Reasonable Rates for Veterans Act

S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 2795, Small Business Health Act Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions relating to the small business health insurance market; S 2064, Nurse Training and Retention Act, all provisions relating to training and retention of health care workers and workforce shortage issues; small business health insurance market reform; mental health parity; nursing and physician workforce issues; health information technology; health system reform ongoing conversations about health system reform proposals; individual health insurance market reform; HR 1424 "An act to amend section 712 of theEmployee Retirement Income Security Ave of 1974" all provisions related to mental health parity.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.2795 - Patent Reform Act; Provisions related to pharmaceutical patents; H.R.5418 - Establishing a pilot program for patent cases; S.3582 - Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act; H.R.1432 - To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market; H.R.2642 - Military Construction and Veteran's Affairs.

Client expense: $515,985 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 2795, Small Business Health Act Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions relating to the small business health insurance market; S 2064, Nurse Training and Retention Act, all provisions relating to training and retention of health care workers and workforce shortage issues; small business health insurance market reform; mental health parity; nursing and physician workforce issues; health information technology; health system reform ongoing conversations about health system reform proposals; individual health insurance market reform

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

H.R.2795- Patent Reform Act. Provisions related to pharmaceutical patents; H.R.5418- Establishing a pilot program for patent cases; S.3582- Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act; H.R.1432-To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market; H.R.2642-Military Construction and Veteran's affairs Appropriations Act 2008.

Client expense: $512,334 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Issues that relate to legislation addressing the FDA, Bioshield, and generic biologics. S. 3818, HR 2795, entire legislation addressing changes to the patent process; other potential legislation to reform the patent process. S. 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Biologics, S. 623/HR 1032, Access to Life Saving Medicine Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 2795, Small Business Health Act Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions relating to the small business health insurance market; S 2064, Nurse Training and Retention Act, all provisions relating to training and retention of health care workers and workforce shortage issues; small business health insurance market reform; mental health parity; nursing and physician workforce issues; health information technology; health system reform ongoing conversations about health system reform proposals; individual health insurance market reform

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

DRM of Electronic Content Patent troll reform, HR 2795 Patent Reform S 1145 - H.R. 1908

Client expense: $687,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2795, Patent Reform Act. Provisions related to pharmaceutical patents. H.R. 5418, Establishing a pilot program for patent cases; S. 3582, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act; H.R. 1432, To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. H.R. 2642, Military Construction and Veteran's Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008.

Client expense: $531,219 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Issues that relate to legislation addressing the FDA, Bioshield, and generic biologics. S. 3818, HR 2795, entire legislation addressing changes to the patent process; other potential legislation to reform the patent process. S. 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Biologics, S. 623/HR 1032, Access to Life Saving Medicine Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

DRM of Electronic Content Patent troll reform, HR 2795 Patent Reform S 1145 - H.R. 1908

Client expense: $687,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Issues that relate to legislation addressing the FDA, Bioshield, and generic biologics. S. 3818, H.R. 2795, entire legislation addressing changes to the patent process; other potential legislation to reform the patent process.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2795, Patent Reform Act. Provisions related to pharmaceutical patents. H.R. 5418, Establishing a pilot program for patent cases; S. 3582, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act; H.R. 1432, To prohibit brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market. H.R. 2642, Military Construction and Veteran's Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008.

Client expense: $531,219 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)