Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medical ethics2009-10-29T10:05:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/5874Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/2133672009-10-29T10:05:00Z
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/2141592009-10-29T00:00:00Z
To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.3138 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-09:/action/2021932009-07-09T00:00:00Z
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2962 Integrity in Medicare Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-19:/action/2002322009-06-19T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to exclude certain advanced diagnostic imaging services from the in-office ancillary services exception to the prohibition on physician self-referral.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-06-11:/action/1990382009-06-11T00:00:00Z
To enhance the conduct and support of federally funded comparative effectiveness research relating to health care, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.2618 Vaccine Safety and Public Confidence Assurance Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-21:/action/1965492009-05-21T00:00:00Z
To improve vaccine safety research, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1883 Patient Advocate Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-02:/action/1908532009-04-02T00:00:00Z
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration grants program to provide for certain patient coordination, outreach, and assistance services to reduce barriers to receiving health care and improve health care outcomes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1715 Protection for Participants in Research Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-25:/action/1891342009-03-25T00:00:00Z
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the protection of human subjects in research.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1654 Cures Can Be Found Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-03-19:/action/1884432009-03-19T00:00:00Z
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits against income tax for qualified stem cell research, the storage of qualified stem cells, and the donation of umbilical cord blood.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.487 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-26:/action/1857692009-02-26T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1039 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/action/1847632009-02-12T00:00:00Z
To encourage and enhance the adoption of interoperable health information technology to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the efficiency of care.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1031 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/action/1847412009-02-12T00:00:00Z
To promote a better health information system.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.1050 Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/action/1847932009-02-12T00:00:00Z
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit human cloning.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.873 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/action/1832932009-02-04T00:00:00Z
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.877 Patients First Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/action/1833032009-02-04T00:00:00Z
To intensify stem cell research showing evidence of substantial clinical benefit to patients, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.872 Stem Cell Research Improvement Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-04:/action/1832912009-02-04T00:00:00Z
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for human embryonic stem cell research, to direct the National Institutes of Health to issue guidelines for such stem cell research, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.676 United States National Health Care Act or the Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-01-26:/action/1822442009-01-26T00:00:00Z
To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.301 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-22:/action/1821422009-01-22T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, biologicals, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.649 Ultrasound Informed Consent Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-01-22:/action/1820892009-01-22T00:00:00Z
To ensure that women seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound and the opportunity to review the ultrasound before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.362 Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-01-09:/action/1800862009-01-09T00:00:00Z
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for temporary improvements to the Medicare inpatient hospital payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals and to provide for the use of the non-wage adjusted PPS rate under the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program, and for other purposes.<br /><br />