Saturday, November 7, 2009

118 New Boards, Bureaucracies, Commissions, and Programs

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118 New Boards, Bureaucracies, Commissions, and Programs that will be created if this monstrosity of a healthcare bill passes.


1. Retiree Reserve Trust Fund

2. Grant program for wellness programs to small employers

3. Grant program for State health access programs

4. Program of administrative simplification

5. Health Benefits Advisory Committee

6. Health Choices Administration

7. Health Benefits Plan Ombudsman

8. Health Insurance Exchange

9. Program for technical assistance to employees of small businesses buying Exchange coverage

10. Mechanism for insurance risk pooling to be established by Health Choices Commissioner

11. Health Insurance Exchange Trust Fund

12. State-based Health Insurance Exchanges

13. Grant program for health insurance cooperatives

14. “Public Health Insurance Option”

15. Ombudsman for “Public Health Insurance Option”

16. Account for receipts and disbursements for “Public Health Insurance Option”

17. Telehealth Advisory Committee

18. Demonstration program providing reimbursement for “culturally and linguistically appropriate services”

19. Demonstration program for shared decision making using patient decision aids

20. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicare

21. Independent patient-centered medical home pilot program under Medicare

22. Community-based medical home pilot program under Medicare

23. Independence at home demonstration program

24. Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research

25. Comparative Effectiveness Research Commission

26. Patient ombudsman for comparative effectiveness research

27. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for skilled nursing facilities

28. Quality assurance and performance improvement program for nursing facilities

29. Special focus facility program for skilled nursing facilities

30. Special focus facility program for nursing facilities

31. National independent monitor pilot program for skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities

32. Demonstration program for approved teaching health centers with respect to Medicare GME

33. Pilot program to develop anti-fraud compliance systems for Medicare providers

34. Special Inspector General for the Health Insurance Exchange

35. Medical home pilot program under Medicaid

36. Accountable Care Organization pilot program under Medicaid

37. Nursing facility supplemental payment program

38. Demonstration program for Medicaid coverage to stabilize emergency medical conditions in institutions for mental diseases

39.Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund

40. “Identifiable office or program” within CMS to “provide for improved coordination between Medicare and Medicaid in the case of dual eligibles”

41. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation

42. Public Health Investment Fund

43. Scholarships for service in health professional needs areas

44. Program for training medical residents in community-based settings

45. Grant program for training in dentistry programs

46. Public Health Workforce Corps

47. Public health workforce scholarship program

48. Public health workforce loan forgiveness program

49. Grant program for innovations in interdisciplinary care

50. Advisory Committee on Health Workforce Evaluation and Assessment

51. Prevention and Wellness Trust

52. Clinical Prevention Stakeholders Board

53. Community Prevention Stakeholders Board

54. Grant program for community prevention and wellness research

55. Grant program for research and demonstration projects related to wellness incentives

56. Grant program for community prevention and wellness services

57. Grant program for public health infrastructure

58. Center for Quality Improvement

59. Assistant Secretary for Health Information

60. Grant program to support the operation of school-based health clinics

61. Grant program for nurse-managed health centers

62. Grants for labor-management programs for nursing training

63. Grant program for interdisciplinary mental and behavioral health training

64. “No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza” demonstration grant program

65. Healthy Teen Initiative grant program regarding teen pregnancy

66. Grant program for interdisciplinary training, education, and services for individuals with autism

67. University centers for excellence in developmental disabilities education

68. Grant program to implement medication therapy management services

69. Grant program to promote positive health behaviors in underserved communities

70. Grant program for State alternative medical liability laws

71. Grant program to develop infant mortality programs

72. Grant program to prepare secondary school students for careers in health professions

73. Grant program for community-based collaborative care

74. Grant program for community-based overweight and obesity prevention

75. Grant program for reducing the student-to-school nurse ratio in primary and secondary schools

76. Demonstration project of grants to medical-legal partnerships

77. Center for Emergency Care under the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

78. Council for Emergency Care

79. Grant program to support demonstration programs that design and implement regionalized emergency care systems

80. Grant program to assist veterans who wish to become emergency medical technicians upon discharge

81. Interagency Pain Research Coordinating Committee

82. National Medical Device Registry

83. CLASS Independence Fund

84. CLASS Independence Fund Board of Trustees

85. CLASS Independence Advisory Council

86. Health and Human Services Coordinating Committee on Women’s Health

87. National Women’s Health Information Center

88. Centers for Disease Control Office of Women’s Health

89. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Women’s Health and Gender-Based Research

90. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Women’s Health

91. Food and Drug Administration Office of Women’s Health

92. Personal Care Attendant Workforce Advisory Panel

93. Grant program for national health workforce online training

94. Grant program to disseminate best practices on implementing health workforce investment programs

95. Demonstration program for chronic shortages of health professionals

96. Demonstration program for substance abuse counselor educational curricula

97. Program of Indian community education on mental illness

98. Intergovernmental Task Force on Indian environmental and nuclear hazards

99. Office of Indian Men’s Health

100. Indian Health facilities needs assessment workgroup

101. Indian Health Service tribal facilities joint venture demonstration projects

102. Urban youth treatment center demonstration project

103. Grants to Urban Indian Organizations for diabetes prevention

104. Grants to Urban Indian Organization

105. Indian Health facilities appropriation advisory boards for health IT adoption

106. Mental health technician training program

107. Indian youth telemental health demonstration project

108. Program for treatment of child sexual abuse victims and perpetrators

109. Program for treatment of domestic violence and sexual abuse

110. Native American Health and Wellness Foundation

111. Committee for the Establishment of the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation

112. Grant program for mental health and substance abuse screening

113. Centers for Disease Control Office of Minority Health

114. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Minority Health

115. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Office of Minority Health

116. Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Minority Health

117. Food and Drug Administration Office of Minority Health

118. Outreach program to increase awareness of diabetes screening benefits

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2 comments:

conservative generation said...

Ugh! That's some list you found. I've got a link to it up on my site today.

Have a great weekend :)

Janie Lynn said...

Thanks - spread the word, the bill still has to get through the Senate. This list - came from my congressman. :)