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Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
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2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Services Coverage for Carotid Stenting IDTF and Anti-markip rules in Physician Fee Schedule
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 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5445, to amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physician services through December 31, 2009, physician reimbursement issues. S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, issues related to electronic prescribing of medications. Private Fee for Service Plans in the Medicare Advantage Program, payment rates. Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws. H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, concerning Medicaid regulations. Technical corrections for the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads. Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-prescribing under Medicare Part D. Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Physican Enrollment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1647/S 399 - Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act; S 2785, HR 5545, S 2729, HR 6091,S 3101, S 3118, HR 6331, HR 6119, HR 6252, S 3236, S 3144, HR 4105, HR 6331 - Issues related to Physician Reimbursement, Scarcity Area Bonuses, Physician Quality Reporting, DME and DME competitive bidding, RAC Moratorium; HR 6898 - Issues related to health information technology
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Services Coverage for Carotid Stenting IDTF and Anti-markip rules in Physician Fee Schedule Value-based Purchasing
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R. 2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety and Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-343 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Specifically - Subtitle B: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 P.L.110-355 - Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008 P.L.110-377 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement and Awareness Act of 2008 P.L. 110-379 - QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 P.L.110-381 - Michelle's Law S.60 Wakefield Act S.334 Healthy Americans Act S.625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1970 Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety and Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008
| Republican |
| TX |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $482,302 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009 S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Medicare Reform- Perioperative Care CMS Coverage Decision re: Never Events CMS Physician Based Value Reporting CMS 5010 Comment Letter CMS Hospital Acquired Conditions
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: 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), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $269,132 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program; Include expansion of the medical home as well as transformation grants for the medical home in SCHIP re-authorizing legislation. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007. Economic Stimulus Package: Increase the federal matching rate under the Medicaid program, re-authorize the SCHIP program with additional funding to assure adequate coverage of all eligible children, targeted increases in Medicare payments for primary care physicians, targeted incentives directed toward primary care physicians in smaller practices to acquire health information technology (HIT) applications to support care coordination through the medical home.
Client expense: $142,652 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5445, to amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physician services through December 31, 2009, physician reimbursement issues. S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, issues related to electronic prescribing of medications. Private Fee for Service Plans in the Medicare Advantage Program, payment rates. Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws. H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, concerning Medicaid regulations. Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads. Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-prescribing under Medicare Part D. Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Physican Enrollment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2638 - Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.2851 - Michelle's Law H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.3560 - QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008
Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
Client expense: $528,537 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $276,799 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506/S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking (S.625/H.R. 1108, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act), vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $167,205 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009 S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs Scope of Practice CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment CMS Physician Resource Use Reports CMS ICD-10 CMS Hospital Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule Medicare Reform- Perioperative Care
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Banking
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1647/S 399 - Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act; S 2785, HR 5545, S 2729, HR 6091,S 3101, S 3118, HR 6331, HR 6119, HR 6252, S 3236, S 3144, HR 4105, HR 6331 - Issues related to Physician Reimbursement, Scarcity Area Bonuses, Physician Quality Reporting, DME and DME competitive bidding, RAC Moratorium; BBA97 (HR 2015) - Regulations Re DME Surety Bond Requirement
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Indian Health Service, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008
Client expense: $490,000 · 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 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Medicare reimbursement for physicians. S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5445, to amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physician services through December 31, 2009, physician reimbursement issues. S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, issues related to electronic prescribing of medications. Private Fee for Service Plans in the Medicare Advantage Program, payment rates. Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws. H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, concerning Medicaid regulations. Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads. Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-prescribing under Medicare Part D. Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Physican Enrollment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008
Client expense: $490,000 · 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 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6091 and S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Physicians Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, all provisions S. 3164, Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation Protection Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 4736, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, provisions relating to the Physician Assistance and Quality Initiative (PAQI) Funds and moratorium on implementation of new Medicaid regulations, and physician-owned hospitals H.R. 4296 and S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 5445, to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6252, Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 1665, Medicare Hearing Health Care Enhancement Act of 2007, provisions on scope of practice H.R. 2043, Medicaid Access Project Through Information Technology (MAPIT) Act, all provisions Section 511 of the Tax Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, 3 percent withhold Medicare Program - Medically Underserved Populations and Health Professional Shortage Areas Medicare Program - Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Medicare Program - Physician Self-Referral Rules Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - E-Prescribing Medicare Program - Physician Compare Website Medicare & Medicaid Programs - National Provider Identifier, compliance date extension Medicare Program - Consultations Medicare Program - EMTALA Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment Medicare Program - Vaccine Access Medicare Program - Conditions of Participation Medicare Program - Administrative Contractors Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Value-based Purchasing Medicare Program - Hospital Acquired Conditions, Present on Admission Reporting Medicare Program - Imaging Medicare Program - Comparative Effectiveness Medicare Program - Physician Practice Expenses
Client expense: $6,360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Banking
Interchange and the electronic payments network H.R.5545-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008 S.3088-Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1647/S 399 - Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act; S 2785, HR 5545, S 2729, HR 6091,S 3101, S 3118, HR 6331, HR 6119, HR 6252, S 3236, S 3144, HR 4105 - Issues related to Physician Reimbursement, Scarcity Area Bonuses, Physician Quality Reporting, DME and DME competitive bidding, RAC Moratorium; BBA97 (HR 2015) - Regulations Re DME Surety Bond Requirement
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Indian Health Service, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1233 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Services & Time Act of 2007 H.R.1343 - Health Centers Renewal Act of 2008 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1553 - Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2464 - Wakefield Act H.R.2583 - Physician Workforce & Guidance Medical Education Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R.2584 - High-Need Physician Workforce Incentives Act of 2007 H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.3163 - Healthy Americans Act H.R.3173 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 H.R.3344 - Treat Physicians Fairly Act of 2007 H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act H.R.3495 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.4321 - Enhancing Safety in Medicine Utilizing Leading Advanced Simulation Technologies to Improve Outcomes Now Act of 2007 H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.5669 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 H.R.6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 P.L.110-252 - Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 S.60 - Wakefield Act S.334 - Healthy Americans Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.901 - Health Care Safety net Act of 2007 S.911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1042 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, & Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1873 - Improving Emergency Medical Care & Response Act of 2007 S.1970 - Kids in Disasters Well-Being, Safety & Health Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S.2319 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007 S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.2932 - Poison Center Support, Enhancement & Awareness Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.3403 - 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007 H.R.3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology (PHIT) Act H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008
Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 H.R.1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.2050 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 H.R.2164 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act H.R.2749 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act H.R.4736 - To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to Repeal Limiting Charges Under the Medicare Program for Non-Participating Physicians and to Preempt State Laws that Prohibit Balance Billing H.R.5545 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R.5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 H.R.6091 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 H.R.6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1310 - Medicare Ambulance Payment Extension Act S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act S.2406 - Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act of 2007 S.2729 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S.2785 - Save Medicare Act of 2008 S.2819 - Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008
Client expense: $562,449 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 /S.325, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act; H.R. 2351, the Health Care Act of 2007. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $334,690 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009. S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program. S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule SGR ( Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare anesthesia conversion factor Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs CMS error re code 00797 Scope of Practice CMS Rural Pass Through CMS ACE Demonstration CMS Interpretative Guidelines CMS IPPS Medicare Payment
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
See attached Iroquois Healthcare Alliance Federal legislation for April 1 through June 30, 2008 Federal Budget FFY 2009 (specifically related to health and human services issues and physician and hospital issues) S. 1710.PCS/ H.R. 3043.RH Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 4105 Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 (impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program) H.R. 3533 The Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act (extends moratorium on Medicaid regulations -- To extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a Medicaid rule regarding graduate medical education ) S. 2499. ES/ S.2499.CPS Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S.1605A Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 (amends SSA to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas) S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 (amends title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes) S.2729.IS / H.R. 5545.IH Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 H.R. 410. IH United States Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2007 (to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the number of primary care physicians serving health professional shortage areas) S. 290.IS Rural Physicians Relief Act of 2007 (to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to rural primary health providers ) H.R.1358.IH Nursing Relief Act of 2007 ( To create a new nonimmigrant visa category for registered nurses, and for other purposes)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; H.R. 2351, the Healthcare Act of 2007; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R.. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $334,690 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506 Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools; H.R. 2351, the Healthcare Act of 2007; S. 1169, the State-Based Health Care Reform Act. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. H.R. 6331/S.3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway; S. 2303/H.R. 4344, a bill to amend section 435 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the definition of economic hardship. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care; S. 1340/H.R. 2244, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007.
Client expense: $173,509 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, physician reimbursement issues. H.R. 5445, to amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physician services through December 31, 2009, physician reimbursement issues. S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, issues related to electronic prescribing of medications. Private Fee for Service Plans in the Medicare Advantage Program, payment rates. Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws. H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, concerning Medicaid regulations. Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads. ICD-10 Coding Transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-prescribing under Medicare Part D. Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Physican Enrollment
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1038 Access to Life Saving Medicine Act HR 1076 HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; HR 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 HR 676 US National Health Insurance Act S 1490 Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 S 1501 Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act S 1544 Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act S 1899 Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007 S 242 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 S 316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S 616 HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act S 623 Access to Life Saving Medicine Act Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act" Healthcare Reform; Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act" Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" Comparative Effectiveness Reseaarch: HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Section 904 only; HR2184 "Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; SCHIP, Small Group Market/Small Business Healthcare S2041 "False Claim Act Correction of 2007" as it pertains to the payment of healthcare claims Printed S. 1783: Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act H.R. 853: Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 2147: Healthy Kids Act of 2007 S. 1364: Healthy Kids Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008 (AHBP Act) H.R. 1328: The Indian Health Care Improvement Act H.R. 5544: The Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008 H.R. 5545: Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2729: Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2708: Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008 H.R. 5496: Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008 H.R. 2991: Independent Health Record Trust Act H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act S. 2672: A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities H.R. 5174: Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008 HR 380 Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 HR 493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 HR 1368 Personalized Health Information Act of 2007 HR 1432 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act HR 1666 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1902 Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of HR 1956 Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007 HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 5629 Pathway for Biosimilars Act S 28 Generics First Act of 2007 S 251 Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2007 S 273 Prescription Drug and Health Improvement Act of 2007 S 316 Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act S 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S 596 Safe Internet Pharmacy Act of 2007 S 628 Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 976 Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2007 S 1408 Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S 1455 National Health Information Technology and Privacy Advancement Act of 2007 S 1505 Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S 1695 Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act S 2408 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 Health Information Technology Electronic Prescribing Genetic Nondiscrimination Inappropriate use of Human Growth Hormone Confidentiality of Health Information Generic Drugs Generic Biologics S. 1456 Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S 1338/HR 1293 Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 S. 1042/HR 583 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2007 HR 2708 Mammogram and MRI Availability Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness
Client expense: $440,000 · 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 · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4736, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal limiting charges under the Medicare Program for non-participating physicians and to preempt State laws that prohibit balance billing, all provisions H.R. 4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, all provisions H.R. 4992, Medicare Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, all provisions S. 2729, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 5545, Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, provisions relating to Medicare access, payment, and quality H.R. 5445, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009, all provisions S. 2408 and H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007, provisions on E-Rx S. 2056 and H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007, provisions on academic anesthesiology H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, all provisions Private Fee for Service Plans in Medicare Advantage Preservation of the whole-hospital exception to the Stark laws Medicaid Tamper Resistant Pads ICD-10 Coding transition Medicare Program - National Provider Identifier Medicare Program - Medical Home Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Physician's Quality Reporting Initiative Medicare Program - Medicare Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Medicare Program - Proposed Standards for E-Prescribing under Medicare Part D Medicare Program - EMTALA TAG, on-call compliance Medicare Program - Uniform billing/Administrative simplification Medicare Program - Medicare Advantage Medicare Program - Recovery Audit Contractor Medicare Program - Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Program - Physician Enrollment
Client expense: $4,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007; Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care.
Client expense: $225,704 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology (HIT); providing incentives for the successful adoption of HIT: S.1693, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act; H.R. 1952, the National Health Information Incentive Act of 2007. Expanding health insurance coverage to ensure that more Americans will have access to affordable health insurance: H.R. 506, Health Partnership through Creative Federalism Act; Health insurance reform, Medicaid, Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts, Tax credits and purchasing pools. Reforming the medical liability system in this country to ease existing financial burdens on practicing physicians and to ensure greater patient access to care: S. 243, the Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2007 (MCAP Act); H.R. 2580, the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007. Medical liability demonstration projects. Reforming the Medicare physician reimbursement formula to provide for greater predictability and stability in payments: S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act, Reform the Sustainable Growth Rate - S. 2785, Save Medicare Act of 2008, H. R. 5445; H.R. 5545 and S. 2729, the Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008, Pay-for-Performance, Patient Centered Medical Home H.R. 3162, the CHAMP Act, care coordination, primary care shortage, CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs), Medically Unbelievable Edits program, CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC), CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates, Health Care Price Transparency. Ensure adequate funding for federal health programs in the FY08 and FY09 appropriations: Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations bill (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research). Address inadequacies in public health programs and funding: Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza), CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration, DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act. Provide loan debt relief for medical students through enhancements to existing programs and the creation of new programs: H.R. 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007; S. 1066, Medical Education Affordability Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, including the restoration of the 20/220 pathway. Preserving the safety net function of federally-funded health care programs, such as SCHIP: H.R. 5268, providing for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program. Preserving access to primary care services: the impending shortage of primary care physicians, designation of primary care as a shortage profession, scholarships and loan forgiveness in exchange for primary care service commitments to practice in critical shortage areas, grants for medical school mentorship programs and primary care training in community health centers, increased Title VII funding for primary care health programs, Medicare payment reforms to support the Patient Centered Medical Home, regulatory relief, studies on primary care.
Client expense: $175,401 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1783: Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act H.R. 853: Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 2147: Healthy Kids Act of 2007 S. 1364: Healthy Kids Act of 2007 S. 334: Healthy Americans Act H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008 (AHBP Act) H.R. 1328: The Indian Health Care Improvement Act H.R. 5544: The Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008 H.R. 5545: Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2729: Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2008 S. 2708: Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008 H.R. 5496: Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2008 H.R. 2991: Independent Health Record Trust Act H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1814: Health Information Privacy and Security Act S. 2672: A bill to provide incentives to physicians to practice in rural and medically underserved communities H.R. 5174: Nursing and Allied Health Education Preservation Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Education
Coordination with advocay efforts of others regarding ongoing efforts to coordinate the lobbying efforts of the University, Medical Center, Argonne National Lab and Fermilab. Preparation for future coordinated lobbying efforts regarding efforts to defend college endowments in the context of rising tuition costs. Follow up lobbying efforts regarding two grants by NIH to the University of Chicago as requested by Rep. Rush's office. Preparation for future lobbying efforts regarding the University's response to the NACUBO study on college and university endowments. Preparation for and follow-up on new requirements for the newly mandated quarterly lobbying reports (HLOGA) required by the Congress. Prerparation for future lobbying contact for discussions regarding peer-to-peer file sharing provisions in HR 4137, the Higher Education Reauthorization Act. Coordination with advocacy and public relations activities of perr institutions that belong to the Council on the Financing of Higher Education (COFHE) and Congressional reactions to NACUBO report on college and university endowments. Preparation for and lobbying contact with Clarisol Duque and Mark Hansen (Dean of the Social Sciences) regarding an immigration problem of one foreign-born staffer in the Dean's office. Discussion and development of a lobbying strategy when HR 4137 (the Higher Education Reauthorization Act passed by the House Education and Labor Committee) goes to the floor of the full House for action. Meeting and briefing with Carol Zuiches, the University's new Director of University Research Administration, with an emphasis on interactions between her unit and the federal government relations unit. Coordination of the advocacy efforts of others regarding participation in the AAU's Tax Issues Task Force as a result of an inquiry from Senators Baucus and Grassley regarding University endowments. Coordination with advocacy efforts of other universities with School-as-Lender programs under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FELP) to ensure the long-term health of the program during the reauthorization process. Preparation for future advocacy by analyzing president Bush's annual State-of-the-Union address to the nation. Preparation for future lobbying efforts relative to FY2009 federal budget proposal and its impacts and implicaitons for the University, Medical Center, Fermi and Argonne National Labs. Preparation for future lobbying efforts by working with Greg Jackson (CIO) to prepare information technology portion of HEA reauthorization bills (S1642 and HR4137). Preparation for future lobbying efforts regarding information required about NIH Clinical and Translational Science Center funding. Preparation for and participation in a series of meetings on the University of Chicago campus requested by Lexi Saudargas on Sen. Durbin's staff on a number of issues and with a number of campus offices and personnel. Lobbying contact with congressional staffers of the Illinois Congressional delegation asking for their assistance in adding $500 million for science to the FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. Preparation for lobbying contact regarding the Coaltiion for International Education's side-by-side analysis of all Title VI international education program provisions in S1642 and HR4137, formulating an alaysis and forwarding to offices of Sens. Obama and Durbin. Contacts with campus individuals regarding the necessary completion of NAICU's "Survey on Institutional Debt and Student Loan Availability". Lobbying assistace regarding a Ph.D. candidate in organismal biology who the BSD wants to hire but whose immigration files seem to have been lost in the immigration screening process. Lobbying contact via E-mail with Rep. Rush's office on several policy issues. Coordination of advocay efforts with other universities about specific initiatives the U of C has taken to make The College more affordable (Odyssey Program). Coordination of advocacy efforts of other research universities on immigration-related legislation, with specific emphasis on HR5545, the "New Employee Verification Act" and other pending legislation on this issue. Work with Steven Bloom of ACE to obtain copies of documents the University sent to the Senate Finance committee regarding the University's endowment and financial aid to undergraduates. Preparation for future lobbying efforts with others regarding possible credit market disruptions and how those might affect the availability of federal student loans and private loans issued by institutions like the U of C. Coordination of advocacy efforts with others regarding the University's request to obtain $350 million for science in supplemental appropriations legislation.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2008 · first_quarter · Immigration
Preparation for and lobbying contact with Clarisol Duque and Mark Hansen (Dean of the Social Sciences) regarding an immigration problem of one foreign-born staffer in the Dean's office. Lobbying assistace regarding a Ph.D. candidate in organismal biology who the BSD wants to hire but whose immigration files seem to have been lost in the immigration screening process. Coordination of advocacy efforts of other research universities on immigration-related legislation, with specific emphasis on HR5545, the "New Employee Verification Act" and other pending legislation on this issue.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported