ACE Kids Act of 2014

H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to the CMS Medicare wage index H.R. 4188, the Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act - provisions related to accounting for socio-economic status for purposes of Medicares Hospital Readmission Reduction Program S. 2501, the Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act - provisions related to accounting for socio-economic status for purposes of Medicares Hospital Readmission Reduction Program General issues related to the outlook for SGR reform Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME)

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2154, Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act - provisions related to reauthorization of the EMSC program at HRSA H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to children with medically complex needs Issues related to proposed changes to national liver donation and allocation processes under consideration at UNOS/HRSA Issues related to health IT Issues related to GME

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to hospitals, healthcare systems and Medicare/Medicaid payments ACA Implementation Issues H.R. 297, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013/S. 1557 H.R. 2810 Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2013 Proposals related to the Sustainable Growth Rate Issues related to teh 340B Program Telehealth Issues UNOS Liver Transplant Process Reform Implementation of healthcare reform generally pertaining to pediatric healthcare and autism services Medicaid program reforms S. 1557 (Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013), all provisions H.R. 4631 and S. 2449 (Autism CARES Act of 2014), all provisions H.R. 4930 (ACE Kids Act of 2014), all provisions

Client expense: $103,387 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 S. 2461 - The CHIP Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 5364 - The CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 Issues regarding The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) H.R. 297/S. 1557 - Acts to reauthorize and establish funding levels for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education program H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation of all provisions related to health, coverage, benefits, and Medicaid Issues regarding pediatric quality measures program reauthorization generally (no bill number) S. 2154 - The Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4290 - The Wakefield Act, reauthorizes Emergency Medical Services for Children S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act S. 2434 - Family Coverage Act House Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs Senate Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs 340B Drug Discount Program H.R. 225/S.424 - Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 1698 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act S. 689 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2607/S. 1251 Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act H.R. 1827 - Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 957 - Drug Supply Chain Security Act Issues regarding drug compounding and disposal of unused medication Issues regard health information technology

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

Medicaid payment models - implementation of payment reforms included in H.R. 3590, including medical homes, pediatric accountable care, and Medicaid payment standards for primary care. H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 S. 2461 - The CHIP Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 5364 - The CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 Issues regarding The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation of all provisions related to health, coverage, benefits, and Medicaid Issues regarding pediatric quality measures program reauthorization generally (no bill number) S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act S. 2434 - Family Coverage Act H.R. 1698 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 S. 2461 - The CHIP Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 5364 - The CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 Issues regarding The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) H.R. 297/S. 1557 - Acts to reauthorize and establish funding levels for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education program H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation of all provisions related to health, coverage, benefits, and Medicaid Issues regarding pediatric quality measures program reauthorization generally (no bill number) S. 2154 - The Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4290 - The Wakefield Act, reauthorizes Emergency Medical Services for Children S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act S. 2434 - Family Coverage Act House Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs Senate Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs 340B Drug Discount Program H.R. 225/S.424 - Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 1698 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act S. 689 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 2607/S. 1251 Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act H.R. 1827 - Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 957 - Drug Supply Chain Security Act

Client expense: $800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

Maintaining appropriate Medicare reimbursements and Medicaid support for hospitals and other health care providers. Supported the ACE Kids Act, HR 4930. Advocate for the Extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), S 2461.

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Reforms: Medicare A & B; Delivery System Reforms, Benefit Restructuring ; Medigap first-dollar coverage; Quality Initiatives/SGR Reform, HIPAA Code Adoption Process, Medicare Advantage Risk Delay Part D Cuts, HR 2810 Introduced by Burgess (R-TX) on July 31, 2013 HR 3392 Introduced October 13, 2013 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a PDP safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Multi-State Plan Programs, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity. Medicare fraud; Provider terminations in Medicare Advantage; CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) reauthorization HR 4160 Introduced March 6, 2014 by Renee Ellmers (R-NC) Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the MedicareAdvantage and part D programs under Medicare) published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2014, insofar as that regulation relates to part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), including its application to MedicareAdvantage- Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice Program). HR 4930 Introduced June 20, 2014 by Joe Barton (R-TX) Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 or the ACE Kids Act of 2014 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance to payment for items and services furnished under a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) Program which the state may elect to provide to eligible children with complex medical conditions HR 4577 Introduced May 6, 2014 by H. Griffith (R-VA) Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to a prescription drug plan that has, in its network of pharmacies, one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically underserved area, or among a medically underserved population, and that provides a reduction in coinsurance or copayments for covered part D drugs dispensed through them. Declares that such a plan shall extend to any pharmacy located in that area or among that population the option to be an in-network pharmacy with respect to such plan under terms and conditions comparable to those the plan has agreed upon with other in-network pharmacies located in the area or among that population. HR 2960 Introduced August 1, 2013 by Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to have in place procedures designed to prevent fraud and abuse in PDPs. HR 5083 Introduced July 11, 2014 by Renee Ellmers (R-NC) Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a Medicare Administrative Contractor Payment Outreach and Education Program for DMEPOS (durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies) suppliers HR 5010 Introduced June 26, 2014 by Jackie Speier (D-CA) To provide greater clarity in the regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems, including electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, and hookahs, and for other purposes. as introduced. HR 5460 Introduced September 11, 2014 by Greg Walden (R-OR) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program. as introduced. HR 5547 Introduced September 18, 2014 by Matthew Cartwright (D-PA) To ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in a home and community-based setting HR 5558 Introduced September 18, 2014 by Diane Black (R-TN) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) program, and for other purposes HR 4494 Introduced June 26, 2014 by Dave Camp (R-MI) Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 or the IMPACT Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning, and for other purposes. HR 2925 Introduced August 1, 2013 by Kevin Brady (R-TX) Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from participation in any federal health care program entities affiliated with a sanctioned entity, as well as any officer or managing employee of an affiliated entity (currently, only individuals with an ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity), if the affiliated entity was so affiliated at the time of any of the conduct forming the basis for the conviction or exclusion of the sanctioned entity.

Client expense: $1,870,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

ACE Kids Act (H.R. 4930) Better Care, Lower Cost Act (Wyden) (S.1932) CMS Request for Comments: Enhancements to the Star Ratings for 2016 and Beyond Medication AdherenceMedicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act (H.R. 713/S.367) Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act (S. 452) Medicare SGR Reform (Senate Finance draft, House Ways & Means draft) Medicare SGR Repeal & Beneficiary Access Improvement Act (S.2110) Medication Therapy Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1024/S.557) Pathway for SGR Reform Act (temporary extension of Medicare extenders) (H.J. Res.59) 2015 Physician Fee Schedule (CMS-1612-P) Protecting Access to Medicare Act (H.R.4302) Recruiting Individuals to Drive our Elders (RIDE) Act-not yet introduced SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act (S.1871& H.R.2810) Telehealth Enhancement Act (H.R.3306/ S.2662)

Client expense: $176,171 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Preventing reductions to Medicare physician payment; Reforming the sustainable growth rate formula: "The SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014" (S 2000/HR 4015); Preventing cuts to Medicare Graduate Medical Education and Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments; Preventing reductions to Hospital Inpatient and Outpatient PPS Payments; Provider reimbursements for end of life care counseling: "Personalize Your Care Act of 2013" (HR 1173); Medicare reimbursements for molecular diagnostics; Medicare coding & reimbursement associated with Screening, Brief Invention and Referral to Treatment; Additional Medicare support for Medicare Graduate Medical Education by expanding Medicare resident limits: "Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act" (HR 1201), "The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013" (HR 1180), "The Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013" (S 577), "Community-Based Medical Education Act of 2014 (S 2728); Allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse-midwives, and clinical nurse specialists to certify home health services for Medicare patients: "Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (HR 2504, S 1332); Medicare payment for chronic care: "Better Care, Lower Cost Act of 2014" (S 1932); Medicare payment for short hospital stays: "Two- Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014" (S 2082); Critical Access Hospital Relief Act (HR 3991/S. 2037); Improving the Medicare hospital readmissions program: "The Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act" (HR 4188); Preventing reductions to the Medicaid program including the provider tax; Improvements to the Medicaid program for medically complex children, "Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014" (HR 4930).

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. xxxx, the Hospital Improvements for Payment Act of 2014 - provisions related to the Two Midnights rule, RAC reforms and the Tennessee DSH provision H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act - provisions related to Medicaid-eligible children with medically complex needs Issues related to Tennessees DSH funding Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to Childrens GME General issues related to the outlook for SGR reform General issues related to the reauthorization of the CHIP program

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. CMMI Demonstration Program. Medicare Advantage in general. S. 1405, Medicare Ambulance Access Act of 2013. Medicare reimbursements, including reforms on sustainable growth rate. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. H.R. 4930, ACE Kids Act of 2014.S. 2082, Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014. Medicare Part D payment and hospice. H.R. 5460 Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Implementation of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Medical education funding and medical school construction in general. H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013. CMMI demonstration program. Mental health issues in general. S. 1557, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013. S. 1405, Medicare Ambulance Access Act of 2013. ICD-10 implementation. H.R. 4930, ACE Kids Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Implementation of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. CMMI Demonstration Program. Medicare Advantage in general. S. 1405, Medicare Ambulance Access Act of 2013. Medicare reimbursements, including reforms on sustainable growth rate. S. 1871, SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013. H.R. 4015, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014. H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. H.R. 4930, ACE Kids Act of 2014.S. 2082, Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014. Medicare Part D payment and hospice. H.R. 5460, Medicare Ambulance Access, Fraud Prevention and Reform Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

Implementation of H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Medical education funding and medical school construction in general. H.R. 1180, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013. CMMI demonstration program. Mental health issues in general. S. 1557, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013. S. 1405, Medicare Ambulance Access Act of 2013. ICD-10 implementation. H.R. 4930, ACE Kids Act of 2014.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE

Hospital and physician payments under Medicare and Medicaid, general. Medicare/Medicaid Reform - (Bundling of Medicare acute and post-acute hospital payments, payments for readmissions, value-based purchasing, physician self-referral) - Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. Law 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconcilation Act of 2012 (Pub. Law 111-143).Medicare/Medicaid payments as related to the deficit reduction and debt ceiling proposals. Efforts to reform the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate. Medicare sequestration. HR 4302 - The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Two Midnight Rule. Recovery Audit Contractor program reform. Third party payment of exchange premiums. H.R. 4930 - "Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Actt - A childrens Medicaid bill H.R. 2329 - The Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013 H.R. 1250, S. 1012 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 Florida's Medicaid Low Income Pool Georgia's Medicaid DSH Program Tennessee's Medicaid DSH Program

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Health Insurance and Delivery System Reform - Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. Law 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. Law 111-143). Implementation of health information technology provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Efforts to reform the Medicare physician sustainable growth rate.Medicare sequestration. H.R. 4302 - The Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 Two Midnight Rule. Recovery Audit Contractor program reform. Third party payment of exchange premiums. H.R. 4930 - "Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Actt - A childrens Medicaid bill H.R. 2329 - The Administrative Relief and Accurate Medicare Payments Act of 2013 H.R. 1250, S. 1012 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2013 Florida's Medicaid Low Income Pool Georgia's Medicaid DSH Program Tennessee's Medicaid DSH Program VA Healthcare Reform Legislation, general

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 297 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1557 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1920 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2053 - Medicare Hospital Wage Index Equity Act of 2013 S. 183 - The Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013 S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1555 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 H.Con.Res.96 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. H.R.3698 - Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013 S. 2082 - Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014 S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4209 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 S. 2450 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 3230 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 S. 2501 - Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4994 - IMPACT Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 4930 - ACE Kids Act of 2014 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res. 130 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 297 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1557 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1920 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2053 - Medicare Hospital Wage Index Equity Act of 2013 S. 183 - The Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013 S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1555 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 H.Con.Res.96 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. H.R.3698 - Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013 S. 2082 - Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014 S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4209 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 S. 2450 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 3230 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 S. 2501 - Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4994 - IMPACT Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 4930 - ACE Kids Act of 2014 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res. 130 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R. 297 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1557 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1920 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2053 - Medicare Hospital Wage Index Equity Act of 2013 S. 183 - The Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2013 S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1555 - DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 H.Con.Res.96 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. H.R.3698 - Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act of 2013 S. 2082 - Two-Midnight Rule Coordination and Improvement Act of 2014 S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4209 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 S. 2450 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 3230 - Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014 S. 2501 - Hospital Readmissions Program Accuracy and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 4994 - IMPACT Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 4930 - ACE Kids Act of 2014 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res. 130 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Medicare physician payment; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; physician and hospital quality; medical liability reform; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; graduate medical education; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; in-office ancillary services exception. HR 2914, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act; HR 4015/S 2000, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act; S 2501, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act; S 1932/HR 3890, Better Care, Lower Cost Act; Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act; IMPACT Act; S 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act; HR 4282, CARE Act; HR 4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act; S 961/HR 36, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act; HR 5215, to provide for recommendations for the development and use of clinical data registries; HR 5481, FLEX-IT Act; HR 4188, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act; HR 4857, Ensuring Equal Access to Treatments Act; S 1758, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act; HR 4418, Expanding the Availability of Medicare Data Act; Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014; Protecting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2014 (PIMA); HR 647, ABLE Act; S 2461/HR 5364, CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Medicare Reforms: Medicare A & B; Delivery System Reforms, Benefit Restructuring ; Medigap first-dollar coverage; Quality Initiatives/SGR Reform, HIPAA Code Adoption Process, Medicare Advantage Risk Delay Part D Cuts, HR 2810 Introduced by Burgess (R-TX) on July 31, 2013 See addendum on additional Medicare/Medicaid issues...Additional Medicare/Medicaid Issues: HR 3392 Introduced October 13, 2013 by Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a PDP safety program to prevent fraud and abuse in the dispensing of controlled substances under part D of the Medicare program, and for other purposes. Multi-State Plan Programs, Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity. Medicare fraud; Provider terminations in Medicare Advantage; CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) reauthorization HR 4160 Introduced March 6, 2014 by Renee Ellmers (R-NC) Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 - Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking any action (through promulgation of a final or interim final regulation, issuance of regulatory or program guidance, use of federal payment audit procedures, or other enforcement or administrative action, policy, or practice) to implement any provision of the proposed regulation (relating to policy and technical changes to the MedicareAdvantage and part D programs under Medicare) published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2014, insofar as that regulation relates to part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), including its application to MedicareAdvantage- Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plans under part C (Medicare+Choice Program). HR 4930 Introduced June 20, 2014 by Joe Barton (R-TX) Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 or the ACE Kids Act of 2014 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend medical assistance to payment for items and services furnished under a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) Program which the state may elect to provide to eligible children with complex medical conditions HR 4577 Introduced May 6, 2014 by H. Griffith (R-VA) Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2014 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act with respect to a prescription drug plan that has, in its network of pharmacies, one or more pharmacies located in a health professional shortage area, in a medically underserved area, or among a medically underserved population, and that provides a reduction in coinsurance or copayments for covered part D drugs dispensed through them. Declares that such a plan shall extend to any pharmacy located in that area or among that population the option to be an in-network pharmacy with respect to such plan under terms and conditions comparable to those the plan has agreed upon with other in-network pharmacies located in the area or among that population. HR 2960 Introduced August 1, 2013 by Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Medicare Prescription Drug Integrity Act of 2013 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a prescription drug plan (PDP) sponsor to have in place procedures designed to prevent fraud and abuse in PDPs. HR 5083 Introduced July 11, 2014 by Renee Ellmers (R-NC) Medicare DMEPOS Audit Improvement and Reform (AIR) Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to establish a Medicare Administrative Contractor Payment Outreach and Education Program for DMEPOS (durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies) suppliers HR 5010 Introduced June 26, 2014 by Jackie Speier (D-CA) To provide greater clarity in the regulation of electronic nicotine delivery systems, including electronic cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, and hookahs, and for other purposes. as introduced. HR 5460 Introduced September 11, 2014 by Greg Walden (R-OR) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase access to ambulance services under the Medicare program and to reform payments for such services under such program. as introduced. (See following page on additional Medicare/Medicaid issues...)HR 5547 Introduced September 18, 2014 by Matthew Cartwright (D-PA) To ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have the opportunity to receive care in a home and community-based setting HR 5558 Introduced September 18, 2014 by Diane Black (R-TN) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the Medicare accountable care organization (ACO) program, and for other purposes HR 4494 Introduced June 26, 2014 by Dave Camp (R-MI) Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act of 2014 or the IMPACT Act of 2014 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide for standardized post-acute care assessment data for quality, payment, and discharge planning, and for other purposes. HR 2925 Introduced August 1, 2013 by Kevin Brady (R-TX) Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to exclude from participation in any federal health care program entities affiliated with a sanctioned entity, as well as any officer or managing employee of an affiliated entity (currently, only individuals with an ownership or control interest in a sanctioned entity), if the affiliated entity was so affiliated at the time of any of the conduct forming the basis for the conviction or exclusion of the sanctioned entity. HR 647 - ABLE Act Introduced February 13, 2013 by Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 or the ABLE Act of 2014 - Title I: Qualified ABLE Programs - (Sec. 101) States as the purposes of this title to: (1) encourage and assist individuals and families in saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence, and quality of life; and (2) provide secure funding for disability-related expenses of beneficiaries with disabilities that will supplement, but not supplant, benefits provided through private insurance, title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) and title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, the beneficiary's employment, and other sources. HR 4994 Introduced June 26, 2014 by Dave Camp (R-MI) Title XVIII amendments of Social Security Act Other Medicare/Medicaid Issues: Delivery reform and network design; Qualified Health Plan Survey; CHIP Reauthorization;, Medicare co-pay limits

Client expense: $2,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

ACE Kids Act, HR 4930 and how it might relate to children in the military health system

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Joint Chiefs of Staff, SENATE, White House Office

Medicaid program reforms Implementation of health care reform and related FY '15 funding for children's health and disease research and health care work force training H.R. 4930 (ACE Kids Act of 2014), all provisions

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediatric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 4930 (ACE Kids Act of 2014), all provisions Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization

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

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Health reform issues related to children's hospitals, including reimbursement for children's hospitals and providers. Medicaid reform and reimbursement issues. Issues related to legislation that would provide CHGME with FY2014 funding support necessary to maintain the gains made under the program over the past decade. House and Senate legislation to reauthorize CHGME program. H.R. 4930, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislation and policies related to: Physician/nurse practitioner reimbursement Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Adoption of recommendations of the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health Delay of implementation of Medicare durable medical equipment documentation requirements Medicare Shared Savings Program beneficiary assignment requirements Medicare-Medicaid hospital conditions of participation Draft legislation on admission of advanced practice registered nurses to hospital medical staff and granting of clinical privileges Provisions of the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Medicare fee schedule final regulations Draft legislation to require states to recognize nurse practitioners as primary care case managers and as primary care providers in managed care plans Draft legislation to extend Medicaid incentives to adopt electronic health records to nurse-managed health clinics Evaluation of the Medicare Graduate Nurse Education demonstration Medicare-Medicaid Program Integrity policies Medicaid maintenance of effort requirements Medicaid eligibility expansion and state options Medicaid waiver application procedures Medicaid per capita cap policy options Medicare-Medicaid dual eligible coverage and demonstration Draft Hospital Improvement for Payment (HIP) Act H.R. 351/S. 351 - Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 2504/S. 1332 - Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act H.R. 2810 - Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act H.R. 2817 - Protect Patient Access to Quality Health Professionals Act H.R. 2986 - Protecting Access to Primary Care Act H.R. 3698 - Two-Midnight Rule Delay Act H.R. 3796 - Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 3833 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the Medicare durable medical equipment face-to-face encounter documentation requirement. H.R. 4015/S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act H.R. 4663 - Protect Patient Access and Promote Hospital Efficiency Act H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional (ACE) Kids Act H.R. 4994/S. 2553 - Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act H.R. 5098 - Ensuring Medicaid and Medicare Access to Providers Act H.R. 5353 - Medicaid Parity Act H.R. 5364 - CHIP Extension and Improvement Act H.R. 5780 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act S. 1143/H.R. 2810 - Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services (PARTS) Act S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act S. 1954/H.R. 4067 - To provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014. S. 1980 - Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act S. 2359 - Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2014 S. 2461 - Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 2491 - Medicare Protection Act S. 2552/H.R. 4998 - Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act S. 2694/H.R. 5723 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women & Children Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Co-sponsor medically complex child legislation H.R. 4930, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 Extend funding of the Childrens Health Insurance Program, S. 2461

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4930, the "Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014," all provisions.

Client expense: $85,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE

Issues related to CHGME reauthorization and annual funding, as well as potential cuts in Medicaid/Medicare and other programs affecting hospital and physician payments. New coordinated care model for children's health systems. ACE Kids Act (H.R.4930). Issues related to electronic health records. Medicaid primary care rule. Charitable giving tax reform. Issues related to EHB rulemaking.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.382 Medicaid and Medicare Payment Reform Discussions, hearings, etc.; H.R.574; S.1012 and H.R.1250 Medicare Audit Improvement Act; H.R.2053 and S.183 Medicare Hospital Wage Index Floor for non-rural areas; H.R.1920 the DSH Reduction Relief Act of 2013; S.351 and H.R.351 Repeal of IPAB; H.J.Res59; S.1143 and H.R.2801 Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act; H.R.4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; H.R.4930 Ace Kids Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.1557/H.R.297, Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2013. H.R.4930, Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014. Issues related to payment and delivery reforms, Medicaid benefits and childrens hospital reimbursement.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4930 - Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014 S. 2461 - The CHIP Extension Act of 2014 H.R. 5364 - The CHIP Extension and Improvement Act of 2014 Issues regarding The Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) H.R. 297/S. 1557 - Acts to reauthorize and establish funding levels for the Children's Hospital Graduate Medical Education program H.R. 3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - implementation of all provisions related to health, coverage, benefits, and Medicaid Issues regarding pediatric quality measures program reauthorization generally (no bill number) S. 2154 - The Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4290 - The Wakefield Act, reauthorizes Emergency Medical Services for Children S. 2694 - Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act S. 2434 - Family Coverage Act 21st Century Cures Initiative House Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs Senate Labor-H Appropriations (no bill number) - provisions impacting Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education, NIH and public health programs 340B Drug Discount Program H.R. 225/S.424 - Pediatric Research Network Act H.R. 1698 - Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act H.R. 2607/S. 1251 Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Reauthorization Act H.R. 1827 - Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 957 - Drug Supply Chain Security Act

Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

community and child health issues, essential health benefits for children, HJRes 59 and Sen Con Res 8 re care coordination for medically complex children, ACE Kids Act, HR 4930; Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) extension S 2461

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicaid funding for chronically ill children, specifically HR 4930 (ACE Kids Act).

Client expense: $95,065 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4930, the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2014, all provisions; Extension of sec.1202 (Payments to Primary Care Physicians) of the Affordable Care Act, regarding payment for primary care services provided by qualifying physicians under Medicaid;H.R. 1698, the Stabilize Medicaid and CHIP Coverage Act, all provisions; S. 1980, the Medicaid and CHIP Continuous Quality Act, all provisions.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4930; ACE kids Act of 2014

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the extension of the Children's Health Insurance Program (P.L. 111-3, Title I/P.L. 111-148, Title X). H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, Title II: provisions related to Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting; and pediatric quality. H.R. 4930, the "ACE Kids Act of 2014." Issues related to the 21st Century Cures initiative and pediatric medical research. S. 2694, Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ACE Kids Act H.R. 4930, coordinated care issues

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Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ACE Kids Act H.R. 4930, coordinated care issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ACE Kids Act H.R. 4930, coordinated care issues

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

President Obama's FY2015 budget - focused on issues for CHGME and Medicaid Working with CMMI on challenge grant demonstrations to help pediatric providers serving children with multiple complex conditions. Developing policies related to delivery system reform constructs for children with medically complex conditions. S. 1871/S. 2110/H.R. 4302 - SGR legislation with a focus on extenders provisions impacting Medicaid provisions and CHIP quality programs. H.R. 4930 - ACE Kids Act of 2014 - Focused on developing new strategies for caring for children with multiple complex conditions. S. 2561 - CHIP Extension Act of 2014 - Focused on reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program. H.R. 83- Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 - working on potential inclusion of issues related to CHIP Reauthorization.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

House and Senate - Health and Human Services Appropriations Bills related to funding for CHGME President Obama's FY2015 budget - focused on issues for CHGME and Medicaid Working with CMMI on challenge grant demonstrations to help pediatric providers serving children with multiple complex conditions. Essential Health Benefits regulations - focused on how the ACA EHB regulations impact children and children's access to services that are unique to the non-adult population. Developing policies related to delivery system reform constructs for children with medically complex conditions. S. 1871/S. 2110/H.R. 4302 - SGR legislation with a focus on extenders provisions impacting Medicaid provisions and CHIP quality programs. H.R. 4930 - ACE Kids Act of 2014 - Focused on developing new strategies for caring for children with multiple complex conditions. S. 2561 - CHIP Extension Act of 2014 - Focused on reauthorizing the Children's Health Insurance Program. H.R. 83- Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 - working on potential inclusion of issues related to CHIP Reauthorization. Issues related to the continuation of pediatric centers of excellence focused on measuring quality.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to the extension of the Childrens Health Insurance program (P.L. 111-3, Title I / P.L. 111-148, Title X). H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. Title II: Sections 201, 209, and 209, provisions related to Medicaid and CHIP eligibility, maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting, and pediatric quality. H.R. 4930, the ACE Kids Act of 2014. Issues related to the 21st Century Cures initiative and pediatric medical research.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE