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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Health care costs and insurance</title>
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  <updated>2009-10-29T10:05:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act</title>
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    <updated>2009-10-29T10:05:00Z</updated>
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To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3962 Affordable Health Care for America Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/214159</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/action/211717</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T22:39:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1796 America's Healthy Future Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-19:/action/211735</id>
    <updated>2009-10-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1776 Medicare Physician Fairness Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/action/211114</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3799 Affordable Access to Prescription Medications Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3799/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/action/211236</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve prescription drug coverage under Medicare part D and to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to improve prescription drug coverage under private health insurance, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3776 Helping Make Health Insurance Affordable for Individuals and Small Businesses Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/action/210948</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 100 percent deduction for the health insurance costs of individuals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3688 To encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210239</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210166</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-68.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/210165</id>
    <updated>2009-10-01T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;October 01, 2009: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/209955</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.2918 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2918/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/210164</id>
    <updated>2009-09-30T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;September 30, 2009: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3631 Medicare Premium Fairness Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3631/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/action/209373</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend title XVIII to provide for the application of a consistent Medicare part B premium for all Medicare beneficiaries in a budget neutral manner for 2010.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3619 United States Mariner and Vessel Protection Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3619/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-22:/action/209051</id>
    <updated>2009-09-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.Res.276 A resolution designating September 22, 2009, as &quot;National Falls Prevention Awareness Day&quot;.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-sr276/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/action/208984</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A resolution designating September 22, 2009, as &quot;National Falls Prevention Awareness Day&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3596 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/action/208744</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1681 Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/action/208882</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1679 Affordable Health Choices Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s1679/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-17:/action/208741</id>
    <updated>2009-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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An original bill to make quality, affordable health care available to all Americans, reduce costs, improve health care quality, enhance disease prevention, and strengthen the health care workforce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.3559 Supporting ColoRectal Examination and Education Now (SCREEN) Act of 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3559/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-14:/action/208280</id>
    <updated>2009-09-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve awareness and access to colorectal cancer screening tests under the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.1663 A bill to make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation.</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-11:/action/208213</id>
    <updated>2009-09-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to make available funds from the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for funding a voluntary employees' beneficiary association with respect to former employees of Delphi Corporation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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