Healthy Transition Act of 2008

S. 60 -- EMSC Reauthorization S. 3195/H.R. 6375 -- Healthy Transition Act of 2008

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

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

SCHIP Reauthorization, various bills (H.R. 976, H.R. 3963) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 3014) Community Health Workers Act (S. 586, H.R. 1968) Healthy Children and Families Act (S. 1052) Legal Immigrant Childrens Health Improvement Act (S. 764, H.R. 1308) State Child Well-Being Research Act (S. 1482, H.R. 2477) Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act (S. 739) Childrens Health First Act (S.895, H.R. 1535) Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act (S. 1214) Healthy Schools Act (S. 1669) Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 2147, S. 1364) Indian Healthcare Improvement Act (S. 1200) Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (S. 1760, H.R. 3267) Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 (S. 884/HR 405) Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007 (S. 1956/HR 4688) Kinship Caregiver Support Act (S. 661/HR 2188) Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 (S. 382/HR 687) State Children Well-Being Research Act (H.R. 2477) The Children's Health Protection Act (H.R. 2842) Healthy Transition Act of 2008 (H.R. 6375 & S. 3195) Family Fairness Act of 2008 (H.R. 6029) Lead Poisoning Reduction Act of 2007 (S. 1811) BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 (S. 2928) Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (H.R. 5873) Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 (H.R. 6309) Obesity Prevention, Treatment and Research Act of 2008 (S. 3584)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

1. H.R. 1669/S. 982, "Positive Aging Act of 2007". Support all provisions. The bill would improve access to mental health services for older adults by integrating mental health services into primary and community settings through demonstration projects that target urban and rural medically underserved areas. Interdisciplinary teams of mental health professionals working in collaboration wiht other providers of health care and social services would provide these evidence-based services. 2. H.R. 1424, the "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act" - Support all provisions. The bill expands the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996 by requiring group health plans that offer benefits for mental health and addiction to do so on the same terms as care for other diseases. 3. H.R. 2502, "Geriatricians Loan Forgiveness Act of 2007". Support all provisions. The bill would extend the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program to geriatric training, forgiving $35,000 of educational debt incurred by medical students for each year of advanced training to obtain a certificate of added qualifications in geriatric medicine or geriatric psychiatry. 4. S. 558, the "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007". Support provisions to prohibit private health insurance plans from imposing treatment limitations or financial requirements on mental health benefits unless comparable limitations or requirements are imposed on medical and surgical benefits. 5. Discussed with House and Senate staff the need to include older adults in clinical trials, following the 2007 release of a GAO report on this issue. 6. S. 1628, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs to increase the number of nurse faculty and to increase the domestic nursing and physical therapy workforce. Support all provisions. 7. S. 1854, the "Stop Senior Suicide Act". Support provisions to repeal the 50 percent Medicare outpaitent mental health coinsurance rate; improve interagency coordination; provide grants for elderly suicide early intervention and prevention strategies; and enhance the existing Suicide Prevention Resource Center. 8. Support H. R. 3411, the "Juvenile Crime Reduction Act of 2007," to provide strategies to help to decrease the prevalence of young people with mental disorders who come into contact with the juvenile justice system. 9. S. 2708 and H.R. 6337, the "Caring for an Aging America Act of 2008. Support all provisions. The bill would provide for the establishment of a new geriatric and gerontology loan repayment program. 10. Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - discuss inclusion of provisions from S. 982 (the "Positive Aging Act of 2007") and S. 1854 (the "Stop Senior Suicide Act") with Senate staff. 11. Discussed with House and Senate staff the need for additonal health care professionals trained in geriatrics and the need for a study on the mental health care workforce that will be needed to treat older adults with mental disorders over the next three decades. 12. Support S. 2641, the "Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008". Support all provisions. The bill would increase public transparency and accountability of nursing home owners and operators, including nursing home chains, by requiring them to disclose the corporate entities that own nursing homes and their affiliated entities. 13. Support H.R. 6375, "Healthy Transitions Act". Support all provisions. The bill would establish planning and implementation grants to states to assist in the development of a coordinated service delivery system to maximize continuity of care and access to services for young adults who are transitioning to the adult mental health system. 14. Support H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008". Support provision to provide mental health parity to require group health plans that offer mental health and substance abuse benefits to do so on the same terms as medical and surgical benefits. 15. S. 3335, the "Jobs, Eneergy, Families and Disaster Relief Act of 2008". Support mental health parity provision. 16. S. 3155, a bill to reauthorize the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974". Urge that the bill include provisions to address the plight to young people with mental disorders intersecting with the juvenile justice system.

-S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, support all provisions -H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, support mental health and addiction parity provision. -H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act, support mental health and addiction parity provision. -H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008, support all provisions. -H.R. 1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007, support all provisions. -S. 884/H.R. 405, Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 4355, To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions, support passage. -S. 2578, A bill to temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services, support all provisions. -H.R. 5173, To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services, support all provisions. -H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, support all provisions. -S. 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008, support all provisions. -H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007, support all provisions. -S. 1760/H.R. 3267, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, support delays on Medicaid regulations. -S. 3195/H.R. 6375, Healthy Transition Act of 2008, support all provisions. -S. 3611, Medicaid Services Restoration Act, support all provisions.

Client expense: $13,333 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1681/H.R. 5873 - Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 S. 400/H.R. 2851 - Michelle's Law S. 3195/H.R. 6375 - Healthy Transition Act of 2008 H.R. 6893 - Fostering Connections to Success Act Provider Conscience Regulation

Client expense: $162,195 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

-S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 1376, Medicaid Foster Care Coverage Act of 2007, support all provisions. -S. 884/H.R. 405, Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 4355, To impose a moratorium on certain Medicaid payment restrictions, support passage. -S. 2578, A bill to temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services, support all provisions. -H.R. 5173, To temporarily delay application of proposed changes to Medicaid payment rules for case management and targeted case management services, support all provisions. -H.R. 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, support all provisions. -S. 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008, support all provisions. -H.R. 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007, support all provisions. -S. 1760/H.R. 3267, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007, support all provisions. -H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008, support delays on Medicaid regulations. -S. 3195/H.R. 6375, Healthy Transition Act of 2008, support all provisions.

Client expense: $13,333 · Firm income: Not reported

SCHIP Reauthorization, various bills (H.R. 976, H.R. 3963) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R. 3014) Community Health Workers Act (S. 586, H.R. 1968) Healthy Children and Families Act (S. 1052) Legal Immigrant Childrens Health Improvement Act (S. 764, H.R. 1308) State Child Well-Being Research Act (S. 1482, H.R. 2477) Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act (S. 739) Childrens Health First Act (S.895, H.R. 1535) Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act (S. 1214) Healthy Schools Act (S. 1669) Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 2147, S. 1364) Indian Healthcare Improvement Act (S. 1200) Healthy Start Reauthorization Act (S. 1760, H.R. 3267) Family-Based Meth Treatment Access Act of 2007 (S. 884/HR 405) Tribal Foster Care and Adoption Access Act of 2007 (S. 1956/HR 4688) Kinship Caregiver Support Act (S. 661/HR 2188) Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 (S. 382/HR 687) State Children Well-Being Research Act (H.R. 2477) The Children's Health Protection Act (H.R. 2842) Healthy Transition Act of 2008 (H.R. 6375 & S. 3195) Family Fairness Act of 2008 (H.R. 6029) Lead Poisoning Reduction Act of 2007 (S. 1811) BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 (S. 2928) Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (H.R. 5873) Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008 (H.R. 6309)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 1681/H.R. 5873 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 S. 400/H.R. 2851 Michelle's Law S. 3195/H.R. 6375 Health Transition Act of 2008

Client expense: $165,660 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office