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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015
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Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide payment under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance) on a reasonable cost basis for anesthesia services furnished by a physician who is an anesthesiologist in certain rural hospitals in the same manner as payment is made for anesthesia services furnished by a certified registered nurse anesthetist in such hospitals.
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Filing registrants (4)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2138- Access to rural anesthiologists legislation- Allowing anesthesiologists the ability to participate in the Medicare Part A Rural Pass-through program. If passed would introduce additional costs the system without improving access or outcomes. Provided comments on the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization proposed rule, to ensure proper recognition of advanced practice nurses including certified registered nurse anesthetists in future payment programs. -Worked on repeal of the Medicare Supervision requirements for Certified registered nurse anesthetists Commented on: oCMS Episode Payment Models oCMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2017 oCMS Episode Groups oCMS Patient Relationship Categories Provided letter to Medicare Administrative Contractor Novitas Solutions and copied in CMS staff urging Novitas to remove problematic FAQ on medical direction on Novitas website. Letter to CMS Acting Administrator regarding Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS) Government Health Administrators probe reviews of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their legal and proper use of the QZ billing modifier.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
-HR 1247 the mproving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. To improve Veterans access to high-quality health care including recognition of the full practice authority of all advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA. -HR 6277Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016- AANA opposes this legislation as it would adversely affect Veterans access to the highest quality health care they have earned and deserve -S 2279/HR 4134 the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act- To improve Veterans access to high-quality health care including recognition of the full practice authority of all advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA. -HR 2138- Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015- Legislation would provide additional financial burden on Medicare and rural hospitals without improving overall health care outcomes. -HR 5985- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016- Lobbied on amendment language to impede Veterans access to quality health care. -HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act- Worked on report language relating to the full practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA Commented on VHA Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Proposed Rule Commented on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility and Improvement in Patient Care Proposed Rule Commented on Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Reviewed final rule on Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Reviewed proposed rule on CMS 2018 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters - Commented on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act proposed rule - Submitted official comments on Department of Veterans Affairs Certified Registered Nurse Anestheis
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015. Issues related to the implementation of MACRA. S. 2873, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 3770, End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $140,000 · 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), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 2138- Access to rural anesthiologists legislation- Allowing anesthesiologists the ability to participate in the Medicare Part A Rural Pass-through program. If passed would introduce additional costs the system without improving access or outcomes. Provided comments on the Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization proposed rule, to ensure proper recognition of advanced practice nurses including certified registered nurse anesthetists in future payment programs. -Worked on repeal of the Medicare Supervision requirements for Certified registered nurse anesthetists Commented on: oCMS Episode Payment Models oCMS Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule for CY 2017 oCMS Episode Groups oCMS Patient Relationship Categories Provided letter to Medicare Administrative Contractor Novitas Solutions and copied in CMS staff urging Novitas to remove problematic FAQ on medical direction on Novitas website. Letter to CMS Acting Administrator regarding Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS) Government Health Administrators probe reviews of certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) for their legal and proper use of the QZ billing modifier.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
-HR 1247 the mproving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015. To improve Veterans access to high-quality health care including recognition of the full practice authority of all advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA. -HR 6277Veterans' Health Care Safety Act of 2016- AANA opposes this legislation as it would adversely affect Veterans access to the highest quality health care they have earned and deserve -S 2279/HR 4134 the Veterans Health Care Staffing Improvement Act- To improve Veterans access to high-quality health care including recognition of the full practice authority of all advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA. -HR 2138- Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015- Legislation would provide additional financial burden on Medicare and rural hospitals without improving overall health care outcomes. -HR 5985- Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2016- Lobbied on amendment language to impede Veterans access to quality health care. -HR 5325 Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act- Worked on report language relating to the full practice authority of advanced practice registered nurses working in the VHA Commented on VHA Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Proposed Rule Commented on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Changes to Promote Innovation, Flexibility and Improvement in Patient Care Proposed Rule Commented on Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs Reviewed final rule on Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Reviewed proposed rule on CMS 2018 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters - Commented on Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act proposed rule
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015; issues related to the implementation of MACRA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 3770, End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PPACA implementation. Provider recognition. Medicare payment for CRNA and physician services and for outpatient and inpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. HR 1220/S 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. HR 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act. S 2153, provider payment sunshine act. HR 4553, CARE Act of 2016.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015; issues related to the implementation of MACRA.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PPACA implementation. Provider recognition. Medicare payment for CRNA and physician services and for outpatient and inpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. HR 1220/S 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. HR 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act. S 2153, provider payment sunshine act. HR 4553, CARE Act of 2016.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2016 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PPACA implementation. Provider recognition. Medicare payment for CRNA and physician services and for outpatient and inpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. HR 1220/S 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. HR 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act. HR 1314, bipartisan budget agreement. S 2153, provider payment sunshine act. HR 2029, consolidated appropriations act 2016.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
FY2016 Defense Appropriation; HR.2685; Defense Communication Services FY2016 Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriation; HR2578; Digital Rights Management & Content Centric Security FY2016 DHS Appropriation; H.R. 2138; Digital Rights Management and Content Centric Security Content Centric Security to protect against insider and outsider threats targeted against USG sensitive information.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Guard, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2138, The Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PPACA implementation. Provider recognition. Medicare payment for CRNA and physician services,and for outpatient and inpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. Implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. HR 1220/S 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. HR 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act.
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1741, Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2015 H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHP Reauthorization Act H.R. 1470, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 S.810, Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2015 Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 S.624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Screening Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1247, Improving Access to Quality Care Act of 2015 Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment Issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule CMS Proposed Rule on Sunshine Act Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education Cuts HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling- Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR- Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
2015 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriation; HR.2685; H. Report 114-139; S.1558; S. Report 114-63 Defense Communication Services H.R. 719 Continuing Resolution FY2016 Commerce, Science and Justice Appropriation; HR2578; H. Report 114-130; S.2437; S. Report 114-66; Digital Rights Management & Content Centric Security FY2016 DHS Appropriation; H.R. 2138; H.Rept. 114-215; S.1619; S. Rept. 114-68; Digital Rights Management and Content Centric Security Content Centric Security to protect against insider and outsider threats targeted against USG sensative information.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Natl Guard, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PPACA implementation. Provider recognition. Medicare payment for CRNA and physician services,and for outpatient and inpatient hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers. HR 2, Medicare access and CHIP reauthorization act. HR 1220/S 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act. HR 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 887, Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 S. 679, Quality Data, Quality Healthcare Act of 2015 H.R. 1220, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 624, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2015 S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2138, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2015: Rural Pass Through Hospital Improvements for Payment Act Budget Control Act of 2011: P.L. 112-25 Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Medicare Reform, Payment issues: Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate repeal Bundled Payments CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Date Final Rule Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation President Obama's deficit reduction plans, IPAB cuts Accountable Care Organizations Graduate Medical Education cuts; GME reform HHS Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing Rules 2011 - Conditions of Participation Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration E-Prescribing QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| MO |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jason Smith | Republican | MO |
| John R. Moolenaar | Republican | MI |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Sam Graves | Republican | MO |
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $260,000 · 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), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $120,000 · 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), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $180,000 · 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), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $280,000 · 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), 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)