Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007

H.R. 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contrators under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Sercurity Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold to determine whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R. 562 - To amend title XVIII of teh Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R. 3162 - To amend titles XVII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1621 - To amnd title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R. 1536 - To amend part D of title XVII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.6331 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning. S.2662 - A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. S. 3101 - A bill to amend titles XVII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care sub rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S. 2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and firect care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S. 2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S. 2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under teh Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Medicaid/Targeted Case Management (continued). Reduction Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contrators under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Sercurity Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold to determine whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R. 562 - To amend title XVIII of teh Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R. 3162 - To amend titles XVII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1621 - To amnd title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R. 1536 - To amend part D of title XVII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.6331 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning. S.2662 - A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. S. 3101 - A bill to amend titles XVII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care sub rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S. 2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and firect care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S. 2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S. 2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under teh Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S 2337/HR 3363 - Discussion of and support for Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act that would make private long-term care insurance available through employer-sponsored flexible spending accounts and cafeteria plans and update and add consumer protections. S 1070/HR 1783 Elder Justice Act/S 1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Support for both pieces of legislation, strategy for how they might both move forward this year, bill markup, background for score on S.1577. S 2708 Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008 - Provisions related to increasing the number of professionals trained in geriatrics or gerontology, etc., providing input on legislation and encouraging offices to cosponsor the bill. Discussed draft legislation to make changes to Medicaid HCBS, including the Medicaid state plan option, spousal impoverishment, Medicaid Transformation Grants, etc. S 3230 Empowered at Home Act - Lobbied to adjust budget neutrality requirement in waivers to include costs in both Medicare and Medicaid. HR 7110/S 3604 Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act - Lobbied for FMAP funding. HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - Supported this legislation, particularly provisions related to placing a moratorium on seven harmful Medicaid regulations. HR 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Discussed need to strengthen low-income programs by raising asset limits and streamlining rules, and to keep premiums affordable for all beneficiaries, and promote e-prescriptions in medicare. S 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-Meds) Act of 2007- Supported provisions related to requiring e-prescribing in Medicare Part D, at first by providing incentive payments to providers who do and after 2011 lower payments to providers who do not. S 2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act - Lobbied in support of the bill and to increase co-sponsors; criminal background checks for LTC employees; nursing home quality and proposed five star rating system cms; poor performing nursing homes, family caregiving initiative, nursing home compliance guidelines, Home Health CAHPS, LTC Partnership Program (under Medicaid data reporting requirements), status of Nursing Home Value Based Purchasing Demonstration, Prepare to Care for use in innovative employer caregiving programs satellite broadcast, LTC Quality Alliance. HR 2642 - Lobbied for inclusion of Medicaid Regulation Moratoriam in Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2008, and on supplemental appropriations bill. To build support and obtain sponsors for Medicaid Family Caregiver Assessment Demonstration proposal (no Bill). S 2838/HR 6126 - Lobbied to support the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act and oppose amendments to weaken the bill. Discussion and input on legislation to improve the health/LTC workforce and support family caregivers (no bill). Advance directives and end-of-life care, education of the public about these issues, portability, and other issues relating to advance directives (no bill). S 1577- Support for Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S 1577) and marking up the bill; provided feedback and in testimony. HR 7114/S3613 Independence at Home Act/Chronic Care Coordination - Feedback on and support for legislation to provide chronic care coordination services to certain Medicare beneficiaries. S 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007- Support for Medicare premium protection and modifications to Medicare Savings Programs/Part D Low-Income Subsidy. S. 3118 Preserving Access to Medicare Act - Lobbied in opposition to Grassley-McConnell bill - All provisions related to beneficiary access and Medicare improvements, including e-prescribing. S 3101- Urged support of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to help improve Medicare. Green Houses and culture change in LTC facilities, person centered care and medical homes - testimony and input on draft bill - no bill number. Lobbied for appeal notices for Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans (no bill). S 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Services - Lobbied for legislation to increase Medicare Part D LIS. HR 1536 Prescription Coverage Now Act - Lobbied for legislation to increase Medicare Part D LIS asset limits. HR 5702 End-of-Life Care Advance Directive Promotion Act - Discussed ideas for end-of-life care legislation and how to help ensure patient wishes are respected; Advance Directive Promotion Act. Provided feedback on draft legislation regarding physician orders for life sustaining treatment. S.334 - Discussed long-term care broadly and including it in health care reform, including the Healthy Americans Act. Discussed voting in LTC facilities, such as nursing homes, current status and law on the issue (no bill). S 3327 - Provided input and support for the Empowered at Home Act to make improvements in Medicaid HCBS; LTC insurance tax incentives and consumer protection improvements and a caregiver tax credit. Invitations and information about a solutions forum on balancing of state LTC systems. HR 3363/S 2337 - Discussed consumer protections for LTC insurance, premium increases and claims denials, support for family caregivers including assessment, consumer complaints and support for the LTC Affordability and Security Act. HR 6033 - Discussed provisions of Home-Based Health Services Job Training and Caregiving Act. H.Con.Res 133 - Provided input on and support for new LTC Awareness Week resolution. LTC - General discussion of LTC, home and community based services, family caregiving, chronic care, workforce, quality and financing options.(no bill) CMS - Lobbied on the Medicare Medical Home Demo implementation.

Client expense: $7,330,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: Medicare/General (continued). provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. H. Res. 1368, to suspend section 803 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (known as the Medicare trigger") for the remainder of the 110th Congress. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicare/Identity Theft Prevention. H.R. 6600, provisions related to removal of Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380 In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056 In opposition of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251; In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056; In support of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536; In support of Social Security Notch Reform: H.R. 368, S.Res.363

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR. 3 and S. 5 - Stem Cell Enhancement Act - favorably lobbied to provide more embroynic stem cell lines available for govt. funded researsch; Lobbied for a $15 million appropriation via H.R. 3222 for MS research into the Defense budget, Lobbied for H.R. 1038 and S. 623 to provide FDA with a regulatory pathway to approve follow-on biological drugs; Lobbied for H.R. 1809 to that would require Medicare to cover wheelchairs for use outside ones home; Lobbied for drug safety provision in H.R. 3580; H.R. 1536 to provide fairer rules to Medicare Part D enrollees, H.R. 3195/S. 1881 the ADA Restoration Act to ensure original intent of the law is followed, S 358/ HR 493 for favorable passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,

Client expense: $321,483 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

HR 3001/ S 1340 - Shared and discusssed actuarial analysis of the CLASS Act regarding creation of a public insurance program for long-term services. S 2337/HR 3363 - Discussion of and support for Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act that would make private long-term care insurance available through employer-sponsored flexible spending accounts and cafeteria plans and update and add consumer protections. S 1070 Elder Justice Act/S 1577 Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 - Support for both pieces of legislation and strategy for how they might both move forward this year. S 1340 Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007- Discussed a demonstration version of this Medicare chronic care coordination and geriatric assessment bill. S 2708 Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008 - Provisions related to increasing the number of professionals trained in geriatrics or gerontology, etc., providing input on legislation and encouraging offices to cosponsor the bill. Discussed draft legislation to make changes to Medicaid HCBS, including the Medicaid state plan option, spousal impoverishment, Medicaid Transformation Grants, etc. HR 1174 Healthy Hospitals Act of 2007- Discussed with sponsors' staff potential endorsement of this legislation to require hospitals to report infection rates. HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - Supported this legislation, particularly provisions related to placing a moratorium on seven harmful Medicaid regulations. Lobbied to adjust budget neutrality requirement in waivers to include costs in both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicaid Personal Assistance Services State Plan option- discussion of comment letter sending and receipt. Discussed need to strengthen low-income programs by raising asset limits and streamlining rules, and to keep premiums affordable for all beneficiaries. S 2480/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-Meds) Act of 2007- Supported provisions related to requiring e-prescribing in Medicare Part D, at first by providing incentive payments to providers who do and after 2011 lower payments to providers who do not. S 2641/ HR 5799 Nursing Home Quality and Transparency Legislation Act - To protect residents and support for the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act. Discussion of provisions (civil monetary penalties and Special Focus Facilities) in nursing home transparency, accountability, and quality bill. Special Focus Facilities and disclosure of these facilities; criminal background checks for LTC employees; nursing home quality; poor performing nursing homes, family caregiving, nursing home compliance guidelines, Real Choice Systems Change Grants and family caregiver assessments, Home Health CAHPS, LTC Partnership Program (under Medicaid), Aging and Disability Resource Centers (AoA), health care and the uninsured - steps HHS is taking to address this, Medicare Medical Adult Day Care Demonstration. HR 5702 Advance Directive Promotion Act of 2008 - Negotiated provisions on portability of advance directives. HR 2642 - Lobbied for inclusion of Medicaid Regulation Moratoriam in Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2008, and on supplemental appropriations bill. To build support for Medicaid Family Caregiver Assessment Demonstration proposal (no Bill). S 2838/HR 6126 - Input on draft legislation to make arbitration clauses between LTC facilities and their residents or representatives unenforceable; support for this legislation once it was introduced as the Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act, including support letter. Discussion and input on legislation to improve the health/LTC workforce and support family caregivers. Advance directives and end-of-life care, education of the public about these issues, portability, and other issues relating to advance directives. S 1577/HR 3078 - Support for Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act (S 1577) and moving the issue forward; provided feedback and in testimony. S 2921 Caring for Wounded Warriors Act of 2008 - Services and supports for family caregivers of certain veterans. Feedback on draft legislation to provide chronic care coordination services to certain Medicare beneficiaries; approaches to improving chronic care for Medicare beneficiaries; discussion of chronic care and Special Needs Plans. S 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007- Support for Medicare premium protection and modifications to Medicare Savings Programs/Part D Low-Income Subsidy. S 1758 - Long-term care financing proposals, including the CLASS Act, a public LTC financing program. S. 3164 - Lobbied on Medicare Fraud bill (Martinez and Cornyn) - All provisions related to protecting participants and the Medicare program from fraud and abuse. S. 3118 - Lobbied in opposition to Grassley-McConnell bill - All provisions related to beneficiary access and Medicare improvements, including e-prescribing. S 3101- Urged support of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 to help improve Medicare. Long Term Care/Reverse Mortgages - To protect consumers when reverse mortgages are used as a LTC financing tool. Green Houses and culture change in LTC facilities. HR 2642 - To keep moratorium on all seven Medicaid regulations in the supplemental appropriations bill. Lobbied on appeal notices for Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans. S 1102 - Lobbied for legislation to increase Medicare Part D LIS. HR 1536 - Lobbied for legislation to increase Medicare Part D LIS asset limits. S 3101/HR 6331 - (Medicare) Lobbied for legislation to protect part B premiums, increase LIS and MSP asset limits, and promote e-prescribing in Medicare. HR 2642 - (Medicaid) Lobbied for inclusion of Medicaid regulation moratorium in Iraq Supplemental.

Client expense: $6,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

HR 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. HR 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold d to determie whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.562 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R.4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R.3162 - To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R.1621 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R.1536 - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R.4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S.2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S.2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. S.2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. H.R.6331- To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.3101 - A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380 In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056 In opposition of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S.251; In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056; In support of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536; In support of Social Security Notch Reform: H.R. 368, S.Res. 363

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, H.R. 6331, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 3101: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: Interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251, Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056, Prescription Drug Assest Test: H.R. 1536

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251; In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056; In support of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536; In support of Social Security Notch Reform: H.R. 368, S.Res. 363

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

HR 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. HR 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold d to determie whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.562 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R.4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R.3162 - To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R.1621 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R.1536 - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R.4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S.2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S.2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251, Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056, Prescription Drug Assest Test: H.R. 1536

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3025 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. H.R.1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility. H.R.562 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R.4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R.3162 - To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R.1621 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R.1536 - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R.4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S.2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S.2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR. 3 and S. 5 - Stem Cell Enhancement Act - favorably lobbied to provide more embroynic stem cell lines available for govt. funded researsch; Lobbied for a $15 million appropriation via H.R. 3222 for MS research into the Defense budget, Lobbied for H.R. 1038 and S. 623 to provide FDA with a regulatory pathway to approve follow-on biological drugs; Lobbied for H.R. 1809 to that would require Medicare to cover wheelchairs for use outside ones home; Lobbied for drug safety provision in H.R. 3580; H.R. 1536 to provide fairer rules to Medicare Part D enrollees, H.R. 3195/S. 1881 the ADA Restoration Act to ensure original intent of the law is followed, S 358/ HR 493 for favorable passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,

Client expense: $71,483 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medicare/General. H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S. 450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2089, S. 2115, S. 2219: provisions relating to enrollment periods and the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creating a Medicare-operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repealing cost containment mandates, Medicare Advantage payments, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund, and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalizing asset test limits, Medicare Secondary Payer clarification, reducing the Part D benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. Medicare/Prescription Drug Price Negotiation. H.R. 4, H.R. 118, H.R. 5317, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. Medicare/Medicare Advantage. H.R. 2945: provision to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. Medicare/Importation of Prescription Drugs. S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 4299: provisions pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. Medicare/Outpatient Psychiatric Services. H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Geriatric Assessments. H.R. 2244, S. 1340: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. Medicare/Generic Drugs Market Exclusivity. H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902, S. 316, S. 1088: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. Medicare/Prescription Drug Benefits for Low Income Beneficiaries. H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101: provisions affecting prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. Medicare/Part B Late Enrollment. H.R. 2591: provision limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. Medicare/Marketing. H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883, S. 2687: provisions relating to the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Medicare/Health Care Vouchers. H.R. 749: provision to establish health care vouchers for seniors. Medicare/Medicare Savings Accounts. H.R. 2639, S. 173, S. 1019: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. Medicare/End-of-Life Planning. S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare/Means-testing. H.R. 4295, H.R. 4330, S. 2414, S.Amdt. 4240: pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. Medicare/Presidents Funding Warning. H.R. 5480, S. 2662: proposals responding to the Presidents Medicare funding warning. Medicare/24-month Waiting Period. H.R.154, S. 2101: provisions phasing out the 24-month waiting period for disabled individuals to become eligible for Medicare benefits and eliminating the waiting period for individuals with life-threatening conditions. Medicaid/Federal Match. H.R. 5140: provisions pertaining to temporary increases in the federal Medicaid match. Medicaid/Targeted Case Management. Targeted Case Management: interim final rule to implement Section 6052 of the Deficit Reduction Act.

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S.450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 2499, S.Amdt. 508: provisions relating to the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creation of a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repeal of cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage payments, the Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalization of asset test limits, the reduction of the benefit gap and guaranteeing drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: provisions to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 1010: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, H.R. 3668: provisions to improve benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883: provisions regarding the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. 12) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 13) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 14) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: provisions pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. 15) S.Amdt. 472: provisions pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. 16) S.Amdt. 525: pertaining to across-the-board cuts to Medicare providers. 17) S. 543, H.R. 1459: rules pertaining to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. 18) Pertaining to Congressional efforts petitioning the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create a public nursing home watch list of repeat offenders on surveys (no legislation).

Client expense: $4,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, S. 250, S. 706: provisions relating to the late enrollment penalty, creating a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, prescription drug price negotiations, repealing cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173), liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: providing beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, S. 1715: eliminating discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058: improving prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Part D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2009: repealing the Medicare cost containment provisions of the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173). 12) H.R. 2307: protecting seniors from abusive marketing scams in Medicare Advantage. 13) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 14) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 15) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning.

Client expense: $4,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation (H.R. 194, H.R. 380), In support of Medicare Part D Improvement (H.R. 2056), in support of repealing the prescription drug asset test (H.R. 1536)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

See attached list S. 250, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S.581.IS, Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act S.273, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S.2665, Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act S.2563, Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) S.2255-7, Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act S.173, Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S.1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S.137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S.1340, Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 S.130, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S.1218, Medicare for All Act S.1108, Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 S.1103, Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S.1102, Part D Equity for low Income Seniors Act of 2007 S.1052, Healthy Children and Families Act of 2007 S.028, Generics First Act of 2007 S.003, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.885, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 S.273, Prescription Drug Health Improvement Act of 2007 S.2601/H.R.4551, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R.4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R.971, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.749, Health Care Choices for Senior Act H.R.3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R.2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007 H.R.2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R.2685.IH, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R.2307, Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 H.R.2159/S.630, Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2007 H.R.2149, Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 H.R.2065, Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 H.R.2058, Helping fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 H.R.2056, Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2055, Improving Childrens Access to Health Care Act of 2007 H.R.205, Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 H.R.2034, Medicare for All Act H.R.1990, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 H.R.195, Seniors Health Care Freedom Act of 2007 H.R.1536, Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 H.R.1521, Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D H.R.1310, Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act or 2007 H.R.1277, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Gap Elimination Act of 2007 H.R.1218, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act H.R.118, To amend part D of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the secretary of HHS to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R.1046, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.004, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), UNDETERMINED, White House Office

In support of Drug Reimportation (H.R. 194, H.R. 380), In support of Medicare Part D Improvement (H.R. 2056), In support of repealing the prescription drug asset test (H.R. 1536)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

In support of Drug Reimportation (H.R. 194, H.R. 380), In support of Medicare Part D Improvement (H.R. 2056), In support of repealing the prescription drug asset test (H.R. 1536)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251; In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056; In support of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251; In support of Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056; In support of Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3025 HR 562 HR 1536 S 1107 S 2396 HR 1459 HR 4105 HR 4541 S 1893 HR 3162 HR 3162 HR 3963 S 338 HR 976 HR 1621 S 543 S 2499

Client expense: $881,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 3025 HR 562 HR 1536 S 1107 S 2396 HR 1459 HR 4105 HR 4541 S 1893 HR 3162 HR 3162 HR 3963 S 338 HR 976 HR 1621 S 543 S 2499

Client expense: $881,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

In support of Drug Reimportion: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251, Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056, Prescription Drug Asset Test: H.R. 1536

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3061, H.R. 3162, H.R. 3932, S. 137, S. 250, S.450, S. 706, S. 1887, S. 2115, S. 2219, S. 2499, S.Amdt. 508: provisions relating to the late enrollment penalty, physician reimbursement rates, creation of a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, drug price negotiations, Medicare beneficiary improvements, repeal of cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage payments, the Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act, therapy caps, liberalization of asset test limits, the reduction of the benefit gap and guaranteeing drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: provisions to provide beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380, S.Amdt. 1010: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, H.R. 4897, S. 1715, S. 1854: provisions to eliminate discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: provisions to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, S. 2101, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058, H.R. 3127, H.R. 3668: provisions to improve benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Parts B and D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2307, H.R. 4790, S. 1883: provisions regarding the marketing of Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. 12) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 13) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: provisions pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 14) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: provisions pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. 15) S.Amdt. 472: provisions pertaining to means-testing of Medicare Part D. 16) S.Amdt. 525: pertaining to across-the-board cuts to Medicare providers. 17) S. 543, H.R. 1459: rules pertaining to Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities. 18) Pertaining to Congressional efforts petitioning the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create a public nursing home “watch list” of repeat offenders on surveys (no legislation). Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: provisions pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 748, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1277, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2009, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025,

Client expense: $4,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)

S. 706: Medicare Advantage Stabilization Fund H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act S. 1103: Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act S. 1108: Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act H.R. 1663: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act S.Con.Res. 21: Budget Resolution H.Con.Res. 99: Budget Resolution H.R. 1535: Children's Health First Act S. 895: Children's Health First Act S. 1224: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act H.R. 2147: Healthy Kids Act S. 1701: TMA/Medicare Advantage S. 401: Keep Children Covered Act S. 1544: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act S. 1507: Access to Medicare Data Act H.R. 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S. 1218 Medicare for All Act H.R. 2034 Medicare for All Act H.R. 2065 Medicare Drug Savings through Choice Act of 2007 S. 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 H.R. 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D H.R. 118 To amend part D title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R. 2056 Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1507 Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 H.R. 1536 Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 S. 28 Generics First Act of 2007 H.R. 932 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals H.R. 2945 Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007 S. 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 HR 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 HR 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act HR 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D HR 2009 To repeal the Medicare cost containment provisions contained in subtitle A of title VIII of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003. HR 2043 Medicare for All Act HR 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 HR 2065 Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 HR 2149 Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 HR 2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 HR 2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 S 130 Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S 173 Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 1338 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R.971, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.749, Health Care Choices for Senior Act H.R.3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R.2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007 H.R.2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 H.R.2685.IH, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R.2307, Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due to Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare SCAMs) Act of 2007 H.R.2159/S.630, Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2007 H.R.2149, Healthcare Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Part D Act of 2007 H.R.2065, Medicare Drug Savings Through Choice Act of 2007 H.R.2058, Helping fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 H.R.2056, Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 H.R.2055, Improving Children’s Access to Health Care Act of 2007 H.R.205, Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 H.R.2034, Medicare for All Act H.R.1990, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 H.R.195, Seniors’ Health Care Freedom Act of 2007 H.R.1536, Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 H.R.1521, Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D H.R.1310, Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty (REMEDY) Act or 2007 H.R.1277, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Gap Elimination Act of 2007 H.R.1218, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act H.R.118, To amend part D of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the secretary of HHS to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R.1046, Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R.004, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 250, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2007 S.581.IS, Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act S.273, Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S.2665, Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act S.2563, Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) S.2255-7, Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act S.173, Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S.1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S.137, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 S.1340, Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 S.130, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 S.1218, Medicare for All Act S.1108, Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 S.1103, Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S.1102, Part D Equity for low Income Seniors Act of 2007 S.1052, Healthy Children and Families Act of 2007 S.028, Generics First Act of 2007 S.003, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.885, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 S.273, Prescription Drug Health Improvement Act of 2007 S.2601/H.R.4551, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act See attached list.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office

In support of Drug Reimportation: H.R. 194, H.R. 380, S. 242, S. 251, Medicare Part D Improvement: H.R. 2056, Prescription Drug Assest Test: H.R. 1536

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 - HR 1536 Early Treatment for HIV Act - S 860 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 - S 1103 Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act - PL 108-173

Client expense: $27,911 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 2065 Medicare Drug Savings through Choice Act of 2007 S. 73 Medicare Health Saving Accounts Act of 2007 H.R. 2307 Preventing Medicare Seniors from being Confused due Abusive Marketing (Prevent Medicare Scams) Act of 2007 H.R. 1990 Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2007 H.R. 2009 “To repeal the Medicare costs Containment Provisions […]” S. 1307 Medicare Provider Accountability Act S. 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 H.R. 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 1282 MediGap Access Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1219 Medicare Equity and Fairness in Fee-For-Service Reimbursement Act of 2007 H.R. 2149 Health Care Eligibility for Late Participants (HELP) in Medicare Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price and Negotiation Act of 2007 S.355 The Social Security and Medicare Solvency Efficiency Act H.R. 1277 Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits Drug Gap Elimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 2827 Medicare Equity and Accessibility Act of 2007 S. 250 Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drug Act of 2007 H.R. 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug and Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D H.R. 118 To amend part D title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R. 1310 Relief and Elimination of the Medicare Enrollment Deadline Penalty Act of 2007 H.R. 2056 Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1507 Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 H.R. 1536 Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 S. 28 Generics First Act of 2007 H.R. 932 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals H.R. 2945 Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007 H.R. 1046 Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S. 1103 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S. 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2034 Medicare for All Act H.R. 2065 Medicare Drug Savings through Choice Act of 2007 S. 137 Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2007 H.R. 205 Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 S. 3 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R. 1218 Medicare Prescription Drug and Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 1521 Universal Health Act of 2007: Repeal of the Late Enrollment Penalty in Medicare Part D H.R. 118 To amend part D title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries H.R. 2056 Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1507 Access to Medicare Data Act of 2007 H.R. 1536 Prescription Coverage Now Act of 2007 S. 28 Generics First Act of 2007 H.R. 932 To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the monthly amount of prescription drug cost-sharing for full-benefit dual eligible individuals H.R. 2945 Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007 S. 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S. 1102 Part D Equity for Low Income Seniors Act of 2007 S. 1108 Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 2058 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S. 1103 Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007 S. 1218 Medicare for All Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

to the late enrollment penalty, creating a Medicare operated prescription drug plan, prescription drug price negotiations, repealing cost containment provisions, Medicare Advantage stabilization fund and comparative cost adjustment demonstration projects under the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173), liberalizing asset test limits, reducing the benefit gap and guaranteeing prescription drug benefits. 3) H.R. 2945: providing beneficiary protections against excessive cost-sharing under the Medicare Advantage Program. 4) S. 242, H.R. 380: pertaining to the importation of prescription drugs. 5) H.R. 1571, H.R. 1663, S. 1715: eliminating discriminatory copayment rates for outpatient psychiatric services under the Medicare Program. 6) S. 1340, H.R. 2244: to provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. 7) S. 316, S. 1088, H.R. 1432, H.R. 1902: pertaining to market exclusivity for generic drugs. 8) S. 1102, S. 1103, S. 1107, S. 1108, H.R. 470, H.R. 932, H.R. 1536, H.R. 2058: improving prescription drug benefits for low-income beneficiaries under Medicare Part D. 9) S. 1082: amendments pertaining to citizen petitions to the Federal Drug Administration relating to generic drugs and to importation of prescription drugs under the Medicare program. 10) H.R. 2591: limiting the penalty for late enrollment under Medicare Part B. 11) H.R. 2009: repealing the Medicare cost containment provisions of the Medicare Modernization Act (P.L. 108-173). 12) H.R. 2307: protecting seniors from abusive marketing scams in Medicare Advantage. 13) H.R. 749: establishing health care vouchers for seniors. 14) S. 173, S. 1019, H.R. 2639: pertaining to Medicare Savings Accounts. 15) S. 464, S. 465, S. 466: pertaining to advance directives and end-of-life planning. Medicare. 1) H.R. 4, H.R. 118, S. 3, S. 273: pertaining to the negotiation of prescription drug prices under Medicare Part D. 2) H.R. 205, H.R. 1218, H.R. 1310, H.R. 1521, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2065, H.R. 2149, H.R. 3025, H.R. 3061, S. 250, S. 706: provisions relating

Client expense: $4,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.4 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.5631 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.1536 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.2184 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.380 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.4 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.5631 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS HJR20, 100, 102 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.1535 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.1536 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.2184 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.380 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.4 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.1536 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS H.R.4 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.1082 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.242 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.3 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.623 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.3 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.623 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.1082 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.242 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.3 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.623 PRESCRIPTION DRUGS S.3

Client expense: $7,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

LONG TERM CARE LONG TERM CARE H.R.1340 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1476 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1536 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1783 LONG TERM CARE H.R.6197 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1476 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1536 LONG TERM CARE H.R.1783 LONG TERM CARE H.R.6197 MEDICAID MEDICARE MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.1536 MEDICARE REFORM H.R.4 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE REFORM S.3 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE H.R.1536 MEDICARE H.R.4 MEDICARE PL108-173 MEDICARE PL108-173 MEDICARE S.1102 MEDICARE S.1932 MEDICARE S.3 MEDICARE S.1932 MEDICARE S.1102 MEDICARE S.3 MEDICARE S.3

Client expense: $7,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

PENSION REFORM H.R.2 PENSION REFORM H.R.2 PENSION REFORM H.R.2 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.2167 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.1536 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.2167 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.1536 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.2167 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY H.R.2167 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY S.1141 RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY S.1141 SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL SECURITY H.R.2 SOCIAL SECURITY H.R.2 SOCIAL SECURITY H.R.2 SOCIAL SECURITY H.R.20 SOCIAL SECURITY S.355 SOCIAL SECURITY S.355 SOCIAL SECURITY-SOLVENCY S.355

Client expense: $7,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration on Aging, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office