Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Medically uninsured2008-09-11T20:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6408Bill Introduced: S.3487 Serve America Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-09-11:/action/1711722008-09-11T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities for service, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3312 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/action/1671042008-07-22T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6569 Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-21:/action/1669782008-07-21T20:00:00Z
To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that victims of public health emergencies have meaningful and immediate access to medically necessary health care services.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.44 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-16:/action/1667712008-07-16T20:00:00Z
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule set forth as requirements contained in the August 17, 2007, letter to State Health Officials from the Director of the Center for Medicaid and State Operations in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the State Health Official Letter 08-003, dated May 7, 2008, from such Center.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/action/1664492008-07-14T20:00:00Z
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 14, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-275. Bill Vetoed: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/action/1661762008-07-14T20:00:00Z
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 14, 2008: Vetoed by President. Bill Sent To President: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-09:/action/1661752008-07-09T20:00:00Z
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: Presented to President. Bill Introduced: S.3236 Medicare and Medicaid Extension Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/action/1656702008-07-08T20:00:00Z
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,2008-07-08:/action/1655822008-07-08T20:00:00Z
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 08, 2008: Cleared for White House. Bill Introduced: S.3230 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/action/1655112008-07-07T20:00:00Z
An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-19:/action/1617202008-06-19T20:00:00Z
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.3118 Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-10:/action/1598772008-06-10T20:00:00Z
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,2008-06-08:/action/1594782008-06-08T20:00:00Z
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,2008-06-05:/action/1594202008-06-05T20:00:00Z
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: S.3064 Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/1585652008-05-21T20:00:00Z
A bill to establish a multi-faceted approach to improve access and eliminate disparities in oral health care.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.3067 Dental Health Improvement Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/1576732008-05-21T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Dental Health Improvement Act.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2948 Small Business Empowerment Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/action/1580032008-04-29T20:00:00Z
A bill to provide quality, affordable health insurance for small employers and individuals.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: H.R.5923 Patients' Health Care Reform Acttag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/action/1516162008-04-28T20:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2936 Responsible Expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program Act of 2008tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-28:/action/1516772008-04-28T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, to limit income eligibility expansions under that program until the lowest income eligible individuals are enrolled, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.2853 A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals.tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-13:/action/1498992008-04-13T20:00:00Z
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the cap on disproportionate share adjustment percentages for certain rural hospitals.<br /><br />