Privacy Commission 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)

H.R. 1219, Construction Industry Payment Protection Act, H.R. 1954, Rental Fairness Act, provisions pertaining to auto rental agency licensing and vicarious liability. H.R. 2723, Patients Protection Bill, Managed Care Bill. H.R. 4049, The Hutchinson-Moran Privacy Commisson Bill, provisions pertaining to financial institutions. H.R. 4585, Medical Financial Privacy Protection Act, provisions pertaining to financial institutions. S. 1924, Financial Information Privacy and Security Act. S. 1903, Consumers' Right to Financial Privacy Act. S. 2360, Freedom from Behavior Profiling Act of 2000, provisions relating to social security number usage.

Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

H.R.4049 H.R.3320 S.1903

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

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

H.R. 4049/S. 3040, the "Privacy Commission Act" (establishment of a Privacy Commission)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4049/S. 3040, the "Privacy Commission Act" (establishment of a Privacy Commission)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4049/S. 3040, the "Privacy Commission Act" (establishment of a Privacy Commission)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to medical & financial privacy. Particularly H.R.4584, the Medical Financial Privacy Act; H.R.4380, the Consumer Financial Privacy Act; S.2513, the Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2000; H.R.4049, the Privacy Commission Act; and S.1901, the Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to medical and financial privacy, particularly, H.R.4584, the Medical Financial Privacy Act, H.R. 4380, the Consumer Financial Privacy Act of 2000, S.2513, the Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2000, H.R.4049, the Privacy Commission Act and S.1901, the Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to medical and financial privacy, particularly H.R.4584, the Medical Financial Privacy Act, H.R.4380, the Consumer Financial Privacy Act, S.2513, the Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2000, H.R.4049, the Privacy Commission Act and S.1901, the Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to medical & financial privacy. Particularly H.R. 4584, the Medical Financial Privacy Act; H.R. 4380, the Consumer Financial Privacy Act; S. 2513, the Financial Information Privacy Protection Act of 2000; H.R. 4049, the Privacy Commission Act; and S. 1901, the Privacy Protection Study Commission Act of 1999.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 809 – Online Privacy Protection Act of 1999 Comments on April 15, 2000 proposal for International Safe Harbor Principles Broadband / Privacy (HR. 1685, HR 1686) S 854 E-Rights Act; HR 3321 Electronic Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S 2063; Online Communications Act; S 2448Internet Integrity and Central Infrastructure Assurance Act; S 2606 Consumer Privacy Protection Act; HR 4059 Online Privacy and Disclosure Act; HR 4049 Privacy Commission Act; S 1901 Privacy Protection Study Commission

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

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); Issues pertaining to microbiology, blood, diagnostic immunology, cytology, clinical chemistry, forensic pathology); and other diagnostic screening tests (HR 1285, HR 2930, S 1641, HR 1861, S 1044).

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

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