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Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act
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Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs under Medicare and Medicaid, to continue through 2016 to allow the use of quarterly reporting without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
In Office Ancillary Services: Protect Stark law exception to allow timely access to quality medical services. Support HR 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015, which provided physicians with a hardship exemption to Stage 2 meaningful use regulations Ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Track ICD 10 implementation Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act Support HR 3014: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a physician to transport controlled substances to another practice setting or disaster area if the physician is registered to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances listed on schedules II, III, IV, or V, and the physician enters into a specific agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $405,312 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
In Office Ancillary Services: Protect Stark law exception to allow timely access to quality medical services. Support HR 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015, which provided physicians with a hardship exemption to Stage 2 meaningful use regulations Ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Track ICD 10 implementation Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act Support HR 3014: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a physician to transport controlled substances to another practice setting or disaster area if the physician is registered to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances listed on schedules II, III, IV, or V, and the physician enters into a specific agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $405,312 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $47,159 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
In Office Ancillary Services: Protect Stark law exception to allow timely access to quality medical services. Support HR 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015, which provided physicians with a hardship exemption to Stage 2 meaningful use regulations Ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Track ICD 10 implementation Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act Support HR 3014: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a physician to transport controlled substances to another practice setting or disaster area if the physician is registered to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances listed on schedules II, III, IV, or V, and the physician enters into a specific agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $405,312 · Firm income: Not reported
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $47,159 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Evan H. Jenkins | Republican | WV |
| F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | WI |
| Jeff Fortenberry | Republican | NE |
| John Lewis | Democratic | GA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Sanford | Republican | SC |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Martha McSally | Republican | AZ |
| Mike Pompeo | Republican | KS |
| Patrick Meehan | Republican | PA |
| Pete Sessions | Republican | TX |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | Republican | LA |
| Rick W. Allen | Republican | GA |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Scott R. Tipton | Republican | CO |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Tom Price | Republican | GA |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R. 5652, Access to Better Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5573, PRICED Act H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3094, PRICED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R. 5652, Access to Better Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5573, PRICED Act H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3094, PRICED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R. 5652, Access to Better Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5573, PRICED Act H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3094, PRICED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 34, 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255) H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R. 5652, Access to Better Care Act of 2016 H.R. 5573, PRICED Act H.R. 5926, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3094, PRICED Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 5122, legislation to prohibit further action on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the Medicare Part B Drug Demo H.R. 5001/S.2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Act HR 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client expense: $65,519 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention Lead contamination of drinking water H.R. 6/H.R. 34 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R. 1151 - USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4479 - Families of Flint Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5065/S. 3299 - Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening (BABES) Act H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 612 - Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 764 - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2380 - Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 2873/H.R. 5395 - Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act S. 3136 - Improving Child Nutrition Integrity and Access Act of 2016 S. 3190 - Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016 S. 3239 - Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act S. 3245 - Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016 S. 3504 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $47,687 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
In Office Ancillary Services: Protect Stark law exception to allow timely access to quality medical services. Support HR 3940, Meaningful Use Hardship Relief Act of 2015, which provided physicians with a hardship exemption to Stage 2 meaningful use regulations Ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Track ICD 10 implementation Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act Support HR 3014: Medical Controlled Substances Transportation Act of 2015: This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to allow a physician to transport controlled substances to another practice setting or disaster area if the physician is registered to dispense, or conduct research with, controlled substances listed on schedules II, III, IV, or V, and the physician enters into a specific agreement with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB); Track Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Support S. 2822 and HR 5001, The Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; Support HR 2513, The Promoting Access, Competition and Equity (PACE) Act; Support HR 4848 The Healthy Inpatient Procedures Act
Client expense: $375,314 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting, Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, Telehealth, HR 6 - 21st Century Cures Act, HR 3309- Further Flexibility in Health IT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act, S. 2141 - TRUST-IT, Patient Identification, S. 2425, S. 2511 - Improving Health Information Technology Act, HR 5001/ S.2822 - Flexibility in EHR Reporting Act, S. 3173 - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE
2016 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.
Client expense: $450,000 · 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 5122, legislation to prohibit further action on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the Medicare Part B Drug Demo H.R. 5001/S.2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Act HR 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client expense: $169,982 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. H.R.5721, Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 2978, The Protect Continuing Physician Education and Patient Care Act. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. S.3173, EHR Regulatory Relief Act. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor the implementation of Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (P.L. 114-223). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act. H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act. H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate regarding proposed regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage and health insurance exchange networks (S. 2392 / H.R. 4227, the Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015). Support legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S.141/ H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015). Lobby Congress on improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. Lobby Congress on issues related to telemedicine and Medicare reimbursement. Support legislation to have telemedicine services reimbursable by Medicare (S. 2484/ H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act). Advocate on use and availability of health care data. Lobby in support of legislation to provide more flexibility in the Meaningful Use program (, H.R. 3309, the Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (Flex IT 2) Act), H.R. 3940, HR 5001/S.2822 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. Advocate for EHR interoperability and enhancements to the federal certification system for health information technology (S. 2141, Transparent Ratings on Usability & Security to Transform Technology Act of 2015 and S.2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act). 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 legislation to reduce Medicare fraud and improve access to Death Master File, S. 1073, the Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act. Advocate for improving disease management and care coordination for patients with chronic diseases Support preservation of the In Offices Ancillary Services Exemption under Stark Law regarding physician self-referral. Advocate against H.R. 5008, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2016 Support legislation to provide more flexibility in compliance with the Sunshine Act (S.2978). Advocate against data blocking by Electronic Health Records vendors. Support legislation to have telemedicine services reimbursable by Medicare (S. 2484/H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act). Support S. 2978, Protecting Continuing Physician Education & Patient Care Act. Advocate for increased graduate medical education funding. Lobby members of House to write to CMS in opposition of a policy in the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule that would require all physicians to collect and report data on all services included in 10- and 90-day global surgery codes.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care; Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) extension; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation.
Client expense: $850,000 · 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention Lead contamination of drinking water H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4479 - Families of Flint Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 764 - National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2380 - Public Health Emergency Response and Accountability Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848/H.R. 5303 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 3190 - Strengthening Our Rural Health Workforce Act of 2016 S. 3239 - Research to Accelerate Cures and Equity (RACE) for Children Act S. 3245 - Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supported HR 921, S. 689 - Medical Liability Legislation, which provides liability protection to team physicians who provide medical services in a secondary state. Supported HR 5001, S. 2822 - This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs under Medicare and Medicaid, to continue through 2016 to allow the use of quarterly reporting without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved. Supported HR 4848 - Healthy Inpatient Procedure Act
Client expense: $21,840 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting, Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, Telehealth, HR 6 - 21st Century Cures Act, HR 3309- Further Flexibility in Health IT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act, S. 2141 - TRUST-IT, Patient Identification, S. 2425, S. 2511 - Improving Health Information Technology Act, HR 5001/ S.2822 - Flexibility in EHR Reporting Act, S. 3173 - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Regulatory Relief Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
Client expense: $696,751 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support Primary Care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA Implementation. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
Client expense: $696,751 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Telehealth provisions of draft medical innovation legislation Mental health services and violence prevention H.R. 6 - 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 248/S. 305 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 512 - Developing an Innovative Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistant Microorganisms (DISARM) Act H.R. 596 - To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 609/S. 287 - Safe Food Act H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 897 - Zika Vector Control Act H.R. 931 - Helping Effective Antibiotics Last (HEAL) Act H.R. 932/S. 497 - Healthy Families Act H.R. 933/S. 486 - Head Start on Vaccinations Act H.R 1189/S. 620 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1209/S. 628 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 1372 - Home Visiting Extension Act H.R. 1462/S. 799 - Protecting Our Infants Act H.R 1517 - Stop Selling and Marketing to Our Kids E-Cigarettes (SMOKE) Act H.R. 1552 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act H.R 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act H.R. 2300/S. 2519 - Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 H.R. 2646 - Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act H.R. 2653 - American Health Care Reform Act H.R. 2690 - Including Families in Mental Health Recovery Act H.R. 2713 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act H.R. 2948 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778 - Telemedicine for Medicare (TELE-MED) Act H.R. 3299 - Strengthening Public Health Emergency Response Act of 2015 H.R. 3379 - Airplane Kits Act H.R. 3463 - Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act H.R. 3495 - Women's Public Health and Safety Act H.R. 3660 - Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3659 - Exchange Inclusion for a Healthy America Act H.R. 3762 - Restoring Americans Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act H.R. 3865/S. 2542 - Cradle Act H.R. 4276 - Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act H.R. 4400/S. 2512 - Adding Zika Virus to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act H.R. 4723 - Protecting Taxpayers by Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act H.R. 4724 - Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding Act H.R. 4771 - Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2016 H.R. 5001/S. 2822 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act H.R. 5003 - Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016 H.R. 5284 - Worlds Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5456/S. 3065 - Family First Prevention Services Act S. 30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act S. 142/H.R. 1375/H.R. 3242 - Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act S. 185 - Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health (PATH) Act S. 203 - American Liberty Restoration Act S. 339 - ObamaCare Repeal Act S. 481 - Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical Therapies Act S. 522 - Protecting & Retaining Our Children's Health Insurance Program (PRO-CHIP) Act S. 621 - Prevention of Antibiotic Resistance Act S. 673 - Winding Down Obamacare Act S. 674 - 21st Century Womens Health Act S. 971 - Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act S. 993/H.R. 1854 - Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act S. 1016 - Preserving Freedom and Choice in Health Care Act S. 1456 - Rural ACO Improvement Act S. 1549 - Care Planning Act S. 1793 - Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act S. 1893 - Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act S. 1945 - Mental Health Reform Act S. 2002/H.R. 3722 - Mental Health and Safe Communities Act S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 2075 - American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act S. 2100 - Tobacco to 21 Act S. 2153 - Provider Payment Sunshine Act S. 2173/H.R. 3712 - Improving Access to Mental Health Act S. 2218/H.R. 1218 - Personal Health Investment (PHIT) Act S. 2259 - ACO Assignment Improvement Act S. 2261 - Rural ACO Provider Equity Act S. 2343/H.R. 4155 - Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 2408/H.R. 4266 - Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act S. 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act S. 2525/H.R. 4567 - Expand Excellence in Mental Health Act of 2016 S. 2609 - An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods S. 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 S. 2687 - Plan of Safe Care Improvement Act S. 2821 - Testing, Removal, and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure, and Pipes (True LEADership) Act of 2016 S. 2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450
Government targets: 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), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 5273, the Helping Hospitals Improve Patient Care Act of 2016 - provisions related to SES adjustment for the hospital readmissions reduction program and off campus HOPD billing under OPPS H.R. 4428, the Fair Hospital Payments Act of 2016 - provisions related to Medicare geographic wage index Issues related to extension of the TennCare Medicaid 1115 waiver Issues related to CMS audits of TennCare Medicaid DSH H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 General issues around outlook for legislation related to hospitals Issues related to Graduate Medical Education (GME) Issues related to CMS star ratings Issues related to CMS Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act - provisions related to HIPPA and NIH funding H.R. xxxx/S. 3040, FY 17 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act - provisions around Title VIII nursing workforce programs H.R. 5001, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act - provisions related to EHR Meaningful Use stage 3 Issues around EHR Meaningful Use Stage 3 Issues related to CMS hospital star ratings Issues related to hospital emergency preparedness programs Issues related to state regulation of air ambulance services General issues around precision medicine Issues around HHS guidance on fee structure of medical record requests General support for greater public health response on Zika Issues related to liver redistricting at HRSA/UNOS Issues related to a technical correction to the off-campus HOPD provision included in H.R. 1314, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 Issues around potential FDA regulatory framework for Laboratory Developed Tests
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to health care and reauthorization of National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER) (P.L. 109-60). Monitor the implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 1695, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to health care and reauthorization of National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER) (P.L. 109-60). Monitor the implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 1695, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor federal issues and legislation related to healthcare policy. Monitor federal issues and legislation related to Medicare reimbursement. Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Extend Section 3111, P.L. 111-148. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to health care and reauthorization of National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act (NASPER) (P.L. 109-60). Monitor the implementation of Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 1725, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. H.R. 1859, Ensuring Children's Access to Specialty Care Act of 2015. H.R. 2256, Veterans Information Modernization Act. H.R. 2464, Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015. H.R. 3020, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 480, National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2015. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 1695, Senate Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Funding for NIH, CDC, DOD, related to arthritis and rheumatic disease research and education. Funding for Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment Program. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor federal and legislative activity related to Medicare Reimbursement. Monitor federal issues and legislation associated with health care policy. Monitor implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). H.R. 6, House 21st Century Cures Act. H.R. 270, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2015. H.R.775, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. H.R. 1600, Patients' Access to Treatments Act of 2015. H.R. 3309, Flex-IT 2 Act H.R. 4227, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. H.R. 4848, HIP Act H.R. 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5001, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act H.R. 5122, To prohibit further action on the proposed rule regarding testing of Medicare part B prescription drug models. H.R. 5293, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S.539, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2015. S. 2392, Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights. S. 2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act. S. 2822, Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations, FY 2017. S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017. Senate 21st Century Cures Act counterpart package, including S. 2700, S.185, S.2713, S.2745, S.2742, S.1878, S.1077, S.1101, S.2055, S.1767, S.1597, S.2512, S.2030, S.1622, S.2014, S.800, S.849, S.2503, and S.2511. Draft, House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations, FY 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate regarding proposed regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-10). Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage and health insurance exchange networks (S. 2392 / H.R. 4227, the Medicare Advantage Bill of Rights Act of 2015). Support legislation to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board (S.141/ H.R. 1190, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015). Lobby Congress on improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. 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 (, H.R. 3309, the Further Flexibility in HIT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability (Flex IT 2) Act), H.R. 3940, HR 5001/S.2822 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act. Advocate for EHR interoperability and enhancements to the federal certification system for health information technology (S. 2141, Transparent Ratings on Usability & Security to Transform Technology Act of 2015 and S.2511, Improving Health Information Technology Act). 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 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. Advocate for improving disease management and care coordination for patients with chronic diseases Support preservation of the In Offices Ancillary Services Exemption under Stark Law regarding physician self-referral. Advocate against H.R. 5008, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2016 Support legislation to provide more flexibility in compliance with the Sunshine Act (S.2978). Advocate against data blocking by Electronic Health Records vendors. Support legislation to have telemedicine services reimbursable by Medicare (S. 2484/ H.R. 4442, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act). Support S. 2978, Protecting Continuing Physician Education & Patient Care Act. Advocate for increased graduate medical education funding.
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 5122, legislation to prohibit further action on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for the Medicare Part B Drug Demo H.R. 5001/S.2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record (EHR) Reporting Act HR 1416 The Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2015 Implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Client expense: $92,141 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Supported HR 921, S. 689 - Medical Liability Legislation, which provides liability protection to team physicians who provide medical services in a secondary state. Supported HR 5001, S. 2822 - This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services, with respect to electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use incentive programs under Medicare and Medicaid, to continue through 2016 to allow the use of quarterly reporting without regard to the payment year or the stage of meaningful use criteria involved. Supported HR 4848 - Healthy Inpatient Procedure Act
Client expense: $219,118 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for introduction of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support Primary Care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA Implementation. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
Client expense: $696,751 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 285 Promise for Antibiotics and Therapeutics for Health Act: Support streamlining FDA's approval process for treatments of antibiotic resistant bacteria. S 524 HR 953 HR 1725 HR 4981 HR 4599 HR 3680 HR 4586 HR 4969 HR 4641 HR 5046 - Comprehensive Addiction & Recovery Act: Support state prescription drug monitoring, treatment, naloxone, take-backs, partial fil & evidence based prescribing & treatment. S. 2742 Promoting Bomedical Research and Public Health for Patients Act: Improve how CDC engages vaccine manufacturers. S. 2822/HR 5001 Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act: Shorten EHR reporting period in Meaningful Use to 90 days. S. 2956 - FDA authority to regulate tobacco products: Protect FDA authority over tobacco products including cigars and e-cigs. S. 3040 - FY2017 appropriations for AHRQ, Restore AHRQ appropriation. S. 3040 - FY 2017 appropriations for HRSA National Health Services Corp: Provide appropriated funds to support medical student debt relief and increased access. HR 2577, HR 5243 HR 4973 - Public Health/Emergency Funding: Funding for Zika emergency response: Public Health. HR 4223 - Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt Act: Support legislation that restores graduate and professional students to the Federal Direct Subsidized Loan program. HR 4771 - Medical Liability Reform: Support Help Efficient, Accessible, Low Cost, Timely Health Care "HEALTH" Act: Medical Liability Reform - the HEALTH Act. No Bill No - Teaching Health Center Reauthorization: The meetings were organized to seek support for THC permanancy. No Bill No. - FY 2016 appropriations AHRQ, HRSA Title VII, NHSC: AAFP Federal spending priorities to support workforce, research. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education - Explain and advocate for AAFP's policy proposals on GME. No Bill No. - Congressional Primary Care Caucus - Urge members to join the Caucus and support Primary Care to achieve the triple aim in health care. No Bill No. - Gun Violence/Appropriations: CDC Gun Violence research. No Bill No.- Health IT: Advocate for Introduction of a Bill to reduce Meaningful Use Reporting Period for 2016 to 90 days. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Pursue advancement of a bill to fix problem caused by "rotators" who establish low caps and PRAs. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Work with House Committee on Energy and Commerce on oversight of MACRA implementation, including hearing preparation. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Provide TA to House office on bill relating to payment and delivery reform around end-of-life care. No Bill No.-Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for solution to VACAA Expansion slots - how to fill them with more family medicine residents. No Bill No. - Graduate Medical Education: Advocate for the introduction of a bill to help resolve problems specific to the rural GME. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advocate for advancement of policies that would promote direct primary care (DPC) No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Advise W&M COmmittee on AAFP's position on the CMS Part B Drug Demonstration. No Bill No. - Physician Payment Reform: Help AAFP team with drafting comments to MIPS/APMs proposed rulemaking. No Bill No. - Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education permanence: Maintain the sustainability of the THCGME program. No Bill No. - HHS External Opioid Working Group: Meeting AAFP commitment to curb prescription opioid abuse. No Bill No. - Encourage House members to join Primary Care Caucus: Increase membership of the Primary Care Caucus. No Bill No. - 2016 Family Medicine Congressional Conference: MACRA curb RX abuse, THCGME, workforce and research. No Bill No. - Primary Care Forum: Robert Graham Center Research. No Bill No. - Friends of AHRQ - Primary Care Research & Support for PC transformation. No Bill No. - National Advisory Council on the National Health Service Corps: NHSC-scholarships, student debt repayment, access . No Bill No. - Advisory Committee on Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry: Increase support for Title VII. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA NACNHSC - naming a family physician to the NACNHSC. No Bill No. - Nomination to HRSA ACTPCMD - naming a family physicians and/or teacher of family medicine. No Bill No. - Health IT/90 Day bill: Meeting to urge policy makers to support Meaningful Use flexibility legislation. No Bill No. - Zika Budget Meeting: Meeting to urge policy makers to fund Zika monies and to support public health infectious disease control. No Bill No.- FY2017 appropriations: Retain funding for HRSA's Title VII Health Professions Grants and for AHRQ. No Bill No.- Ban on public finding for research into gun violence: End restrictions on research into gun violence. No Bill No. - FDA final rule on coverage of tobacco regulatory authority: Recommend that OMB release FDA final "deeming" rule on tobacco control authority. No Bill No. - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): Testified that CMS needs to support primary care in upcoming proposed rule on MACRA. No Bill No. - Prescription Drug Abuse: Invest in prescription drug monitoring programs and physician education. No Bill No. - FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products: Eliminate House Agriculture appropriations bill's exemption of cigars from FDA regulation and the softening of pre-market review requirements of e-cigarettes. No Bill No. - Implementation of MACRA by CMS: Make sure primary care physicians have a clear path to Alternative Payment Models. No Bill No. - Mental Health reforms: Coverage of mental health services by family physicians. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug Demonstration Program: Support value-based purchasing of Medicare Part Drugs. No Bill No. - Interoperability of Information Systems: Measure key compoents of HIT interoperability. No Bill No.- Rural Training Tracks: Production of primary care physicians is needed to meet needs of rural America. No Bill No. - MACRA proposed rule: Preserve the role of primary care in the physician payment system. No Bill No. - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records: Patient privacy, EHRs. No Bill No. - Hep C virus administration by PCPs: Ability of PCPs to admin hep c treatment. No Bill No. - PCP recommendations for MACRA: PCP recs for the MACRA proposed rule. PCP prescribing diabetic testing supplies: Admin hassles with prescribing for diabetic patients. No Bill No. - Nomination for Health Promotion: Nominating FPs to an HHS committee. No Bill No. - FDA Regulation over nicotine delivery devices: Urging the Administration to finalize the FDA deeming regulations over tobacco. No Bill No. - How MACRA should be implemented: Sign on letter to CMS on MACRA implementation. No Bill No. - Urging the APOE to cover MA: Urging CMS's outreach office to educate on Medicare Advantage plans. No Bill No. - Contraceptives for men and women: Urging CMS to cover contraceptives for all. No Bill No. - CMS on the PCMH: How CMS and MACRA should consider the PCMH. No Bill No. - MY and interoperability issues and MACRA: Further meaningful use concerns. No Bill No. - Nominating FPs to a primary workgroup: Putting FPs on a primary care committee. No Bill No. - VA on prescription drug monitoring programs: That VA should follow state based PDMPs. No Bill No. - Medicare Part B Drug proposed rule: Concerns with rising Part B and D costs. No Bill No. - USPSTF nominations: Getting FPs on the USPSTF. No Bill No. - RFI on interoperability and MACRA: Further EHR suggestions. No Bill No. - GME provisions withing IPPS regulation: Need more GME slots for rural PCPs. No Bill No. - comments on antibiotic resistant bacteria: How to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria. No Bill No. - Comments on the MACRA proposed rule: 107 page comment letter on the MACRA proposed rule. No Bill No. - Health Insurance Marketplace issues and Provider Involvement with Patient Enrollment: Network adequacy, Patient Enrollment in Marketplaces. No Bill No. - Childrens Health Insurance: CHIP Medicaid. No Bill No. - VA Nursing Handbook: Scope of Practice. No Bill No. - Medicaid: Medicaid alternative Proposals. No Bill No. - MACRA: Meetings to discuss current efforts to prepare for the MACRA law. No Bill No. - Adult Vaccine Meeting - Meetings to discuss current efforts to increase adult vaccine access through Medicare access and interoperability. No Bill No. - Mental Health Reform: Engagement to educate policy makers about primary care integration, insurance reforms and workforce policies.
Client expense: $696,751 · 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), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 270 - Flexibility in Health IT Reporting, Meaningful Use EHR Incentive Program, Electronic Health Records, Interoperability, Telehealth, HR 6 - 21st Century Cures Act, HR 3309- Further Flexibility in Health IT Reporting and Advancing Interoperability Act, S. 2141 - TRUST-IT, Patient Identification, S. 2425, S. 2511 - Improving Health Information Technology Act, HR 5001/ S.2822 - Flexibility in EHR Reporting Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE
2016 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage; Medicare hospital payment; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project, including HR 2513, the PACE Act of 2015; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program and H.R. 5001/S. 2822, the Flexibility in Electronic Health Record Reporting Act; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; S 488/HR 3355, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 2382, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2015; S 298/HR 546, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2015, a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy, including HR 2124/S 1148, the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act; ICD-10 transition; end of life care.
Client expense: $360,000 · 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), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2016 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Supported HR 921, S. 689 medical liability legislation, which provides liability protection to team physicians who provide medical services in a secondary state. HR 5001, S. 2822 Meaningful Use. HR 4848 Healthy Inpatient Procedure Act.
Client expense: $45,913 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE