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Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017
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Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 This bill exempts certain alternative payment models under Medicare from the general prohibition on physician self-referrals (also known as the Stark law).
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act S. 2908: Legislation to improve electronic prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage S. 2051/H.R. 4206: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Qualified clinical data registries (QCDR) measure licensing; Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage; CMS proposed rule altering Evaluation and Management billing codes; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; CDC Neurological Conditions Surveillance System funding; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches.
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act S. 2908: Legislation to improve electronic prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage S. 2051/H.R. 4206: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage; CMS proposed rule altering Evaluation and Management billing codes; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, including coverage policies pertaining to transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcathether mitral valve repair, and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1017 / S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017. Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. CY 2019 OPPS/ ASC Proposed Payment Rule, (83 Fed. Reg. 37046). Lobbied against the International Pricing Index model (83 FR 54546).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| OH |
| Brad R. Wenstrup | Republican | OH |
| Carlos Curbelo | Republican | FL |
| David Kustoff | Republican | TN |
| David P. Roe | Republican | TN |
| George Holding | Republican | NC |
| Gregg Harper | Republican | MS |
| Kenny Marchant | Republican | TX |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Independent | AZ |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Luke Messer | Republican | IN |
| Mike Kelly | Republican | PA |
| Neal P. Dunn | Republican | FL |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Susan W. Brooks | Republican | IN |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Ted Budd | Republican | NC |
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR7084 Hospital Competition Act of 2018 HR1156/S1133 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 HR4206/S2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act
Client expense: $323,071 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage. Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Advocate for increased funding and reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Advocate for a new study on physician shortage to be conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Lobby members of Congress regarding improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. Support provisions to allow Medicare Advantage plans to include telehealth as a benefit. Advocate for improving disease management and care coordination for patients with chronic diseases. Support preservation of the In-Offices Ancillary Services Exemption (IOASE) under Stark Law regarding physician self-referral and oppose repeal of the in-office ancillary and physician services exception. Advocate regarding possible changes to IOASE and Stark Law relative to implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110) Support H.R. 4206/S.2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Oppose elimination of a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Advocate allowing further appeals process within the Quality Payment Program. Advocate against H.R. 2066, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017. Advocate for relief for from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Support H.R. 4841/H.R. 5773/Section 6062 of H.R. 6 (SUPPORT for Patients & Communities Act), Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act and S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act Advocate expanding the period for reporting and returning overpayments beyond the 60 days statutorily required under audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Lobby Congress to urge CMS to withdraw evaluation and management (E/M) coding and payment proposals, including the Modifier 25 proposal or what is also sometimes referred to as the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR), from 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Lobby Congress to urge CMS to strengthen Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) by removing barriers that restrict access to data from EHRs. Lobby Congress to urge CMS to maintain oversight for correct implementation and calculation of QCDR measures and to ensure QCDRs intellectual property is protected. Lobby Congress to urge CMS to pause implementation of a new policy that allows Medicare Advantage plans to implement step therapy protocols, and to work with stakeholders to find an alternative solution.
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act S. 2908: Legislation to improve electronic prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage S. 2051/H.R. 4206: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Qualified clinical data registries (QCDR) measure licensing; Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage; CMS proposed rule altering Evaluation and Management billing codes; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; CDC Neurological Conditions Surveillance System funding; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $140,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Health care reform, Hospital related issues and initiatives. Medicaid 1115 Waiver S.2051/H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordinator Improvement Act H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. S.1301/H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Payment issues relating to orthopaedic practices that own in-office ancillary services Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced model H.R. 1156/S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Issues related to Stark Law and AKS Comprehensive joint replacements Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Issues related to total knee anthroplasty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; MACRA implementation; S. 2051/H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017; Monitor implementation of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 2051 / H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017; MACRA implementation; S. 479 / H.R. 1017, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act; Monitor implementation of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $16,092 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $16,092 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $169,817 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 (PAHPAI) H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 H.R.4897 - Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2018 H.R. 930/S. 497 - Lymphedema Treatment Act H.R. 7083 - Access to Genetic Counselor Services Act of 2018 H.R. 1318 - Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program (QPP) Out-of-Network billing Narrow networks/Network Adequacy Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs Out of the Crucible: U.S. Military Combat Casualty Care principles
Client expense: $169,817 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Supporting Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal - H.R.849/S.260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act and S.251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action, enacted into law Supporting Medical Liability Reform - H.R.1215, Protecting Access to Care Act ACA Repeal and Replace - not supporting Supporting H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Comments on FY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule submitted to CMS, the agency corrected placement of vascular ultrasound codes Supporting H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Supporting H.R.1876/S.781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Opposing Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to rebalance the physician fee schedule towards primary care Following opioid legislation, Stark Act Reform to allow for physician self referral under alternative payment models
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support legislative action to remove reference of payment or patient count thresholds from the definition of a Qualifying Alternative Payment Model Participant at Section 1833(z)(2) of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. Support Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 (S. 2015 / H.R. 4206) which reforms existing Stark Law to facilitate the formation of and physician participation in alternative payment models. Support legislation that would deem ordering and reporting professionals who comply with the requirements of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System in compliance with the Medicare Appropriate Use Criteria Program. No specific bill. Support the Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2017 (H.R. 1838, S. 1001), legislation that appropriately reflects the cost of care by site of service, including by replacing the CPI-U with the hospital market basket as the index for annually updating ambulatory surgery center Medicare payments. Cosponsor and support passage of legislation that would waive beneficiary cost-sharing when a screening colonoscopy requires the removal of a potentially precancerous polyp. "Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act" (H.R. 1017 / S. 479)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Supporting Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal - H.R.849/S.260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act and S.251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action, enacted into law Supporting Medical Liability Reform - H.R.1215, Protecting Access to Care Act ACA Repeal and Replace - not supporting Supporting H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Comments on FY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule submitted to CMS, the agency corrected placement of vascular ultrasound codes Supporting H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Supporting H.R.1876/S.781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Opposing Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to rebalance the physician fee schedule towards primary care Following opioid legislation, Stark Act Reform to allow for physician self referral under alternative payment models
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, including coverage policies pertaining to implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and transcatheter aortic valve replacement; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 1688: Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act S. 2908: Legislation to improve electronic prior authorization use in Medicare Advantage S. 2051/H.R. 4206: Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 Step Therapy in Medicare Advantage; CMS proposed rule altering Evaluation and Management billing codes; appropriate use criteria for imaging services; Medicare coverage of oxygen therapy for cluster headaches.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $250,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage. Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Advocate for increased funding and reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Advocate for a new study on physician shortage to be conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Lobby members of Congress regarding improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. Support provisions to allow Medicare Advantage plans to include telehealth as a benefit. Advocate for improving disease management and care coordination for patients with chronic diseases. Support preservation of the In-Offices Ancillary Services Exemption (IOASE) under Stark Law regarding physician self-referral and oppose repeal of the in-office ancillary and physician services exception. Advocate regarding possible changes to IOASE and Stark Law relative to implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110) Support H.R. 4206/S.2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Oppose elimination of a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Advocate allowing further appeals process within the Quality Payment Program. Advocate against H.R. 2066, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017. Advocate for relief for from prior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Support H.R. 4841/H.R. 5773/Section 6062 of H.R. 6 (SUPPORT for Patients & Communities Act), Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act and S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act Advocate expanding the period for reporting and returning overpayments beyond the 60 days statutorily required under audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Support S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act. Lobby Congress to urge CMS to withdraw evaluation and management (E/M) coding and payment proposals, including the Modifier 25 proposal or what is also sometimes referred to as the multiple procedure payment reduction (MPPR), from 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Lobby Congress to urge CMS to strengthen Qualified Clinical Data Registries (QCDRs) by removing barriers that restrict access to data from EHRs.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Payment issues relating to orthopaedic practices that own in-office ancillary services Bundled Payments Initiative H.R. 1156/S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Issues related to Stark Exemptions Comprehensive joint replacements Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation Issues related to physician owned hospitals H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Issues related to total knee anthroplasty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues involving bundled payments as they pertain to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation H.R. 1156/S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Issues related to Stark exemptions Comprehensive joint replacements Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation Issues related to physician owned hospitals H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Issues related to total knee anthroplasty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Health care reform, Hospital related issues and initiatives. Medicaid 1115 Waiver S.2051/H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordinator Improvement Act H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. S.1301/H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1017 / S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017. Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017. Opposition to step therapy requirement in Medicare Advantage. CY 2019 OPPS/ ASC Proposed Payment Rule, 83 Fed. Reg. 37046.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 2051 / H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017; MACRA implementation; S. 479 / H.R. 1017, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act; Monitor implementation of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; MACRA implementation; S. 2051/H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017; Monitor implementation of section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and site neutral policies
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $28,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $182,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852/H.R. 6378 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6545 - Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 6808 - Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs National Trauma System (Military-Civilian Trauma Care) Visa Denial Medicare Fraud Surprise Billing Draft Legislation Stark Law Reform and Medicare Administrative Burden relief Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $182,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · first_quarter · Health Issues
H. Res. 142/S. Res. 63 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. Res. 325 National Obesity Care Week Resolution S. J. Res. 16 a joint resolution approving the discontinuation of the process for consideration and automatic implementation of the annual proposal of the independent payment Medicare advisory board H.J. Res 51/S. J. Res 17 Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal H.R 1995 Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act H.R. 1004 Regulatory Integrity Act H.R. 1009/S. 676 OIRA Insight, Reform, and Accountability Act H.R. 1038/S. 413 Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending H.R. 1072/S. 222 Obamacare Replacement Act H.R. 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act H.R. 1121 Pre-Existing Conditions Protection Act H.R. 1148/S. 431 Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine (FAST) Act H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act H.R. 1267/S. 482 Personal Health Investment Today Act H.R. 1304 Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1313 Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1554 Jessie's Law H.R. 1565 Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act H.R. 1703 Medical Product Communications Act H.R. 184 Protect Medical Innovation Act H.R. 1953/S. 830 Treat and Reduce Obesity Act H.R. 2267/S. 1301 Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act H.R. 246/S. 183 Jobs and Premium Protection Act H.R. 2550 Medicare Telehealth Parity Act H.R. 2556/S. 1016 CONNECT for Health Act H.R. 2797/S. 1334 Patient Choice and Quality Care Act H.R. 2824 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act H.R. 284 Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 2953/S. 2164 Preventive Health Savings Act H.R. 3044 to expand supplemental benefits to meet the needs of chronically ill Medicare Advantage enrollees H.R. 3059/S. 1441 Community Health Center and Primary Care Workforce Expansion Act H.R. 3120 to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-related significant hardship requests H.R. 3124/S. 1299 Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act H.R. 3168 to provide continued access to Medicare Advantage plans for special needs H.R. 3224 Critical Access and Rural Equity Act H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Act H.R. 3263 to extend the Medicare independence at home medical demonstration program H.R. 3358/S. 1771 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education Appropriations Bill H.R. 3394 Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Extension Act H.R. 3447 Furthering Access to Coordinated Treatment for Seniors Act H.R. 3545 Overdoes Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R. 3726 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3728 Empowering Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness Act H.R. 3820/S. 977 Medicare Home Health Flexibility Act H.R. 3862 National Health Service Corps Strengthening Act H.R. 3921 Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 3922 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation, Increase National Gains, and Help Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act H.R. 4541 Continuing Community Health and Medical Professional Programs to Improve Our Nation and Keep Insurance Delivery Stable H.R. 4613 Ensuring Patient Access to Healthcare Records Act H.R. 4616 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619 to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620 Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act H.R. 4006 Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act of 2017 H.R. 4200/S. 2052 Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act H.R. 4520 to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2017 H.R. 4552/S. 1291 Advancing Medical Training in Community Hospitals Act H.R. 4105 to extend the health professions workforce demonstration project H.R. 592/S. 109 Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act H.R. 706 Plan Verification and Fairness Act H.R. 741/S. 243 Rural Hospital Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 749 Lower Drug Costs Through Competition Act H.R. 766 Amend Title XVII of the Social Security Act to expand telehealth in Medicare H.R. 849/S. 260 Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act H.R. 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act H.R. 998 Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act H.R.3545 Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act H.R.3727 To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to include additional telehealth services for purposes of MA organization bids, and for other purposes H.R. 4206/S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Introduction of the Healthcare Cybersecurity Improvement Act Introduction of the Stark Law Modernization Act of 2017 Pub L. 114-198 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Pub L. 115-31 Fiscal Year 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act Pub L. 115-80 National Clinical Care Commission Act Pub. L. 102-143 Telephone Consumer Protection Act Pub. L. 111-148 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Pub. L. 111-5 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Pub. L. 114-10 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) Pub. L. 114-255, 21st Century Cures Act Pub. L. 114-270 Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act (ECHO) Pub. L. 114-328 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year Pub. L. 114-329 American Innovation and Competitiveness Act Pub L. 115-63 Disaster Relief and Airway Extension Act Pub. L. 115-96 2018 Continuing Resolution Pub. L. 115-97 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Reintroduction of TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 108 Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 297 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act S. 1754 Training the Next Generation of Primary Care Doctors Act S. 1827 Keep Kids' Insurance Dependable and Secure Act S. 1829 Strong Families Act S. 1850 Protecting Jessica Grubbs Legacy Act (The Legacy Act) S. 1859 Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1899 to reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps S. 1967 Mandate Relief Act S. 191 Patient Freedom Act S. 251 Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act S. 309 Community Based Independence for Seniors Act S. 464 Independence at Home Act H .R. 1933/S. 761 Health Care Options Act of 2017 S. 787 Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act S. 870 Creating High-Quality Results and Outcomes Necessary to Improve Chronic Care Act S. 1978 Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act S. Con. Res. 3 Budget Resolution
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Supporting Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal - H.R.849/S.260, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act and S.251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action, enacted into law Supporting Medical Liability Reform - H.R.1215, Protecting Access to Care Act ACA Repeal and Replace - not supporting Supporting H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act Comments on FY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule submitted to CMS, the agency corrected placement of vascular ultrasound codes Supporting H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act Supporting H.R.1876/S.781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Opposing Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's proposal to rebalance the physician fee schedule towards primary care Following opioid legislation, Stark Act Reform to allow for physician self referral under alternative payment models
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare physician payment; new/alternative payment models; Medicare coverage, including coverage policies pertaining to implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and transcatheter aortic valve replacement; Medicare hospital payment; access to Medicare claims data; Ways & Means Committee hospital payment project; physician and hospital quality; electronic health record incentive program; clinical data registries; health care quality; medical imaging and prior authorization, including HR 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018; the Stark Law and the in-office ancillary services exception, including HR 4206/S 2051, the Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act; Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act, HR 2066; Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation and oversight; Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and Medicare site of service policy; HR 1155/S 1361, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to allow physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and clinical nurse specialists to supervise cardiac, intensive cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation programs; S 46, the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act of 2017; HR 3325/S 428, The Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act of 2017 (or ACE Kids Act), a bill to allow a state, at its option, to elect to provide medical assistance for items and services furnished to eligible children with medically complex conditions enrolled in a Medicaid Children's Care Coordination (MCCC) program; Senate Finance Committee chronic care project; graduate medical education policy including HR 2267/S 1301, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017; end of life care, including HR 2797/S 1334, the Patient Choice and Quality Care Act of 2017; Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) implementation; oversight and implementation of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including Appropriate Use Criteria; physician-owned hospital policy, including HR 1156/S 1133, the Patient Access to High Quality Care Act of 2017; Medicaid coverage and eligibility, including HR 829, Prioritizing the Most Vulnerable Over Lottery Winners Act of 2017, HR 181, Close Annuity Loopholes in Medicaid Act, and HR 705, Verify Eligibility Coverage Act; HR 3163, Medicare Part B Home Infusion Services Temporary Transitional Payment Act; Affordable Care Act repeal/replace/reform efforts; HR 3767 and S 989, the Ensuring Childrens Access to Specialty Care Act of 2017; HR 3635, the Local Coverage Determination Clarification Act of 2017; Ways and Means Committee Medicare extenders policy/legislation.
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1017 / S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017. Opposition to H.R. 2066 - PIMA of 2017. Support for H.R. 4206 / S. 2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology, all provisions S. 1732, Improving Access to Behavioral Health Information Technology Act, all provisions S. 2904, Medicaid Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth Act, all provisions S. 2910, Telehealth for Children's Access to Services and Treatment (TeleCAST) Act, all provisions S. 2707, Informing Seniors about Opioids Act of 2018, all provisions S. 2900, Comprehensive Screenings for Seniors Act of 201, all provisions H.R. 3528, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2460, Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act, all provisions S. 2908, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 2920, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4552, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 284, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 5605, Advancing High Quality Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders in Medicare Act, all provisions H.R. 5801, Medicaid Providers Are Required To Note Experiences in Record Systems to Help In-need Patients (PARTNERSHIP) Act, all provisions H.R. 5797, Individuals in Medicaid Deserve Care that is Appropriate and Responsible in its Execution (IMD CARE) Act, all provisions H.R. 5800, Medicaid Institutes for Mental Disease Are Decisive in Delivering Inpatient Treatment for Individuals but Opportunities for Needed Access are Limited without Information Needed about Facility Obligations (IMD ADDITIONAL INFO) Act, all provisions H.R. 5799, Medicaid Drug Review, Utilization, Good Governance (DRUG) Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 4841, Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5603, Access to Telehealth Services for Substance Use Disorders Act, all provisions H.R. 5808, Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5685, Medicare Opioid Safety Education Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5675, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require prescription drug plan sponsors under the Medicare program to establish drug management programs for at-risk beneficiaries, all provisions H.R. 1925, At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 3192, CHIP Mental Health Parity Act, all provisions H.R. 4005, Medicaid Reentry Act, all provisions H.R. 4998, Health Insurance for Former Foster Youth Act, all provisions H.R. 5477, Rural Development of Opioid Capacity Services (DOCS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5583, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require States to annually report on certain adult health quality measures, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5684, Protecting Seniors From Opioid Abuse Act, all provisions H.R. 5776, Medicare and Opioid Safe Treatment (MOST) Act, all provisions H.R. 5789, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant and post-partum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a substance use disorder, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 5810, Medicaid Health Homes for Opioid-Use-Disorder Medicaid Enrollees Encouraged (HOME) Act, all provisions H.R. 5716, Commit to Opioid Medical Prescriber Accountability and Safety for Seniors (COMPASS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5773, Preventing Addiction for Susceptible Seniors (PASS) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5775, Providing Reliable Options for Patients and Educational Resources (PROPER) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5798, Opioid Screening and Chronic Pain Management Alternatives for Seniors Act, all provisions H.R. 5686, Medicare Clear Health Options in Care for Enrollees (CHOICE) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 6138, Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Transparency Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 5774, Combating Opioid Abuse for Care in Hospitals (COACH) Act of 2018, all provisions H.R. 4206, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions S. 2051, Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4143, Dialysis Patient Access To Integrated-care, Empowerment, Nephrologists, Treatment, and Services (PATIENTS) Demonstration Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 4554, Medicare Common Access Card Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2788, Health Equity and Access under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2017, all provisions H.R. 2687, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1169, Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act, all provisions S. 1291, Advancing Medical Resident Training in Community Hospitals Act of 2017, all provisions Medicare program: Draft legislation relating to the prescribing of opioids for individuals eligible for Medicare Part A & B Medicare program: Creating Access to Residency Education Act (draft bill) Medicare program: Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization (MACRA) implementation Medicare program: Quality Payment Program Medicare program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/quality, cost, interoperability, improvement activities Medicare program: MIPS quality measure reporting period Medicare program: Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA)/clinical testing reimbursement Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: APMs/PTAC Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education (GME) Medicare program: Electronic prescribing of controlled substances Medicare program: Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Self-referral Medicare program: Anti-kickback Medicare program: Program Integrity - Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) Medicare program: Regulatory Relief - E & M Guidelines Medicare program: Virtual Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP)/Telehealth/remote patient monitoring Medicare program: Drug pricing transparency Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Documentation errors Medicare program: Health Information Technology burdens Medicare program: Cybersecurity Medicare program: Interoperability Medicare program: Group Purchasing Organizations/Stark Laws Medicare program: Substance abuse disorder/quality, research Medicare program: Electronic payments Medicare program: Electronic clinical attachments Medicare program: Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring Medicare program: Physician billing/MACs Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: PECOS/Medicare Enrollment/Revocations/Revalidations Medicare program: Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Misvalued codes Medicare program: Pharmacy Benefits Manager
Client expense: $4,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Advocate for adequate and accurate network coverage for dermatologic care within Medicare Advantage. Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Advocate for increased funding and reforms to Graduate Medical Education. Advocate for a new study on physician shortage to be conducted by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Lobby members of Congress regarding improvements to Health Information Technology implementation. Support provisions to allow Medicare Advantage plans to include telehealth as a benefit. Advocate for improving disease management and care coordination for patients with chronic diseases. Support preservation of the In-Offices Ancillary Services Exemption (IOASE) under Stark Law regarding physician self-referral and oppose repeal of the in-office ancillary and physician services exception. Advocate regarding possible changes to IOASE and Stark Law relative to implementation of Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110) Support H.R. 4206/S.2051 Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Advocate for Congressional support for relief from Medicare regulations under Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA P.L. 114-110), including the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and specifically the development of advanced alternative payment models (APMs) and implementation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Oppose elimination of a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Advocate allowing further appeals process within the Quality Payment Program. Advocate against H.R. 2066, Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2017. Advocate for relief for from pior authorization requirements under Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans. Support H.R. 4841/H.R. 5773/Section 6062 of H.R. 6 (SUPPORT for Patients & Communities Act), Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act and S. 2908, Electronic Prior Authorization in Medicare Part D Act Advocate expanding the period for reporting and returning overpayments beyond the 60 days statutorily required under audits by Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). Support S. 2553, Know the Lowest Price Act. Lobby for support of nomination of Michael Bigby, MD to serve as Commissioner on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC).
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Payment issues relating to orthopaedic practices that own in-office ancillary services Bundled Payments Initiative H.R. 1156/S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Issues related to Stark Exemptions Comprehensive joint replacements Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation Issues related to physician owned hospitals H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Issues related to total knee anthroplasty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues involving bundled payments as they pertain to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation H.R. 1156/S. 1133 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 Issues related to Stark exemptions Comprehensive joint replacements Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act implementation Issues related to physician owned hospitals H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Issues related to total knee anthroplasty
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Health care reform, Hospital related issues and initiatives. Public Law 111-148, The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospital related issues and initiatives. Medicaid 1115 Waiver S.2051/H.R.4206, Medicare Care Coordinator Improvement Act H.R.4392, To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. S.1301/H.R.2267, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; MACRA implementation; S. 2051/H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Stark Law modernization; S. 2051 / H.R. 4206, The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017; MACRA implementation; S. 479 / H.R. 1017, Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR1156 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2017 HR4206 & S2051 The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017
Client expense: $589,146 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR4206 & S2051-The Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act of 2017 Opioid egistration HR1876-S781- Good Samaritan Health Professional Act
Client expense: $286,333 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2018 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs
Client expense: $27,440 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2018 · second_quarter · Health Issues
PL 109-417 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (PAHPA) PL 114-10 - Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2017 Implementation H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act H.R. 5507 - Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 H. R. 5809 - Postoperative Opioid Prevention Act of 2018 H.R 4143/S. 2065 - Dialysis PATIENTS Demonstration Act of 2017 S. 2852 - Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 5385 - Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 2809 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5106 - Investor Choice Against Gun Proliferation Act H.R.1057 - STOP Act of 2017 H.R. 1822, 1876/S. 781 - Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2017 H.R. 880/S. 1022 - Mission Zero Act H.R. 1017/S. 479 - Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017 H.R. 820/S. 292 - Childhood Cancer STAR Act H.R. 5160 - Cancer Care Planning and Communications Act of 2018 H.R. 1704 - ACCESS Act of 2017 H.R. 2267 - Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1676/S. 693 - Palliative Care and Hospice Education and Training Act H.R. 4909/S. 2495 - STOP School Violence Act of 2018 H.R. 4841 - Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 H.R. 4206/S. 2051 - Medicare Care Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1625 - Omnibus H.R. 2906/S. 1351 - Ensuring Access to General Surgery Act of 2017 H.R. 4434/S.2135 - Fix NICS Act of 2017 H.R. 548/S. 527 - Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, S. 251 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017 H.R. 2843/S.1317 - Medicaid and CHIP Quality Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3120 - Electronic Health Record Meaningful Use H.R. 2276/S.2575 - Audiology Patient Choice Act of 2018 Medicaid GME Transparency Act Bleeding Control for the Injured (Stop The Bleed campaign) Injury Prevention Initiatives Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Cancer Research and Funding Opioids EHR Clinician Burden/Administrative Burden Mis-valued Codes Medicare Sequestration Congenital Anomalies Global Codes Qualified clinical data registry (QCDR) Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Surgical Care Survey (S-CAHPS) VA Health Issues DOD Health Issues The Emergency Medical Services for Children Program MIPS cost measure development E-Prior Authorization Digital health systems Sports Medicine Firearms Research Hospital-based violence intervention programs
Client expense: $27,440 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)