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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017
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Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 201 7 This bill provides for the incremental expansion of telehealth coverage under the Medicare program. Specifically, the bill expands the lists of: qualified telehealth originating and distant sites; qualified telehealth providers; and covered telehealth services. Additionally, the bill provides for coverage of remote patient-monitoring services for chronic health conditions. The bill also allows for a patient-specific waiver process of the required monthly face-to-face visit between an individual with end-stage renal disease and a qualified professional.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Congress.gov source codes: H11100, H11100-A
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment H.R. 315, Medicare Sequester COVID Moratorium Act: Medicare sequester, PAYGO Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2020 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676, Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment H.R. 8702, Holding Providers Harmless From Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020: payment H.R. 8756, COVID Health Care Provider Assurance Act of 2020: payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
2020 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Critical Care and Anesthesia Services Payment Reform: Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients Prescription Drug Management Programs: Evaluation and Monitoring codes & cuts Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants Public Option
2020 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) S.2157, Rural Hospital Sustainability Act: CMMI payment model to rural hospitals H.R.1763, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2019:residency positions eligible for graduate medical education payments H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center Increase payments for anesthesia and critical care services for Medicare COVID patients
| Republican |
| PA |
| Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | WA |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Chris Collins | Republican | NY |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Diane Black | Republican | TN |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Glenn Grothman | Republican | WI |
| Glenn Thompson | Republican | PA |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2020 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare) Ambulatory Surgery Center
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019: Medicare for All H.R. 4056, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019: audiology H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 Executive Order Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition (Trumpcare)
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Discussed potential for reintroduction of Medicare Telehealth Parity Act--HR 2550 in the 115th Congress that would add audiologists to the list of providers able to be reimbursed under Medicare for telehealth services. S.2741--The CONNECT for Health Act of 2019--Legislation that would expand Medicare telehealth services
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Discussed potential for reintroduction of Medicare Telehealth Parity Act--HR 2550 in the 115th Congress that would add audiologists to the list of providers able to be reimbursed under Medicare for telehealth services.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology: Rural Pass Through Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network/Out of Network Payment Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
Discussed potential for reintroduction of Medicare Telehealth Parity Act--HR 2550 in the 115th Congress that would add audiologists to the list of providers able to be reimbursed under Medicare for telehealth services.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2019 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2019 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to mobile clinical lab reimbursement. Improving Access to Coverage Act (S.753/H.R.1682). Issues related to therapy providers in Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550, 115th).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT Physician self-referra/Stark Law American Cures Act H.R. 930/S.497 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees Medicaid Expansion HR. 1639/S.619 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 302/S.808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 1361/S.486 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT Medicare Telehealth Parity Act HR2550 American Healthcare Act of 2017/CONNECT - H.R. 2556/S1016 H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Action of 2017 Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R.2066 Promoting Integrity in Medicare H.R. 2063 Opioid Pace Act of 2017 H.R. 5261 Teach Act H.R. 5197 Alto Act H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction for Opioids Act H.R. 5719, Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act H.R. 5722, Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act H.R. 6, Substance-Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act S. 3120, the HEAL Act S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act Association Retirement Plans State Relief and Empowerment Waivers D.O.L Information Collection Request Extensions Health Reimbursement Accounts HR 7217: Improve Act
Client expense: $252,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Adherence & Medication Synchronization Bill/ SYNC Act - Medication Adherence (House) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (Senate S.870) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550) Electronic prior authorization (ePA) bill (HR 4841)/ H.R. 5773, the Preventing Addiction Cardiac Bundled Payment Model (HHS/CMMI) Medicare Part D coverage and reimbursement Value of Prescription Drugs, Senate & House Prescription Drug Importation, Senate & House Innovative Payment Models, Senate & House Price Transparency, Senate & House S. 251, Senate and House CDC Asthma Funding, Senate Legislative proposals to change Medicare Part D Medicaid and 340B issues & drug discount program Presidents Drug Pricing Blueprint Drug pricing
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Adherence & Medication Synchronization Bill/ SYNC Act - Medication Adherence (House) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (Senate S.870) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550) Electronic prior authorization (ePA) bill (HR 4841)/ H.R. 5773, the Preventing Addiction Cardiac Bundled Payment Model (HHS/CMMI) Medicare Part D coverage and reimbursement Value of Prescription Drugs, Senate & House Prescription Drug Importation, Senate & House Innovative Payment Models, Senate & House Price Transparency, Senate & House S. 251, Senate and House CDC Asthma Funding, Senate Legislative proposals to change Medicare Part D Medicaid and 340B issues & drug discount program Presidents Drug Pricing Blueprint
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2550, "Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Issues relating to Home Dialysis Expansion Legislation. H.R.1245/S. 469, "Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act", regarding all provisions. S.1016, "CONNECT for Health Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Issues related to ESRD Reimbursement for Hemodialysis. H.R.28, "Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Implementation of the 21st Century Cures regulations. Issues relating to 340B Drug Pricing.
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to Medicaid waivers; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to oxygen; Issues related to access to healthcare; H.R.2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4229, Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017;H.R.4667, H.R.4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; H.R.774 Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Nonprescription Drugs Act H.R.1121 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017; H.R.2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4695 Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.4897 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018; S.974 CREATES Act of 2017; S.1462 Marketplace Certainty Act; S.2494 Fair Care Act; S.2507 Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act; S. 2507, Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act (Codification of Short Term Limited Duration Health Plans); H.Con.Res.128 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028 H.R.2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018; S.3388 - Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act; H.R.4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017; S.J.Res.63 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Pharmacy
Adherence & Medication Synchronization Bill/ SYNC Act - Medication Adherence (House) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (Senate S.870) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550) Electronic prior authorization (ePA) bill (HR 4841)/ H.R. 5773, the Preventing Addiction Cardiac Bundled Payment Model (HHS/CMMI) Medicare Part D coverage and reimbursement Value of Prescription Drugs, Senate & House Prescription Drug Importation, Senate & House Innovative Payment Models, Senate & House Price Transparency, Senate & House S. 251, Senate and House CDC Asthma Funding, Senate Legislative proposals to change Medicare Part D Medicaid and 340B issues & drug discount program Presidents Drug Pricing Blueprint Drug pricing
Client expense: $810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supported H.R. 2550, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act which would allow audiologists to be reimbursed by Medicare for services administered via telehealth. The Academy has met with congressional offices on the Access to Frontline Health Care Act (H.R. 2042). This legislation would allow for medical practitioners in certain fields to have some of their student loans covered by the Department of Health and Human Services in exchange for practicing for two years in federally-defined frontline shortage areas. AAA met with Congressional offices to learn about the possible viability of legislation that would expand Medicare to cover hearing aids and related services to hearing aids in the 116th Congress. AAA has engaged in efforts to educate legislators about the recommendations relative to implementation of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act (S.670, H.R. 1652), as put forth in a white paper co-authored by organizations representing audiologists and hearing aid dispensers. AAA also met with the Food and Drug Administration regarding recommendations related to labeling and specifications of the forthcoming over-the-counter hearing aids.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 807 and S 253 - legislation regarding rehab therapy spending caps in Medicare; HR 2556 and S 1016 - the CONNECT for Health Act; HR 2550 - the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act; S 787 - the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act; and S 431 - the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 977/HR 3820 and HR 6225: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act - Advocate for passage . HR 2550: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. HR2556: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; S787: A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models; HR3360: Telehealth Enhancement Act; HR3482: Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act; S1016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; and HR3727: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. No bill# Red Tape Reduction Initiative from Ways and Means Committee: Submitted following priorities for occupational therapy red tape reduction - 1) Initiation of Home Health Therapy Services Under Medicare (S. 977/HR 3820 now HR 6225), 2) Recognition of Occupational Therapy as a Primary Rehab Service (no bill number), 3) Permanently Eliminate Outside Certification Requirement for Occupational Therapists to Fabricate Custom Orthotics and Prosthetic Items (no bill number), 4) Modify or Eliminate Claims-Based Data Collection of Functional Limitation Information for Therapy Services (no bill number), 5) Add Doctor-prescribed Compression Supplies to the Durable Medical Equipment category (S 497/HR 930), and 6) Medicare Opt-out Option (no bill number). No Bill: Discussed how Stark laws affect the ability of occupational therapy practitioners to provide coordinated care services, particularly as it relates to the management of chronic conditions. S. 497/HR 930: Lymphedema Treatment Act - Support passage. No bill: Advocate for role of skilled therapy in changing reimbursement under Medicare Part A and Part B. HR 6 SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (PL 115-271) and various bills on opioids HR 5722, HR 5774, HR 5776, HR 6110, S 3008 and S 3120: Educate Members of Congress about the role of occupational therapy in the non-pharmacological management of pain, and advocate for any legislation that includes studies or funding for these alternatives, includes occupational therapy. Discussed and examined the effect of changes to reimbursement for occupational therapy assistants included in the Bi-partisan Budget Act, and possibly requesting a report from the GAO. S. 2387/HR 4957 - Concentrating on High-value Alzheimer's Needs to Get to an End (CHANGE) Act of 2018: Support
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 H.R. 676 Expanded and Improved Medicare for All Act: Medicare for All, payment Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT Physician self-referra/Stark Law American Cures Act H.R. 930/S.497 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees Medicaid Expansion HR. 1639/S.619 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 302/S.808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 1361/S.486 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT Medicare Telehealth Parity Act HR2550 American Healthcare Act of 2017/CONNECT - H.R. 2556/S1016 H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Action of 2017 Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R.2066 Promoting Integrity in Medicare H.R. 2063 Opioid Pace Act of 2017 H.R. 5261 Teach Act H.R. 5197 Alto Act H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction for Opioids Act H.R. 5719, Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act H.R. 5722, Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act H.R. 6, Substance-Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act S. 3120, the HEAL Act S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act Association Retirement Plans State Relief and Empowerment Waivers D.O.L Information Collection Request Extensions Health Reimbursement Accounts HR 7217: Improve Act
Client expense: $252,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CONNECT Act HR 2556/S 1016 HEART Act of 2017, HR 2291 Telehealth Parity Act, HR 2550 Medicare telehealth pilot for COPD patient Medicare competitive bidding proposal
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); The IMPROVE Act; H.R. 7217; Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress); DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and CMS ESRD/DEMPOS proposed and final rules.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); H.R. 7217 - The IMPROVE Act, all provisions; Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress); DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and CMS ESRD/DEMPOS proposed and final rules.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; H.R.774 Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Nonprescription Drugs Act H.R.1121 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017; H.R.2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4695 Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.4897 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018; H.RES.827 Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month"; S.974 CREATES Act of 2017; S.1462 Marketplace Certainty Act; S.2494 Fair Care Act; S.2507 Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act;S. 2507, Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act (Codification of Short Term Limited Duration Health Plans); House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S.3158 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.Con.Res.128 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028H.R.6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019; H.R.2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018; S.3388 - Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act; S.J.Res.63 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to "Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to Medicaid waivers; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to oxygen; Issues related to access to healthcare; H.R.2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4229, Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017;H.R.4667, H.R.4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017 S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 2550, "Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Issues relating to Home Dialysis Expansion Legislation. H.R.1245/S. 469, "Affordable and Safe Prescription Drug Importation Act", regarding all provisions. S.1016, "CONNECT for Health Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Issues related to ESRD Reimbursement for Hemodialysis. H.R.28, "Biological Implant Tracking and Veteran Safety Act of 2017", regarding all provisions. Implementation of the 21st Century Cures regulations. Issues relating to 340B Drug Pricing.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supported H.R. 2550, the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act which would allow audiologists to be reimbursed by Medicare for services administered via telehealth. The Academy has met with congressional offices on the Access to Frontline Health Care Act (H.R. 2042). This legislation would allow for medical practitioners in certain fields to have some of their student loans covered by the Department of Health and Human Services in exchange for practicing for two years in federally-defined frontline shortage areas. AAA has engaged in efforts to educate legislators about the recommendations relative to implementation of the Over-the-Counter Hearing Aid Act (S.670, H.R. 1652), as put forth in a white paper co-authored by organizations representing audiologists and hearing aid dispensers.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Pharmacy
Adherence & Medication Synchronization Bill/ SYNC Act - Medication Adherence (House) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (Senate S.870) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550) Electronic prior authorization (ePA) bill (HR 4841)/ H.R. 5773, the Preventing Addiction Cardiac Bundled Payment Model (HHS/CMMI) Medicare Part D coverage and reimbursement Value of Prescription Drugs, Senate & House Prescription Drug Importation, Senate & House Innovative Payment Models, Senate & House Price Transparency, Senate & House S. 251, Senate and House CDC Asthma Funding, Senate Legislative proposals to change Medicare Part D Medicaid and 340B issues & drug discount program Presidents Drug Pricing Blueprint
Client expense: $510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 807 and S 253 - legislation regarding rehab therapy spending caps in Medicare; HR 2556 and S 1016 - the CONNECT for Health Act; HR 2550 - the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act; S 787 - the Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act; and S 431 - the Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 977/HR 3820 and HR 6225: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act - Advocate for passage . HR 2550: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. HR2556: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; S787: A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models; HR3360: Telehealth Enhancement Act; HR3482: Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act; S1016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; and HR3727: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. No bill# Red Tape Reduction Initiative from Ways and Means Committee: Submitted following priorities for occupational therapy red tape reduction - 1) Initiation of Home Health Therapy Services Under Medicare (S. 977/HR 3820 now HR 6225), 2) Recognition of Occupational Therapy as a Primary Rehab Service (no bill number), 3) Permanently Eliminate Outside Certification Requirement for Occupational Therapists to Fabricate Custom Orthotics and Prosthetic Items (no bill number), 4) Modify or Eliminate Claims-Based Data Collection of Functional Limitation Information for Therapy Services (no bill number), 5) Add Doctor-prescribed Compression Supplies to the Durable Medical Equipment category (S 497/HR 930), and 6) Medicare Opt-out Option (no bill number). No Bill: Discussed how Stark laws affect the ability of occupational therapy practitioners to provide coordinated care services, particularly as it relates to the management of chronic conditions. S. 497/HR 930: Lymphedema Treatment Act - Support passage. No bill: Advocate for role of skilled therapy in changing reimbursement under Medicare Part A and Part B. HR 6, HR 5722, HR 5774, HR 5776, HR 6110, S 3008 and S 3120: (Various Bills on Opioids) Educate Members of Congress about the role of occupational therapy in the non-pharmacological management of pain, and advocate for any legislation that includes studies or funding for these alternatives, includes occupational therapy. Discussed and examined the effect of changes to reimbursement for occupational therapy assistants included in the Bi-partisan Budget Act, and possibly requesting a report from the GAO.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
CONNECT Act HR 2556/S 1016 HEART Act of 2017, HR 2291 Telehealth Parity Act, HR 2550 Medicare telehealth pilot for COPD patient Medicare competitive bidding proposal
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress) ; DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and ESRD/DEMPOS proposed rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $45,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Implementation/Expansion of CDC Falls Program Implementation of Affordable Care Act - provisions pertaining to Essential Health Benefits & Health Insurance Exchanges AHRQ provisions pertaining to PT Physician self-referra/Stark Law American Cures Act H.R. 930/S.497 Lymphadema Treatment Act Health Information Technology Nominations to PCORI Methodology Committees Medicaid Expansion HR. 1639/S.619 Physical Therapist Workforce & Patient Access Act Physician owned distributerships H.R. 302/S.808 Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act MACRA/MIPS APMS IMPACT/PAC reform Network adequacy Insurance Benefit parameters H.R. 1361/S.486 Ensuring Access to Quality CRT Medicare Telehealth Parity Act HR2550 American Healthcare Act of 2017/CONNECT - H.R. 2556/S1016 H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Action of 2017 Opioid Epidemic/Pain Management Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 H.R.2066 Promoting Integrity in Medicare H.R. 2063 Opioid Pace Act of 2017 H.R. 5261 Teach Act H.R. 5197 Alto Act H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees Act H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors Act H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act H.R. 5718, Perioperative Reduction for Opioids Act H.R. 5719, Reduce Overprescribing Opioids in Treatment Act H.R. 5722, Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act H.R. 6, Substance-Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act S. 3120, the HEAL Act S. 2680, Opioid Crisis Response Act
Client expense: $251,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress); DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and ESRD/DEMPOS proposed rule.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
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. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief 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.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. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 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. 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 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
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 · 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 · Health Issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related asthma; COPD; influenza; lung cancer; pneumonia; tuberculosis and other lung diseases; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to the Childrens Health Insurance Program; Issues related to the President's Budget; H.R.774 Medicaid Coverage of Tobacco Cessation Nonprescription Drugs Act H.R.1121 Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017; H.R.2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4695 Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.4897 Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018; H.RES.827 Expressing support for the designation of April 2018 as "National Donate Life Month"; S.974 CREATES Act of 2017; S.1462 Marketplace Certainty Act; S.2494 Fair Care Act; S.2507 Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act; S.RES.152 A resolution expressing support for the designation of April 2017 as "National Donate Life Month";S. 2507, Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act (Codification of Short Term Limited Duration Health Plans); S.204 - Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017; H.R.878 - Right to Try Act of 2017; House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; S.3158 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; H.Con.Res.128 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; Issues related to tobacco cessation; Issues related to the President's Budget; Issues related to Medicaid waivers; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act; H.R.2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017; H.R.4229, Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017;H.R.4667, H.R.4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017 S.1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; S.3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; House Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019;
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Pharmacy
Adherence & Medication Synchronization Bill/ SYNC Act - Medication Adherence (House) Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 (Senate S.870) Medicare Telehealth Parity Act (H.R. 2550) Electronic prior authorization (ePA) bill (HR 4841)/ H.R. 5773, the Preventing Addiction Cardiac Bundled Payment Model (HHS/CMMI) Medicare Part D coverage and reimbursement Value of Prescription Drugs, Senate & House Prescription Drug Importation, Senate & House Innovative Payment Models, Senate & House Price Transparency, Senate & House S. 251, Senate and House CDC Asthma Funding, Senate Legislative proposals to change Medicare Part D Medicaid and 340B issues & drug discount program Presidents Drug Pricing Blueprint
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress); DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and ESRD/DEMPOS proposed rule.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues pertaining to durable medical equipment including: bidding, power wheelchairs, oxygen, diabetic supplies, negative pressure wound therapy, Medicare audits, sequestration; H.R. 750 - Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act; H.R. 1361/S. 486/H.R. 3730 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and accessories (Protecting Beneficiary Access to Complex Rehab Technology Act of 2017); Issues related to reimbursement cuts in noncompetitive bidding areas, all provisions; 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6/H.R. 34 in the 114th Congress), competitive bidding issues; Complex rehab technology accessories relating to competitive bidding; H.R. 2445 - the DMEPOS Access and Transparency Act of 2017 (DATA Act), all provisions; H.R. 4229 - Protecting HOME Access Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 2550 - Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017, all provisions; H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018; issues pertaining to the Interim Final Rule (IFR) regarding non CB Area Relief for DME Items; Expanding and making permanent the Medicare power mobility device demonstration program; Audit and Appeal Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in the Medicare Act, all provisions (S. 2368 in the 114th Congress) ; DME issues in the FY2019 President's Budget and ESRD/DEMPOS proposed rule.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 977/HR 3820 and HR 6225: Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act - Advocate for passage . HR 2550: Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. HR2556: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; S787: A bill to require the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to test the effect of including telehealth services in Medicare health care delivery reform models; HR3360: Telehealth Enhancement Act; HR3482: Evidence-Based Telehealth Expansion Act; S1016: Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act; and HR3727: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes. - Advocated for the inclusion of occupational therapy as part of telehealth legislation that would allow for reimbursement of certain telehealth services under Medicare. No bill# Red Tape Reduction Initiative from Ways and Means Committee: Submitted following priorities for occupational therapy red tape reduction - 1) Initiation of Home Health Therapy Services Under Medicare (S. 977/HR 3820 now HR 6225), 2) Recognition of Occupational Therapy as a Primary Rehab Service (no bill number), 3) Permanently Eliminate Outside Certification Requirement for Occupational Therapists to Fabricate Custom Orthotics and Prosthetic Items (no bill number), 4) Modify or Eliminate Claims-Based Data Collection of Functional Limitation Information for Therapy Services (no bill number), 5) Add Doctor-prescribed Compression Supplies to the Durable Medical Equipment category (S 497/HR 930), and 6) Medicare Opt-out Option (no bill number). No Bill: Discussed how Stark laws affect the ability of occupational therapy practitioners to provide coordinated care services, particularly as it relates to the management of chronic conditions. S. 497/HR 930: Lymphedema Treatment Act - Support passage. No bill: Advocate for role of skilled therapy in changing reimbursement under Medicare Part A. HR 6, HR 5722, HR 5774, HR 5776, HR 6110, S 3008 and S 3120: (Various Bills on Opioids) Educate Members of Congress about the role of occupational therapy in the non-pharmacological management of pain, and advocate for any legislation that includes studies or funding for these alternatives, includes occupational therapy. Discussed and examined the effect of changes to reimbursement for occupational therapy assistants included in the Bi-partisan Budget Act, and possibly requesting a report from the GAO.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (PL 114-10) H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals Act of 2018: Opioids H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: Opioids H.R. 2550, Medicare Telehealth Parity Act of 2017 Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) Repeal Rural Anesthesiology Department of Labor Health and Human Services funding - out of network payment Out of Network Billing Historical Medicare payment undervaluation for anesthesiology services (33% problem) Anesthesia Conversion Factor Perioperative Surgical Home Model Bundled payments CMS 45 CFR Parts 147, 155, and 156, PPACA; Market Stabilization rule CMS Interpretive Guidelines: Hospital Conditions of Participation Related to Anesthesia Services 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule CMS decision to decrease values of interlaminar epidural injections CMS Value-Based purchasing CMS Medicare Data Final Rule Sunshine Act Implementation Conditions of Participation - Anesthesia services, opt-outs, supervision Physician Quality Reporting System, PPACA, Sec. 3007 Quality Modifier implementation IPAB cuts Graduate Medical Education Value-based modifier - PPACA Debt ceiling - Medicare sequestration QCDR - Qualified Clinical Data Registry CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)