Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 6548 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; S 3463 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Medicaid coverage of obesity counseling and expanding provider type; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction) and HR 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. S. 2113, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2119, to establish a pilot program to address overweight/obesity among children from birth to age five in child care settings and to encourage parental engagement; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2516, 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. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. H.R. 4604, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.

H.R. 2741 (112th): Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 Affordable Care Act -- Section regarding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund National Coverage Determination for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity

Client expense: $15,553 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program; to Finance. S. 2113, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2119, to establish a pilot program to address overweight/obesity among children from birth to age five in child care settings and to encourage parental engagement; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2516, 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. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes; jointly to Judiciary and Energy & Commerce. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 4604, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA); Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction); S. 3463/H.R. 6548, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 353, Glaucoma Screening Act of 2011., all sections relating to vision. HR 364, Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act., all sections relating to vision. HR 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 605, Patients Freedom to Choose Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 969, Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1219, Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 HR 3183, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to exempt licensed independent insurance producer remuneration from the medical loss ratio, all sections relating to vision. HR 3207, Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 3216, VHA Ophthalmologic Service Establishment Act, all sections relating to vision. S 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act, all sections relating to vision. S 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012, all sections relating to vision. S 2192, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2012, all sections relating to vision. S 2297, A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to make any substance containing hydrocodone a schedule II drug, all sections relating to vision. S 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, All Sections related to the practice of optometry including, but not limited to, the reclassification of controlled substances (i.e. hydrocodone).

H.R. 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 2245/S.296 The Preserving Access to Life Saving Medication Act The Affordable Care Act -- Section regarding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements - National Coverage Determination for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity

Client expense: $68,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 6548 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; S 3463 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Medicaid coverage of obesity counseling and expanding provider type; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction)

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 6548 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; S 3463 Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2012; HR 2741 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Medicaid coverage of obesity counseling and expanding provider type; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. S. 2113, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2119, to establish a pilot program to address overweight/obesity among children from birth to age five in child care settings and to encourage parental engagement; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2516, 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. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities. H.R. 4604, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.

Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011, P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: issues related to the 340B program, CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

H.R 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R 2245/S.296 The Preserving Access to Life Saving Medication Act The Affordable Care Act-- Section regarding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements - National Coverage Determination for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity

Client expense: $17,750 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA); Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes enerally; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Medicaid coverage of obesity counseling and expanding provider type; Issues related to Medicare Part D and Medicaid rebates as contained in P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction)

Client expense: $900,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. S. 2113, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2119, to establish a pilot program to address overweight/obesity among children from birth to age five in child care settings and to encourage parental engagement; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. H.R. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

H.R. 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 2245/S.296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medication Act The Affordable Care Act -- Section regarding to the Prevention and Public Health Fund Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements National Coverage Determination for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011, P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: issues related to the 340B program, CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

H.R. 3542, Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act, H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011. Please see next Page H.R. 3542, Medicaid Enhancement and Emergency Job Creation Act. Support entire bill. Legislation restores the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and maintains it through the end of 2012. (Lobbyist used: Amy Wotring) H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011. Support entire bill. Legislation extends coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services to beneficiaries with prediabetes and those with risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes. (Lobbyist used: Amy Wotring) Issues worked on the Hill not yet reflected in legislation: Opposing cost-shifting, cuts to or the block granting of federal entitlement programs, specifically Medicaid and Medicare. In addition, opposing the repeal of the Medicaid maintenance of effort provision. (Lobbyists used: Tekisha Dwan Everette, Lisa Cox, Amy Wotring)

Client expense: $294,000 · Firm income: Not reported

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction); HR 3743 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, HR 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, and HR 3765 (PL 112-78) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation of 2011-Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions; Medicaid coverage of obesity counseling and expanding provider type.

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 531 The Access to Frontline Care Act H.R. 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 2245/S.296 The Preserving Access to Life- Saving Medication Act The Affordable Care Act - section regarding to The Prevention and Public Health Fund Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements National Coverage Determination for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity

Client expense: $16,375 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Diabetes screening. Diabetes-related issues. H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011. H.R. 2055 and H.R. 3671, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2011, Pub. L. 112-74. H.J.RES. 95, Continuing Resolution through 12/23/11, Pub. L. 112-68. H.J.RES. 94, Continuing Resolution through 12/17/11, Pub. L. 112-67. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. 122-36. H.R. 3070 / S. 1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation of 2011, Pub. L. 112-78. H.R. 3630, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. H.R. 3743, Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011. H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, Pub. L. 112-055. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation. Pub. L. 111-152 The Healthcare & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 implementation. Medicaid rebates. ASP changes. 340B changes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011, P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: issues related to the 340B program, CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity; Medicare Diabetes Screening; HR 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 (deficit reduction); HR 3743 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, HR 3630 Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, and HR 3765 (PL 112-78) Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation of 2011-Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions

Client expense: $386,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Diabetes screening. Diabetes-related issues. H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011. Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation. Pub. L. 111-152 The Healthcare & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 implementation. Medicaid rebates. ASP changes. 340B changes.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 531 The Access to Frontline Care Act H.R. 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 2245 / S.296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medication Act Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements

Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 531 The Access to Frontline Care Act H.R. 2741 The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 2245 / S.296 The Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medication Act Nutrition Coverage and Reimbursements

Client expense: $12,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Medicare Diabetes Screening; H.R. 2741, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2011 and Prediabetes generally; Issues related to Medicaid rebates and similar revenue provisions as contained in P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011, P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009 (ACA) and P.L. 111-152, The Health Care & Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010: issues related to the 340B program, CMS Proposed Coverage Decision Memorandum for Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE