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TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008
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63d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Education and support for population-based health programs, such as disease and care management in FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage, including Special Needs Plans (specifically, the reauthorization of Chronic Care Special Needs Plans, or C-SNPs, the incorporation of reasonable process measures and standards for SNP evaluation, and recommendations for CMS' Chronic Conditions SNP Panel); Medicare pilots and demonstrations such as the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration, Senior Risk Reduction Dem- onstration, Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, Medicare Electronic Health Records Demonstration, the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD, as authorized under Section 4016 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997), and Medicare Health Support (as authorized under Section 721 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA), which created the "Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program" now called Medicare Health Support) - specifically, the 18-month Report to Congress on Medicare Health Support. Provision of suggestions and recommendations for consideration of the broader inclusion of coordinated chronic care and health service stakeholder expertise in the feasibility study of a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network demonstration program and in outcomes reporting for comparative effectiveness research (authorized in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008). Analysis and discussions regarding the expanded hospital re-admission reporting requirements included in Final IPPS & OPPS Rules. Analysis of Congressional Budget Office reports on health care reform key issues and budget options, and promotion of successful outcomes in population health improvement programs as a component of national reform of care delivery, financing and design, particularly in public sector programs. Promotion of alternative modeling might more fully capture the true costs and savings associated with innovative prevention and treatment techniques in health care. Promotion of consideration of alternative models to assess and adjust risk scores related to the illnesses of beneficiaries in the Medicare program. Support for funding of prevention and wellness programs and initiatives as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as passed by the House and Senate. Support for modifying provisions related to HIPAA Privacy rule and security for personal health information as established in the Health-e Information Technology Act (HITECH Act) as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Encouragement of efforts to preserve HIPAA provisions permitting exchange of protected health information for care coordination and disease management, efforts to advance health information technology deployment, particularly as it would affect individuals with chronic conditions, including e-prescribing, and the creation of interoperability standards and priority use cases and best practices for technology deployment and promotion in care coordination. Support for the exemption of disease management and care coordination efforts from economic stimulus provision that would have required the HHS Secretary to issue new health care operations rules. Analysis and submission of comments regarding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and the creation of regulations by the EEOC defining the employer wellness program exception as provided for in GINA. Education regarding effectiveness of chronic condition care and its benefits to Medicaid and other populations via the sharing of published quality improvement studies that reported cost or utilization outcomes from the intervention and which are target clinical conditions relevant for Medicaid programs. Advocacy for priorities of all stakeholders providing services along the care continuum toward the goal of population health improvement in proposed and realized legislation, including S. 3613 & H.R. 7114, the Independence at Home Act of 2008; S. 631 & H.R. 5765, the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007; S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act; S. 1340, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007; S. 1753, the Healthy Workforce Act of 2007; H.R. 3800, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 (HITECH Act); H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008; S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007; H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA); the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA); initiatives pertaining to the treatment and prevention of obesity as a chronic disease generally and as a component of population health improvement approaches to addressing the obesity epidemic. Advocacy and support for expansion of Medicare-covered clinical preventive services as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and provided for in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). Endorsement of the Healthy Workforce Act of 2009 and promotion of the legislation through the Healthy Workplace Alliance. General advocacy for population health improvement as a tool to improve the quality of health care and health care outcomes, and reduce preventable health care costs, and promotion of health promotion, wellness, and care coordination programs at the White House Regional Health Reform Summits.
Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety NetAct of 2008 General Health Issues S 2819 - Ecpmpmic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S 2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 HR 3289 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 HR 1056 - Healthy Schools Day Resoution HR 6056 - Green Schools Act Medicare Part D Assest Test S 3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 5442 - TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 HR 2056 - Medicare Part D Improvement Act of 2007 HR 3127 - Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 S 2101 - Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2007 HR 6331 - Medicare Savings Program Improvement Act of 2008 S 2706 - Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act HR 676 - United States national health Insurance Act HR 5442 - TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008
Client expense: $311,546 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
2008 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, To discourage requiring pharmaceutical companies from having to report unrestricted grants for CME. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity, To require health plans to cover mental health services on a par with how they cover physical health. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform base on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
| Democratic |
| TX |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | IL |
| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $755,699 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $755,699 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $755,146 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, CMS Meetings regarding Medicare payment, PCMH Pilot, GME. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas.
Client expense: $755,146 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 110-275 (H.R. 6331, S. 3101), Medicare physician Payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. P.L. 110-329 (H.R. 2638), Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medial Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Antitrust issues related to health care plan consolidation and physician collective bargaining, Oppose anticompetitive insurance consolidation. Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Collective Negotiation by Physicians with Health Plans, To allow physicians to bargain collectively with health plans. No Bill, Healthcare reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and provider underpayment. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Promoting the US health delivery system reform to a Patient Centered Medical Home model of care, Promoting health care reform based on the PCMH model of care. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care. No Bill, Rural and underserved health issues, geographic practice cost indices, physician scarcity bonus, To ask Congress to extend these incentives for physicians to locate and practice in rural and underserved areas. 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: $755,146 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
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. 2408, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S, 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. S. 4296, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 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. 3800, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments and repeal medicare sustainable growth rate formula, provide positive update for medicare physician payments. Extend payment rate for physicians to 18 months. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To include provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. No Bill, Attended FTC Health Care Clinical Integration Workshop, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Health care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committees and to promote additional support. No Bill, 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. 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 provider 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, Out of pocket costs for health care, To make sure out-of-pocket costs for health care (especially drugs) does not prevent patients' access to health care. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-base 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, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce and eventually eliminate disparities in health care.
Client expense: $934,646 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Supported less restrictive coverage and plan design reference Mental Health Parity Legislation - HR1924, S.558 Supported implementing universal standards for Health Care Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure - HR 1693 HR 5442, S114 Opposed the Healthy American Act Supported Medical Errors/Quality Reporting legislation Supported Health Care/Health Reimbursement Accouts & Flexible Spending Accounts (HR 3185) Suoported Genetic Discrimination (HR 493 & S 358) Lobbied for the Retiree Health Account Act (HR 6288)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supported less restrictive coverage and plan design reference Mental Health Parity Legislation - HR1924, S.558 Implemented universal standards for Health Care Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure - HR 1693 HR 5442, S114 Opposed the Healthy American Act Opposed the Breast Cancer Protection Act - HR 758 (Mandatory Hospital Stay)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied for implementation of universal standards for Health Care Information Technology Infrastructure - HR 1693, HR 5442, S114 Lobbied against the Healthy American Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology, S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, H.R. 1952, National Health Information Incentive Act, HR 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act, Regulation of Tobacco, HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Physician Workforce Shortages, Disparities in Health Care, HR 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, HR 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Access (HR 5442)
Client expense: $2,895,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
HJR 0079 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, media ownership HR 0248 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0281 To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to allow all eligible voters to vote by mail in Federal elections. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, discrimination HR 0372 To direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the regulations regarding the Do-not-call registry to prohibit politically-oriented recorded message telephone calls to telephone numbers listed on that registry. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy HR 0719 bill to authorize additional appropriations for supervision of Internet access by sex offenders convicted under Federal law, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sex offenders HR 0818 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, criminal justice HR 0923 To provide for the investigation of certain unsolved civil rights crimes, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice HR 0985 To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify which disclosures of information are protected from prohibited personnel practices; to require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements to the effect that such policies, forms, and agreements are consistent with certain disclosure protections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, equal protection, privacy HR 1281 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 1338 To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, womens rights HR 1352 To prohibit the return or other transfer of persons by the United States, for the purpose of detention, interrogation, trial, or otherwise, to countries where torture or other inhuman treatment of persons occurs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, torture, human rights HR 1383 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide penalties for the misuse of robocalls. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, privacy, censorship HR 1415 To provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. Issue lobbied: national security, human rights HR 1416 To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States and to repeal the prohibition on treaty obligations establishing grounds for certain claims. Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas corpus HR 1431 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodation in employment, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, religious liberty HR 1955 To prevent homegrown terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 2015 To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. . Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, women's rights, LGBT rights HR 2102 To maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, free press, censorship HR 2638 Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, employment verification HR 2831 To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, equal protection, disability rights HR 3189 To establish reasonable procedural protections for the use of national security letters, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 3195 To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, disability rights HR 3356 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain electronic surveillance. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3407 To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State and local educational agencies and schools to make greater use of early intervening services, particularly schoolwide positive behavior supports. Issue lobbied: civil rights, education, school-to-prison pipeline HR 3547 To increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, gangs HR 3548 To enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style for Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 3773 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3782 To reiterate the exclusivity of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the sole authority to permit the conduct of electronic surveillance, to modernize surveillance authorities, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 3791 To modernize and expand the reporting requirements relating to child pornography, to expand cooperation in combating child pornography, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, First Amendment, criminal justice, privacy, free speech, censorship HR 3887 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, womens rights HR 3971 To encourage States to report to the Attorney General certain information regarding the deaths of individuals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice HR 4088 To provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy, employment verification HR 4114 To modify certain provisions of law relating to torture. Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, torture HR 4175 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to data privacy and security, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy HR 4179 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an appeal and redress process for individuals wrongly delayed or prohibited from boarding a flight, or denied a right, benefit, or privilege, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy, terror watch list HR 4279 To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. Issues lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, civil forfeiture HR 4300 To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice HR 4545 To target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 4806 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a strategy to prevent the over-classification of homeland security and other information and to promote the sharing of unclassified homeland security and other information, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 5035 To amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate increased penalties for cocaine offenses where the cocaine involved is cocaine base, to eliminate minimum mandatory penalties for offenses involving cocaine, to use the resulting savings to provide drug treatment and diversion programs for cocaine users, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sentencing disparities, racial justice, discrimination HR 5038 To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the election practice known as caging, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, First Amendment, voting rights, free speech, criminal justice HR 5036 To direct the Administrator of General Services to reimburse certain jurisdictions for the costs of obtaining paper ballot voting systems for the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, to reimburse jurisdictions for the costs incurred in conducting audits or hand counting of the results of the general elections for Federal office to be held in November 2008, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, paper trails HR 5057 To reauthorize the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy, arrestee testing HR 5353 To establish broadband policy and direct the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a proceeding and public broadband summits to assess competition, consumer protection, and consumer choice issues relating to broadband Internet access services, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 5442 To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy HR 5501 To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, women's rights, reproductive freedom, family planning, global gag rule HR 5515 To amend the Social Security Act to prevent unauthorized earnings from being credited toward benefits under title II of such Act and to make improvements in provisions governing totalization agreements, to amend the Social Security Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act to prevent unauthorized employment, and to improve coordination of the provisions of such Acts, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, immigration, privacy HR 5607 To provide safe, fair, and responsible procedures and standards for resolving claims of state secret privilege. Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 5803 To direct the Election Assistance Commission to establish a program to make grants to participating States and units of local government which will administer the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office held in November 2008 for carrying out a program to make backup paper ballots available in the case of the failure of a voting system or voting equipment in the election or some other emergency situation, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights, paper ballots HR 5950 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigrants rights, criminal justice HR 5994 To amend the Clayton Act with respect to competitive and nondiscriminatory access to the Internet. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality HR 6098 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 6123 To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to cyberbullying. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice HR 6193 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer policies, procedures, and programs to promote the implementation of the Controlled Unclassified Information Framework applicable to unclassified information that is homeland security information, terrorism information, weapons of mass destruction information and other information within the scope of the information sharing environment established under section 1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485), and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, government oversight, freedom of information HR 6304 To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy HR 6331 To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence-only programs HR 6518 To increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination HR 6575 To require the Archivist of the United States to promulgate regulations to prevent the over-classification of information, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, government oversight HR 6588 To preclude searches of laptop computers and similar devices based on the power as sovereign to search at the border or upon entry to the United States. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy HR 6617 To strengthen communities through English literacy, civics, education, and immigrant integration programs. Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigrants rights HR 6680 To permit the use of Federal funds for syringe exchange programs for purposes of reducing the transmission of bloodborne pathogens, including HIV and viral hepatitis. Issue lobbied: civil rights, drug policy HR 6702 To impose requirements with regard to border searches of digital electronic devices and digital storage media, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy HR 6778 To secure the Federal voting rights of certain qualified ex-offenders who have served their sentences. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 6869 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a rule with respect to border security searches of electronic devices, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy HR 6932 To amend the Fair Housing Act to prevent discrimination relating to the display of religious symbols, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, religious liberty, discrimination HR 7033 To provide safeguards with respect to the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background checks prepared for employment purposes, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, background checks HR 7136 To secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights HR 7255 To reform immigration detention procedures, and for other purposes. Issues lobbied: civil rights, immigration, detention HRES 1211 Expressing the sense of the House that the Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigation as modified on May 30, 2002 ("Ashcroft Guidelines") should be rescinded and replaced by the former Guidelines ('Levi guidelines') to protect Americans from domestic Federal Bureau of Investigation spying in the absence of suspected criminal activity. Issue lobbied: national security, First Amendment, free speech S 0185 A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States. Issue lobbied: national security, habeas corpus, human rights S 0215 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 0274 A bill to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 0453 A bill to prohibit deceptive practices in Federal elections. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, voting rights S 0456 A bill to increase and enhance law enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand and improve gang prevention programs, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice, gangs S 0495 A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information. Issue lobbied: civil rights, civil liberties, criminal justice, privacy S 576 A bill to provide for the effective prosecution of terrorists and guarantee due process rights. Issue lobbied: national security, criminal justice, civil rights, habeas corpus, human rights S 0717 A bill to repeal title II of the REAL ID Act of 2005, to restore section 7212 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which provides States additional regulatory flexibility and funding authorization to more rapidly produce tamper- and counterfeit-resistant driver's licenses, and to protect privacy and civil liberties by providing interested stakeholders on a negotiated rulemaking with guidance to achieve improved 21st century licenses to improve national security. Issue lobbied: national security, civil liberties, privacy, REAL ID S 1267 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, free press, reporters shield S 1469 A bill to require the closure of the Department of Defense detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, human rights, habeas corpus S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, habeas corpus, detention S 1711 A bill to target cocaine kingpins and address sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, discrimination, racial justice S 1738 A bill to require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, sex offenders S 1780 A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, fleeting expletives S 1843 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination, fair pay, equal protection S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shield S 2052 A bill to allow for certiorari review of certain cases denied relief or review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Issue lobbied: civil rights, due process, access to the courts S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2111 A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to allow State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and schools to increase implementation of early intervention services, particularly school-wide positive behavior supports. Issue lobbied: civil rights, education, school-to-prison pipeline S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2291 A bill to enhance citizen access to Government information and services by establishing plain language as the standard style of Government documents issued to the public, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, government oversight, freedom of information S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, civil rights S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that staturtory exemptions to the disclosure requirment of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explictly stat such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, First Amendment, free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight S 2945 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice occurs on the date on which the aggrieved person knew or should have known that the person was affected by the decision or practice, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, womens rights, discrimination, fair pay S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3001 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3061 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, human rights, womens rights S 3136 A bill to encourage the entry of felony warrants into the NCIC database by States and provide additional resources for extradition. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 3140 A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 weeks of parental leave made available to a Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights S 3143 A bill to assist law enforcement agencies in locating, arresting, and prosecuting fugitives from justice. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice, gangs S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3209 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, womens rights, discrimination S 3217 A bill to provide appropriate protection to attorney-client privileged communications and attorney work product. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, attorney-client protections S 3245 A bill to increase public confidence in the justice system and address any unwarranted racial and ethnic disparities in the criminal process. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, discrimination S 3297 A bill to advance America's priorities. Issue lobbied: civil liberties S 3325 A bill to enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes. Issues lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, civil forfeiture S 3406 A bill to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Issue lobbied: civil rights, disability rights, discrimination S 3474 A bill to amend title 44, United States Code, to enhance information security of the Federal Government, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy S 3594 A bill to protect United States citizens from unlawful arrest and detention. Issue lobbied: civil rights, immigrants rights S 3612 A bill to protect citizens and legal residents of the United States from unreasonable searches and seizures of electronic equipment at the border, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, privacy S 3628 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to establish provisions with respect to religious accommodations in employment, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, civil rights, religious liberty, discrimination S 3640 A bill to secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration. Issue lobbied: civil rights, voting rights S 3662 An original bill to establish the Controlled Unclassified Information Office, to require policies and procedures for the designation, marking, safeguarding, and dissemination of controlled unclassified information, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil liberties, national security, freedom of information, government oversight SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: First Amendment, free speech, censorship, media ownership Repeal of HIV travel ban (CDC and HHS), expansion of federal refusal clauses (HHS), streamlining public housing programs (HUD), deaths in immigration detention (DHS, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties), immigrant access to the courts (DHS, Office of Inspector General), immigration enforcement (ICE), improving living standards for immigrants in detention facilities (ICE), shackling of pregnant women (ICE), immigration enforcement on school campuses (DHS, Customs and Border Protection), detainee medical care (DHS, Division of Immigration Health Services), deaths of immigration detainees (DOJ), regulations for government spying and FBI investigations (DOJ), information sharing (DOJ), Ex. Order 12333 (DOJ), domestic violence on tribal lands (DOJ, Violence Against Indian Women Task Force), DOJ voting rights enforcement (DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Voting Section), medical treatment of ICE detainees (DOJ, Bureau of Prisons), commutations for non-violent crack offenses (DOJ, Office of the Pardon Attorney), PREA standards (National Prison Rape Elimination Commission), medical refusals (President's Council on Bioethics), religious discrimination in prisons (Commission on Civil Rights), crack/powder sentencing disparity (Sentencing Commission)
Client expense: $467,669 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
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 · 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
Issues pertaining to health information technology, generic drugs, comparative effectiveness, internet pharmacy, and changes to federal privacy laws. HR 6353, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 S 980, Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users Security & Trust Act of 2008 HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR 6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S 1693, Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008 HR1038, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. S 623, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. HR 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act S 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to greater use of information technology and changes to federal privacy laws. S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security & Trust Act of 2008 HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR 6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S 1693 Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) (provisions relating to physician collective bargaining); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 (Markey); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); H.R. 6444: Healthy Americans Act (Wasserman Schultz) (provisions relating to insurance reforms and subsidies); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark) (provisions relating to standards and incentives for health information technology; privacy and security protections); H.R. 7038: Health Care Services Commission Act (Ryan) (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); S. 3230: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); and S. 3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research. Act (Baucus) and HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to service provider disclosure.
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 853, to promote preventive health care for Americans. S. 558, to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S. 736, to provide for the regulation and oversight of laboratory tests. S. 1753: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. 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. H.R. 5442, to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect states' rights, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Education & Labor; and Financial Services.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 853, to promote preventive health care for Americans. S. 558, to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S. 736, to provide for the regulation and oversight of laboratory tests. S. 1753: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. 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. H.R. 5442, to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect states' rights, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Education & Labor; and Financial Services.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act, entire bill. H.R. 5442 TRUST in Health Information Act, entire bill. H.R. 3800 Promoting Health Care Quality Act, entire bill. H.R. 5357 Pro (TECH)T Act, general issues.
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 2908 Medicare Card Security Act of 2008, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards; H.R. 5442 TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008, to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes; S. 1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act, a bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights; H.R. 6179 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, to encourage and enhance the adoption of interoperable health information technology to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the efficiency of care; H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes; H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $4,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 588/HR. 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act," Issue: Mental Health Insurance Coverage; support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services; S. 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of tese rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes; HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes; HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes; HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney m. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce; support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; S 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce, support a bill to establish the social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act S. 2858 and HR 5447 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession; HCR: Health Issues, S 3484 and HR 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act, support the passage of bill to provide for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neurality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009; S 2708 and HR 6337, Caring for an Aging American Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population; HR 2165, Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act, support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations; S. 106, National Center for Social Work Research Act, support establishing the National Center for Socail Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern; HR 5447, S2858, The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address maters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the social work profession, in addition to the establishment of a social work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession.
Client expense: $185,826 · 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 · Health Issues
See page 7 for specific Health Care issues. Specific Health Issue bills: H.R. 5605/S. 2029, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 1407, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act S. 1066, the Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 2583, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6357, the ProTECHt Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2008 H.R. 6791 The National Cancer Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
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 · Health Issues
See page 7 for specific Health Care issues. Specific Health Issue bills: H.R. 5605/S. 2029, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 1407, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act S. 1066, the Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 2583, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6357, the ProTECHt Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2008 H.R. 6791 The National Cancer Act of 2008
Client expense: $40,345 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Education and support for population-based health programs, such as disease and care management in FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage, including Special Needs Plans (specifically, the reauthorization of Chronic Care Special Needs Plans, or C-SNPs, the incorporation of reasonable process measures and standards for SNP evaluation, and recommendations for CMS' Chronic Conditions SNP Panel); Medicare pilots and demonstrations such as the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration, Senior Risk Reduction Dem- onstration, Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, Medicare Electronic Health Records Demonstration, the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD, as authorized under Section 4016 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997), and Medicare Health Support (as authorized under Section 721 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA), which created the "Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program" now called Medicare Health Support). Provision of suggestions and recommendations for consideration of the broader inclusion of coordinated chronic care and health service stakeholder expertise in the feasibility study of a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network demonstration program and in outcomes reporting for comparative effectiveness research (authorized in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008). Analysis and discussions regarding the expanded hospital re-admission reporting requirements included in Final IPPS & OPPS Rules and participation in the listening session for development of transition to a Medicare Value Based Purchasing Program for physician & other professional services. Analysis of Congressional Budget Office reports on health care reform key issues and budget options, and promotion of successful outcomes in population health improvement programs as a component of national reform of care delivery, financing and design, particularly in public sector programs. Encouragement of efforts to preserve HIPAA provisions permitting exchange of protected health information for care coordination and disease management, efforts to advance health information technology deployment, particularly as it would affect individuals with chronic conditions, including e-prescribing, and the creation of interoperability standards and priority use cases and best practices for technology deployment and promotion in care coordination. Education regarding effectiveness of chronic condition care and its benefits to Medicaid and other populations via the sharing of published quality improvement studies that reported cost or utilization outcomes from the intervention and which are target clinical conditions relevant for Medicaid programs. Advocacy for priorities of all stakeholders providing services along the care continuum toward the goal of population health improvement in proposed and realized legislation, including S. 3613 & H.R. 7114, the Independence at Home Act of 2008; S. 631 & H.R. 5765, the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007; S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act; S. 1340, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007; S. 1753, the Healthy Workforce Act of 2007; H.R. 3800, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008; S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007; H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; initiatives pertaining to the treatment and prevention of obesity as a chronic disease generally and specifically as related to Medicare Part D coverage of pharmacotherapy as a component of population health improvement approaches to addressing the obesity epidemic. Advocacy and support for expansion of Medicare-covered clinical preventive services as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and provided for in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). Endorsement of the Office of the National Nurse initiative, efforts to rename the Chief Nurse Officer of the U.S. Public Health Services as the "National Nurse". General advocacy for population health improvement as a tool to improve the quality of health care and health care outcomes, and reduce preventable health care costs.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.15: To provide a program of national health insurance, and for other purposes. H.R.113: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require group health plans to provide coverage for reconstructive surgery following mastectomy, consistent with the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998. H.R.119: To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. H.R.282: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for second opinions. H.R.283: To amend the Public Health Service Act, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans permit enrollees direct access to services of obstetrical and gynecological physician services directly and without a referral. H.R.506: To provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access. H.R.676: To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, and for other purposes. H.R.758: To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. H.R.914: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax for the purchase of private health insurance, and for other purposes. H.R.979: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect consumers in managed care plans and other health coverage. H.R.1076: To promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. H.R.1367: To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans. H.R.1368: To establish a program to provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption and use of interactive personal health records. H.R.1424: To amend section 712 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act, and section 9812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require equity in the provision of mental health and substance-related disorder benefits under group health plans. H.R.1802: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable tax credit to small businesses for the costs of qualified health insurance. H.R.1820: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees. H.R.1841: To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R. 2034: to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans. H.R. 2132: to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a small business health benefits program. H.R. 2302: to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for premiums for high deductible health plans required with respect to health savings accounts. H.R. 2633: to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care. H.R. 2737: to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow previously uninsured individuals a refundable credit for health insurance costs and to provide tax incentives to encourage small business health plans.H.R.1111: To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. H.R.2851: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. H.R.3195: To restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. H.R. 3234: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts. H.R. 3306: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried over to subsequent plan years or deposited into certain health or retirement plans. H.R. 3584: To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend funding for 18 months for the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and for other purposes. H.R. 3800: to advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States. H.R. 4222: to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title XXII of the Public Health Service Act to extend COBRA benefits for certain TAA-eligible individuals and PBGC recipients. H.R. 4232: to improve mental and substance use health care. H.R. 4848: to extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes. H.R.5442: To provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes. H.R.5449: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R.6357:to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. H.R. 6444: to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.6357: To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes. H.R. 6699: to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform Medicare payments to physicians and certain other providers and improve Medicare benefits, to encourage the offering of health coverage by small businesses, to provide tax incentives for the purchase of health insurance by individuals, to increase access to health care for veterans, to address the nursing shortage. H.Res 1228: Ensuring access to affordable and quality health care without exacerbating the Federal budget or contributing to market inflation while providing greater choices for consumers. S.95: A bill to amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. S.99: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for small business employee health insurance expenses. S.243: A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S.244: A bill to improve women's access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. S.325: A bill to provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system. S.400: A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that dependent students who take a medically necessary leave of absence do not lose health insurance coverage, and for other purposes. S.459: A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations. S.558: A bill to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S.616: A bill to promote health care coverage parity for individuals participating in legal recreational activities or legal transportation activities. S.733: A bill to promote the development of health care cooperatives that will help businesses to pool the health care purchasing power of employers, and for other purposes. S.1019: A bill to provide comprehensive reform of the health care system of the United States, and for other purposes. S.1198: to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance lifetime limits, to provide catastrophic health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes. S.1298: to amend the Social Security Act to establish a federal reinsurance program for catastrophic health care costs. S.1342: A bill to improve the health of Americans and reduce health care costs by reorienting the Nation's health care system toward prevention, wellness, and self care. S.1693: A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. S.1753: to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. S.1754: A bill 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. S.1881: to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that law, and for other purposes. S. 2236: to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional limitations on preexisting condition exclusions in group health plans and health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets. S. 2499: to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance programs S. 2706: to impose a limitation on lifetime aggregate limits imposed by health plans S. 2748: to direct the secretary of health and human services to publish physical activity guidelines for the general public, and for other purposes S. 3321: to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide coordinated leadership in federal efforts to prevent and reduce overweight and obesity and to promote sound health and nutrition among Americans S. 3402: to provide information and education to consumers concerning health care services and health insurance coverage. S. 3406: to restore the intent and protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. S.3712: A bill to make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Client expense: $515,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3046 - Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007, all titles H.R.493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5442 - TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1814 - Health Information Privacy and Security Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, all titles S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all titles
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3046 - Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, all titles H.R.3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles H.R.4 - Medicare Prescription Drug Negotiation Act of 2007, all titles H.R.493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007, all titles H.R.5442 - TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.976 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles Implementation of DRA (Deficit Reduction Act) Implementation of Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act Implementation of Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1814 - Health Information Privacy and Security Act, all titles S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, all titles S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all titles H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, all titles S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all titles
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology, S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, H.R. 1952, National Health Information Incentive Act, HR 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act, Regulation of Tobacco, HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Physician Workforce Shortages, Disparities in Health Care, HR 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, HR 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 S. 1814, the Health Information Privacy and Security Act S. 1693, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act) S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007 H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007 S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act) H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1571, Seniors Access to Mental Health Act of 2007 (Medicare parity) H.R. 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2626, Comprehensive HealthCARE Act of 2007 (Price Healthcare Bill) H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2585, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2007 (Burgess SGR Bill) H.R. 3025, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors (Medicare Prescription Drug SOS) Act of 2007 H.R. 3061, Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act of 2007 (Six Classes Bill) H.R. 820, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1588, Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2007 (MFTs/MHCs) H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S. 382/H.R. 687, Keeping Families Together Act, S. 1572/H.R. 2073, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2007, S. 1893/HR 976, Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S. 1337, Childrens Mental Health Parity Act S. 2086, SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP extension of 2007 S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act H.R. 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security and Trust in Health Information Act (TRUST Act) H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 1693/ H.R. 3800, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 358/H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 1368, the Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 2408/H.R. 4296, E-MEDS Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (including mental health parity)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
HR.6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR.6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR.5442, Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Health Professions Shortage Areas, To ensure fairness in the designation process. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
Client expense: $3,119,054 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 110-24, Federal programs to screen for heritable disorders in newborn children, Public awareness, training to offer quality care for infants. S. 2408, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. S. 3101, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. S. 3708, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. H.R. 2583, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. H.R. 3800, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 5442, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 6331, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal sustainable growth rate and provide positive update for Medicare physician payments and prevent 10.6 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology, To subsidize HIT for small and medium sized physician practices. H.R. 7192, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. H.R. 7302, Public Health Service Act Title VII health professions education reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training Programs. No Bill, Health Care reforms to improve access to health care, To introduce AAFP views on health reform to Senate HELP Committee. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Rural Health programs in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health and programs. No Bill, Increase appropriations for Title VII health professions grants in FY 2009, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII grants. No Bill, Increased funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in Fiscal Year 2009, Adequate funding for NHSC to relieve student debt. No Bill, National Coalition on Health Care, Universal Coverage. No Bill, Physician quality reporting initiative; value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevents cuts to the National Health Services Corps in FY 2009. No Bill, Racial and Ethnic Disparities, To reduce disparities in health care. No Bill, Title VII health professions grants funding and reauthorzation, Promote Title VII Health Professions Primary Care Training grant programs. No Bill, Truth in Health Advertising, Ensure patients know who is a medical doctor.
Client expense: $3,119,054 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (H.R.5442, H.R.6357, H.R.6898, S.1693) - Privacy provisions; Heath Care Reform (S.334) - employer provisions, health provisions (Disability Income, Dental).
Client expense: $1,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 5442 - Health IT H.R. 1424 - mental health parity
Client expense: $1,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
HR 964, Identity Theft and Spyware Protection Act; HR 1525, Spyware Prevention Act; S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act; S 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S 1178, ID Theft Prevention Act; S 1260, Data Security Act. Sought effective legislation to protect consumers and reduce insurance risk without overburdening financial institutions and reduce insurance risk without overburdening financial institutions and insurance companies. Dialogued on HR 5442, the Trust Act, regarding its impact on privacy issues.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1467 - 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act - in it's entirety, especially the workforce provisions HR 2406 - Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act - health IT aspects with emphasis on terminology & classification HR 4105 - the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 - Interested in the entire bill HR 3800 - the Promoting Health Information Technology Act - Interest in the entire legislation and its focus on health information technology S 1814 - Health Information Privacy and Security Act - Interest in the entire legislation and its focus on health information technology and privacy S 1693 - WIRED for Health Care Quality Act - Interest in the entire legislation and its focus on health information technology HR 5442 - the TRUST Health Information Act of 2008 - Interest in the entire legislation and its focus on health information technology and privacy S 628 - The Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act - Interested in the legislation's provisions on ICD-10, HIPAA and standards S 605 - Allied Health Reinvestment Act - interested in the legilation's focus on growing the allied health workforce with includes health information management professionals HR 6357 - the The PROTECHT Act - Interest in the entire legislation and its focus on health information technology and privacy HR 6345 - the Patient-Controlled Health IT Act - interested in the legislation's provisions on health informaiton technology, personal health records and incentives HR 6179 - Interested in the legilation's provisions on health information technology and ICS-10. HR 2991 - the Independent Health Record Trust Act - Interested in the legislation's provisions on health record trusts (banks), personal health records and health information technology HR 2043 - the Medicaid Access Project through Health IT Act - interested in the bill's incentive programs for health IT through Medicaid HR 1952 - the National Health Information Infrastructure Incentive Act - Interested in the bill's HIT provisions and incentive provisions HR 1368 - the Personalized Health Information Act - Interested in the bill's entirety HR 6898 - the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 - Interested in the bill's entirety
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
H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment & Easing Communication through Healthcare Tech. (PRO(TECH)T) Act S. 1081, FDA Revitalization Act H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity bill Integrated Care in the Workplace Health Savings Accounts ERISA benefits H.R. 3963, H.R. 976, S. 2193, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) H.R. 1542, S. 910, Healthy Family Acts H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act Health IT, general H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 334, Healthy Americans Act Comprehensive health care reform AmeriCare Health Care Act of 2007
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 334 Healthy Americans Act; Universal Health Reform; S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); comprehensive (or universal) health reform; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER); Universal Healthcare Coverage.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 334 Healthy Americans Act; Universal Health Reform; S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); comprehensive (or universal) health reform; HR 6444 Healthy Americans Act; S.400 and HR 2851 - Michelle's Law; HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 334 Healthy Americans Act; Universal Health Reform; S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); comprehensive (or universal) health reform; HR 6444 Healthy Americans Act; S.400 and HR 2851 - Michelle's Law; HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 334 Healthy Americans Act; Universal Health Reform; S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); comprehensive (or universal) health reform; HR 6444 Healthy Americans Act; S.400 and HR 2851 - Michelle's Law; HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE