E1474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks June 17, 2009 Worst of all however, teens and young adults outbreak of the H1N1 strand of influenza with Provide Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP cov- experience the highest rates of violent crime. 567 hospitalizations to date. Pandemic flu pre- erage for advance care planning consultations. It is clear that we must make an effort to paredness funding will prepare New York and This legislation provides Medicare, Medicaid, raise our children to recognize that violence is the nation for the worst case scenario by in- and CHIP coverage for advance care planning nothing more than the physical manifestation creasing the national stockpile of antiviral so that patients can routinely talk to their phy- of fear and desperation. However, our soci- drugs and medical supplies and improving our sicians about their wishes for end-of-life care. ety’s glorification of violence has become so capacity to develop and produce vaccines to Improve consumer access to hospice and ingrained in our culture that it has become prevent infection. palliative care. This legislation provides great- seemingly impossible to reverse. f er consumer information about hospice and Madam Speaker, it is our collective respon- palliative care, so the public is well informed of sibility to create a society that values respect INTRODUCTION OF THE ADVANCE the care options available at the end of life. toward our fellow citizens. This legislation is CARE PLANNING AND COMPAS- Provide concurrent care for children. This simply a small step toward addressing what SIONATE CARE ACT OF 2009 legislation requires that concurrent care—the has become a destructive parasite upon the provision of both curative and hospice care at future of our country. By learning how the HON. EARL BLUMENAUER the same time—is available to children who media and society promote violence and ex- OF OREGON qualify for hospice. This will make it possible amining ways in which we can address this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES for children to receive the palliative services most pressing dilemma, it is my hope that we Wednesday, June 17, 2009 they need from hospice while still pursuing po- tentially curative treatments. can stem the tide of violence and crime in Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, today America so that subsequent generations can Require the development of quality meas- I am proud to introduce the Advance Care ures to assess end-of-life care. The Secretary live in a more peaceful nation. Planning and Compassionate Care Act of I ask for my colleagues’ support and urge of HHS, acting through the Director of the 2009. This important legislation will provide Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the swift consideration of this bill. the tools and resources necessary to dramati- f shall require specific end-of-life care quality cally improve care at the end of life. measures for each relevant provider setting. As we approach health care reform, there is CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2346, The legislation would also develop and imple- no other area more vital for honest discussion SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIA- ment accreditation standards and processes and careful analysis than what happens at the TIONS ACT, 2009 for hospital-based palliative care teams. end of a patient’s life. For most of us, the ma- Establish the National Center on Palliative SPEECH OF jority of our lifetime health care will be admin- and End-of-Life Care at the NIH. Biomedical istered in that last year. Indeed for some, the and health services research is vital across all HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY last few months is when we will use the most OF NEW YORK phases of life. A new National Center on Pal- doctor care, the most medical procedures, and liative and End-of-Life Care at the NIH will IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES spend the most days in a hospital. lead biomedical research on palliative and end Advances in health care have led to an Tuesday, June 16, 2009 of-life care. aging population facing increasingly complex Mrs. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I rise end of life health care decisions. These strains f today in support of the men and women in our make complicated decision-making regarding RECOGNIZING THE STATE UNIVER- armed forces and H.R. 2346, the Supple- medical care incredibly difficult. Too often, de- SITY OF NEW YORK (SUNY) mental Appropriations Act of 2009. cisions are avoided until a crisis occurs, result- CORTLAND MEN’S LACROSSE I support this bill because it is the first step ing in inadequate planning, unknown patient TEAM toward ending the war in Iraq and bringing preferences, and families left struggling with home the troops, as President Obama has the burden of determining their loved ones’ pledged to do by August 2010. This bill is con- HON. MICHAEL A. ARCURI wishes. For both families and patients, this is sistent with the President’s plan and provides OF NEW YORK a time of incredible stress, confusion, and the troops with increased pay and better pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pain. Wednesday, June 17, 2009 tection over the next few months as we begin This legislation will provide valuable re- to withdraw. sources to patients, their families, and health Mr. ARCURI. Madam Speaker, I stand H.R. 2346 will provide $1.9 billion more than care providers to ensure that care at the end today in recognition of the State University of requested for Mine Resistant Ambush Pro- of life is aligned with patient wishes and val- New York (SUNY) Cortland Men’s Lacrosse tected, MRAP, vehicles. Since most of our ues. Team, which won the NCAA Division III cham- casualties in Iraq result from roadside bombs, The Advance Planning and Compassionate pionship with a 9–6 victory over Gettysburg it is critical that we fully fund vehicles capable Care Act of 2009 would: College on May 24, 2009. The SUNY Cortland of keeping our troops safe. In addition, this bill Improve consumer information about ad- Red Dragons finished 2009 at 19–2, setting a recognizes the hardships of ‘‘stop-loss’’—re- vance care planning and end-of-life care. This school record for wins in a season. The game maining on active duty beyond one’s con- legislation would provide critically needed in- also marks the 200th career victory for three- tract—on military servicemembers and their formation and assistance to consumers and year head coach Steve Beville and Cortland’s families by providing a retroactive pay in- their families in order to guarantee that an in- second national championship in four years. crease for those serving under stop-loss or- dividual’s final wishes for care are carried out. The Gettysburg Bullets held the lead at 4– ders. Improve provider education and training 2 after the first quarter, only to be shut out by This bill does what Bush-era war funding about advance care planning and end-of-life the Cortland defense in the second and third bills did not. By mandating performance re- care. This legislation would establish a Na- quarters—a scoreless run that spanned about ports, it illustrates the understanding that Con- tional Geriatric and Palliative Care Service 38 minutes. The Red Dragons tied the game gress needs to be fully informed about the Corps modeled after the National Health Serv- at the half before pulling ahead in the third progress of the military actions undertaken by ice Corps. quarter and closing the game with the title. the United States. By refocusing our efforts on Require portability of advance directives. Junior Brandon Misiaszek (New Hartford, success in Afghanistan, it demonstrates a shift The legislation would improve the portability of NY) was named the Most Outstanding Player from an open-ended two front war to a fo- advance directives from one state to another, with a career-high five goals. Mike Tota (Web- cused mission in Afghanistan centered on es- and require any existing advance directives to ster, NY) had a goal and an assist, finishing tablishing a strong Afghan military and political be prominently placed in a patient’s medical the season just one goal away from becoming infrastructure. Lastly, by extending a line of record so they are easily visible. the seventh player in school history to score credit to the International Monetary Fund, Authorize funding for new and innovative 50 in a season. Senior goalie Matt which will be significantly leveraged, this bill approaches to advance care planning. Grants Hipenbecker (Mountain Lakes, NJ) recorded reflects the Administration’s strong belief that would be made available to states for develop- 10 saves—seven alone during the fourth quar- diplomacy and economic empowerment are ment of electronic advance directive registries. ter—finishing an impressive performance in critical to winning the war on terror. Grants would also be made available to de- the NCAA playoffs during which he registered Finally, I also support the funding for pre- velop systems to identify that a person has an 40 saves. paredness against pandemic flu. New York advance directive using driver’s licenses, simi- Madam Speaker, I am honored to represent City has been hit the hardest by the recent lar to how organ donor status is indicated. such talented and dedicated athletes in my VerDate Nov 24 2008 06:13 Jun 18, 2009 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17JN8.033 E17JNPT1 tjames on PRODPC75 with REMARKS June 17, 2009 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1475 district. I ask that my colleagues join me in of so many individuals. He will be deeply tion of 20,000 movies and 1,500 books on film congratulating the SUNY Cortland Men’s La- missed.