Medicare/Medicaid.Bill: S. 556 Title: Indian Health Care Improvement Act Reauthorization of 2003 Summary: Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise requirements for health care programs and services for Indians, Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations. Allows Indian tribes and tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation of a hospital IHS IHS (I.H.S.) first three letters of Greek spelling of Jesus; also taken as acronym of Iesus Hominum Salvator ‘Jesus, Savior of Mankind.’ [Christian Symbolism: Brewer Dictionary, 480] See : Christ IHS clinic or Alzheimer's facility, to directly bill and receive reimbursement for health care services provided for which payment is made under Medicare and Medicaid Medicare and Medicaid U.S. government programs in effect since 1966. Medicare covers most people 65 or older and those with long-term disabilities. Part A, a hospital insurance plan, also pays for home health visits and hospice care. of the Social Security Act or from any other third-party payor. Directs the Secretary, acting through the IHS and Indian tribes and tribal organizations, to consolidate certain existing programs into a new program of comprehensive behavioral and mental health, prevention, treatment, and aftercare af·ter·care n. Follow-up care provided after a medical procedure or treatment program. aftercare the care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially one that has undergone surgery. for Indian tribes. Sponsors: Sens. Ben Nighthorse Campbell Ben Nighthorse Campbell (born April 13, 1933) is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was for some time the only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a U.S. , R-Colo.; Daniel Inouye Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. He has been a senator for over forty years, since 1963, a distinction that few senators have achieved, and is currently the third , D-Hawaii; John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , R-Ariz. Status: Hearings continue in Senate Committee on Indian Affairs; further consideration underway. Bill: H.R. 796 Title: Comprehensive Long Term Care Act of 2003 Summary: Clarifies the definitions of who is eligible for coverage of expanded nursing facility and in-home services for dependent individuals under the Medicare program. Sponsor: Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y. Status: Referred to the House Subcommittee on Health for further consideration. |
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