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Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act; H.R. 6684 - Spending Reduction Act; H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act.
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; H.R. 340 - Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 - Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act; H.R. 6684 - Spending Reduction Act; H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2013 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4378- Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act PFS PPS - Functional Limitation Reporting Therapy Cap: manual Medical Review Hospital Outpatient PPS 2013 Essentail Health Benefits Comments Medicare Physician Fee Schedule FInal Rule 2013 H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, provisions on therapy cap, SGR, prevention of MPPR
Client expense: $478,000 · 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
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Medicare Overpayment Proposed Rule Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda USPSTF peripheral arterial disease HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act National Coverage Analysis for TENS comments Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4378- Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act
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
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; H.R. 340 - Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 - Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Provisions of the 2013 Medicare physician payment proposed rule; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions; H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act.
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; H.R. 340 - Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 - Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions.
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Repeal/retention of Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements; Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Medicaid waiver application procedures; State of Florida Section 1115 Medicaid waiver application on managed medical assistance program; Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles coverage and demonstration; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; Medicaid payment for primary care services; Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options; Social Security Administration policies on primary medical evidence of disability; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; H.R. 5979 - Medicaid Accountability and Care (MAC) Act; H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act; H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act; H.R. 4348 - MAP-21 and offsets for student loan interest rate provisions.
2012 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of/alternatives to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction for PT Services Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral - elimination of PT exception Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology incentives for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Medicare Overpayment Proposed Rule Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda AHRQ Pediatric Quality Measures AHRQ TBI draft report USPSTF peripheral arterial disease HR 3258 Medicare Equity Extension Act National Coverage Analysis for TENS comments Health Information Technology :EHR Comments EHR Incentive Program Stage 2 Comments Medicaid Eligibility Comments Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act
2012 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; Coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; H.R. 340 - Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 - Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 - Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act
2012 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges; Ordering of Medicare portable x-ray services; Medicaid per capita cap policy options; H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 - Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 - Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 - State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 - Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3859 - Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 - Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 - Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 4160 - State Health Flexibility Act; S. 2057 - To amend Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
2012 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, S. 192: Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Entire bill, high cost plan tax, employer provisions. HR 397: Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011 High cost plan tax, employer provisions. H.R. 439, S.73: State Leadership in Health Care Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. HR 560: Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act (Sec. 1-3, ensuring adequate rural representation on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MEDPAC.) HR 605: Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act.) HR 1050: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-6, creating association health plans.) HR 1173: Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-2, repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, CLASS Act.) S. 244: State Health Care Choice Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. S. 248 - Empowering States to Innovate Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. S. 312: Patients' Freedom to Choose Act Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $691,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Fraud and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 5 Protecting Access to Healthcare Act Medicare Advantage Mobile Health Technology Privacy/Security Meeting (HHS-ONC) Medicare Overpayment Proposed Rule Off-the-shelf Othotics Comments PCORI National Priority for Research and Research Agenda AHRQ Pediatric Quality Measures AHRQ TBI draft report USPSTF peripheral arterial disease
2011 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff, granting of clinical privileges; coverage and payment for CPT code 96110; H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act S. 16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medical Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 Medicaid Flexibility for States Act; H.R. 340 Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
2011 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Medicare/Medicaid hospital conditions of participation; draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff, granting of clinical privileges; H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56/H.R. 2134 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58/H.R. 876 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Flexibility Act; H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medical Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; S. 1680 Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; H.R. 3630/H.R. 3743/H.R. 3765 Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act; H.R. 3326/S. 1587 Medicaid Flexibility for States Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
2011 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphedema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Frad and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations - Medicare shared savings propsed and interim final rules Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy H.R. 3630 Middle Class Tax and Job Creation Act of 2011; Section 2201 and 2203 provisions relating to Medicare Reimbursement TENS Chronic Low Back Pain national Coverage Analysis by CMS Prepayment Review/Prior Authorization Power Mobility Device Demonstration Health Insurace Exchanges - Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans Hospital Conditions of Participation Met with SFC on Medicare Audit process USPSTF Adult Obesity (screening and management) Regulatory reform/transparency Medicare/Medicaid Regulatory Alignment
2011 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, S. 192: Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Entire bill, high cost plan tax, employer provisions. HR 397: Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011 High cost plan tax, employer provisions. H.R. 439, S.73: State Leadership in Health Care Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. HR 560: Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act (Sec. 1-3, ensuring adequate rural representation on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MEDPAC.) HR 605: Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act.) HR 1050: Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-6, creating association health plans.) HR 1173: Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-2, repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, CLASS Act.) S. 244: State Health Care Choice Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. S. 248 - Empowering States to Innovate Act To prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived. S. 312: Patients' Freedom to Choose Act Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act.
Client expense: $669,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Permanent Repeal of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Formula Opposition of Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphedema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Prevention Initiatives for Frad and Abuse in the Medicare program H.R. 2785 Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act, all provisions Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, inclusion of physical therapists S. 668 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal), all provisions H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal), all provisions Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits H.R. 2863 Medicare Oral Health Rehabilitative Enhancement Act of 2011, all provisions H.R. 2499 Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011, all provisions Protection of programs related to physical therapy in deficit reduction H.R. 1958 Medicare Orthotics and Prosthetics Improvement Act of 2011, all provisions OPPS CY 2012 H.R. 3000 Empowering Patients First Act, provisions pertaining to physical therapy
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital & Provider Equity Act; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R. 340 Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R. 669 Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R. 671 Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act; H.R. 452, Medical Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
2011 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital & Provider Equity Act; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S. 58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R.560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R. 452, Medical Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2011 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, S. 192 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Entire bill, high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 397 - Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011 (high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 605 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act) HR 1050 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-6, creating association health plans) HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-2, repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, CLASS Act) HR 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act (Sec. 1-3, ensuring adequate rural representation on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MEDPAC) S. 248 - Empowering States to Innovate Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) H.R. 439, S.73 - State Leadership in Health Care Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 244 - State Health Care Choice Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 312 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act)
Client expense: $708,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board; S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S.58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R.560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act; H.R.340 Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R.669 Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R.671 Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; home health face-to-face examination requirements; Independent Payment Advisory Board; S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S.58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227/H.R. 2267 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R.560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act; S. 668 Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2011 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Entire bill, high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 397 - Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011 (high cost plan tax, employer provisions) S. 192 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Sec. 1-3, high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 605 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act) HR 1050 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-6, creating association health plans) HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (Sec. 1-2, repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, CLASS Act) HR 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act (Sec. 1-3, ensuring adequate rural representation on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MEDPAC) S. 248 - Empowering States to Innovate Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 73 - State Leadership in Health Care Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) H.R. 439 - State Leadership in Health Care Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 244 - State Health Care Choice Act (to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived)
Client expense: $799,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1546/S. 829-Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphedema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists Home Health PPS 2011/ 2012 Development of Alternatives to Medicare Therapy Cap Medicare Payment Reform H.R. 1700 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act S. 669 Health Care Bureacrats Elmination Act (IPAB Repeal) H.R. 452 Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 (IPAB Repeal) Protecting Medicaid Caps or Block Grants SNF PPS FY 2012/MDS 3.0/RUG IV IRF PPS FY 2012 Quality Initiatives & Value Based Purchasing Local Coverage Determinations NCCI Edits
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S.58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R.560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 1217 to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; H.R.340 Amending title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from medical assistance under the Medicaid program of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases; H.R.669 Ensuring Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Children Act; H.R.671 Ensuring Continuous Coverage under SCHIP Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation and issues related to: Physician/nurse reimbursement; Medicare Medical Home; Medicaid Health Home; Medicare-Medicaid Advanced Primary Care demonstration; Accountable Care Organizations; provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Graduate Nurse Education demonstration; Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act; S.16 Patient Choice Restoration Act; S. 56 Medicaid Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants Access Act; S.58 Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act; S. 227 Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act; S. 244/H.R. 782 State Health Care Choice Act; H.R.560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act; H.R. 1217 to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2011 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Entire bill, high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 397 - Reform Americans Can Afford Act of 2011 (high cost plan tax, employer provisions) S. 192 - Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act (Entire Bill, Sec. 1-3, high cost plan tax, employer provisions) HR 605 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act (Entire Bill, Sec. 1-3, repeal restrictions on Health Savings Accounts, Medicare Set Asides and Health Flexible Spending Arrangements enacted in Affordable Care Act) HR 1050 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2011 (Entire Bill, Sec. 1-6, creating association health plans) HR 1173 - Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 (Entire Bill, Sec. 1-2, repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act, CLASS Act) HR 560 - Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act (Entire Bill, Sec. 1-3, ensuring adequate rural representation on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, MEDPAC) S. 248 - Empowering States to Innovate Act (Entire bill, to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 73 - State Leadership in Health Care Act (Entire bill, to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) H.R. 439 - State Leadership in Health Care Act (Entire bill, to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived) S. 244 - State Health Care Choice Act (Entire bill, to prevent Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) from being waived)
Client expense: $757,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2011 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (Repeal of Therapy Caps) H.R. 560 Rural Representation and Transparency Improvement Act Payments to Physical Therapists under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction Physician Quality Reporting System Opposition to Medicaid Funding Cuts Physician Self-Referral Medicare Advanced Imaging Act To Improve the Treatment & Diagnosis of Lymphadema Under the Medicare Program Opt-Out Locum Tenens Opposition to Athletic Trainers' Equal Access to Medicare Act Accountable Care Organizations Electronic Health Records/ Health Information Technology for Physical Therapists SNF MDS 3.0 Home Health PPS 2011 Independeny Payment Advisory Commission
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
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
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
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
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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