OB-GYNS FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS & GYNECOLOGISTS

Pharmacy PHA

H.R. 2900, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act, Sec 226 (unique device identifier) and Title VII (conflicts of interest). S.1082, Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007, Sec 241 (conflicts of interest) and amdt urging equal FDA review process for mifepristone. Testimony to FDA on Behind the Counter Drug Class.

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2900 (110th), S. 1082 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R.1308/S.764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act. H.R.2523/S.1075, Unintended Pregnancy Reduction Act. S.1224, Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act. S.1893/H.R.976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, final passage and Amdts 2530 (substitute), 2535 (codifying defn of unborn child), 2577 (interstate purchase of individual insurance). H.R.4055, Medicare Cervical Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1224 (110th), H.R. 2523 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 4055 (110th), H.R. 1308 (110th), S. 1075 (110th), S. 764 (110th), S. 1893 (110th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

S.1200 /H.R.1328, Indian Health Care Improvement Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1328 (110th), S. 1200 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3043/S.1710, Labor Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act. S. 1710, Senate amendments 3330, 3329, 3363, 3406, and 3350. Increased funding for Johanna's Law Reproductive Cancer Program. H.R. 2643/S.1696, Department of Interior Appropriations, Section related to Indian Health Service.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1710 (110th), S. 1696 (110th), H.R. 2643 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

Gonzalez v. Carhart implications. H.R. 1964/S.1173, Freedom of Choice Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1173 (110th), H.R. 1964 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.819/S.21, Prevention First Act. H.R.20 Postpartum Depression Research & Care Act. S.1375, Postpartum Mother's Act. H.R.3447/S.1777, Surgeon General Independence Act. H.R.3372/S.2108, Emergency Contraception Education Act. H.R.4054/S.2347, Prevention through Affordable Access Act. S Con Res 3, expressing support for women's health in developing nations.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 20 (110th), S. 1375 (110th), S. 1777 (110th), S. 2347 (110th), H.R. 3372 (110th), H.R. 4054 (110th), H.R. 3447 (110th), H.R. 819 (110th), S. 2108 (110th), S.Con.Res. 3 (110th), S. 21 (110th)

Insurance INS

H.R.283, Women's Ob-Gyn Access Now Act. H.R.506, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act. H.R.1655/S.1588, Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 283 (110th), H.R. 1655 (110th), S. 1588 (110th), H.R. 506 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

Nomination of Dr. Peake as VA Secretary. Nomination of Dr. Susan Orr as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs. Comments on HHS Strategic Plan, Fiscal Years 2007-2012.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tobacco TOB

H.R.1108/S.625, Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco Control Act. Using a tobacco tax increase to fund SCHIP.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1108 (110th), S. 625 (110th)

Education EDU

Urge increase to aggregate combined Stafford loan limit for health professions students.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

H.R.1014/S.573, HEART for Women Act. H.R.1544/S.907, Gestational Diabetes Act (GEDI). H.R.1738, Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Act. S.5/H.R.3/S.997, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. H.R.3689, Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act. S.1011, NICHD name change. Vulvodynia Awarness Campaign. Increased funding for NICHD.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1738 (110th), S. 997 (110th), S. 5 (110th), H.R. 1544 (110th), H.R. 3689 (110th), S. 1011 (110th), S. 907 (110th), S. 573 (110th), H.R. 1014 (110th), H.R. 3 (110th)

Torts TOR

H.R.2497/S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; S.244, Healthy Mother's and Babies Access to Care Act. H.R. 2419, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, Amdt 3673(Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Rural Access to Care Act).

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 244 (110th), H.R. 2497 (110th), S. 1481 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)