Loading…
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016
Legislative Progress
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
40pct
4d open
vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d
Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise payment rules for graduate medical education (GME) costs with respect to a hospital that establishes a new medical residency training program. With respect to a hospital that has not entered into a GME affiliation agreement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shall establish the hospital's full-time equivalent (FTE) resident amount only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period. In the case of a hospital with an approved FTE resident amount based on the training of no more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period before October 1, 1997, or 3.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period after that date, CMS shall provide the hospital an opportunity to have its FTE resident amount reestablished when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold. Current law limits the number, subject to the application of certain adjustments, of FTE residents a hospital may have in allopathic and osteopathic medicine for purposes of Medicare payment. The bill specifies that CMS shall determine a hospital's limitation adjustment only after determining that the hospital's medical residency training program trains more than 1.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period. In the case of a hospital with a limitation adjustment based on the training of no more than 1.0 FTE resident in a cost reporting period before October 1, 1997, or 3.0 FTE residents in a cost reporting period after that date, CMS shall provide the hospital an opportunity to have its adjustment re-determined when the hospital begins training FTE residents in excess of the applicable threshold.
These links require the bill number to appear in the filing's source-reported specific issue text. Client expenses and lobbying-firm income are separate disclosure fields.
Filing registrants (13)
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
2017 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. (In 114th Congress legislation was introduced as S2671 and H.R. 4732.)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support legislation to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement. (In 114th Congress legislation was introduced as S2671 and H.R. 4732.)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Education
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. H.R.2124-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.1148-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016
Client expense: $462,139 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.34-21st Century Cures Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 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. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 H.Res.877-Encouraging each State to enact legislation that increases the likelihood of survival after sudden cardiac arrest in our Nation's schools. S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 S. 3407, Military Injury Surgical Systems Integrated Operationally Nationwide to Achieve ZERO Preventable Deaths (MISSION ZERO) Act P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 P.L.114-324-Justice for All Reauthorization Act
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act, H.R. 6 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, S. 2671/H.R. 4732 Veterans Graduate Medical Education Rural Graduate Medical Education
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
| Republican |
| WI |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Joseph J. Heck | Republican | NV |
| Mark E. Amodei | Republican | NV |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Ryan K. Zinke | Republican | MT |
| Sean P. Duffy | Republican | WI |
Client expense: $462,139 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
S. 2671 and H.R. 4732, the Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 4774, The Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Increases transparency and accountability measures. Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. H.R. 4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 Issue: Support incorporating sociodemographic status Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and addressing mid-build, off-campus outpatient departments under development at the time of enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. H.R. 1343/S. 688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015 Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program. H.R. 3288, Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 Issue: Alter DSH payment methodology and increase DSH spending in non-Medicaid expansion states S. 2787, the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act Issue: Support legislation providing three full years of federal Medicaid matching funding to states that expand Medicaid H.R. 3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. H.R. 3291, Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 Issue: Create a crosswalk between Medicare Part A and Part B payments P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program. Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders H.R. 6088, Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 Issue: delay release of CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to give stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Submitted comments to: --CMS on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule, including the Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive --CMS on key proposals issued in the Episode Payment Models (EPMs) proposed rule
Client expense: $687,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
NIH funding Graduate Medical Education Medical Resident Training (HR 4732; S 2671)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015. H.R.1343/S.688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. H.R.1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015. H.R.2124/S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015. H.R.4774, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act. H.R.4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016. H.R.5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016. H.R.34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L.114-255). Affordable Care Act (P.L.111-148). Medicare funding for graduate medical education. Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient services. Short inpatient hospital stay/Two Midnight Rule. Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (S 1148 and HR 2124) Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education HR3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (S 2671 and HR 4732) S.3030 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 S.3190 Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016 H.Res. 899
Client expense: $54,685 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-funded graduate medical education; HRSA THCGME Program; Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 (HR 1117); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (HR 2124/S 1148); Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act (HR 4774); Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732 and S 2671); Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act (S 3190); Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 (S 3030).
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Lobbied to support Senate Bill S2671 and House Bill H.R. 4732 to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support Senate Bill S2671 and House Bill H.R. 4732 to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 592/S. 314, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 954, CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016 H.R. 1190/S. 141, The Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1192, National Clinical Care Commission Act H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act H.R. 1427, Medicare CGM Access Act H.R. 1686/S. 3082, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 1707, Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2015 H.R. 1726, Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act H.R. 1807, Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R. 2102, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Act H.R. 2603/S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act H.R. 2713/S. 3245, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 3081/S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act H.R. 3119/S. 2748, Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 3660/S. 3126,Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3952/S. 2248, Congenital Heart Future Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4212/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015 H.R. 4442/S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4732/S. 2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4774, Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act H.R. 5414, FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act H.R. 5447/S. 3060, The Small Business Health Care Relief Act H.R. 5652,Access to Better Care Act H.R. 5681/S. 3137, Alzheimers Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act H.R. 5713, Sustaining Healthcare Integrity and Fair Treatment Act of 2016 H.R.5926 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6043/S. 3335, The Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016 H.R. 6109/S. 3371, Medicare Affordability and Enrollment Act S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act S. 586, National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 776,Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act S. 1077,Advancing Breakthrough Medical Devices for Patients Act S. 1101,Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health (MEDTECH) Act S. 1622,FDA Device Accountability Act S. 2511,Improving Health Information Technology Act S. 2680,Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2864,Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2016 S. 3326,State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act S. 3504, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2016 Pub. L. 111-5, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255,21st Century Cures Pub. L. 114-270, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Client expense: $150,000 · 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
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Efforts to advance The Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (H.R. 4732/S. 2671), legislation making narrow technical changes to the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S.2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S. 2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-funded graduate medical education; HRSA THCGME Program; Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 (HR 1117); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2124/S. 1148); Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act (H.R. 4774); Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (H.R. 4732 and S. 2671).
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
NIH funding Graduate Medical Education Medical Resident Training (HR 4732; S 2671)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S.2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S. 2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 4774, The Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Increases transparency and accountability measures. Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. H.R. 4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 Issue: Support incorporating sociodemographic status Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and addressing mid-build, off-campus outpatient departments under development at the time of enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. H.R. 1343/S. 688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015 Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program. H.R. 3288, Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 Issue: Alter DSH payment methodology and increase DSH spending in non-Medicaid expansion states S. 2787, the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act Issue: Support legislation providing three full years of federal Medicaid matching funding to states that expand Medicaid H.R. 3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. H.R. 3291, Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 Issue: Create a crosswalk between Medicare Part A and Part B payments P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program. Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders H.R. 6088, Hospital Quality Rating Transparency Act of 2016 Issue: delay release of CMS Hospital Compare Star Ratings to give stakeholders time to work together to address concerns with methodology. Submitted comments to: --CMS on the Medicaid DSH Payment Proposed Rule. --CMS on the CY 2017 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule. --CMS on revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and other revisions to Part B for CY 2017. --CMS regarding concerns with Hospital Compare Star Ratings.
Client expense: $595,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S. 2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S.2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2671 and H.R. 4732, the Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015. H.R.1343/S.688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. H.R.1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015. H.R.2124/S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015. H.R.4774, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act. H.R.4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016. H.R.5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016. Medicare funding for graduate medical education. Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient services. Short inpatient hospital stay/Two Midnight Rule. Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (S 1148 and HR 2124) Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education HR3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (S 2671 and HR 4732) S.3030 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016 S.3190 Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016
Client expense: $51,322 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support Senate Bill S2671 and House Bill H.R. 4732 to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Efforts to advance The Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (H.R. 4732/S. 2671), legislation making narrow technical changes to the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6 ,21st Century Cares H.R. 592/S. 314, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 1190/S. 141, The Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1192, National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act H.R. 1270, Restoring Access to Medication and Improving Health Savings Act H.R. 1427, Medicare CGM Access Act H.R. 1686/S. 3082, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 1726, Access to Quality Diabetes Education Act H.R. 2102, Medicare Diabetes Prevention Act H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Act H.R. 2603/S. 1475, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act H.R. 3660/S. 3126,Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 4212/S. 704, Community Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2015 H.R. 4442/S. 2484, CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 4732/S. 2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4774, Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act H.R. 5395, Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act H.R. 5414, FDA Cross-Center Collaboration Act H.R. 5447/S. 3060, The Small Business Health Care Relief Act H.R. 5652,Access to Better Care Act H.R. 5681/S. 3137, Alzheimers Beneficiary and Caregiver Support Act H.R. 6043/S. 3335, The Fair Accountability and Innovative Research Drug Pricing Act of 2016 S. 524, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) S. 776,Medication Therapy Management Empowerment Act S. 1077,Advancing Breakthrough Medical Devices for Patients Act S. 1101,Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health (MEDTECH) Act S. 1622,FDA Device Accountability Act S. 2511,Improving Health Information Technology Act S. 2680,Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2864,Reducing Existing Costs Associated with Pharmaceuticals for Seniors Act of 2016 S. 3326, State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act
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
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
21st Century Cures Act, H.R. 6 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act, S. 2671/H.R. 4732 Veterans Graduate Medical Education Rural Graduate Medical Education
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 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. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 P.L.114-10-Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client expense: $512,329 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Education
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. H.R.2124-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.1148-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016
Client expense: $512,329 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2671 and H.R. 4732, the Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016, Resident Physician Shortage, Graduate Medical Education (GME) and Indirect Medical Education related issues H.R.5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016, Hospital payment issues Monitor the following: H.R.2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015, Psychiatric workforce issues S.1945, Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, Psychiatric workforce issues Translational research related issues H.R.6, 21st Century Cures Initiative, generally Innovation for Healthier Americans Biomedical research and development issues Cancer Moonshot Initiative Brain injury, generally
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.2511 Improving Health Information Technology Act H.R. 6 21st Century Cures Act H.R 5447/S. 3060 Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 2744 Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act H.R. 5273 Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act S. 2713 Advancing Precision Medicine Act S. 1878 The Advancing Hope Act S. 1767 Combination Products Innovation Act S. 1077 Advancing Breakthrough Medical Devices for Patients Act S. 2512 Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review voucher Program Act S. 1101 Medical Electronic Data Technology Enhancement for Consumers Health Act S. 1597 Patient Focused Impact Assessment Act S. 2055 Medical Countermeasures Innovation Act S. 2873 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act H.R. 3081/ S. 1778 TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 4442/S. 2484 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 1192 National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act S. 620, H.R. 1189 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 4878 Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R. 5273 Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act H.R. 4774 Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act S. 2671, H.R.4732 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act S. 314, H.R. 592 Pharmacy and Medically and Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R.1314 Bipartisan Budget Act H.R. 1190/S. 141 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 160/S. 149 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 4732/ S. 2671 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2061, Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act H.R. 2446 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require the use of electronic visit verification for personal care services furnished under the Medicaid program, and for other purposes. H.R. 2603/S. 1475 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2704/H.R. 4212/S.704 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act H.R. 2878/S. 1461 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. H.R.2911/S. 1697 Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 3539 Reinvigorating Antibiotic and Diagnostic Innovation (READI) Act H.R. 3660 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3716 Ensuring Terminated Providers are Removed from Medicaid and CHIP Act H.R. 3762 Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3821 Medicaid Directory of Caregivers Act H.R. 5380 Telehealth Parity Act S. 139 Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act S. 2023 Prescription Drug Affordability Act S. 2030 Advancing Targeted Therapies for Rare Diseases Act S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2153 Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2187 FDA Regulatory Efficiency Act S. 754 Cyber security Information Sharing Act (CISA) S.2104 Preserving Medicare Advantage for all Medicare Beneficiaries Act
Client expense: $160,000 · 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
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.6-21st Century Cures Act H.R.33-Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R.290-Creating Access to Rehabilitation for Every Senior (CARES) Act of 2015 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. H.R.398-Trafficking Awareness Training for Health Care Act H.R.639-Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act H.R.647-Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans Act H.R.648-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R.836-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R.953-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 H.R.1190-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R.1571-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 H.R.1641-Jason Simcakoski Memorial Opioid Safety Act H.R.1725-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R.1818-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 H.R.1821-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.1854-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 H.R.1877-Mental Health First Aid Act of 2015 H.R.2050-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R.2298-Medicare Patient Safety and Drug Abuse Prevention Act H.R.2366-Field EMS Modernization and Innovation Act H.R.2463-Dispose Responsibly of your Pills (DROP) Act of 2015 H.R.2536-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment (TREAT) Act H.R.2603-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R.2646-Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 H.R.2799-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R.2805-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R.2850-Stop Overdose Stat Act of 2015 H.R.2872-Opioid Addiction Treatment Modernization Act H.R.2948-Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2015 H.R.3014-Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015 H.R.3081-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 H.R.3250-DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015 H.R.3299-Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act H.R.3537-Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2015 H.R.3677-Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 H.R.3680-Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdose Act of 2015 H.R.3681-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act H.R.3682-Reducing Employer Burdens, Unleashing Innovation, and Labor Development Act of 2015 H.R.3691-Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act of 2015 H.R.3762-Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R.3770-End Surprise Billing Act of 2015 H.R.3865-Cradle Act H.R.4059-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act H.R.4063-Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Scientific Expertise Act H.R.4150-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act H.R.4365-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4435-Comprehensive Behavioral Health Reform and Recovery Act of 2016 H.R.4447-Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act H.R.4499-Promoting Responsible Opioid Prescribing Act of 2016 H.R.4599-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 H.R.4641-To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, and for other purposes. H.R.4697-Prevevent Drug Addiction Act of 2016 H.R.4771-Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 H.R.5243-Zika Response Appropriations Act H.R.5273-Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care H.R.5284-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R.5547-Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2016 S.141-Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 S.425-Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.453-Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015 S.480-National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015 S.524-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015 S.599-Improving Access to Emergency Psychiatric Care Act S.636-Increasing the Safety of Prescription Drug Use Act of 2015 S.707-Opioid Overdose Reduction Act of 2015 S.711-Mental Health First Act of 2015 S.763-Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act S.884-Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act S.843-Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2015 S.954-FDA Accountability for Public Safety Act S.993-Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015 S.1134-Heroin and Prescription Opioid Abuse Prevention, Education, and Enforcement Act of 2015 S.1392-Safer Prescribing of Controlled Substances Act S.1410-Treatment and Recovery Investment Act S.1431-Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2015 S.1446-SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2015 S.1450-Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act S.1452-Veterans Emergency Health Safety Net Expansion Act of 2015 S.1455-Recovery Enhancement for Addiction Treatment Act S.1465-Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act S.1475-Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act S.1549-Care Planning Act of 2015 S.1648-Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act S.1654-Overdose Prevention Act S.1693-To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for reimbursement for emergency medical treatment to certain veterans that were unable to receive care from the Department of Veterans Affairs in the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of such emergency treatment, and for other purposes. S.1778-TELEmedicine for MEDicare (TELE-MED) Act of 2015 S.1893-Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 S.1913-Stopping Medication Abuse and Protecting Seniors Act of 2015 S.1945-Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 S.2002-Mental Health and Safe Communities Act of 2015 S.2045-Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S.2256-Co-Prescribing Saves Lives Act of 2015 S.2297-Medicare Choices Empowerment and Protection Act S.2525-Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act S.2562-Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Reduction Act S.2567-Preventing Overprescribing for Pain Act of 2016 S.2578-Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016 S.2597-Medicare Mental Health Access Act S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.2680-Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S.2687-Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S.2932-Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016 S.2985-World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016
Client expense: $217,135 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Education
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. H.R.2124-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 H.R.3292-Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 H.R.4732-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 S.1148-Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 S.2671-Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016
Client expense: $217,135 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
NIH funding Graduate Medical Education Medical Resident Training (HR 4732; S 2671)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 4774, The Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Increases transparency and accountability measures. Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. H.R. 4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. H.R. 5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 Issue: Support incorporating sociodemographic status Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and addressing mid-build, off-campus outpatient departments under development at the time of enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. H.R. 1343/S. 688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015 Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program. H.R. 3288, Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 Issue: Alter DSH payment methodology and increase DSH spending in non-Medicaid expansion states S. 2787, the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act Issue: Support legislation providing three full years of federal Medicaid matching funding to states that expand Medicaid H.R. 3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. H.R. 3291, Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 Issue: Create a crosswalk between Medicare Part A and Part B payments P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program. Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations. Issue: Support allowing providers in new delivery models (e.g., ACOs, bundled payments, etc.) to access medical records with information on substance use disorders Submitted comments to: --CMS on the Medicare Program; Merit-Based Incentive Payment Systems (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule, and Criteria for Physician-Focused Payment Models proposed rule --CMS on the Medicare Access CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) implementation --CMS on the FY 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on Assessing Interoperability for MACRA --CMS on Medicare Part B Drug Payment Model proposed rule ONC on principles for interoperability among health information systems
Client expense: $736,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S. 2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME), including the Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act (HR 4732/S.2671).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Lobbied to support Senate Bill S2671 and House Bill H.R. 4732 to amend Medicare GME rules to allow non-teaching hospitals that have hosted short medical resident rotations from other programs to establish their own teaching programs and qualify for Medicare GME reimbursement.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015. H.R.1343/S.688, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program Act of 2015. H.R.1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015. H.R.2124/S.1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015. H.R.4774, Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act. H.R.4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016. H.R.5273, Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016. Medicare funding for graduate medical education. Medicare reimbursement for hospital outpatient services. Short inpatient hospital stay/Two Midnight Rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-funded graduate medical education; HRSA THCGME Program; Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 (HR 1117); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2124/S. 1148); Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services (DOCS) for Veterans Act of 2015 (S. 1676); Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act (H.R. 4774); Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (H.R. 4732 and S. 2671).
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Graduate Medical Education Affordable Care Act Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (S 1148 and HR 2124) Teaching Health Centers Reauthorization Primary Care Exception Under Teaching Physician Regulation Rural Graduate Medical Education HR3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (S 2671 and HR 4732) S. 3030 Restoring Rural Residencies Act of 2016
Client expense: $51,206 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), President of the U.S., SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Efforts to advance The Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2016 (H.R. 4732/S. 2671), legislation making narrow technical changes to the Medicare graduate medical education (GME) rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2671 and H.R. 4732, the Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2124/S. 1148, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments H.R. 4774, The Training Tomorrows Doctors Today Act Issues: Support lifting cap on number of residents Medicare will count when determining teaching hospitals' Medicare Direct Graduate Medical Education (DGME) and Indirect Medical Education (IME) payments. Increases transparency and accountability measures. Issue: Oppose reduction of Medicare GME/IME payments Issue: Oppose reduction in Medicare hospital outpatient department reimbursement. Issue: Oppose inclusion of Medicare add-on payments in Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) program. Issue: Oppose Medicare hospital cuts as offsets for physician payment reform Issue: Support delay of Enforcement of new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inpatient criteria (e.g., "Two-Midnight" rule) in FY 2016 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. H.R. 4732/S.2671, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act Issue: Support Medicare Graduate Medical Education (GME) per resident amount technical corrections and administrative relief. H.R. 1343, Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmissions Program Act of 2015 S. 688, Hospital Readmission Accuracy and Accountability Act Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program. H.R. 3288, Strengthening DSH and Medicare through Subsidy Recapture and Payment Reform Act of 2015 Issue: Alter DSH payment methodology and increase DSH spending in non-Medicaid expansion states H.R. 3292, Medicare IME Pool Act of 2015 Issue: Oppose redesign of Medicare Indirect Medical Education financing and redistribution. H.R. 3291, Medicare Crosswalk Hospital Code Development Act of 2015 Issue: Create a crosswalk between Medicare Part A and Part B payments P.L. 114-10, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Issues: Support repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula; Medicare physician payment reform; extension of the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and extension of mandatory funding for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). H.R. 1117, Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 Issue: Create CMS grant program for new residency programs. Issue: Development and implementation of new Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) formula required under the ACA. Draft Hospital Improvements for Payment (HIP) Act of 2014 Issues: Support repeal of CMS Two-Midnights Rule, extending RAC audit moratorium for short stays, and permanent bundle program. Issue: Oppose further delays in the implementation of the ICD-10 system Issue: Support inclusion of socioeconomic status as part of hospital readmissions program including support for adoption of National Quality Forum (NQF) recommendations. Submitted comments to: CMS on the Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Shared Savings Program CMS regarding implementation of episode groups as required under MACRA CMS on the Quality Measure Development Plan for supporting the transition to the new Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) CMS regarding certification of HIT, including EHR products used for reporting to certain CMS quality programs CMS on the Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems 0.2 Percent Reduction Rule CMS on the Revisions to Requirements for Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals and Home Health Agencies Proposed Rule CMS on methods for assuring access to covered Medicaid service
Client expense: $822,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare-funded graduate medical education; HRSA THCGME Program; Creating Access to Residency Education Act of 2015 (HR 1117); Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2015 (H.R. 2124/S. 1148); Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act (H.R. 1006); Delivering Opportunities for Care and Services (DOCS) for Veterans Act of 2015 (S. 1676), Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act (H.R. 4774), Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act (H.R. 4732 and S. 2671).
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE