Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007

S 329 Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act HR 552 - Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation Act HR 621 & S. 1484 - The Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2007 HR 1108 & S. 625 The Family Smoking Prevention & Tobacco & Tobacco Control Act S. 605 The Allied health Reinvestment Act HR 3968 S. 2704 - Med. Resp Initiative Act of 2007

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

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

Issues supported by congressional COPD Caucus S 329 and HR 552 Medicare Coverage from Out patient Pulmonary Rehabilitation HR 621 & S. 1484 - The home Oxygen Patient Protection Act of 2007 HR 3968 & S. 2704 Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007

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

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

H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions 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, all provisions H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007, all provisions S. 3343, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project through Information Technology (MAP IT) Act, all provisions H.R. 6582, 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, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 3968, Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 2945, Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act of 2007, all provisions Proposed 2008 Physician Payment Rule, Part B Drugs, CAP, ASP, and revisions to physician enrollment appeals Proposed 2009 Physician Payment Policy Rule, provisions on payment update, quality, relative value changes, Medicare enrollment, imaging, and primary care Proposed 2009 Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC) Payment Rule, provisions on payment update, healthcare acquired conditions payment policy, and phase-in of ASC payment methodology 2009 Hospital Inpatient Payment Rule, proposed and final provisions on payment update and policy on payment for "reasonably preventable" hospital acquired conditions Medicare Program - Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Program Medicare Program - Productivity Growth Medicare Program - "Incident to" Billing Medicare Program - Directed Scoring Medicare Program - Physician Payment Reform/Rebasing Medicare Program - Balance Billing Medicare Program - Fraud and Abuse Medicare Program - Rural Health Clinics Medicare Program - Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; and Revisions to the Amendment of the E-Rx Exemption for Computer Generated Facsimile Transmissions Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) Medicare Program - 3% Withhold on Medicare Payments Medicare Program - CMS Audiology Policies Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - DMEPOS Accreditation Requirements Medicare Program - Declining Growth Rate in Physician Service Volume Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions Medicare Program - National Coverage Determinations Medicare Program - Quality improvement/PQRI/PCPI Medicare Program - Gainsharing Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Enrollment Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - Claims Data and BQI Pilots Medicare Program - Removal of Claim Number from Medicare Card Medicare Program - HIPPA: ICD-10 Medicare Program - HIPPA: electronic transactions version 5010

Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)