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Health Issues HCR

* Issues related to health disparities, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, wellness, including the following legislation: S. 624, H.R. 1132, National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act; H.R. 2419, Farm Nutritious & Bioenergy Act of 2007. Access to Care. Issues related to healthcare reform, non-specific legislative advocacy. Access to Care. Issues related to healthcare reform, non-specific legislative advocacy.

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 1132 (110th), S. 624 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the tax treatment of non profits, deductability of non profit donations, and governance of non profit organizations.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Federal appropriations for cancer research and programs, including HR 3043, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriations, H. Con. Res. 99, House Budget Resolution, and S. Con. Res. 21, Senate Budget Resolution - successive fiscal year 2008 appropriations bills including continuing resolutions and HS. Rept. 110-497 to H.R. 2764, the omnibus approps. legislation for FY08.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 99 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th)

Tobacco TOB

Issues related to smoking cessation, tobacco taxes and product regulation including S. 625, H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; H.R. 976, S. 1224, H.R. 3963, and S. 1893, the Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act, H.R. 3162, the Children's Health & Medicare Protection Act - and other bill, H.R. 2932 and S. 2005.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 2005 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 3963 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 1893 (110th), S. 1224 (110th), H.R. 2932 (110th), S. 625 (110th), H.R. 1108 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid, coverage of cancer-related services and prevention measures including H.R. 3042, the Medicare Early Detection of Cancer Promotion Act and S.2499, the Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Extension Act.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 2499 (110th), H.R. 3042 (110th)