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2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3163/S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act, and issues relating to health care reform. H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions concerning the disclosure of health data.
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.Con.Res. 312 - Budget resolution FY2009 Bill establishes the congressional budget for the Federal Government for fiscal year 2009, and sets forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. NSBA supported certain sections and amendments of the resolution. H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act or 2007 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enacting a national sales tax. NSBA supported. H. R. 731 - National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007 Bill would require the SBA to establish a program providing regulatory-compliance assistance to small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 1023 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 A bill to repeal a provision designed to increase federal tax revenue by $7 billion over ten years. Repeal the new mandatory 3 percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supports. H.R. 1112 - Stealth Tax Relief Extension Act of 2007 The legislation increases the exemption from the alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers in 2007 and extends through 2007 the allowance of certain nonrefundable tax credits against alternative minimum tax liability. NSBA supported. H.R. 1332 Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007 Bill would improve the access to capital programs of the SBA. NSBA supported. H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Bill addressed the expiration of popular tax provisions such as the AMT patch, research and development tax credits and various other credits and deductions designed to encourage renewable energies. NSBA supported. H.R. 1506 Fuel Economy Reform Act Measure would increase fuel economy standards for automobiles. NSBA supported. H.R. 1542 Healthy Families Act Bill to expand the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to require that employers with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 paid sick-leave days to their employees. NSBA opposed. H.R. 1677 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 Bill gives IRS the right to deny information to tax preparers and lenders who might be contemplating predatory refund anticipation loans (RALs). It also includes provisions on the earned income tax credit and individual retirement accounts. NSBA supported. H.R. 1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act of 2007 Bill would improve federal procurement opportunities for small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2205/S. 1010 Retirement Security for Life Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments. NSBA supports retirement options for its employees, but NSBA has remained largely neutral on this proposal. H.R. 2380 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 To make permanent the repeal of the estate tax after 2010. NSBA supported H.R. 2419 - Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 Bill includes tax incentives for farms, energy and conservation initiatives. NSBA opposed certain revenue-offsets in the bill. H.R. 2727 Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act It would extend the current exemption by at least one year for small businesses to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls reporting requirements. NSBA supported. H.R. 3163 - The Healthy Americans Act Broad health care reform that includes an individual mandate, creation of state Health Help Agencies, subsidies for low-income individuals and changes tax-treatment of health care and health insurance expenditures. NSBA supported sections of the bill. H.R. 3170 Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 The bill permanently reduces the capital gains tax to 15 percent and the estate tax exemption will be $3.5 million in 2009 and will increase $250,000 per year until it reaches $5 million 2015. NSBA supported. H.R. 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act The bill provides economic aid to the housing industry and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. NSBA opposed certain revenue-offsets in the bill. H.R. 3548 - Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 Bill would establish plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3567 - the Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 Bill would expand the ability of venture capital-owned businesses to participate in small-business programs. NSBA opposed. H.R. 3660 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2007 Would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 4008 - Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 Bill provides technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance in regard to unintentional violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. NSBA supported. H.R. 4458 - the Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act Bill seeks to improve the Regulatory Flexibility Act and reduce the regulatory burden borne by Americas small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Bill provides economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. NSBA supported. H.R. 5244 - The Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Bill would prohibit or reform various credit-card practices. NSBA supported. H.R. 5351 - Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act Bill would extend a range of renewable energy tax incentives NSBA supported. H.R. 5402 - Climate Change Center and Clearinghouse Act of 2007 Bill would charge the SBA and EPA to co-chair an interagency working group across federal agencies and establish a clearinghouse of climate-change related information for small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 5719 - Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers. NSBA supported certain provisions of the measure. H.R. 5819 SBIR STTR Reauthorization Act Bill would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. NSBA supported. H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring tax provisions, and provide individual income tax relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 6210 Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. NSBA supported certain sections of the bill. H.R. 6214 Home Office Deduction Standardization Act of 2008 It amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence. NSBA supported. H.R. 6275 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 Bill provides individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax. NSBA supported bill, but opposed offsets. H.R. 6499 Sensible Tax Act of 2008 Beginning in 2009, the legislation would permanently exclude the first $2 million ($4 million for a couple) of an estates value from being subject to any tax and subsequently be adjusted for inflation. The measure would ensure that the surviving spouse is entitled to the $2 million to which the deceased spouse was entitled. NSBA supported. H.R. 6582 - Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit. NSBA supports elements of this legislation to the extent it addresses rising health care cost and insurance availability for small business owners. However, NSBA maintains reservations about the use of cooperatives to achieve this. H.R. 6601 Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 Bill creates a standard home office deduction, removes cell phones from listed property, allows nonresident aliens to be S corporation shareholders, increases the deduction for business meals and entertainment for qualified small businesses, and reduces the recovery period for depreciation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment. NSBA supported. H.R. 6633 - Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries. NSBA supports the employment of legal employees, but remains cautious of mandating a system such as E-verify on small businesses owners due to burdensome administrative task, unwarranted penalties and historical technical errors with the E-verify system. H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Would require health plans that offer mental health benefits to cover the same mental health and addiction disorders that are included in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). NSBA opposed. H.R. 7060 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 Bill includes an extension of individual and business tax provisions and energy tax incentives. NSBA supported. H.R. 7074 Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification Act Bill brings clarity to the process of claiming the tax deduction for a home office and directs the Secretary of Treasury to establish an optional standard deduction. NSBA supported. S.Con.Res. 70 - Bill establishes the congressional budget for the Federal Government for fiscal year 2009, and sets forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. NSBA supported certain sections and amendments of the resolution. S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 The measure repeals the alternative minimum tax on individuals. NSBA supported. S. 102 A bill to extend and expand relief from the alternative minimum tax and to repeal the extension of the lower rates for capital gains and dividends for 2009 and 2010. The legislation increases the exemption from the alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers in 2007 and extends through 2007 the allowance of certain nonrefundable tax credits against alternative minimum tax liability. NSBA supported. S. 334 The Healthy Americans Act Broad health care reform that includes an individual mandate, creation of state Health Help Agencies, subsidies for low-income individuals and changes tax-treatment of health care and health insurance expenditures. NSBA supported sections of the bill S.558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Legislation would require insurance companies to offer the same level of financial coverage for mental health care as they do for other medical care. NSBA opposed S. 777 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 A bill to repeal a provision designed to increase federal tax revenue by $7 billion over ten years. Repeal the new mandatory 3 percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supports. S. 910 Healthy Families Act Bill to expand the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to require that employers with 15 or more employees provide up to 7 paid sick-leave days to their employees. NSBA opposed S. 1145 - The Patent Reform Act of 2007 Bill would provide comprehensive reform the U.S. patent system. NSBA opposed. S. 1395 - Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act Bill would prohibit or reform various credit-card practices. NSBA supported. S. 1617- Fuel Reduction using Electrons to End Dependence On the Mid-East (FREEDOM) Act Bill would provide incentives for the purchase of plug-in electric drive motor vehicles. NSBA supported. S. 1681 Family Medical Leave Insurance Act Legislation to create a fund that would provide up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Mandates employees and employers to fund the plan through payroll taxes. NSBA opposed. S. 1783 - Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America. NSBA supports this legislation to the extent it offers a comprehensive perspective to reforming the health care system to make insurance more affordable for small business owners. However, NSBA opposes the across state line pooling which is included in this proposal. S. 1932 Bill would increase the expenditures for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. NSBA supported. S. 2291- Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 Bill would establish plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. NSBA supported. S. 2239 Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2007 Would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supports. S. 2394 - Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and would also repeal the three percent withholding requirement. NSBA supports sections of this bill. S. 2612 - The Small Business Lending Stimulus Act of 2008, Bill would authorize additional funding for SBA lending program and cut borrowing and lending fees. NSBA supported. S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Bill provides housing reform and includes and extension of the net operating loss carryback rules to allow some money-losing businesses to get refunds of taxes paid during profitable years. NSBA supported. S. 2795 Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. NSBA supported certain sections of the bill. S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expiring provisions relating to the alternative minimum tax, individual and business taxpayers, energy conservation, and tax administration. NSBA supported. S. 2902 SBA Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2008 Bill would reauthorize various parts of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supported. S. 3371 Home Office Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008 Bill brings clarity to the process of claiming the tax deduction for a home office and directs the Secretary of Treasury to establish an optional standard deduction. NSBA supported. S. 3406 ADA Amendments Act A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. NSBA supports the intent of the ADA, but raised concerns over the potential for additional burdensome regulations being put on small businesses. S. 3408 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for other purposes. NSBA supports this legislation as a cornerstone to the framework of value-based purchasing and price transparency to consumer of health care services. S. 3554 - Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008 A bill to provide employees of small employers with access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage. NSBA supports this legislation to the extent it offers a comprehensive low-income subsidies and tax incentive available to make insurance more affordable for small business owners.
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
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $762,281 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
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
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Improving Health Insurance Coverage: Healthy Americans Act (HR 3163/ S 334); Imporving Cancer Care and Treatment: Cancer Screening Treatment and Survivorship Act (HR 2353/S 1415); Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 (S 2000); Hospital Transparency, Health Professions Shortages, End of Life Care.
Client expense: $41,000 · 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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2029 - The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 H.R. 3023 - The Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act of 2007 S. 2662 / H.R. 5480 - The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 H.R. 3162 - The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 S. 2313 / H.R. 3697 - The Strategies to address Antimicrobial Resistance Act of 2007 Medicare Reform Implementation Medicare Technology Reimbursement ICD-10 Implementation H.R. 6252 and S. 3144 - The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 H.R. 6331 - The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 CE bill (Baucus and Allen) - S. 3408 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; H.R. 2184 - Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act Wydam bill - S. 334 and H.R. 3163 - Healthy Americans Act and new chron care bill, S. 3613 - Independence At Home Act Ryan Tax / Health bill - H.R. 6110 - Roadmap For America's Future Act
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2029 - The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 H.R. 3023 - The Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act of 2007 S. 2313 / H.R. 3697 - The Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act of 2007 S. 628 - The Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S. 2351 / H.R. 4200 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products H.R. 3610 - Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3839 - Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 E-Records Patient Safety ERISA Preservation CE bill (Baucus and Allen) - S. 3408 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; H.R. 2184 - Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act Wydan bill - S. 334 and H.R. 3163 - Healthy Americans Act and new chron care bill, S. 3613 - Independence At home Act Ryan Tax/Health bill - H.R. 6110 - Roadmap For America's Future Act
Client expense: $870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633; S. 3408); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare private insurance products (H.R. 3162, S 3101, HR 6331, HR 4296, S. 2408); medcal liability reform (S. 243, S 2662, HR 2580, HR 5480, insurance regulation (S 40, HR 5611, HR 5840), long term care (S 1758, S 2337, HR 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (HR 976, HR 3963); Health insurance tax treatment (HRAs, HSAs, FSAs, Health Care Tax Credit--HR 3920, HR 3943, HR 4341, S 1739, S 1848, HR 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R. 25 - Fair Tax Act or 2007 Legislation to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and enacting a national sales tax. NSBA supported. H. R. 731 - National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act of 2007 Bill would require the SBA to establish a program providing regulatory-compliance assistance to small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 1023 - Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 A bill to repeal a provision designed to increase federal tax revenue by $7 billion over ten years. Repeal the new mandatory three percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supports. H.R. 1112 - Stealth Tax Relief Extension Act of 2007 The legislation increases the exemption from the alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers in 2007 and extends through 2007 the allowance of certain nonrefundable tax credits against alternative minimum tax liability. NSBA supported. H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Bill addressed the expiration of popular tax provisions such as the AMT patch, research and development tax credits and various other credits and deductions designed to encourage renewable energies. NSBA supported. H.R. 1677 Taxpayer Protection Act of 2007 Bill gives IRS the right to deny information to tax preparers and lenders who might be contemplating predatory refund anticipation loans (RALs). It also includes provisions on the earned income tax credit and individual retirement accounts. NSBA supported. H.R. 1873 Small Business Fairness in Contracting Act of 2007 Bill would improve federal procurement opportunities for small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 2205 Retirement Security for Life Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments. NSBA supports retirement options for its employees, but NSBA has remained largely neutral on this proposal. H.R. 2380 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 To make permanent the repeal of the estate tax after 2010. NSBA supported. H.R. 2419 - Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 Bill includes tax incentives for farms, energy and conservation initiatives. NSBA opposed certain revenue-offsets in the bill. H.R. 2727 Small Business SOX Compliance Extension Act It would extend the current exemption by at least one year for small businesses to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls reporting requirements. NSBA supported. H.R. 3163 - The Healthy Americans Act Broad health care reform that includes an individual mandate, creation of state Health Help Agencies, subsidies for low-income individuals and changes tax-treatment of health care and health insurance expenditures. NSBA supported sections of the bill. H.R. 3170 Capital Gains and Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007 The bill permanently reduces the capital gains tax to 15 percent and the estate tax exemption will be $3.5 million in 2009 and will increase $250,000 per year until it reaches $5 million 2015. NSBA supported. H.R. 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act The bill provides economic aid to the housing industry and amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. NSBA opposed certain revenue-offsets in the bill. H.R. 3548 - Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 Bill would establish plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. NSBA supported. H.R. 3567 - The Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007 Bill would expand the ability of venture capital-owned businesses to participate in small-business programs. NSBA opposed. H.R. 3660 - Equity for Our Nations Self-Employed Act of 2007 Would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supported. H.R. 4008 - Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 Bill provides technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance in regard to unintentional violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. NSBA supported. H.R. 4458 - The Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act Bill seeks to improve the Regulatory Flexibility Act and reduce the regulatory burden borne by Americas small businesses. NSBA supported. H.R. 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Bill provides economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits. NSBA supported. H.R. 5244 - The Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Bill would prohibit or reform various credit-card practices. NSBA supported. H.R. 5351 - Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act Bill would extend a range of renewable energy tax incentives NSBA supported. H.R. 5719 - Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to conform return preparer penalty standards, delay implementation of withholding taxes on government contractors, enhance taxpayer protections, and assist low-income taxpayers. NSBA supported certain provisions of the measure. H.R. 5819 SBIR STTR Reauthorization Act Bill would reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. NSBA supported. H.R. 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, extend certain expiring tax provisions, and provide individual income tax relief. NSBA supported. H.R. 6210 - Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. NSBA supported certain sections of the bill. H.R. 6214 - Home Office Deduction Standardization Act of 2008 It amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer who uses a residence to conduct a trade or business a standard tax deduction equal to the lesser of $1,500 or the taxpayer's gross trade or business income derived from the business use of such residence. NSBA supported. H.R. 6275 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 Bill provides individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax. NSBA supported bill, but opposed offsets. H.R. 6499 Sensible Tax Act of 2008 Beginning in 2009, the legislation would permanently exclude the first $2 million ($4 million for a couple) of an estates value from being subject to any tax and subsequently be adjusted for inflation. The measure would ensure that the surviving spouse is entitled to the $2 million to which the deceased spouse was entitled. NSBA supported. H.R. 6582 - Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 To encourage the development of small business cooperatives for healthcare options to improve coverage for employees (CHOICE) including through a small business CHOICE tax credit. NSBA supports elements of this legislation to the extent it addresses rising health care cost and insurance availability for small business owners. However, NSBA maintains reservations about the use of cooperatives to achieve this. H.R. 6601 Small Business Tax Modernization Act of 2008 Bill creates a standard home office deduction, removes cell phones from listed property, allows nonresident aliens to be S corporation shareholders, increases the deduction for business meals and entertainment for qualified small businesses, and reduces the recovery period for depreciation of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment. NSBA supported. H.R. 6633 - Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 To evaluate and extend the basic pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation and to ensure the protection of Social Security beneficiaries. NSBA supports the employment of legal employees, but remains cautious of mandating a system such as E-verify on small businesses owners due to burdensome administrative task, unwarranted penalties and historical technical errors with the E-verify system. H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 Would require health plans that offer mental health benefits to cover the same mental health and addiction disorders that are included in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP). NSBA opposed. H.R. 7005 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide alternative minimum tax relief for individuals for 2008. NSBA supported. H.R. 7006 Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2008 Provides relief to taxpayers affected by Federally-declared disasters nationwide. NSBA supported the tax relief provisions. H.R. 7060 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008 Bill includes an extension of individual and business tax provisions and energy tax incentives. NSBA supported. H.R. 7074 Home Office Tax Deduction Simplification Act Bill brings clarity to the process of claiming the tax deduction for a home office and directs the Secretary of Treasury to establish an optional standard deduction. NSBA supported. S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 The measure repeals the alternative minimum tax on individuals. NSBA supported. S. 102 A bill to extend and expand relief from the alternative minimum tax and to repeal the extension of the lower rates for capital gains and dividends for 2009 and 2010. The legislation increases the exemption from the alternative minimum tax for individual taxpayers in 2007 and extends through 2007 the allowance of certain nonrefundable tax credits against alternative minimum tax liability. NSBA supported. S. 334 The Healthy Americans Act Broad health care reform that includes an individual mandate, creation of state Health Help Agencies, subsidies for low-income individuals and changes tax-treatment of health care and health insurance expenditures. NSBA supported sections of the bill S.558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 Legislation would require insurance companies to offer the same level of financial coverage for mental health care as they do for other medical care. NSBA opposed S. 777 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 A bill to repeal a provision designed to increase federal tax revenue by $7 billion over ten years. Repeal the new mandatory 3 percent withholding requirement on all payments for goods and services made to federal, state and local contractors. NSBA supports. S. 1010 Retirement Security for Life Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage guaranteed lifetime income payments from annuities and similar payments of life insurance proceeds at dates later than death by excluding from income a portion of such payments. NSBA supports retirement options for its employees, but NSBA has remained largely neutral on this proposal. S. 1395 - Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act Bill would prohibit or reform various credit-card practices. NSBA supported. S. 1681 Family Medical Leave Insurance Act Legislation to create a fund that would provide up to eight weeks of paid family leave. Mandates employees and employers to fund the plan through payroll taxes. NSBA opposed. S. 1783 - Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act A bill to provide 10 steps to transform health care in America. NSBA supports this legislation to the extent it offers a comprehensive perspective to reforming the health care system to make insurance more affordable for small business owners. However, NSBA opposes the across state line pooling which is included in this proposal. S. 1932 Bill would increase the expenditures for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs. NSBA supported. S. 2291- Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 Bill would establish plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. NSBA supported. S. 2239 - Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2007 Would allow self-employed individuals to fully-deduct the cost of their health insurance, thus eliminating the self-employed tax on health care. NSBA supports. S. 2394 - Good Government Contractor Act of 2007 Bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify, modernize, and improve public notice of and access to tax lien information by providing for a national, Internet accessible, filing system for Federal tax liens, and would also repeal the three percent withholding requirement. NSBA supports sections of this bill. S. 2612 - The Small Business Lending Stimulus Act of 2008, Bill would authorize additional funding for SBA lending program and cut borrowing and lending fees. NSBA supported. S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Bill provides housing reform and includes and extension of the net operating loss carryback rules to allow some money-losing businesses to get refunds of taxes paid during profitable years. NSBA supported. S. 2795 Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible. NSBA supported certain sections of the bill. S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 Bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expiring provisions relating to the alternative minimum tax, individual and business taxpayers, energy conservation, and tax administration. NSBA supported. S. 2902 SBA Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2008 Bill would reauthorize various parts of the Small Business Administration. NSBA supported. S. 3371 Home Office Deduction Simplification and Improvement Act of 2008 Bill brings clarity to the process of claiming the tax deduction for a home office and directs the Secretary of Treasury to establish an optional standard deduction. NSBA supported. S. 3406 ADA Amendments Act A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. NSBA supports the intent of the ADA, but raised concerns over the potential for additional burdensome regulations being put on small businesses. S. 3408 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for the conduct of comparative effectiveness research and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Comparative Effectiveness Research Trust Fund, and for other purposes. NSBA supports this legislation as a cornerstone to the framework of value-based purchasing and price transparency to consumer of health care services. S. 3554 - Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008 A bill to provide employees of small employers with access to quality, affordable health insurance coverage. NSBA supports this legislation to the extent it offers a comprehensive low-income subsidies and tax incentive available to make insurance more affordable for small business owners. S. 3406 ADA Amendments Act A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. NSBA supports the intent of the ADA, but raised concerns over the potential for additional burdensome regulations being put on small businesses. S. 3682 - Small Business Energy Innovation Act Bill would authorize grants and loan guarantees to small businesses developing and manufacturing energy-efficient technologies. NSBA supported.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR-Healthcare Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD 10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007;" S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act;" HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act;" HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act;" HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007;" S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act;" S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act;" S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill"
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1343, HR 2241, S 2479, HR 3373, HR 3544, S 755 - supporting diabetes treatment and prevention; HR 1952, HR 2377, HR 3800, S 1693, HR 6357, S 1408, S 1814 - supporting development of HIT and infrastructure; HR 2580, HR 5480, S 2662 - seeking professional liability reform; HR 5559, HR 5543, HR 6110, S 158, S 2050 - ensuring parity for podiatric physicians in statutory definitions of physician and services; HR 3163, S 334 - supporting national health care reform
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (s. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system/Insurance/ ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings/comparative effectiveness/wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; S. 3408; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High risk pools (S. 3230, Labor HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Mediare-related private insurance products - H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; s. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long term care (S. 2337, S. 1758; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit - H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); small business/national pooling of insurance health reform (s. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633; S. 3408); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare-related private insurance products H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; S. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long Term Care (S. 1758; S. 2337; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976; H.R. 3963); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Connectors/Virtual Connectors, SIMs; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"; S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill" HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law" Health Disparities; Wellness: Technical Corrections to S1753 Healthy Workforce Act of 2007
Client expense: $1,920,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health Parity, Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Small Group Health Care Reform Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill"
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Mental Health Parity, Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Small Group Health Care Reform Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill"
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare-related private insurance products H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; S. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long Term Care (S. 2337; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582); Comparative effectiveness (S. 3408); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976; H.R. 3963)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
See Addendum HR 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 HR 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 HR 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 HR 1787 Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 HR 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 HR 3163 Healthy Americans Act HR 3200 National Insurance Act HR 3355 Homeowners Defense Act HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 S 40 National Insurers Act S 334 Healthy Americans Act S 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S 927 Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 S 1224 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 1865 Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act of 2007 HSA Regulations, Notice 2007-22, NPRM REG-143797-06 Implementing regulations for Public Law no.106-102: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999 Title V: Title III: 1. Privacy Provisions of Title V 2. Consumer Protections for Bank Sales of Insurance under Title III 3. Support of Federal preemption under Title V and the National Bank Act of state laws restricting sales of insurance by banks 4. Disclosure rules for Fixed Annuities under Title V Implementing Regulations for Public Law 108-159: The Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003, Section 411. Implementing Regulation for Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Title XII, Section 1201, Health Savings Accounts.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
See Addendum HR 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 HR 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 HR 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 HR 1787 Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 HR 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 HR 2761 Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007 HR 3163 Healthy Americans Act HR 3200 National Insurance Act HR 3355 Homeowners Defense Act HR 5719, the Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 S 40 National Insurers Act S 334 Healthy Americans Act S 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S 927 Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 S 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 S 1224 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 1865 Life Insurance Fairness for Travelers Act of 2007 HSA Regulations, Notice 2007-22, NPRM REG-143797-06 Implementing regulations for Public Law no.106-102: Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999 Title V: Title III: 1. Privacy Provisions of Title V 2. Consumer Protections for Bank Sales of Insurance under Title III 3. Support of Federal preemption under Title V and the National Bank Act of state laws restricting sales of insurance by banks 4. Disclosure rules for Fixed Annuities under Title V Implementing Regulations for Public Law 108-159: The Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003, Section 411. Implementing Regulation for Public Law 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, Title XII, Section 1201, Health Savings Accounts.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S.158: Access to Affordable Health Care Act S. 273: Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S. 290: Rural Physicians Relief Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act S. 397: Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007 S. 498: Rural Medicare Equity Act of 2007 S. 1342: HeLP America Act S. 1605: Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 S. 1710: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 2785: Save Medicare Act of 2008 S. 2603: Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008 S. 2687: Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act of 2008 S. 2786: Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 H.R.15: National Health Insurance Act H.R.118: To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate prices for part D covered drugs for Medicare beneficiaries. H.R.205: Medicare Prescription Drug Enrollment Extension Act of 2007 H.R.298: Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 HR 914: Tax Equity and Affordability Act of 2007 H.R. 1651: Rural Health Quality Advisory Commission Act of 2007 HR 2056: Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 HR 2633: HeLP America Act (Introduced in House) HR 2860: Health Care Access and Rural Equity (H-CARE) Act of 2007 HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007 H.R. 3043: Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008 HR 3163: Healthy Americans HR 4848: To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes HR 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 HR 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. 6143: Pension Protection Act ERISA Amendments of 2008 H.R. 6382: Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2008 H.R. 7242: Pension Protection Act IRC Amendments of 2008
Client expense: $2,095,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare: S 1544/HR 3370 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) formula: S 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 HR 3163/S 334 Healthy Americans Act; S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security. Licensing, competition, and government procurement in the software industry. HHS IT e-health procurement. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. H.R. 836, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007. S. 2213, Cyber-Crime Act of 2007. H.R. 2290, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007. H.R. 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007. H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act. H.R. 2272 (P.L. 110-69), To invest in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. China SED/JCCT. H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008. S. 334 (H.R. 3163), Healthy Americans Act. H.R. 2406, To authorize The National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of the healthcare information enterprise in the United States. S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act. H.R. 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act. H.R. 5983, DHS CIO bill. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, and related Senate concerns regarding voluntary business principles. H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 (PRO-(TECH)T Act of 2008. Competition in the online advertising and software markets. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. H.R. 6060, S. 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2008. H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, including issues related to Health IT. Free Trade Agrements: US-Korea, US-Colombia, US-Panama.
Client expense: $2,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 334 and H.R. 3163, Healthy Americans Act, provisions regarding a disallowance of the tax deductibility of prescription drug advertising S. 1342 and H.R. 2633, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (HeLP America Act), provisions regarding the disallowance of the tax deductibility of tobacco advertising H.R. 2823, Fair Balance Prescription Drug Advertisement Act of 2007, provisions relating to a disallowance of the tax deductibility of prescription drug advertising
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD-10 Implementation: HR 1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007," S 1783 and S 1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," HR 3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act;" HR 2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act;" HR 6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer-Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/ Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S 1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007," S334 and HR 3163 "Healthy Americans Act," S 2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR 3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR 2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act," S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" SCHIP; HR 976 and HR 3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill"
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2029 - The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 H.R. 3023 - The Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act of 2007 S. 2662 / H.R. 5480 - The Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 H.R. 3162 - The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 S. 2313 / H.R. 3697 - The Strategies to address Antimicrobial Resistance Act of 2007 Medicare Reform Implementation Medicare Technology Reimbursement ICD-10 Implementation H.R. 6252 and S. 3144 - The Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008 H.R. 6331- The Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 CE bill (Baucus and Allen) - S. 3408 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; H.R. 2184 - Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act Wydan bill - S. 334 and H.R. 3163 - Healthy Americans Act; and new chron care bill, S. 3613 - Independence At Home Act. Ryan Tax/Health bill - H.R. 6110 - Roadmap For America's Future Act
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2029 - The Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 H.R. 3023 - The Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act of 2007 S. 2313 / H.R. 3697 - The Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act of 2007 S. 628 - The Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S. 2351 / H.R. 4200 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit for medical research related to developing qualified infectious disease products. H.R. 3610 - Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3839 - Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 E-Records Patent Safety Erisa Preservation CE bill (Baucus and Allen) - S. 3408 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Act; H.R. 2184 - Enhanced Health Care Value For All Act Wydan bill - S. 334 and H.R. 3163 - Healthy Americans Act; and new chron care bill, S. 3613 - Independence At Home Act. Ryan Tax/Health bill - H.R. 6110 - Roadmap For America's Future Act
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research, Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Accounts; S 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage and Medicare Secondary Payor), Medicaid, and SCHIP; HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions relating to CMS regulatory action on Medicaid; S 2620, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; HR 5268, To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; all provisions relating to Medicaid payment; S 1701, To provide for the extension of transitional medical assistance (TMA) and the abstinence education program through the end of fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes; provisions relating to Medicare Advantage; HR 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Medicare (including Medicare Advantage), health information technology, and health care quality measurement; HR 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all provisions relating to children's health and dental insurance coverage; HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, all provisions relating to SCHIP funding; S 334/ HR 3163, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions relating to health insurance coverage, Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, and employer taxes related to health insurance; Medicare Advantage Payment; Medicaid payment and state plans oversight; SCHIP reauthorization; S.3101 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6331 - Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; HR 6819 To ammend the Medicare Improvement for Patients adn Providers act, all provisions related to the Medicare Advantage program
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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Mental health parity [Mental Health Parity Act (S. 558) -- all provisions; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424) -- all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 1424) -- provisions pertaining to mental health parity, Sec. 512] Comparative effectiveness research authorization issues [Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (H.R. 2184) -- all provisions; Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162) -- Sec. 904] Expanding access to coverage for uninsured [Healthy Americans Act (S. 334, H.R. 3163) -- all provisions; American Health Benefits Program Act (H.R. 5348) -- all provisions] Health information technology issues [Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) -- all provisions; Promoting Health Information Technology Act (H.R. 3800) -- all provisions; Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (H.R. 6357) -- all provisions; Health-e Information Technology Act (H.R. 6898) -- all provisions; proposed HHS regulation pertaining to transition to ICD-10 billing codes; issues pertaining to the security and protection of personal health information] Issues pertaining to insurance coverage regulations [Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (H.R. 758) -- provision regarding coverage rescissions (Sec. 7)]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD 10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007;" S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act;" HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act;" HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act;" HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007;" S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act;" S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act;" S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill"
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitoring issues related to healthcare; entire bills of the following: S. 869 / H.R. 1508, Compete Act of 2007 S. 618 / H.R. 1081, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S. 244, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 243, MCAP Act S. 334 / H.R.3163, Healthy Americans Act H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 H.R. 3509, Medical Justice Act of 2007 S. 1455, National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S. 1693 / H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 H.R. 2377, Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007 H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act S. AMDT. 3500, To improve womens access to health care in rural areas
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill" HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill" HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare, Healthcare Reform S 1544/HR 3370 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) formula: S 1951 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 HR 3163/S 334 Healthy Americans Act; S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum page Mental Health Parity S. 558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 - Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 Health Information Technology S. 1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 1368 - Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 S. 1783 - Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act H.R. 2406 - Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 6357 - Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008 Health Care Reform S. 1019 - Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 334/H.R. 3163 - Healthy Americans Act S. 2795 - Small Business Health Options Act of 2008 H.R.758 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008 ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Association Health Plans, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, recision
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
**see addendum page Mental Health Parity S. 558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 - Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 Health Information Technology S. 1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 1368 - Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 S. 1783 - Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act H.R. 2406 - Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act Health Care Reform S. 1019 - Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 334/H.R. 3163 - Health Americans Act H.R. 758 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008 ***, no specific bill(s), Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts, Transparency, Health Information Technology, Electronic Prescribing, Insurance Market Reform, Association Health Plans, Uninsured, Employer Based Health System, Recision
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
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
Client expense: $482,302 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.334/H.R.3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; Health Information Technology (S.1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - Electronic Health Records; H.R.2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act" - Interoperability); Comparative Effectiveness; Transparency; E-Prescribing; ICD-10
Client expense: $970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured; Health Disparities; Connectors/Virtual Connectors; S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Mental Health Parity: S3712 "A Bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" Comparative Effectiveness Funding: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only, HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"; S3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts SCHIP; HR976 and HR3963 "SCHIP Extension Bill" HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law"
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health care reform proposals; ERISA preemption, health information technology; domestic partner health plans; health savings accounts; genetic nondiscrimination; Medicare Advantage plans, retiree health; funding for quality research; ESRD Medicare payments; mental health parity; HR 1820/S 1556 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act, HR 5442, Trust Act (HIT) S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology HR 1424/S 558, Mental Health Parity S 1753, Healthy Workforce Act HR 853, Wellness and Prevention Act HR 4296, E-Meds Act HR 6143, retiree health S. Res. 673/H Con Res 405, Workplace Wellness Resolution HR 3163/S 334/HR 6444, Healthy Americans Act
Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Improving Health Insurance Coverage: Healthy Americans Act (HR 3163/ S 334); Improving Cancer Care and Treatment: Cancer Screening Treatment and Survivorship Act (HR 2353/S 1415), Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 (S 2000); Hospital Transparency, Health Professions Shortages, End of Life Care: Life Sustaining Treatment Preferences Act of 2008 (HR 7181); Expanding Comparative Effectiveness Research: Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 (S 3408).
Client expense: $62,000 · 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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
See attached list H.R. 758 -- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. H.R. 1424 -- Paul Wellstone Mental Health adn Addicition Equity Act, as it pertains to health insurance regulations. H.R. 2761 -- Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act. H.R. 4460 -- Health Care Choice Act. S. 40 -- National Insurance Act. S. 558 -- Mental Health Parity Act. S. 2477 -- Health Care Choice Act. H.R. 7129 -- Several Approaches to Reduce Uninsured Act H.R. 506 -- To provide for innovation in healthcare through State initiatives that expand coverage and access. S.334/H.R. 3163/H.R. 6444 -- Healthy Americans Act
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached list. H.R. 1367/H.R. 1424 -- Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, as it pertains to health insurance regulations. H.R. 2406 -- Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Intergration Act, as it relates to the establishment of a single standard for health information technology systems used by health providers. H.R. 758 -- Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act S.1693 -- Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1693 -- Wired for Health Care Quality Act, as it pertains to the adoption of a nationwide health information system. S.1224 -- SCHIP Reauthorization S.1408 -- Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S.1455 -- National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S.334/H.R. 3163/ H.R. 6444 -- Healthy Americans Act S.495 -- Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S.628 -- Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 H.R. 7129 -- Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act of 2008
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3163/S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act, and issues relating to health care reform
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 2472, the Essential Oral Health Care Act HR 1781 and S. 739, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act HR 2371, Deamonte's Law S. 3064 Oral Health Initiative Act of 2008 S. 3708 Health Professions Primary Care Reinvestment Act H.R.1343 : To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide additional authorizations of appropriations for the health centers program under section 330 of such Act, and for other purposes (COmmunity Health Center Reauthorization). HR 3186 and S. 1906, Meth Mouth Prevention and Community Recovery Act HR 3187 and S. 1907, Meth Mouth Correctional Costs HR 1108 and S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act HR 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 976 and 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 (SCHIP Reauthorization) S. 1893 Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (SCHIP Reauthorization) S.2723 and H.R.5549 Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act S. 3067 Dental Health Improvement Act of 2008 Secretarys Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020 S.901 and HR 1343 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2007 HR 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act H.R. 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007 H.R. 3163 and S. 771, Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007 S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S 334 Healthy Americans Act HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust (TRUST) in Health Information Act HR 6331/S3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S 628 Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 980 Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 2408 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act S 2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S 3072 Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008 HR 1467 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act HR 2377 Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2007 HR 6613 Improving Dental Access in Underserved Communities Act of 2008 HR 5885 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2008 HR 6179 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008 S 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S 1783 Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act S 2105 A bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board. S. 3408 Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008 H.R. 6845 Fair Copyright in Research Works Act of 2008
Client expense: $434,564 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Insurance Market Reform S.1019, S. 334, AND HR. 3163 and Health Choice Act Mental Health Parity Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007 HR. 971 and S. 2161 S. 3172 Technical Corrections to Wellstone/Domenici Parity Act HIT: Standards, ICD-10 Implementation HR. 1368 Wired for Health Care Act S. 1783 and S. 1693 Comparative Effectiveness Research HR. 3162 TAA HR. 3801 and S. 1848 Genetic Non Discrimination HR. 493 and S. 358 Michelle Law HR. 2851 and S. 400 SCHIP HR. 976 and HR. 3963 "Extension Bill" HR. 6357 Pro (Tech) Act of 2008
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: H.R. 971 and S.2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007"; S.618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007". Health Information Technology Standards: Electronic Health Records; ICD-10 Implementation; H.R. 3168 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S.1783 and S.1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; H.R. 3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; H.R. 2406 "Healthcare Information Enterprise Integration Act"; H.R. 6357 Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008". Healthcare Reform: Insurance Market Reform: Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Business Healthcare; Uninsured; S.1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S.334 and H.R. 3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S.2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008". TAAL H.R. 3801 and S.1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007". Comparative Effectiveness Research: H.R. 3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; H.R. 2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act"; S.3408 "Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008". S.2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims. H.R.2851 and S.400 "Michelle's Law".
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; HIT Privacy; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: sections pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act" Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law" HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP" S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards: HIT Privacy; Electionic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007", S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"; HR6357 "Pro(Tech)t Act of 2008" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; S2795 "Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008" Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: secions pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act" Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law" HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP" S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards: HIT Privacy; Electionic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007", S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act" Genetic Non-discrimination: S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007" Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 as passed: sections pertaining to the "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" Comparative Effectiveness Research: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act" Health Savings Account/Medical Savings Accounts HR2851 and S400 "Michelle's Law" HR5550 "To amend title 5 USC to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a 'child' under FEHBP" S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims HR758 "Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE