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Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007
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2009 · third_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum page S. 1340/H.R. 2244/H.R. 467 - The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, chronic care management and dementia. S. 697/H.R. 172 - The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · second_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum page S. 1340/H.R. 2244/H.R. 467 - The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, chronic care management and dementia. S. 697/H.R. 172 - The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S697/HR172, The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S750, Caring for An Aging America Act, all provisions relating to training of health care professionals and direct care workers S245/HR468 - Retooling for an Aging America, Building the Heatlhcare workforce. All provisions relating to expanding education and training opportunities in geriatric and long-term care for licensed health professionls, direct care workers, and family caregivers. HR1 - Healthcare provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Preserving Access to Primary Care Services: Address the shortage of primary care physicians; designate primary care as a shortage profession; provide scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas; provide grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers; increase Title VII funding for primary care health programs; increase funding for the National Health Service Corps, provide regulatory relief for primary care physicians; H.R. 7192, the Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Health Coverage: Guarantee all Americans access to health coverage; create tax credits to subsidize coverage for low income persons to buy into the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP); create new options for small businesses to buy into group coverage based on the FEHBP; expand Medicaid and SCHIP; support state experimentation. Economic Stimulus Legislation: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children; target increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians; target incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home; provide subsidies for newly unemployed workers to obtain COBRA coverage; provide temporary Medicaid coverage to laid-off workers; increase funding for community health centers; provide substantial funds for the Prevention and Wellness Fund to fight preventable chronic diseases; support healthcare research and quality programs to compare the effectiveness of different medical treatments funded by Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP; support existing work being done by public and private sector partnerships on HIT policy, standards and certification; H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Medicare Physician Payment Reform: Increase Medicare Fee Schedule Payments to make primary care competitive in the market with other physician career and specialty choices; create a fast track authority to develop and implement new physician payment models that better align payment with effective, efficient, patient-centered care such as the Patient Centered Medical Home; provide separate Medicare payment for specific care coordination services provided principally by primary care physicians; revise Medicare budget neutrality rules to recognize the value of primary care in reducing Medicare baseline spending; increase the accuracy of physician work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule; improve the accuracy of practice expense RVUs under the Medicare Fee Schedule; increase Medicare bonus payments for primary care services provided in designated shortage areas; provide stable, positive, predictable updates under Medicares reimbursement formula. Primary Care Workforce: Establish a primary care advisory committee to provide explicit planning at the federal level to increase the primary care workforce to meet anticipated health care needs of the nation. Medicare Education: Provide incentives to medical schools, community health centers, or hospitals, to increase the numbers of physicians choosing primary care; authorize HHS to selectively eliminate GME caps for residency programs in primary care; restore the 20/220 loan deferment pathway (S.646). Healthcare in the FY2010 Budget: Account for the costs of preventing Medicare physician pay cuts under the Sustainable Growth Rate formula; address the negative impact of Medicare payment cuts on small physician practices; support the concept of dedicating funding for health care reform; support funding for physicians to acquire health information technology (HIT) to be used in a meaningful way; note concerns about penalties that would reduce baseline payments to physicians not using certified HIT systems beginning in 2015; support a policy reserve fund for physician payment reform, as reported out of the House Committee on the Budget, including the language to ensure primary care receives appropriate compensation. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): Provide support for an internal medicine physician, and member of the College, as a candidate for MedPAC in 2009; candidacy discussed with members of Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Public Health Programs and Funding: Increase funding to accomplish the core missions and activities of the major federal public health agencies, including: biomedical and behavioral research, disease prevention and health promotion, access to safety net health care services, health professions education, mental health and substance abuse, health services research, health care for American Indians and Alaska natives, food and drug safety. Preserving the Safety Net Function of Federally-funded Health Care Programs, such as CHIP: H.R. 5268, provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in CHIP re-authorizing legislation.
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Preserving Access to Primary Care Services: Address the shortage of primary care physicians; designate primary care as a shortage profession; provide scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas; provide grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers; increase Title VII funding for primary care health programs; increase funding for the National Health Service Corps, provide regulatory relief for primary care physicians; H.R. 7192, the Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Health Coverage: Guarantee all Americans access to health coverage; create tax credits to subsidize coverage for low income persons to buy into the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP); create new options for small businesses to buy into group coverage based on the FEHBP; expand Medicaid and SCHIP; support state experimentation. Economic Stimulus Legislation: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children; target increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians; target incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home; provide subsidies for newly unemployed workers to obtain COBRA coverage; provide temporary Medicaid coverage to laid-off workers; increase funding for community health centers; provide substantial funds for the Prevention and Wellness Fund to fight preventable chronic diseases; support healthcare research and quality programs to compare the effectiveness of different medical treatments funded by Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP; support existing work being done by public and private sector partnerships on HIT policy, standards and certification; H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Medicare Physician Payment Reform: Increase Medicare Fee Schedule Payments to make primary care competitive in the market with other physician career and specialty choices; create a fast track authority to develop and implement new physician payment models that better align payment with effective, efficient, patient-centered care such as the Patient Centered Medical Home; provide separate Medicare payment for specific care coordination services provided principally by primary care physicians; revise Medicare budget neutrality rules to recognize the value of primary care in reducing Medicare baseline spending; increase the accuracy of physician work relative value units under the Medicare physician fee schedule; improve the accuracy of practice expense RVUs under the Medicare Fee Schedule; increase Medicare bonus payments for primary care services provided in designated shortage areas; provide stable, positive, predictable updates under Medicares reimbursement formula. Primary Care Workforce: Establish a primary care advisory committee to provide explicit planning at the federal level to increase the primary care workforce to meet anticipated health care needs of the nation. Medicare Education: Provide incentives to medical schools, community health centers, or hospitals, to increase the numbers of physicians choosing primary care; authorize HHS to selectively eliminate GME caps for residency programs in primary care; restore the 20/220 loan deferment pathway (S.646). Healthcare in the FY2010 Budget: Account for the costs of preventing Medicare physician pay cuts under the Sustainable Growth Rate formula; address the negative impact of Medicare payment cuts on small physician practices; support the concept of dedicating funding for health care reform; support funding for physicians to acquire health information technology (HIT) to be used in a meaningful way; note concerns about penalties that would reduce baseline payments to physicians not using certified HIT systems beginning in 2015; support a policy reserve fund for physician payment reform, as reported out of the House Committee on the Budget, including the language to ensure primary care receives appropriate compensation. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): Provide support for an internal medicine physician, and member of the College, as a candidate for MedPAC in 2009; candidacy discussed with members of Congress and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Public Health Programs and Funding: Increase funding to accomplish the core missions and activities of the major federal public health agencies, including: biomedical and behavioral research, disease prevention and health promotion, access to safety net health care services, health professions education, mental health and substance abuse, health services research, health care for American Indians and Alaska natives, food and drug safety. Preserving the Safety Net Function of Federally-funded Health Care Programs, such as CHIP: H.R. 5268, provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in CHIP re-authorizing legislation.
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Christopher Carney | Democratic | PA |
| Dan Boren | Democratic | OK |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Frederick Boucher | Democratic | VA |
| James Marshall | Democratic | GA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Joe Sestak | Democratic | PA |
| John Boozman | Republican | AR |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Nita M. Lowey | Democratic | NY |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
| Thomas Allen | Democratic | ME |
| William Jefferson | Democratic | LA |
Client expense: $283,059 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
Client expense: $148,372 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Aging, health and Medicare, including S.1340 and H.R. 2244.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaries with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S1758, The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S2708, Caring for An Aging America Act, all provisions relating to training of health care professionals and direct care workers S264, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions relating to improving the transparency of information about skilled nursing facilities and providing dementia management training. S245 - Retooling for an Aging America, Building the Heatlhcare workforce. All provisions relating to expanding education and training opportunities in geriatric and long-term care for licensed health professionls, direct care workers, and family caregivers.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $269,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $142,652 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstrataion Grants to States Program, Program Implementation S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaires with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S1758, The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S897 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007, all provisions relating to long term care tax credits, treatment of premiums or qualified long-term care insurance contracts and tax credits for caregivers. S2708, Caring for An Aging America Act, all provisions relating to training of health care professionals and direct care workers S264, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions relating to improving the transparency of information about skilled nursing facilities and providing dementia management training. HR1032, Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act, all provisions relating to grants for the expansion of treatment services to individuals with Alzheimer's and training and support services for families and caregivers
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 59/H.R. 2066 Med. Adv. Practice Nurse and Phys. Assist Act; Physician reimbursement rates; quality report initiative; home health reimbursement rates; S. 1340/H.R. 2244 Geriatric Asses. Chronic Care Coord Act; S. 1678 Home Health Care Plan. Improv. Act; S. 54/Nursing School Clinics Act; S. 2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act; Medicare Medical Homes Issues; H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $276,799 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $167,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Aging, health and Medicare, including S.1340 and H.R. 2244.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (S. 450/H.R. 748) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization (H.R. 976) (H.R. 3162) Medicare Imrpovements for Patients and Providers Act (S. 3101/H.R. 6331) Preserving Access to Medicare Act (S. 3118) Public Law No: 110-85 (H.R. 3580) Public Law 110-173 (S. 2499) CMS Hospotal Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates (CMS-1390-P) CMS Evidenting Priorities for Medicare (CMS-3196-N)
Client expense: $453,031 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Aging, health and Medicare, including S. 1340 and H.R. 2244.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 59/H.R. 2066 Med. Adv. Practice Nurse and Phys. Assist Act; Physician reimbursement rates; quality report initiative; home health reimbursement rates; S. 1340/H.R. 2244 Geriatric Asses. Chronic Care Coord Act; S. 1678 Home Health Care Plan. Improv. Act; S. 54/Nursing School Clinics Act; S. 2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act; Medicare Medical Homes Issues; H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (S. 450/H.R. 748) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization (H.R. 976) (H.R. 3162) Medicare Imrpovements for Patients and Providers Act (S. 3101/H.R. 6331) Preserving Access to Medicare Act (S. 3118) Public Law No: 110-85 (H.R. 3580) Public Law 110-173 (S. 2499) CMS Hospotal Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2009 Rates (CMS-1390-P) CMS Evidenting Priorities for Medicare (CMS-3196-N)
Client expense: $453,031 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 /S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $334,690 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; H.R. 2351, the Healthcare Act of 2007; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R.. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $334,690 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; H.R. 2351, the Healthcare Act of 2007; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $173,509 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program, Program Implementation S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaires with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S1758, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S1628 Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007 all provisions relating to geriatric faculty fellowships H con Res 133 supproting the goals and ideals of Long Term Care Awareness week, all provisions relating to Long Term Care Awareness week. S897 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007, all provisions relating to long term care tax credits, treatment of premiums or qualified long-term care insurance contracts and tax credits for caregivers. S2708, caring for An Aging America Act, all provisions relating to training of health care professionals and direct care workers S264, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions relating to improving the transparency of information about skilled nursing facilities and providing dementia management training. HR1032, Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act, all provisions relating to grants for the expansion of treatment services to individuals with Alzheimer's and training and support services for families and caregivers
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, S. 1340 Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, H.R. 2244
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 59/H.R. 2066 Med. Adv. Practice Nurse and Phys. Assist Act; Physician reimbursement rates; quality report initiative; home health reimbursement rates; S. 1340/H.R. 2244 Geriatric Asses. Chronic Care Coord Act; S. 1678 Home Health Care Plan. Improv. Act; S. 54/Nursing School Clinics Act; S. 2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act; Medicare Medical Homes Issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program, program implementation S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaires with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S1758, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S1628 Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007 all provisions relating to geriatric faculty fellowships H con Res 133 supproting the goals and ideals of Long Term Care Awareness week, all provisions relating to Long Term Care Awareness week. S897 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007, all provisions relating to long term care tax credits, treatment of premiums or qualified long-term care insurance contracts and tax credits for caregivers. S2708, caring for An Aging America Act, all provisions relating to training of health care professionals and direct care workers S264, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008, all provisions relating to improving the transparency of information about skilled nursing facilities and providing dementia management training. HR1032, Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act, all provisions relating to grants for the expansion of treatment services to individuals with Alzheimer's and training and support services for families and caregivers
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (S. 450/H.R. 748) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization (H.R. 976) (H.R. 3162) Public Law No: 110-85 (H.R. 3580) Public Law 110-173 (S. 2499) CMS National Coverage Determination for Computed Tomographic Angiography (CAG-00385N) CMS National Coverage Analysis for PTA of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting (CAG-00085RG)
Client expense: $157,992 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 59/H.R. 2066 Med. Adv. Practice Nurse and Phys. Assist Act; Physician reimbursement rates; quality report initiative; home health reimbursement rates; S. 1340/H.R. 2244 Geriatric Asses. Chronic Care Coord Act; S. 1678 Home Health Care Plan. Improv. Act; S. 54/Nursing School Clinics Act; S. 2499 Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act; Medicare Medical Homes Issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1340, Geriatric Asssessment and Chronic Care Coordinaton Act of 2007 H.R. 2244, Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Aging, health and Medicare, including S. 1340 and H.R. 2244.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 59/H.R. 2066 Med. Adv. Pract.Nurse & Phys. Assist Act; Phys. Reimb. Rates; Qual. Report. Init.; Home Health Reimb. Rates; S. 1340/H.R. 2244 Geriatric Asses.Chronic Care Coord. Act; S. 1678 Home Health Care Plan. Improv. Act; S. 54/Nursing School Clinics Act; S. 2499 Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension Act; Medicare Medical Homes Issues
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare home health reimbursement; continuation of the home care rural add-on; market basket update; Home Health Access Protection Act of 2007 (HR 3865/S 2181); telehealth/health information technology (HR 1952, HR 2174/S 1032, S 321, S 716); pay for performance in home care; Medicaid reform; labor HHS (HJRes 20); home care coverage (HR 2567/S 870); long-term care (HR 2244/S. 1340); health care coverage/safety/quality (HR 1651, S 1052, S 1605, HR 378, HR 2122, HR 1621/S 799, S 1577)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (S. 450/H.R. 748) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization (H.R. 976) (H.R. 3162) Public Law No: 110-85 (H.R. 3580)
Client expense: $565,956 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
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)
2007 · year_end · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act (H.R. 1032) Postive Aging Act (S. 982/H.R. 1669) Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (S. 898/H.R. 1560) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act (H.R. 1032) Postive Aging Act (S. 982/H.R. 1669) Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (S. 898/H.R. 1560) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act (H.R. 1032) Postive Aging Act (S. 982/H.R. 1669) Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (S. 898/H.R. 1560) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · year_end · Budget/Appropriations
Alzheimer's Treatment and Caregiver Support Act (H.R. 1032) Postive Aging Act (S. 982/H.R. 1669) Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act (S. 898/H.R. 1560) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
CMS National Coverage Analysis for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) of the Carotid Artery Concurrent with Stenting (CAG-00085R3) CMS National Coverage Analysis for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) and Stenting of the Renal Arteries (CAG-00085R4) CMS Medicare Program: Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Fiscal Year 2008 Rates (CMS-1553-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2007 (S. 450/H.R. 748) Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act (S. 1340/H.R. 2244) State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) reauthorization (H.R. 976) (H.R. 3162)
Client expense: $615,790 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
S 329 / HR 552 - Provide coverage for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation services. HR 2244 - Provide Medicare beneficiaries with access to geriatric assessments and chronic care coordination services. HR 1809 - Eliminate the in home restriction for Medicare coverage of mobility services. S 749 - Permit Medicare - eligible seniors to elect to receive a voucher for HSAs or high deductible health insurance HR 1774 Establish separate definition of outpatient speech-language pathology services. S 173 - Establish Medicare health savings accounts. S 321- Pilot projects for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies. S 338 / HR 562 - Establish facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals. S 543 / HR 1459 - Extend the 60% compliance threshold used to determine IRF status. S 630 / HR 1563 - Provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services at critical access hospitals and rural health clinics. HR 1013- Prohibit approval or continuation of Title XXI section 1115 waivers that provide coverage to non-pregnant adults under SCHIP. HR 1017- Improve requirements under Medicaid for items and services furnished in or through an educational setting. HR 1111- Provide health coverage for every uninsured child through Medicaid and SCHIP. HR 1535- Children's Health First Act - expansion of SCHIP. HR 1329 - Guaranteed Access for SCHIP's Target Population Act. S 95 - Provide health coverage for every uninsured child through Medicaid and SCHIP. S 1281 / HR 2034 - Medicare for All Act S450 / HR 748 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act. S 932/HR 1552 -Medicare Direct Access to Physical Therapy. HR 1846- Medicare Access to Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Act. S 578 /HR 1017 - Improve requirements under Medicaid for items and services furnished in through an educational setting
Client expense: $857,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
S1340/HR2244/HR467, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Part B Coverage of geriatric assessment and chrnoic care management services for eligible beneficiaries and process measures and outcomes for Medicare Beneficiaires with multiple chronic illnesses, including dementia. S1758, the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, all provisions relating to establishing a national, voluntary disability insurance program. S1628 Nurse Faculty and Physical Therapist Education Act of 2007 all provisions relating to geriatric faculty fellowships H con Res 133 supproting the goals and ideals of Long Term Care Awareness week, all provisions relating to Long Term Care Awareness week. S897 Alzheimer's Family Assistance Act of 2007, all provisions relating to long term care tax credits, treatment of premiums or qualified long-term care insurance contracts and tax credits for cargivers. Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Grants to States Program, program implementation
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE