338, S. 302, S.Amdt. 483:
coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. 3) S. 1070, H.R. 1783: provisions providing resources to implement a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. 4) S. 1090: provisions pertaining to the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for low-income seniors. Health Issues. 1) H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions amending the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports. 2) H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions providing parity between health insurance
H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S.450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 2499, S.Amdt. 508: provisions relating to the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creation of a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repeal of cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage payments, the Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalization of asset test limits, the reduction of the benefit gap and guaranteeing drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: provisions to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 1010: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, H.R. 3668: provisions to improve benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883: provisions regarding the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. 12) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 13) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 14) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: provisions pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. 15) S.Amdt. 472: provisions pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. 16) S.Amdt. 525: pertaining to across-the-board cuts to Medicare providers. 17) S. 543, H.R. 1459: rules pertaining to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. 18) Pertaining to Congressional efforts petitioning the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create a public nursing home “watch list” of repeat offenders on surveys (no legislation). Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025,
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Budget Process Reforms. 1) H.J.Res. 1, H.J.Res. 7, H.J.Res. 10, H.J.Res. 21, H.J.Res. 45: Proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 2) H.R. 689, H.R. 1375, H.R. 1998, H.R. 2024, H.R. 2084, H.R. 2685, S. 10, S.15, S. 304, S. 355, S. 1186, S. 1195, S. 1279: provisions pertaining to establishing a legislative line-item veto, discretionary spending cuts, extending the pay-as-you-go requirement, establishing Commissions on entitlement reform, establishing caps on entitlement spending, requiring accrual accounting for entitlement programs, and provisions addressing federal insurance programs. 3) No legislation: efforts within Senate Finance Committee to close the payroll tax gap. FY 2007 Appropriations. H.J.Res. 20: provisions pertaining to Social Security Administration funding. FY 2008 Appropriations. 1) H.R. 3043, S. 1710: provisions pertaining to funding the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Older Americans Act, the Senior Corps program, Systems Change Grants, the Community Services Block Grant program, the Social Services Block Grant program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) state block grant, local community service organizations, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), and the geriatric health professions program. 2008 Budget Resolution. 1) S.Con.Res. 21, H.Con.Res. 99, H.Res. 370: provisions relating to entitlement spending and deficits.
caps, and technical corrections to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; 3) S. 1826 providing tax incentives to encourage employers to hire older workers. 1) H.R. 5638, H.R. 5970, H.R. 5421, H.R. 8, H.R. 183, H.R. 64, S. 420 revising the federal estate tax; 2) H.R. 6111: provisions pertaining to Medicare physician payments, health savings accounts, the Medicare Advantage Stabilization Fund, therapy
reducing subsidies to private Medicare Part D plans; 4) S. 3647 pertaining to Medicare Part D's coverage gap; 5) H.R. 5969 pertaining to Part D’s low-income subsidy and asset test; 6) S. 334, H.R. 700, H.R. 328, S. 109, S. 184, H.R. 753, H.R. 5441 pertaining to restrictions placed on the commercial and private importation of prescription drugs; 7) H.R. 376, S. 445 authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices with manufacturers; 8) H.R. 916, S. 438, H.R. 6111 pertaining to the Medicare Part B outpatient rehabilitation services therapy caps; 9) H.R. 2072, S. 3747: provisions pertaining to access to Medicare for individuals ages 55 to 65 and authorizing a refundable and “advanceable” credit against income tax for premium payments; 10) S. 1152, H.R. 1125 amending Medicare’s coinsurance for outpatient mental health care; 11) S. 1335 to preserve Medicare beneficiaries’ appeal rights; 12) S. 347, H.R. 2058, S. 570 providing Medicare beneficiaries with a free physician office visit to discuss end-of-life care in conjunction with preparing advance directives; 13) H.R. 5147 eliminating Medicare Part B premium means-testing; 14) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Medicare and the 45% Medicare funding cap; 15) encouraging the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use his demonstration authority to waive Medicare Part D’s late enrollment penalty for beneficiaries affected by Hurricane Rita (no resolution or bill was pending). Medicaid. 1) H.R. 1229, S. 489 limiting the duration of federal consent decrees to which states and local governments are parties; 2) P.L. 109-171: provisions affecting proof of citizenship requirements for continued Medicaid eligibility; 3) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 5766, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Medicaid. 1) S. 345, S. 873, H.R. 752, S. 2342 creating a Medicare-operated Part D benefit with negotiated prescription drug prices; 2) H.R. 3861, H.R. 5969, S. 1841, S. 3654 extending/waiving the late enrollment penalty for Part D; 3) S. 1589, H.R. 6111 eliminating/
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Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Filing targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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Estate Tax. H.R. 411, H.R. 1586, H.R. 1929, H.R. 2380: making the repeal of the estate tax permanent. Older American Workers. S.708, S. 709: to promote labor force participation of older Americans.
to the late enrollment penalty, creating a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, prescription drug price negotiations, repealing cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173), liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: providing beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, S. 1715: eliminating discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058: improving prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Part D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2009: repealing the Medicare cost containment provisions of the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173). 12) H.R. 2307: protecting seniors from abusive marketing scams in Medicare Advantage. 13) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 14) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 15) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, S. 250, S. 706: provisions relating
insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. 3) S.1070, H.R. 1783: provisions to provide resources to implement a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. 1) H.R. 3001, S. 1758: provisions amending the Public Health Service Act to help individuals with functional impairments and their families pay for services and supports. 2) H.R. 1367, H.R. 1424, S. 558: provisions providing parity between health
procedure to safeguard the Social Security Trust Funds. 4) H.R. 1953, H.R. 2032: pertaining to Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and mandating the development of a new Consumer Price Index to reflect senior spending. 5) No legislation: Advocating for legislation to be drafted and considered pertaining to the impact of Medicare Part B and Part D premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels. Social Security Private Accounts. 1) H.R. 1090, H.R. 2002: establishing private Social Security investment accounts. 2) H.R. 1353: pertaining to the budgetary treatment of Social Security Trust Funds. 3) H.R. 219, H.R. 581: provisions relating to investing the Social Security trust funds and creating a Social Security Investment Commission. 4) H.R. 93: amending the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. Pension Security. 1) S. 1288: to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners. 2) S. 1725: to improve the protection of pension benefits. Social Security. 1) H.R. 82, S. 206: repealing the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 2) H.R. 726, H.R. 2988, S. 1254: modifying the government pension offset and windfall elimination provisions. 3) S. 302: establishing a
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Systems Change Grants, the Community Services Block Grant program, the Social Services BlockGrant program, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) state block grant, local community service organizations, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs), and the geriatric health professions program; 2) H.R. 5441: provisions pertaining to the importation of FDA-approved drugs from Canada. Budget Process Reforms. 1) H.R. 4890: provisions pertaining to rescissions of direct spending; 2) H.R. 3282, H.R. 5766, H.R. 2470, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to entitlement and spending commissions, entitlement cuts, discretionary cuts, on-budget status of Social Security surpluses, Medicare funding cap, line item veto and rescissions of direct spending. FY 2007 Appropriations. 1) H.J.Res. 100, H.R. 5631, H.R. 5647, S. 3708: provisions pertaining to funding the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, the Older Americans Act, the Senior Corps program,
Supplemental Security Income. H.R. 899, S. 453 extending SSI eligibility for refugees, asylees, and certain other humanitarian immigrants.
health treatment benefits differing from limitations on medical and surgical benefits; 3) S. 1116, H.R. 2629 enhancing senior access to mental health treatment and screening services; 4) S. 1955: provisions preempting state benefit protections critical to older workers; 5) H.R. 4993, S. 2010 authorizing infrastructure resources to implement a nationally-coordinated elder justice strategy. 1) S. 1951, CLASS Act, pertaining to the development of a nationwide insurance program providing long-term care services financed through voluntary payroll deductions; 2) H.R. 1402 prohibiting group health plans from imposing mental
utilization of the Social Security "surplus" for private accounts, "progressive price indexing," and certificates guaranteeing Social Security benefits; 2) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Social Security; 3) S. 275 pertaining to Social Security cost-of-living-adjustments and mandating the development of a new Consumer Price Index reflecting senior spending; 4) H.R. 3954, H.R. 3637, S. 1795 pertaining to the impact of Medicare Part B and Part D premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; 5) pertaining to the nomination of Andrew Biggs to serve as the Deputy Commissioner of Social Security. Pensions and Employee Benefits. H.R. 4, S. 1953, H.R. 2830 pertaining to defined benefit pensions, spousal pension protections, cash balance pension plans, and the Savers Credit. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5293, H.R. 6197, S. 3570 reauthorizing the Older Americans Act and specifically provisions pertaining to home and community-based services, senior centers, congregate and home-delivered meals, help for family caregivers, legal assistance and community service employment and training for older workers. House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging. Advocacy to establishment a Select Committee on Aging in the U.S. House of Representatives; no House resolution was pending. Social Security. 1) Proposals of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security of 2001, H.R. 750, S. 1302, H.R. 440, H.R. 530, H.R. 1776, H.R. 1800, H.R. 3304, S. 857, S. 540, S. 1750, H.R. 1164: provisions pertaining to private accounts, the
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