Assessment Accuracy and Improvement Act

No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.

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No Bill Number, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost Timely Healthcare "HEALTH" Act (HR 5, S 1099), Support passage of medical liability reform modeled on California MICRA. No Bill Number, Increasing Title VII health professions appropriations in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Sec 747 primary care training grants program. No Bill Number, Mandatory/discretionary appropriations for National Health Service Corps in FY2011 (HR1473) and FY2012, Supporting expanded NHSC loans and scholarships. No Bill Number, Promoting the President's FY2012 budget for HHS programs, AAFP budget priorities - Title VII, NHSC, AHRQ, patient outcomes research, HIT, Rural Health and medical liability and payment. No Bill Number, Stakeholder discussions with HRSA on Teaching Health Center GME grants, Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training and Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Medicare physician reform of the Sustainable Growth Rate, prevent Medicare physician pay cut scheduled for January 1, 2012. No Bill Number, Budget resolution (HConRes 34) Medicare, Medicaid, (HConRes 35) Health Reform Enactment Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ (HR 1473). Support continued funding. No Bill Number, Inquired about the implication for Medicare and Medicaid and HHS spending of Sen Con Res 19 and 21, AAFP budget priorities, SGR reform and health care for all. No Bill Number, Protect ACA authorized Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR1217), National Center for Patient Centered Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Workforce Commission, student loan forgiveness programs, Increase Title VII for primary care training support. No Bill Number, Retain ACA authorized Teaching Health Center program funds (HR1216), Promoting family physician workforce development by supporting primary care training at Teaching Health Centers. No Bill Number, Contacted debt ceiling negotiators and legislators on Medicare and Medicaid payment, FY2012 appropriations mandatory funds authorized by ACA medical liability and student debt, Increase family physician payments, Title VII Sec 747, NHSC, AHRQ, HIT and patient outcomes research, medical liability and student debt relief. No Bill Number, Oppose Rehberg Amendment to FY12 Ag/FDA spending bill affecting tobacco regulations (HR 2112), Working toward the elimination of all tobacco use. No Bill Number, National Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine, Title VII primary care medicine training grants. No Bill Number, Accountable Care Organizations regulations, Role of primary care for small and medium sized practices. No Bill Number, Value based payments for primary care, Discussed with employee benefits security administration, the center for consumer information and insurance oversight, the internal revenue service regarding value based insurance design in connection with preventive care. No Bill Number, Part A three day window payment policy, Urging the elimination of the 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. No Bill Number, Administrative simplification, Re-evaluate its Medicare signature requirements. No Bill Number, Medicare Physician Payment Assessment and Transparency Act (HR 1256). Enhance analytic information available to CME to set values for Medicare payment. Strengthen provision of PPACA directing CMS to use analytical consultants to assist in the proper valuation of those and other mis-valued CPT codes under Medicare physician schedule. No Bill Number, Legislation to de-fund health reform laws (HR 1213, HR 1215, HR 1217), Opposing repeal of funding for state based health insurance exchanges (HR 1213), graduate medical education (HR 1215) and the Prevention and Public Health Fund (HR 1217). No Bill Number, Regulation to require face to face encounters between physician and patient referred to home health care. Recommend delay in the enforcement of regulations until sufficient education is provided. No Bill Number, Medicare's Physician Payment Formula, Supporting long term (5 year) payment schedule that includes higher payment rates for primary care and increased Primary Care Incentive Payment. No Bill Number, State Flexibility Act (HR 1683). Opposing the repeal of Medicaid state maintenance of effort requirements. No Bill Number, Appropriations bill for Agriculture FDA (HR 2112). Opposing amendments to weaken FDA's ability to regulate tobacco products and food safety. No Bill Number, Proposed Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services, Supporting measures to assure childrens access to health care. No Bill Number, Elimination of 72 hour hospitalization requirement prior to skilled nursing home placement. Recommend elimination of this requirement. No Bill Number, Determine how HIT law will affect family physicians. No Bill Number, (HR 507), Ensure that Rockefeller's bill is not burdensome to family physicians but increases communication among states to allow them to identify prescription drug abusers. No Bill Number, Medical Liability Reform No Bill Number, PQRS ensure that the quality program and physician prescribing are not overly burdensome or penalize family physicians. No Bill Number, AHRQ Advisory Council, nominate family physicians to serve on the AHRQ National Advisory Council.