Student Worker Exemption Act of 2016

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements insurance coverage expansions P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements insurance coverage expansions H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712/S. 1996 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015: repealing the tax on high cost health care plans S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements from excise tax on high cost health plans S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions Health Care prescription drug pricing HR 4832: Health Savings Protection Act: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts and flexible spending arrangements from excise tax on high cost health plans Legislation to increase the allowed variation in exchange plan premiums based on age: provisions Premium Credit Proposed Rule Form 5500 Revision Proposed Rule

Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR HOSPITALS UNC Health Care serves patients across the state, including underserved and rural populations. UNC Health Care provides $300 million of uncompensated care annually. Including recently affiliated hospitals, the number is $424 million annually. UNC SYSTEM POLICY PRIORITY Determine common definitions and reforms in such areas as community benefit, charitable care, charges to the uninsured and debt collection. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and minimize negative impact on student health insurance plans. Support legislation to address workforce shortages in key health professions. Direct HHS to adopt state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure. Such action should be in coordination with physicians, health care practitioners and patient advocates. Medicare and Medicaid Support fair and adequate payment rates for physicians, and support efforts to tie reimbursement rates to reasonable measures of quality over the entire health care sector. Increase federal funding and raise the statutory cap to enable training of additional resident physicians (Increase GME/IME Caps for Residents). Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to help offset dramatic cuts states may implement due to the weakened economy. Preserve the Medicare Bad Debt Moratorium and maintain the current funding level for bad debts. Ensure that the severity case mix reimbursement is adequate for teaching hospitals (Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Refinements). Monitor prospective allocation changes for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments.

S.2869 - Boost Saving for College Act H.R. 210 - Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: $35,622 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2869 - Boost Saving for College Act H.R. 210 - Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: $35,622 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S.2869 - Boost Saving for College Act H.R. 210 - Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: $35,622 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits P.L. 111-152 Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010: Employer responsibility requirements premium and cost sharing subsidies, treatment of excepted benefits H.R. 3999 FMLA 2014, FMLA Enhancement Act of 2014 H.R.2050/S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R.2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015: Provisions reducing employers' requirements to report compliance with the ACA employer responsibility requirement S. 2075: American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 1697: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 2698: Preserving Consumer Health Accounts Act of 2016: Provisions that exempt health savings accounts S. 2499/H.R. 4469: Health Savings Act of 2016: Provisions that permit expanded use of Health S. 1809, H.R. 863 (STARS Act): Provisions affecting definition of seasonal employment for purposes of ACA employer responsibility H.R. 2911, H.R. 5447: Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 5458: Veterans TRICARE Choice Act S. 3056: CREATES Act of 2016, prescription drug approvals, provisions H.R. 5445: Healthcare Security Act of 2016 H.R. 879: Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' health plans Act: Provisions repealing the tax on high cost health care plans H.R. 1270: Restoring access to medication and improving health savings act of 2016: provisions H.R. 210: Student worker exemption act: provisions H.R. 5573: PRICED Act: provisions H.R. 5410: Health Coverage state flexibility act of 2016: provisions H.R. 5589: Plan verification & fairness act of 2016: provisions

Client expense: $760,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR HOSPITALS UNC Health Care serves patients across the state, including underserved and rural populations. UNC Health Care provides $300 million of uncompensated care annually. Including recently affiliated hospitals, the number is $424 million annually. UNC SYSTEM POLICY PRIORITY Determine common definitions and reforms in such areas as community benefit, charitable care, charges to the uninsured and debt collection. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and minimize negative impact on student health insurance plans. Support legislation to address workforce shortages in key health professions. Direct HHS to adopt state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure. Such action should be in coordination with physicians, health care practitioners and patient advocates. Medicare and Medicaid Support fair and adequate payment rates for physicians, and support efforts to tie reimbursement rates to reasonable measures of quality over the entire health care sector. Increase federal funding and raise the statutory cap to enable training of additional resident physicians (Increase GME/IME Caps for Residents). Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to help offset dramatic cuts states may implement due to the weakened economy. Preserve the Medicare Bad Debt Moratorium and maintain the current funding level for bad debts. Ensure that the severity case mix reimbursement is adequate for teaching hospitals (Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Refinements). Monitor prospective allocation changes for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments.

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR HOSPITALS UNC Health Care serves patients across the state, including underserved and rural populations. UNC Health Care provides $300 million of uncompensated care annually. Including recently affiliated hospitals, the number is $424 million annually. UNC SYSTEM POLICY PRIORITY Determine common definitions and reforms in such areas as community benefit, charitable care, charges to the uninsured and debt collection. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and minimize negative impact on student health insurance plans. Support legislation to address workforce shortages in key health professions. Direct HHS to adopt state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure. Such action should be in coordination with physicians, health care practitioners and patient advocates. Medicare and Medicaid Support fair and adequate payment rates for physicians, and support efforts to tie reimbursement rates to reasonable measures of quality over the entire health care sector. Increase federal funding and raise the statutory cap to enable training of additional resident physicians (Increase GME/IME Caps for Residents). Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to help offset dramatic cuts states may implement due to the weakened economy. Preserve the Medicare Bad Debt Moratorium and maintain the current funding level for bad debts. Ensure that the severity case mix reimbursement is adequate for teaching hospitals (Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Refinements). Monitor prospective allocation changes for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments.

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,270

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act TAX-EXEMPT STATUS FOR HOSPITALS UNC Health Care serves patients across the state, including underserved and rural populations. UNC Health Care provides $300 million of uncompensated care annually. Including recently affiliated hospitals, the number is $424 million annually. UNC SYSTEM POLICY PRIORITY Determine common definitions and reforms in such areas as community benefit, charitable care, charges to the uninsured and debt collection. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) and minimize negative impact on student health insurance plans. Support legislation to address workforce shortages in key health professions. Direct HHS to adopt state reciprocity agreements for practitioner licensure. Such action should be in coordination with physicians, health care practitioners and patient advocates. Medicare and Medicaid Support fair and adequate payment rates for physicians, and support efforts to tie reimbursement rates to reasonable measures of quality over the entire health care sector. Increase federal funding and raise the statutory cap to enable training of additional resident physicians (Increase GME/IME Caps for Residents). Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) to help offset dramatic cuts states may implement due to the weakened economy. Preserve the Medicare Bad Debt Moratorium and maintain the current funding level for bad debts. Ensure that the severity case mix reimbursement is adequate for teaching hospitals (Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) Refinements). Monitor prospective allocation changes for Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments.

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,520

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,271

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 210, support Student Worker Exemption Act; Charitable Agricultural Research Act, support; 79 Fed. Reg. 29 (Feb. 12, 2014)("NPRM 4980H"), concerns regarding treatment of student employment in higher education under regulations.

Client expense: $42,500 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE

Support for, H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, and S.30, the Forty Hours Is Full Time Act, to change the definition of full-time employment under the ACA to 40 hours a week; support for S. 620 and H.R. 1189, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, to create certainty and eliminate confusion of the legality of incentives for employee participation in wellness programs; concerns with the treatment of part-time professionals and student employees in higher education under the ACA concerning employer shared responsibility for employee health insurance coverage, RIN 1545-BL33; support for H.R. 210, the Student Worker Exemption Act, which would exempts from the ACAs employer mandate students enrolled half-time or more who have campus jobs; concerns with the application of the ACA to Student Health Insurance Plans (SHIP plans) and informal guidance that will significantly impact graduate student coverage as a part of a graduate assistantship packages; concerns with the ACAs upcoming excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage (IRC Section 4980I); and support for H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act, and H.R. 2015, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015, both would repeal the Cadillac tax in the Affordable Care Act.

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

Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - sought exemption for student workers from employer mandate H.R. 5262, H.R. 210, Student Worker Exemption Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $53,271

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.210 - Student Worker Exemption Act of 2015

Client expense: $55,550 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Support for, H.R. 30, the Save American Workers Act, and S.30, the Forty Hours Is Full Time Act, to change the definition of full-time employment under the ACA to 40 hours a week; support for S. 620 and H.R. 1189, the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, to create certainty and eliminate confusion of the legality of incentives for employee participation in wellness programs; concerns with the treatment of student employment in higher education under the ACA concerning employer shared responsibility for employee health insurance coverage, RIN 1545-BL33; support for H.R. 210, the Student Worker Exemption Act, which would exempts from the ACAs employer mandate students enrolled half-time or more who have campus jobs; support for H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act, to repeal the Cadillac tax in the Affordable Care Act.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office