October 17, 2003
House Committee Hears Testimony on Patient Care in Medicaid
On October 15, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the coordination of patient careView More
Medicaid/Medicare
September 12, 2003
Senate Committee Extends Medicaid Coverage to Disabled Children
On September 10, the Senate Finance Committee approved, by voice vote, a bill (S. 622) that would allow states toView More
July 18, 2003
House Opposes Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 1
On July 14, the House defeated, 191-221, a motion to instruct conferees on the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization ActView More
June 27, 2003
House and Senate Approve Medicare Reform Legislation
This week, the House and Senate both approved their versions of a proposal to provide a prescription drug benefit toView More
June 20, 2003
House Committees and Senate Consider Legislation to Reform Medicare
House Ways and Means Committee Action After an eight-hour mark-up ending late Tuesday night, the House Ways and Means CommitteeView More
November 15, 2002
House and Senate Extend Jobless Benefits; House Addresses Welfare Reform and Medicare Payments
On November 14, both the House and Senate approved, by voice vote, legislation (H.R. 5603 and H.R. 3529 respectively) thatView More
July 12, 2002
Medicaid Coverage for Disabled Children Expanded by Senate Committee
A bill (S. 321) that would allow states to offer Medicaid coverage to more families with disabled children was approved,View More
May 11, 2001
Congress Approves FY2002 Budget
After a week-long delay, Congress approved the conference report for the FY2002 budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 83). The budgetView More
March 30, 2001
Long-Term Care Focus of Senate Hearing
The availability and affordability of long-term care for aging Americans was the subject of a March 27 hearing held byView More
March 16, 2001
HHS Secretary Details Administration’s Plans
Over the past two weeks, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson has testified before several congressional committees detailingView More