Patient Protection Act

S. 10: “Health Care Coverage Expansion and Quality Improvement Act of 2003” Legislation to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage, to provide for parity with respect to mental health coverage, to reduce medical errors, and to increase the access of individuals to quality health care S. 16: “Protecting Americans Medical Privacy Act” Legislation to protect the civil rights of all Americans, and for other purposes. S. 732: "Health Care Safety Net Oversight Act of 2003" Legislation to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to create an independent and nonpartisan commission to assess the health care needs of the uninsured and to monitor the financial stability of the Nation's health care safety net. H.R. 596: “ERISA Clarification Act of 2003” Legislation to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to exclude from preemption State causes of action to enforce determinations under group health plans based on medical necessity. H.R. 597: “Patient Protection Act” 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. H.R. 663: “Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act” Legislation to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely affect patient safety, and for other purposes. H.R. 815: “Aneurysm Awareness Act” Legislation to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study with respect to aneurysms, and for other purposes. H.R. 1709: “Stop Taking Our Health Privacy (STOHP) Act of 2003” Legislation to restore standards to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information that were weakened by the August 2002 modifications, and for other purposes. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164, Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information; Final Rule, August 2002.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)