Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
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Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement for providers. FDA Reauthorization. Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 452: Medicare Decisions Accountability Act (IPAB repeal). S 668: Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act (IPAB repeal) HR 1845, S 960: Medicare IVIG Access Act. HR 5: Protecting Access to Healthcare Act (Medical Liability Reform) HR 1955, S. 1045: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act. HR 6155: Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act. HR 5937: The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance for children with congenital and medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal the IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 - to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating women on their post-cancer reconstruction options Electronic Health Records - EHR Improvements Act Essential Health Benefits H.R. 6575 - to improve the RAC program Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reform H.R. 6142, which extends Medicare physician payment rates for 1 year
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (MMM Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $16,647 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (HCR Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $16,647 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (MMM Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
Client expense: $87,126 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Care Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 H. R. 6043 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Act of 2012 H.R. 6352 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction and Graduate Medical Education Accountability & Transparency Act H. R. 6598 - Electronic Health Records Improvement Act S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization (HCR Continued) Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Surgical Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (S-CAHPS) Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
- Issues related to ensuring quality of supply chain for FDA regulated products. - Issues related to Accountable Care Organizations. - Issues related to Physician Payment Sunshine provisions. - Issues related to the "Regulation & Reimbursement of Diagnostics", regarding all provisions. - Implementation of the Health Care Reform Bill, regarding Medicare wellness benefit. - Issues related to maintaining the biosimilars statute without changes. - HR 2960, "National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 3026, "Safeguarding America's Pharmaceutical Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - Prescription Drug User Fee Act, regarding all provisions - Personalized Medicine Incentives and Regulation. - Issues related to Alzheimer's research. - HR 2939, "Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3497, "MODERN Cures Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3207, "Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - S 1700, "Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act", regarding all provisions. - S 1865, "Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act", regarding all provisions. - S 1995, "Medical Device Patient Safety Act", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to vision care coverage under PPACA. - Medical Device User Fee Act Reauthorization. - HR 1483, "The Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3847, "Safety of Untested and New Devices Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - HR 3975, "A bill to extend provisions of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007", regarding all provisions. - S 2113, "A bill to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health." regarding all provisions. - S 2193, "Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients", regarding all provisions. - HR 5, "Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 452, "Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to the repeal and/or reform of Independent Payment Advisory Boards. - HR 5937, "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - HR 5998, "USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - S 3187, "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act", regarding all provisions. - S 2516, "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 6584, Verifying Authority and Legality In Drug Compounding Act of 2012, regarding all provisions.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Pub. Law No. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, primarily patient protection provisions and provisions on breast health education, research and clinical trials. (Continued on Addendum) H.R.2245/S.296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, primarily matters related to establishing notification requirements to mitigate drug shortages. H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012. H.R.2499, Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011. H.R.3102, Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2011. H.R.3705, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011. H.R.2746, Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2011. H.R.1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011, primarily matters related to ensuring the safety and quality of the drug supply chain. H.R.3699, Research Works Act, primarily matters related to opposing it in order to protect the NIH Public Access Policy. S.2113, Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments, primarily matters related to codifying and clarifying FDA authority to expedite approval of new treatments for life-threatening conditions. S.2236, Advancing Breakthrough Therapies for Patients Act of 2012. Pub. Law No. 112-144, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012, primarily matters related to drug shortages, drug approval and patient access. H.R. 4209, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2012. H.R. 5937, Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012. Pub. Law No. 112-240, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, primarily matters related to funding for the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and the National Institutes of Health.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
- Issues related to ensuring quality of supply chain for FDA regulated products. - Issues related to Accountable Care Organizations. - Issues related to Physician Payment Sunshine provisions. - Issues generating antibiotic incentives. - HR 1282, "Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to the "Regulation & Reimbursement of Diagnostics", regarding all provisions. - Implementation of the Health Care Reform Bill, regarding Medicare wellness benefit. - Issues related to maintaining the biosimilars statute without changes. - HR 2960, "National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 3026, "Safeguarding America's Pharmaceutical Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - Prescription Drug User Fee Act, regarding all provisions - Personalized Medicine Incentives and Regulation. - Issues related to Alzheimer's research. - HR 2939, "Pharmaceutical Stewardship Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3497, "MODERN Cures Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3207, "Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - S 1700, "Medical Device Regulatory Improvement Act", regarding all provisions. - S 1865, "Patient Access to Medical Innovation Act", regarding all provisions. - S 1995, "Medical Device Patient Safety Act", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to vision care coverage under PPACA. - Medical Device User Fee Act Reauthorization. - HR 1483, "The Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - HR 3847, "Safety of Untested and New Devices Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - HR 3975, "A bill to extend provisions of the Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007", regarding all provisions. - S 2113, "A bill to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health." regarding all provisions. - S 2193, "Ensuring Safe Medical Devices for Patients", regarding all provisions. - HR 5, "Protecting Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act", regarding all provisions. - HR 452, "Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011", regarding all provisions. - Issues related to the repeal and/or reform of Independent Payment Advisory Boards. - HR 5937, "Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - HR 5998, "USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - S 3187, "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act", regarding all provisions. - S 2516, "Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act", regarding all provisions.
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Pub. Law No. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, primarily patient protection provisions and provisions on breast health education, research and clinical trials. (Continued on Addendum) H.R.2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, primarily matters related to appropriations for Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs. Pub. Law No. 112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, primarily matters related to appropriations for cancer research, cancer screening programs and Congressional directed medical research programs. S.3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, primarily matters related to funding of cancer research and CDC cancer prevention and control programs. H.R.2245/S.296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, primarily matters related to establishing notification requirements to mitigate drug shortages. H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012. H.R.2499, Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011. H.R.3102, Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2011. H.R.3067, Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011. H.R.3705, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011. H.R.2746, Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2011. H.R.1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011, primarily matters related to ensuring the safety and quality of the drug supply chain. H.R.3699, Research Works Act, primarily matters related to opposing it in order to protect the NIH Public Access Policy. S.2113, Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments, primarily matters related to codifying and clarifying FDA authority to expedite approval of new treatments for life-threatening conditions. S.2236, Advancing Breakthrough Therapies for Patients Act of 2012. Pub. Law No. 112-144, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012, primarily matters related to drug shortages, drug approval and patient access. H.R. 4209, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2012. H.R. 5937, Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012. H.R. 6157, Patient Centered Quality Care for Life Act of 2012
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
2012 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
See page three for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
2012 · third_quarter · Health Issues
See page six for specific Health Issues. H.R. 1409 - Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011 H. R. 1700 The Medicare Patient Empowerment Act H.R. 157 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2104 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2011 H.R. 2119 - Ryan Creedon Act of 2011 H.R. 2405 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 2600 - National Pediatric Acquired Brain Injury Plan Act of 2011 H.R. 3239 - Safeguarding Access For Every Medicare Patient Act H.R. 3474 - PRIME Act of 2011 H.R. 3586 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2011 H.R. 4310 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 451 - Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 H.R. 452 - Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 5 - Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 5651 - Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5707 - Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 H.R. 5888 - Physician Reentry Demonstration Program Act H.R. 5937 Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012 H.R. 5998 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012 S. 1099 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 1855 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act Reauthorization of 2011 S. 2516 - Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3201 - Graduate Medical Education Reform Act of 2012 Accountable Care Organizations Final Rule ACS VBU (Value Based-Update) proposal Ambulatory Surgical Centers Cancer programs appropriations Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment Program funding CMS EHR Stage 2 Proposed Rule CMS RUC Refinement Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use Stage 2 Issues Federal Privacy laws Health Information Technology (45 CFR Part 170) HHS ASPR/MSET Program HAI prevention Imaging Inspiring Quality Campaign IPAB Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) Medicare audit programs Medicare fraud identification efforts Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Medicare Liability Reform Medicare SGR and Overseas Contingency Operations funds NIH Appropriations Nominations for the Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education Nominations for the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Pediatric subspecialty loan repayment program Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) reauthorization Physician Fee Schedule and OPPS/ASC CY 2012 Proposed Rule Quality and Value Based Purchasing Provisions of Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Risk pool legislation RUC Refinement panel valuation problem Rx Drug and Surgical Workforce shortages Sequestration Trauma Appropriations Value-Based Update (VBU) Proposal
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see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance coverage for children with congenital and medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB Repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 - to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating woman on their post-cancer reconstruction options Electronic Health Records
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2012 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of Pub. Law No. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, primarily patient protection provisions and provisions on breast health education, research and clinical trials. (Continued on Addendum) H.R.2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012, primarily matters related to appropriations for Congressional Directed Medical Research Programs. Pub. Law No. 112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, primarily matters related to appropriations for cancer research, cancer screening programs and Congressional directed medical research programs. S.3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, primarily matters related to funding of cancer research and CDC cancer prevention and control programs. H.R.2245/S.296, Preserving Access to Life-Saving Medications Act of 2011, primarily matters related to establishing notification requirements to mitigate drug shortages. H.R. 3839, Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2012. H.R.2499, Lymphedema Diagnosis and Treatment Cost-Saving Act of 2011. H.R.3102, Breast Density and Mammography Reporting Act of 2011. H.R.3067, Accelerating the End of Breast Cancer Act of 2011. H.R.3705, Comprehensive Cancer Care Improvement Act of 2011. H.R.2746, Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act of 2011. H.R.1483, Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011, primarily matters related to ensuring the safety and quality of the drug supply chain. H.R.3699, Research Works Act, primarily matters related to opposing it in order to protect the NIH Public Access Policy. S.2113, Transforming the Regulatory Environment to Accelerate Access to Treatments, primarily matters related to codifying and clarifying FDA authority to expedite approval of new treatments for life-threatening conditions. S.2236, Advancing Breakthrough Therapies for Patients Act of 2012. Pub. Law No. 112-144, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act of 2012, primarily matters related to drug shortages, drug approval and patient access. H.R. 4209, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2012. H.R. 5937, Breast Cancer Patient Education Act of 2012.
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see next page CARES Act, H.R. 1955 and S. 1054 - providing health insurance coverage for children with congenital medical deformities Medical Practice Freedom Act of 2011, H.R. 969 - to ensure no health nsurance participation requirement as a condition of licensure HEALTH Act of 2011, H.R. 5 - to ensure medical liability reform and repeal IPAB Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, S. 668 - IPAB Repeal The Health Care Truth and Transparency Act of 2011, H.r. 451 - to combat false advertising H.R. 816 to ensure PPACA does not create new causes of action Keeping IDs Safe Act, H.R. 3475 Appropriations request for the Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program Breast Cancer Patient Education Act, H.R. 5937 - to direct the Secretary of HHS to develop a campaign directed toward educating women on their post-cancer reconstruction options
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
| Republican |
| WA |
| Charles B. Rangel | Democratic | NY |
| Donna M. Christensen | Democratic | VI |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Hansen Clarke | Democratic | MI |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | FL |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| Jon Runyan | Republican | NJ |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Patrick J. Tiberi | Republican | OH |
| Robert E. Andrews | Democratic | NJ |
Client expense: $87,126 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $1,420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $25,001 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
Client expense: $15,870 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $15,870 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $75,279 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $75,279 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE