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2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Appropriations for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (HR 2005) - (S 1517) State Flexibility Act (HR 1683) The BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act (HR 4274)Preserving Access to Life Saving Medications Act (S 296) - (HR 2245) Drug Shortage Prevention Act (HR 3839) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S 3187) - (HR 5651) Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act (S 3190) - (HR 1254) Synthetics are Dangerous Act (HR 4205) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2013 (S 3295) - (HR 3070) Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act (S 689) HR 2757 to Ammend Title XIX of the Social Security Act Native American Psychiatric and Mental Health Care Improvement Act (HR 2037) Excellence in Mental Health Act (HR 1262)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2013 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare & Medicaid, and H.R.1070, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", S.2068, S.2288, H.R.1206, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012, general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare &Medicaid.
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare & Medicaid, and H.R.1070, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2013.
Client expense: $690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", S.2068, S.2288, H.R.1206, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012, general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare &Medicaid.
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| KY |
| Candice S. Miller | Republican | MI |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Dan Burton | Republican | IN |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| Dennis A. Ross | Republican | FL |
| Fred Upton | Republican | MI |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| Jack Kingston | Republican | GA |
| Jeff Miller | Republican | FL |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| Judy Biggert | Republican | IL |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Lynn A. Westmoreland | Republican | GA |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Mike Pence | Republican | IN |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | MI |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Ron Paul | Republican | TX |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | WV |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Republican | MI |
| Tom McClintock | Republican | CA |
| Tom Reed | Republican | NY |
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043)Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R.6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Military/Veterans FY13 Appropriations (H.R. 5854/S. 3215) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 (H.R. 2939) Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651/S. 3187) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340) Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 (S.3539) Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R.6256) To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act (H.R.6521) 21st Century Language Act of 2012 (S. 2367) Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/27/2013), HJRes117 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act/American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8/H.R. 6688) To establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety (H.R.6691) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2012 (S.3682) A bill to provide grants to establish veteran's treatment courts (S.3702)Training of mental health counselors for members of the Armed Forces, veterans, and their families. (S.3254) To improve mental health care programs and activities for members of the Armed Forces and veterans. ( S.3254) Servicemember Mental Health Review Act (H.R.6574)
Client expense: $8,158 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043)Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act of 2011 (S.374/H.R.2783) CAP Act of 2011 (H.R. 1605/S. 245) Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (HR 452/S 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (S.1599/H.R.3070) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Excellence in Mental Health Act (S.2257) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R.3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R. 6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S.3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R.5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R.5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S.2474) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S.3340) Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 (S.3539) Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R.6256) To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act (H.R.6521) Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/27/2013), HJRes117 Averting the Fiscal Cliff Act/American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (H.R. 8/H.R. 6688)
Client expense: $8,158 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act; S. 1560 - Nursing Home Resident Pain Relief Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act. H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; S. 847 - Safe Chemicals Act; H.R. 2405/S. 1855/H.R. 6672 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) reauthorization; H.R. 2359 - Safe Cosmetics Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act; H.R. 5647/S. 3565 - Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", S.2068, S.2288, H.R.1206, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012, general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare & Medicaid.
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board; HR 541 Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2011, amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to make permanent the program of federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Requires a re-allotment of unspent program funds in a fiscal year among eligible providers in full expenditure states according to a specified ratio. Requires addition of such funds to the aggregate amount available for allotment for the succeeding fiscal year in the event there is no full expenditure state; HR 876 and S 58 The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers; HR 1159, to repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests; HR 1186, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; S 374 and HR 2783 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program; HR 1398 Rural Hospital Protection Act, legislation which would amend the Social Security Act to ensure that the full cost of certain provider taxes are considered allowable costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to CAHs; S 1486 Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 201, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program; Raising concerns about CMS flawed methodology that overstates the effect of the documentation and coding changes to PPS payments, ensuring that CMS does not go beyond its charge of ensuring budget-neutral implementation of MS-DRGs; Working with CMS to clarify requirements and ensure that the systems to register for the meaningful use incentives and attest to meeting the requirements are useable, including ensuring that hospitals can, with permission, help their physicians sign up for the program and attest to meeting the requirements; Worked with ONC to modify the certification requirements for EHRs to allow the flexibility promised in the rules for meaningful use; Worked to get legislative fix introduced for ACA provision related to readmission policy to eliminate a computation error and ensure that unrelated and planned readmissions are excluded from the policy; Worked to improve the regulation to implement ACOs; Urging CMS to update, streamline, and modernize the Medicare conditions of participation; HR 1852/ S 950 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, the current CHGME authorization expired in September 2011, and the bills would reauthorize the CHGME program for an additional five years, through fiscal year (FY) 2016, at the current authorization level of up to $330 million a year; HR 1683/ S 868 Medicaid MOE, strikes provisions of ACA related to maintaining Medicaid eligibility levels; HR 1543 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; S 1251Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs; HR 2500 Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; HR 2674 340B Program Improvement Act, a bill to amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers; HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 or Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, a bill that cuts hospitals to pay for the doc fix, it contains the Social Security payroll tax cut and the Unemployment Insurance extension; HR 3519 a bill to amend and exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011; S. 1680 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HoPE) Act of 2011, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program; Letter to Rehberg and DeLauro in support of the CHGME program that was circulated by Reps. Capps and Bilbray; Wyden/Crapo letter to CMS to actively oppose a Senate Dear Colleague letter to CMS in support of updating Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The letter did not request a payment update for ASCs. Rather, the letter advocated against the Medicare payment rate for services provided in hospital outpatient department settings; HR 2954 and S 2474 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, Comprehensive bill focused on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care through improved data collection and reporting, culturally and linguistically-appropriate health care, workforce diversity, health information technology, and other actions; Discussions with the Administration (CMS) on applying the therapy cap to hospital outpatient departments; Worked to change CMS definition of allowed EHR costs for CAH Meaningful Use incentive payments to include capital lease purchases of EHRs; HR 3859 Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, to amend title XVIII of the SSA to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program; HR 4245 Veterans Co-Pay Fairness Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans affairs facilities; S 2620 and HR 5943 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; S 3187 and HR 5651Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars; H.R.6575 Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2012 to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve operations of recovery auditors under the Medicare integrity program, to increase transparency and accuracy in audits conducted by contractors; Urging HHS and OIG to examine error rates of RAC as part of its Workplan for 2013 studies of RAC effectiveness.
Client expense: $5,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act (H.R.4) Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (S.2068/S.2288) Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R.1206) Draft Legislation to Prevent Enforcement of Grandfathered Health Plan Regulation Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Essential Health Benefits Data Collection Proposed Rule (HHS) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDA User Fee bills, S.3187/H.R.3988) Guidance on Defining Minimum Essential Value of Employer-Sponsored Insurance (Treasury) Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges (HHS) Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R.436) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.2954/S.2474) Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.438/H.R.3526) H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R.4628/S.2366) and other legislation using Prevention Fund to offset student loans Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Promotion Act (H.R.3630) National Prevention Strategy, Request for Comments (HHS - Surgeon General) Patient-Focused Drug Development Initiative (FDA-2012-N-0967) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Proposed rules on essential health benefits (CMS) Proposed rules on health insurance market reforms (CMS) Qualified Health Plan Accreditation Proposed Rule (HHS) Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R.2) Request for information on quality in insurance exchanges (CMS) Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (H.R.5652) State Flexibility Act (H.R.1683/S.868) To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Establish American To Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.6079) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (H.R.3630 - Medicare therapy caps exceptions process) To Repeal Mandatory Funding to States to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) To Repeal Medical Loss Ratio Requirements (H.R.2077) To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R.1217) Unique Device Identification System Proposed Rule (FDA-2011-N-0090)
Client expense: $224,984 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S.829/H.R.1546) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S.3463) State Flexibility Act (S.868/H.R.1683) - Medicaid/CHIP Maintenance of Effort Repeal
Client expense: $224,984 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Appropriations for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 539) (HR 6043) State Flexibility Act (HR 1683) The BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act (HR 4274) Preserving Access to Life Saving Medication Act (S 296) (HR 2245) Drug Shortage Prevention Act (HR 3839) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2013 (S 3295) (HR 3070) Protect our Kids Act of 2012 (S 3705) (HR 6655)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
S. 311/H.R. 1311 Medical Foods Equity Act H.R. 1955/S. 1045 Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act H.R. 4341, the TRICARE for Kids Act H.R. 6258 Start Healthy Act of 2012 Affordable Care Act implementation pertaining to women and children Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program health care quality issues pertaining to women and children
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R. 1063-Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 H.R. 1206- Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.2903-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 6079-Repeal of Obama Care Act H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 H.R. 6562-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6672- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6719- Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $695,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 H.R. 6562-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 6719- Telehealth Promotion Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $695,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.Con.Res.112-Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 H.J. Res. 117-Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 H.R. 8- American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.5652-Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5872-Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 6142, Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.3295-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $695,377 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" HHS Appropriations: "Lifespan Respite" funding H.R. 1683, the "State Flexibility Act" (Repeal Medicaid/ CHIP Maintenance of Effort) S. 720/ H.R. 1173, the "Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act"
Client expense: $39,694 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R.6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Military/Veterans FY13 Appropriations (H.R. 5854/S. 3215) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 (H.R. 2939) Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651/S. 3187) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340) Medicaid Information Technology to Enhance Community Health Act of 2012 (S.3539) Recidivism Reduction Act (H.R.6256) To provide payment for patient navigator services under title XIX of the Social Security Act (H.R.6521)
Client expense: $8,670 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board; HR 541 Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2011, amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to make permanent the program of federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Requires a re-allotment of unspent program funds in a fiscal year among eligible providers in full expenditure states according to a specified ratio. Requires addition of such funds to the aggregate amount available for allotment for the succeeding fiscal year in the event there is no full expenditure state; HR 876 and S 58 The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers; HR 1159, to repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests; HR 1186, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; S 374 and HR 2783 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program; HR 1398 Rural Hospital Protection Act, legislation which would amend the Social Security Act to ensure that the full cost of certain provider taxes are considered allowable costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to CAHs; S 1486 Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 201, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program; Raising concerns about CMS flawed methodology that overstates the effect of the documentation and coding changes to PPS payments, ensuring that CMS does not go beyond its charge of ensuring budget-neutral implementation of MS-DRGs; Working with CMS to clarify requirements and ensure that the systems to register for the meaningful use incentives and attest to meeting the requirements are useable, including ensuring that hospitals can, with permission, help their physicians sign up for the program and attest to meeting the requirements; Worked with ONC to modify the certification requirements for EHRs to allow the flexibility promised in the rules for meaningful use; Worked to get legislative fix introduced for ACA provision related to readmission policy to eliminate a computation error and ensure that unrelated and planned readmissions are excluded from the policy; Worked to improve the regulation to implement ACOs; Urging CMS to update, streamline, and modernize the Medicare conditions of participation; HR 1852/ S 950 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, the current CHGME authorization expired in September 2011, and the bills would reauthorize the CHGME program for an additional five years, through fiscal year (FY) 2016, at the current authorization level of up to $330 million a year; HR 1683/ S 868 Medicaid MOE, strikes provisions of ACA related to maintaining Medicaid eligibility levels; HR 1543 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; S 1251Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs; HR 2500 Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; HR 2674 340B Program Improvement Act, a bill to amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers; HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 or Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, a bill that cuts hospitals to pay for the doc fix, it contains the Social Security payroll tax cut and the Unemployment Insurance extension; HR 3519 a bill to amend and exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011; S. 1680 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HoPE) Act of 2011, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program; Letter to Rehberg and DeLauro in support of the CHGME program that was circulated by Reps. Capps and Bilbray; Wyden/Crapo letter to CMS to actively oppose a Senate Dear Colleague letter to CMS in support of updating Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The letter did not request a payment update for ASCs. Rather, the letter advocated against the Medicare payment rate for services provided in hospital outpatient department settings; HR 2954 and S 2474 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, Comprehensive bill focused on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care through improved data collection and reporting, culturally and linguistically-appropriate health care, workforce diversity, health information technology, and other actions; Discussions with the Administration (CMS) on applying the therapy cap to hospital outpatient departments; Worked to change CMS definition of allowed EHR costs for CAH Meaningful Use incentive payments to include capital lease purchases of EHRs; HR 3859 Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, to amend title XVIII of the SSA to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program; HR 4245 Veterans Co-Pay Fairness Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans affairs facilities; S 2620 and HR 5943 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; S 3187 and HR 5651Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars.
Client expense: $3,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to implementation of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, pursuant to P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, and tobacco cessation programs within Medicaid, including: S.868 and H.R.1683, the State Flexibility Act (MOE). Issues relating to inclusion of palliative care as a bundled service within CMS "value-based purchasing", S.2068, S.2288, H.R.1206, the Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012, general deficit reduction issues impacting Medicare & Medicaid.
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Insurance
S. 311/H.R. 1311 Medical Foods Equity Act H.R. 1955/S. 1045 Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act H.R. 4341, the TRICARE for Kids Act H.R. 6258 Start Healthy Act of 2012 Affordable Care Act implementation pertaining to women and children Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program health care quality issues pertaining to women and children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act (H.R.4) Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (S.2068/S.2288) Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R.1206) Draft Legislation to Prevent Enforcement of Grandfathered Health Plan Regulation Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Essential Health Benefits Data Collection Proposed Rule (HHS) Experimental Study on Consumer Responses to Nutrition Facts Labels with Various Footnote Formats and Declaration of Amount of Added Sugars (FDA-2012-N-0495) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDA User Fee bills, S.3187/H.R.3988) Guidance on Defining Minimum Essential Value of Employer-Sponsored Insurance (Treasury) Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges (HHS) Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R.436) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.2954/S.2474) Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.438/H.R.3526) H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R.4628/S.2366) and other legislation using Prevention Fund to offset student loans Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Promotion Act (H.R.3630) National Prevention Strategy, Request for Comments (HHS - Surgeon General) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Qualified Health Plan Accreditation Proposed Rule (HHS) Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R.2) Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (H.R.5652) State Flexibility Act (H.R.1683/S.868) To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Establish American To Repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R.6079) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (H.R.3630 - Medicare therapy caps exceptions process) To Repeal Mandatory Funding to States to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) To Repeal Medical Loss Ratio Requirements (H.R.2077) To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R.1217)
Client expense: $136,382 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Rule (CMS-1589-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S.829/H.R.1546) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S.3463) State Flexibility Act (S.868/H.R.1683) - Medicaid/CHIP Maintenance of Effort Repeal Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule for 2013 (CMS-1590-P)
Client expense: $136,382 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Anti-competitive barriers to practice; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act; S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; S. 847 - Safe Chemicals Act; H.R. 2405/S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA); H.R. 2359 - Safe Cosmetics Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Anti-competitive barriers to practice; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; Draft legislation on reauthorization of the National Quality Forum; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act; H.R. 6482 - Preventive Health Savings Act; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act, and S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R. 1063-Strengthening Medicare And Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 H.R. 1206- Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.2903-Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 H.R. 6079-Repeal of Obama Care Act H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $433,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 6142-Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $433,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.Con.Res.112-Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 H.J. Res. 117-Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.5652-Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5872-Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 6142, Assuring Medicare Stability and Access for Seniors Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.3295-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $433,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of P.L. 111-148, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" HHS Appropriations: "Lifespan Respite" funding H.R. 1683, the "State of Flexibility Act" (Repeal Medicaid / CHIP Maintenance of Effort) S. 720/ H.R. 1173, the "Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act"
Client expense: $45,061 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Appropriations for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (S. 539) (HR 6043) State Flexibility Act (HR1683) The BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act (HR4274) Preserving Access to Life Saving Medication Act (S. 296) (HR2245) Drug Shortage Prevention Act (HR3839) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187) (HR 5651) Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act (S. 3190) (HR 1254) Synthetics are Dangerous Act (HR 4205) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2013 (S. 3295) (HR 3070)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2012 · second_quarter · Insurance
S. 311/H.R. 1311 Medical Foods Equity Act H.R. 1955/S. 1045 Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act H.R. 4341, the TRICARE for Kids Act Affordable Care Act implementation pertaining to women and children Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program health care quality issues pertaining to women and children
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
House FY 13 Budget (H.Con.Res. 112) Mental Health in Schools Act (H.R. 751) Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies FY 12 Appropriations Act (S.1599/H.R.3070) Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2011 (S. 539/H.R. 6043) Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention America Act (S.174) Medicare Mental Health Access Act (S.483) Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2011 (S.604) Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act (S.374) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (HR 1213) A Bill To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction (HR 1214) A Bill To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217) Patients Rights Repeal Act (H.R. 2) Medicaid Maintenance-Of-Effort Repeal (H.R.1683/S. 868) The Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act (GLSMA) Reauthorization of 2011 (S. 740) The Sergeant Coleman S. Bean Reserve Component Suicide Prevention Act (H.R. 1089/S. 579) The Keeping All Students Safe Act (H.R. 1381/S.2020) The Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 (H.R. 2119) Mental Health on Campus Improvement Act, H.R. 1833 Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment (H.J.Res. 1/S.J.Res. 23) Agriculture FY12 Appropriations (HR 2112) Military/Veterans FY12 Appropriations (HR 2055) Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB; HR 452/S. 668) Cap, Cut and Balance Bill (HR 2560/S. 1340) CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011 (HR 2342) Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R.2954) Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (HR 2608) Medigap Medical Loss Ratio Improvement Act (S.1416/H.R.2645) Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011 (S.818) Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2011 (H.R.3126) Commerce/Justice/State FY12 Appropriations Act (HR.2596/S.1572) Promoting Accountability and Excellence in Child Welfare Act (S. 1509) Lifespan Respite Reauthorization Act (HR 3266) Consolidated FY2012 Appropriations Act (was Military/Veterans; HR 2055) Children's Budget Act (S.1396) Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011 (H.R. 3630) Speak Up Act Letter of Support (S. 1877) Reauthorization of Drug-Free Communities Support Program (S. 2159) WIPA and PABSS Continuation of Services Act of 2012 (H.R.6061) The Childrens Mental Health Accessibility Act (S. 3289) Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2013 (S.3295) Military/Veterans FY13 Appropriations (H.R. 5854/S. 3215) Excellence in Mental Health (S. 2257/H.R. 5989) Mental Health First Aid Higher Education Act (S. 3325/H.R. 5996) Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2012 (S. 2474) Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011 (H.R. 2939) Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651/S. 3187) Mental Health ACCESS Act of 2012 (S. 3340)
Client expense: $10,078 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Insurance
S. 311/H.R. 1311 Medical Foods Equity Act H.R. 1955/S. 1045 Childrens Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery (CARES) Act H.R. 1683/S. 868 State Flexibility Act H.R. 4341, the TRICARE for Kids Act Affordable Care Act implementation pertaining to women and children Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program health care quality issues pertaining to women and children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, to repeal the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act providing for the Independent Payment Advisory Board; HR 541 Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2011, amends the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 to make permanent the program of federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens. Requires a re-allotment of unspent program funds in a fiscal year among eligible providers in full expenditure states according to a specified ratio. Requires addition of such funds to the aggregate amount available for allotment for the succeeding fiscal year in the event there is no full expenditure state; HR 876 and S 58 The Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protection by establishing safe nurse staffing levels at certain Medicare providers; HR 1159, to repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests; HR 1186, a bill to repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals; S 374 and HR 2783 Medicare Mental Health Inpatient Equity Act, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate the 190-day lifetime limit on inpatient psychiatric hospital services under the Medicare program; HR 1398 Rural Hospital Protection Act, legislation which would amend the Social Security Act to ensure that the full cost of certain provider taxes are considered allowable costs for purposes of Medicare reimbursements to CAHs; S 1486 Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement Act of 201, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify and expand on criteria applicable to patient admission to and care furnished in long-term care hospitals participating in the Medicare program; Raising concerns about CMS flawed methodology that overstates the effect of the documentation and coding changes to PPS payments, ensuring that CMS does not go beyond its charge of ensuring budget-neutral implementation of MS-DRGs; Working with CMS to clarify requirements and ensure that the systems to register for the meaningful use incentives and attest to meeting the requirements are useable, including ensuring that hospitals can, with permission, help their physicians sign up for the program and attest to meeting the requirements; Worked with ONC to modify the certification requirements for EHRs to allow the flexibility promised in the rules for meaningful use; Worked to get legislative fix introduced for ACA provision related to readmission policy to eliminate a computation error and ensure that unrelated and planned readmissions are excluded from the policy; Worked to improve the regulation to implement ACOs; Urging CMS to update, streamline, and modernize the Medicare conditions of participation; HR 1852/ S 950 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, the current CHGME authorization expired in September 2011, and the bills would reauthorize the CHGME program for an additional five years, through fiscal year (FY) 2016, at the current authorization level of up to $330 million a year; HR 1683/ S 868 Medicaid MOE, strikes provisions of ACA related to maintaining Medicaid eligibility levels; HR 1543 Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of receipt of outpatient observation services in a hospital toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare; S 1251Medicare and Medicaid FAST Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to curb waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs; HR 2500 Equal Access and Parity for Multi-Campus Hospitals Act, a bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify the application of EHR payment incentives in cases of multi-campus hospitals; HR 2674 340B Program Improvement Act, a bill to amend section 340B of the Public Health Service Act to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers; HR 3630 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 or Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, a bill that cuts hospitals to pay for the doc fix, it contains the Social Security payroll tax cut and the Unemployment Insurance extension; HR 3519 a bill to amend and exempt the Medicare program from fallback sequestration under the Budget Control Act of 2011; S. 1680 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HoPE) Act of 2011, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program; Letter to Rehberg and DeLauro in support of the CHGME program that was circulated by Reps. Capps and Bilbray; Wyden/Crapo letter to CMS to actively oppose a Senate Dear Colleague letter to CMS in support of updating Medicare payments to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). The letter did not request a payment update for ASCs. Rather, the letter advocated against the Medicare payment rate for services provided in hospital outpatient department settings; HR 2954 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2011, Comprehensive bill focused on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health care through improved data collection and reporting, culturally and linguistically-appropriate health care, workforce diversity, health information technology, and other actions; Discussions with the Administration (CMS) on applying the therapy cap to hospital outpatient departments; Worked to change CMS definition of allowed EHR costs for CAH Meaningful Use incentive payments to include capital lease purchases of EHRs; HR 3859 Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, to amend title XVIII of the SSA to protect and preserve access of Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under the Medicare program. HR 4245 Veterans Co-Pay Fairness Act, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse eligible veterans who are entitled to Medicare benefits for Medicare deductibles and other expenses that are owed by the veterans for emergency medical treatment provided in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities; S 2620 and HR 5943 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program; S 3187 and HR 5651Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2012, a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars.
Client expense: $4,150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act; Menu and Nutrition Labeling; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; S. 54 - Supporting Child Maltreatment Prevention Efforts in Community Health Centers Act; S. 55 - Nursing School Clinics Act; H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; H.R. 227 - Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act; H.R. 338 - Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; H.R. 576 - Healthy Children Through School Nutrition Education Act; H.R. 713 - Keeping Families Together Act; H.R. 751 - Mental Health in Schools Act; H.R. 1214 - to repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; S. 961 - Reconnecting Youth to Prevent Homelessness Act; S. 1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act. H.R. 1852/S. 958 - Childrens Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act; H.R. 115 - CHAMPVA Childrens Protection Act; H.R. 364 - Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act; H.R. 614 - Post 9/11 G.I. Bill Dependent Coverage Improvement Act; H.R. 978 - Seniors Identity Protection Act; H.R. 989 - Voluntary State Discount Prescription Drug Plan Act; H.R. 1035/S. 1504 - Medicaid Coverage for Citizens of Freely Associated States Act; H.R. 2029/S. 1131 - Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction, and Awareness Act; H.R. 2758/S. 1463 - Breastfeeding Promotion Act; H.R. 2229 - Student-to-School Nurse Ratio Improvement Act. H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and issues relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act; Nursing provisions in potential job creation legislation; Negotiated Rulemaking on Designation of Medically Underserved and Health Professional Shortage Areas; Administration review of current regulations; Prevention and Public Health Fund; Definition of essential health benefits; Health information technology and electronic health records; HRSA nurse practitioner national sample survey; Draft legislation to reauthorize the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA); Draft legislation on Congressional Budget Office scoring of preventive health services; Draft legislation on voluntary tandem licensing and credentialing for federal telemedicine services; H.R. 5/S. 218/S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act; H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act; H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011; S. 248/H.R. 844 - Empowering States to Innovate Act; S. 174 - Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act; H.R. 10/S. 299/S. 1720/S. 1786 - Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act; H.R. 1217 - to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R. 1683/S. 868 - State Flexibility Act; H.R. 2465 - Federal Workers' Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act; S. 261 - Federal Employees' Compensation Reform Act; H.R. 469 - Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act; S. 601/H.R. 1127 - Childrens Sports Athletic Equipment Safety Act; Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act; H.R. 3679 - National Nurse Act; H.R. 4274 - BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act; S. 2289 - Better Pharmaceuticals and Devices for Children Act; H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act; H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act; S. 3187 - FDA Safety and Innovation Act S. 2474 - Health Equity and Accountability Act; S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.Con.Res.112-Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.5652-Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.3295-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.Con.Res.112-Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.5652-Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.3295-Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 S.868-State Flexibility Act S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.5-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R.157-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R.314-Medical Liability Procedural Reform Act of 2011 H.R.376-Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011 H.R.436-Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R.452-Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R.541-Pay for all your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP) Act of 2011 H.R.816-Provider Shield Act of 2011 H.R.896-Medical Justice Act of 2011 H.R.969- Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 971-Critical Care Assessment and Improvement Act of 2011 H.R.1004-Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012 H.R.1117-Air Ambulance Patient Safety, Protection, and Coordination Act H.R.1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency and Assessment Act of 2011 H.R.1310-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain emergency medical devices from the excise tax on medical devices, and for other purposes H.R.1629-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 H.R.1668-Danny McIntosh Emergency Medical Service Providers Protection Act H.R.1683-State Flexibility Act H.R.1852-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.1941-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2205-Ending Defensive Medicine and Encouraging Innovative Reforms Act of 2011 H.R.2353-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R.2472-Health Care Professionals Protection Act of 2011 H.R.2488-SERVE Act of 2011 H.R.2523-Physician Availability Act of 2011 H.R.2853-Emergency Medic Transition (EMT) Act of 2011 H.R.3000-Empowering Patients First Act H.R.3144-Field EMS Quality Innovation and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act H.R.3269-Diagnostic Imaging Services Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3511- Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2011 H.R.3586-Good Samaritans Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R.3625-Cardiomyopathy Health Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools (HEARTS) Act of 2011 H.R.4124-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2012 H.R.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R.5707-Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R.5842-Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R.5858-Health Savings Accounts Improvements Act of 2012 S.223-FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S.385-Dale Long Emergency Medical Services Providers Protection Act S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S.868-State Flexibility Act S.932-SERVE Act of 2011 S.933-Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.951-Hiring Heroes Act of 2011 S.958-Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011 S.1059-Family Health Care Accessibility Act of 2011 S.1099-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S.1407-Air Ambulance Medicare Accreditation and Accountability Act S.1855-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011
Client expense: $891,775 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Affordable Health Care for America Act (P.L. 111-148) Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25) The State Flexibility Act (H.R. 1683 / S.868)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Appropriations for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA Behavioral Health Information Technology Act (HR2005) State Flexibility Act (HR1683) The BPCA and PREA Reauthorization Act (HR4274) Preserving Access to Life Saving Medications Act (S. 296) (HR2245) Drug Shortage Prevention Act (HR3839) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187) (HR 5651) Synthetic Drug Abuse Prevention Act (S. 3190) (HR 1254) Synthetics are Dangerous Act (HR 4205) Department of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2013 (S. 3295) (HR 3070)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
2012 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
The Affordable Health Care for America Act (P.L. 111-148) Budget Control Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-25) The State Flexibility Act (H.R. 1683 / S.868)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
S.868/H.R. 1683: State Flexibility Act - opposed elimination of the Medicaid Maintenance of Effort provisions in ARRA & ACA.. No bill#: General support of health and mental health programs funding, including funding for Health Resources and Services Administration and National Institutes of Health, funding for education and training for occupational therapy; and funding for disability and rehabilitation research. No bill#: Funding for older adults falls prevention under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and within the Prevention and Public Health Fund authorized in the Affordable Care Act. HR 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013 - Advocated for elevation of the Army Chief of the Medical Specialist Corp, (S786) and for inclusion of occupational therapy as a covered service in service members' telemedicine and e-health portability (HR1832)
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System Fiscal Year 2013 Proposed Rule (CMS-1588-P) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (S.829/H.R.1546) State Flexibility Act (S.868/H.R.1683) - Medicaid/CHIP Maintenance of Effort Repeal
Client expense: $186,602 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act (H.R.4) Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (S.2068/S.2288) Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011 (H.R.1206) Draft Legislation to Prevent Enforcement of Grandfathered Health Plan Regulation Draft Research Priorities (PCORI) EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2011 (H.R.3144) Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDA User Fee bills, S.3187/H.R.3988) Guidance on Defining Minimum Essential Value of Employer-Sponsored Insurance (Treasury) Guidance on Federally Facilitated Exchanges (HHS) Health Care Cost Reduction Act (H.R.436) Health Equity and Accountability Act (H.R.2954/S.2474) Health Risk Assessments in Medicare Comments (CDC) Heart Disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act (HEART for Women Act) (S.438/H.R.3526) H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act Interest Rate Reduction Act (H.R.4628/S.2366) and other legislation using Prevention Fund to offset student loans Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Schools (HEARTS) Act (H.R.1377) Menu Labeling (ACA Section 4205) Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Promotion Act (H.R.3630) National Prevention Strategy, Request for Comments (HHS - Surgeon General) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148; P.L. 111-152) - Implementation Prevention and Public Health Fund (ACA Section 4002) Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (H.R.2) Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act (H.R.5652) State Flexibility Act (H.R.1683/S.868) To Repeal Mandatory Funding Provided to States in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act (H.R.3630 - Medicare therapy caps exceptions process) To Repeal Mandatory Funding to States to Establish American Health Benefit Exchanges (H.R.1213) To Repeal Medical Loss Ratio Requirements (H.R.2077) To Repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund (H.R.1217) Transcatheter Atrial Septal Defect Occluders (FDA-2011-N-001)
Client expense: $186,602 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of