Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999

S.1344/HR 2990, Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act: advocated for House and Senate support of bill; HR 2723, Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act: advocated for House support of bill; HR 4431, Twenty-First Century Research Laboratories Act: advocated for House support of bill; HR 4680, Medicare Rx 2000 Act: monitored and gauged the impact of House bill;HR 4585, Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act:monitored and gauged impact of House bill regarding medical privacy; HR 4577, Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001: monitored and gauged impact of House bill regarding medical privacy and errors;S.2038, Medical Error Reduction Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors; S.2738, Patient Safety & Errors Reduction Act: monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medial errors; S.2743, Voluntary Error Reduction & Improvement in Patient Safety Act: monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;S.2378, Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare & Medicaid Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;HR 3672, Medication Error Prevention Act of 2000:monitored and gauged impact of bill regarding medical errors;HR 1304, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2000: opposed bill to allow doctors to bargain collectively with insurers;HR 2418, Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network Amendments of 1999: monitored and gauged impact of bills dealing with national allocation of organs; S.2366, Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network Amendments of 2000: monitored and gauged impact of bill dealing with national allocation of organs; S.1272/HR 2260, Pain Relief Promotion Act of 1999:opposed the passage of House and Senate bills;HR 4605, Human Research Subject Protections Act of 2000: monitored and gauged impact of bill;

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1304, Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 2000

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues relating to Patients’ Bill of Rights and Healthcare Maintenance Organization Reform S. 1344 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 1999 S. 1256 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act S. 6 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 1999 S. 240 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 1999 S. 300 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Plus Act S. 326 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act H.R. 358 - Patients’ Bill of Rights Act of 1999 H.R. 2926 - Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health Care Act of 1999 H.R. 2990 - Quality Care for the Uninsured Act of 1999, Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act H.R. 1304 - Quality Health-Care Coalition Act of 1999 S. 1344 - Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 1999, Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 1304 - Quality Healthcare Coalition Act H.R. 4680 - Medicare Rx2000 Acr. H.R. 2990 and S.1344 - Patients Bill of Rights Act etal. H.R. 5543 - Benefits Improvement & Protection Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 358 Dingell 1/19/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Act. Democratic leadership comprehensive patient protection bill. Senate version is S. 6. Virtually identical to bill from 105th Congress. HR 448 Bilirakis 2/2/99 Patient Protection Act. House GOP patient protection bill. Identical to 1998 bill which passed the House July 24, 1998. Contains patient protect. requirements and provisions providing increased access to insurance. HR 719 Ganske 2/11/99 Managed Care Reform Act. Comprehensive patient protection bill. Similar to Democratic bill. HR 845 Thurman 2/24/99 Beneficiary Health Coverage Notification Rights Act. Requires all health insurers to notify beneficiaries of impendent termination of coverage resulting from failure of group health plan to pay premiums. HR 904 Cardin 3/2/99 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act. Assures access to emergency room services under all health plans providing emergency coverage. Provisions are similar to those contained in most patient protection bills. Bill identical to S.517. HR 1304 Campbell 3/25/99 Quality Health Care Coalition Act. Modifies antitrust laws to allow health care professionals to group together to negotiate with health plans, the same way the law allows collective bargaining. HR 2723 Norwood 8/5/99 Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act. The Norwood-Dingell patient protection bill. HR 2824 Coburn 11 co-sps. 9/9/99 Health Care Quality and Choice Act. Comprehensive patient protection bill. HR 2926 Boehner 18 co-sps. 9/23/99 Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health Care Act. Patient protection and access bill. Key difference with other bills is that it does not provide for expanded legal liabilities. HR 3527 Pallone 1/27/00 Places restrictions on payment increases charged by insurers to individuals who are guaranteed an offer. HR 3765 Wise 2/29/00 Prevents all health insurance plans from seeking to reciver more than the costs in cases of third party recoveries. S 6 Daschle 1/19/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Act. Democratic leadership comprehensive patient protection bill. House version is H.R.358. Virtually identical to bill in 105th Congress. S 300 Lott 1/22/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Plus Act. Senate GOP patient protection proposal. S 326 Jeffords 1/28/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights. HELP Committee GOP version of patient protection. S 374 Chafee 2/4/99 Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act. Comprehensive bipartisan patient protection bill S 374 Chafee 2/4/99 "Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act. Bipartisan patient protection bill." S 479 Schumer 2/25/99 Equity in Women's Health Act. Prevents discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in managed care plans and requires plans to provide a health prospectus. S 517 Graham 3/3/99 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act. Assures access to emergency room services under all health plans providing emergency coverage. Provisions are similar to those contained in most patient protection bills. Bill identical to H.R.904. S 636 Reed 3/16/99 Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act. Establishes standards for the health quality improvement of children in managed care plans and other health plans. S 697 Boxer 3/24/99 Women's Access to Care Act. Requires all health plans to allow a woman to designate an ob/gyn as her primary care provider. S 1344 Lott 7/8/99 Patient's Bill of Rights Act. GOP patient protection bill. Also includes provisions providing increased access to insurance.

HR 358 Dingell 1/19/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Act. Democratic leadership comprehensive patient protection bill. Senate version is S. 6. Virtually identical to bill from 105th Congress. HR 448 Bilirakis 2/2/99 Patient Protection Act. House GOP patient protection bill. Identical to 1998 bill which passed the House July 24, 1998. Contains patient protect. requirements and provisions providing increased access to insurance. HR 719 Ganske 2/11/99 Managed Care Reform Act. Comprehensive patient protection bill. Similar to Democratic bill. HR 845 Thurman 2/24/99 Beneficiary Health Coverage Notification Rights Act. Requires all health insurers to notify beneficiaries of impendent termination of coverage resulting from failure of group health plan to pay premiums. HR 904 Cardin 3/2/99 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act. Assures access to emergency room services under all health plans providing emergency coverage. Provisions are similar to those contained in most patient protection bills. Bill identical to S.517. HR 1304 Campbell 3/25/99 Quality Health Care Coalition Act. Modifies antitrust laws to allow health care professionals to group together to negotiate with health plans, the same way the law allows collective bargaining. HR 2723 Norwood 8/5/99 Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act. The Norwood-Dingell patient protection bill. HR 2824 Coburn 11 co-sps. 9/9/99 Health Care Quality and Choice Act. Comprehensive patient protection bill. HR 2926 Boehner 18 co-sps. 9/23/99 Comprehensive Access and Responsibility in Health Care Act. Patient protection and access bill. Key difference with other bills is that it does not provide for expanded legal liabilities. HR 3527 Pallone 1/27/00 Places restrictions on payment increases charged by insurers to individuals who are guaranteed an offer. HR 3765 Wise 2/29/00 Prevents all health insurance plans from seeking to reciver more than the costs in cases of third party recoveries. S 6 Daschle 1/19/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Act. Democratic leadership comprehensive patient protection bill. House version is H.R.358. Virtually identical to bill in 105th Congress. S 300 Lott 1/22/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights Plus Act. Senate GOP patient protection proposal. S 326 Jeffords 1/28/99 Patients’ Bill of Rights. HELP Committee GOP version of patient protection. S 374 Chafee 2/4/99 Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act. Comprehensive bipartisan patient protection bill S 374 Chafee 2/4/99 "Promoting Responsible Managed Care Act. Bipartisan patient protection bill." S 479 Schumer 2/25/99 Equity in Women's Health Act. Prevents discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation in managed care plans and requires plans to provide a health prospectus. S 517 Graham 3/3/99 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act. Assures access to emergency room services under all health plans providing emergency coverage. Provisions are similar to those contained in most patient protection bills. Bill identical to H.R.904. S 636 Reed 3/16/99 Children's Health Insurance Accountability Act. Establishes standards for the health quality improvement of children in managed care plans and other health plans. S 697 Boxer 3/24/99 Women's Access to Care Act. Requires all health plans to allow a woman to designate an ob/gyn as her primary care provider. S 1344 Lott 7/8/99 Patient's Bill of Rights Act. GOP patient protection bill. Also includes provisions providing increased access to insurance.

Medical liability reform (HR 2242, HR 4577); collective bargaining (HR 1304); self-referral (HR 2650, HR 2651); and patents (HR 1907, HR 2654, S 1798).

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare issues pertaining to the laboratory (HR 3085, HR 1304, HR 3075, HR 3126, HR 3426, H Con Res 290, S 1582, S 1788); Allied Health Project Grants program; Medical liability reform (HR 2242, HR 4577); Pap smears (HR 976, S 1034, HR 1285, HR 4330, HR 4571); forensic pathology (HR 1915, HR 2340, S 1196, HR 2810, HR 3087, HR 3233, HR 3375, S 1700, S 1981); bioterrorism; competitive bidding (HR 1900); other diagnostic screening tests (HR 1285, HR 2930, S 1641, HR 1861, HR 4386, S 1044)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Patient Right to Know Confidentiality of Electronic Medical Records Workforce, Graduate Medical Education Quality Measurment Access to Health Care for the Uninsured Medicare reform including Medicare Modernization S1344 Patients Bill of Rights Act et al HR 1304 Quality Health Care Coalition Acr HR 2260/S 1792 the Pain Relief Promotion Acr HR 2651 Phyusician Self Referral Amendments

Client expense: $1,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported