Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009

Expand medical research on osteoporosis - Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at the NIH and DOD Expand and ensure access to education, preventive services and health care for those with or at risk for osteoporosis - Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 (S. 769/ H.R. 1894) provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue Bone Health Promotion and Research Act (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $19,247 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Expand medical research on osteoporosis - Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at the NIH and DOD Expand and ensure access to education, preventive services and health care for those with or at risk for osteoporosis - Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 (S. 769/ H.R. 1894) provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue Bone Health Promotion and Research Act (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $30,680 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at the NIH and DOD EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR LAT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 (S. 769/ H.R. 1894) provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue Bone Health Promotion and Research Act (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $19,247 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteoporosis and realted bone diseases at NIH and DOD EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PREVENTATIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS "Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007" (S.769/H.R.1894) - provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue. "Bone Health Promotion and Research Act" (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $30,680 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 3856 Bone Health Promotion Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EPA memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment; H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance Act; STATE, Internation Agreement on Mercury Emissions; EPA - Proposed rule to protect waterways by reducing mercury from dental offices. S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue; H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010. H.R. 5116/S. 3605, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) reauthorization; AHRQ, U.S. Preventative Services Taskforce; AHRQ, National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality; FDA Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committeee; NIH, National Advisory on Dental & Craniofacial Research Council; NIH, National Advisory Committee to the NIH DIrector; NIH, Working Group of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

Client expense: $590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes H.R. 3693 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2009 H.R. 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.J. RES. 45 - Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3961 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 4985 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2010 H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 3856 - Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009: Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authoirize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a National Bone Health Program for the control, preention, and surveillance of osteoposoris and related bone diseases and to coordinate and carry out national education and outreach activities in support of such program; (2) authorize the Secretary to award grants to states and Indian tribes for comprehensive osteoporosis and related bone disease control and prevention programs; and (3) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on osteopososis and related bone diseases, including osteogenesis imperfecta and Paget's disease of the bone. Surgical Workforce Shortage Truth and Transparency .

EPA memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment; H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance Act; STATE, Internation Agreement on Mercury Emissions; EPA - Proposed rule to protect waterways by reducing mercury from dental offices. S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue; H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010. H.R. 5116/S. 3605, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reauthorization; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality , U.S. Preventative Services Taskforce; FDA Amalgam Classification; NIH, National Advisory on Dental & Craniofacial Research Council.

Client expense: $630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3856 Bone Health Promotion Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at the NIH and DOD EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PRESVENTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS "Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007" (S. 769/H.R. 1894) - provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue "Bone Health Promotion and Research Act" (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $65,089 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 1021/S.1548 - Access to America's Orthopedic Services Act of 2009: Musculoskeletal Disease and Condition Legislation to improve research, diagnosis, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, conditions, and injuries, to conduct a longitudinal study on aging, and for other purposes H.R. 3693 - Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce Act of 2009 H.R. 4851 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 H.J. RES. 45 - Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt H.R. 3962 - Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3961 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 4985 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2010 H.R. 4872 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009: provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes. H.R. 1678 - Mitigating the Impact of Uncompensated Service and Time Act of 2009: amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to allow a bad debt deduction to doctors to partially offset the cost of providing uncompensated care required to be provided under amendments made by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. H.R. 3856 - Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009: Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) authoirize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and implement a National Bone Health Program for the control, preention, and surveillance of osteoposoris and related bone diseases and to coordinate and carry out national education and outreach activities in support of such program; (2) authorize the Secretary to award grants to states and Indian tribes for comprehensive osteoporosis and related bone disease control and prevention programs; and (3) award grants or enter into cooperative agreements for the collection, analysis, and reporting of data on osteopososis and related bone diseases, including osteogenesis imperfecta and Paget's disease of the bone. Surgical Workforce Shortage Truth and Transparency .

EPA memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment; H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Anti-microbial Resistance Act; STATE, Internation Agreement on Mercury Emissions; S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue; H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010. H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010; AHRQ reauthorization; FDA Amalgam Classification;

Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3856 Bone Health Promotion Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at NIH EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS "Medicare Fracture and Ostoporosis Testing Act of 2007" (S. 769/H.R. 1894) - provide two-year moratorioum on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue "Bone Health Promotion and Research Act" (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure patient access to health coverage through Medicare and Medicaid Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): ADA agreement with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment; U.S. Preventative Services Task FOrce Nominations; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Strategic Plan 2009-2013; H.R. 2400, Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act; S. 1259, Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective new Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009; H.R. 3856, Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Lead in Dental Crowns issue; H.R. 2824, Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act; S. 1213, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009; H.Res. 648, Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury; H.R. 4615, Consumers Have Options for Molar Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 4731, Medicaid Options for Dental Fillings Act of 2010.

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 3856 Bone Health Promotion Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteoporosis and related bone diseases at the NIH EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007 (S. 769/ H.R. 1894) provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue Bone Health Promotion and Research Act (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: $9,292 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

EPA Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): MOU with EPA to help reduce amalgam in the environment. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Nomination National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Strategic Plan 2009-2013 H.R. 2400 - Strategies to Address Antimicrobial Resistance Act H. Res. 648 'Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of potential health effects posed by mercury. -- Submitted a letter to the FDA regarding the FDAs Final Rule for Dental Amalgam -- Prepared a Petition to the FDA for Classification of Tooth Whitening/Bleaching Products -- Attend meetings of the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council H.R. 2824 Doctor-Patient Relationship and Research Protection Act S. 1213 Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Act of 2009 S. 1259 Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Service (PATIENTS) Act of 2009 H.R. 3856 Bone Health Promotion and Research Act of 2009 White House Directive on Public Access to Publicly Funded Research AHRQ Reauthorization CDC NIOSH Strategic Plan FDA Final Rule for Dental Amalgam FDA Petition for Classification of Tooth Whitening/Bleaching Products FDA Dental Products Panel nomination(s)

Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported

EXPAND MEDICAL RESEARCH ON OSTEOPOROSIS Increase funding for osteopororsis and related bone diseases at the NIH EXPAND AND ENSURE ACCESS TO EDUCATION, PREVENTIVE SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE WITH OR AT RISK FOR OSTEOPOROSIS "Medicare Fracture and Osteoporosis Testing Act of 2007" (S. 739/H.R. 1894) - provide two-year moratorium on Medicare reductions in reimbursement for osteoporosis testing and have IOM conduct study of the issue Bone Health Promotion and Research Act (H.R. 3856) - create national bone health program to enhance the control, prevention and surveillance programs and augment the education and outreach initiatives on bone health at the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Ensure funding for health programs throughout HHS Assure coverage of osteoporosis prevention and treatment, including the expansion of Medicare coverage of bone mass measurements for all individuals at clinical risk for osteoporosis

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE