Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007

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

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

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 7187/S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions

Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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 HR 6331/S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Client expense: $270,000 · 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

Comparative Effectiveness Research (H.R.2184, H.R.3162, S.3408) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S.358, H.R.493, H.R.1424) Mental Health Parity (S.558, H.R.1424) Health Care Reform (S.334, H.R.6444) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S.1544, S.1693, H.R.3370) Health Information Technology (S 1693, H.R.6357; H.R.6898) Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695, S.623, H.R.1038, H.R.1956, H.R.5629) Electronic Prescribing (S.2408, H.R.4296) ERISA Preemption Issues

Client expense: $2,700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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 HR 6331/S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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

HR 3370 and S 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; HR 2897 and S 2188, Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act of 2007; S 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act; S 2089, Medicare Prescription Drug Cap Reduction Act of 2007: issues related to Medicare reimbursement.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions

Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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 HR 6331/S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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

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 HR 6331/S 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

Client expense: $380,000 · 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

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions

Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (HR 3370, S 1544) Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act (HR 4105) Hospital and physician payments under Medicare and Medicaid Physician self-referral to acute hospitals in which they have ownership interest A two-year moratorium on implementation of rules relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships and hospital GME payments under Medicaid (HR 1480), S 787, HR 5613) Medicare "value-based purchasing" for hospital services Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (S 3101, HR 6331) Preserving Access to Medicare Act (S 3118)

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Secondary Payor (H.R.1193, S.691, H.R.3162) Comparative Effectiveness Research (H.R.2184, H.R.3162) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S.358, H.R.493, H.R.1424) Mental Health Parity (S.558, H.R.1424) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S.1544, S.1693, H.R.3370) Health Information Technology (S 1693) Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695, S.623, H.R.1038, H.R.1956, H.R.5629) Medicare Program Issues (H.R.3162) Electronic Prescribing (S.2408, H.R.4296) ERISA Preemption Issues

Client expense: $3,031,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

HR 3370 and S 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; HR 2897 and S 2188, Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act of 2007; S 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act; S 2089, Medicare Prescription Drug Cap Reduction Act of 2007; issues related to Medicare reimbursement.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform

Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, This includes revisions to physician payment system in Medicare. H.R. 5140, Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act, To ask Congress to attach the physician payment provisions. No Bill, AMA Strategy Session on Medicare and Antitrust. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare - Non-physician Providers, To expand Medicare to cover incident to services by non-physician providers (NPP). No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Medicare physician payment (SGR), To continue the Medicare payment rate to physicians for 18 months. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Payment reform and PCMH, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, RUC and Medicare medical home demo, To influence CMS and legislative enhance the demo.

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. S. 1858, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement, To assure that the data that the bill requires is from an accurate source. H.R. 3825, Supporting Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008, Promote public awareness, trained workers to offer quality care for newborns. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, to discourage requiring pharma. companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. No Bill, Comparative drug effectiveness, This will provide family physicians with useful guidance for their prescribing. No Bill, Contact with GAO Staff, Medicare physician payment; Title VII. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To make sure the revisions to the designation process are fair. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare quality reporting (PQRI program), To continue the program as a voluntary bonus payment one. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Scope of Practice, Relates to truth in advertising legislation.

Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 4) National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 15) Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 (H.R. 298) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493) Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act (H.R. 506) Childrens Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (H.R. 1038) Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2007 (H.R. 1322) Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 (H.R. 1424) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 1820) Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 (H.R. 1956) Promoting Health for Future Generations Act (H.R. 2639) Childrens Health and Medicare Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) Healthy Americans Act (H.R. 3163) HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (H.R. 3234) Flexible Health Savings Act (H.R. 3306) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (H.R. 3370) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3685) Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act (H. R. 3796) Trade and Globalization Assistance Act (H.R. 3920) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed (H.R. 3997) Mental Health Parity Extension Legislation (H.R. 4848) Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in (TRUST) in Health Information Act of 2008 (H.R. 5442) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extensions Act of 2007 Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 (H.R. 5480) Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 (S. 3) Health Partnership Act (S. 325) Healthy Americans Act (S. 334) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 358) Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S. 558) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (S. 623) Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act (S. 1019) State-based Health Care Reform Act (S. 1169) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S. 1544) Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695) Healthy Workforce Act (S. 1753) Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (the CLASS Act) (S. 1758) Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act (S. 1783) Healthy Tax Reform Act (S. 1875) Childrens Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (S. 1893) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (S. 2499) Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 (S. 2662) Disability Savings Act (S. 2741) Regulatory communication with covered federal officials on legislative issues. HHS value-driven health care and health information technology (S. 1693), Medicare funding (H.R. 5480/S. 2662) DOL ERISA case - employer health spending requirements mandate in San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance White House mental health parity (H.R. 1424/S. 558)

Medicare Secondary Payor (HR 1193, S 691, HR 3192); Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S 1544, S 1693, HR 3370); Comparative Effectiveness Research (HR 2184, HR 3126); Health Information Technology (S 1693); Mental Health Parity (S 558, HR 1424); Medicare Program Issues (HR 3162), Electronic Prescribing (S 2408, HR 4296); ERISA preemption issues

Client expense: $1,351,700 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Healthcare Reform: HR 3162 Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 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

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

H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; all provisions H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; all provisions S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; all provisions S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act; all provisions S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007; all provisions Bill not yet assigned, Retirement Bill; provisions relating to efforts to prevent erosion of ERISA preemption law

Client expense: $1,770,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Medicare Secondary Payor (HR 1193, S 691, HR 3162) Comparative Effectiveness Research (HR 2184, HR 3162) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S 358, HR 493, HR 1424) Mental Health Parity (S 558, HR 1424) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S 1544, S 1693, HR 3370) Health Information Technology (S 1693) Biogenerics Legislation (S 1695, S 623, HR 1038, HR 1956, HR 5629) Medicare Program Issues (HR 3162) Electronic Prescribing (S 2408, HR 4296) ERISA Preemption Issues

Client expense: $4,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 (HR 3370, S 1544) Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act (HR 4105) Hospital and Physician Payments Under Medicare Physician Self-Referral to Acute Hospitals in Which They Have Ownership Interest A two-year moratorium on implementation of rules relating to the Federal-State financial partnerships and hospital GME payments under Medicaid (HR 1480, S 787, HR 5613) Enhanced Healthcare Value for All Act of 2007 (HR 2184)

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3370 and S 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; HR 2897 and S 2188, Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act of 2007; S 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act; S 2089, Medicare Prescription Drug Cap Reduction Act of 2007; issues related to Medicare reimbursement.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, H.R. 3370/S. 1544 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), H.R. 3162/S. 1893 Medicare Secondary Payer Rules, H.R. 2549

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Long-Term Care Patient Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 (HR 3057, S.1958) Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act (HR 562, S.338) Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007 (HR 1459, S.543) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 (HR 3370, S.1544)

Client expense: $195,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3162, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) H.R. 3370/S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 195, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, UNDETERMINED

Regulatory Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on Clarification of the Applicability of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to Employer-Sponsored Health Care Benefits for Retirees Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Proposed Rule on Employee Benefits Cafeteria Plans {REG-142695-05} issued August 3, 3007 Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Proposed Rule on Chartered Value Exchanges, issued May 8, 2007 Treasury/IRS proposed regulations on health, long-term care and disability insurance in a qualified plan [NPRM published August 20, 2007, (72 Fed. Reg. 4621)] Department of Defense (DOD) – TRICARE Amendment – Employer Sponsored Group Health Plans Treasury/IRS proposed rules on Comparable Contributions to HSAs, Accelerated Employer Contributions, NPRM published June 1, 2007 (Fed. Reg. 30501) Treasury/IRS additional HSA guidance, Notice 2007-22, released February 15, 2007 National Health Insurance Act (H.R. 15) Flexible Spending Accounts Growth and Opportunities Act of 2007 (H.R. 298) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493) Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act (H.R. 506) Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (H.R. 1038) Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act 0f 2007 (H.R. 1424) Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (H.R. 1820) Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 (H.R. 1956) Promoting Health for Future Generations Act (H.R. 2639) Children’s Health and Medicare Act of 2007 (H.R. 3162) Healthy Americans Act (H.R. 3163) HSA Improvement and Expansion Act (H.R. 3234) Flexible Health Savings Act (H.R. 3306) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3363) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (H.R. 3370) Employment Non-Discrimination Act (H.R. 3685) Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act (H. R. 3796) Trade and Globalization Assistance Act (H.R. 3920) Defenders of Freedom Tax Relief Act of 2007/Heroes Earnings Assistance and Tax Relief Act of 2007-title as passed (H.R. 3997) Senate Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007 (S. 3) Health Partnership Act (S. 325) Healthy Americans Act (S. 334) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S. 358) Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 (S. 558) Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act (S. 623) Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act (S. 1019) State-based Health Care Reform Act (S. 1169) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S. 1544) Tax Equity for Domestic Partner and Health Beneficiaries Act (S. 1556) Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (S. 1695) Healthy Workforce Act (S. 1753) Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act (S. 1783) Healthy Tax Reform Act (S. 1875) Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act (S. 1893) Long-Term Care Affordability and Security Act of 2007 (S. 2337) Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (S. 2499) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (H.R. 4)

HR 3370 and S 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007; HR 2897 and S 2188, Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act of 2007; S 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act; S 2089, Medicare Prescription Drug Cap Reduction Act of 2007; issues related to Medicare reimbursement.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Healthcare Reform Healthy Workforce Act S 1753 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act S 1544, HR 3370 Healthy Americans Act S 334

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

HR 3162 S 1544 HR 3370 Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) formula S 1951

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, H.R. 3370/S. 1544 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), H.R. 3162/S. 1893 Medicare Secondary Payer Rules, H.R. 2549

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3162 S 1544 HR 3370

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $180,000

S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S. 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1556 Tax Equity for Domestic Partners and Health Plan Beneficiaries Act S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1875 Healthy Tax Reform Act S. 1893 Children’s Health Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1899 Universal Health Coverage Act HR 4 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 HR 15 National Health Insurance Act HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 506 Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act HR 1038 Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Records Act of 2007 HR 1424 Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 HR 1820 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act of 2007 HR 2639 Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 HR 3162 Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act HR 3163 Healthy Americans Act HR 3234 HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2007 HR 3306 Flexible Health Savings Act of 2007 HR 3370 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 Regulatory: • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Clarification of the Applicability of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) to Employer-Sponsored Health Care Benefits for Retirees • Internal Revenue Service Proposed Rule on Employee Benefits Cafeteria Plans [REG-142695-05] issued August 3, 2007 • Health and Human Services Department Proposed Rule on Chartered Value Exchanges, issued May 8, 2007 S. 334 Health Americans Act S. 1753 Health Workforce Act

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported