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Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (24)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (HR 1339/S.641). Issues and regulations governing the use and deployment of speech generating devices (SGDs). Issues involving Value Based Insurance Design or V-BID. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act. HR 3742.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.CMS proposed End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) rule as it relates to qualifications for the provision of custom fitted orthotics.
CMS guidance on grandfathering provision of the 3 year minimum lifetime requirement for Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Hospital Improvements for Payment Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Access to Frontline Health Care Act (HR 702); IPAB Repeal; Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR; Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform; Veterans Admin. provider reimbursement;
Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1761 / S 1318); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; electronic health records (EHR) implementation; health care provider marketing and advertising; Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers;
MAC / RAC / audit reform; Medicare private contracting; public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform; physician scope of practice; pneumatic compression devices
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See next page.Legislative:
-Budget Sequestration Cuts (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare Physician Geographic Payment Locality Update (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare SGR and Alternative Physician Payment System (Senate, House)
- Palliative Care Medical Home Authorization and Funding (Senate, House)
-Graduate Medical Education: Expanding the number of residency positions (Senate, House)
-H.R. Medicare Private Contracting
-H.R. 2810 (Upton/Waxman) Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
-H.R. 1310 (Price) Patient Empowerment Act
-H.R. 1201 (Schock/Schwart) Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
-S 577 (Nelson/Schumer/Reid) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1180 (Crowley/Grimm) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1761 (Terry/DeGette): Helping Ensure Life-and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
-H.R. 4015/S. 2000 The SGR Repeal and Medicare Physician Payment Improvement Act
-H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
-H.R. 3402 The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
ICD-10 Coding System
-S 2000/HR 4015 The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014
-S 2694 (Murray & Brown) Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act
-H.R. ## DRAFT Telehealth Promotion Act of 2014 (Thompson)
-H.R. 3077 The Telemedicine for Medicare Act of 2013
Senate Finance Committee Legislation SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Reauthorization of the SCHIP State Childrens Health Insurance Program (Healthy Families in California).
Regulatory:
Medicare and Medicaid Part II Regulations-Hospital Conditions of Participation-Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- CMS)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1600-P).
Methodological Changes for CY 2014 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates
Medicare and Medicaid Part II, Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation 2013-2014
Medicaid Payment Reduction - Federal & State Recoupment of the 10% Medicaid Physician Payment Rate Reduction (State Plan Amendment 11-009)
Physicians Referrals to Health Care Entities with which they have Financial Relationships: Exception for certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements. (CMS-1454-F)
Retroactive Recoupment of the State 10% Medi-Cal Physician Reimbursement Rate Cut. (CMS)
2015 Proposed Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1612-P)Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternate Benefit Programs, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Exchanges; Eligibility and Appeals and Other Provisions related to Enrollment and Medicaid Prevention and Cost Sharing (CMS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation (CMS).
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Coordinated Care Demonstration Program (CMS).
Medicare Contractor Transition from Palmetto to Noridian in California (CMS).
Value Index Implementation (CMS).
Two-Midnight Rule (CMS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation Clarifications
Verbal Orders clarification
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP: Transparency Reports and Reporting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests -- (HHS).
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (HHS).
-42 CFR Part 1001. Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute. (DOJ/OIG).
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.CMS proposed End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) rule as it relates to qualifications for the provision of custom fitted orthotics.
CMS guidance on grandfathering provision of the 3 year minimum lifetime requirement for Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (HR 1339/S.641). Issues and regulations governing the use and deployment of speech generating devices (SGDs). Issues involving Value Based Insurance Design or V-BID. Antibiotic Development to Advance Patient Treatment (ADAPT) Act. HR 3742.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Access to Frontline Health Care Act (HR 702); IPAB Repeal; Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR; Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse; Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform; Veterans Admin. provider reimbursement;
Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1761 / S 1318); Physician Payments Sunshine Act; health care provider marketing and advertising; Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; MAC / RAC / audit reform; Medicare private contracting; public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform; Electronic health records / meaningful use issues
Client expense: $415,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See next page.Legislative:
-Budget Sequestration Cuts (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare Physician Geographic Payment Locality Update (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare SGR and Alternative Physician Payment System (Senate, House)
- Palliative Care Medical Home Authorization and Funding (Senate, House)
-Graduate Medical Education: Expanding the number of residency positions (Senate, House)
-H.R. Medicare Private Contracting
-H.R. 2810 (Upton/Waxman) Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
-H.R. 1310 (Price) Patient Empowerment Act
-H.R. 1201 (Schock/Schwart) Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
-S 577 (Nelson/Schumer/Reid) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1180 (Crowley/Grimm) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1761 (Terry/DeGette): Helping Ensure Life-and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
-H.R. 4015/S. 2000 The SGR Repeal and Medicare Physician Payment Improvement Act
-H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
-H.R. 3402 The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
ICD-10 Coding System
Senate Finance Committee Legislation SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Regulatory:
Medicare and Medicaid Part II Regulations-Hospital Conditions of Participation-Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- CMS)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1600-P).
Methodological Changes for CY 2014 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates
Medicare and Medicaid Part II, Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation 2013-2014
Medicaid Payment Reduction - Federal & State Recoupment of the 10% Medicaid Physician Payment Rate Reduction (State Plan Amendment 11-009)
Physicians Referrals to Health Care Entities with which they have Financial Relationships: Exception for certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements. (CMS-1454-F)
Retroactive Recoupment of the State 10% Medi-Cal Physician Reimbursement Rate Cut. (CMS)
Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternate Benefit Programs, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Exchanges; Eligibility and Appeals and Other Provisions related to Enrollment and Medicaid Prevention and Cost Sharing (CMS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation (CMS).
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Coordinated Care Demonstration Program (CMS).
Medicare Contractor Transition from Palmetto to Noridian in California (CMS).
Value Index Implementation (CMS).
Two-Midnight Rule (CMS).
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP: Transparency Reports and Reporting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests -- (HHS).
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (HHS).
-42 CFR Part 1001. Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute. (DOJ/OIG).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ). The Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act (HR 1339/S.641). Issues and regulations governing the use and deployment of speech generating devices (SGDs).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.Advocated for CMS guidance on grandfathering provision of the 3 year minimum lifetime requirement for Durable Medical Equipment (DME).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Access to Frontline Health Care Act (HR 702); IPAB Repeal; Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR;
Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse;
Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform; Veterans Admin. provider reimbursement; Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1761 / S 1318); Physician Payments Sunshine Acthealth care provider marketing and advertising; Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers;
MAC / RAC / audit reform; Medicare private contracting; public disclosure of Medicare claims data; Medicare self-referral issues; RUC reform
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See next page.Legislative:
-Budget Sequestration Cuts (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare Physician Geographic Payment Locality Update (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare SGR and Alternative Physician Payment System (Senate, House)
- Palliative Care Medical Home Authorization and Funding (Senate, House)
-Graduate Medical Education: Expanding the number of residency positions (Senate, House)
-H.R. Medicare Private Contracting
-H.R. 2810 (Upton/Waxman) Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
-H.R. 1310 (Price) Patient Empowerment Act
-H.R. 1201 (Schock/Schwart) Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
-S 577 (Nelson/Schumer/Reid) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1180 (Crowley/Grimm) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1761 (Terry/DeGette): Helping Ensure Life-and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
-H.R. 4015/S. 2000 The SGR Repeal and Medicare Physician Payment Improvement Act
-H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
ICD-10 Coding System
Senate Finance Committee Legislation SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Regulatory:
Medicare and Medicaid Part II Regulations-Hospital Conditions of Participation-Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- CMS)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1600-P).
Methodological Changes for CY 2014 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates
Medicare and Medicaid Part II, Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation 2013-2014
Medicaid Payment Reduction - Federal & State Recoupment of the 10% Medicaid Physician Payment Rate Reduction (State Plan Amendment 11-009)
Physicians Referrals to Health Care Entities with which they have Financial Relationships: Exception for certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements. (CMS-1454-F)
Retroactive Recoupment of the State 10% Medi-Cal Physician Reimbursement Rate Cut. (CMS)
Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternate Benefit Programs, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Exchanges; Eligibility and Appeals and Other Provisions related to Enrollment and Medicaid Prevention and Cost Sharing (CMS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation (CMS).
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Coordinated Care Demonstration Program (CMS).
Medicare Contractor Transition from Palmetto to Noridian in California (CMS).
Value Index Implementation (CMS).
Two-Midnight Rule (CMS).
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP: Transparency Reports and Reporting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests -- (HHS).
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (HHS).
-42 CFR Part 1001. Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute. (DOJ/OIG).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) access, reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.H.R. 4302: Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Access to Frontline Health Care Act (HR 702); IPAB Repeal; Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR;
Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse;
Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform; Veterans Affairs provider access issues;
TRICARE reimbursement issues; Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1761 / S 1318); Physician Payments Sunshine Acthealth care provider marketing and advertising; Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers; RAC / audit reform
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See next page.Legislative:
-Budget Sequestration Cuts (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare Physician Geographic Payment Locality Update (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare SGR and Alternative Physician Payment System (Senate, House)
- Palliative Care Medical Home Authorization and Funding (Senate, House)
-Graduate Medical Education: Expanding the number of residency positions (Senate, House)
-H.R. Medicare Private Contracting
-H.R. 2810 (Upton/Waxman) Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
-H.R. 1310 (Price) Patient Empowerment Act
-H.R. 1701 (Roe)/ S 954 (Coburn) ICD-10 Coding System
-H.R. 1201 (Schock/Schwart) Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
-S 577 (Nelson/Schumer/Reid) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1180 (Crowley/Grimm) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1761 (Terry/DeGette): Helping Ensure Life-and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
Senate Finance Committee Legislation SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013
Regulatory:
Medicare and Medicaid Part II Regulations-Hospital Conditions of Participation-Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- CMS)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1600-P).
Methodological Changes for CY 2014 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates
Medicare and Medicaid Part II, Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation 2013-2014
Medicaid Payment Reduction - Federal & State Recoupment of the 10% Medicaid Physician Payment Rate Reduction (State Plan Amendment 11-009)
Physicians Referrals to Health Care Entities with which they have Financial Relationships: Exception for certain Electronic Health Records Arrangements. (CMS-1454-F)
Retroactive Recoupment of the State 10% Medi-Cal Physician Reimbursement Rate Cut. (CMS)
Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternate Benefit Programs, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Exchanges; Eligibility and Appeals and Other Provisions related to Enrollment and Medicaid Prevention and Cost Sharing -- (CMS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation (CMS).
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Coordinated Care Demonstration Program (CMS).
Medicare Contractor Transition from Palmetto to Noridian in California (CMS).
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP: Transparency Reports and Reporting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests -- (HHS).
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (HHS).
-42 CFR Part 1001. Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Electronic Health Records Safe Harbor Under the Anti-Kickback Statute. (DOJ/OIG).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.Education with respect to DME proposals in the 2014 ESRD rule, specifically with respect to payment reclassification for bone growth stimulation devices and three year minimum lifetime requirement proposal for durable medical equipment (DME).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Access to Frontline Health Care Act (HR 702); IPAB Repeal; Medical Liability Reform; Medicare physician payment / SGR;
Medicare Therapeutic Shoes program for persons with diabetes; Medicare waste, fraud & abuse;
Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse; Budget Sequestration; health insurance anti-trust reform; Veterans Affairs provider access issues;
TRICARE reimbursement issues; Medicaid access to podiatry (HR 1761 / S 1318); Physician Payments Sunshine Acthealth care provider marketing and advertising; Affordable Care Act implementation as it pertains to physicians and providers
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues surrounding the enactment or repeal of the Affordable Care Act, including IPAB and ACOs. Medicare reimbursement (SGR) reform for providers. FDA issues and Issues surrounding the tissue bank industry. HR 351 and S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act (IPAB repeal). HR 2810, the Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act (SGR reform). H.R. 1984, The Breast Cancer Patient Education Act. HR 1761/S 1318, the Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians (HELLPP) Act. Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act, H.R. 1201 and The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 (S. 577 ).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
General Medicare issues and legislation affecting durable medical equipment (DME) reimbursement and regulation, including the inclusion of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) devices in the rebid of Round One of the Medicare competitive bidding program.
H.R. 1761, S. 1318: HELLPP Act.Education with respect to DME proposals in the 2014 ESRD rule, specifically with respect to payment reclassification for bone growth stimulation devices and three year minimum lifetime requirement proposal for durable medical equipment (DME).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
See next page.Legislative:
-Budget Sequestration Cuts (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare Physician Geographic Payment Locality Update (Senate, House, White House, CMS)
-Medicare SGR and Alternative Physician Payment System (Senate, House)
- Palliative Care Medical Home Authorization and Funding (Senate, House)
-Graduate Medical Education: Expanding the number of residency positions (Senate, House)
-H.R. Medicare Private Contracting
-H.R. 2810 (Upton/Waxman) Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013
-H.R. 1310 (Price) Patient Empowerment Act
-H.R. 1701 (Roe)/ S 954 (Coburn) ICD-10 Coding System
-H.R. 1201 (Schock/Schwart) Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act
-S 577 (Nelson/Schumer/Reid) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1180 (Crowley/Grimm) The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013
-H.R. 1761 (Terry/DeGette): Helping Ensure Life-and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act
Regulatory:
Medicare and Medicaid Part II Regulations-Hospital Conditions of Participation-Provisions to Promote Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction. (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services -- CMS)
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Proposed 2014 Medicare Physician Payment Rule (CMS-1600-P).
Methodological Changes for CY 2014 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates
Medicare and Medicaid Part II, Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency and Burden Reduction
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation 2013-2014
Medicaid Payment Reduction - Federal & State Recoupment of the 10% Medicaid Physician Payment Rate Reduction (State Plan Amendment 11-009)
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP: Transparency Reports and Reporting Physician Ownership or Investment Interests -- (HHS).
Medicaid, Childrens Health Insurance Programs and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternate Benefit Programs, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeals Processes for Medicaid and Exchanges; Eligibility and Appeals and Other Provisions related to Enrollment and Medicaid Prevention and Cost Sharing -- (CMS).
Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rules (HHS).
Medicaid Primary Care Rate Increase Implementation (CMS).
Medicare-Medicaid Dual Eligibles Coordinated Care Demonstration Program (CMS).
Medicare Contractor Transition from Palmetto to Noridian in California (CMS).
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 1310, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 236, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act, all provisions
H.R. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 351, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013, all provisionsS. 1180, Medicare Data Access for Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions
H.R. 1701, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 972, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 1761, Helping Ensure Life- and Limb-Saving Access to Podiatric Physicians Act (HELLPP Act), all provisions
H.R. 846, Diagnostic Imaging Services Access Protection Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 1179, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 569, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013, all provisions
H.R. 1331, Electronic Health Records Improvement Act, all provisions
H.R. 962, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions
S. 452, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2013, all provisions
The Medicare Payment Stability and Premium Security Act ( Draft bill)
Medicare program - Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Repeal
Medicare program - Physician Payment Reform
Medicare program - Sequestration
Medicare program - In-Office Ancillary Services Exception
Medicare program - Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal
Medicare program - New payment models/measuring quality performance
Medicare program - Payment and Delivery Reform
Medicare program - Medicare Private Contracting
Medicare program - Electronic Health Records/Meaningful Use Regulations
Medicare program - Graduate Medical Education
Medicare program - Claims Data
Medicare program - ICD-10 Repeal
Medicare program - Recovery Audit Contractors
Medicare program - Clinical Lab Fee Schedule
Medicare program - Quality Reporting Programs
Medicare program - Physician Compare
Medicare program - Medicare providers deemed TRICARE providers
Medicare program - Physician registry use
Medicare program - Shared Savings/Accountable Care Organizations
Medicare program - ACO Exclusivity
Medicare program - MoPath diagnostics
Medicare program - Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction
Medicare program - Quality Measure Development Funding
Medicare program - Care Coordination
Medicare program - Relative Values
Medicare program - Value-based modifier
Medicare program - Cost of care measures
Medicare program - Accreditation of hospitals and imaging suppliers
Medicare program - Enrollment
Medicare program - Molecular diagnostics
Medicare program - Program Integrity
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Tavenner CMS nomination
Medicare and Medicaid programs - Program Integrity
Medicare and Medicaid programs - HIPAA
Medicare and Medicaid programs - ACA implementation issues
Medicaid program - Primary care bonus
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $75,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $4,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)