Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008

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. 400, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. 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. 1642, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. S. 2408, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. 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.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. 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. 2851, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. 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. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, To make sure appropriate infant testing is called for. H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5449, No discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008, Health care coverage for all. No Bill, Graduate medical education; volunteer preceptor, To review regulation of and lessen the burden on voluntary preceptor and continue GME funding. No Bill, Growth of health care spending, To make sure Congress understands how primary care can help curtail these costs. No Bill, Health care access, To promote additional support for improved access to health care. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. 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 Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and providers underpayment. 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 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, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

Client expense: $673,563 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE

S. 1858/H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act S. 625/H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 2464/S. 60, Wakefield Act H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act S. 1375, Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research and Support for Postpartum Depression Act S. 1760/H.R. 3267, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act S. 1069/H.R. 1198, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act H.R. 2477, State Child Well-Being Research Act

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3689/S.2569, Ovarian Cancer Biomarker Research Act of 2007; H.R.20/ S.1375, Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act; H.R.819/S.21, Prevention First Act; Stillbirth draft legislation; H.R.3267/S.1760, Healthy Start Act; H.R.4055, Medicare Cervical Cancer Screening and Detection Coverage Act; S.2141, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and House companion yet to be introduced; S.1042/H.R.583, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act; S. 1576/H.R. 3333, Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act; H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; H.R 1237, Cytology Proficiency Improvement Act; H.R 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; medical home.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; HR 976/S 1893: State Children's Health Insurance Program; HR 3963: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equality Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006 HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 5399/S 2810: Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 3043/S 1710: FY2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H. Con. Res 99/S. Con. Res. 21: FY2008 Budget Resolution; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3825/S 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations.

Client expense: $125,221 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 5629 The Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 3825 The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act Reimbursement for home infusion services under Medicare

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HR 5629 The Pathway for Biosimilars Act HR 3825 The Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act Reimbursement for home infusion services under Medicare

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S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act, The bill includes provisions listed in the House version, but limits state requirements that might be more comprehensive. S. 625, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. S. 634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act , The measure would reauthorize the Childrens Health Act and would provide as much as $55 million to enhance the capacity of states to expand and improve their newborn screening programs. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Act, Electronic Health Records; quality initiatives. S. 1710, Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, FY 2008, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. S. 1858, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act , Authorize grants to educate parents, train health care providers about newborn screening, improve follow-up care for infants and help states expand and improve newborn screening programs. S. 2408, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program. S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act, The measure increases the Medicare physician payment rate by 0.5 percent until July 1, 2008. H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act, It would direct NIH to expand and intensify research and related activities on postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis. H.R. 976, Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The bill, which was vetoed, would have increased SCHIP coverage by 10 million. H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, The bill would allow the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco products. AAFP supports this from a public health perspective. H.R. 1368, Health Information Technology, Electronically network patients with their fps and other medical home providers. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, The bill would require health plans to ensure that any financial requirements applied to mental health and addiction benefits are no more restrictive or costly than those applied to substantially all comparable medical and surgical benefits that the plan covers. H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, The measure would reauthorize the Childrens Health Act and would provide as much as $55 million to enhance the capacity of states to expand and improve their newborn screening programs. H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act, The bill authorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of healthcare information. H.R. 2669, College Cost Reduction Act , The Senate-passed bill includes a section to provide student loan deferment for the entire length of a medical or dental residency. Currently, debt can be deferred only up to three years while in residency. H.R. 2764, Consolidated FY 2008 Appropriations bill, Adequate funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Rural Health Programs. H.R. 3043, Appropriations for Depts. Of Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies, The FY 2008 spending bill included an across-the-board cut of 1.75 percent which reduces the Title VII Training in Primary Care Medicine account by $853,000 below the FY 2007 level. H.R. 3162, The Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act, It would provide a definite annual update of 0.5 percent for 2008 and 2009. In addition, it would repeal the SGR and replace it with a new formula that would create six categories of expenditure targets each of which would have its conversion factor. H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, Authorize grants to educate parents, train health care providers about newborn screening, improve follow-up care for infants and help states expand and improve newborn screening programs. H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, The second bill, which was vetoed, would have increased SCHIP coverage by 10 million. H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act, It would require physician utilization of the Medicare electronic prescription drug program. No bill, Appropriations, Physician workforce and payment; geographic practice cost index; physician incentives to practice in underserved areas; electronic medical records; graduate medical education; Medicare Advantage; primary care and the Patient-centered Medical Home. No bill, Medical Home, Place patient-centered medical home in legislation. No bill, Title VII Health Professions Program Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs. No bill, No title, Physician payment reform to include 1. expanded patient centered medical home demonstration; 2. revision of CMS implementation of budget neutrality in applying revised physician work values.

S. 1858/H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act S. 625/H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007, Titles IV, V H.R. 2464/S. 60, Wakefield Act

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of