Protect Access to Birth Control Act
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Protect Access to Birth Control Act This bill nullifies interim final rules issued by the Department of Labor, the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services that allow employers with religious or moral objections to be exempt from the requirement in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cover contraceptive services without cost-sharing.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2019 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act
Client expense: $125,244 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions S. 3541, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) -cost-sharing for out-of-network services S. 3592, No More Surprise Medical Bills Act (Hassan) - surprise medical bills S. 3742, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) - cost sharing for cancer drugs H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthorization of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary H.R. 2/S. 3042, Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative S. 3109, FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 6147/S. 3073, FY 2019 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 6072/S. 3023, FY 2019 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing Federal gun control CDC research into gun violence S. 2800 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 5861 - Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act; TANF reauthorization, employment training Violence Against Women Act reauthorization Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act
Client expense: $150,696 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions S. 3541, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) -cost-sharing for out-of-network services S. 3592, No More Surprise Medical Bills Act (Hassan) - surprise medical bills S. 3742, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) - cost sharing for cancer drugs H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
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| Timothy J. Walz | Democratic | MN |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
| Wm. Lacy Clay | Democratic | MO |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthorization of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary H.R. 2/S. 3042, Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative S. 3109, FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 6147/S. 3073, FY 2019 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 6072/S. 3023, FY 2019 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing Federal gun control CDC research into gun violence S. 2800 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 5861 - Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act; TANF reauthorization, employment training Violence Against Women Act reauthorization Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 3388, Ensuring Coverage for Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Tillis) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1606, DOC Access Act (Carter) - reimbursement for dental and vision providers H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act (Roskam) - access to catastrophic plans, definition of qualified health plans H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan H.R. 6496, Continuing Coverage for Preexisting Conditions Act (Joyce) - protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions H.R. 7003, Federal Invisible Risk Sharing Program (Schweikert) Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2018 · second_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1405, FAA Reauthorization Act (Thune) - air ambulance issues S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act (Shuster) - air ambulance issues H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act H.R. 6, SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act - Reviewed and discussed provisions of bill regarding faith-based opioid treatment programs
Client expense: $116,327 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Government Issues
S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthorization of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary H.R. 2/S. 3042, Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative S. 3109, FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 6147/S. 3073, FY 2019 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 6072/S. 3023, FY 2019 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing Federal gun control CDC research into gun violence S. 2800 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 5861 - Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act; TANF reauthorization, employment training Violence Against Women Act reauthorization Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act
Client expense: $109,188 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1405, FAA Reauthorization Act (Thune) - air ambulance issues S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act (Conaway) - agricultural association health plans H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act (Shuster) - air ambulance issues H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 6314, Health Savings Act (Burgess) - definition of high-deductible health plan Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Government Issues
S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 253 Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 829, the AFG & SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 -entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1827, the KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthorization of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 4 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018; Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 3921, the HEALTHY KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding H.R. 3922, the CHAMPION Act - Reauthorization of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the National Health Services Corp H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Childrens Health Insurance Program reauthorization Community Health Centers reauthorization H.R. 2/S. 3042, Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds H.R. 5952/S. 3072, FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative S. 3109, FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 6147/S. 3073, FY 2019 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts S. 3158, FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 6072/S. 3023, FY 2019 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing H.R. 4667, FY 2018 Supplemental Appropriations for disaster Assistance. Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Federal gun control CDC research into gun violence S. 2800 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018; Army Corps funding and policies H.R. 5961/S. 2976, FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 5861 - Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success Act; TANF reauthorization, employment training Violence Against Women Act reauthorization Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act Submitted comments to oppose proposed rule by Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, titled "Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care"
Client expense: $120,883 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; updated version (Alexander-Walden-Collins-Costello) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits and reinsurance, stabilization of individual market S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans S. 2303, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Isakson-Coons) - calculation of medical loss ratios S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act (Thune) - flexibility for high-deductible health plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.R. 4978, Chronic Disease Management Act (Black) - flexibility for high-deductible health plans Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Genetic Screening and Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Breastfeeding (general); Pregnancy Intention (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Domestic Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Conscience Refusals (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Health Disparities (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Lab Developed Tests (general); Stem Cell Research (general); Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Community Health Centers (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Opioid Epidemic (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); H.R.3394/S. 1754, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017; Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Healthy Start (general); Zika Virus (general); Health Care Reform (general); H.R. 5457/S. 2637, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. ___, Kiras Law; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 1215/S.___ Protecting Access to Care Act; H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act; H.R. 3120, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 315/S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; Hyde Amendment (General); H.R. 671/ S. 210, the Global Health Empowerment and Rights (Global HER) Act; HR 4418, the Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP) Act of 2017; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 421/S. 93, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act; H. Res. 205, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that womens health care under current law is preserved; H.R. 2567/ S. 2259, Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act; H.R. 4082/S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act; S. 1045, Save Womens Preventive Care Act; H.R. 490, Heartbeat Protection Act; H.R. 36/S. 2311, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; HR 4712, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act; H.R. 3842, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act; H.R.__/S. ___, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act; H.R. 253/S. 1268, Family First Prevention Services Act/Child Protection and Family Support Act; H.R. 2545/S. 747, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act; S. 1113, Personal Care Products Safety Act; Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); S. ___, Bipartisan Heath Care Stabilization Act; H.Res. 403/S.Res. 451, Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness Month; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act.
Client expense: $553,520 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · first_quarter · Government Issues
S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 253 Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 829, the AFG & SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 -entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1827, the KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthorization of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passenger facility charge, air traffic privatization, pilot safety, viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 3921, the HEALTHY KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding H.R. 3922, the CHAMPION Act - Reauthorization of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the National Health Services Corp H.R. 3268/S. 1603, FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 3267/S. 1662, FY 2018 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3266/S. 1609, FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 3355, FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 3353/S. 1655, FY 2018 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensursing Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Childrens Health Insurance Program reauthorization Community Health Centers reauthorization Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative FY 2019 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects FY 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants FY 2019 Interior Appropriations - Funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 grants to State and Local Agencies; National Endowment for the Arts FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants FY 2019 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - transportation program funding; funding for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Funding, HOPWA funding, Elderly Housing funding H.R. 4667, FY 2018 Supplemental Appropriations for disaster Assistance. Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Program Federal gun control CDC research into gun violence
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Justice Assistance, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 (H.R. 2788) Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985) A Bill to Expand Access to Birth Control (Not yet introduced)
Client expense: $173,044 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Submitted comments in response to request for public comment on Department of Health & Human Services' Draft Strategic Plan for 2018-2022 Submitted comments in response to request for information entitled Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding by Department of Health & Human Services Submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to interim final rule entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage for Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act Submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to interim final rule entitled Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage for Certain Preventive Services under the Affordable Care Act H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act - Supported bill to nullify 2017 interim final rules regarding religious and moral exemptions to the requirement to cover contraceptive services in the Affordable Care Act Opposed nomination of Alex Azar as Secretary of Health and Human Services H.R. 3358, Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health & Human Services, & Education Appropriations Bill - Supported Wasserman-Schultz Amendment to strike the Conscience Protection Act from the bill and supported Lowey Amendment regarding Affordable Care Acts birth control benefit
Client expense: $131,212 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act (Alexander-Murray) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, stabilization of individual market Better Care Reconciliation Act (Enzi) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization; McConnell Substitute Amendment; Cruz Consumer Freedom Option; Portman Medicaid Option for Cost Sharing; Paul Repeal Only Amendment; Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Block Grant Amendment S. 147, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act (Rubio) - ACA risk corridors program S. 581, Jessies Law (Manchin-Capito) - patient history of opioid use disorder S. 1201, Health Care Options for All Act (McCaskill) - coverage options in bare counties S. 1354, Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act (Carper-Kaine) - individual market reinsurance fund, outreach and enrollment activities S. 1462, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - funding for cost-sharing reduction benefits S. 1516, Coverage Across State Lines (Heller) S. 1667, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Feinstein) - rate review S. 1749, American Liberty Restoration Act (Hatch) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1771, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Blunt) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act (Collins-Nelson) - invisible high risk pool and reinsurance programs S. 1850, Legacy Act (Manchin-Capito) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records S. 1898 (Daines) - ACA individual coverage requirement S. 1976, Increasing Access to Care Act (Scott) - copper plan S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (Murray) - coverage of contraceptive services S. 2052, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Hatch) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate S. 2241 (King) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 314, Health Care Choice Act (Blackburn) - selling insurance across state lines H.R. 372, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Gosar) - McCarran-Ferguson Act H.R. 421, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act (Love) - non-prescription contraceptives, HSA flexibility H.R. 706, Plan Verification and Fairness Act (Blackburn) - verifying eligibility for special enrollment periods H.R. 708, State Age Rating Flexibility Act (Buchson) - age rating bands H.R. 710, Health Coverage State Flexibility Act (Flores) - grace period for premium payments H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act (Johnson) - association health plans H.R. 1121, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - protections for patients with pre-existing conditions H.R. 1304, Self-Insurance Protection Act (Roe) - medical stop-loss insurance H.R. 1409, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Lance) - coverage of oral anti-cancer drugs H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act (Black) - ACA repeal and replace issues; coverage provisions; market stabilization H.R. 2086, No Coverage, No Penalty Act (Blackburn) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 2516, Freedom from the ACA Tax Penalty Act (Young) - waiving ACA individual mandate in areas with no QHPs H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act (Graves) - enforcement of ACA individual mandate H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Appropriations Act (Calvert) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor-HHS Appropriations Act (Cole) - risk corridors and other ACA issues, funding for HHS programs and agencies H.R. 3450, Protecting Consumers from Unreasonable Rates Act (Schakowsky) - rate review H.R. 3545, Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (Murphy- Blumenauer) -- confidentiality of drug and alcohol treatment and prevention records H.R. 3725, (Tiberi-Burgess) - ACA individual coverage requirement H.R. 3922, CHAMPION Act (Walden) - extension of federal CHIP funding, ACA grace periods, community health center funding H.R. 3976, Access to Marketplace Insurance Act (Cramer) - third party payments H.R. 4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act (DeGette) - coverage of contraceptive services H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act (Brady) - funding for cost sharing reduction benefits, HSA improvements, ACA individual mandate H.R. 4225 (Hudson) - fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans H.R. 4575, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act (Long-Schrader) - calculation of medical loss ratios H.R. 4666, Premium Relief Act (Costello) - Patient and State Stability Fund H.R. 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act (Schrader) - stabilization of individual market H.Con.Res. 71, Budget Resolution for FY 2018 (Black) - funding for federal health programs Regulatory Issues: Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $1,710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
-Prescription drug policies -H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017 -HHS nomination (Azar) -S.974: provisions related to preventing abuse of safety protocols for medicines -HR 4082: provisions requiring insurers to cover contraceptive services -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017: provisions establishing a reinsurance program for health plans in the ACA marketplaces -S1827/HR3921: need to extend funding authorization for CHIP -Bipartisan Healthcare Stabilization Act: providing insurer cost-sharing reduction payments in the ACA exchanges and allowing states to waive insurance requirements -HR 3922: provisions related to limiting grace periods for payment of ACA premiums, reducing funding for public health and prevention programs and increasing premiums for certain Medicare beneficiaries
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Religion
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to private school voucher programs and voucher-like schemes, especially 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed); 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle A Part IV Section 11032 (Senate drafts and 12/22/2017 law); and voucher amendments proposed by Senators Cruz (Floor 1852), Gardner (Floor 1607 and 1608), Hatch (Floor 1685 and Committee 4), and Scott (Committee 3) 115th H.R. 4269-Public Funds for Public Schools Act (formerly Public Dollars for Public Schools Act) 115th H.R. 4508 Title I Part B Sections 115 and 117, Title IV Part H Sections 495(b) and 497(a)(7), and any other provision therein that would allow the use of religion to discriminate-opposition to these provisions and support for amendments to strike them from the bill (Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act) Opposition to efforts to repeal or alter the campaign intervention ban that protects 501(c)(3) organizations including religious organizations and charities (Johnson Amendment)-those proposed by the Administration; such legislative proposals as 115th H.R. 172, H.R. 781, and S. 264; appropriations riders including 115th H.R. 3280 Title I Section 116 and H.R. 3354 Division D Title I Section 116; and tax reform including 115th H.R. 1 Title V Subtitle C Section 5201 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed), the Representative Lewis et al House committee amendment to strike Section 5201, and potential Senate language such as that supported by Senator Lankford Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Private school voucher concerns regarding U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVoss Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs RIN 1894-AA09/Docket ID ED-2017-OS-0078 Request for Information (RFI) regarding Removing Barriers for Religious and Faith-Based Organizations to Participate in HHS Programs and Receive Public Funding
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
115th H.R. 1-Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97): Opposition to undermining economic security for women and families and robbing communities and the economy of essential resources, including opposition to the ideological attack on abortion contained in 115th H.R. 1 Title I Subtitle C Section 1202 (House drafts and 11/16/2017 engrossed) 115th H.R. 36-Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act 115th H.R. 3773 and S. 1806-Child Care for Working Families Act 115th H.R. 490-Heartbeat Protection Act Opposition to policy riders on appropriations that would harm womens and LGBTQ peoples health, and to cuts in funding for programs that improve health outcomes Opposition to the two interim final rules published on October 13, 2017 that roll back birth control coverage provided by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148); Related call to strike these rules via 115th H.R. 4082 and S. 1985-Protect Access to Birth Control Act Protect the integrity of and funding for the Office of Adolescent Healths (OAH) Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program and the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) adolescent school health efforts, and eliminate the failed and harmful abstinence-only sexual risk avoidance competitive grant program; Related call to remediate sequestration, raise discretionary spending caps, and maintain parity Reaffirming the importance of science to sound public health and opposing real or perceived political interference that censors specific language intrinsic to public health or undermines key scientific principles and policies Supporting an immediate, long-term extension (five years) of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Suspension of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) (Administration for Children & Families, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services) policies and practices that restrict prompt access to a full range of reproductive health care services and information, including abortion, for individuals within ORR custody
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act General Reproductive rights H.R. 1322/S. 510 Women's Health Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 36 Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act H.R. 1/S. 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 H.R. 4082/S.1985 Protect Access to Birth Control Act H.R. 490 - Heartbeat Protection Act of 2017 Interim Final Rules, Affordable Care Act contraception benefit Maternal health bill (Senator Harris, not yet introduced) Medicare-X (co-sponsors Bennet, Kaine) Opt-in health care bills PROSPER Act, reauthorization of the Higher Education Act S. 2001 State Public Option Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
-Prescription drug policies -H.R. 173/S.58: Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 -H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017 -HHS nomination (Azar) -S.974: provisions related to preventing abuse of safety protocols for medicines -HR 4082: provisions requiring insurers to cover contraceptive services -Cap on tax exclusion for employer-based health insurance -S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017: provisions establishing a reinsurance program for health plans in the ACA marketplaces -S1827/HR3921: need to extend funding authorization for CHIP -Bipartisan Healthcare Stabilization Act: providing insurer cost-sharing reduction payments in the ACA exchanges and allowing states to waive insurance requirements -HR 3922: provisions related to limiting grace periods for payment of ACA premiums, reducing funding for public health and prevention programs and increasing premiums for certain Medicare beneficiaries
Client expense: $640,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) Reauthorization - general PREP Reauthorization in the CHAMPION Act (H.R. 3922) Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) reauthorization General ACA legislation Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S.1985) Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP)Act of 2017 (H.R. 4418)
Client expense: $46,851 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985)
Client expense: $47,576 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HEAL for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017 (H.R. 2788) Nomination of Alex Michael Azar II, of Indiana, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services (P.N. 1371) Protect Access to Birth Control Act (H.R. 4082/S. 1985) A Bill to Expand Access to Birth Control (Not yet introduced)
Client expense: $167,259 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Family issues/Abortion/Adoption
H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks nationwide; S.1985/H.R.4082, Protect Access to Birth Control Act, a bill to nullify the interim final rule allowing certain employers to be exempt from the Affordable Care Acts contraceptive-coverage policy; H.R.490, the Heartbeat Protection Act, regarding a near-total ban on abortion; Paul and Lee Amendments to H.Con.Res.71, the FY18 budget resolution, regarding the Affordable Care Act; The Champion Act, regarding restrictions on federal funding for abortion care; The Affordable Care Acts contraceptive-coverage policy and the Trump administrations corresponding Interim Final Rule; Insurance coverage for abortion.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Health Insurance Coverage (general); Genetic Screening and Testing (general); Health Disparities (general); Emergency Contraception (general); Breastfeeding (general); Pregnancy Intention (general); Smoking Cessation (general); Substance Use Disorder (general); Gynecologic Cancer (general); Gynecologic Devices (general); Reproductive Health (general); Domestic Violence (general); Gun Violence (general); Immunization (general); Breast Cancer (general); E-Cigarettes (general); Medical Liability Reform (general); Health IT (general); Patient-Physician Relationship (general); Child Welfare (general); Prematurity (general); Health Disparities (general); Prevention and Public Health Fund (general); Maternal Mortality and Morbidity (general); Imaging (general); Graduate Medical Education (general); Lab Developed Tests (general); Stem Cell Research (general); Contraception (general); Preeclampsia (general); National Health Service Corps (general); Community Health Centers (general); Abortion (general); Indian Health (general); Teaching Health Centers (general); H.R.3394/S. 1754, Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act of 2017/Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act of 2017; Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (general); Research in Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (general); Healthy Start (general); Zika Virus (general); Health Care Reform (general); H.R.__/S. ___ Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act; H.R. 1318/S 1112, Preventing Maternal Deaths Act/Maternal Health Accountability Act; H.R. 1876/S. 781, Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act; H.R. 1215/S.___ Protecting Access to Care Act; H.R. 1704, Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive Lawsuits (ACCESS) Act; H.R. 1565, Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act;; H.R. 3120, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests; H.R. 315/S. 783, Improving Access to Maternity Care Act; S. Res. 319, a resolution supporting the goals, activities, and ideals of Prematurity Awareness Month; H.Res. 495/S.Res. 336, a resolution recognizing the seriousness of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Hyde Amendment (General);; H.R. 671/ S. 210, the Global Health Empowerment and Rights (Global HER) Act; HR 4418, the Enhancing Questions to Understand Intentions for Pregnancy (EQUIP) Act of 2017; H.R. 3602/S. 1653, Real Education for Healthy Youth Act; H.R. 421/S. 93, Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act; H. Res. 205, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to ensuring that womens health care under current law is preserved; H.R. 2567/ S. 2259, Access to Birth Control (ABC) Act; H.R. 4082/S. 1985, Protect Access to Birth Control Act; H.R. 490, Heartbeat Protection Act; H.R. 36, Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; H.R. 3842, Healthy Start Reauthorization Act; H.R.__/S. ___, the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3692, Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act;; H.R. 253/S. 1268, Family First Prevention Services Act/Child Protection and Family Support Act; H.R. 2545/S. 747, Special Diabetes Program for Indians Reauthorization Act; Personal Responsibility Education Program (general); Womens Preventive Services (general); S. ___, Bipartisan Heath Care Stabilization Act; H.R. ____, CHAMPION Act; H.R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act; H.R. 2417/ S. 1101, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-91, Protecting Our Infants Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-198, Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act; Implementation of P.L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act.
Client expense: $485,365 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2017 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - Housing credts and Municipal Bonds S. 128/H.R. 496, the Bar Removal of Individuals Who Dream and Grow Our Economy (BRIDGE) Act - entire bill H.R. 165, the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act - entire bill S. 178, the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act - entire bill S. 745, to Reauthorize the SCAAP Program - entire bill H.R. 253 Family First Prevention Services Act - entire bill H.R. 506/S. 150, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act, S. 611/H.R. 1511, the Homeless Children and Youth Act - entire bill H.R. 731, the California Clean Coast Act - entire bill S. 745, to reauthorize and update the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill S. 829, the AFG & SAFER Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 -entire bill S. 860, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 1138, the Wildfire Airspace Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 1352, the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act - entire bill H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act - funding for local health care and public health responsibilities H.R. 1809, the Juvenile Justice Reform Act - entire bill S. 1827, the KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization S. 1993, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act, H.R. 2156, Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act - entire bill H.R. 2524, to provide for conveyance of a former immigration and customs facility from the Department of Homeland Security to Ventura County - entire bill H.R. 2639, the Elder Justice Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 2899, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act - entire bill H.R. 3212, Reauthoriation of the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) - entire bill H.R. 2997/S. 1405, the 21st Century AIRR Act (FAA Reauthorization) - Airport Improvement Program/Contract Tower Program reauthorization, passanger facility charge, air traffic privitization, pilot safety,viable service for non-hub airports H.R. 3682, the Blue Whales and Blue Skies Act - entire bill S. 548, the Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act - entire bill H.R. 3921, the HEALTHY KIDS Act - CHIP Reauthorization; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding H.R. 3922, the CHAMPION Act - Reauthorization of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and the National Health Services Corp H.R. 3268/S. 1603, FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations - Agricultural Pests, APHIS funding, WIC H.R. 3267/S. 1662, FY 2018 Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations - funding for local law enforcement activities, including youth delinquency prevention, local law enforcement technology needs, domestic abuse programs, drug treatment, SCAAP, and the Southwest Border Prosecution Initiative H.R. 3266/S. 1609, FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations - Funding for Army Corps of Engineers projects H.R. 3355, FY 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations - local homeland security and disaster preparedness activities, including public safety, public health, emergency management personnel, communications infrastructure, Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, and Emergency Management Performance Grants H.R. 3354, FY 2018 Interior Appropriations - funding for EPA Section 103 & 105 air grants H.R. 3358, FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations - funding for CDC State & Local Capacity, Bioterrorism Hospital Program, MMRS, MCH, ADAP, TB Control, family planning, substance abuse block grants, preventative health, safety net grants, nutrition services for older Americans, LSTA. Funding for Community Services and Social Services Block Grants H.R. 3353/S. 1655, FY 2018 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill - CDBG, HOME Investment Partnerships, homeless assistance grants, HOPWA, Elderly housing H.R. 3922, the Championing Healthy Kids Act - entire bill H.R. 4072, the Central Coast Heritage Protection Act - entire bill H.R. 4082 - repeal of Ensursing Patient Accwess and Effective Drug Enforcement Act provisions limiting DEA enforcement H.R. 4086, the Rim of the Valley Corridor Preservation Act - entire bill H.R. 4392 - Cuts to 340B Drug Purchasing Program 340B Drug Purchase program Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Childrens Health Insurance Program reauthorization Community Health Centers reauthorization Farm Bill reauthorization - Pest exclusion, detection and eradication; support for specialty crops; SNAP; WIC; honeybee health; food safety; rural housing Disproportionate Share Hospital Funding Infrastructure funding NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program Outer Continental Shelf issues Payments in Lieu of Taxes; Secure Rural Schools Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Reauthorization Tax Exempt municipal bonds
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE