Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011

S.786 To amend title 10, US Code to modify the Apointment and Grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corp. - Advocate to elevate the Chief of the Medical Specialist Corps to the rank of Brigadier (1 star) General under the Army Medical Specialist Corps. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Act: Advocate for passage to provide loan repayments to occupational therapists in exchange for providing services for 2 years in designated scarcity area and to address health care workforce shortages.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Funding for Chiropractic programs within the budget of the Department of HHS. Regulatory issues relating to Medical Records Privacy (HIPAA). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. PL 111-148 Legislative Issues Regarding Health Care Reform. H.R. 1, H.R. 5, H.R. 141, H.R. 145, H.R. 215, H.R. 429, H.R. 636, S. 16, S. 192 H.R. 451 - Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. H.R. 664 - Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011. H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. H.R. 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 PL 112-74 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012. H. CON. RES. 112 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Client expense: $33,400 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR531--Access to Frontline Health Care Act; HR452/S 668 -- IPAB Repeal; S454--Medicare AntiFraud; S756--Medicare Data Transparency; HR5/S218--Medical Liability Reform; HR1206/2077--Medical Loss Ratio changes; HR 1256 -- Medicare Physician Payment Transparency; HR 1409--Quality Health are Coalition Act; HR1700/S1042--Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; S1309/HR 3364--Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid; PDUFA/MDUFA reauthorization; Budget Sequestration (HR 8); 100th Anniversary of APMA; Medicare Physician payment / SGR; S1958--Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; HR 1256--Medicare Relative Update Committee (RUC); HR 1409--Physician Antitrust; HR 2363--Health Care OverUse Reform Today (HealthCOURT) Act; HR 3630/HR 3675--Medicare Physician Payments/SGR; HR 1150--Health Insurer Antitrust Reform; HR 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act; S 756--Claims Data Publication; TRICARE reimbursement issues; VA provider issues

Client expense: $96,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR 531, and other legislative initiatives to assist with medical tuition in exchange for doctors serving in underserved areas; HR 2117 / S 1297 -- Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education

Client expense: $96,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1219 - Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2011, Federal mandates for Medicaid of optometric medical & surgical coverage, all sections SGR - Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act, all sections H.R. 451, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act, all sections H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, all sections S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, all sections P.L. 111-192, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, all sections related to physicians and vision P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications: 1. Reducing regulatory/costly burdens on medical practices - relief from regulatory penalties 2. Preserving patient access to office ancillary testing services 3. Essential Benefits - Children's Vision 4. Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, all sections S. 2192/H.R. 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act Electronic Health Records Improvement Act (draft legislation) 2013 Proposed Physician Payment Rule, Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Policy

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S.786 To amend title 10, US Code to modify the Apointment and Grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corp. - Advocate to elevate the Chief of the Medical Specialist Corps to the rank of Brigadier (1 star) General under the Army Medical Specialist Corps. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Act: Advocate for passage to provide loan repayments to occupational therapists in exchange for providing services for 2 years in designated scarcity area and to address health care workforce shortages.

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

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

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill IDEA Reauthorization, provisions related to related services.

Client expense: $428,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. S 2192, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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).

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2600 National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 as related to traumatic brain injury. H.R. 1479/S.905, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011, as related to approval of a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, as related to student loan forgiveness. Various issues related to the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus regarding advising on issues and legislation concerning hearing health

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Funding for Chiropractic programs within the budget of the Department of HHS. Regulatory issues relating to Medical Records Privacy (HIPAA). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. PL 111-148 Legislative Issues Regarding Health Care Reform. H.R. 1, H.R. 5, H.R. 141, H.R. 145, H.R. 215, H.R. 429, H.R. 636, S. 16, S. 192 H.R. 451 - Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. H.R. 664 - Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011. H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. H.R. 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 PL 112-74 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012. H. CON. RES. 112 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 531 -- Frontline Provider Act; HR 2117/S1297 -- Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

HR531--Access to Frontline Health Care Act; HR452/S 668 -- IPAB Repeal; S454--Medicare AntiFraud; S756--Medicare Data Transparency; HR5/S218--Medical Liability Reform; HR1206/2077--Medical Loss Ratio changes; HR 1256 -- Medicare Physician Payment Transparency; HR 1409--Quality Health are Coalition Act; HR1700/S1042--Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; S1309/HR 3364--Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid; PDUFA/MDUFA reauthorization; Budget Sequestration; 100th Anniversary of APMA; Medicare Physician payment / SGR; S1958--Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; HR 1256--Medicare Relative Update Committee (RUC); HR 1409--Physician Antitrust; HR 2363--Health Care OverUse Reform Today (HealthCOURT) Act; HR 3630/HR 3675--Medicare Physician Payments/SGR; HR 1150--Health Insurer Antitrust Reform; HR 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act; S 756--Claims Data Publication; TRICARE reimbursement issues; VA provider issues

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill IDEA Reauthorization, provisions related to related services.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 1219 - Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2011, Federal mandates for Medicaid of optometric medical & surgical coverage, all sections SGR - Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act, all sections H.R. 451, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act, all sections H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, all sections S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, all sections P.L. 111-192, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, all sections related to physicians and vision P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications: 1. Reducing regulatory/costly burdens on medical practices - relief from regulatory penalties 2. Preserving patient access to office ancillary testing services 3. Essential Benefits - Children's Vision 4. Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, all sections S. 2192/H.R. 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act

Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Funding for Chiropractic programs within the budget of the Department of HHS. Regulatory issues relating to Medical Records Privacy (HIPAA). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. PL 111-148 Legislative Issues Regarding Health Care Reform. H.R. 1, H.R. 5, H.R. 141, H.R. 145, H.R. 215, H.R. 429, H.R. 636, S. 16, S. 192 H.R. 451 - Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. H.R. 664 - Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011. H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. H.R. 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 PL 112-74 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012. H. CON. RES. 112 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 353, Glaucoma Screening Act of 2011, all sections. HR 364, Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act, all sections. HR 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, all sections. 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 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 of 2011, all sections relating to vision. H.R.3988, Generic Drug and Biosimilar User Fee Act of 2012, all sections related to the practice of optometry including, but not limited to, the reclassification of controlled substances (i.e. hydrocodone). HR 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012, All Sections related to the practice of optometry including, but not limited to, the reclassification of controlled substances (i.e. hydrocodone). 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 2516, 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). 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).

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. S 2192, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2600 National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 as related to traumatic brain injury. H.R. 1479/S.905, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011, as related to approval of a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, as related to student loan forgiveness. Various issues related to the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus regarding advising on issues and legislation concerning hearing health

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

S.786 To amend title 10, US Code to modify the Apointment and Grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corp. - Advocate to elevate the Chief of the Medical Specialist Corps to the rank of Brigadier (1 star) General under the Army Medical Specialist Corps. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Act: Advocate for passage to provide loan repayments to occupational therapists in exchange for providing services for 2 years in designated scarcity area and to address health care workforce shortages.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 531, Access to Front Line Health Care Act of 2011, specifically areas of this legislation would offer loan repayments for health professionals (including audiologists) that work for 2 years in a pre-identified frontline shortage or scarcity area.

Client expense: $131,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR531--Access to Frontline Health Care Act; HR452/S 668 -- IPAB Repeal; S454--Medicare AntiFraud; S756--Medicare Data Transparency; HR5/S218--Medical Liability Reform; HR1206/2077--Medical Loss Ratio changes; HR 1256 -- Medicare Physician Payment Transparency; HR 1409--Quality Health are Coalition Act; HR1700/S1042--Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; S1309/HR 3364--Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid; PDUFA/MDUFA reauthorization; Medicare Physician payment / SGR; S1958--Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; HR 1256--Medicare Relative Update Committee (RUC); HR 1409--Physician Antitrust; HR 2363--Health Care OverUse Reform Today (HealthCOURT) Act; HR 3630/HR 3675--Medicare Physician Payments/SGR; HR 1150--Health Insurer Antitrust Reform; HR 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act; S 756--Claims Data Publication; TRICARE reimbursement issues; VA provider issues

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 531 -- Frontline Provider Act; HR 2117/S1297 -- Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 1219 - Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2011, Federal mandates for Medicaid of optometric medical & surgical coverage, all sections SGR - Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act, all sections H.R. 451, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act, all sections H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, all sections S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, all sections P.L. 111-192, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, all sections related to physicians and vision P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications: 1. Reducing regulatory/costly burdens on medical practices - relief from regulatory penalties 2. Preserving patient access to office ancillary testing services 3. Essential Benefits - Children's Vision 4. Independent Payment Advisory Board H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, all sections

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, all sections relating to vision. 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 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 of 2011, 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.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. S 2192, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision.

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.786 To amend title 10, US Code to modify the Apointment and Grade of the Chief of the Army Medical Specialist Corp. - Advocate to elevate the Chief of the Medical Specialist Corps to the rank of Brigadier (1 star) General under the Army Medical Specialist Corps. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Act: Advocate for passage to provide loan repayments to occupational therapists in exchange for providing services for 2 years in designated scarcity area and to address health care workforce shortages.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2013 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services FY2013 302(b) allocation to Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

H.R. 2600 National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 as related to traumatic brain injury. H.R. 1479/S.905, Hearing Aid Assistance Tax Credit Act 2011, as related to approval of a tax credit for the purchase of hearing aids. H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, as related to student loan forgiveness. Various issues related to the Congressional Hearing Health Caucus regarding advising on issues and legislation concerning hearing health

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

Funding for Chiropractic programs within the budget of the Department of HHS. Regulatory issues relating to Medical Records Privacy (HIPAA). Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. PL 111-148 Legislative Issues Regarding Health Care Reform. H.R. 1, H.R. 5, H.R. 141, H.R. 145, H.R. 215, H.R. 429, H.R. 636, S. 16, S. 192 H.R. 451 - Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. H.R. 664 - Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011. H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 1363 - Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. S. 365 - Budget Control Act of 2011. H.R. 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012 PL 112-74 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012. H. CON. RES. 112 - Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

HR 531 -- Frontline Provider Act; HR 2117/S1297 -- Protecting Academic Freedom in Higher Education

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR531--Access to Frontline Health Care Act; HR452/S 668 -- IPAB Repeal; S454--Medicare AntiFraud; S756--Medicare Data Transparency; HR5/S218--Medical Liability Reform; HR1206/2077--Medical Loss Ratio changes; HR 1256 -- Medicare Physician Payment Transparency; HR 1409--Quality Health are Coalition Act; HR1700/S1042--Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; S1309/HR 3364--Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid; S1958--Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act; HR 1256--Medicare Relative Update Committee (RUC); HR 1409--Physician Antitrust; HR 2363--Health Care OverUse Reform Today (HealthCOURT) Act; HR 3630/HR 3675--Medicare Physician Payments/SGR; HR 1150--Health Insurer Antitrust Reform; HR 969 Medical Practice Freedom Act; S 756--Claims Data Publication

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1219 - Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2011, Federal mandates for Medicaid of optometric medical & surgical coverage, all sections SGR - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act H.R. 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, P.L. 111-148H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, (PL 111-192) H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act H.R. 451, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR531-Access to Frontline Health Care Act; HR452/S668-IPAB Repeal; S454-Medicare AntiFraud; S756-Medicare Data Transparency; HR5-HEALTH Malpractice Bill; S218-HEALTH Malpractice Bill; HR1256-Medicare Physician Payment Transparency; HR1409-The Quality Health Care Coalition Act; HR1700/S1042-Medicare Patient Empowerment Act; S1309-Equity and Access for Podiatric Physicians Under Medicaid; S1958-Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act

Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 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

H.R. 1219 - Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act of 2011, Federal mandates for Medicaid of optometric medical & surgical coverage, all sections SGR - Medicare Physician Payment Reform H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act, all sections H.R. 451, Health Care Truth and Transparency Act, all sections H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, all sections S. 668, the Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, all sections P.L. 111-192, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, all sections related to physicians and vision P.L. 111-148 Affordable Care Act, modifications: 1. Reducing regulatory/costly burdens on medical practices - relief from regulatory penalties 2. Preserving patient access to office ancillary testing services 3. Essential Benefits - Children's Vision

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

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

HR 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 1195, National Health Service Corps Improvement Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 364, Common Sense Health Reform Americans Actually Want Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 353, Glaucoma Screening Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision HR 451, Healthcare Truth and Transparency 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 1884, Health Care Waiver Transparency Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 2055, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012, all sections relating to vision. HR 3216, VHA Ophthalmologic Service Establishment Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 3218, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all sections relating to vision. HR 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 3743, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. HR 3765, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 , all sections relating to vision. H.Res. 491, Providing for consideration of the bill (HR 3630) to provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes, all sections relating to vision. H.Res. 502, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendmentsto the bill (HR 3630) to provide incentives for the creation of jobs, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 501) expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding any final measure to extend the payroll tax holiday, extend Federally funded unemployment insurance benefits, or prevent decreases in reimbursement for physicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries; and for other purposes, all sections relating to vision. S. 312, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, all sections relating to vision. S. 1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012, all sections relating to vision. S. 1917, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision. S. 1944, Middle Class Tax Cut Act of 2011, all sections relating to vision.

Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health professional student loans including H.R. 531, Access to Frontline Health Care Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

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

H.R. 1426/S. 975- Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act, all provisions H.R. 531- Access to Frontline Health Care Act (Student Loan Repayment for Physical Therapists) Funding for Loan Forgiveness for Service Areas of National Need Program S. 103 IDEA Full Funding, provisions pertaining to related services Endorsement of Specialized Instructional Support Personnel Terminology in IDEA/ESEA H.R. 469 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act of 2011, all provisions Opposition to Department of Education Program Consolidations FY 2012 Appropriations for NIDRR H.R. 2117- To prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ESEA Reauthorization, provisions related to pupil services National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity draft report; provisions on accredidation Demonstration project for including PTs and optometrists in the National Health Service Corps

Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Funding for NIH and medical research; in general. HR 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011; all provisions. HR 1217 - To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; all provisions. Funding for trauma and EMS services; in general. HR 2112 - FY 2012 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; provisions relating to changes to the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act. Deficit Reduction Proposals - provisions relating to Medicare, Graduate Medical Education, repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula and the Independent Paymetn Advisory Board (IPAB), and medical liability reform. S 365 - Budget Control Act of 2011; all provisions. FY 2012 Budget; provisions relating to the continued funding for Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME). Funding for Section 5203, "Health Care Workforce Loan Repayment Programs" of the Affordable Care Act. HR 1852/S 958 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2011, all provisions. Communications with Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction; in general.

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE

S. 786 - Advocate to elevate the Chief of the Medical Specialist Corps to the rank of Brigadier (1 star) General under the Army Medical Specialist Corps H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Act: Advocate for passage to provide loan repayments to occupational therapists in exchange for providing services for 2 years in designated scarcity area and to address health care workforce shortages. S.1867/HR 1540: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 - Support of Educational Assistance for advanced degrees for occupational therapy under the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship and Financial Assistance Program.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R.531, the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 H.R.1426 / S.975, Physical Therapist Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2011

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Monitored and lobbied upon entire bills of the following: H.R.531, the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011 H.R.1546 / S.829, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2011; repeal of the Therapy Cap on Outpatient Rehabilitation Services The Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act (no bill number, formerly H.R.1829 / S.950); to improve access to physical therapists for Medicare beneficiaries

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Funding for Chiropractic programs within the budget of the Department of HHS. Regulatory issues relating to Medical Records Privacy (HIPAA). H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Legislative Issues Regarding Health Care Reform. H.R. 1, H.R. 141, H.R. 145, H.R. 215, H.R. 429, H.R. 636, S. 16, S. 192 H.R. 451 - Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011. H.R. 531 - Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2011. H.R. 664 - Chiropractic Membership in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps Act of 2011. H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 1363 - Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011. H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. S. 365 - Budget Control Act of 2011. H.R. 2608 - Continuing Appropriations Act of 2012. H.R. 2055 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012.

Client expense: $55,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)