H.R. 2473 · 108th Congress
Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Bill Thomas
- Introduced
- 2003-06-16
- Latest action
- 2003-07-15 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 108-178, Part II.
Subjects
Congress
Government trust funds
Medicare
Social Security Administration
Veterans' medical care
Health
Taxation
Civil actions and liability
Law
Medicaid
Medical research
Cancer
Drug therapy
Education
Higher education
Department of Health and Human Services
Dental care
Immigration
Commerce
Right of privacy
Medical education
Adult day care
Small towns
Federal preemption
Hospital care
Administrative remedies
Puerto Rico
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Emergency Management
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Armed Forces and National Security
Government Operations and Politics
Labor and Employment
Access to health care
Economics and Public Finance
Crime and Law Enforcement
Social Welfare
Women
Metropolitan areas
Urban affairs
Hospitals
Congressional reporting requirements
Cost of living adjustments
Disabled
Emergency medicine
Federal aid to education
Federal employees
Finance and Financial Sector
Health insurance
Medically uninsured
Old age, survivors and disability insurance
Transportation and Public Works
Consumer education
Congressional investigations
Governmental investigations
Auditing
Communication in medicine
Cost effectiveness
Drugs
Federal advisory bodies
Government contractors
Indexing (Economic policy)
Liability (Law)
Medical economics
Medical fees
Medical malpractice
Physicians
Prescription pricing
Waste in government spending
Government paperwork
Government procurement
Government publicity
Restrictive trade practices
Standards
State laws
Employee health benefits
Health insurance continuation
Housing and Community Development
Long-term care
Patients' rights
Preventive medicine
Rural health
Grievance procedures
Internet
Cardiovascular diseases
Medical supplies
Advice and consent of the Senate
AIDS (Disease)
Home care services
Nurses
Chronically ill
Lung diseases
State taxation
Administrative procedure
Medical technology
Technological innovations
Security measures
Evidence (Law)
Electronic government information
Web sites
Nursing homes
Health planning
Citizen participation
Intergovernmental fiscal relations
Government publications
Drug abuse
Judicial review
Wages
Medical screening
Health counseling
Living wills
Terminal care
Clinics
Fund raising
Retired military personnel
Presidential appointments
Fines (Penalties)
Territories (U.S.)
Medical tests
Surgery
Competitive bidding
Accreditation (Medical care)
Government employees' health insurance
Mammography
Telephone
Occupational health and safety
Medical laboratories
Maternal health services
Computers
Executive reorganization
Cost accounting
Stroke
Medical records
Consumer discounts
Hospital rates
Illegal aliens
Quality of products
Investments
Ombudsman
Collection of accounts
Retiree health benefits
Tax returns
Interest
Case management
Reinsurance
Hospital personnel
Computer software
Drug industry
Generic drugs
Health care fraud
Health maintenance organizations
Pharmacies
Kidney diseases
Colon cancer
Diabetes
Insulin
Managed care
Ambulatory care
Coinsurance
Welfare recipients
Clinical trials
Discrimination in insurance
Discrimination in medical care
Capital investments
Case mix (Medical care)
Leases
Electronic funds transfers
Packaging
Valuation
Liability insurance
Surveys
Physical examinations
Prosthesis
Drug interactions
Catastrophic health insurance
Computer security measures
Surety and fidelity
Electronic data interchange
Indemnity
Physical therapy
Conflict of interests
Patient satisfaction
Nurse practitioners
Physicians' assistants
Medical savings accounts
Pharmacists
Ambulances
Consumer complaints
Pain
Terminally ill
Critically ill
Medigap
Blood diseases
Immigrant health
Medication abuse
Cholesterol
Overhead costs
Medical residents