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Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 15, 2008
Latest Action
September 18, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Fortney Pete StarkDemocratic(CA)
Momentum (last 30 days)
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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
44pct
3d open
vs 7,255 other HR bills in the 110th — cohort avg 47d
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2009 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Followed legislation in a vareity of areas of interest to American Associatin of Homes and Services for the Aging, especially in support of S.908, To Establish a Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Servcies. Followed and actively lobbied on HR 6357, the Protecting Records Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, especially as relating to the inclusino of aspects of S.908, to establish a consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services. Followed S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act and H.R. 6898 technology to promote the adoption of meaning use of health information
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Followed legislation in a vareity of areas of interest to American Associatin of Homes and Services for the Aging, especially in support of S.908, To Establish a Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Servcies. Followed and actively lobbied on HR 6357, the Protecting Records Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, especially as relating to the inclusino of aspects of S.908, to establish a consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services. Followed S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act and H.R. 6898 technology to promote the adoption of meaning use of health information
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Education and support for population-based health programs, such as disease and care management in FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage, including Special Needs Plans (specifically, the reauthorization of Chronic Care Special Needs Plans, or C-SNPs, the incorporation of reasonable process measures and standards for SNP evaluation, and recommendations for CMS' Chronic Conditions SNP Panel); Medicare pilots and demonstrations such as the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration, Senior Risk Reduction Dem- onstration, Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, Medicare Electronic Health Records Demonstration, the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD, as authorized under Section 4016 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997), and Medicare Health Support (as authorized under Section 721 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA), which created the "Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program" now called Medicare Health Support) - specifically, the 18-month Report to Congress on Medicare Health Support. Provision of suggestions and recommendations for consideration of the broader inclusion of coordinated chronic care and health service stakeholder expertise in the feasibility study of a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network demonstration program and in outcomes reporting for comparative effectiveness research (authorized in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008). Analysis and discussions regarding the expanded hospital re-admission reporting requirements included in Final IPPS & OPPS Rules. Analysis of Congressional Budget Office reports on health care reform key issues and budget options, and promotion of successful outcomes in population health improvement programs as a component of national reform of care delivery, financing and design, particularly in public sector programs. Promotion of alternative modeling might more fully capture the true costs and savings associated with innovative prevention and treatment techniques in health care. Promotion of consideration of alternative models to assess and adjust risk scores related to the illnesses of beneficiaries in the Medicare program. Support for funding of prevention and wellness programs and initiatives as provided for in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 as passed by the House and Senate. Support for modifying provisions related to HIPAA Privacy rule and security for personal health information as established in the Health-e Information Technology Act (HITECH Act) as part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Encouragement of efforts to preserve HIPAA provisions permitting exchange of protected health information for care coordination and disease management, efforts to advance health information technology deployment, particularly as it would affect individuals with chronic conditions, including e-prescribing, and the creation of interoperability standards and priority use cases and best practices for technology deployment and promotion in care coordination. Support for the exemption of disease management and care coordination efforts from economic stimulus provision that would have required the HHS Secretary to issue new health care operations rules. Analysis and submission of comments regarding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and the creation of regulations by the EEOC defining the employer wellness program exception as provided for in GINA. Education regarding effectiveness of chronic condition care and its benefits to Medicaid and other populations via the sharing of published quality improvement studies that reported cost or utilization outcomes from the intervention and which are target clinical conditions relevant for Medicaid programs. Advocacy for priorities of all stakeholders providing services along the care continuum toward the goal of population health improvement in proposed and realized legislation, including S. 3613 & H.R. 7114, the Independence at Home Act of 2008; S. 631 & H.R. 5765, the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007; S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act; S. 1340, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007; S. 1753, the Healthy Workforce Act of 2007; H.R. 3800, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 (HITECH Act); H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008; S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007; H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA); the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA); initiatives pertaining to the treatment and prevention of obesity as a chronic disease generally and as a component of population health improvement approaches to addressing the obesity epidemic. Advocacy and support for expansion of Medicare-covered clinical preventive services as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and provided for in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). Endorsement of the Healthy Workforce Act of 2009 and promotion of the legislation through the Healthy Workplace Alliance. General advocacy for population health improvement as a tool to improve the quality of health care and health care outcomes, and reduce preventable health care costs, and promotion of health promotion, wellness, and care coordination programs at the White House Regional Health Reform Summits.
2009 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Followed legislation in a variety of areas of interest to American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, especially in support of S. 908, To Establish a Consortium on the Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services. Followed and actively lobbied on HR 6357, the Protecting Records Optimizing Treatment and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, especially as relating to the inclusion of aspects of S.908, to establish a consortium on the (continued) Impact of Technology in Aging Health Services. Followed S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act and H.R. 6898 technology to promote the adoption of meaningful use of health information
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues, reversal of CMS regulations; speciality hospital moratorium; S. 558 and H.R. 1421, H.R. 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; H.R. 6357 and H.R. 6898 Health Information Technology; H.R. 2583-Physician Worforce Enhancement Act of 2008; H.R. 6394 Border Health Care Relief Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| GA |
| Michael McNulty | Democratic | NY |
| Rahm Emanuel | Democratic | IL |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
| Sander M. Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV |
Client expense: $135,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 6898, Health e Information Technology Act of 2008, entire bill S 657/Hr 727 Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill S 242 MCAP Act, Entire Bill HR 2497/S1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 6898, Healht e Information Technology Act of 2008, entire bill S 657/Hr 727 Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill S 242 MCAP Act, Entire Bill HR 2497/S1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues; reversal of CMS regulations; specialty hospital moratorium; S. 558, H.R. 1424, H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity/Addiction Equity; H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act; H.R. 6357 & H.R. 6898, Health Information Technology; H.R. 2583, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act; H.R. 6394 Border Health Care Relief Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues; reversal of CMS regulations; specialty hospital moratorium; S. 558, H.R. 1424 & H.R. 6983, Mental Health Parity Act; H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients & Providers Act; H.R. 6357 & H.R. 6898, Health Information Technology; H.R. 2583, Physician Workforce Enhancement Act; H.R. 6394 Border Health Care Relief Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, Entire Bill. S. 657/H.R. 727 Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill. S. 243 MCAP Act, Entire Bill. H.R. 2497/S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology, S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, H.R. 1952, National Health Information Incentive Act, HR 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act, Regulation of Tobacco, HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Physician Workforce Shortages, Disparities in Health Care, HR 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, HR 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 6898, Health-e Technology Act of 2008 MIPPA implementation HR 6357, Pro(TECH)t Act HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 3610, FDA Globalization Act of 2008 S334, Healthy Americans Act Bioterrorism Health Information Technology
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633; S. 3408); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare private insurance products (H.R. 3162, S 3101, HR 6331, HR 4296, S. 2408); medcal liability reform (S. 243, S 2662, HR 2580, HR 5480, insurance regulation (S 40, HR 5611, HR 5840), long term care (S 1758, S 2337, HR 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (HR 976, HR 3963); Health insurance tax treatment (HRAs, HSAs, FSAs, Health Care Tax Credit--HR 3920, HR 3943, HR 4341, S 1739, S 1848, HR 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7110: Job Creation & Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, Title III, Temporary increase in FMAP. HR 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals. HR 6912: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3300: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3582: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6966: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 7067: Quality FIRST Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals and value-based purchasing. S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008, sections relating to hospitals, rural health clinics, hospices. HR 6873: Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6652: Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, section 512, mental health parity. HR 1343: Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, section 3: National Health Service Corps., section 7: Revision of Timeframe for RHCs. S 3367: Rural Health Clinic bill to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program, entire bill. HR 6699: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2008, section 105 involving improvements to MDH program; section 106 involving payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals. S 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6898: Health-e Information Technology Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6867: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. S 3507: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6357: PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 1823: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. S 2250: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. S 1041: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. Other Issues: CAH conditions of participation, section 485.635 Healthcare reform Value-based purchasing, including Grassley/Baucus VBP discussion drafts Guidance for clinical integration Electronic health records and Health IT Payment updates for physicians and hospital inpatient/outpatient services CMS DME and oxygen payment rules Self-referral and physician-owned hospitals HHS provider conscience regulations Capital IME CMS guidelines related to use of providers contracted through a locum service CMS recovery audit contractor program Wage index reclassification ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical data code sets
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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 · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (s. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system/Insurance/ ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings/comparative effectiveness/wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; S. 3408; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High risk pools (S. 3230, Labor HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Mediare-related private insurance products - H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; s. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long term care (S. 2337, S. 1758; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit - H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); small business/national pooling of insurance health reform (s. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633; S. 3408); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare-related private insurance products H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; S. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long Term Care (S. 1758; S. 2337; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976; H.R. 3963); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
SCHIP Reauthorization support passage of and expansion to include oral health benefits for children, including HR.976, S.1893, HR.3162, and S.2499; S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act adoption of; and interest in potential changes to HIPPA standards and coding provisions; HR.1781/S.739, Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act; and monitor general health care reform proposals; S. 625/HR. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. S.739/HR.1781, Children's Dental Health Improvement Act. S.2723, Deamonte Driver Dental Care Access Improvement Act of 2008. HR. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008. HR. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008. HR. 6898, Health e-Information Technology Act. Oral health care legislation in general.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
General diabetes legislative initiatives; Food and Drug Globalization Inspection bills; Uninsured and health reform issues; HR1038, HR5629, S1505, S1695 follow on biologic bills; HR6898 Health Information Technology; HR1424 Mental Health Equity Act; S1389, HR1113 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Act; HR3195 ADA Amendment Act; Evidence Based Medicine and Quality issues; general coverage issues, S3230 Labor HHS Appropriations, S.2162, HR2922, S3408, S3396
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor and lobby on healthcare quality, cost, and access and related health care reform efforts, including related provisions in S. 2795 and HR 5918, Small Business Health options Program Act, S. 2818 Small Business Health Plans Act. Health Information Technology and related provisions in HR 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communications through Health Care Technology Act and HR 6898, The Health Care Information Technology Act. Medicaid registration moratorium legislation, including provisions in HR 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net, and S. 2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medikids Health Insurance Act-S.1303/H.R.3055; (PPS Resolution-HCR 231/SCR65); Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act of 2007-S.1103; The Medicare Access to Community Health Centers Act-H.R. 2897/S.2188; Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act-S. 1893/H.R.976; Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act-H.R. 3162; CHIP Reauthorization Act-S. 1224; Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act-H.R. 1781; Deamontes Law H.R. 2371; Childrens Health First Act-H.R.1535; Legal Immigrant Childrens Health Improvement Act-H.R.1308/S.764; Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP Extension Act-S.2499; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008-S.3101; Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008-S.3118; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008-H.R.6331; Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008-H.R.6313; The Protecting Records Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008-H.R.6357; The Health Information Technology Act of 2008-H.R.6898; Preserving Access to Healthcare Act of 2008-S.3556; Regarding Rural Health Clinics-S.3367. Childrens Health Insurance Program (111th Congress) Reauthorization Act of 2009-H.R.2.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues pertaining to health information technology, generic drugs, comparative effectiveness, internet pharmacy, and changes to federal privacy laws. HR 6353, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 S 980, Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users Security & Trust Act of 2008 HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR 6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S 1693, Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008 HR1038, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. S 623, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the licensing of comparable and interchangeable biological products, and for other purposes. HR 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act S 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to greater use of information technology and changes to federal privacy laws. S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442, Technologies for Restoring Users' Security & Trust Act of 2008 HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR 6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S 1693 Health Information Privacy and Security Act HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008
Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act S. 1456, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007 S. 631, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 628, Critical Access to Health Information Technology Act of 2007 S. 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act S. 1915, Electronic Prescription Drug Act of 2007 S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 H.R. 2991, Independent Health Record Trust Act of 2007 S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 1368, Personalized Health Care Quality Act S. 1783, Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act S. 321, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication Through Healthcare Technology Act H.R. 6179, Promoting Health Information Technology Act H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 1456, The Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Health IT e-prescribing H.R. 6331, Medicare bill H.R. 6898 - Stark health IT bill
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
HR.6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 HR.6357, The PRO(TECH)T Act S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 6898, Health-e Technology Act of 2008 MIPPA implementation HR 6357, Pro(TECH)t Act HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 3610, FDA Globalization Act of 2008 S334, Healthy Americans Act Bioterrorism Health Information Technology
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) (provisions relating to physician collective bargaining); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 (Markey); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); H.R. 6444: Healthy Americans Act (Wasserman Schultz) (provisions relating to insurance reforms and subsidies); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark) (provisions relating to standards and incentives for health information technology; privacy and security protections); H.R. 7038: Health Care Services Commission Act (Ryan) (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); S. 3230: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); and S. 3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research. Act (Baucus) and HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to service provider disclosure.
Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Removing barriers to use of health information technology in the long-term care setting [Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) -- all provisions; Medicare Telehealth Improvement Act (S. 2812) -- all provisions; Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (H.R. 6357); Health-e Information Technology Act (H.R. 6898) -- all provisions]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 2908 Medicare Card Security Act of 2008, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to prohibit the display of Social Security account numbers on Medicare cards; H.R. 5442 TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008, to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes; S. 1814 Health Information Privacy and Security Act, a bill to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, ensure personal privacy with respect to health related information, promote the use of non-identifiable information for health research, impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of protected health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, and to protect States' rights; H.R. 6179 Promoting Health Information Technology Act of 2008, to encourage and enhance the adoption of interoperable health information technology to improve health care quality, reduce medical errors, and increase the efficiency of care; H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes; H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, to promote the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $4,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
S.1951/H.R. 3700 Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 regarding Medicaid reimbursement for generic drugs as related to average manufacturers price (AMP) and federal upper limits (FULs); H.R. 3140 Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 regarding Medicaid reimbursement of generic drugs as related to AMP and FULs; S. 334 Healthy Americans Act regarding the role of pharmacy in healthcare and Title VI regarding shared responsibilities; S.980/H.R. 6353 Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2007 regarding amendments to the Control Substances Act relating to the delivery of control substances over the internet; S.3101/H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Sec. 132 regarding incentives for electronic prescribing, Sec. 171 regarding prompt pay by PDPs and MA-PDs for prescriptions dispensed in Medicare Part D, Sec. 203 regarding reimbursement for generic drugs dispensed in the Medicaid program; S. 2408 "E-Meds Act of 2007 regarding amendments to the Social Security Act requiring physicians to utilize electronic prescribing for Medicare prescriptions; H.R. 2900 Food and Drug Amendments Act of 2007 Sec. 910 regarding pharmaceutical safety; H.R. 5839 Safeguarding Americas Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008 regarding amending the Food, Drug & Cosmetics Act to improve the safety of drugs; Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances regarding the need for the DEA to publish rules that would allow for electronic prescribing of controlled substances no specific legislation; S. 3001/ H.R. 5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Sec. 702 regarding a freeze on current copays at retail pharmacies for medications dispensed in the TRICARE pharmacy program; MedGuides regarding improvements needed to the Medication Guide program no specific legislation; S. 1693 Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007- Title IV Sec 401 Privacy and Security regarding changes in the definition of marketing under HIPAA and breach notification; H.R. 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 - Title III regarding impact of privacy and security provisions on pharnacies, H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 - Title IV regarding impact of privacy and security provisions on pharmacies.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Comparative Effectiveness Research (H.R.2184, H.R.3162, S.3408) Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (S.358, H.R.493, H.R.1424) Mental Health Parity (S.558, H.R.1424) Health Care Reform (S.334, H.R.6444) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S.1544, S.1693, H.R.3370) Health Information Technology (S 1693, H.R.6357; H.R.6898) Biogenerics Legislation (S.1695, S.623, H.R.1038, H.R.1956, H.R.5629) Electronic Prescribing (S.2408, H.R.4296) ERISA Preemption Issues
Client expense: $3,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Veterans Healthcare issues Electronic Prescribing Comparative Effectiveness Research S. 2408, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act 2007 HR. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act 12/07 HR. 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act 10/07 HR. 2406, (no title) authorize the NIST to increase its efforts in support of the integration of the healthcare information enterprise in the United States 11/07 S. 1693, The Wired for Health Care Quality Act 10/07 S. 438, Fair Prescription Drug Competition Act 1/07 S. 1082, Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act 5/07 HR. 806 2/07 S. 1432, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act 5/07 S. 316, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act 3/07 S. 2029 Physician Payments Sunshine Act HR 5605 Physician Payments Sunshine Act HR 962 Preservation of Antibioties for Medical Treatment Act S. 349 Preservation of Antibioties for Medical Treatment Act S. 2313 Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance HR 3697 Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance HR 1424. The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act H.R. 6376 and H.R. 6378 - Strengthening FDA Integrity Act (6/08) S. 877 - Stop Abuse of Growth Hormone Act (3/07) H.R. 4911 - Human Growth Hormone Restriction Act (12/07) H.R. 6357 - Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or The Pro(TECH)T Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 - the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 3396 - Independent Drug Education and Outreach Act of 2008
Client expense: $3,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Rural Health H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Generic Biologics (S. 623; S. 1695; H.R. 1038); Health system / insurance / ERISA reform (H.R. 676; H.R. 506; H.R. 2034; H.R. 3163; S. 334; S. 1783; S. 1019; S. 2818; S. 1886; S. 2795; H.R. 6210); Health cost savings / comparative effectiveness / wellness promotion (H.R. 2184; H.R. 3162; S. 1342; S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3717; H.R. 853; H.R. 2633); Health IT (S. 1693; H.R. 5442; H.R. 6357; H.R. 6898); High Risk Pools (S. 3230, Labor-HHS Approps.); Medicare (Medicare Advantage, electronic prescribing, sales and marketing of Medicare-related private insurance products H.R. 3162; S. 3101; H.R. 6331; H.R. 4296; S. 2408); medical liability reform (S. 243; S. 2662; H.R. 2580; H.R. 5480); insurance regulation (S. 40; H.R. 5611; H.R. 5840); Long Term Care (S. 2337; H.R. 3363); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976); Health Insurance Tax Treatment (HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, Health Coverage Tax Credit H.R. 3920; H.R. 3943; H.R. 4341; S. 1739; S. 1848; H.R. 5719); Small business / national pooling of insurance health reform (S. 2795; H.R. 6210; H.R. 6582); Comparative effectiveness (S. 3408); SCHIP reauthorization (H.R. 976; H.R. 3963)
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
HR 5839, Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act - E-Pedigree mandates, enhanced wholesaler licensing, national uniform standards. HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, Title IV, Privacy and Security Provisions -- allows pharmacies to use protected health information for treatment, payment and healthcare operations.
Client expense: $1,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislative and regulatory issues affecting pharmacies and retailers, including health care funding, health care programs, and the delivery of prescription drugs. H.R. 971, The Community Pharmacy Fairness Act. H.R. 3700 and S. 1951, The Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007. H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. H.R. 1585, Fiscal 2008 Defense Authorization - TRICARE provisions. S. 980, Ryan Haight Internet Controlled Substances Act. S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Act. H.R. 5539, the Safeguarding America's Pharmaceuticals Act of 2008. H.R. 6353, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008. H.R. 6331, the Medicare Patients and Providers Protection 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.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page 7 for specific Health Care issues. Specific Health Issue bills: H.R. 5605/S. 2029, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 1407, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act S. 1066, the Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 2583, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6357, the ProTECHt Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2008 H.R. 6791 The National Cancer Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page 7 for specific Health Care issues. Specific Health Issue bills: H.R. 5605/S. 2029, the Physician Payment Sunshine Act H.R. 1407, the Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act S. 1066, the Medical Education Affordability Act H.R. 2583, the Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education Enhancement Act H.R. 7192, Preserving Patient Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 6357, the ProTECHt Act H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 S. 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2008 H.R. 6791 The National Cancer Act of 2008
Client expense: $40,345 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Education and support for population-based health programs, such as disease and care management in FFS Medicare and Medicare Advantage, including Special Needs Plans (specifically, the reauthorization of Chronic Care Special Needs Plans, or C-SNPs, the incorporation of reasonable process measures and standards for SNP evaluation, and recommendations for CMS' Chronic Conditions SNP Panel); Medicare pilots and demonstrations such as the Medicare Medical Home Demonstration, Senior Risk Reduction Dem- onstration, Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration, Medicare Electronic Health Records Demonstration, the Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD, as authorized under Section 4016 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997), and Medicare Health Support (as authorized under Section 721 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA), which created the "Voluntary Chronic Care Improvement Program" now called Medicare Health Support). Provision of suggestions and recommendations for consideration of the broader inclusion of coordinated chronic care and health service stakeholder expertise in the feasibility study of a Medicare Chronic Care Practice Research Network demonstration program and in outcomes reporting for comparative effectiveness research (authorized in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008). Analysis and discussions regarding the expanded hospital re-admission reporting requirements included in Final IPPS & OPPS Rules and participation in the listening session for development of transition to a Medicare Value Based Purchasing Program for physician & other professional services. Analysis of Congressional Budget Office reports on health care reform key issues and budget options, and promotion of successful outcomes in population health improvement programs as a component of national reform of care delivery, financing and design, particularly in public sector programs. Encouragement of efforts to preserve HIPAA provisions permitting exchange of protected health information for care coordination and disease management, efforts to advance health information technology deployment, particularly as it would affect individuals with chronic conditions, including e-prescribing, and the creation of interoperability standards and priority use cases and best practices for technology deployment and promotion in care coordination. Education regarding effectiveness of chronic condition care and its benefits to Medicaid and other populations via the sharing of published quality improvement studies that reported cost or utilization outcomes from the intervention and which are target clinical conditions relevant for Medicaid programs. Advocacy for priorities of all stakeholders providing services along the care continuum toward the goal of population health improvement in proposed and realized legislation, including S. 3613 & H.R. 7114, the Independence at Home Act of 2008; S. 631 & H.R. 5765, the Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007; S. 334, the Healthy Americans Act; S. 1340, the Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007; S. 1753, the Healthy Workforce Act of 2007; H.R. 3800, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act; H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; H.R. 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; H.R. 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008; S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007; H.R.6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; initiatives pertaining to the treatment and prevention of obesity as a chronic disease generally and specifically as related to Medicare Part D coverage of pharmacotherapy as a component of population health improvement approaches to addressing the obesity epidemic. Advocacy and support for expansion of Medicare-covered clinical preventive services as recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and provided for in the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). Endorsement of the Office of the National Nurse initiative, efforts to rename the Chief Nurse Officer of the U.S. Public Health Services as the "National Nurse". General advocacy for population health improvement as a tool to improve the quality of health care and health care outcomes, and reduce preventable health care costs.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
computer security and cybersecurity; information privacy; data security, cross-border data flows, data breach notification and ID theft; unwanted commercial email (SPAM); IT standards policy and open standards; open standard document formats; behavioral advertising privacy principles; technology issues pertaining to Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Security & Prosperity Partnership of North America (see list of specific legislation pertaining to these issues on next page) the President's ID Theft Task Force S. 236 - Federal Agency Data Mining Reporting Act of 2007 H.R. 1 and S. 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 S. 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 H.R. 836 - Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007 S. 239 - Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007 S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act H.R. 2290 - Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 958 - Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 948 - Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 964 - Spy Act H.R. 936 - Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act H.R. 4175 - Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 6898 - Health e-Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1424/S.558 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health Parity & Addiction Act - Sect. 106 of House bill H.R. 4105 - Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 - Entire bill H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 - Entire bill S. 2819 Economical Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 5882 - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family-and employment-based immigrant visas in the future - Entire Bill H.R. 5924 - Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 5942 - National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 5998 - Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008 - Medicaid SCHIP Directive, Entire bill H.R. 6163 - Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act - Entire bill. H.R. 6357 - PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 - To amend Public Health - Entire bill H.R. 6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Sections 121-125, 145, 205 H.R. 6898 - Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 6966 - Safeguarding Our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 7067 - Quality FIRST Act of 2008 - Entire bill H.R. 7110 - Job Creation and Unemployement Relief Act of 2008 - Title III, Medicaid FMAP H.R. 7241 - Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 - Entire bill S. 3656 - Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 - Entire bill S. 3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act - Rural Hospital Provisions
Client expense: $168,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, all provisions H.R. 6100, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, provisions on reducing exposure to toxic chemical substances S. 3040, Kid-Safe Chemicals Act of 2008, provisions on reducing exposure to toxic chemical substances H.R. 6845, Fair Copyright in Research Works Act, provision on protection of copyright for NIH-funded research S. 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008, all provisions Organ transplantation - providing incentives to increase organ donation Patient Safety Health Savings Accounts Simplified Medical Billing Medical Tourism - AMA principles Comparative Effectiveness Research - AMA principles Social Security Administration authorization for release of medical records Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act regulations E-prescribing/Health Information Technology Physician-owned Hospitals FDA post-marketing surveillance of prescription drugs Provider Conscience Clause Uninsured/Health System Reform - AMA Proposal Domestic Violence and Abuse Obesity Screening Chronic Kidney Disease High Fructose Corn Syrup Vitamin D - physician guidelines Baucus Health System Reform proposal Healthy Lifestyles Initiatives Economic Stimulus Package
Client expense: $4,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.1693, H.R 6357, H.R. 6898, H.R. 6331, H.R. 7191, economic stimulus package
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2009, Specialty hospital issues; and Medicare payment reform. Department of Defense Appropriations, FY2009, Specialty hospital issues; and Medicare payment reform. S.3258/H.R.7324, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2009, Specialty hospital issues; and Medicare payment reform. H.R.1424/S.358, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007; Specialty hospital issues; and Medicare payment reform. H.R.2642, Supplemental Appropriations, 2008, Specialty hospital issues. Public Law 110-329, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, FY2009, Specialty hospital issues; and Medicare payment reform. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Health information technology related issues. H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, Health information technology related issues. H.R.6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, Health information technology related issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6201 Student to School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act H.R. 6210 Small Business Health Options Program Act H.R. 6357 Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act H.R. 7067 Quality FIRST (From Incentives, Reporting, Standards, and Technology) Act S. 2795 The Small Business Health Options Program Act Development of health care reform legislation Development of legislation to establish a Medicare value-based purchasing program for hospitals State Children's Health Insurance Program reauthorization
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007, all provisions relating to health information technology, health information, health care quality measurement, and payments to health care organizations; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007, all provisions relating to the individual health insurance market; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits, and for other purposes; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007; all provisions regarding mental health benefits; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007, all provisions regarding mental health benefits; HR 2795, Small Business Health Act Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions relating to the small business health insurance market; S 2064, Nurse Training and Retention Act, all provisions relating to training and retention of health care workers and workforce shortage issues; small business health insurance market reform; mental health parity; nursing and physician workforce issues; health information technology; health system reform ongoing conversations about health system reform proposals; individual health insurance market reform; HR 1424 "An act to amend section 712 of theEmployee Retirement Income Security Ave of 1974" all provisions related to mental health parity; HR6898 Health-e information Technology Act of 2008, all provisions relating to health information technology; S334 Healthy American Act, all provisions related to health insurance coverage, tax treatment, and payment systems; HR1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, all provisions relating to Mental Health Parity.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Information Technology, S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, H.R. 1952, National Health Information Incentive Act, HR 5442, TRUST in Health Information Act, Regulation of Tobacco, HR 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Physician Workforce Shortages, Disparities in Health Care, HR 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008, S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, HR 6898, the Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Mental health parity [Mental Health Parity Act (S. 558) -- all provisions; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424) -- all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 1424) -- provisions pertaining to mental health parity, Sec. 512] Comparative effectiveness research authorization issues [Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (H.R. 2184) -- all provisions; Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162) -- Sec. 904] Expanding access to coverage for uninsured [Healthy Americans Act (S. 334, H.R. 3163) -- all provisions; American Health Benefits Program Act (H.R. 5348) -- all provisions] Health information technology issues [Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) -- all provisions; Promoting Health Information Technology Act (H.R. 3800) -- all provisions; Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (H.R. 6357) -- all provisions; Health-e Information Technology Act (H.R. 6898) -- all provisions; proposed HHS regulation pertaining to transition to ICD-10 billing codes; issues pertaining to the security and protection of personal health information] Issues pertaining to insurance coverage regulations [Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (H.R. 758) -- provision regarding coverage rescissions (Sec. 7)]
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE