ANTHONY BARRUETA

HR 904 This Act may be cited as the `Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2009. Description: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations. Sponsor: Stupak (D-MI)

S 1133, Empowering Medicare Patient Choices Act Description: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of shared decision making standards and requirements and to establish a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Wyden (D-OR)

S 1133 Empowering Medicare Patient Choices Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the establishment of shared decision making standards and requirements and to establish a pilot program for the implementation of shared decision making under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Wyden (D-OR)

S 1796 America's Healthy Future Act To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Bacus (D-MT)

S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar and biogeneric biological products, and for other products. Sponsor: Schumer (D-NY)

S 726 Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act. To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar and biogeneric biological products, and for other products. Sponsor: Schumer (D-NY)

S 726, Promoting Innovation and Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act Description: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of biosimilar and biogeneric biological products, and for other products. Sponsor: Schumer (D-NY)

HR 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 Description: Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009 Sponsor: Obey (D-WI)

Legislation: HR 2851, Title: Michelles Law Description: To amend the employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor Hodes (D-NH)

HR 2851, Michelle's Law Description: To amend the employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Hodes (D-NH)

"Medicaid Prescription Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - HR 3041 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen Stupak

Promoting Health Information Technology Act. HR 3800 Comments: Issues related to the modification to federal preemption of state laws, medical management, benefit mandates and scope of parity requirement. To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Eschoo

Promoting Health Information Technology Act. HR 3800 Comments: Issues related to the modification to federal preemption of state laws, medical management, benefit mandates and scope of parity requirement. To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Eschoo

Legislation: HR 6898, Title: Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 Description: To promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Stark (D-CA)

HR 7327, Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 Description: Bill delays required minimum distributions from certain retirement accounts for one year: makes changes to funding requirements for certain pension plans; and makes other miscellaneous changes to tax and pension laws. Sponsor: Rangel (D-NY)

Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007 S1589 Description: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations. Sponsor Mr. Bingaman (D-NM)

Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007 S1589 Description: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations. Sponsor Mr. Bingaman (D-NM)

S 1883, Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007 Description: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to waiver of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes. Comments: provisions that would extend availability of Medicaid best price rebates to managed care organizations that participate in the Medicaid Program. Sponsor: Kohl (D-WI)

"The Nurse Training and Retention Act of 2007" - S 2064 To fund comprehensive programs to ensure an adequate supply of nurses, issues relating to health plans. Comments: "All provisions of the bill. Advocated for its introduction in House. Sought Senate cosponsors as well as House sponsor/cosponsors. Sponsor: Sen. Durbin

Legislation: S 3118*, Title: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2008 Description: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Grassley (R-IA)

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiations Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel "Medicare Cost Contract Extensions and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007" - S 2499 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, an XXI of the social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Baucus "Children's Health Insurance Program Authorization Act of 2007" - HR 3963 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Drug Rebate Equalization Act of 2007" - S 1589 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce the costs of prescription drugs for enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations by extending the discounts offered under fee-for-service Medicaid to such organizations, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Bingaman "Accountability and Transparency in Medicare Marketing Act of 2007" S 1883 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for standardized marketing requirements under the Medicare Advantage program and the Medicare prescription drug program and to provide for State certification prior to wavier of licensure requirements under the Medicare prescription drug program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl "Children's Health and Medicare Protections Act of 2007" - HR 3162 To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the childrens health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007" - HR 976 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Rangel

* "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - S 130 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Sen. Allard "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007" - HR 1990 To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Pomeroy "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - S 3 To amend part D of the XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fair prescription drug prices for Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Reid "Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007" - HR 4 To amend part D of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell

"Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act" - S 316 To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kohl

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health record for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employmen, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Promoting Health Information Technology Act" - HR 3800 To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Eshoo

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

* "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" - S 558 To provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Domenici "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" - HR 1424 To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - HR 1535 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Dingell "Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007" - S 1224 To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller "Food and Drug administration Revitalization Act" - S 1082 To amend the Federal food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize drug and device user fees and ensure the safety of the medical products, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - HR 1038 To amend the Public health Service act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Waxman "Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act" - S 623 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Schumer "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007" - HR 2184 To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to expand comparative effectiveness research and to increase funding for such research to improve the value of health care, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Allen "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - HR 493 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Slaughter "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" - S 358 To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Snowe "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007" - HR 1368 To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Act of 2007" - S 1456 To provide for the establishment and maintenance of electronic personal health records for individuals and family members enrolled in Federal employee health benefits plans under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Carper "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - S 1693 To enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy "Children’s Health First Act" - S 895 To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every child in the United States has access to affordable, quality health insurance coverage, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Clinton "Healthy Kids Act of 2007" - HR 2147 - To amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a health savings tax credit for purchase of children’s health coverage, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Emanuel "Healthy Americans Act" - S 334 To provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Sen. Wyden

"U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007" - HR 2206 Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 20, 2007, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Obey

"Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008" - HR 2764 Making appropriations for the department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Lowey

* "Health Care Choice Act of 2005" - HR 2355 To amend the Public Health Service Act for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman John Shadegg "Health Care Choice Act of 2005" - S 1015 To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Jim DeMint 21

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act" - S 3546 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes, "The Health Information Technology Promotion Act" - HR 4157 A bill to amend the Social Security Act to encourage the dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Nancy Johnson "Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2006" - S 2510 To establish a national program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not federal employees and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Richard Durbin and Blanche Lincoln "Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006" - HR 5262 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman Eric Cantor "Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006" - S 6134 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high deductible health plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Cong. Eric Cantor "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005" - HR 2829 To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s): Congressman Mark Souder and Congressman Tom Davis issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Orrin Hatch "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006" - HR 6344 A bill to reauthorize the Office National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Congressman Mark Souder "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - S 1403 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden 13 14 15 16 17 31 32

* "National Employee Savings and Trust Equity Guarantee Act of 2005" - S 1953 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the retirement security of American workers by ensuring that pension benefits are funded "Pension Preservation and Portability Act of 2005" - HR 2831 To amend title 1 of the Employee Retirement income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in benefit accrual standards, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman John Boehner "Pension Protection Act of 2005" - HR 2830 To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the pension funding rules and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman John Boehner and that pension assets are adequately diversified and by providing workers with adequate access to, and information about, their pension plans, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley 23 24

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act" - S 3546 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes, "The Health Information Technology Promotion Act" - HR 4157 A bill to amend the Social Security Act to encourage the dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Nancy Johnson "Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2006" - S 2510 To establish a national program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not federal employees and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Richard Durbin and Blanche Lincoln "Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006" - HR 5262 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman Eric Cantor "Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006" - S 6134 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high deductible health plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Cong. Eric Cantor "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005" - HR 2829 To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s): Congressman Mark Souder and Congressman Tom Davis issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Orrin Hatch "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006" - HR 6344 A bill to reauthorize the Office National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Congressman Mark Souder "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - S 1403 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden 13 14 15 16 17 31 32

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* "Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act" - S 3546 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to serious adverse event reporting for dietary supplements and nonprescription drugs, and for other purposes, "The Health Information Technology Promotion Act" - HR 4157 A bill to amend the Social Security Act to encourage the dissemination, security, confidentiality, and usefulness of health information technology, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Nancy Johnson "Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2006" - S 2510 To establish a national program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not federal employees and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Richard Durbin and Blanche Lincoln "Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006" - HR 5262 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman Eric Cantor "Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006" - S 6134 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high deductible health plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Cong. Eric Cantor "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2005" - HR 2829 To reauthorize the Office of National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor(s): Congressman Mark Souder and Congressman Tom Davis issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Orrin Hatch "Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006" - HR 6344 A bill to reauthorize the Office National Drug Control Policy Act, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Congressman Mark Souder "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - S 1403 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden 13 14 15 16 17 31 32

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Arlen Specter "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007" - S 3708 To make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services , and Education, and related agencies "Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" - HR 6111 Health care issues relating to health plans. and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Congressman Ralph Regula "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007" - H.R.5647 To make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - HR 4241 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman Jim Nussle "Tax Relief Act of 2005" - S 2020 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley 19 28 29 30

* "Pharmacy Access Improvement Act" - S 2664 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to pharmacies under part D, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Bipartisan Commission on the Medicaid Act of 2005" - S 338 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Gordon Smith "Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005" - S 1356 To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley "Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005" - HR 985 To provide for the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congresswoman Heather Wilson "Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005" - HR 4050 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend reasonable cost contracts under Medicare, issues relating to health plan. Sponsor: Senator Ron Wyden "No Title – an amendment to the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - S 3590 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to delay the effective date of the amendments made by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring documentation evidencing citizenship or nationality "Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006" - S 2665 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to simplify and improve the Medicare prescription drug program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Max Baucus "Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act of 2006" - HR 5399 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the Medicare prescription drug late enrollment penalty for months during 2006, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Nancy Johnson for State Health Insurance Counseling Programs and area Agencies on Aging, and for other purposes, issues related to health plans. Sponsor(s) Sens. Charles Grassley and Max Baucus “Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006” – S 2810 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate months in 2006 from the calculation of any late enrollment penalty under the Medicare Part D prescription drug program and to provide for additional funding as a condition for receipt of medical assistance under the Medicaid program, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Daniel Akaka "Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act of 2006" - S 2255 A bill to amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit removal of covered part D drugs from a prescription drug plan formulary during the plan year once an individual has enrolled in the plan, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Diane Feinstein and organizations, and congressional support agencies, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Ron Grassley “Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006” – HR 4859 To establish electronic health records for federal workers, retirees, and their dependents, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Rep. Jon Porter "Medicare Data Access and Research Act" - S 3897 A bill to amend Titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the sharing of certain data collected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services with certain agencies, research centers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

* for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Arlen Specter "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007" - S 3708 To make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services , and Education, and related agencies "Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" - HR 6111 Health care issues relating to health plans. and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, issues relating to health plans Sponsor: Congressman Ralph Regula "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007" - H.R.5647 To make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005" - HR 4241 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Congressman Jim Nussle "Tax Relief Act of 2005" - S 2020 To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, issues relating to health plans. Sponsor: Senator Charles Grassley 19 28 29 30