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Evan Bayh on Health Care

DemocratIN

Health Care219 votes · 76.4/100 consistent
Expand coverageRestrict coverage

351 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Health Care. 219 of them counted toward the score above: 155 toward “Expand coverage” and 64 toward “Restrict coverage”.

The other 132 did not count: 130 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 2 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2001-04-03To establish a prescription drug benefit under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, without using funds generated from either the Medicare or Social Security surpluses, that is voluntary; accessible to all beneficiaries; designed to assist beneficiaries with the high cost of prescription drugs, protect them from excessive out of pocket costs, and give them bargaining power in the marketplace; affordable to all beneficiaries and the program; administered using private sector entities and competitive purchasing techniques; and consistent with broader Medicare reform.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
2001-04-03To revise certain provisions providing for a reserve fund for prescription drugs and medicare reform in the Senate.H.Con.Res. 83 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
2001-03-13To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2001-03-13To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.S. 420 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-17To make the bill effective upon enactment of a Medicare prescription drug benefit.H.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
2000-07-17To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow small business employers a credit against income tax for employee health insurance expenses paid or incurred by the employer.H.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
2000-07-17To amend title XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to permit States to expand coverage under the medicaid program and SCHIP to parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes.H.R. 4810 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
2000-07-14To preserve budget surplus funds so that they might be available to extend the life of Social Security and Medicare.H.R. 8 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
2000-07-13To provide additional budget resources for a medicare prescription drug benefit program.H.R. 8 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
2000-06-29To increase access to health care and to protect consumers in managed care plans and in other health coverage.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
2000-06-29To prohibit health insurance companies form using genetic information to discriminate against enrollees, and to prohibit employers from using such information to discriminate in the workplace.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
2000-06-29To protect the Social Security and Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2000-06-29To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2000-06-22To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under the medicare program.H.R. 4577 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
2000-06-08To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage
2000-06-07To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services.S. 2549 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
2000-04-07To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
2000-04-07To expand medicaid and S. CHIP coverage to low income families.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage
2000-04-07To protect the Medicare surpluses through strengthened budgetary enforcement mechanisms.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
2000-04-07To protect Social Security surpluses and reserve a portion of on-budget surpluses for Medicare and debt reduction.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
2000-04-05To condition Senate consideration of any tax cut reconciliation legislation on previous enactment of legislation to provide an outpatient prescription drug benefit under the medicare program that is consistent with medicare reform.S.Con.Res. 101 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaExpand coverage
1999-11-19A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.H.R. 1180 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaExpand coverage
1999-11-08To amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for health care and employee benefits, and for other purposes.S. 625 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-08-05A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates, to provide marriage penalty relief, to reduce taxes on savings and investments, to provide estate and gift tax relief, to provide incentives for education savings and health care, and for other purposes.H.R. 2488 · 106th Congress · On the Conference ReportNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-30To express the sense of the Senate on the Medicare Reserve Fund.S. 1429 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayDirection not readable
1999-07-29To delay the effective dates of the provisions of, and amendments made by, the Act until the long-term solvency of social security and medicare programs is ensured.S. 1429 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1999-07-15A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-15To provide for a transitional period for certain patients.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-07-15Enhancing and augmenting the internal review and external appeal process, covering individuals in approved cancer clinical trials, improving point-of-service coverage, protecting individuals when a plan's coverage is terminated, and prohibiting certain group health plans from discriminating against providers on the basis of license or certification.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-15To expand deductibility of long-term care to individuals; expand direct access to obstetric and gynelogical care; provide timely access to specialists; and expand patient access to emergency care.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-15To protect patients and accelerate their treatment and care.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-14To guarantee access to specialty care.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-07-14To ensure that the protections provided for in the Patient's Bill of Rights apply to all patients with private health insurance.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-07-14To enhance breast cancer treatment.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-13To do no harm to Americans' health care coverage, and expand health care coverage in America.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-13To provide for coverage of emergency medical care.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-07-13To protect Americans from steep health care cost increases, or loss of health care insurance coverage.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-13To make health care plans accountable for their decisions, enhancing the quality of patients' care in America.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayRestrict coverage
1999-07-13To provide coverage for certain items and services related to the treatment of breast cancer and to provide access to appropriate obstetrical and gynecological care, and to accelerate the deductibility of health insurance for the self-employed.S. 1344 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-06-22To amend the Public Health Services Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage
1999-06-22To improve the access and choice of patients to quality, affordable health care.S. 1233 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaRestrict coverage
1999-06-16A bill to amend the Social Security Act to expand the availability of health care coverage for working individuals with disabilities, to establish a Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program in the Social Security Administration to provide such individuals with meaningful opportunities to work, and for other purposes.S. 331 · 106th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaExpand coverage
1999-03-25To create a reserve fund for medicare prescription drug benefits.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage
1999-03-25To allow increased tobacco tax revenues to be used as an offset for the Medicare prescription drug benefit provided for in section 209.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the MotionNayRestrict coverage
1999-03-25To reduce tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers and reserve the savings for Medicare.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage
1999-03-25To express the sense of the Senate regarding the modernization and improvement of the medicare program.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
1999-03-24To increase funding in FY 2000 for veterans' health care by taking an across-the-board cut in all discretionary programs, except veterans and defense.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaExpand coverage
1999-03-24To ensure that Congress saves Social Security and strengthens Medicare before using projected budget surpluses for new spending or tax breaks.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1999-03-24To ensure that Congress saves Social Security and strengthens Medicare before using projected budget surpluses for new spending or tax breaks.S.Con.Res. 20 · 106th Congress · On the MotionYeaDirection not readable
1999-03-18To permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive recoupment of Federal government medicaid claims to tobacco-related State settlements if a State uses a portion of those funds for programs to reduce the use of tobacco products,to improve public health, and to assist in the economic diversification of tobacco farming communities.S. 544 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaRestrict coverage
1999-02-24To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a demonstration project to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with medicare reimbursement for medicare health-care services provided to certain medicare-eligible vetreans.S. 4 · 106th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayExpand coverage

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expand coverage / Restrict coverage axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.