BILL WATCH
Published on Fri Feb 25, 2005
Bills introduced in the House:
HR. 1280. A bill to amend Part C of the Title XVIII of the Social security Act to prohibit the operation of the Medicare Comparative Cost Adjustment Program in Texas. Introduced March 14 by Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
HR. 1298. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the benefits under the Medicare program for beneficiaries with kidney disease. Introduced March 15 by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
HR. 1362. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the public disclosure of prices for hospital and ambulatory surgical center procedures and drugs. Introduced March 17 by Rep. William Lipinksi (D-IL), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR. 1372. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to impose minimum nurse staffing ratios in Medicare participating hospitals. Introduced March 17 by Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
HR. 1381. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives linking quality to payment for skilled nursing facilities and to establish a Long-Term Care Financing Commission. Introduced March 17 by Rep. Phil English (R-PA), referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HR. 1382. A bill to provide for a one-year delay in the implementation of the voluntary prescription drug benefit program and to provide for a one-year extension of the Medicare prescription drug discount card and transitional assistance program and of the coverage of prescription drugs under the Medicaid program. Introduced March 17 by Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ), referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means.
