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Email this Webcast 2003 Year in Review  12/16/2003 By Mary Agnes Carey, Congressional Quarterly WHAT HAPPENED (3:35) ( audio ) ( transcript ) Before adjourning for the year, Congress passed legislation that will add prescription drug coverage to Medicare and ban a procedure that opponents refer to as "partial birth" abortion. Lawmakers also agreed on a measure that would authorize $15 billion over five years to fight HIV/AIDS. WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN (2:35) ( audio ) ( transcript ) Congress did not pass legislation that would cap medical malpractice awards or permit consumers, pharmacists and others to reimport drugs from other countries. While Congress did not overhaul the Medicaid program this year, lawmakers are expected to visit that issue next year as well legislation that would help reduce the number of uninsured Americans. Medical malpractice is expected to be back as well. KEY ISSUES BEFORE CONGRESS IN 2004 (2:30) ( audio ) ( transcript ) Reducing the Number of Uninsured Americans Implementing the Medicare Prescription Drug Card Revisiting the Bush Administration Proposal to Overhaul Medicaid Medical Malpractice Damage Limits MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS Resources: Webcasts of Congressional Debate on Medicare Reform Kaiser Family Foundation Resources on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Debate Medicare Drug Calculator: How Would Medicare Rx Reform Affect Your Drug Costs? (HR 1) Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Cost Estimate for HR 1, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, Congressional Budget Office Back to top "PARTIAL BIRTH" ABORTION BAN Resources: (S 1) Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report Summarizes Opinion Pieces on Signing of 'Partial-Birth' Abortion Ban Back to top Global HIV/AIDS Resources: Issue Spotlight on the HIV/AIDS Epidemic (S 1426) Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 Webcast: Kaiser Conversations on Health with DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa) Co-founder Bono (HR 1298) United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 AIDS Epidemic Update 2003 Back to top UNINSURED Resources: Issue Spotlight on the Uninsured Resources from Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured U.S. Census Bureau: Health Insurance Coverage: 2002 Back to top MEDICAID Resources: Webcast: "HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Announces Medicaid Reform Plan" (1/31/2003) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services State Fiscal Conditions and Health Coverage: An Update on FY2004 and Beyond, Kaiser Family Foundation, December 2003 National Governors Association - Health Insurance Coverage and Financing Back to top DRUG REIMPORTATION Resources: Webcast: Ask the Experts: Drug Reimportation (S.AMDT.946) Drug Reimportation Amendment to Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003 FDA - Prescription Drugs from Foreign Sources Back to top MEDICAL MALPRACTICE Resources: Webcast: "Harming Patient Access to Care: The Impact of Excessive Litigation" (7/17/2002) "House Passes Bill Capping Medical Malpractice Awards" (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 9/27/2002) "Senate Rejects Measure That Would Have Capped Awards in Medical Malpractice Suits" (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 7/31/2002) (HR 4600) Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2002 (HR 5) Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2003 Back to top Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help