NADA Act of 2012

H.R. 658, H.Res. 189, S. 223, House Rept. 112-29, Conference Report 112-381, P.L. 112-95 -- FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act - Sections related to Unmanned Aircraft Systems, specifically Sec. 332 - Integration of civil unmanned aircraft systems into national airspace system; Pilot Training and Certification; and Centers of Excellence Discussions and contacts related to future of the FAA Center of Excellence for General Aviation Research program. Discussions and contacts related to opportunities for future FAA grant funding -- specifically FAA General Aviation Grants. Discussions and contacts related to per-flight user fee proposal included in President's FY 2013 Budget Request. Discussions and contacts related to S. 3287 and H.R. 5925 -- Preserving Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act of 2012 -- entire bill Discussions and contacts related to H.R. 5950 -- No Armed Drones Act (NADA) of 2012 -- entire bill

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FMAP - The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) are used in determining the amount of Federal matching funds for State expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services, and State medical and medical insurance expenditures. The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate and publish the FMAPs each year. Out-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. In-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. 72 Hour Rule A provision of HR4213 that closed the 3-day payment window for hospitals to re-submit Medicare claims to unbundle unrelated payments. HR 5950 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of observation status in a hospital exceeding 24 hours toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare. Outlier Reform - Current law prevents CMS from reconciling acute inpatient outlier payments from one year to the next, should payments exceed or fall short of the 5.1 percent target amount on which the outlier threshold is based. The outlier pool is funded by reducing the DRG base payment for all PPS hospitals and for all discharges. Value based purchasing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative to more closely tie payments to providers with the quality of care provided. Accountable Care Organizations An innovation of PPACA that attempts to integrate care in order to achieve savings in the Medicare program. Hospital Readmissions Policies A policy concept that would penalize hospitals for preventable readmissions to hospitals through Medicare reimbursement. Intended to save the Medicare system money in order to pay for a coverage expansion in health reform. HR 1159 - To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. H.R.1186 - To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Proposals to repeal provision of the Affordable Care Act that would relieve states of their requirement to maintain Medicaid eligibility standards until 2014.

FMAP - The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) are used in determining the amount of Federal matching funds for State expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services, and State medical and medical insurance expenditures. The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate and publish the FMAPs each year. Out-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. In-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. 72 Hour Rule A provision of HR4213 that closed the 3-day payment window for hospitals to re-submit Medicare claims to unbundle unrelated payments. HR 5950 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of observation status in a hospital exceeding 24 hours toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare. Outlier Reform - Current law prevents CMS from reconciling acute inpatient outlier payments from one year to the next, should payments exceed or fall short of the 5.1 percent target amount on which the outlier threshold is based. The outlier pool is funded by reducing the DRG base payment for all PPS hospitals and for all discharges. Value based purchasing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative to more closely tie payments to providers with the quality of care provided. Accountable Care Organizations An innovation of PPACA that attempts to integrate care in order to achieve savings in the Medicare program. Hospital Readmissions Policies A policy concept that would penalize hospitals for preventable readmissions to hospitals through Medicare reimbursement. Intended to save the Medicare system money in order to pay for a coverage expansion in health reform. HR 1159 - To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. H.R.1186 - To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. Medicaid Maintenance of Effort Proposals to repeal provision of the Affordable Care Act that would relieve states of their requirement to maintain Medicaid eligibility standards until 2014. Printed

FMAP - The Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAPs) are used in determining the amount of Federal matching funds for State expenditures for assistance payments for certain social services, and State medical and medical insurance expenditures. The Social Security Act requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to calculate and publish the FMAPs each year. Out-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. In-Patient Prospective Payment System Rulemaking Yearly CMS proposed rulemaking. 72 Hour Rule A provision of HR4213 that closed the 3-day payment window for hospitals to re-submit Medicare claims to unbundle unrelated payments. HR 5950 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to count a period of observation status in a hospital exceeding 24 hours toward satisfying the 3-day inpatient hospital requirement for coverage of skilled nursing facility services under Medicare. Outlier Reform - Current law prevents CMS from reconciling acute inpatient outlier payments from one year to the next, should payments exceed or fall short of the 5.1 percent target amount on which the outlier threshold is based. The outlier pool is funded by reducing the DRG base payment for all PPS hospitals and for all discharges. Value based purchasing Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative to more closely tie payments to providers with the quality of care provided. Accountable Care Organizations An innovation of PPACA that attempts to integrate care in order to achieve savings in the Medicare program. Hospital Readmissions Policies A policy concept that would penalize hospitals for preventable readmissions to hospitals through Medicare reimbursement. Intended to save the Medicare system money in order to pay for a coverage expansion in health reform. HR 1159 - To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. H.R.1186 - To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals. Medicaid Maintenance-of-Effort - Provisions of PPACA require that states maintain their current Medicaid elegibility until 2014 when Medicaid expansion laws go into effect. There are efforts to repeal this provision underway.