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Greetings!
Want a startling look at
what Democrat leaders are preparing under nationalized health care? Here
is a look at new federal bureaucracies that will be created under the
Pelosi plan that will be voted on this week:
1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund (Section 111(d), p. 61) 2. Grant program
for wellness programs to small employers (Section 112, p. 62) 3. Grant
program for State health access programs (Section 114, p. 72) 4. Program
of administrative simplification (Section 115, p. 76) 5. Health Benefits
Advisory Committee (Section 223, p. 111) 6. Health Choices Administration
(Section 241, p. 131) 7. Qualified Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman
(Section 244, p. 138) 8. Health Insurance Exchange (Section 201, p. 155)
9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses
buying Exchange coverage (Section 305(h), p. 191) 10. Mechanism for
insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner
(Section 306(b), p. 194) 11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund
(Section 307, p. 195) 12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges (Section
308, p. 197) 13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives (Section
310, p. 206) 14. "Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 321,
p. 211) 15. Ombudsman for "Public Health Insurance Option"
(Section 321(d), p. 213) 16. Account for receipts and disbursements for
"Public Health Insurance Option" (Section 322(b), p. 215) 17.
Telehealth Advisory Committee (Section 1191 (b), p. 589) 18.
Demonstration program providing reimbursement for "culturally and
linguistically appropriate services" (Section 1222, p. 617) 19.
Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision
aids (Section 1236, p. 648) 20. Accountable Care Organization pilot
program under Medicare (Section 1301, p. 653) 21. Independent
patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare (Section 1302,
p. 672) 22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare
(Section 1302(d), p. 681) 23. Independence at home demonstration program
(Section 1312, p. 718) 24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research
(Section 1401(a), p. 734) 25. Comparative Effectiveness Research
Commission (Section 1401(a), p. 738) 26. Patient ombudsman for
comparative effectiveness research (Section 1401(a), p. 753) 27. Quality
assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing
facilities (Section 1412(b) (1), p. 784) 28. Quality assurance and
performance improvement program for nursing facilities (Section 1412
(b)(2), p. 786) 29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing
facilities (Section 1413(a)(3), p. 796) 30. Special focus facility
program for nursing facilities (Section 1413(b)(3), p. 804) 31. National
independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and
nursing facilities (Section 1422, p. 859) 32. Demonstration program for
approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME (Section
1502(d), p. 933) 33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance
systems for Medicare providers (Section 1635, p. 978) 34. Special
Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange (Section 1647, p.
1000) 35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid (Section 1722, p.
1058) 36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid
(Section 1730A, p. 1073) 37. Nursing facility supplemental payment
program (Section 1745, p. 1106) 38. Demonstration program for Medicaid
coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for
mental diseases (Section 1787, p. 1149) 39. Comparative Effectiveness
Research Trust Fund (Section 1802, p. 1162) 40. "Identifiable office
or program" within CMS to "provide for improved coordination
between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles"
(Section 1905, p. 1191) 41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
(Section 1907, p. 1198) 42. Public Health Investment Fund (Section 2002,
p. 1214) 43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas
(Section 2211, p. 1224) 44. Program for training medical residents in
community-based settings (Section 2214, p. 1236) 45. Grant program for
training in dentistry programs (Section 2215, p. 1240) 46. Public Health
Workforce Corps (Section 2231, p. 1253) 47. Public health workforce
scholarship program (Section 2231, p. 1254) 48. Public health workforce
loan forgiveness program (Section 2231, p. 1258) 49. Grant program for
innovations in interdisciplinary care (Section 2252, p. 1272) 50. Advisory
Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment (Section 2261, p.
1275) 51. Prevention and Wellness Trust (Section 2301, p. 1286) 52.
Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1295) 53.
Community Prevention Stakeholders Board (Section 2301, p. 1301) 54. Grant
program for community prevention and wellness research (Section 2301, p.
1305) 55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related
to wellness incentives (Section 2301, p. 1305) 56. Grant program for
community prevention and wellness services (Section 2301, p. 1308) 57.
Grant program for public health infrastructure (Section 2301, p. 1313)
58. Center for Quality Improvement (Section 2401, p. 1322) 59. Assistant
Secretary for Health Information (Section 2402, p. 1330) 60. Grant
program to support the operation of school- based health clinics (Section
2511, p. 1352) 61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers
(Section 2512, p. 1361) 62. Grants for labor-management programs for
nursing training (Section 2521, p. 1372) 63. Grant program for
interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training (Section 2522, p.
1382) 64. "No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza"
demonstration grant program (Section 2524, p. 1391) 65. Healthy Teen
Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy (Section 2526, p. 1398)
66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services
for individuals with autism (Section 2527(a), p. 1402) 67. University
centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education (Section
2527(b), p. 1410) 68. Grant program to implement medication therapy
management services (Section 2528, p. 1412) 69. Grant program to promote
positive health behaviors in underserved communities (Section 2530, p.
1422) 70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws
(Section 2531, p. 1431) 71. Grant program to develop infant mortality
programs (Section 2532, p. 1433) 72. Grant program to prepare secondary
school students for careers in health professions (Section 2533, p. 1437)
73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care (Section 2534,
p. 1440) 74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity
prevention (Section 2535, p. 1457) 75. Grant program for reducing the
student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools (Section
2536, p. 1462) 76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal
partnerships (Section 2537, p. 1464) 77. Center for Emergency Care under
the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (Section 2552, p.
1478) 78. Council for Emergency Care (Section 2552, p 1479) 79. Grant
program to support demonstration programs that design and implement
regionalized emergency care systems (Section 2553, p. 1480) 80. Grant
program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians
upon discharge (Section 2554, p. 1487) 81. Interagency Pain Research
Coordinating Committee (Section 2562, p. 1494) 82. National Medical
Device Registry (Section 2571, p. 1501) 83. CLASS Independence Fund
(Section 2581, p. 1597) 84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees
(Section 2581, p. 1598) 85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section
2581, p. 1602) 86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on
Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1610) 87. National Women's Health
Information Center (Section 2588, p. 1611) 88. Centers for Disease
Control Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1614) 89. Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women's Health and Gender-Based
Research (Section 2588, p. 1617) 90. Health Resources and Services
Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1618) 91. Food
and Drug Administration Office of Women's Health (Section 2588, p. 1621)
92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel (Section 2589(a)(2),
p. 1624) 93. Grant program for national health workforce online training
(Section 2591, p. 1629) 94. Grant program to disseminate best practices
on implementing health workforce investment programs (Section 2591, p.
1632) 95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals
(Section 3101, p. 1717) 96. Demonstration program for substance abuse
counselor educational curricula (Section 3101, p. 1719) 97. Program of
Indian community education on mental illness (Section 3101, p. 1722) 98.
Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards
(Section 3101, p. 1754) 99. Office of Indian Men's Health (Section 3101,
p. 1765) 100. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory board
(Section 3101, p. 1774) 101. Indian Health facilities needs assessment
workgroup (Section 3101, p. 1775) 102. Indian Health Service tribal
facilities joint venture demonstration projects (Section 3101, p. 1809)
103. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project (Section 3101, p.
1873) 104. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention
(Section 3101, p. 1874) 105. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for
health IT adoption (Section 3101, p. 1877) 106. Mental health technician
training program (Section 3101, p. 1898) 107. Indian youth telemental
health demonstration project (Section 3101, p. 1909) 108. Program for
treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators (Section 3101,
p. 1925) 109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse
(Section 3101, p. 1927) 110. Native American Health and Wellness
Foundation (Section 3103, p. 1966) 111. Committee for the Establishment
of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation (Section 3103, p.
1968)
Even if you have already called and written your congressman about the
health care bills, it is critical that you call again now. For
guidance on how to make your call, go
to the NRLC Legislative Action Center
· Rep.
Dan Burton (202) 225-2276
· Rep.
Steve Buyer (202) 225-5037
· Rep.
Andre Carson (202) 225-4011
· Rep. Joe Donelly (202)
225-3915
· Rep.
Brad Ellsworth (202) 225-4636
· Rep. Baron
Hill (202) 225-5315
· Rep.
Mike Pence (202) 225-3021
· Rep.
Mark Souder (202) 225-4436
· Rep.
Peter Visclosky (202) 225-2461
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