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		<title>Your Government&#8217;s Health Insurance Plan</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I have it on good authority that you&#8217;ll be able to contact one of the following newly created federal boards and commissions to get help with your government-sponsored health insurance.  Which one will <em>you </em>choose?</p>
<p>1. Grant program for consumer assistance offices (Section 1002, p. 37)<br />
2. Grant program for states to monitor premium increases (Section  1003, p. 42)<br&#8230;</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have it on good authority that you&#8217;ll be able to contact one of the following newly created federal boards and commissions to get help with your government-sponsored health insurance.  Which one will <em>you </em>choose?</p>
<p>1. Grant program for consumer assistance offices (Section 1002, p. 37)<br />
2. Grant program for states to monitor premium increases (Section  1003, p. 42)<br />
3. Committee to review administrative simplification standards  (Section 1104, p. 71)<br />
4. Demonstration program for state wellness programs (Section 1201, p.  93)<br />
5. Grant program to establish state Exchanges (Section 1311(a), p. 130)<br />
6. State American Health Benefit Exchanges (Section 1311(b), p. 131)<br />
7. Exchange grants to establish consumer navigator programs (Section  1311(i), p. 150)<br />
8. Grant program for state cooperatives (Section 1322, p. 169)<br />
9. Advisory board for state cooperatives (Section 1322(b)(3), p. 173)<br />
10. Private purchasing council for state cooperatives (Section  1322(d), p. 177)<br />
11. State basic health plan programs (Section 1331, p. 201)<br />
12. State-based reinsurance program (Section 1341, p. 226)<br />
13. Program of risk corridors for individual and small group markets  (Section 1342, p. 233)<br />
14. Program to determine eligibility for Exchange participation  (Section 1411, p. 267)<br />
15. Program for advance determination of tax credit eligibility  (Section 1412, p. 288)<br />
16. Grant program to implement health IT enrollment standards (Section  1561, p. 370)<br />
17. Federal Coordinated Health Care Office for dual eligible  beneficiaries (Section 2602, p. 512)<br />
18. Medicaid quality measurement program (Section 2701, p. 518)<br />
19. Medicaid health home program for people with chronic conditions,  and grants for planning same (Section 2703, p. 524)<br />
20. Medicaid demonstration project to evaluate bundled payments  (Section 2704, p. 532)<br />
21. Medicaid demonstration project for global payment system (Section  2705, p. 536)<br />
22. Medicaid demonstration project for accountable care organizations  (Section 2706, p. 538)<br />
23. Medicaid demonstration project for emergency psychiatric care  (Section 2707, p. 540)<br />
24. Grant program for delivery of services to individuals with  postpartum depression (Section 2952(b), p. 591)<br />
25. State allotments for grants to promote personal responsibility  education programs (Section 2953, p. 596)<br />
26. Medicare value-based purchasing program (Section 3001(a), p. 613)<br />
27. Medicare value-based purchasing demonstration program for critical  access hospitals (Section 3001(b), p. 637)<br />
28. Medicare value-based purchasing program for skilled nursing  facilities (Section 3006(a), p. 666)<br />
29. Medicare value-based purchasing program for home health agencies  (Section 3006(b), p. 668)<br />
30. Interagency Working Group on Health Care Quality (Section 3012, p.  688)<br />
31. Grant program to develop health care quality measures (Section  3013, p. 693)<br />
32. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (Section 3021, p. 712)<br />
33. Medicare shared savings program (Section 3022, p. 728)<br />
34. Medicare pilot program on payment bundling (Section 3023, p. 739)<br />
35. Independence at home medical practice demonstration program  (Section 3024, p. 752)<br />
36. Program for use of patient safety organizations to reduce hospital  readmission rates (Section 3025(b), p. 775)<br />
37. Community-based care transitions program (Section 3026, p. 776)<br />
38. Demonstration project for payment of complex diagnostic laboratory  tests (Section 3113, p. 800)<br />
39. Medicare hospice concurrent care demonstration project (Section  3140, p. 850)<br />
40. Independent Payment Advisory Board (Section 3403, p. 982)<br />
41. Consumer Advisory Council for Independent Payment Advisory Board  (Section 3403, p. 1027)<br />
42. Grant program for technical assistance to providers implementing  health quality practices (Section 3501, p. 1043)<br />
43. Grant program to establish interdisciplinary health teams (Section  3502, p. 1048)<br />
44. Grant program to implement medication therapy management (Section  3503, p. 1055)<br />
45. Grant program to support emergency care pilot programs (Section  3504, p. 1061)<br />
46. Grant program to promote universal access to trauma services  (Section 3505(b), p. 1081)<br />
47. Grant program to develop and promote shared decision-making aids  (Section 3506, p. 1088)<br />
48. Grant program to support implementation of shared decision-making  (Section 3506, p. 1091)<br />
49. Grant program to integrate quality improvement in clinical  education (Section 3508, p. 1095)<br />
50. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women&#8217;s Health  (Section 3509(a), p. 1098)<br />
51. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women&#8217;s Health (Section  3509(b), p. 1102)<br />
52. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women&#8217;s  Health (Section 3509(e), p. 1105)<br />
53. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women&#8217;s  Health (Section 3509(f), p. 1106)<br />
54. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women&#8217;s Health (Section  3509(g), p. 1109)<br />
55. National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council  (Section 4001, p. 1114)<br />
56. Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative  and Public Health (Section 4001(f), p. 1117)<br />
57. Prevention and Public Health Fund (Section 4002, p. 1121)<br />
58. Community Preventive Services Task Force (Section 4003(b), p. 1126)<br />
59. Grant program to support school-based health centers (Section  4101, p. 1135)<br />
60. Grant program to promote research-based dental caries disease  management (Section 4102, p. 1147)<br />
61. Grant program for States to prevent chronic disease in Medicaid  beneficiaries (Section 4108, p. 1174)<br />
62. Community transformation grants (Section 4201, p. 1182)<br />
63. Grant program to provide public health interventions (Section  4202, p. 1188)<br />
64. Demonstration program of grants to improve child immunization  rates (Section 4204(b), p. 1200)<br />
65. Pilot program for risk-factor assessments provided through  community health centers (Section 4206, p. 1215)<br />
66. Grant program to increase epidemiology and laboratory capacity  (Section 4304, p. 1233)<br />
67. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee (Section 4305, p.  1238)<br />
68. National Health Care Workforce Commission (Section 5101, p. 1256)<br />
69. Grant program to plan health care workforce development activities  (Section 5102(c), p. 1275)<br />
70. Grant program to implement health care workforce development  activities (Section 5102(d), p. 1279)<br />
71. Pediatric specialty loan repayment program (Section 5203, p. 1295)<br />
72. Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program (Section 5204, p.  1300)<br />
73. Allied Health Loan Forgiveness Program (Section 5205, p. 1305)<br />
74. Grant program to provide mid-career training for health  professionals (Section 5206, p. 1307)<br />
75. Grant program to fund nurse-managed health clinics (Section 5208,  p. 1310)<br />
76. Grant program to support primary care training programs (Section  5301, p. 1315)<br />
77. Grant program to fund training for direct care workers (Section  5302, p. 1322)<br />
78. Grant program to develop dental training programs (Section 5303,  p. 1325)<br />
79. Demonstration program to increase access to dental health care in underserved communities (Section 5304, p. 1331)<br />
80. Grant program to promote geriatric education centers (Section  5305, p. 1334)<br />
81. Grant program to promote health professionals entering geriatrics  (Section 5305, p. 1339)<br />
82. Grant program to promote training in mental and behavioral health  (Section 5306, p. 1344)<br />
83. Grant program to promote nurse retention programs (Section 5309,  p. 1354)<br />
84. Student loan forgiveness for nursing school faculty (Section  5311(b), p. 1360)<br />
85. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors and outcomes  (Section 5313, p. 1364)<br />
86. Public Health Sciences Track for medical students (Section 5315,  p. 1372)<br />
87. Primary Care Extension Program to educate providers (Section 5405,  p. 1404)<br />
88. Grant program for demonstration projects to address health  workforce shortage needs (Section 5507, p. 1442)<br />
89. Grant program for demonstration projects to develop training  programs for home health aides (Section 5507, p. 1447)<br />
90. Grant program to establish new primary care residency programs  (Section 5508(a), p. 1458)<br />
91. Program of payments to teaching health centers that sponsor  medical residency training (Section 5508(c), p. 1462)<br />
92. Graduate nurse education demonstration program (Section 5509, p.  1472)<br />
93. Grant program to establish demonstration projects for community- based mental health settings (Section 5604, p. 1486)<br />
94. Commission on Key National Indicators (Section 5605, p. 1489)<br />
95. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled  nursing facilities (Section 6102, p. 1554)<br />
96. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities  (Section 6103(a)(3), p. 1561)<br />
97. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities (Section  6103(b)(3), p. 1568)<br />
98. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing  facilities and nursing facilities (Section 6112, p. 1589)<br />
99. Demonstration projects for nursing facilities involved in the  culture change movement (Section 6114, p. 1597)<br />
100. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (Section 6301, p.  1619)<br />
101. Standing methodology committee for Patient-Centered Outcomes  Research Institute (Section 6301, p. 1629)<br />
102. Board of Governors for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research  Institute (Section 6301, p. 1638)<br />
103. Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (Section 6301(e),  p. 1656)<br />
104. Elder Justice Coordinating Council (Section 6703, p. 1773)<br />
105. Advisory Board on Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation (Section  6703, p. 1776)<br />
106. Grant program to create elder abuse forensic centers (Section  6703, p. 1783)<br />
107. Grant program to promote continuing education for long-term care  staffers (Section 6703, p. 1787)<br />
108. Grant program to improve management practices and training  (Section 6703, p. 1788)<br />
109. Grant program to subsidize costs of electronic health records  (Section 6703, p. 1791)<br />
110. Grant program to promote adult protective services (Section 6703,  p. 1796)<br />
111. Grant program to conduct elder abuse detection and prevention  (Section 6703, p. 1798)<br />
112. Grant program to support long-term care ombudsmen (Section 6703,  p. 1800)<br />
113. National Training Institute for long-term care surveyors (Section  6703, p. 1806)<br />
114. Grant program to fund State surveys of long-term care residences  (Section 6703, p. 1809)<br />
115. CLASS Independence Fund (Section 8002, p. 1926)<br />
116. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees (Section 8002, p. 1927)<br />
117. CLASS Independence Advisory Council (Section 8002, p. 1931)<br />
118. Personal Care Attendants Workforce Advisory Panel (Section  8002(c), p. 1938)<br />
119. Multi-state health plans offered by Office of Personnel  Management (Section 10104(p), p. 2086)<br />
120. Advisory board for multi-state health plans (Section 10104(p), p.  2094)<br />
121. Pregnancy Assistance Fund (Section 10212, p. 2164)<br />
122. Value-based purchasing program for ambulatory surgical centers  (Section 10301, p. 2176)<br />
123. Demonstration project for payment adjustments to home health  services (Section 10315, p. 2200)<br />
124. Pilot program for care of individuals in environmental emergency  declaration areas (Section 10323, p. 2223)<br />
125. Grant program to screen at-risk individuals for environmental  health conditions (Section 10323(b), p. 2231)<br />
126. Pilot programs to implement value-based purchasing (Section  10326, p. 2242)<br />
127. Grant program to support community-based collaborative care  networks (Section 10333, p. 2265)<br />
128. Centers for Disease Control Office of Minority Health (Section  10334, p. 2272)<br />
129. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Minority  Health (Section 10334, p. 2272<br />
130. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office  of Minority Health (Section 10334, p. 2272)<br />
131. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Minority  Health (Section 10334, p. 2272)<br />
132. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health (Section  10334, p. 2272)<br />
133. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Office of Minority  Health (Section 10334, p. 2272<br />
134. Grant program to promote small business wellness programs  (Section 10408, p. 2285)<br />
135. Cures Acceleration Network (Section 10409, p. 2289)<br />
136. Cures Acceleration Network Review Board (Section 10409, p. 2291)<br />
137. Grant program for Cures Acceleration Network (Section 10409, p.  2297)<br />
138. Grant program to promote centers of excellence for depression  (Section 10410, p. 2304)<br />
139. Advisory committee for young women&#8217;s breast health awareness  education campaign (Section 10413, p. 2322)<br />
140. Grant program to provide assistance to provide information to  young women with breast cancer (Section 10413, p. 2326)<br />
141. Interagency Access to Health Care in Alaska Task Force (Section  10501, p. 2329)<br />
142. Grant program to train nurse practitioners as primary care  providers (Section 10501(e), p. 2332)<br />
143. Grant program for community-based diabetes prevention (Section  10501(g), p. 2337)<br />
144. Grant program for providers who treat a high percentage of  medically underserved populations (Section 10501(k), p. 2343)<br />
145. Grant program to recruit students to practice in underserved  communities (Section 10501(l), p. 2344)<br />
146. Community Health Center Fund (Section 10503, p. 2355)<br />
147. Demonstration project to provide access to health care for the  uninsured at reduced fees (Section 10504, p. 2357)<br />
148. Demonstration program to explore alternatives to tort litigation  (Section 10607, p. 2369)<br />
149. Indian Health demonstration program for chronic shortages of  health professionals (S. 1790, Section 112, p. 24)*<br />
150. Office of Indian Men&#8217;s Health (S. 1790, Section 136, p. 71)*<br />
151. Indian Country modular component facilities demonstration program  (S. 1790, Section 146, p. 108)*<br />
152. Indian mobile health stations demonstration program (S. 1790,  Section 147, p. 111)*<br />
153. Office of Direct Service Tribes (S. 1790, Section 172, p. 151)*<br />
154. Indian Health Service mental health technician training program  (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 173)*<br />
155. Indian Health Service program for treatment of child sexual abuse  victims (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 192)*<br />
156. Indian Health Service program for treatment of domestic violence  and sexual abuse (S. 1790, Section 181, p. 194)*<br />
157. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project (S. 1790,  Section 181, p. 204)*<br />
158. Indian youth life skills demonstration project (S. 1790, Section  181, p. 220)*<br />
159. Indian Health Service Director of HIV/AIDS Prevention and  Treatment (S. 1790, Section 199B, p. 258)*??*Section 10221, page 2173 of H.R. 3590 deems that S. 1790 shall be  deemed as passed with certain amendments.</p>
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		<title>A Public Plan?  To be or not to be?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I came across this interesting piece from Public Plan Facts and The Morning Sun (Pittsburgh, PA).  The letter&#8217;s author seriously questions the plausibility of a government-appointment Public Health Plan &#8220;Czar.&#8221;   Read the short and to-the-point letter <a href="http://publicplanfacts.org/2010/01/king-making/">here</a>.  How much control over your health do you <em>really </em>want to give to the Washington powers-that-pretend-to-be?</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I came across this interesting piece from Public Plan Facts and The Morning Sun (Pittsburgh, PA).  The letter&#8217;s author seriously questions the plausibility of a government-appointment Public Health Plan &#8220;Czar.&#8221;   Read the short and to-the-point letter <a href="http://publicplanfacts.org/2010/01/king-making/">here</a>.  How much control over your health do you <em>really </em>want to give to the Washington powers-that-pretend-to-be?</p>
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