Lymphedema Treatment Act

S 367/HR 713 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act: Advocate for removal of cap on occupational therapy services and passage. HR 942/S 948 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act of 2013: Advocate for inclusion of occupational therapy professionals as providers of complex rehabilitation technology. No bill# - Educate about role of occupational therapy in primary care. HR 2810 - The Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013: Advocated regarding sustainable growth rate and educate about the role of occupational therapy in health care and need for improving Medicare to assure that patients receive appropriate care, especially occupational therapy services, and that payment is fair and equitable. No bill# - Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR): Advocate the separation of occupational therapy from physical therapy/speech language pathology in application of MPPR policy. No bill# - Manual Medicare Review (MMR: Advocate for improved MMR procedures including electronic submission and 10 day turn around. S 1871/S 2110 - the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 AND HR 4015/S 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider payment Modernization Act of 2014: Advocated for improvements to the bills that address policies that pertain to beneficiaries' access to occupational therapy services and how occupational therapy services are reimbursed under the Medicare program. Advocate for repeal of the Medicare Part B outpatient therapy cap on occupational therapy services. HR 3749 - The Medicare Demonstration of Coverage for Low Vision Devices Act: Support for greater attention to low vision coverage and highlight role of occupational therapy in ensuring the devices are utilized properly and to their full potential. S 1932/HR 3890 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act: Educate about role of occupational therapy in helping people with chronic conditions. Support including occupational therapy in the chronic care innovation centers. HR 4994/S 2553 0 The Improving Medicare post-Acute Care transformation Act of 2014 "IMPACT Act of 2014": Advocated for improvements in the bill that would help ensure Medicare beneficiaries' access to quality post-acute care in the right setting is preserved. Advocated to ensure data collection program includes elements that reflect the contributions of occupational therapy across the various post-acute settings. HR 5380 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act: Support passage and inclusion of occupational therapy services. HR 3306 - The Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2013: educate about how occupational therapy can be utilized in telehealth. HR 3877 - Lymphedema Treatment Act: Support passage and educate about role of occupational therapy services. No. bill# (PL 113-93) - Advocate for inclusion of occupational therapy in the Excellence in Mental Health Act's Medicaid Demonstration by encouraging Members of Congress to send a letter of support to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration. HR 5547/S 2515 - Community Integration Act: Discussed Act's aims to strengthen Medicaid beneficiaries' opportunities to receive home and community-based services. Met with staff from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), including Dr. Marcia Brand, HRSA Deputy Administrator, along with other representatives of allied health professionals, to discuss recent restructuring of HRSA that appears to deemphasize allied health professions and lack of funding for allied health training programs. Also discussed the need to clearly define "allied health professionals" both for existing policies and new programs being developed at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; and the role of allied health professionals in the changing health care landscape.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), White House Office

Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBP Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance ExchangesAHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in Health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3352 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act SGR Repeal or extension Physician Self-referral, S2110 H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2115 American Cures Act H.R. 3877 Lymphadema Treatment Act White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methedology Committees Comments on GAO report on physician self-referral for physical therapy services CRPD Treaty S.2888 Excercise & Fitness for All Act

Client expense: $308,338 · 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, 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

Minimium Essential Coverage Provisions under the ACA Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Programs Direct Access under FEHBP Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits and Health Insurance ExchangesAHRQ provisions pertaining to PT H.R. 1427 Truth in Health Care Marketing Act H.R. 1098 TBI Reauthorization Act H.R. 3113 and S. 1516 ConTACT Act H.R. 3352 and S. 1546 Protecting Student Athletes from Concussions Act H.R. 3334 Medicare Adult Day Services Act H.R. 3221 Adult Day Center Enhancement Act H.R. 2817 Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 702 Access to Frontline Healthcare Act H.R. 3391 Indian Health Service Health Professionals Tax Fairness Act SGR Repeal or extension Physician Self-referral, S2110 H.R. 4015 and S.2000: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.2115 American Cures Act H.R. 3877 Lymphadema Treatment Act White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methedology Committees Comments on GAO report on physician self-referral for physical therapy services CRPD Treaty S.2888 Excercise & Fitness for All Act

Client expense: $308,338 · 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, 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