Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008

H.R. 2676/S.2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S.2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act; H.R. 1108/S.625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; and H.R. 6725, the Oncology Quality of Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act; H.R. 1108/S. 625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; and H.R. 6725, the Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services--see provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services--see provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008--provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related on carried interests

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 59/H.R. 2066 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve access to advanced practice nurses and physician assistants under the Medicaid Program; H.R. 5585 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive cancer patient treatment education under the Medicare Program and to provide for research to improve cancer symptom management; H.R. 1078/S. 2790 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of comprehensive cancer care planning under the Medicare Program and to improve the care furnished to individuals diagnosed with cancer by establishing a Medicare hospice care demonstration program and grants programs for cancer palliative care and symptom management programs, provider education, and related research; H.R. 6826/S. 1678 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medicare Program; S. J. Res. 22/H.J. Res. 54 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions; H.R. 6725 - To establish budget neutral demonstration projects to study and improve the quality and cost effectiveness of cancer care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries; Comprehensive Cancer Omnibus Legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services - all provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services - all provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 - provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related to carried interests HR 1424 - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act; H.R. 1108/S.625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; and H.R. 6725, Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare physician payment and policy issues relating to oncology, including provisions in: H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 6725, the Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act of 2008

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 6331 / S 3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008: halt 10.6 percent cut in Medicare physician reimbursement before June 30th HR 6725 - Oncology Quality Care Demonstration Act of 2008: Medicare demonstration project to study how the use of cancer treatment guidelines and EMRs can increase quality and reduce costs of comprehensive cancer care

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services - all provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services - all provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 - provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related to carried interests HR 1424 - The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services--see provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services--see provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008--provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related on carried interests

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Modernization Implementation; Medicare REimbursement Issues; Imaging Reimbursement; Cancer Care Reimbursement; Medicare Physician payments; H.R. 6725, Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services--see provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services--see provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008--provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related on carried interests

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1624 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exception from the treatment of publicly traded partnerships and corporations for partnerships with passive-type income shall not apply to partnerships directly or indirectly deriving income from providing investment advisers and related asset management services - all provisions Monitor developing tax policy Item 16 continued HR 2834 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat income received by partners for performing investment management services as ordinary income received for the performance of services - all provisions HR 6521 - The Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008--provisions related to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 3321 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 208 - provisions relates to access to capital, urban workforce housing and Real Estate Investment Trusts HR 6725 - The Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 - provisions related to carried interests

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000