S. 326, the "Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2001," introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Kit Bond (R-MO), John Kerry (D-MA), and Jack Reed (D-RI), would eliminate the additional 15% cut in home health payments scheduled for October 1, 2002, and permanently extend the 10% add-on payments for rural home health patients. Currently, S. 326 has 40 co-sponsors:
| Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO) Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD) Sen. Mike DeWine (R-OH) Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) Sen, Judd Gregg (R-NH) |
Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC) Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) |
Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA) Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Bob Smith (R-NH) Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) Sen. John Warner (R-VA) Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) |
S. 1169, the "Home Health Nurse and Patient Act of 2001," introduced by Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), John Kerry (D-MA), and Susan Collins (R-ME), would help alleviate the regulatory burdens associated with OASIS, the claims review process for dually-eligible Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and certain audit and medical review processes. Currently, S. 1169 has 11 cosponsors:
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Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) |
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-MS) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) |
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AK) Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV) Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) |
S. 1738, the “Medicare Appeals, Regulatory and contracting Improvement Act of 2001, introduced by Senators John Kerry (D-MA), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Max Baucus (D-MT), and Charles Grassley (R-IA), would provide suspension of OASIS for non-Medicare patients, regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements under the Medicare program. Currently S. 1738 has 26 co-sponsors:
| Sen. George Allen (R-VA) Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) Sen. John Breaux (D-LA) Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT) Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO) Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-MO) Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) Sen. Max Cleland (D-GA) Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) |
Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD) Sen. Bill Frist (R-TN) Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Sen. Tim Hutchinson (R-AR) Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) Sen. James Jeffords (I-VT) |
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN) Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) |
S. 1864, PASSED IN THE SENATE, introduced by Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), would establish a National Nursing Service Corps Scholarship Program, a nurse recruitment grant program, a public awareness and education program, grants for career ladder programs, grants for nurse training in long-term care for the elderly, grants for internship and residency programs, grants to develop retention strategies and best practices in nursing staff management, a fast track faculty loan program, a stipend and scholarship program, and a National Commission on the Recruitment and Retention of Nurses. Senate and House leaders to confer to work out differences in the House version. Currently S. 1864 has 41 cosponsors:
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Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) |
Sen. Ernest Hollings (D-SC) Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) Sen. James Jeffords (R-VT) Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) |
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV) Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-MD) Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) Sen. Gordon Smith (R-OR) Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-NJ) Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN) |
S. 2085, Home Health Modernization Act of 2002, the companion bill to H.R. 1490, introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Max Cleland (D-GA), Christopher Bond (R-MO), and Tim Hutchinson (R-AR), would base the homebound determination solely on the existing standard of whether leaving the home requires considerable or taxing effort, eliminating the number or length of absences as a criteria. Currently S. 2085 has 4 cosponsors:
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Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) |
Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) |
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) |
H.R. 975, the "Home Health Fairness Act of 2001," introduced by Representatives Wes Watkins (R-OK), J.C. Watts (R-OK), John Peterson (R-PA), William Jefferson (D-LA), and Jim McGovern (D-MA), is the companion to S. 326 and would eliminate the additional 15% cut in home health payments scheduled for October 1, 2002, and permanently extend the 10% add-on payments for rural home health patients. Currently H.R. 975 has 106 co-sponsors:
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Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-HI) Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-NC) Rep. Thomas Barrett (D-WI) Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Rep. David Bonior (D-MI) Rep. Robert Borksi (D-PA) Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) Rep. Brad Carson (D-OK) Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN) Rep. Donna Christensen (D-VI) Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) Rep. William Coyne (D-PA) Rep. Robert Cramer (D-AL) Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) Rep. Lane Evans (D-IL) Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) Rep. Harold Ford (D-TN) Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) Rep. Martin Frost (D-TX) Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA) |
Rep. Alcee ”Doc’ Hastings (D-FL) Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN) Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-AL) Rep. Joseph Hoefel (D-PA) Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) Rep. William Jenkins (R-TN) Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI) Rep. Mark Steven Kirk (R-IL) Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY) Rep. Ray LaHood (R-IL) Rep. James Langevin (D-RI) Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) Rep. John Larson (D-PA) Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-TX) Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. Frank Mascara (D-PA) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) Rep. Michael McNulty (R-NY) Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) |
Rep. George Nethercutt (R-WA) Rep. James Oberstar (D-MN) Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) Rep. David Phelps (D-IL) Rep. Charles Pickering (R-MS) Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) Rep. Jack Quinn (R-NY) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R-MT) Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) Rep. Edward Schrock (R-VA) Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Rep. Ronnie Shows (D-MS) Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) Rep. John Sununu (R-NH) Rep. John Sweeney (R-NY) Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) Rep. James Walsh (R-NY) Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) |
H.R. 1490, the "Homebound Clarification Act," introduced by Reps. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), would base the homebound determination solely on the existing standard of whether leaving the home requires considerable or taxing effort, eliminating the number or length of absences as a criteria. Currently, H.R. 1490 has 67 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME) Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) Rep. John Baldacci (D-ME) Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY) Rep. David Bonior (D-MI) Rep. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Rep. Ed Bryant (R-TN) Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) Rep. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) Rep. Mac Collins (R-GA) Rep. Nathan Deal (R-GA) Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) Rep. Bart Gordon (D-TN) Rep. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA) Rep. Van Hilleary (R-TN) Rep. Earl Hilliard (D-AL) |
Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR) Rep. Asa Hutchinson (R-AR) Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) Rep. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) Rep. Peter King (R-NY) Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY) Rep. James Langevin (D-RI) Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) Rep. Robert Matsui (D-CA) Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Martin Meehan (D-MA) Rep. George Miller (D-CA) |
Rep. Patsy Mink (D-HI) Rep. James Moran (D-VA) Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) Rep. John Olver (D-MA) Rep. Tom Osborne (R-NE) Rep. David Price (D-NC) Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) Rep. Bob Riley (R-AL) Rep. Lynn Rivers (D-MI) Rep. Max Sandlin (D-TX) Rep. Janice Schakowsky (D-IL) Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Rep. John Spratt (D-SC) Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) Rep. Jim Turner (D-TX) Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) |
H.R. 3391, PASSED IN THE HOUSE, introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT), is the companion bill to S. 1738, and would provide regulatory relief, appeals process reforms, contracting flexibility, and education improvements under the Medicare program. Currently, H.R. 3391 has 59 co-sponsors:
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Rep. Neil Abercombie (D-HI) |
Rep. Mark Foley (R-FL) Rep. Greg Ganske (R-IA) Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Re. James Greenwood (R-PA) Rep. Ralph Hall (D-TX) Rep. J.D. Hayworth (R-AZ) Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) Re. Gerald Kleczka (D-WI) Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) Rep. Ron Lewis (R-KY) Rep. Bill Luther (D-MN) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. Karen McCarthy (D-MO) Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA) Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) Rep. Michael McNulty (D-NY) Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA) Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) |
Rep. Rob Portman (R-OH) Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) Rep. E. Clay Shaw (R-FL) Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-TX) Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH) Rep. Billy Tauzin (R-LA) Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. Patrick Toomey (R-PA) Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) Rep. Jerry Weller (R-IL) Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) |
H.R. 3487, the “Nurse Reinvestment Act,” PASSED IN THE HOUSE, introduced by Represen- tatives Michael Bilirakis (R-FL) and Lois Capps (D-CA), would provide for public service announcements, loan repayment and scholarship program, and GAO studies on the nursing shortage. House and Senate leaders will confer to work out differences with Senate version. Currently H.R. 3487 has 34 cosponsors, including:
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Rep. Thomas Barrett (D-WI) |
Rep. Mark Kennedy (R-MN) Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) Rep. James Maloney (D-CT) Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) Rep Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) Rep. Charlie Norwood (R-GA) Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS) Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) Rep. Marge Roukema (R-NJ) Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) |
Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH) Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) Rep. W.J. Tauzin (R-LA) Rep. Karen Thurman (D-FL) Rep. Edolphus Towns (D-NY) Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) Rep. Roger Wicker (R-MS) |