Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
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Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Sec. 3) This bill exempts workplace wellness programs from: (1) limitations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 on medical examinations and inquiries of employees, (2) the prohibition on collecting genetic information in connection with issuing health insurance, and (3) limitations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 on collecting the genetic information of employees or family members of employees. This exemption applies to workplace wellness programs that comply with limits on rewards for employees participating in the program. Workplace wellness programs may provide for more favorable treatment of individuals with adverse health factors, such as a disability. Collection of information about a disease or disorder of a family member as part of a workplace wellness program is not an unlawful acquisition of genetic information about another family member.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 341.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-459, Part I.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 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.
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2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation related to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination. Legislation related to workplace health and safety. H.R.5223 - Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act H.R.1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2828, Sober Home Fraud Detection Act (Rubio) - best practices for identifying fraud in recovery housing S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 3016, Action for Dental Health Act (Booker) - grants for oral health programs S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding S. 3254, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Rubio) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Draft Bill: Protecting Patients From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy) - surprise medical bills H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act - air ambulance issues H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act (Chu) - best practices for recovery housing H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5100, Recovery Home Certification Act (Knight) -- anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services, Agriculture, FDA, Transportation, and Housing Appropriations Act (Calvert) - FDA funding H.R. 6157, Defense-Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Granger) - HHS funding H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act (Walden) - codification of Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership H.R. 6878, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Deutch) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 6902, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Knight) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act(S.261/H.R.772) Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017(H.R.1222/S.477) H.Res 827- Expressing Support for designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Health equity and accountability Act of 2018(no bill # introduced 5/23) H.R.3592 South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017 H.R.1313, the Preserving Employer Wellness Programs Act Prevention and Public Health Fund(ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act(PHIT)(S.482/H.R.1267) Regulatory Accountability Act(S.951) S.3388- Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act S.Res479- A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Short Term CRA (S.J. Res.63)
Client expense: $168,587 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation related to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination. Legislation related to workplace health and safety. H.R.5223 - Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act H.R.1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Reforming parts of the ERISA and McCarran-Ferguson laws to foster a more competition in the health insurance marketplace. H.R. 372-Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act H.R. 65-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017 H.R. 1313-Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 155-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017
Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Markup by |
| March 8, 2017 |
| Energy and Commerce Committee | House | Referred to | March 2, 2017 |
| Ways and Means Committee | House | Referred to | March 2, 2017 |
| Education and the Workforce Committee | House | Referred to | March 2, 2017 |
| Republican |
| VA |
| Tim Walberg | Republican | MI |
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). H.R. 6, the Support for Patients and Communities Act.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2828, Sober Home Fraud Detection Act (Rubio) - best practices for identifying fraud in recovery housing S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 3016, Action for Dental Health Act (Booker) - grants for oral health programs S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding S. 3254, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Rubio) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Draft Bill: Protecting Patients From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy) - surprise medical bills H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act - air ambulance issues H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act (Chu) - best practices for recovery housing H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5100, Recovery Home Certification Act (Knight) -- anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services, Agriculture, FDA, Transportation, and Housing Appropriations Act (Calvert) - FDA funding H.R. 6157, Defense-Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Granger) - HHS funding H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act (Walden) - codification of Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership H.R. 6878, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Deutch) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 6902, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Knight) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); Employer mandate; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers, Health Insurance Tax ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs), H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act HIPAA compliance, Privacy, Claims data and all payers claims databases Mental Health Parity, Substance use disorders, Opiods mitigation Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017, Continuing resolutions with health tax provisions, H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act Prescription Drug Costs, Pharmacy gag clauses, Rebates & Point-of-Sale requirements, Biosimilars Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage, Patient Safety Medicare Advantage, Medicare Secondary Payer, Kidney dialysis, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) COBRA, Retiree health HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act, HSA limit changes, H.R. 6199 the Restoring Access to Medication & Modernizing HSA Act ERISA Preemption, Balance and Surprise billing, State mandates & assessments
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28912-28964, June 21, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part D's Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report; A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in Int'l Trade
Client expense: $15,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, provisions related to employee benefits, potential taxation of employee benefits, and reinstatement of over-the-counter drug reimbursement through FSA. H.R. 3919/S. 1908, Common Sense Reporting Act, provisions related to employer requirements. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions. H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act, all provisions
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); Employer mandate; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers, Health Insurance Tax ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs, H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act HIPAA compliance, Privacy, Claims data and all payers claims databases Mental Health Parity, Substance use disorders, Opiods mitigation Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017, Continuing resolutions with health tax provisions, H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act Prescription Drug Costs, Pharmacy gag clauses, Rebates & Point-of-Sale requirements, Biosimilars Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage, Patient Safety Medicare Advantage, Medicare Secondary Payer, Kidney dialysis, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) COBRA, Retiree health HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, and H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act HSA limit changes, H.R. 6199 the Restoring Access to Medication & Modernizing HSA Act ERISA Preemption, Balance and Surprise billing, State mandates & assessments
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Reduces ACA individual mandate penalty.) H.R. 6 - Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (Employer-sponsored plan Medicare secondary payer rules.) H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Clarification of wellness programs.) H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) H.R. 5138 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6128- HSA Employer Flexibility Act (Expansion of HSAs to include on-site employee clinics, retail clinics & telehealth services.) H.R. 173 and S. 58 - The Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (Repeals the health care excise tax.) H.R. 3919 and S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act (Clarifies the ACA employer reporting requirements.) H.R. 4978 / S. 2410 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 (Expands HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible.) H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R.6199 - Restoring Access to Medication Act (Expands the use of Flexible Spending Arrangements and Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6312- Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act (Repeals employer mandate penalty.) H.R. 6311 - Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.J. Res 125 The Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act (Delayed the Cadillac Tax until 2022.) S. 1782 - Forty Hours is Full-Time Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) Association Health Plans (DOL) Health Care Reform - White House ACA Employer Reporting Requirements - Treasury Department
Client expense: $445,840 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4616, the Employer Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 1038/S. 413 - Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act H.R.592/S. 109 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 3919/S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 6199 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses HIT delay
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Conversion Therapy Ending Discrimination Against Gay and Bisexual Blood and Tissue Donors Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Funding for HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, and Research Funding for and Education Regarding Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Health Insurance Privacy HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act Implementation Implementation of Section 1557 Nondiscrimination regulations Implementation and Protection of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Interpretation of the Older Americans Act Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations LGBTQ Data Collection Planned Parenthood funding Preventing Prohibitions on Gender Transition-Related Care Privacy in Health Insurance Explanation of Benefits Religious Refusals in Healthcare Repeal of Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs Ryan White CARE program Reauthorization Unfair Drug Pricing Practices American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628) Graham Cassidy Amendment to H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act Disapproving Title X Regulations (H.J. Res. 43) Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (S. 3388) Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1516; S. 636) Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 2028) LGBT Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 3273; S.1570) Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (H.R.1313) Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (H.R. 3602; S. 1653) REPEAL (Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal) HIV Discrimination Act (H.R. 1739, S. 2186) Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (H.R. 2119; S. 928) Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act (H.R. 3559; S.1650)
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 277 - American Health Care Reform Act; HR 247/S. 28 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act; Better Care Reconciliation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation related to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination. Legislation related to workplace health and safety. H.R.5223 - Health Care Workplace Violence Prevention Act H.R.1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Reduces ACA individual mandate penalty.) H.R. 6 - Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (Employer-sponsored plan Medicare secondary payer rules.) H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Clarification of wellness programs.) H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) H.R. 5138 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6128- HSA Employer Flexibility Act (Expansion of HSAs to include on-site employee clinics, retail clinics & telehealth services.) H.J. Res 125 The Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act (Delayed the Cadillac Tax until 2022.) H.R. 6301 - Promoting High-Value Health Care Through Flexibility for High Deductible Health Plans Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6305 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R.6199 - Restoring Access to Medication Act (Expands the use of Flexible Spending Arrangements and Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6312- Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 4616 - Employer Relief Act (Repeals employer mandate penalty.) H.R. 6311 - Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 173 and S. 58 - The Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (Repeals the health care excise tax.) H.R. 3919 and S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act (Clarifies the ACA employer reporting requirements.) H.R. 4978 / S. 2410 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 (Expands HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible.) S. 1782 - Forty Hours is Full-Time Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) Association Health Plans (DOL) Health Care Reform - White House
Client expense: $723,049 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). H.R. 6, the Support for Patients and Communities Act.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2828, Sober Home Fraud Detection Act (Rubio) - best practices for identifying fraud in recovery housing S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 3016, Action for Dental Health Act (Booker) - grants for oral health programs S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding S. 3254, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Rubio) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Draft Bill: Protecting Patients From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy) - surprise medical bills H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, Medicare and Medicaid issues, budget offsets H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act - air ambulance issues H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 4684, Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act (Chu) - best practices for recovery housing H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5100, Recovery Home Certification Act (Knight) -- anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 6147, Interior, Environment, Financial Services, Agriculture, FDA, Transportation, and Housing Appropriations Act (Calvert) - FDA funding H.R. 6157, Defense-Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (Granger) - HHS funding H.R. 6753, Strengthening the Health Care Fraud Prevention Task Force Act (Walden) - codification of Healthcare Fraud Prevention Partnership H.R. 6878, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Deutch) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers H.R. 6902, Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (Knight) - anti-kickback penalties for body brokers Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1625, FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Royce) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, opioid initiatives, ACA risk corridors S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (Inhofe) S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding, ACA issues House version of FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Cole) - HHS funding, ACA issues H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, budget offsets H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 3759, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper-Castor) - support for family caregivers H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4616, the Employer Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 1038/S. 413 - Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act H.R.592/S. 109 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 3919/S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 6199 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses HIT delay
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Conversion Therapy Ending Discrimination Against Gay and Bisexual Blood and Tissue Donors Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Funding for HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, and Research Funding for and Education Regarding Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Health Insurance Privacy HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act Implementation Implementation of Section 1557 Nondiscrimination regulations Implementation and Protection of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Interpretation of the Older Americans Act Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations LGBTQ Data Collection Planned Parenthood funding Preventing Prohibitions on Gender Transition-Related Care Privacy in Health Insurance Explanation of Benefits Religious Refusals in Healthcare Repeal of Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs Ryan White CARE program Reauthorization Unfair Drug Pricing Practices American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628) Graham Cassidy Amendment to H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act Disapproving Title X Regulations (H.J. Res. 43) Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (S. 3388) Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1516; S. 636) Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 2028) LGBT Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 3273; S.1570) Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (H.R.1313) Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (H.R. 3602; S. 1653) REPEAL (Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal) HIV Discrimination Act (H.R. 1739, S. 2186) Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (H.R. 2119; S. 928) Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act (H.R. 3559; S.1650)
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); Employer mandate; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers, Health Insurance Tax ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs), H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act HIPAA compliance, Privacy, Claims data and all payers claims databases Mental Health Parity, Substance use disorders, Opiods mitigation Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017, Continuing resolutions with health tax provisions, H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act Prescription Drug Costs, Pharmacy gag clauses, Rebates & Point-of-Sale requirements, Biosimilars Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage, Patient Safety Medicare Advantage, Medicare Secondary Payer, Kidney dialysis, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) COBRA, Retiree health HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act, HSA limit changes, H.R. 6199 the Restoring Access to Medication & Modernizing HSA Act, HSA limit changes ERISA Preemption, Balance billing, State mandates & assessments
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options
Client expense: $17,560,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act(S.261/H.R.772) Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017(H.R.1222/S.477) H.Res 827- Expressing Support for designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Health equity and accountability Act of 2018(no bill # introduced 5/23) H.R.3592 South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017 H.R.1313, the Preserving Employer Wellness Programs Act Prevention and Public Health Fund(ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act(PHIT)(S.482/H.R.1267) Regulatory Accountability Act(S.951) S.3388- Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act S.Res479- A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month"
Client expense: $110,535 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, provisions related to employee benefits, potential taxation of employee benefits, and reinstatement of over-the-counter drug reimbursement through FSA. H.R. 3919/S. 1908, Common Sense Reporting Act, provisions related to employer requirements. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions. H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act, all provisions
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); ACA Shared Responsibility for Employers Provisions; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers. ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs) HIPAA compliance Mental Health Parity Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance. Disability Insurance Claims Appeals Prescription Drug Costs Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage Medicare Advantage American Health Care Act/Better Care Reconciliation Act H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act COBRA, including H.R. 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, and H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act HSA limit changes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 277 - American Health Care Reform Act; HR 247/S. 28 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act; Better Care Reconciliation Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Reforming parts of the ERISA and McCarran-Ferguson laws to foster a more competition in the health insurance marketplace. H.R. 372-Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act H.R. 65-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017 H.R. 1313-Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 155-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation related to Genetic Information Nondiscrimination. Legislation related to workplace health and safety. H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 277 - American Health Care Reform Act; HR 247/S. 28 - Health Savings Account Expansion Act; Better Care Reconciliation Act
Client expense: $18,992 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
HR 1180 Working Families Flexibility Act; HR 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act; HR 1393/S 540- Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act; S. 345 - Workplace Advancement Act; S. 44 - End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act; HR 1516 - Healthy Families Act; HR 1869/S.819 Paycheck Fairness Act; S. 344 - Strong Families Act
Client expense: $18,992 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Monitor H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017. Monitor H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. Monitor H.R. 1628, Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA).
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Reduces ACA individual mandate penalty.) H.R. 6 - Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (Employer-sponsored plan Medicare secondary payer rules.) H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Clarification of wellness programs.) H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) H.R. 5138 - Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 (Expands the use of Health Savings Accounts.) H.R. 6128- HSA Employer Flexibility Act (Expansion of HSAs to include on-site employee clinics, retail clinics & telehealth services.) H.R. 173 and S. 58 - The Middle-Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (Repeals the health care excise tax.) H.R. 3919 and S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act (Clarifies the ACA employer reporting requirements.) S. 1782 - Forty Hours is Full-Time Act (Amends the ACA definition of full-time.) H.R. 4978 / S. 2410 - Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 (Expands HSA to provide care for chronic conditions with no deductible.) H.J. Res 125 The Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act (Delayed the Cadillac Tax until 2022.) Association Health Plans (DOL) Health Care Reform - White House
Client expense: $586,124 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, provisions related to employee benefits, potential taxation of employee benefits, and reinstatement of over-the-counter drug reimbursement through FSA. H.R. 3919/S. 1908, Common Sense Reporting Act, provisions related to employer requirements. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Conversion Therapy Ending Discrimination Against Gay and Bisexual Blood and Tissue Donors Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Funding for HIV/AIDS Education, Prevention, and Research Funding for and Education Regarding Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Health Insurance Privacy HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act Implementation Implementation of Section 1557 Nondiscrimination regulations Implementation and Protection of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Interpretation of the Older Americans Act Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations LGBTQ Data Collection Planned Parenthood funding Preventing Prohibitions on Gender Transition-Related Care Privacy in Health Insurance Explanation of Benefits Religious Refusals in Healthcare Repeal of Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Exchange Programs Ryan White CARE program Reauthorization Unfair Drug Pricing Practices American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628) Graham Cassidy Amendment to H.R. 1628 Better Care Reconciliation Act Disapproving Title X Regulations (H.J. Res. 43) Healthy Families Act (H.R. 1516; S. 636) Healthy Relationships Act (H.R. 2028) LGBT Data Inclusion Act (H.R. 3273; S.1570) Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (H.R.1313) Real Education for Healthy Youth Act (H.R. 3602; S. 1653) REPEAL (Repeal Existing Policies that Encourage and Allow Legal) HIV Discrimination Act (H.R. 1739, S. 2186) Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act (H.R. 2119; S. 928) Youth Access to Sexual Health Services Act (H.R. 3559; S.1650)
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl AIDS Policy, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office on Violence Against Women, SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 372-Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act H.R. 65-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017 H.R. 1313-Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act S. 155-Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee (RAISE) Health Benefits Act of 2017
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. Cadillac Tax. Cost Containment. Delivery and Payment Reforms. Employee Healthcare Exclusion. Employee Wellness Programs. Graham-Cassidy Draft. Health Insurance Tax. Regulatory Implementation. Reinsurance. Reporting Requirements. Transparency. H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act. H.R. 365/S. 1358, Primary Care Enhancement Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act Health Care Choices Proposal H.R. 6, Support for Patients and Communities Act - Title IV - Offsets
Client expense: $3,860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Navy, Dept of, Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); ACA Shared Responsibility for Employers Provisions; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs), H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act HIPAA compliance Mental Health Parity Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance, H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017, Continuing resolutions with health tax provisions Prescription Drug Costs Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage Medicare Advantage Medicare Secondary Payer, Kidney dialysis, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) COBRA HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, and H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act, HSA limit changes
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1038/S. 413 - Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act H.R.592/S. 109 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 1313 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 3919/S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 3798 - Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 6199 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses HIT delay
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, including repeal of ACA 40% excise tax; ACA Reporting (IRC 6055 and 6056); ACA Shared Responsibility for Employers Provisions; wellness issues; out-of-pocket (OOP) limits related to cost sharing, nondiscrimination, 1332 waivers. ADA and GINA (in conjunction with employer-based wellness programs) HIPAA compliance Mental Health Parity Tax Treatment of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance. Disability Insurance Claims Appeals Prescription Drug Costs Value-Driven Care in Public and Private Coverage Medicare Advantage American Health Care Act/Better Care Reconciliation Act H.R. 173 / S. 58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act COBRA, including H.R. 2579 - Broader Options for Americans Act HSAs, including S. 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017, H.R. 5138 the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, and H.R. 365 the Primary Care Enhancement Act HSA limit changes
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioid crisis
Client expense: $15,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1625, FY 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Royce) - funding for HHS programs and agencies, opioid initiatives, ACA risk corridors S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Bennet) - opioid issues S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act (Alexander) - opioid initiatives, mental health parity S. 2789, Substance Abuse Prevention Act (Cornyn) - opioid initiatives, restrictions on step therapy S. 2812, Air Ambulance Consumer Protection Act (McCaskill) - air ambulance S. 2891, Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Sunshine Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2892, Peer Support Enhancement and Evaluation Review Act (Cardin) - opioid issues S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act (Casey) - opioid issues S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act (Brown) - opioid issues S. 2902, Better Data Sharing to Combat the Opioid Crisis Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Toomey) - opioid issues S. 2910, Telehealth for Childrens Access to Services and Treatment Act (Roberts) - opioid issues S. 2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options (Heller) - opioid issues S. 2912, Opioid Addiction Treatment Programs Enhancement Act (Cassidy) - opioid issues S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act (McCaskill) - opioid issues S. 2922, Help for Moms and Babies Act (Stabenow) - opioid issues S. 2923, Building Capacity for Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Grassley) - opioid issues S. 2924, Supporting Family-Focused Residential Treatment Act (Scott) - opioid issues S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (Inhofe) S. 3120, the HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act (Hatch) - opioid initiatives S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Blunt) - HHS funding, ACA issues House version of FY 2019 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Act (Cole) - HHS funding, ACA issues H.R. 6, SUPPORT Patients and Families Act (Walden) - opioid initiatives, budget offsets H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act (King) - medical liability reform H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (Foxx) - employee wellness programs H.R. 2422, Action for Dental Health Act (Kelly) - oral health services and education for underserved populations H.R. 3331, adoption and use of EHR technology by behavioral health providers (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act (Clark) - opioid issues H.R. 3759, RAISE Family Caregivers Act (Harper-Castor) - support for family caregivers H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act (Schweikert) - opioid issues H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act (Bass) - opioid issues H.R. 5477, Rural DOCS Act (O'Halleran) - opioid issues H.R. 5562, Protecting NAS Babies Act (Jenkins) - opioid issues H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act (Carter) - opioid issues H.R. 5583, State reporting on certain adult health quality measures (Clarke) - opioid issues H.R. 5590, CMS Action Plan (Kinzinger) - opioid issues H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (Thornberry) H.R. 5714, Education for Disposal of Unused Opioids Act (Black) - opioid issues H.R. 5715, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act (Renacci) - opioid issues H.R. 5716, COMPASS Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5723, Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act (Tenney) - opioid issues H.R. 5725, BEST Act (Roskam) - opioid issues H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act (Curbelo) - opioid issues H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources Act (Paulsen) - opioid issues H.R. 5776, MOST Act (Neal) - opioid issues H.R. 5789, protections for pregnant and post-partum women (Foster) - opioid issues H.R. 5795, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Blumenauer) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information H.R. 5796, Responsible Education Achieves Care and Healthy Outcomes for Users' Treatment Act (Fitzpatrick) - opioid issues H.R. 5801, PARTNERSHIP Act (Griffith) - opioid issues H.R. 6082, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Mullin) - confidential sharing of substance use disorder information Regulatory Issues: HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including standards for privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets (including ICD-10), identifiers including the health plan identifier, enforcement; cybersecurity; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative, the enrollment reconciliation process, and a related OPM reimbursement factor for records that cannot be reconciled; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements; issues relating to similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) and MLR requirements under the FEHBP; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; electronic health records, personal health records, and similar technologies; issues relating to market consolidation; issues related to hospital consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; prescription drug pricing; issues related to the collection of race and ethnicity data; issues related to medical loss ratios; reference pricing; review of rates for reasonableness; preexisting condition insurance plans; issues relating to antitrust; accountable care organizations; provider non-discrimination; coverage of preventive services; contraceptive coverage; pre-existing condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; issues relating to the annual fee on health insurance providers; health plan automatic enrollment requirements; issues related to qualified health plans including certification and rate filing templates; health insurance market rules; reinsurance, risk corridors, and risk adjustment; dependent coverage; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; benefit and payment parameters; essential health benefits, actuarial value, and accreditation; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to HIPAA excepted benefits; issues related to short term limited duration products; issues related to the federally-facilitated marketplaces (i.e., Exchanges/formerly referred to as the web portal); issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); issues related to association health plans; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to the refundable credit for coverage under a qualified health plan; issues related to small employer group size; issues related to Certificate of Public Advantage; issues relating to veterans health care; issues relating to family caregivers; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act(S.261/H.R.772) Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act of 2017(H.R.1222/S.477) H.Res 827- Expressing Support for designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month" Health equity and accountability Act of 2018(no bill # introduced 5/23) H.R.3592 South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2017 H.R.1313, the Preserving Employer Wellness Programs Act Prevention and Public Health Fund(ACA Section 4002) Personal Health Investment Today Act(PHIT)(S.482/H.R.1267) Regulatory Accountability Act(S.951) S.Res479- A resolution designating April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month"
Client expense: $102,265 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.247, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R.277, American Health Care Reform Act of 2017 H.R.1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R.1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R.1953, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 H.R.2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R.2587, Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 H.R.3124, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017 H.R.4454, Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act H.R.4978, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 S.28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 S.830, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2017 S.870, Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 S.934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S.1194, Medical Nutrition Equity Act of 2017 S.1299, Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act of 2017 S.2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE