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Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1093 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009 H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
Client expense: $762,281 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.477 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act H.R.583 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1093 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 H.R.1233 Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1418 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act H.R.1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R. 2406 Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R.2464 Wakefield Act H.R.2580 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R.2583 Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 High-need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2626 Comprehensive Health Coverage and Reform Enhancement (CARE) Act of 2007 H.R.2749 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3533 Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.4736 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5445 To amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians services through December 31, 2009 H.R.5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S.60 Wakefield Act S.243 Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007 S.334 Healthy Americans Act S.558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.588 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007 S.793 Reauthorizations of the Traumatic Brain Injury Act S.999 Stroke Treatment & Ongoing Prevention Act S.1003 Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1947 Continuing the Advancement of Quality Improvement Act of 2007 S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
Client expense: $762,281 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 6331 (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physician payments S 2785 (Save Medicare Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physician payments HR 2749 / S 1519 (Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007) to evaluate the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative HR 1078 (Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007) to expand cancer care planning, comprehensive symptom management and to authorize demonstrations for hospice and palliative care for cancer patients S 2029 (Physicians Payment Sunshine Act of 2007) to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP HR 583 / S 1042 (Consistency Accuracy Responsibility in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007) to establish standards for personnel who perform, plan, evaluate, or verify patient dose for medical imaging studies and radiation therapy treatments Encourage President Bush to consider an executive order to remove radiation therapy from the "in-office ancillary" services list of designated health services.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R. 2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008
Client expense: $482,302 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R. 2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety and Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-343 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Specifically - Subtitle B: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 P.L.110-355 - Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008 P.L.110-377 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement and Awareness Act of 2008 P.L. 110-379 - QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 P.L.110-381 - Michelle's Law S.60 Wakefield Act S.334 Healthy Americans Act S.625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety and Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.2851 - Michelle's Law H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.3560 - QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 2785 (Save Medicare Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physician payments. HR 6331 (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physicians payments. HR 2749/ S 1519 (Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007) to evaluate the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. HR 583/ S 1042 (Consistency Accuracy Responsibility (CARE) in Medical Imagining and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007) to establish standards for personnel who perform, plan, evaluate, or verify patient dose for medical imagining studies and radiation therapy standards. HR 1078 (Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007) to expand cancer care planning, comprehension system management and to authorize demonstrations for hospice and palliative care for cancer patients. S 2029 (Physicians Payments Sunshine Act of 2007) to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 2785 (Save Medicare Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physician payments. HR 6331 (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008) to stabilize Medicare physician payments. HR 2749/S 1519 (Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007) to evaluate the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. HR 583/ S 1042 (Consistency Accuracy Responsibility (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007) to establish standards for personnel who perform, plan, evaluate, or verify patient dose for medical imaging studies and radiation therapy procedures. HR 1078 (Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007) to expand cancer care planning, comprehension symptom management and to authorize demonstrations for hospice and palliative care for cancer patients. HR 3162 (Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act) to stabilize Medicare physician payments and clarify radiation therapy services. S 2029 (Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007) to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2785- Save Medicare Act of 2008 to stabilize Medicare physician payments HR 3162- "Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act" to stabilize Medicare physician payments and clarify radiation therapy services HR 2749/ S 1519- "Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007" to evaluate the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative HR 583/S 1042 - Consistency Accuracy Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 HR 1078 - the Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007 to expand cancer care planning, comprehensive symptom management and to authorize demonstrations for hospice and palliative care for cancer patients
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied in support of S. 1519 and H.R. 2749, the Medicare Voluntary Physician Reporting Act, that would revamp the current Physician Quality Reporting Program (PQRI) and require Congress to study the pilot before moving to a permanent program.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
HR 1, HR477, HR882, HR976,HR1093,HR1655,HR2050,HR2164,HR2580,HR2583,HR2584,HR2626,HR2669,HR2749,HR2764,HR2900 HR3043,HR3074,HR3162,HR3173,HR3344,HR3495,HR3533,HR3963,PL 110-53,PL110-84 & PL110-161, S4, S60,S243,S244,S588,S999,S1003,S1082,S1310,S1408,S1519,S1588,S1642,S1644,S1710,S1789,S1873,S1893,S1970,S2319 S2499
Client expense: $1,129,163 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
HR2050,HR2164,HR2749, & HR3162 S1310,S1519, & S2499
Client expense: $1,129,163 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 945, the Tanning Accountability Accountability and Notification Act of 2007; H.R. 1093, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; H.R. 1188, the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Care and Cure Act of 2007; H.R. 2406, a bill to authorize the NIST to increase efforts in support of the integration of healthcare enterprise in the U.S.; H.R. 2749, the Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007; H.R. 2900, PDUFA of 2007; H.R. 3162 the SCHIP Act of 2007; HHS Appropriations Act
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, White House Office
2007 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied in support of S. 1519 and H.R. 2749, the Medicare Voluntary Physician Reporting Act, that would revamp the current Physician Quality Reporting Program (PQRI) and require Congress to study the pilot before moving toward a more permanent program. Advocate for reforming the Medicare Physician Payment formula and preventing physician reimbursement cuts. Lobbied in support of the CHAMP Act. Lobbied in support of clarifying the current Medicare deductible waiver for colorectal cancer screenings to include removal of polyps and/or lesions.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
(cont'd) (6) H.R. 2900, the Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007, (7) H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, and (8) the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Servivces, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007. (1) H.R. 945, the Tanning Accountability and Notification Act of 2007, (2) H.R. 1093, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, (3) H.R. 1188, the Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Reseach, Care and Cure Act of 2007, (4) H.R. 2406, a bill to authorize the National Insitutes of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of healthcare enterprise in the United States, (5) H.R. 2749, the Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007, [continued on next page]
Client expense: $492,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1934 Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007 HR3038 Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007 HR1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 HR1552/S.932 Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007 HR2749/S.1519 Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act Medicaid Funding Practice Expense Payment under Medicare Payment of Teaching Physicians under Medicare Payment of Graduate Medical Education under Medicare Stark II- Physician Ban on Self-Referral and other Fraud & Abuse HR1552/S.932 Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007 HR1293/S.1338 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
Quality Improvement and value-based data STS President, Dr. John E. Mayer, Jr., testified before the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Improving Quality and Efficiency among Medicare Physicians. H.R.2749- Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 S. 1519- Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 H.R. 1046- Medicare Quality Improvement Organization Modernization Act of 2007 Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)
Client expense: $209,030 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 583/S 1042, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in medical imaging and radiation therapy act of 2007. HR 1078, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2007 HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 HR 2749/S 1519, Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 HR 3162, Childern's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) bill re: Medicare physician payment and clarification of radiation therapy services.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2749, Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 – Medicare physician quality reporting requirements S. 1519, Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007 – Medicare physician quality reporting requirements
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to revamp the current Medicare physician payment formula and prevent physician payment cuts. Lobbied in support of H.R.2749/S.1519, the Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act. Lobbied against proposed cuts to gastroenterology in ambulatory surgery centers. Lobbied to correct the waiver of deductible for colorectal cancer screenings under Medicare.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| PA |
| John Shadegg | Republican | AZ |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Steven C. LaTourette | Republican | OH |
| Thomas Allen | Democratic | ME |
| Tom Price | Republican | GA |
| Virgil Goode | Republican | VA |
Client expense: $482,302 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $271,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE