No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008

S.Con.Res. 70, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. S. 400, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. S. 558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. S. 1642, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. S. 2408, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. S. 2785, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. S. 2786, Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act, To encourage physicians to practice in rural areas. H.Con.Res. 312, Increase Discretionary Health Spending under F. 550 of the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, Adequate funding for HHS agencies: HRSA, AHRQ, Rural Health, NIH. H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, To prevent insurance and employment discrimination of the patients of family physicians. H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, This helps the patients of family physicians whose health insurance does not cover mental health conditions. H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, Health care coverage for all. H.R. 3162, Medicare physician payment reform to prevent 10.6 percent cut from taking effect on July 1, 2008, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, Provide positive annual updates for Medicare physician payments. H.R. 3825, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act, To make sure appropriate infant testing is called for. H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Make primary care physicians eligible for loan forgiveness available to those employed in areas of national need and reinstate 20/220 debt-to-income ratio to loan deferment. H.R. 4296, Health Information Technology; electronic health records; electronic prescribing, To educate Congress on the value, cost and obstacles associated with health information technology in family practices, as well as provisions that will make the adoption of HIT less onerous and expensive. H.R. 5449, No discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008, Health care coverage for all. No Bill, Graduate medical education; volunteer preceptor, To review regulation of and lessen the burden on voluntary preceptor and continue GME funding. No Bill, Growth of health care spending, To make sure Congress understands how primary care can help curtail these costs. No Bill, Health care access, To promote additional support for improved access to health care. No Bill, Increased funding for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for Health Information Technology and Comparable Effectiveness Research. No Bill, Increased funding for Rural Health Programs in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HHS Rural Health Programs. No Bill, Increased funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for HRSA's Title VII Grants. No Bill, Medicare Advantage, To make sure Congress understands how these costly plans (esp PFFS) lead to beneficiary confusion and providers underpayment. No Bill, Medicare and Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reform for primary care health professions workforce education, Protect GME payments needed to train primary care physicians. No Bill, Medicare physician payment reform; Title VII health professions grants, Repeal Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula, provide positive update for Medicare physicians payments; Promote Title VII health professions grants for primary care training. No Bill, Participated in AMA Antitrust Work Group, Allow physicians to bargain collectively; remove antitrust barriers on physicians; reform Federal Trade Commission regulation. No Bill, Patient-Centered Medical Home, To introduce federal government to this model of primary care. No Bill, Physician Quality Reporting Initiative; Value-based purchasing, To continue this bonus payment for reporting program as a voluntary program. No Bill, Prevent cuts in funding to National Health Service Corps in FY 2009 Appropriations, Adequate funding for NHSC. No Bill, Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Medicine Training Reauthorization, Promote Title VII Health Professions Grants for Primary Care Training programs.

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

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

Supported all provisions unless otherwise indicated: S. 1760, H.R. 3267, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 - both Senate and House S. 1576, Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act - Senate only S. 2641, Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 - Senate only Supported all provisions unless otherwise indicated: H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act - House only H.R. 5449, No Discrimination in Health Insurance Act of 2008 - House only

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

risk pooling; small business health plans; H.R. 5449; health care cost drivers; uninsureds; disease management; reinsurance; individual health insurance markets; health insurance benefit designs; employer mandated coverage; SCHIP; mental health parity; genetic non-discrimination; CDHP emerging data; health cost growth; and actuarial equivalence and health insurance

Client expense: $23,784 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of