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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Preferred provider organizations (Medical care)</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6174 Equality in Medicare Advantage Payment Act of 2008</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-03:/action/158805</id>
    <updated>2008-06-03T00:00:00Z</updated>
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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.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5923/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/151616</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participations, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2545 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2545/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/142504</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5125 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5125/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-23:/action/142519</id>
    <updated>2008-01-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a Medicare Advantage benchmark adjustment for certain local areas with VA medical centers and for certain contiguous areas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.706 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s706/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-02-28:/action/94470</id>
    <updated>2007-02-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.464 Advance Planning and Compassionate Care Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s464/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-31:/action/92379</id>
    <updated>2007-01-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the requirements regarding advance directives in order to ensure that an individual's health care decisions are complied with, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.350 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s350/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-01-22:/action/91499</id>
    <updated>2007-01-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in government activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5866 Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h5866/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-07-24:/action/39495</id>
    <updated>2006-07-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform physician payment under the Medicare Program, to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5064 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund and to extend health status adjustment.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2006-03-30:/action/50628</id>
    <updated>2006-03-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund and to extend health status adjustment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1983 Abortion Non-Discrimination Act of 2005</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s1983/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-11-09:/action/59536</id>
    <updated>2005-11-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental activities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.2203 Patients' Health Care Reform Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-h2203/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-05-05:/action/70480</id>
    <updated>2005-05-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advancable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participation, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: S.124 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/109-s124/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2005-01-24:/action/81096</id>
    <updated>2005-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the MA Regional Plan Stabilization Fund.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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