HI Fellows and List Serve members: The Library of Congress web site, Thomas, ( http://thomas.loc.gov/ ) is offering a new service for the 111th Congress. Users can now look up new legislation by topic. Click on What's new for the 111th Congress< http://thomas.loc.gov/home/whatsnew111.html >, then click on Subject Terms. Choose a subject of interest (there are nine cross referenced subtopics under Health (127 health-related bills to date): Health care costs and insurance< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+CARE+COSTS+AND+INSURANCE > (73) Health care coverage and access< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+CARE+COVERAGE+AND+ACCESS > (70) Health care quality< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+CARE+QUALITY > (21) Health facilities and institutions< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+FACILITIES+AND+INSTITUTIONS > (38) Health information and medical records< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+INFORMATION+AND+MEDICAL+RECORDS > (45) Health personnel< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+PERSONNEL > (39) Health programs administration and funding< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+PROGRAMS+ADMINISTRATION+AND+FUNDING > (69) Health promotion and preventive care< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+PROMOTION+AND+PREVENTIVE+CARE > (36) Health technology, devices, supplies< http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bssQuery/?&Opt=S&Db=111&srch=/bss/d110query.html&TxtStr=HEALTH+TECHNOLOGY+DEVICES+SUPPLIES > (13) A very handy tool - especially if you want to review current health legislation prior to participation in DO Day on the Hill later this week. As always - you can access bills proposed by your member of Congress by clicking on Browse Bills by Sponsor. NC Nancy Cooper, Coordinator Health Policy Fellowship 307 Grosvenor Hall Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine Athens, OH 45701 740 593-2017 phone 740 593-1730 fax coopern at ohio.edu <mailto: coopern at ohio.edu > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/hlthpol/attachments/20090303/aae7e515/attachment.html
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