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Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015
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Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in carrying out regulations providing for the replacement of ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases-9) with ICD-10 as a standard code set, shall provide for a two-year grace period during which physicians and other health care providers submitting claims and other documents using ICD-10 are not penalized for errors, mistakes, and malfunctions relating to the transition to such code set. HHS shall also give these practitioners assistance during the grace period. The Government Accountability Office shall study this transition for Congress.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, hospital bill H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2368 - Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, hospital bill H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2368 - Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, 2 midnight policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, hospital bill H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2368 - Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) H.R. 5823 - Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events, Alternative Payment Systems H.R. 2126 - Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2247 - ICD-Ten Act H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 3018 - Code - Flex Act of 2015 H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, 2 midnight policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, Icd-10 Implementation, hospital bill H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2368 - Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) H.R. 5823 - Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events, Alternative Payment Systems H.R. 2126 - Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2247 - ICD-Ten Act H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 3018 - Code - Flex Act of 2015 H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2730, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 216, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 222, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 1198, Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act, all provisions H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions relating to interoperability, registries, and data exchanges H.R.270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act, all provisions H.R. 293, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions Affordable Care Act implementation Drug Quality and Security Act implementation In-office ancillary services exception Drug Compounding Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for OTC medications Indian Health Services - Purchased/Referred Care program Interstate Medical Licensure Compact/Telemedicine Immigration Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) NIH Funding for innovation Prescription drug abuse E-prescribing of controlled substances DEA registration process Opioid Misuse Telemedicine Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use FDA regulation of powdered caffeine Cybersecurity FDA/NIH Modernization Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) modernization Hazardous drugs - handling in healthcare settings National Pain Strategy Pre-diabetes Hypertension HIPAA Administrative simplification (ICD-10, EFT, virtual credit cards) ICD-10 transition
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediactric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652(Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015). all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costlly Codes Act of 2015), All provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding cancer research, all provisions H.R. 3018(Code-FLEX Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2515 (Anna Westin Act of 2015), all provisions Regulations Regarding liver transplantation allocation methods H.R. 2820 (Stem cell therapeutic and research reauthorization Act of 2015), all provisions US Preventative Services Task Force draft recommendation on autism screening Sickle Cell Awareness Cardiomyopathy Awareness
Client expense: $113,664 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) H.R. 5823 - Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events, Alternative Payment Systems H.R. 2126 - Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2247 - ICD-Ten Act H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 3018 - Code - Flex Act of 2015 H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2015 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, 2 midnight policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, Icd-10 Implementation, hospital bill H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2368 - Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs. H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2519, Audiology Patient Choice Act: Audiology scope of practice in Medicare H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act: Reduce graduate medical education funding H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act: Electronic health records meaningful use programs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs No bill, ICD-10 Coding: CMS advocacy No bill, Electronic health records: CMS advocacy
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs. H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2519, Audiology Patient Choice Act: Audiology scope of practice in Medicare H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act: Reduce graduate medical education funding H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act: Electronic health records meaningful use programs under the Medicare and Medicaid programs No bill, ICD-10 coding: CMS advocacy No bill, Electronic health records: CMS advocacy
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage and health insurance exchange networks. Support legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S.141/ H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015). Advocate on issues related to waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare Advocate for increased funding and reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Lobby Congress on improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. Lobby Congress in opposition to repeal of the in-office ancillary and physician services exception for anatomic pathology services. Lobby Congress on issues related to telemedicine and Medicare reimbursement. Advocate on use and availability of health care data. Lobby in support of legislation to provide more flexibility in the Meaningful Use program and extend the 90 day reporting period for demonstration meaningful use in 2015 (H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act and H.R. 3309, the Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (Flex IT 2) Act). Advocate for EHR interoperability with clinical data registries for quality improvement purposes in the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6). Lobby in support of legislation to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the application of the Common Rule to clinical data registries (H.R. 965, Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act of 2015). Support for legislation to enhance Medicare beneficiaries access to the physician of their choice (H.R. 1650, the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act). Support legislation to protect physicians and provide flexibility during the ICD-10 transition (H.R. 2126), the Cutting Costly Codes Act, (H.R. 2247), the Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now (ICD-TEN) Act, (H.R. 2652), the Protecting Patients and Physicians against Coding Act and (H.R. 3018), the Code FLEX Act. Advocate for changes that would improve health outcomes for Medicare patients with chronic conditions. Support legislation to improve transparency and due process in the Medicare RAC audit and appeals process (H.R. 2568, Fair Medical Audits Act). Support legislation to reduce Medicare fraud and improve access to Death Master File, S. 1073, the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) H.R. 5823 - Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events, Alternative Payment Systems H.R. 2126 - Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2247 - ICD-Ten Act H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 3018 - Code - Flex Act of 2015 H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2015 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, 2 midnight policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment, Icd-10 Implementation H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediactric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652(Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015). all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costlly Codes Act of 2015), All provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding cancer research, all provisions H.R. 3018(Code-FLEX Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2515 (Anna Westin Act of 2015), all provisions Regulations Regarding liver transplantation allocation methods H.R. 2820 (Stem cell therapeutic and research reauthorization Act of 2015), all provisions US Preventative Services Task Force draft recommendation on autism screening Sickle Cell Awareness Cardiomyopathy Awareness
Client expense: $113,664 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediatric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652 (Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding cancer research, all provisions H.R. 3018 (Code - FLEX Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2515 (Anna Westin Act of 2015), all provisions Regulations regarding liver transplantation allocation methods H.R. 2820 (Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015), all provisions US Preventative Services Task Force draft recommendation on autism screening
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 170: Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015 S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act H.R. 169 / S. 258: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 270: Flexibility in Health IT Reporting Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 2652: Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 2247: Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now Act H.R. 2126: Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2878 / S. 1461: Would implement a one-year moratorium on enforcement of the supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act S. 1648: Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act H.R. 3225: Save Rural Hospitals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: To repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs. H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: To repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs. H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board. S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education funding H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act: To repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate and reauthorize the Children's Health Insurance Program. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015: To continue the use of a 3-month quarter EHR reporting period for health care providers to demonstrate meaningful use for 2015 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payment programs. H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015: To repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board. H.R. 1650, Medicare Patient Empowerment Act: Private contracting in Medicare H.R. 2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act: Graduate medical education H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act: ICD-10 coding H.R. 3018, Code-FLEX Act: ICD-10 coding
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediatric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2 (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015) (Title III), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization provisions Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652 (Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding cancer research, all provisions
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage and health insurance exchange networks. Support legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S.141, H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015). Lobby in support of legislation to enact a permanent repeal to the Medicare sustainable growth rate (H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ). Lobby in support of legislation to rescind or delay policy in the 2015 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule to transition 10- and 90-day global period codes to 0-day global period codes in 2017 and 2018. (H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act ). Advocate on issues related to waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare Advocate for increased funding and reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Lobby Congress on impact of Health Information Technology. Lobby Congress in opposition to repeal of the in-office ancillary and physician services exception for anatomic pathology services. Lobby Congress on issues related to telemedicine and Medicare reimbursement. Advocate on use and availability of health care data. Lobby in support of legislation to extend the 90 day reporting period for demonstration meaningful use in 2015 (H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act) Advocate for EHR interoperability with clinical data registries for quality improvement purposes in the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6). Lobby in support of legislation to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on the application of the Common Rule to clinical data registries (H.R. 965, Facilitating Participation in Clinical Data Registries Act of 2015). Support for legislation to enhance Medicare beneficiaries access to the physician of their choice (H.R. 1650, the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act). Support legislation to protect physicians and provide flexibility during the ICD-10 transition (H.R. 2126), the Cutting Costly Codes Act, (H.R. 2247), the Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now (ICD-TEN) Act and (H.R. 2652), the Protecting Patients and Physicians against Coding Act). Advocate for changes that would improve health outcomes for Medicare patients with chronic conditions.
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediactric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2 (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015)(Title III), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization provisions,Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652(Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015). all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costlly Codes Act of 2015), All provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding cancer research, all provisions
Client expense: $193,345 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation of health care reform generally pertaining to pediactric health care and autism services Medicaid program reforms H.R. 546 and S. 298 (ACE Kids Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 2 (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015)(Title III), Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) reauthorization provisions,Section 340B Drug Pricing Program ICD-10 Codes Implementation Program H.R. 2652 (Protecting Patients and Physicians against coding Act og 2015), all provisions H.R. 2126 (Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015), all provisions H.R. 6 (21st Century Cures Act), all provisions Childhood Cancer STAR Act (draft bill) regarding Cancer research, all provisions
Client expense: $192,025 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2652, Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2730, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 216, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 222, National Prostate Cancer Plan Act, all provisions S. 1198, Improving the Integrity of Disability Evidence Act, all provisions H.R. 2126, Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act, provisions relating to interoperability, registries, and data exchanges H.R.270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015, all provisions H.R. 2247, ICD-TEN Act, all provisions H.R. 293, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to exempt from manufacturer transparency reporting certain transfers used for educational purposes, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions Affordable Care Act implementation Drug Quality and Security Act implementation In-office ancillary services exception Drug Compounding Health Savings Accounts - Prescription requirements for OTC medications Indian Health Services - Purchased/Referred Care program Interstate Medical Licensure Compact/Telemedicine Immigration Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) NIH Funding for innovation Prescription drug abuse E-prescribing of controlled substances DEA registration process Opioid Misuse Telemedicine Health Information Technology/Meaningful Use FDA regulation of powdered caffeine Cybersecurity FDA/NIH Modernization Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) modernization Hazardous drugs - handling in healthcare settings National Pain Strategy Pre-diabetes Hypertension HIPAA Administrative simplification (ICD-10, EFT, virtual credit cards) ICD-10 transition
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL111-148) H.R. 5823 - Incentivizing Healthcare Quality Outcomes Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill, Medicaid data, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement policies related to health care associated conditions, health care associated infections, readmissions, payment bundling, ACOs, Sunshine, ICD-10, potentially preventable events H.R. 2126 - Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2247 - ICD-Ten Act H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 3018 - Code - Flex Act of 2015 H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
2015 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
no specific bill - Recovery Audit Contracts, program integrity, medicare appeals, improper payments, 2 midnight policy, program waste, fraud and abuse, hospital short stays, durable medical equipment H.R. 2 - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470/S. 810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1526 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1021 - Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 2652 - Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 S. 861, H.R. 818 - Prime Act of 2015 H.R. 2156 - Medicare Audit Improvement Act of 2015
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 170: Rural Health Care Provider Relief Act of 2015 S. 257 / H.R. 1611: Protecting Access to Rural Therapy Services Act H.R. 169 / S. 258: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 270: Flexibility in Health IT Reporting Act of 2015 H.R. 672 / S. 607: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 2652: Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 2247: Increasing Clarity for Doctors by Transitioning Effectively Now Act H.R. 2126: Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 S. 1461: Would implement a one-year moratorium on enforcement of the supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services H.R. 1479: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 282 Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy (Long-Term SCORE) Act H.R. 580 Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 596 To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 823 Educating Tomorrows Engineers Act H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act H.R. 880 American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 928 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1234, the Medical Freedom Act of 2015 H.R. 1624 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act H.R. 1704 Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1770 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2050 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax repeal Act H.R. 2126 Cutting Costly Codes Act of 2015 H.R. 2300 Empowering Patients First Act H.R. 2650 RESCUE Americas Health Care Act of 2015 H.R. 2651 Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access and Care Act H.R. 2652 Protecting Patients and Physicians Against Coding Act of 2015 H.R. 2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 S. 177 Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 673 Winding Down ObamaCare Act 2015 S. 961 Data Security Act of 2015 S.1027 Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1099 Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act S. 1101 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health (MEDTECH) Act S. 1016 Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S.1158 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 S. 149 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act/ H.R. 160 Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 S. 547/H.R. 1053 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 S. 586/H.R. 1192 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act S. 620/H.R. 1189 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 844/H.R. 1533 The Medical Device Tax Elimination Act S. 1137 PATENT Act/ H.R. 9 The Innovation Act S. 1475/H.R. 2603 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S. 1509/H.R. 2404 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015
| Republican |
| AL |
| Brian Babin | Republican | TX |
| Bruce Westerman | Republican | AR |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | LA |
| Cynthia M. Lummis | Republican | WY |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| David Young | Republican | IA |
| Doug Lamborn | Republican | CO |
| Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Republican | GA |
| Evan H. Jenkins | Republican | WV |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| H. Morgan Griffith | Republican | VA |
| J. French Hill | Republican | AR |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler | Republican | WA |
| Jeff Duncan | Republican | SC |
| Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | NE |
| Jim Bridenstine | Republican | OK |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| John Fleming | Republican | LA |
| John Ratcliffe | Republican | TX |
| Ken Buck | Republican | CO |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | SC |
| Mark Walker | Republican | NC |
| Marlin A. Stutzman | Republican | IN |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Matt Salmon | Republican | AZ |
| Mia B. Love | Republican | UT |
| Mike Bishop | Republican | MI |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Mike Rogers | Republican | AL |
| Mo Brooks | Republican | AL |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican | GA |
| Rob Bishop | Republican | UT |
| Robert B. Aderholt | Republican | AL |
| Rod Blum | Republican | IA |
| Roger Williams | Republican | TX |
| Ryan K. Zinke | Republican | MT |
| Steve Russell | Republican | OK |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Tom Price | Republican | GA |
| Tom Rice | Republican | SC |
| Trent Franks | Republican | AZ |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $5,680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $442,136 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $377,934 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $12,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE