Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medical residents

Bill Introduced: S.2781 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.

2008-03-13T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5571 To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

To extend for 5 years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009

2008-03-07T00:00:00Z

An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5426 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

2008-02-13T00:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase the per resident payment floor for direct graduate medical education payments under the Medicare Program.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5192 Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2007

2008-01-29T00:00:00Z

To improve the palliative and end-of-life care provided to children with life-threatening conditions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2460 A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes.

2007-12-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes.

Bill Introduced: S.2350 Glaucoma Screening Act of 2007

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

A bill to establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at a high risk for glaucoma, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3746 College Access and Opportunity Act of 2007

2007-10-04T00:00:00Z

To amend and extend the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Bill Introduced: S.2056 Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007

2007-09-17T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore financial stability to Medicare anesthesiology teaching programs for resident physicians.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3404 Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Act

2007-08-03T00:00:00Z

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for the training of graduate medical residents in preventive medicine and public health.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3294 Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007

2007-08-01T00:00:00Z

To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Public Health Service Act to set standards for medical diagnostic equipment and to establish a program for promoting good health, disease prevention, and wellness and for the prevention of secondary conditions for individuals with disabilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007

2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1783 Wired for Health Care Quality Act

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3014 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007

2007-07-12T00:00:00Z

To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3005 Glaucoma Screening Act of 2007

2007-07-11T00:00:00Z

To establish a grant program to provide screenings for glaucoma to individuals determined to be at high risk for glaucoma, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2875 Medicare Residency Program Technical Correction Act of 2007

2007-06-27T00:00:00Z

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a technical correction to the amendments made by section 422 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

Bill Introduced: S.1642 Higher Education Amendments of 2007

2007-06-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to extend the authorization of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2677 Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act

2007-06-12T00:00:00Z

To establish grants to provide health services for improved nutrition, increased physical activity, obesity and eating disorder prevention, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.1572 Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007

2007-06-07T00:00:00Z

A bill to increase the number of well-trained mental health service professionals (including those based in schools) providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.2583 To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs.

2007-06-06T00:00:00Z

To amend title VII of the Public Health Service Act to establish a loan program for eligible hospitals to establish residency training programs.