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Summary
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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (15)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 (PPACA);
H.R. 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act
H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option
PPACA Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals
H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act
DEA Scheduling Propofol
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Hospital Acquired Infections
HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use
HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model
FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
Physician Antitrust Relief
Physician Workforce Issues
Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, HEALTH Act of 2011
FDA Safe Use Initiative
S. 296, Preserving Access to Life-saving Medications Act, drug shortages
Pain Management
Pediatric Anesthesia FDA Operating Room Fires
FDA ACTION Initiative
FDA Propofol Shortage
FDA Sentinel
Prescription Drug User Fee Act
Deep sedation
NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion
Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates
State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA
Patient Safety Initiatives
FDA SEDASYS
FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 3685, Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010
S. 369, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act
S. 4040, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2010
H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish public health insurance option H.R. 6303, Medicare Beneficiary Choice Preservation Act of 2010
H.R. 6502, Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of Choice Act of 2010
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; (cont.) H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Reid) health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, restrictions on rescissions, health care choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; H.R. 4078, Long-Term Care Insurance Disclosure Act (Perriello) model disclosure form for long-term care insurance; H.R. 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney) coverage requirement for cancer screening; H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (Perriello) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; H.R. 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Schakowsky) federal rate review process; H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Spratt) changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms; H.R. 5000, Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act (Andrews) requirements for dental coverage; H.R. 5664, High Risk Pool Fairness Act (Ellsworth ) high risk pools; H.R. 5761 (Melancon) effective date for prohibition on rescissions; H.R. 5808 (Woolsey) government-run plan; H.R. 5844, Fairness in Medigap Options Act (Rothman) guarantee issue and open enrollment for Medigap policies; H.R. 5890, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) regulation of LTC insurance; H.R. 6066, Preventing Social Security Fraud Act (Sanchez) requirements for private disability insurers; H.R. 6368, Federal Employee Disability Insurance Act (Holmes-Norton) supplemental disability insurance for federal employees; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; S. 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Feinstein) federal rate review process; S. 3685 Insurance Competition and Transparency Act (Pryor) FTC authority; S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act (Baucus) health coverage tax credit; and S. 3958, Empowering States to Innovate Act, (Wyden-Brown) state innovation waivers.
INS (Regulatory)
Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,980,000 · 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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Employer Health Insurance Mandates
S 3501- American Job Protection Act Epansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits
S 979 - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act
S 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act
S 1796- America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
HR 2360- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act of 2009
HR 3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
HR 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
HR 1470- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009
S 725- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009
Expansion of Small Business Health Coverage
S 45- Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2009
S 79- Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act
S 93- Small Business Empowerment Act
S 391 - Healthy Americans Act
HR 193 - AmeriCare Health Insurance Act of 2009
HR 859- Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009
HR 879- Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2009
Employer Health Insurance Mandates
S 3393 - COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010
S J Res 39 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter eight of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
HR 5324 - COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010
Changes to Federal Health Laws
HR 5808 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
Changes to Information Reporting Requirements Related to Health Laws
S 3578 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act
Comments to HHS on Health Insurance Exchange Rulemaking
Client expense: $4,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Implementation of healthcare reform laws - Executive Branch actions re PL 111-148 and PL 111-152.
Repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Acts (PL 111-148/PL 111-152) - HR 4901, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 4903, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 4910, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and enact the Empowering Patients First Act in order to provide incentives to encourage health insurance coverage; HR 4919, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 4972, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 5005, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 5073, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 and enact the OPTION Act of 2009; HR 5216, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HR 5421, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, repeal the 7.5 percent threshold on the deduction for medical expenses, provide for increased funding for high-risk pools, allow acquiring health insurance across State lines, and allow for the creation of association health plans; HR 5424, Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2010 ; HR 5444, Private Option Health Care Act; HR 6355, STAT Act of 2010; S 3147, Patient Choice Restoration Act; S 3152, A bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. *High risk pools - HR 5664, High-Risk Pool Fairness Act.
*Effective date for prohibitionon rescissions - HR 5761, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expedite the application of the provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage.
*Government-run plan - HR 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
*Guarantee-issue and open enrollment for Medigap policies - HR 5844, Fairness in Medigap Options Act of 2010.
*Regulations of LTC insurance - HR 5890, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2010.
*Third-party review of LTC insurance disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims.
*Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance.
*Model Disclosure form for long-term care insurance - HR 4078, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance.
*Federal rate review process - HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; S 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010.
*Changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms - HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
*Requirements for dental coverage - HR 5000, Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010.
*Requirements for private disability insurers - HR 6066, Preventing Social Security Fraud Act of 2010.
*Supplemental disability insurance for Federal employees - HR 6368, Federal Employee Disability Insurance Act of 2010.
*FTC authority - S 3685, Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010.
*Health coverage tax credit - S 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010.
*State innovation waivers - S 3958, Empowering States to Innovate Act. *Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable.
*McCarran Ferguson reforms - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry; S 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.
*Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
*Coverage requirement for cancer screening - HR 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009.
*MCCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption - HR 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act.
*LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes.
*National marketplace - HR 3217, Health Care Choice Act of 2009; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
*Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums.
*Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 5710, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act
H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals
H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation
H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act
DEA E-Prescribing
DEA Propofol
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Hospital Acquired Infections
HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use
Data Registry Funding
HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model
FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
Physician Antitrust Relief
Physician Workforce Issues
Medical Liability Reform
FDA Safe Use Initiative FDA Operating Room Fires
FDA ACTION Initiative
FDA Propofol Shortage
FDA Scheduling of Propofol
FDA Sentinel
Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol
Prescription Drug User Fee Act
Deep sedation
NASPER Funding; controlled substance abuse, misuse and diversion
Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates
State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA
Patient Safety Initiatives
FDA SEDASYS
FDA Sedation Products Request for Assistance
Interventional Pain
OSHA Resident Hours regulation
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Health Insurance Reform (generally)
H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (all provisions)
H.R. 15 National Health Insurance Act of 2009 (all provisions)
S. 1681 & H.R. 3596-Health Insurance Antitrust Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care for America Act (all provisions)
H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (all provisions)
H.R. 4892- Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (health provisions)
H.R. 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act of 2010 (all provisions)
PPACA Implementation (generally)
H.R. 5808-Amends PPACA to add a public option (all provisions)
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S.3307, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
H.R.5209, Healthy Communities through Helping to Offer Incentives and Choices to Everyone in Society Act of 2010
H.R.5777, To foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice
about the collection, use, and disclosure of such information, and for other purposes. S.3685, Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010
H.R.5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish public health insurance option
H.R.6303, Medicare Beneficiary Choice Preservation Act of 2010
Client expense: $281,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Employer Health Insurance Mandates
S 3501- American Job Protection Act Epansion of Small Business Health Coverage; Possible Limits on Itemized Deductions as Pay-Fors; Affordability Tax Credits
S 979 - Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act
S 1679 - Affordable Health Choices Act
S 1796- America's Healthy Future Act of 2009
HR 2360- Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Act of 2009
HR 3200- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
HR 3962- Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
HR 1470- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009
S 725- Equity for Our Nation's Self-Employed Act of 2009
Expansion of Small Business Health Coverage
S 45- Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2009
S 79- Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act
S 93- Small Business Empowerment Act
S 391 - Healthy Americans Act
HR 193 - AmeriCare Health Insurance Act of 2009
HR 859- Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009
HR 879- Affordable Health Care Expansion Act of 2009
Employer Health Insurance Mandates
S 3393 - COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010
S J Res 39 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter eight of Title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
HR 5324 - COBRA Health Benefits Extension Act of 2010
Changes to Federal Health Laws
HR 5808 - A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
Changes to Information Reporting Requirements Related to Health Laws
S 3578 - Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act
Client expense: $4,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1253, Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarification Act (Burgess) disclosure of coverage exclusions; H.R. 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio) McCarran-Ferguson reforms (cont.) H.R. 1691, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) hospital stays for breast cancer patients; H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act (Bean) regulatory reform; H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) Federal Office of Insurance Information; H.R. 3217, Health Care Choice Act (Shadegg) national marketplace; H.R. 3584, Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums; H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Conyers) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; H.R. 4078, Long-Term Care Insurance Disclosure Act (Perriello) model disclosure form for long-term care insurance; H.R. 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney) coverage requirement for cancer screening; H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act (Perriello) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; H.R. 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Schakowsky) federal rate review process; H.R. 5000, Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act (Andrews) requirements for dental coverage; H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act (Frank) amendments on employer reporting requirement and individual coverage requirement; H.R. 5664, High Risk Pool Fairness Act (Ellsworth ) high risk pools; H.R. 5761 (Melancon) effective date for prohibition on rescissions; H.R. 5808 (Woolsey) government-run plan; H.R. 5844, Fairness in Medigap Options Act (Rothman) guarantee issue and open enrollment for Medigap policies; H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act (Boustany) delaying implementation of the CLASS program; H.R. 5890, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act (Doggett) regulation of LTC insurance; H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act (Levin) employer reporting requirements; H.R. 6066, Preventing Social Security Fraud Act (Sanchez) requirements for private disability insurers; H.R. 6368, Federal Employee Disability Insurance Act (Holmes-Norton) supplemental disability insurance for federal employees; S. 688, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe) hospital stays for breast cancer patients; S. 1177, Confidence in Long-Term Care Insurance Act (Kohl) LTC consumer protections; S. 1459, Health Care Choice Act (DeMint) national marketplace; S. 1626, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar) third party review of LTCI disputed claims; S. 1636, Long-Term Care Insurance Consumer Right-to-Know Act (Klobuchar) model disclosure forms for LTC insurance; S. 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act (Leahy) McCarran-Ferguson reforms; S. 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act (Feinstein) federal rate review process; S. 3685 Insurance Competition and Transparency Act (Pryor) FTC authority; and S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act (Baucus) health coverage tax credit.
INS (Regulatory)
Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; issues related to COBRA subsidy requirements, issues related to genetic nondiscrimination; medical loss ratios; review of rates for reasonableness; health insurance exchanges; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; internal claims and appeals and external review processes; coverage of preventive services; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits rescissions; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health insurance web portal requirements; dependent coverage; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See Attached HR 1583, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2009
HR 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act
HR 2554, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2009
HR 2571, Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009
HR 2609, Insurance Information Act of 2009
HR 3139, Natinal Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
HR 3139, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2009
HR 4164, A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to provide for a phased-in increase of chargeable
premium rates for properties affected by updated Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
HR 4213, American Workers, State and Business Relief Act of 2010
HR 4691, Temporary Extensions Act of 2010
HR 4778, Natinal Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
HR 4802, Risk Retention Modernization Act of 2010
HR 4851, Conitinuing Extention Act of 2010
HR 5114, Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act
HR 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010
HR 5553, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
HR 5559, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2010
HR 5569, National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010
HR 5808, Amend PPACA to establish a public health insurance option
HR 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010
S 1363, Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2009
S 3153, Conitnuing Extension Act of 2010
S 3203, A bill to extend the National Flood Insurance Program through May 31, 2010
S 3814, National Flood Insurance Reextension act of 2010
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Implementation of healthcare reform legislation, health insurance cooperatives, multi-State plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, Federal rate review process restrictions on recissions, healthcare choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program - Executive Branch actions re PL 111-148 and PL 111-152. *Disclosure of coverage exclusions - HR 1253, To require that limitations and restrictions on coverage under group health plans be timely disclosed to group health plan sponsors and timely communicated to participants and beneficiaries under such plans in a form that is easily understandable.
*McCarran Ferguson reforms - HR 1583, To further competition in the insurance industry; S 1681, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009.
*Recissions, hospital stays for breast cancer patients - HR 1691, To require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations; S 688, A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum hospital stay for mastectomies, lumpectomies, and lymph node dissection for the treatment of breast cancer and coverage for secondary consultations.
*Coverage requirement for cancer screening - HR 4563, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2009.
*MCCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption - HR 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act.
*Regulatory reform - HR 1880, To establish a system of regulation and supervision for insurers, insurance agencies, and insurance producers chartered or licensed under Federal law that ensures the stability and financial integrity of those insurers, agencies, and producers and that protects policyholders and other consumers served by such insurers, agencies, or producers.
*LTC consumer protections - S 1177, A bill to improve consumer protections for purchasers of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes.
*Federal office of insurance information - HR 2609, To establish an Office of Insurance Information in the Department of the Treasury.
*National marketplace - HR 3217, Health Care Choice Act of 2009; S 1459, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.
*Reinstatement of coverage upon payment of overdue premiums - HR 3584, To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reinstatement upon payment of all premiums due of group or individual health insurance coverage terminated by reason of nonpayment of premiums.
*Changes to McCarran-Ferguson Act - HR 3596, To ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers; S 1681, A bill to ensure that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers cannot engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations to the detriment of competition and consumers.
*High risk pools - HR 5664, High-Risk Pool Fairness Act.
*Effective date for prohibitionon rescissions - HR 5761, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to expedite the application of the provision prohibiting rescissions of health insurance coverage.
*Government-run plan - HR 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
*Guarantee-issue and open enrollment for Medigap policies - HR 5844, Fairness in Medigap Options Act of 2010.
*Delaying implementation of the CLASS program - HR 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act.
*Regulations of LTC insurance - HR 5890, Long-Term Care Insurance Reform Act of 2010. *Third-party review of LTC insurance disputed claims - S 1626, A bill to require issuers of long term care insurance to establish third party review processes for disputed claims.
*Model disclosure forms for LTC insurance - S 1636, A bill to develop a model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance.
*Model Disclosure form for long-term care insurance - HR 4078, To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national model disclosure form to assist consumers in purchasing long-term care insurance.
*Federal rate review process - HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; S 3078, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010.
*Changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms - HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
*Requirements for dental coverage - HR 5000, Dental Coverage Value and Transparency Act of 2010.
*Employer reporting requirements - HR 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010.
*Requirements for private disability insurers - HR 6066, Preventing Social Security Fraud Act of 2010.
*Supplemental disability insurance for Federal employees - HR 6368, Federal Employee Disability Insurance Act of 2010.
*FTC authority - S 3685, Insurance Competition and Transparency Act of 2010.
*Health coverage tax credit - S 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Health Insurance Reform (generally)
H.R. 3200 America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (all provisions)
H.R. 15 National Health Insurance Act of 2009 (all provisions)
S. 1681 & H.R. 3596-Health Insurance Antitrust Enforcement Act (all provisions) H.R. 3962- Affordable Health Care for America Act (all provisions)
H.R. 3590- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (all provisions)
H.R. 4892- Health Care & Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (health provisions)
H.R. 4626 Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act of 2010 (all provisions)
PPACA Implementation (generally)
H.R. 5808-Amends PPACA to add a public option (all provisions)
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Healthcare Reform: S.391, H.R. 1321 Healthy Americans Act; H.R. 193 American Healthcare Act; H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Futures Act of 2009; H.R. 3962, Affordable Healthcare for America Act; H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub. Law No: 111-148 H.R. 5710, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act
H.R. 4872, The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010
H.R. 5808, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option.
Nondiscrimination language regarding paraprofessionals
H.R. 5295, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act: Healthcare Provider Transparency, Healthcare Provider Misrepresentation
H.R. 756, National Pain Care Policy Act, S.660, National Pain Care Policy Act
DEA E-Prescribing
DEA Propofol
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Hospital Acquired Infections
HITECH Implemenation, Electronic Health Records, Final and Proposed Rules, HIT Meaningful Use
Data Registry Funding
HHS/OIG Anesthesia Practice Arrangements, Company Model
FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies
Physician Antitrust Relief
Physician Workforce Issues
Medical Liability Reform
FDA Safe Use Initiative FDA Operating Room Fires
FDA ACTION Initiative
FDA Propofol Shortage
Compliance with Senate Finance Committee request
FDA Scheduling of Propofol
FDA Sentinel
Non-Anesthesia Provider Use of Propofol
Prescription Drug User Fee Act
Deep sedation
NASPER Funding
Required Physician Supervision of Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse error rates
State Exchanges pursuant to PPACA
Patient Safety Initiatives
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1586 Educations, Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act
S. 3685 Insurance Competition And Transparency Act
H.R. 5808 To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish a public health insurance option
S. 3653 Health care Bureaucrats Elimination Act H.R. 5712 Veterans', Seniors and Children's Health Technical Corrections Act of 2010
H.R. 5297 Small business Jobs Act of 2010
H.R. 1745 Family Health Care Accessibility Act
S. 3605 America COMPETES Reauthorizations Act
H.R. 5116 America COMPETES Reauthorizations Act
H.R. 6072 Electronic Health record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010
S. 3708 Electronic Health record Incentives for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act of 2010
S. 3742 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010
H.R. 5777 BEST PRACTICES Act of 2010
H.R. 5297 Small Business Jobs and Credit Act
S. 3307 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act
H.R. 5504 Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Client expense: $2,330,000 · 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), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE