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This bill requires that health care claims submitted with ICD-9 codes (the code set currently used in health care transactions to identify diagnoses and procedures) continue to be paid during the transition from the ICD-9 code set to the ICD-10 code set.
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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 · Health Issues
S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 5263/S. 2941, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Implementation, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $100,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 5263/S. 2941, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Implementation, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $100,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 5263/S. 2941, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Implementation, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $90,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 5263/S. 2941, Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Implementation, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers
Client expense: $90,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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 · Health Issues
S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 Implementation, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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 · 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 · Health Issues
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 H.R. 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015 S. 2248, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 3952, Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System, Meaningful Use, Congenital Heart Disease Funding, Unique Device Identifiers,
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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
Medicare Physician Payment, HIPAA, Health Information Technology, Physician Self-referral, Imaging, Regulatory Relief, Stark, Recovery Audit Contractors, Medicare Administrative Contractors, H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 1190 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, H.R. 3018 Code-FLEX in Healthcare Act
Client expense: $386,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. H.R. 1343/S.688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015 H.R 1479, Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act. H.R. 2126, To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 in implementing the HIPAA code set standards. H.R. 2156, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the practices of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. H.R.3018, Code-FLEX Act of 2015. S. 599, Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act. S. 1461, A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015. S. 1648, Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act. CMS-1613-FC, Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Physician-Owned Hospitals: Data Sources for Expansion Exception; Physician Certification of Inpatient Hospital Services; Medicare Advantage Organizations and Part D Sponsors: CMS-Identified Overpayments Associated with Submitted Payment Data, Final Rule. CMS-1621-P, Medicare Program: Medicare Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Payment System; Proposed Rule. CMS-3310-FC, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program, Stage 3; Final Rule Additional Comments. CMS-9937-P, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017; Proposed Rule. EPA-HQ- RCRA-2007-0932; Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals; Proposed Rule. RIN Number 0945-AA02, Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Proposed Rule. RIN 0906-AB08, 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance.
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System,
Client expense: $145,000 · 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
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 · 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 · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Physician Payment, HIPAA, Health Information Technology, Physician Self-referral, Imaging, Regulatory Relief, Stark, Recovery Audit Contractors, Medicare Administrative Contractors, H.R. 2 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, H.R. 1190 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015, H.R. 3018 Code-FLEX in Healthcare Act
Client expense: $386,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 332, Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital Act. H.R.3018, Code-FLEX Act of 2015. CMS-2390-P, Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, Medicaid and CHIP Comprehensive Quality Strategies, and Revisions Related to Third Party Liability; Proposed Rule, June 1, 2015. CMS-1633-P, Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs; Short Inpatient Hospital Stays; Transition for Certain Medicare-Dependent, Small Rural Hospitals Under the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Proposed Rule (Vol. 80, No. 130), July 8, 2015. CMS-5516-P, Medicare Program; Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model for Acute Care Hospitals Furnishing Lower Extremity Joint Replacement Services; Proposed Rule (Vol. 80, No. 134), July 14, 2015. CMS-1631-P, Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016 Proposed Rule, Federal Register (Vol. 80, No. 135), July 15, 2015. CMS-1625-P; Medicare Program; Home Health Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Calendar Year 2016. Compounding Regulations, Notice of Proposed Modifications, Articles 4.5, 7 and 7.5 of Division 17 of Title 16 California Code of Regulations, Section 1735 et seq., 1751 et seq.,1752, 1753, and 1754. Emergency Regulation, Provider Network Adequacy, Filed January 20, 2015 OAL Emergency File Number: 2015-0120-03E Department of Insurance File Number: ER-2015-00001. Emergency Regulation, Provider Network Adequacy, Filed January 20, 2015 OAL Emergency File Number: 2015-0120-03E Department of Insurance File Number: ER-2015-00001.
Client expense: $259,400 · Firm income: Not reported
2015 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1190/ S. 141 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 160/ S. 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 1624/S. 1099 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2124/S. 1148 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 2404/S. 1509 - Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2015 H.R. 2507 - Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act H.R. 2570 - Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors Act H.R. 2582 - Seniors Health Care Plan Protection Act H.R. 2603/S. 1475 - Savings Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2651 - Eliminating Disparities in Diabetes Prevention, Access, and Care Act H.R. 2704/S. 704 - Community Based Independence for Seniors Act H.R. 2712 Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911/ S. 1697 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 3018 - Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R. 3081/S.1778 - TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3244 - Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act H.R. 3288 - Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act H.R. 3291 - Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act H.R. 3292 - the Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R. 3298 - Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act H.R. 3309 - The Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act H.R. 5 - Student Success Act H.R. 6 - the 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 9 - Innovation Act S. 1117 - Every Child Achieves Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act of 2015 S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S.1137 - the PATENT Act S. 804/H.R. 1427 - Medicare CGM Access Act of 2015 S. 1131/H.R. 2102 - Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act of 2015
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
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 1470, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 836, The Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 865, The Good Samaritan Health Professional Act H.R.3018, The Code-FLEX Act of 2015 H.R.836, Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2015 H.R.1151, USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.2124, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.1073, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.2003, Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act H.R.1733, Fair Play Fair Pay Act of 2015 Sustainable Growth Rate, Medicare Physician Payment Reform, MEDPAC, surgical global payments, 21st Century Cures, Affordable Care Act implementation, health care reform, health care quality improvement, physician workforce, comparative effectiveness research, health information technology, EHR meaningful use, Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute, MEDCAC, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Medicare claims data, Social Security Death Master File, lung cancer screenings, AHRQ, USPSTF, Graduate Medical Education, Electronic cigarette regulation, Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC), Trans Pacific Partnership, Proposed Medical Device Surveillance System,
Client expense: $145,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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
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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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $253,175 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
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
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE