Patients' Bill of Rights Plus Act

S. 578 - "Health Care Personal Information Nondisclosure Act of 1999" Legislation to ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes. H.R. 1885 - "International Prescription Drug Parity Act" Legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for facilitating the importation into the United States of certain drugs that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. S. 1480, H.R. 2782 - "Seniors Prescription Insurance Coverage Equity (SPICE) Act of 1999" Legislation to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assure access of Medicare beneficiaries to prescription drug coverage through the SPICE drug benefit program. S. 2378 - "Stop All Frequent Errors (SAFE) in Medicare and Medicaid Act of 2000" Legislation to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the safety of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes. S. 2464 - "Prescription Drug Fairness Act" Legislation to amend the Robinson-Patman Antidiscrimination Act to protect American consumers from foreign drug price discrimination. S. 2466 - "A bill to require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs" Legislation to require the United States Trade Representative to enter into negotiations to eliminate price controls imposed by certain foreign countries on prescription drugs. S.1344, H.R. 2990 - "Bipartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999" Legislation 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. 2809 - "Children's Research Protection Act" Legislation to protect the health and welfare of children involved in research. S. 2735 - "Health Care Access and Rural Equality Act of 2000" Legislation to promote access to health care services in rural areas. S. 2738 - "Patient Safety and Errors Reduction Act" Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce medical mistakes and medication-related errors. S. 2448 - "Internet Integrity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2000" Legislation to enhance the protections of the Internet and the critical infrastructure of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 1901 - "Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999" Legislation to establish the Privacy Protection Study commission to evaluate the efficacy of the Freedom of Information Act and the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, to determine whether new laws are necessary, and to provide advice and recommendations. H.R. 4585 - "Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act" Legislation to strengthen consumers' control over the use and disclosure of their health information by financial institutions, and for other purposes. S. 2038 - "Medical Error Reduction Act of 2000" Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to reduce accidental injury and death resulting from medical mistakes and to reduce medication-related errors, and for other purposes. S. 2743 - "Voluntary Error Reduction and Improvement in Patient Safety Act" Legislation to amend the Public Heath Service Act to develop an infrastructure for creating a national voluntary reporting system to continually reduce medical errors and improve patient safety to ensure that individuals receive high quality health care. H.R. 220 - "Freedom and Privacy Restoration Act of 1999" Legislation to amend title II of the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect the integrity and confidentiality of Social Security account numbers issued under such title, to prohibit the establishment in the Federal Government of any uniform national identifying number, and to prohibit Federal agencies from imposing standards for identification of individuals on other agencies or persons. H.R. 4049 - "Privacy Commission Act" Legislation to establish the Commission for the Comprehensive Study of Privacy Protection. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 45 CFR Parts 160-164, final and proposed rule for standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiatives to further strengthen protections of human research subjects in clinical trials. S. 881 - "Medical Information Protection Act of 1999" Legislation to ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes. H.R. 2470 - "Medical Information Protection and Research Enhancement Act of 1999" To ensure confidentiality with respect to medical records and health care-related information, and for other purposes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Medical Privacy - H.H.S. Regs, H.R.4585, H.R.4049, H.R.4587, H.R.4690. Patient's Bill of Rights - H.R. 2990, S.1344. Long-Term Care - H.R.4040, S.2420. Physician Antitrust Waiver - H.R.1304 Identity Theft/Privacy of SSN - H.R.4857 Federal Regulation of Insurance - S.2554

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $860,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

Patient Bill of Rights (H.R. 2990, S. 1334) Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Patient Safety Prescription Drug Costs (S.3051) Prescription Drug Reimportation

Client expense: $2,220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Railroad Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 1344, Patients Bill of Rights Plus Act, entire bill H.R. 2723, BiPartisan Consensus Managed Care Improvement Act of 1999, entire bill H.R. 2990, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals greater access to health insurance through a health care tax deduction, a long-term care deduction, and other health-related..., entire bill

Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2990; H.R. 2363; S. 1344; Individual Membership Associations; health insurance safety nets; prescription drug coverage

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

H.R.2990/S.1344/H.R.2723 - Patients' Bill of Rights S.1344 - Patients' Bill of Rights H.R.1057/S.573 - Medical Information Privacy & Security Act H.R.2095 - Health Care Quality Access Act

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S 1344, Patients' Bill of Rights Act HR 2824, Patients Protection Act HR 2990 Patients' Bill of Rights Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1344, Patients' Bill of Rights Act, employer liability provisions HR 2824, Patients Protection Act, employer liability provisions HR 2990 Patients' Bill of Rights Act, employer liability provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

A) H.R.632, H.R.804, S.818, S.866, Health Care Finance Administration's proposed rule change regarding physician supervision of certified registered nurse anesthetists, B) S.1344, H.R.2990, bills to protect consumers in managed care plans, particularly provisions relating to discrimination against certain providers based soley upon their license.

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

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

H.R. 2990 - PBR Legisaltion H.R. 4680 - Medicare RX 2000 Act Appropriations Issues ( Veterans Administration, AHRQ, Title VII) Issuses related to Graduate Medical Education Funding.

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

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

Telemedicine (HR 312, HR 3240, HR 4771, S 2505); Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1999 (HR 528); genetic testing and confidentiality (HR 1507, HR 1941, HR 2404, HR 2455, HR 2470, S 573, S 578, S 881, HR 293, HR 306, HR 2457, S 543, S 1322, HR 2878, HR 4049, HR 4585); forensic pathology (HR 1915, HR 2340, S 1196, HR 2810, HR 3087, HR 3233, HR3375, S 1700, S 1981); bioterrorism; Pap smears (HR4330, HR 4571); Medicare issues pertaining to the laboratory; Allied Health Project Grants program (HR 4577); Medical liability reform (HR2242, HR 4577); graduate medical education (HR 1222, HR 1224, HR 1645, HR 1785, HR 2771, HR 4239, S 210, S541, S 1023, S 1024, S 1025, S 1631, S 2394); Patient access to care (HR 2723, HR 2824, HR 2926, HR 2990, HR 3146, S 6, S 326, HR 4577); Issues pertaining to microbiology, blood, diagnostic immunology, cytology, clinical chemistry, forensic pathology); telemedicine (HR 1344, HR 4771, S 2505); other diagnostic screening tests (HR 1285, HR 2930, S 1641, HR 1861, S 1044); rural health (HR 1344, HR 4677, S 1864, S 2735); patient safety (HR 3672, S 2038, S 2378, S 2738, S 2743); and genetics (HR 293, HR 306, HR 2457, HR 2878, S 543, S 1322).

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

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

H.R. 2990 and S. 1344, Managed Care Regulations. Opposed expanding rights to sue in state courts. S.578,Health Care Personal Information Nondisclosure Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Patient Bill of Rights: H.R.2990. Oppose Section 1302(a) in Senate/House conference that seeks to expand liability exposure to employers of HMO benefits.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), White House Office

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;

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

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

HR 2824 Patient Protection Act, employer liability provisions; HR2990 Patients Bill of Rights, employer liability provisions; S 1344 Patients Bill of Rights, employer liability provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE