Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011
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2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); Emergency Contraception (general); H.R. 2679/S. 1440, PREEMIE. H.R. 2954, Health Equity Accountability Act; Domestic Violence(general); HIV Screening (general); Gynecological Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding(general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Personal Health Record; Abortion (general); Health IT (general); H.R. 2029/ S.1131, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction and Awareness Act; Prematurity(general); Obesity (general); Disparities (general); Prevention & Public Health Trust Fund(general); The Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine and Aimless Lawsuits; H.R. 2127, Newborn Act; H.R. 5/ S.1099, HEALTH Act; H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; S.668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R.666, Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011; H.R. 894, Maternal Health Accountability Act; Imaging (general); H.R. 2194/ S.1221, GEDI Act; H.R. 1676, Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act; National Prevention Strategy (general); H.R. 1216, To Amend Funding for Graduate Medical Education in Teaching Health Centers from Direct to Authorizing Appropriations; H.R. 2085/ S. 1214; Essential Health Benefits (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); H.R. 3418/ S. 1862, Stillbirth & SUID Prevention, Education & Awareness Act; Quality Improvement Measurement (general); H.R. 3620/ S. 1969, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 3522 Family Act; Contraception (general); Blunt Ammendment; Preeclampsia (general); Antibiotics (general); H.R. 3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, NICHD Reorganization (general); CMS Provider Penalties (general); National Health Services Corps (general); Abortion (general); H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2012; H.R. 2299, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; S. 2262, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act; CMS Health IT incentive program, meaningful use Stage 2; H.R. 2104/S. 3338, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011; H.R. 5647, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act; FDA medical device reauthorization; Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act; H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act.
Client expense: $316,855 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2104 and S. 3338 - the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill. HR 3032 - the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act.
Client expense: $37,730 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
-- H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 / S. 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012: Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess certain certification (cont'd) or licensure, effective January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
-- H.R. 2960 - National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act: Legislation to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that support appropriate clinical care for those with pre-diabetes and diabetes. -- H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 / S. 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012: Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess certain certification or licensure, effective January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to implementation of S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Issues relating to imaging dose including H.R.2104.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
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| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
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| Bob Gibbs | Republican | OH |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
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| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
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| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
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| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eliot L. Engel | Democratic | NY |
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| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
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| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| Howard L. Berman | Democratic | CA |
| J. Randy Forbes | Republican | VA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jason Altmire | Democratic | PA |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jim Gerlach | Republican | PA |
| Joe Baca | Democratic | CA |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Barrow | Democratic | GA |
| John F. Tierney | Democratic | MA |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John J. Duncan, Jr. | Republican | TN |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| John Shimkus | Republican | IL |
| John W. Olver | Democratic | MA |
| Judy Biggert | Republican | IL |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Laura Richardson | Democratic | CA |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democratic | IA |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lois Capps | Democratic | CA |
| Luis V. Gutiérrez | Democratic | IL |
| Mac Thornberry | Republican | TX |
| Marcia L. Fudge | Democratic | OH |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martin Heinrich | Democratic | NM |
| Maurice D. Hinchey | Democratic | NY |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| Michael R. Turner | Republican | OH |
| Mike McIntyre | Democratic | NC |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | MI |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Nick J. Rahall II | Democratic | WV |
| Niki Tsongas | Democratic | MA |
| Norman D. Dicks | Democratic | WA |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Patrick T. McHenry | Republican | NC |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter J. Roskam | Republican | IL |
| Peter T. King | Republican | NY |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
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| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
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| Robert A. Brady | Democratic | PA |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Roscoe G. Bartlett | Republican | MD |
| Russ Carnahan | Democratic | MO |
| Shelley Berkley | Democratic | NV |
| Silvestre Reyes | Democratic | TX |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steve Stivers | Republican | OH |
| Steve Womack | Republican | AR |
| Steven C. LaTourette | Republican | OH |
| Steven M. Palazzo | Republican | MS |
| Steven R. Rothman | Democratic | NJ |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | WI |
| Thomas E. Petri | Republican | WI |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Timothy H. Bishop | Democratic | NY |
| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |
| Tom Latham | Republican | IA |
| Walter B. Jones | Republican | NC |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for legislation to rebase the Medicare physician payment formula to stabilize physician payments. Support for legislation to insure patient safety and preserve the integrity of the Medicare program by ending abuses of the physician self-referral law for radiation therapy services. Support for structural changes that lead to delivering high-quality care for patients while increasing efficiencies and promoting Medicare sustainability; oppose radiation oncology benefit managers. Support for Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (HR 2104). Support for repealing the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board that would develop and submit detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending, specifically the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R. 452) (S 2118). Support for ensuring radiation oncologists participation in the Medicare electronic health record incentive program. Research of legislation to exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists (HR 4127). Support for preserving access to radiation therapy services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Support for repeal of Medicare sequestration cuts under the Budget Control Act of 2011
Client expense: $172,077 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Client expense: $70,254 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
See page five for specific HCR issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Trauma Appropriations
Client expense: $70,254 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (MMM Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $16,647 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (HCR Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $16,647 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (MMM Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $87,126 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (HCR Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $87,126 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to implementation of S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Issues relating to imaging dose including H.R.2104.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act generally Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 (H.R. 2104 and S. 3338) Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) generally
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1150 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R.605 / S. 312 Patients' Freedom to Choose Act Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 2863- Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 S. 296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act H.R. 157 Health Care Safety Net enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1700/ S. 1042 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 1316 Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2011 S. 507 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
See addendum page. H.R. 3506 - The HELP Hospice Act: CU is neutral on this bill. H.R. 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011: CU lobbied in support of this bill. H.R. 6490 - The Medicare DMEPOS Marketing Pricing Program Act: CU Is neutral on this bill. H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011: CU is neutral on this bill. HR 3506 - Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act: CU is neutral on this bill. Lobbied on reauthorization and funding for Assistive Technology Act Programs.
Client expense: $115,014 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 5 HEALTH Act/Protecting Access to Healthcare Act; HR 451, Healthcare Truth & Transparency Act; HR 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act; HR 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; HR 2104 Consistency Accuracy Responsibility & Excellence in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2011; S 296/HR 2245 Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011; HR 6611 Patient Access to Drugs in Shortage Act; Health reform implementation.
Client expense: $230,000 · 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 Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); Emergency Contraception (general); H.R. 2679/S. 1440, PREEMIE. H.R. 2954, Health Equity Accountability Act; HIV Screening (general); Gynecological Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding(general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); H.R. 2029/ S.1131, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction and Awareness Act; Prematurity(general); Obesity (general); Disparities (general); Prevention & Public Health Trust Fund(general); H.R. 2127, Newborn Act; H.R. 5/ S.1099, HEALTH Act; H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; S.668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R.666, Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011; H.R. 894, Maternal Health Accountability Act; Imaging (general); H.R. 2194/ S.1221, GEDI Act; H.R. 1676, Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act; National Prevention Strategy (general); H.R. 1216, To Amend Funding for Graduate Medical Education in Teaching Health Centers from Direct to Authorizing Appropriations; H.R. 2085/ S. 1214; Essential Health Benefits (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); H.R. 3418/ S. 1862, Stillbirth & SUID Prevention, Education & Awareness Act; Quality Improvement Measurement (general); H.R. 3620/ S. 1969, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 3522 Family Act; Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); Antibiotics (general); NICHD Reorganization (general); CMS Provider Penalties (general); National Health Services Corps (general); Abortion (general); H.R. 2299, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; S. 2262, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act; CMS Health IT incentive program, meaningful use Stage 2; H.R. 2104/S. 3338, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011; H.R. 5647/S. 3565, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act; Immigrant Health Care Access; H.R. 6598, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act.
Client expense: $245,727 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE): issues related to the regulation of medical imaging.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Affordable Care Act (entire bill) H.R. 2104 and S. 3338 (Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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 · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization 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.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 H.R. 6672- Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2012 S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination 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 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2104 and S 3338 - the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Bill; HR 3032 - the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act (MARCA) and other issues related to Medicare policy for medical imaging and radiation therapy technical component reimbursement
Client expense: $65,703 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues relating to radiotherapy reimbursement; HR 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Reimbursement and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act generally Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 (H.R. 2104 and S. 3338) Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) generally
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-- S. 3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law 112-144): Legislation to reauthorize medical device user fees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (MDUFA); reauthorization of the Accredited Persons Program (Third Party Review Program) within the FDA. -- H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 / S. 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012: Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess certain certification or licensure, effective January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-- H.R. 2960 - National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act: Legislation to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) a National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that support appropriate clinical care for those with pre-diabetes and diabetes. -- H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 / S. 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012: Legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess certain certification or licensure, effective January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S 17 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act of 2011 HR 436 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 S 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 HR 2461 - Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011 HR 2020 and S 1096 - Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011 HR 2832 - To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes FDA 510(k) Reform Health Information Technology Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Medicare Reimbursement for Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Coverage of New Technologies United States Preventive Services Task Force Issues Patient Safety Organizations Laboratory Developed Tests Physician Payments Sunshine HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 HR 3207 - Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011 HR 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 Helium Shortage S 1995 - Medical Device Patient Safety Act HR 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 S 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 S 2374 - Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 S3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Client expense: $3,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health Care Quality; FDA Safety/Transparency; General Health Care Reform Implementation; Medical Liability Reform; H.R. 5, the HEALTH Care Act of 2011; Federal Funding of Appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, HRSA; MDUFA/PDUFA Reauthorization; S 1995, the Medical Device Patient Safety Act; Funding for FY 2012 Demonstration grants for pediatric device availability improvement; FDA regulation of tobacco products/cigars. HR 2104, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011; Sequestration and general cuts to health care.
Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1150 Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R.605 / S. 312 Patients' Freedom to Choose Act Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 2863- Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 S. 296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act H.R. 157 Health Care Safety Net enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1700/ S. 1042 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 1316 Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2011 S. 507 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to implementation of S.3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. Issues relating to imaging dose including H.R.2104 and S.3338, the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE): issues related to the regulation of medical imaging.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 5 HEALTH Act/Protecting Access to Healthcare Act; HR 451, Healthcare Truth & Transparency Act; HR 1044, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act; HR 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; HR 2104 Consistency Accuracy Responsibility & Excellence in Medical Imaging & Radiation Therapy Act of 2011;S 296/HR 2245 Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011; HR 5651/S 3187 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act; Health reform implementation.
Client expense: $290,000 · 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 Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
National HIV/AIDS Strategy (general); Emergency Contraception (general); H.R. 2679/S. 1440, PREEMIE. H.R. 2954, Health Equity Accountability Act; HIV Screening (general); Gynecological Cancer; Breast Cancer (general); Breastfeeding(general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); H.R. 2029/ S.1131, Birth Defects Prevention, Risk Reduction and Awareness Act; Prematurity(general); Obesity (general); Disparities (general); Prevention & Public Health Trust Fund(general); The Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine and Aimless Lawsuits; H.R. 2127, Newborn Act; H.R. 5/ S.1099, HEALTH Act; H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011; S.668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R.666, Birth Certificate Enhancement Act of 2011; H.R. 894, Maternal Health Accountability Act; Imaging (general); H.R. 2194/ S.1221, GEDI Act; H.R. 1676, Tanning Bed Cancer Control Act; National Prevention Strategy (general); H.R. 1216, To Amend Funding for Graduate Medical Education in Teaching Health Centers from Direct to Authorizing Appropriations; H.R. 2085/ S. 1214; Essential Health Benefits (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); H.R. 3418/ S. 1862, Stillbirth & SUID Prevention, Education & Awareness Act; Quality Improvement Measurement (general); H.R. 3620/ S. 1969, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 3522 Family Act; Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); Antibiotics (general); H.R. 3586, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act, NICHD Reorganization (general); CMS Provider Penalties (general); National Health Services Corps (general); Abortion (general); H.R. 3803, District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 3541, Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act of 2012; H.R. 2299, Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act; S. 2262, Advancing FASD Research, Prevention, and Services Act; CMS Health IT incentive program, meaningful use Stage 2; H.R. 2104/S. 3338, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011; H.R. 5647, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 4628, Interest Rate Reduction Act.
Client expense: $312,442 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1543 and S. 818, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 6365, the National Security and Job Protection Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 4872, the Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: provisions relating to hospitals and physicians, including: Section 1106: physician-owned hospitals and self-referral; Section 2302: 340B program; Section 1104 and Section 1203: Medicare and Medicaid DSH Payments; Sections 1108 and 1109 involving geographic disparities in Medicare payment; Section 1105: Market basket updates; Section 1201: Federal funding for States; Section 1202: Payments to primary care physicians. H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions relating to hospitals, hospice and physicians including: Section 3001: hospital value-based purchasing; Section 3125: low-volume hospital payment; Section 3401: productivity adjustments; Section 6001: physician-owned hospital and self-referral; Section 3121: outpatient hold harmless for hospitals; Sections 7101-7103: 340B Program; Section 3401: Independent Payment Advisory Board; Section 3015: hospital readmissions program; Section 3124: Extension of Medicare Dependent Hospital program; Section 3137: Section 508 Reclassification; Section 9007: non-profit hospital provision; Section 3105: ambulance services; Section 3008 and Section 2702: payment adjustment for hospital acquired conditions; Section 3133: Medicare DSH; Section 2551: Disproportionate Share Hospitals; Section 5501: Primary Care Provisions; Section 5503: Graduate Medical Education; Sections 2001-2081: Expansion of Medicaid, CHIP; Sections 1311-1343: CO-OPs and Exchanges; Section 3022: Accountable Care Organizations; Section 3023: Hospital Bundling Provision; Section 6401-6402: Program Integrity Provisions; Section 6501-6503, 6505, 6508: Medicaid Program Integrity Provisions. H.R. 2674, 340B Program Improvement Act, entire bill. S. 722 and H.R. 3506, Hospice Evaluation and Legitimate Payment Act, entire bills. S. 778, Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act, entire bill. H.R. 3285, Medicare Equity Extension Act, entire bill. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, Title II, Subtitle C--Medicare Extensions; Other Health Provisions, Part 1--Medicare extensions, Section 2201, Physician payment update. Section 2202: Ambulance Add-ons; Section 2203: Medicare payment for outpatient therapy services; Section 2204: Work geographic Adjustment; Part 3--Offsets, Section 2223: Parity in Medicare payments for hospital outpatient department evaluation and management office visit services; Section 2224, Reduction of bad debt treated as an allowable cost; Section 2225, Rebasing of State DSH allotments for FY 2021. Part 2 of Subtitle C--Other Health Provisions, Section 2213: Modification to requirements for qualifying for exception to Medicare prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. H.R. 3859 and S. 1680, The Rural Hospital and Provider Equity (R-HOPE) Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 3630, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, entire bill. H.R. 5943 and S. 2620, the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012, entire bills. H.R. 2461, Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011, entire bill. H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011, entire bill. 2013 Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, entire rule. 2013 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, entire rule. 2013 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, entire rule. Other issues: Proposals surrounding the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and deficit/debt reduction as related to hospitals and physicians. Accountable Care Organizations and the Innovation Center's demonstration programs. Medicare and Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor programs. Geographic Variation in Medicare spending, IOM studies on high value and Medicare geographic adjusters. Medical Liability Reform. Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Payment Incentive Programs. Hospital wage index reform, including Section 3137(b) of the Affordable Care Act. Implementation of the state health insurance exchanges. 2013 Inpatient Rehab rule, entire rule. 2013 LTCH rule, entire rule Hospice Quality Reporting Program. 2013 Home Health rule, entire rule. Dual Eligible Demonstration Programs.
Client expense: $50,463 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
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 · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R.2104-Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act of 2011 H.R.2405-Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization 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.4242-Ensuring Quality Health Care for All Americans Act of 2012 H.R. 6163-National Pediatric Research Network Act of 2012 S.668-Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination 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
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $15,870 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $15,870 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $75,279 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $75,279 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
pediatric radiation exposure; computer tomography (CT) image quality; reform of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; reimbursement rates for medical imaging services; H.R. 2104, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (CARE) Act, legislation to amend the Public Health Service Act to implement certain requirements for personnel who perform or plan the technical component(s) of medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures; implementation of the physician payment "sunshine" provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148); provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148) related to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for legislation to rebase the Medicare physician payment formula to stabilize physician payments. Support for legislation to insure patient safety and preserve the integrity of the Medicare program by ending abuses of the physician self-referral law for radiation therapy services. Support for structural changes that lead to delivering high-quality care for patients while increasing efficiencies and promoting Medicare sustainability; oppose radiation oncology benefit managers. Support for Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act (HR 2104). Support for repealing the establishment of an Independent Payment Advisory Board that would develop and submit detailed proposals to reduce the per capita rate of growth in Medicare spending, specifically the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (H.R. 452) (S 2118). Support for ensuring radiation oncologists participation in the Medicare electronic health record incentive program. Research of legislation to exempt certain requests by physicians for consultations by radiation oncologists (HR 4127). Support for preserving access to radiation therapy services under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Support for repeal of Medicare sequestration cuts under the Budget Control Act of 2011
Client expense: $230,010 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Affordable Care Act (entire bill) H.R. 2104 and S. 3338 (Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011), all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Reviewed H.R. 2104 ("Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act," "CARE Act"); suggested possible amendments.
Client expense: $99,173 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2104 and S 3338 - the Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence (CARE) in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy bill; HR 3032 - the Medicare Access to Radiology Care Act; and other issues related to Medicare policy for technical component reimbursement for medical imaging and radiation therapy technologists.
Client expense: $57,900 · 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, Indian Health Service, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S 17 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act of 2011 HR 436 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 S 223 - FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act HR 658 - FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 HR 2461 - Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2011 HR 2020 and S 1096 - Preservation of Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2011 HR 2832 - To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes FDA 510(k) Reform Health Information Technology Medicare Reimbursement for Imaging Services Medicare Reimbursement for Radiopharmaceuticals Medicare Coverage of New Technologies United States Preventive Services Task Force Issues Patient Safety Organizations Laboratory Developed Tests Physician Payments Sunshine HR 3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 HR 3207 - Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011 HR 3269 - Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2011 Helium Shortage S 1995 - Medical Device Patient Safety Act HR 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 S 3338 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 S 2374 - Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 S3187 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Client expense: $4,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1150- Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 605/ S. 312- Patients' Freedom to Choose Act Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 2863- Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011 S. 296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act H.R. 157 Health Care Safety Net enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1700/ S. 1042 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 1316 Stop Oxy Abuse Act of 2011 S. 507 Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibilit, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE