Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medical fees2008-07-15T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4753Bill Introduced: S.3265 Ensuring Home Health Care for Seniors Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1663492008-07-15T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payment of home health services on a reasonable cost basis.<br /><br /> Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1661762008-07-15T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 15, 2008: Vetoed by President. Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-15:/action/1664492008-07-15T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275. Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-10:/action/1661752008-07-10T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 10, 2008: Presented to President. Bill Introduced: S.3236 Medicare and Medicaid Extension Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/1656702008-07-09T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/1655822008-07-09T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br />July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/action/1617202008-06-20T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3116 Outpatient Mental Health Modernization Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/1599712008-06-11T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to stabilize and modernize the provision of partial hospitalization services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3118 Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-11:/action/1598772008-06-11T00:00:00Z
A bill 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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6212 Medicare Efficiency and Development of Improvement of Care and Services Act (MEDICS Act) of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/action/1594782008-06-09T00:00:00Z
To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-06:/action/1594202008-06-06T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6174 Equality in Medicare Advantage Payment Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/1588052008-06-03T00:00:00Z
To amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce variation in Medicare Advantage payment rates among counties within the same State within certain very large metropolitan area.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3067 Dental Health Improvement Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/1576732008-05-22T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Dental Health Improvement Act.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.Res.1228 Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/action/1581492008-05-22T00:00:00Z
Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6091 Save Medicare Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-20:/action/1585212008-05-20T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare Program.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2999 Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/action/1568082008-05-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2990 Medicare IVIG Access Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/action/1565132008-05-07T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access of Medicare beneficiaries to intravenous immune globulins.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2962 MediFair Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/1520472008-05-01T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in States with more cost-effective health care delivery systems.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5953 MediFair Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-01:/action/1522132008-05-01T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the provision of items and services provided to Medicare beneficiaries residing in rural areas.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5901 Eliminating Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-24:/action/1511202008-04-24T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate contributing factors to disparities in breast cancer treatment through the development of a uniform set of consensus-based breast cancer treatment performance measures for a 6-year quality reporting system and value-based purchasing system under the Medicare Program.<br /><br />