Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012

Lobbied in support of H.R. 4120, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. Lobbied to prevent a 27 percent cut to Medicare physician payments. Lobbied to delay the implementation of the value based payment modifier under Medicare.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2108/S. 1173 - ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011 H.R. 4120 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs

Client expense: $235,393 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 3790 - Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act; H.R. 4120 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

- Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic (H.R. 4120) - Repeal and reform the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula (no specific legislation) - Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act (S. 1173 / H.R. 2108)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic (H.R. 4120)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

- Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic (HR 4120)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $5,250

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

- Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic, H.R. 4120, "Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. - Repeal and reform the Medicare sustainable growth rate formula (no specific legislation).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 2108/S. 1173 - ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011 H.R. 4120 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs

Client expense: $245,636 · Firm income: Not reported

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

- Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic, H.R. 4120, "Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act." - Support S. 1173/H.R. 2108 - Legislation would reform current payment formula for ambulatory surgical centers and create a value-based purchasing system. - Support modifying current Medicare regulation related to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs. Specifically, modify current regulation so that physican encounters that occur in the ambulatory surgical center setting are not counted in the physician's denominator when determining whether a physician has met meaningful use requirements.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

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

- Waive Medicare coinsurance for colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies that turn therapeutic, H.R. 4120, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,500

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Lobbied in support of H.R. 4120, the Eliminate Barriers to Colorectal Cancer. Advocated for a repeal of the sustainable growth rate formula (SGR) that determines Medicare physician payments. Lobbied in support of H.R. 452, the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2108/S. 1173 - ASC Quality and Access Act of 2011 H.R. 4120 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2012 Reform of Medicare payments to ASCs Reform of Medicare regulations dealing with ASCs

Client expense: $215,465 · Firm income: Not reported

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