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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Hospital administration</title>
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  <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2983 Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/action/156266</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2210 Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-08:/action/111413</id>
    <updated>2007-05-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2123 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-03:/action/110806</id>
    <updated>2007-05-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1448 VA Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-09:/action/95860</id>
    <updated>2007-03-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.692 VA Hospital Quality Report Card Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-27:/action/94442</id>
    <updated>2007-02-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a Hospital Quality Report Card Initiative to report on health care quality in Veterans Affairs hospitals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.562 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/90937</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.338 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-18:/action/91006</id>
    <updated>2007-01-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.73 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-04:/action/89671</id>
    <updated>2007-01-04T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing minimum nurse staffing ratios at certain Medicare providers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5225 Diabetes Prevention Access and Care Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5225/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-04-27:/action/48914</id>
    <updated>2006-04-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to prevent and cure diabetes and to promote and improve the care of individuals with diabetes for the reduction of health disparities within racial and ethnic minority groups, including the African-American, Hispanic American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1002 Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-11:/action/72721</id>
    <updated>2005-05-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the medicare program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.1222 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h1222/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-03-10:/action/76689</id>
    <updated>2005-03-10T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.71 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2005</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-24:/action/79929</id>
    <updated>2005-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work at certain medicare providers, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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