Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003

HR 623 Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003 introduced by Rep. Schimkus- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. HR 883 Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2003 introduced by Rep English, Phil - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify as $5.42 for 2004, adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year, the nominal fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare. Oppose limits on the laboratory CPI update.

Client expense: $211,129 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

HR 623, Medical Labratory Personnel Shortage Act Health Professions Training Reauthorization

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

HR 623 Medical Laboratory Personnel Shortage Act of 2003 introduced by Rep. Schimkus- Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), through scholarships and loans for health professional training that may be modeled after the National Health Service Corps' scholarship and loan repayment programs, to alleviate the shortage of medical laboratory personnel where needed. HR 883 Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2003 introduced by Rep English, Phil - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to specify as $5.42 for 2004, adjusted for inflation in each subsequent year, the nominal fee for collecting specimens for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under Medicare. Oppose limits on the laboratory CPI update.

Client expense: $187,307 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), President of the U.S., SENATE