State Budget Relief Act of 2001

American Hospital Preservation Act (S.839/H.R.1556);Rural & Small Community Hospital Area Wage & Base Payment Improvement Act (S.885/H.R.1609);State Budget Relief Act of 2001 (H.R.3414);Overturn Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction (S.J.Res.37/H.J.Res.92);Delay Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction (S.1745/H.R.3360);Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act (S.572/H.R.854);Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act (H.R.287);Helping to Ensure Affordable,Low-Cost,Timely Health Care Act of 2002(H.R.4600);Nurse Reinvestment Act (S.706/H.R.1436);Nurse of Tomorrow Act (H.R.1897);Health Information Technology & Quality Improvement Act (S.705/H.R.3292);Public Health Security & Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001 (S.1715/H.R.3448);Assure Access to Mammography Act (S.548/H.R.1354);Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001 (S.582/H.R.1143)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Resolution S.839,H.R.4954,H.R.1556 The American Hospital Preservation Act S.885,H.R.4954,H.R.1609 The Rural & Small Community Hospital Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act S.2547 The Hospital Outpatient Fair Payment Act of 2002 S.2555 The Revitalizing Under-Served Rural Areas and Localities Act S.2615,H.R.4515 The Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.326,H.R.4954,H.R.975 The Home Health Payment Fairness Act S.2490,H.R.4954 Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002 S.812,H.R.3414,S.2110 State Budget Relief Act of 2001 S.J.Res.37/H.J.Res.92 Resolution of Disapproval--Overturn Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.1745,H.R.3360 Delay in Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.572,H.R.854 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act H.R.287 Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act H.R.4600 Helping to Ensure Affordable, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care Act of 2002 S.706,H.R.1436 The Nurse Reinvestment Act H.R.1897 The Nurse of Tomorrow Act S.705,H.R.3292 The Health Information Technology and Quality Improvement Act/Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 S.548,H.R.4954,H.R.1354 Assure Access to Mammography Act S.582,H.R.1143 The Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001 S.2449 Federal Responsibility for Immigrant Health Act S.169,H.R.519 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act S.1715,H.R.3448 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001 HHS Emergency Readiness Funding for Health Care Providers Disaster Relief Funding for Health Care Providers Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage & Provider Payment Increase Legislation Inpatient, Outpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Regulations Continuation of Agriculture Department's J-1 Visa Program CMS Seventh Scope of Work for Quality Improvement Organizations CMS Outcomes-based Qulaity Improvement in Home Health Care CMS Proposed Expansion of Post-Acute Care Transfer Payment EMTALA Regulations Provider-based Regulations Corporate Compliance Department of Labor Regulations on Benefit Claim Appeals HHS Regulatory Reform Efforts IRS Intermediate Sanction Rules Upper Payment Limit Rules HIPAA Rules

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution H.R.1556,S.839 American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 H.R.1609,S.885 Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act H.R.1354,S.548 Assure Access to Mammography Act H.R.1436,S.706 Nurse Reinvestment Act H.R.1897 Nurse of Tomorrow Act S.705,H.R.3292 Health Information Technology & Quality Improvement Act H.R.1143,S.582 Immigrant Childrens' Health Improvement Act of 2001 H.R.287 Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2001 H.R.975,S.326 Home Health Payment Fairness Act S.135 Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act S.721 Nurse Employment and Education and Development Act H.R.519,H.R.823,S.169 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement H.R.1331,S.683 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act H.R.584, S.572 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act H.R.3360, S.1745 Delay in Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.1715, H.R.3448 Bioterrorism Preparedness act of 2001 H.R.3414 State Budget Relief Act H.R.2768 Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act Nursing Immigration issues HCFA Prospective Payment System regulations for 2002 reimbursement for hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities patient assessment HCFA Advanced Beneficiary Notice for Medicare Beneficiaries regulation OSHA Ergonomics regulation FDA policy on single-use medical devices Health Care Workforce issues Medicare regulatory reform and flexibility

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE