No Coverage, No Penalty Act

Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Better Care Reconciliation Act (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization; McConnell Substitute Amendment; Cruz Consumer Freedom Option; Portman Medicaid Option for Cost Sharing; Paul Repeal Only Amendment; Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Block Grant Amendment S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1749, American Liberty Restoration Act (Hatch) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1898 (Daines) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act (Black) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization H.R. 2086, No Coverage, No Penalty Act (Blackburn) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 2516, Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act (Young) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (Graves) - enforcement of ACA individual mandate H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3725, (Tiberi-Burgess) - ACA individual coverage requirement H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.Con.Res. 71, Budget Resolution for FY 2018 (Black) - funding for federal health programs Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Better Care Reconciliation Act (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization; McConnell Substitute Amendment; Cruz Consumer Freedom Option; Portman Medicaid Option for Cost Sharing; Paul Repeal Only Amendment; Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Block Grant Amendment S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 191, Patient Freedom Act (Cassidy-Collins) - replacement reforms; state options S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1749, American Liberty Restoration Act (Hatch) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1898 (Daines) - ACA individual coverage requirement H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act (Black) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization H.R. 2086, No Coverage, No Penalty Act (Blackburn) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 2516, Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act (Young) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (Graves) - enforcement of ACA individual mandate H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3725, (Tiberi-Burgess) - ACA individual coverage requirement H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - ACA grace periods, community health center funding FY 2018 Budget Resolution (Black) - Medicaid and Medicare funding Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Discussion Draft Better Care Reconciliation Act (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization S.Con.Res. 3, Budget Resolution (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 191, Patient Freedom Act (Cassidy-Collins) - replacement reforms; state options S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - access to FEHBP in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) H.R. 277, American Health Care Reform Act (Roe) - replacement reforms H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act (Black) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization H.R. 2086, No Coverage, No Penalty Act (Blackburn) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 2516, Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act (Young) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; compliance with the transitional reinsurance program; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Legislation and policies relating to: Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) Reauthorization of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination Policies related to health insurance market stabilization Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy Health information technology and electronic health records Mental health services and violence prevention Lead contamination of drinking water H.R. 315/S. 783 - Improving Access to Maternity Care Act H.R. 372 - Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 959 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1174 - Fairness For Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2017 H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1267/S. 482 - Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act H.R. 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 - Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1704 - Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS (ACCESS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2086 - No Coverage, No Penalty Act S. 761 - Health Care Options Act of 2017

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $23,450