Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2012

Physician assistants' ability to serve hospice patients in Medicare. Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011 (S. 891, H.R.3831). The Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011 (H.R. 2729); Final rule on hospital and CAH conditions of participation (CMS-3244-F)

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PPACA Implementation; PA Hospice (S.891/HR 3831/S 1680); PA Home Health (S 227/HR 2267); Medicaid Coverage (S 56/HR 2134); Medicaid HIT Incentive Payment (HR 2729); FECA (HR 2465); PA Workforce Issues; PA Veterans Issies; Federal employment of PAs; allowing PAs tp prescribe buprenorphine for treatment of opioid addiction; SGR; FY 13 L/HHS appropriations; FMCSA registry of certified medical examiners; CMS Hospital COP.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Physician assistants' ability to serve hospice patients in Medicare. Medicare Hospice Care Access Act of 2011 (S. 891, H.R.3831). The Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2011 (H.R. 2729).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

PPACA implementation; PA Hospice (S. 891/HR 3831/ S 1680); PA Home Health (S227/HR2267); Medicaid Coverage (S56/HR2134); Medicaid HIT Incentive Payment (HR 2729); FECA Bill (HR 2465); PA Workforce Issues; PA Veterans issues; allowing PAs to prescribe buprenorphine for opiod addiction treatment; OPM classification & qualification stds; ; SGR; Joining Forces & Let's Move initiatives; FY 12 L/HHS appropriations; FMCSA proposed registry of certified medical examiners).

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Employment Standards Administration, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office