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Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017
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Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017 This bill appropriates such sums as necessary to pay through health care plan year 2019 the cost-sharing reductions authorized in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. (A cost-sharing reduction is a discount that lowers the amount an individual pays for deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance; the federal government pays the difference directly to insurers.) The bill excludes payments to insurers that cover abortions other than abortions necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman or abortions of a pregnancy resulting from rape or incest. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to suspend for 2017-2021 the individual mandate to maintain minimum health care coverage. The bill suspends the employer health care mandate for 2015-2017, thereby exempting employers from penalties for failing to provide mandated coverage during that time period. The bill increases the monthly contribution limit for health savings accounts through 2022.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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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2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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.
Client expense: $1,550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 3702/HR 7223 - Tax legislation, provisions regarding generic drugs S 3738/HR 7251 - Patent legislation regarding inter partes review HR 302 - FAA Re-authorization (provisions related to air ambulance services HR 7217 - IMPROVE Act Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), 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.
Client expense: $1,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL rule on Association Health Plans; surprise billing. H.R.6 - Support for Patients and Communities Act, Mental health parity; ESRD HR 6301 - All Provisions HR 6317 - All Provisions HR 6305 - All Provisions, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 6312 - All Provisions, PHIT Act HR 6309 - All Provisions HR 6199 - All Provisions HR 6306 - All Provisions HR 6313 - All Provisions, Responsible Additions And Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits HR 6314 - All Provisions, Health Savings Act HR 6311 - All Provisions HR 3919 - All Provisions, Commonsense Reporting Act S.1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act H.R. 3798-Save American Workers Act - all provisions
Client expense: $2,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 3702/HR 7223 - Tax legislation, provisions regarding generic drugs S 3738/HR 7251 - Patent legislation regarding inter partes review HR 302 - FAA Re-authorization (provisions related to air ambulance services HR 7217 - IMPROVE Act Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
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.
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.
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR) HR - 6082 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act S 2554 Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL rule on Association Health Plans; H.R.6 - Support for Patients and Communities Act, Mental health parity; ESRD HR 6301 - All Provisions HR 6317 - All Provisions HR 6305 - All Provisions, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 6312 - All Provisions, PHIT Act HR 6309 - All Provisions HR 6199 - All Provisions HR 6306 - All Provisions HR 6313 - All Provisions, Responsible Additions And Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits HR 6314 - All Provisions, Health Savings Act HR 6311 - All Provisions HR 3919 - All Provisions, Commonsense Reporting Act S.1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act H.R. 3798-Save American Workers Act - all provisions
Client expense: $1,892,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL proposed rule on Association Health Plans; H.R.6 - Support for Patients and Communities Act, Mental health parity HR 6301 - All Provisions HR 6317 - All Provisions HR 6305 - All Provisions, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 6312 - All Provisions, PHIT Act HR 6309 - All Provisions HR 6199 - All Provisions HR 6306 - All Provisions HR 6313 - All Provisions, Responsible Additions And Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits HR 6314 - All Provisions, Health Savings Act HR 6311 - All Provisions HR 3919 - All Provisions, Commonsense Reporting Act S.1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act
Client expense: $1,467,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Blueprint on Drug Pricing State Reinsurance Program H.R. 6 - The Support for Patients and Communities Act HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL proposed rule on Association Health Plans; H.R.6 - Support for Patients and Communities Act, Mental health parity HR 6301 - All Provisions HR 6317 - All Provisions HR 6305 - All Provisions, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 6312 - All Provisions, PHIT Act HR 6309 - All Provisions HR 6199 - All Provisions HR 6306 - All Provisions HR 6313 - All Provisions, Responsible Additions And Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits HR 6314 - All Provisions, Health Savings Act HR 6311 - All Provisions HR 3919 - All Provisions, Commonsense Reporting Act S.1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act
Client expense: $1,467,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Insurance market policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; S. 2052/H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; H.R. 4666, the Premium Relief Act; 2019 Payment Notice Rule; Short-term, Limited Duration Health Insurance proposed rule; Association Health Plans proposed rule) Cost sharing reduction payments 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act; S. 2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act; H.R. 6071, Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable Communities Act; H.R. 2889, Closing Loopholes for Orphan Drugs Act; H.R. 5598, 340B Optimization Act; H.R. 6240, Drug Discount Accountability Act; H.R. 6273, Creating Access to Rape Kit Exams (CARE) for Survivors Act) Opioid issues (S. 2680, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018; H.R. 5176, Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency Rooms (POWER) Act; H.R. 5197, Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in the Emergency Department Act; H.R. 5009, Jessies Law; H.R. 5818 / S. 2843, the Opioid Workforce Act; H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act; H.R. 5795, the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S. 2905, Strengthening Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Abuse Act; S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act; S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act; H.R. 5582, the Abuse Deterrent Access Act; H.R. 5685, the Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act; Helping to End Addiction and Lessen (HEAL) Substance Use Disorders Act of 2018; H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act; S. 2899, Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act; S. 2898, Medication-Assisted Treatment Improvement Act; S.2911, Enhancing Patient Access to Non-Opioid Treatment Options) IV and medication shortages Drug prices (American Patients First, Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out-of-Pocket Costs) HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program (S. 2852, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) of 2018) S.781/ HR 1876. Good Samaritan Health Professional Act of 2017 Health workforce reauthorizations (H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act; H.R. 3728, the Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness (EMPOWER) Act; H.R. 1676, the Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act)
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.
2018 · first_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 3325: ACE Kids Act; all provisions H.R. 3921: HEALTHY KIDS Act; all provisions H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions S. 428: ACE Kids Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1827: Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; all provisions S. 2052: Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; all provisions S. 2507: Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act; all provisions No Bill Yet Introduced: Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018; all provisions
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 878: Right to Try Act 2017; all provisions H.R. 3325: ACE Kids Act; all provisions H.R. 3921: HEALTHY KIDS Act; all provisions H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 5247: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2018; all provisions S. 204: Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017; all provisions S. 428: ACE Kids Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1827: Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; all provisions S. 2052: Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; all provisions S. 2507: Improving Choices in Health Care Coverage Act; all provisions No Bill Yet Introduced: Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2018; all provisions
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Market stabilization policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; S. 2052/H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; H.R. 4666, the Premium Relief Act) Cost sharing reduction payments 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act; S. 2453, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act) Opioid issues CHIP funding reauthorization (H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act; H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; S. 1827, the Keeping Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act; H.R. 4515; H.R. 195; H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018) IV and medication shortages HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Public Law 111-48, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and "Public Law 111-52, "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 2010"-monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions. Also advocated for cash sharing reduction funding stability. HR 246, Jobs and Premium Protection Act. Market place stabilization provisions (cost-sharing reductions and reinsurance and waiver reforms) in bills: -S___ (no bill number) Alexander/Murray Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. -HR 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017. -HR 4200/S 2052, Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017. -S 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017. -HR 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 passed 3/22/18. -HR 195, Extension of Continuing Appropriations of 2018 passed 1/22/18. -HR 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 passed 2/9/18. -HR 4666, The Premium Relief Act of 2017. (Rep. Costello). Issues related to the opioid epidemic.
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HAS Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL proposed rule on Association Health Plans
Client expense: $2,090,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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.
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017: Allows enforcement of laws relating to sex exploitation against online providers. H.R. 4200 Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments. S. 2052 Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments. S. 1835 Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017: Abortion funding restrictions for reinsurance subsidies. S. Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 4666 - Relief Act of 2017. Costello (R-PA) S 1835 - Lower Premiums through Reinsurance Act of 2017. Collins (R-ME) HR 3545 - Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act. Murphy (R-PA) S 1850 - Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act. Manchin (D-WV) HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1876 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 4841 Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R. 2687/S. 1169 Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 5138 Bipartisan Health Savings Accounts Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub. L. 115-120 Fiscal Year 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub L. 115-123 Bipartisan Budget Act Pub L. 115-141 Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 2278 State Offices of Rural Health Reauthorization Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution H.R. 3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act S.1850 Jessie's Law H.R. 4206/S.2501 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions. H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; H.R. 3956: STARS Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4618 - Over the Counter Drugs; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Sen. Pauls Association Health Plan Draft
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. HJ Res 123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 and for other purposes. HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; provisions related to individual mandate repeal, Orphan Drug Tax Credit, Medical Expenses Deduction H.R. 1628: American Health Care Act of 2017/Better Care Reconciliation Act (Senate); and Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson proposed amendment (S. Amdt. 1030); all provisions H.R. 3922: CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; all provisions H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 4695: Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; provisions related to individual mandate repeal, Orphan Drug Tax Credit, Medical Expenses Deduction S. 1827: Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; all provisions S. 2052: Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions No Bill Yet Introduced: Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017; all provisions General discussions regarding reauthorizing the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP); all provisions
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
H.R. 1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; provisions related to individual mandate repeal, Orphan Drug Tax Credit, Medical Expenses Deduction H.R. 3922: CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; all provisions H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions H.R. 4695: Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1: An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018; provisions related to individual mandate repeal, Orphan Drug Tax Credit, Medical Expenses Deduction S. 1827: Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017; all provisions S. 1835: Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017; all provisions S. 2052: Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017; all provisions No Bill Yet Introduced: Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017; all provisions
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions. H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; H.R. 3956: STARS Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4618 - Over the Counter Drugs; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Sen. Pauls Association Health Plan Draft
Client expense: $2,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
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.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 Better Care Reconciliation Act, S.Amdt. 1030 (Graham-Cassidy), Obamacare Repeal Reconciliation Act Medical liability reform (H.R. 1215, H.R. 548/S. 527) H.R. 1156 / S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Market stabilization policies (Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act; S. 2052/H.R. 4200, Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act) Cost sharing reduction payments 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 4392; H.R. 4710, 340B PAUSE Act) Opioid issues CHIP funding reauthorization (H.R. 3921, HEALTHY KIDS Act; H.R. 3922, CHAMPIONING HEALTHY KIDS Act; S. 1827, the Keeping Kids Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act; H.R. 4515) IV and medication shortages HIPAA policy in mental and behavioral health information sharing Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization, including Hospital Preparedness Program
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Public Law 111-48, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and "Public Law 111-52, "Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act 2010"-monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions. Also advocated for cash sharing reduction funding stability. HR 246, Jobs and Premium Protection Act. HR 1, Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 (ACA individual mandate; ACA Health Insurer Fee). Market place stabilization provisions (cost-sharing reductions and reinsurance and waiver reforms) in bills: -S___ (no bill number) Alexander/Murray Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017. -HR 4695, Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017. -HR 4200/S 2052, Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017. -S 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017. HR 4620, The Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 (ACA Annual health insurer fee suspension).
Client expense: $850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. HJ Res 123 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018 and for other purposes. HR 392 - The HEALTHY Kids Act to reauthorize CHIP. HR 4200 & S 2052 - To provide for temporary funding for health insurance cost-sharing reduction payments and provide targeted tax relief, and for other purposes. HR 2212 & S 974 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples Act of 2017: A bill to promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Marino (R-PA) & Leahy (D-VT) HR 3921 - Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act of 2017: To extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Burgess (R-TX) HR 3922 - Community Health And Medical Professionals Improve Our Nation Act of 2017: To extend funding for certain public health programs, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR) S 1354 - Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act: A bill to establish an individual market reinsurance fund to provide funding for state individual market stabilization reinsurance programs. Carper (D-DE) S 1827 - Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act of 2017: A bill to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. Hatch (R-UT) S 1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act: A bill to extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers. Gardner (R-CO) H.R. 1215 - Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017: To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. King (R-IA) H.R.1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. Johnson (R-TX). S. 974 and H.R. 2212 - Creates Act of 2017: To promote competition in the market for drugs and biological products by facilitating the timely entry of lower-cost generic and biosimilar versions of those drugs and biological products. Leahy (D-VT) & Marino (R-PA). HR 173 and S 40 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Kelly (R-PA) & Heller (R-NV). HR 706 - Plan Verification and Fairness Act of 2017: To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require verification for eligibility for enrollment during special enrollment periods in PPACA insurance plans, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN). HR 708 - State Age Rating Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to change the permissible age variation in health insurance premium rates. Buschon (R-IN). HR 710 -Health Coverage State Flexibility Act of 2017: To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to better align the grace period required for non-payment of premiums before discontinuing coverage under qualified health plans with such grace periods provided for under State law. Flores (R-TX). HR 749 - Lower Drug Costs through Competition Act: To increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry. Schrader (D-OR) H.R.1121 - Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act of 2017: To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit application of pre-existing condition exclusions and to guarantee availability of health insurance coverage in the individual and group market, contingent on the enactment of legislation repealing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. Walden (R-OR). HR 1175 and S 403 - Health Savings Act of 2017: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve access to health care through expanded health savings accounts, and for other purposes. Paulsen (R-MN) & Hatch (R-UT). HR 1304 - Self-Insurance Protection Act: To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the definition of health insurance coverage certain medical stop-loss insurance obtained by certain plan sponsors of group health plans. Roe (R-TN) HR 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2017. Black (R-TN). HR 1776 & S 771 Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act: To improve access to affordable prescription drugs. Schakowsky (D-IL) & Franken (D-MN) HR 2051 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that eligible product developers have competitive access to approved drugs and licensed biological products, so as to enable eligible product developers to develop and test new products, and for other purposes. McKinley (R-WV) S 191 - Patient Freedom Act of 2017: To improve patient choice by allowing States to adopt market based alternatives to the Affordable Care Act that increase access to affordable health insurance and reduce costs while ensuring important consumer protections and improving patient care. Cassidy (R-LA) S 637 - Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017: To amend titles XI and XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide greater transparency of discounts provided by drug manufacturers. Wyden (D-OR)
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1976 - Increasing Access to Care Act H.R. 4200 - Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3928 - Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2017 S. 2001 - State Public Option Act H.R. 4129 - State Public Option Act H.R. 4128 - Health Care Choice and Affordability Act H.R. 4695 - Bipartisan Market Stabilization and Innovation Act of 2017 S. 2256 - Tax Extender Act of 2017 S. 2253 - CHIP Mental Health Parity Act H.R. 4666 - Premium Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4613 - Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 H.R. 4575 - Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2017 H.R. 4579 - Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic (CHRONIC) Care Act of 2017 S. 2021 - Health Care Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 3921 - HEALTHY KIDS Act S. 1970 - Medicare-X Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 4094 - Medicare-X Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 4733 - Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act S. 2260 - Opioids and STOP Pain Initiative Act S. 2183 - CHIP Stability Act H.R. 4541 - CHAMPION KIDS Act of 2017 H.R. 4613 - Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act of 2017 H.R. 4482 - Opioid Abuse Deterrence, Research and Recovery Act of 2017 H.R. 4515 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for a special rule during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for the redistribution of certain Childrens Health Insurance Program allocations for certain shortfall States. S. 2172 - Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 4456 - Health Care Sharing Fairness Act S. 2157 - Drug-Price Transparency in Communications Act H.R. 4408 - Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 H.R. 4404 - State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017 S. 2132 - Family Coverage Act H.R. 4394 - Bare County Buy-in Act of 2017 S. 2121 - Ensuring Access to Air Ambulance Services Act of 2017 H.R. 4206 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2052 - Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2050 - Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4116 - Transparent Drug Pricing Act of 2017 S. 1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 4004 - To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to require employees of the White House to enroll in Obamacare, and for other purposes. H.R. 3976 - Access to Marketplace Insurance Act H.R. 3964 - Opioid Addiction Prevention Act of 2017 H.R. 3927 - To amend title XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of childrens health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes H.R. 3919 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 S. 1909 - BENES Act of 2017 S. 1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act of 2017 H.R. 1319 - Local and Municipal Health Care Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 3798- Save American Workers Act of 2017
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Bipartisan Health Care Stabilization Act of 2017: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments S. 1835 LowerPremiumsThrough Reinsurance Act of 2017: Abortion funding restrictions for reinsurance subsidies. H.R. 4200 Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments. S. 2052 Health Care Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act: Abortion funding restrictions for cost sharing reduction payments
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2017 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
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
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
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
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
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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
Client expense: $570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
Client expense: $155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
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
Client expense: $155,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE