Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007

HR 2260- Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007, all provisions. HR 3173/S 1873- Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007, all provisions. Coverage of hearing benefits in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Public outreach on hearing loss. H. Con Res. 195 - Creation of National Dysphasia Month

Client expense: $98,648 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

HR 2260- Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007, all provisions. HR 3173/S 1873- Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007, all provisions. Coverage of hearing benefits in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Public outreach on hearing loss. H. Con Res. 195 - Creation of National Dysphasia Month

Client expense: $90,262 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

H.R.2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007

Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.2851 - Michelle's Law H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.3560 - QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008

H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007

Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008

H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007

Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007

Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 2260- Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007, all provisions. HR 3173/S 1873- Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007, all provisions. Coverage of hearing benefits in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Public outreach on hearing loss.

Client expense: $78,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE

HR 2260- Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007, all provisions. HR 3173/S 1873- Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007, all provisions.

Client expense: $78,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 1, HR2683, HR3173 & HR 3495 PL 110-53 S4, S1644, S1873 & S1970

Client expense: $1,129,163 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 1, HR477, HR882, HR976,HR1093,HR1655,HR2050,HR2164,HR2580,HR2583,HR2584,HR2626,HR2669,HR2749,HR2764,HR2900 HR3043,HR3074,HR3162,HR3173,HR3344,HR3495,HR3533,HR3963,PL 110-53,PL110-84 & PL110-161, S4, S60,S243,S244,S588,S999,S1003,S1082,S1310,S1408,S1519,S1588,S1642,S1644,S1710,S1789,S1873,S1893,S1970,S2319 S2499

Client expense: $1,129,163 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3173 & S.1873, Improving Emergency Medical Care and Response Act of 2007

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

* S. 1873, H.R. 3173, Support for bill authorizing demonstration program on regionalizing emergency medical services S. 793/H.R. 1418 - bill reauthorizing Traumatic Brain Injury Act.. support for.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FFY 2008 Budget and budget resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid cuts FFY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS rules FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and "75% Rule" rules CY 2008 Medicare Outpatient PPS rules FFY 2008 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule update CMS Proposed rule to limit intergovernmental transfers and certified public expenditures CMS Proposed value-based purchasing program CMS Proposed rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education payments State Childrens health Insurance program funding IRS Form 990 revision "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states' Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals HUD Federal housing assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Heath care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection and performance measure reporting Medical error reporting S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid liability reform S.473/H.R.215 Allied health professions reinvestment act of 2005 S.543/H.R.1459 Inpatient rehabilitation facilities' 75% rule mitigation S.544 Patient safety and quality improvement act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical cord blood stem cell research S.896 Physician shortage elimination act of 2007 S.898/H.R.1812 Patient navigator outreach & chronic disease prevention act of 2005 S.933/H.R.2350 rural community hospital assistance act S.1041/H.R.800 Employee free choice act--card check S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health technology to enhance quality act of 2005 & 21st century health information act s.1348 National immigration reform bill S.1355 & S.1262 Better healthcare through information technology act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare value purchasing act of 2005 S.1418 Wired for health care quality act S.1481/H.R.2497 Fair and reliable medical justice act S.1604 Nursing education and quality of health care act of 2007 S.1693 Health information exchange--funding for IT S.1784 National medical error disclosure & compensation act of 2005 S.1955 Health insurance marketplace modernization & affordability act of 2005 S.3042 All-hazards public health emergency & bioterrorism preparedness & response act H.R.139 Health improvement and professionals act of 2005 H.R.534/H.R.880 Rural health equity act H.R.1663 Medicare Mental health modernization act of 2007 H.R.2050 Medicaid psychiatric hospital fairness act H.R.2122 Mandatory overtime limits for nurse H.R.2206 Emergency supplemental spending bill H.R.3173 Nurse faculty higher education act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving patient access to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals act H.R.3607 The future of health care-granting access to innovation in America act H.R.4157 Health information technology promotion act of 2005/hospital pricing transparency S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission

Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states’ Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for Performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency Preparedness Immigration Medicare Wage Index Community Benefit Reporting Mental Health Parity Limited Service Hospitals Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Assistance mortage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital Infection reporting Medical Error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid Liability Reform S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Act S. 543 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities 75% Rule of Mitigation S.544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research S.896 Physician Shortage Elimnation Act of 2007 S.898/H.R.1812 Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 S.933/H.R.2350 Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.1041/H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act - Card Check S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century Health Information Act S.1355 & S.1262 Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1348 National Immigration Reform Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1481/H.R.2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange - funding for IT S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure & Compensation Act of 2005 S.1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 S.3042 All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act H.R.139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 H.R.534 Rural Health Equity Act H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act H.R. 1459 Inpatinet Rehabilitation Facilities 74% Rule Mitigation H.R. 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2050 Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Fairness Act H.R. 2122 Mandatory Overtime Limits for Nurses H.R. 2206 Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act H.R.3607 The Future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005/Hospital Pricing Transparency FFY 2008 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2008Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and “75% Rule”, Rules CY 2008 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2008 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision “Stark” and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission