Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019

H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 - DelBene - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage H.R. 3925 - Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act - Tonko - Opioids H.R. 3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Carter - Medicaid coverage for transportation H.R. 4453 - Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 - Ruiz -Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud H.R. 4529 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 - Maloney - Medicaid H.R. 4583 - Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 - Schneider - prescription drug affordability H.R. 4620 - More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 - Rose - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program H.R. 4621 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 - Blunt Rochester - best practices re social determinants of health H.R. 4629 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Tonko - biosimilars H.R. 4632 - Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 - Kind - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans H.R. 4671 - Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act - Kim - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries H.R. 5006 - Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act - Emmer - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized H.R. 5201 - Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 - Matsui - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth H.R. 5232 - Road to Recovery Act - Fitzpatrick - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment H.R. 5693 - Primary Health Services Enhancement Act - Kind - Medicare rural health H.R. 5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 - Jodey Arrington - rural emergency medical access services under Medicare H.R. 5833 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain - Latta - Medicare coverage in telehealth H.R. 5882 - GENE Therapy Payment Act - Schrader - value based care H.R. 6098 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program - Barragan - CHIP eligibility H.R. 6151 - CARING for Kids Act - Abby Fineknauer - CHIP H.R. 6179 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cardenas - payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare H.R. 6209 - Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 or the RUSH Act of 2020 -Kuster - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments H.R. 6244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program - Kelly - Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19 -Sarbanes - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6273 - Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 - Butterfield - FMAP H.R. 6311 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Ruiz - COVID-19 cost sharing H.R. 6336 - Increasing Hospital Capacity to Fight the Coronavirus Act of 2020 - Bishop - Medicare and Medicaid payments during COVID-19 emergency H.R. 6462 - Emergency Medicaid for Coronavirus Treatment Act - Gallego - Medicaid coverage H.R. 6511 - Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act - Pappas - COVID H.R. 6521 - To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from taking certain actions with respect to Medicaid supplemental payments reporting requirements, and for other purposes - Diaz Barragan H.R. 6538 - Modernized Medicine Act - Kennedy - Medicaid, Telehealth H.R. 6539 - Coronavirus Medicaid Response Act - Lee - FMAP H.R. 6572 - To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness and knowledge of COVID-19. - Bilirakis - COVID H.R. 6583 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a risk corridor program for Medicare Advantage plans during the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes. - Houlahan - COVID H.R. 6616 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act - Cardenas - COVID H.R. 6640 - Medicare Advantage COVID Treatment Act - Mucarsel-Powell - COVID H.R. 6658 - Insular Area Medicaid Coronavirus Recovery Act - Sablan - FMAP H.R. 6727 - To hold Medicare beneficiaries harmless for specified COVID-19 treatment services furnished under part A or part B of the Medicare program - Schrier - COVID H.R. 6744 - Computer and Internet Equity Act - Davis - internet access for Lifeline program H.R. 6753 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Finkenauer - Medicare hospital payments H.R. 6792 - Improving Telehealth for Underserved Communities Act of 2020 - Smith - telehealth H.R. 6797 - CHIPPER Act - Wild - CHIP, COVID H.R. 6837 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Schneider - COVID H.R. 7154 - Outpatient Therapy Modernization and Stabilization Act - Boyle - outpatient therapy services H.R. 7187 - HEALTH Act of 2020 -Thompson -Smith - telehealth H.R. 7297 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for forgiveness of certain accelerated and advance payments under parts A and B of the Medicare program. - Kaptur H.R. 7338 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive requirements relating to the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program, and for other purposes. - Cheney - Telehealth H.R. 7391 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove certain geographic and originating site restrictions on the furnishing of telehealth services under the Medicare program - Sherrill - Telehealth S. 2846 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Isakson - Medicaid coverage of transportation S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 - Cassidy - Part D smoothing S. 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act - Portman - Medicaid coverage in acute care hospitals S. 3238 - Preventive Home Visit Act - King - preventative home visits S. 3277 - HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act - Casey - access to community based services S. 3353 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 - Cassidy - Medicare coverage of kidney transplant services S. 3384 - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - McSally - Medicare Part D drug pricing negotiation S. 3399 - FCHIP Extension Act - Tester - rural health S. 3442 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID-19 cost sharing S. 3443 - Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act - Casey - Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women S. 3447 - RUSH Act of 2020 - Thune - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments S. 3466 - ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020 - McSally - eliminates cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program S. 3615 - Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Extension Act of 2020 - Murkowski - rural community hospital demonstration program S. 3665 - Save Rural Hospitals Act of 2020 - Alexander - Medicare hospital payments S. 3750 - Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payments Improvement Act of 2020 - Shaheen - COVID S. 3881 - CHIPPER Act - Casey - CHIP, COVID S. 3998 - HEALTH Act of 2020 - Hyde-Smith - telehealth S. 3999 - Mental and Behavioral Health Connectivity Act - King - Mental Health S. 4108 - A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase Federal support to State Medicaid programs during economic downturns - Casey - FMAP Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2021 Rate Notice and Call Letter; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to COVID-19; issues related to audio-only telehealth; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; issues related to Medicaid presumptive eligibility and continuous eligibility; issues relating to Medicaid best price; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

Client expense: $2,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

H.R. 4529/S2545, Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 5619/S. 3198, Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 5850/S. 3264, Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act H.R. 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 Issues related to Lifeline; Issues related to the CARES Act; Issues related to robocalls.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 43Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act H.R. 55Connecting Broadband Deserts Act. H.R. 156Anti-Swatting Act H.R. 331Protecting Consumer Information Act H.R. 359Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act H.R. 360Cyber Sense Act of 2019 H.R. 427The Connect America Fund (CAF) Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 451The Dont Break up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 466To direct the FCC to amend its rules so as to prohibit the application to amateur stations of certain private land use restrictions H.R. 492To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an owner or operator of a social media service that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content H.R. 530Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act H.R. 602Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act H.R. 618To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security H.R. 721Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 H.R. 739To support United States international cyber diplomacy act H.R. 805Robo COP Act H.R. 946Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1006To amend title I of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for internet openness H.R. 1062National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 H.R. 1096To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of broadband internet access service H.R. 1101To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. H.R. 1158The Cyber Incident Response Teams Act H.R. 1220The Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act H.R. 1289The PHONE Act H.R. 1304To require the FTC, in consultation with the FCC, to establish a Robocaller Bounty Pilot Program. H.R. 1328ACCESSBROADBANDAct H.R. 1421HANGUP Act H.R. 1493Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 H.R. 1575Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1602TRACED Act H.R. 1644Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 1731To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurityrisks at publicly traded companies. H.R. 1975To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee. H.R. 2015TRACED Act H.R. 2130State Cyber Resiliency Act H.R. 2136 Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 2355To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls. H.R. 2386STOP Robocalls Act H.R. 2545Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 H.R. 2601 Office of Rural Telecommunications Act H.R. 2611 Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2643 Broadband Mapping After Scrutiny (MAPS) Act H.R. 2692Broadband Conduit Deployment Act H.R. 2741Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT) Act H.R. 2760 Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 H.R. 2785Community Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 2881 Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 H.R. 2960Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3255 Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 3475 SPECTRUM NOW Act H.R. 3676Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 3763Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019 H.R. 3869Internet Exchange Act of 2019 H.R. 4024Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4127Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 4128Map Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4170ENCRYPT Act of 2019 H.R. 4194 National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 H.R. 4227Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act H.R. 4229Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act H.R. 4283 Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 H.R. 4449 Tribal Internet Act of 2019 H.R 4486 Digital Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 4529 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 5035 Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 5640 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act H.R. 5850 Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 H.R. 5918 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. H.R. 5926 RESILIENT Networks Act H.R. 6456 To establish a grant program that provides grants to expand broadband service H.R.6491 - To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative H.R. 6395William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 6477Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 6563Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 H.R. 6624USA Telecommunications Act H.R. 6723 Universal Broadband Act of 2020 H.R. 6744Computer and Internet Equity Act H.R. 6800The Heroes Act H.R. 6819 To fund grants for the immediate deployment of temporary wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and Hawaiian Home Lands, to provide emergency special temporary authority to use electromagnetic spectrum for the provision of wireless broadband service on Tribal lands and Hawaiian Home Lands, H.R. 6881To provide a benefit for broadband service during emergency periods relating to COVID-19 H.R. 7160Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act H.R. 7204Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act H.R. 7310Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020 H.R. 7352To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to streamline siting processes for telecommunications service facilities, and for other purposes. S. 29A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security S. 142The American Data Dissemination Act S. 151TRACED Act S. 152Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act S. 189The Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act S. 300Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act S. 315DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act S. 333NationalCybersecurityPreparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 406A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce S. 429Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 454Office of Rural Broadband Act S. 482Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 510Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act S. 553Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 S. 592Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 602Cyber Deterrence & Response Act S. 626HANGUP Act S. 682Save the Internet Act of 2019. To restore the Federal Communications Commissions Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections. S. 734IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 S. 748A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors. S. 819The FCC Reporting Modernization Act S. 842 Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 S. 893The Secure 5G and Beyond Act S. 918E-FRONTIER Act S. 1046Access Broadband Act S. 1065 State Cyber Resiliency Act S. 1166 Internet Exchange Act of 2019 S. 1239ROBO Calls and Texts Act S. 1289Measuring the Economic Impact ofBroadbandAct of 2019 S. 1294The Broadband Interagency Coordination Act S. 1336Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 S. 1485Map Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1515Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 S. 1522Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1626 Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 S. 1699, The STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act S. 1822The Broadband Data Act S. 1826DO NOT Call Act S. 1968 SPECTRUM NOW Act S. 2545 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 S. 2866 Rural Broadband Financial Flexibility Act S. 3264 Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 S. 3362 Homework Gap Trust Fund Act S. 3569 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 S. 3649Community Broadband Act of 2020 S. 3690Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 S. 3712Cyber Leap Act of 2020 S. 3838Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act S. 4015 Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020 S. 4021Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 S. 4049 The National Defense Authorization Act S. 4095A bill to provide emergency benefits for broadband service during periods relating to COVID-19, and for other purposes. S. 4201A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes. Issues related to Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband mapping (House and Senate) Issues related to internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate) Issues related to number portability (House and Senate)

H.R. 3107 - Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2019 - DelBene - prior authorization in Medicare Advantage H.R. 3925 - Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act - Tonko - Opioids H.R. 3935 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Carter - Medicaid coverage for transportation H.R. 4453 - Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 - Ruiz -Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud H.R. 4529 - Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 - Maloney - Medicaid H.R. 4583 - Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 - Schneider - prescription drug affordability H.R. 4620 - More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 - Rose - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under part D of the Medicare program H.R. 4621 - Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 - Blunt Rochester - best practices re social determinants of health H.R. 4629 - Star Rating for Biosimilars Act - Tonko - biosimilars H.R. 4632 - Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 - Kind - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans H.R. 4671 - Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act - Kim - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries H.R. 5006 - Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act - Emmer - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized H.R. 5201 - Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 - Matsui - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth H.R. 5232 - Road to Recovery Act - Fitzpatrick - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment H.R. 5693 - Primary Health Services Enhancement Act - Kind - Medicare rural health H.R. 5808 - Save Rural Communities Act of 2020 - Jodey Arrington - rural emergency medical access services under Medicare H.R. 5833 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the use of certain psychological evaluation via telehealth for Medicare coverage of neurostimulation services for the treatment of chronic pain - Latta - Medicare coverage in telehealth H.R. 5882 - GENE Therapy Payment Act - Schrader - value based care H.R. 6098 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to allow States to expand income eligibility standards under the Children's Health Insurance Program -Barragan - CHIP eligibility H.R. 6151 - CARING for Kids Act - Abby Fineknauer - CHIP H.R. 6179 - Increasing Access to Biosimilars Act of 2020 - Cardenas - payments to providers of biosimilars under Medicare H.R. 6209 - Reducing Unnecessary Senior Hospitalizations Act of 2020 or the RUSH Act of 2020 -Kuster - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments H.R. 6244 - To amend titles XVIII and XIX to provide for coverage at no cost sharing of COVID-19 testing under the Medicaid program and Children's Health Insurance Program - Kelly - Medicaid coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6263 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to waive cost sharing under the Medicare program for certain visits relating to testing for COVID-19 -Sarbanes - Medicare coverage of COVID-19 related visits and testing H.R. 6273 - Protecting Vulnerable Americans in Times of Crisis Act of 2020 - Butterfield - FMAP H.R. 6311 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Ruiz - COVID-19 cost sharing H.R. 6336 - To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for a waiver of payment reductions under the Medicare and Medicaid programs for certain nonapproved capital expenditures undertaken by health care facilities during the COVID-19 emergency - Bishop - Medicare and Medicaid payments during COVID-19 emergency S. 2846 - Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act - Isakson - Medicaid coverage of transportation S. 2911 - Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 - Cassidy - Part D smoothing S. 3220 - Ensuring Access to Direct Support Professionals Act - Portman - Medicaid coverage in acute care hospitals S. 3238 - Preventive Home Visit Act - King - preventative home visits S. 3277 - HCBS Infrastructure Improvement Act - Casey - access to community based services S. 3353 - Comprehensive Immunosuppressive Drug Coverage for Kidney Transplant Patients Act of 2020 - Cassidy - Medicare coverage of kidney transplant services S. 3384 - Lowering Prescription Drug Prices for America's Seniors and Families Act of 2020 - McSally - Medicare Part D drug pricing negotiation S. 3399 - FCHIP Extension Act - Tester - rural health S. 3442 - Care for COVID-19 Act - Booker - COVID-19 cost sharing S. 3443 - Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act - Casey - Medicaid coverage for all pregnant and postpartum women S. 3447 - RUSH Act of 2020 - Thune - Medicare coverage for certain services in hospital emergency departments S. 3466 - ACCESS for Biosimilars Act of 2020 - McSally - eliminates cost sharing for biosimilar biological products furnished under part B of the Medicare program Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2021 Rate Notice and Call Letter; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); issues relating to COVID-19; issues related to addressing the social determinants of health, including housing, transportation, nutrition, and educational opportunities; in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 4529/S2545, Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 5619/S. 3198, Suicide Prevention Act H.R. 5850/S. 3264, Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 Issues related to Lifeline related issues; Issues related to robocalls.

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H.R. 43Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act H.R. 55Connecting Broadband Deserts Act. H.R. 156Anti-Swatting Act H.R. 331Protecting Consumer Information Act H.R. 359Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act H.R. 360Cyber Sense Act of 2019 H.R. 427The Connect America Fund (CAF) Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 451The Dont Break up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 466To direct the FCC to amend its rules so as to prohibit the application to amateur stations of certain private land use restrictions H.R. 492To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an owner or operator of a social media service that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content H.R. 530Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act H.R. 602Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act H.R. 618To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security H.R. 721Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 H.R. 739To support United States international cyber diplomacy act H.R. 805Robo COP Act H.R. 946Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1006To amend title I of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for internet openness H.R. 1062National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 H.R. 1096To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of broadband internet access service H.R. 1101To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. H.R. 1158The Cyber Incident Response Teams Act H.R. 1220The Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act H.R. 1289The PHONE Act H.R. 1304To require the FTC, in consultation with the FCC, to establish a Robocaller Bounty Pilot Program. H.R. 1328ACCESSBROADBANDAct H.R. 1421HANGUP Act H.R. 1493Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 H.R. 1575Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1602TRACED Act H.R. 1644Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 1731To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurityrisks at publicly traded companies. H.R. 1975To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee. H.R. 2015TRACED Act H.R. 2130State Cyber Resiliency Act H.R. 2136 Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 2355To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls. H.R. 2386STOP Robocalls Act H.R. 2545Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 H.R. 2601 Office of Rural Telecommunications Act H.R. 2611 Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2643 Broadband Mapping After Scrutiny (MAPS) Act H.R. 2692Broadband Conduit Deployment Act H.R. 2741Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT) Act H.R. 2760 Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 H.R. 2785Community Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 2881 Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 H.R. 2960Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3255 Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 3475 SPECTRUM NOW Act H.R. 3676Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 3763Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019 H.R. 3869Internet Exchange Act of 2019 H.R. 4024Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4127Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 4128Map Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4170ENCRYPT Act of 2019 H.R. 4194 National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 H.R. 4227Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act H.R. 4229Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act H.R. 4283 Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 H.R. 4449 Tribal Internet Act of 2019 H.R 4486 Digital Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 4529 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 5035 Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 748 CARES Act H.R. 5640 Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act H.R. 5850 Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 H.R. 5918 To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting. H.R. 5926 RESILIENT Networks Act H.R. 6456 To establish a grant program that provides grants to expand broadband service H.R.6491 - To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide for a high-speed broadband deployment initiative S. 29A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security S. 142The American Data Dissemination Act S. 151TRACED Act S. 152Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act S. 189The Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act S. 300Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act S. 315DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act S. 333NationalCybersecurityPreparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 406A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce S. 429Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 454Office of Rural Broadband Act S. 482Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 510Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act S. 553Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 S. 592Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 602Cyber Deterrence & Response Act S. 626HANGUP Act S. 682Save the Internet Act of 2019. To restore the Federal Communications Commissions Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections. S. 734IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 S. 748A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors. S. 819The FCC Reporting Modernization Act S. 842 Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 S. 893The Secure 5G and Beyond Act S. 918E-FRONTIER Act S. 1046Access Broadband Act S. 1065 State Cyber Resiliency Act S. 1166 Internet Exchange Act of 2019 S. 1239ROBO Calls and Texts Act S. 1289Measuring the Economic Impact ofBroadbandAct of 2019 S. 1294The Broadband Interagency Coordination Act S. 1336Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 S. 1485Map Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1515Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 S. 1522Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1626 Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 S. 1699, The STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act S. 1822The Broadband Data Act S. 1826DO NOT Call Act S. 1968 SPECTRUM NOW Act S. 2545 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 S. 2866 Rural Broadband Financial Flexibility Act S. 3264 Bridging the Tribal Digital Divide Act of 2020 S. 3362 Homework Gap Trust Fund Act S. 3569 Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 Issues related to Section 224 of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband mapping (House and Senate) Issues related to internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate) Issues related to number portability (House and Senate)

S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (Sanders) - Part D price negotiations, formulary changes S. 205, Right Rebate Act (Wyden) - Medicaid drug rebate program S. 317, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - health homes for children with medically complex conditions S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (Brown) - Part D price negotiation S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act (Stabenow) - Medicare buy-in option S. 475, RxCAP Act (Wyden) - Part D cost-sharing S. 489, State Public Option Act (Schatz) - Medicaid buy-in option S. 516, Prescription Drug Monitoring Act (Klobuchar) - required use of PDMPs S. 548, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman) - MFP demonstration S. 640, Phair Pricing Act (Kennedy) -- Part D rebates at the point of sale S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act (Casey) - Part D assistance for low-income seniors S. 709, Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act (Casey) - interactive dashboard with drug price and utilization data for federal programs S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Gardner) - testing expanded coverage of telehealth services in Medicare S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) - payments on clean claims S. 1114, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Daines-King) - MA benchmark cap S. 2081, Stop Drug Companies from Overcharging Seniors in Medicare Part B Act of 2019 (Peters)- drugs in Part B S. 2252, Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act (Van Hollen)- drug pricing S. 2446, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 (Warren)-Medicare coverage of audiologist services S. 2650 - Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019 (Durbin) - lowering prescription drug costs S. 2807, Hospice Care Improvement Act of 2019 (Portman) - Medicare hospice programs S. 2846, Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (Isakson) - Medicaid coverage of transportation S. 2911, Seniors Prescription Drug Relief Act of 2019 (Cassidy) - Part D smoothing S. 3000, Patient Shared Savings Act (Cassidy) - prescription drug plans S. 3001, Permanent Relief for Seniors and Medicare, Medicaid, Human Services Extension Act of 2019 (Toomey) - extensions S. 3029, Territories Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Equity Act of 2019 (Menendez) - Territories, low-income Medicare part D beneficiaries S. 3078, Audit & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2019 (Grassley) - Medicare appeals process S. 3129, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 (Crapo) - drug pricing H.R. 19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019 (Walden) - drug pricing H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act (Pallone) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 448, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (Cummings) - Part D price negotiations, formulary changes H.R. 789, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Welch) - payments on clean claims H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act (Schrader) - Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 1034, Phair Pricing Act (Collins) - Part D rebates at the point of sale H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - Medicare PBM standards H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (Doggett) - Part D price negotiation H.R. 1226, ACE Kids Act (Castor) - health homes for children with medically complex conditions H.R. 1277, State Public Option Act (Lujan) - Medicaid buy-in option H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act (DelBene) - Medicare coverage of mental health telehealth services H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act (Dingell) - MFP demonstration H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act (Dingell) - spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act (Higgins) - Medicare buy-in option H.R. 1375, PAID Act (Kind) - transparency of Medicare secondary payer information H.R. 1394, Medigap Consumer Protection Act (Doggett) - Medicare supplemental consumer protections H.R. 1551, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (Engel) - quality measures in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act (Carter) - MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data in Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act (Ruiz) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections, ACE Kids Act, Medicaid drug rebate program, health homes for children with medically complex conditions H.R. 2131, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kind-Kelly) - MA benchmark cap H.R. 2757, Creating Lower Cost Alternatives for Your Prescription Drugs Act (Cunningham) - eliminate copay for generic drugs in Medicare Part D H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (DelBene) - Medicare Advantage prior authorization H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act (Dingell) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections, Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act (Neal) - funding for quality measurement initiatives, Medicare coverage of mental health telehealth services, real-time benefit tools in Medicare Part D, Medicare eligibility and enrollment notices H.R. 3461, Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act (Sanchez-Kelly) - Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan H.R. 3613, State Accountability, Flexibility, and Equity for Hospitals Act of 2019 (Bilirakis) -Medicaid DSH payments H.R. 3631, Territories Health Care Improvement Act (Soto) -Medicaid funding H.R. 3644, Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 (Burgess)-Medicare demonstration program H.R. 3925, Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act (Tonko)- Opioids H.R. 3935, Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (Carter)-Medicaid coverage for transportation H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Lowey)-Health extenders H.R. 4453, Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 (Ruiz)-Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud H.R. 4527, Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act (Malinowski)-Option for first responders to buy-in to Medicare H.R. 4529, Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 (Maloney)-Medicaid H.R. 4583, Medicare Extra Rx Higher Eligibility Limits in Part D Act of 2019 (Schneider) - prescription drug affordability H.R. 4597, Acting to Cancel Copays and Ensure Substantial Savings for Biosimilars Act of 2019 (Peters) - biosimilars, Part B H.R. 4618, Medicare Hearing Act of 2019 (McBath) - coverage for certain hearing items and services under part B H.R. 4619, Pharmaceutical Rebates for Excessive Pricing Above Inflation Act (Schakowsky) - drug rebates, Part D H.R. 4620, More Help for Seniors Act of 2019 (Rose) - expand eligibility for low-income subsidies under Part D of the Medicare program H.R. 4621, Collecting and Analyzing Resources Integral and Necessary for Guidance for Social Determinants Act of 2019 (Blunt Rochester) - best practices re social determinants of health H.R. 4628, Better Tools to Lower Costs Act of 2019 (Scanlon) - resource requirements H.R. 4629, Star Rating for Biosimilars Act (Tonko) - biosimilars H.R. 4632, Better Transparency in Information for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 (Kind) - provides consumers information regarding premiums under LIS benchmark plans H.R. 4649, Capping Drug Costs for Seniors Act of 2019 (Horsford) - cap on beneficiary liability under part D of the Medicare program H.R. 4650, Medicare Dental Act of 2019 (Kelly) - Medicare dental coverage H.R. 4655, Enhancing Retirement Security for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2019 (Lee) - eligibility of individuals for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under part D H.R. 4661, Advancing Enrollment and Reducing Drug Costs Act of 2019 (Pappas) - Medicaid in territories H.R. 4663, Freedom from Price Gouging Act (Porter) - drug rebates, Part B H.R. 4665, Medicare Vision Act of 2019 (Schrier) - vision items and services under part B H.R. 4666, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide certain low-income territorial residents with automatic eligibility for premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Medicare program, and for other purposes (Shalala) - Medicare in territories H.R. 4669, Maximizing Drug Coverage for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2019 (Stevens) - auto enrollment and intelligent assignment H.R. 4671, Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act (Kim) - Medicare affordability and low income beneficiaries H.R. 4676, Protecting Medicare Beneficiaries with Pre-Existing Conditions Act (Schneider) - Medigap H.R. 4699, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals (Gonzales-Colon) - Part D, territories H.R. 4769, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2019 (Schakowsky) - lowering prescription drug costs H.R. 4946, Ensuring Seniors Access to Local Pharmacies Act of 2019 (Welch) - equal access of Medicare beneficiaries to community pharmacies in underserved areas H.R. 4996, Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 (Kelly) - State extension of Medicaid H.R. 5006, Expanding Access to Inpatient Mental Health Act (Emmer) - Medicaid coverage for SUD/mental health for institutionalized H.R. 5039, Life Sustaining Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (Lipinski) - part D H.R. 5057, Pass- Through Technical Corrections Act (Tonko) - drug pass-through status under Medicare outpatient payment H.R. 5201, Telemental Health Expansion Act of 2019 (Matsui) - Medicare coverage of mental telehealth H.R. 5232, Road to Recovery Act (Fitzpatrick) - Medicaid and CHIP SUD treatment H.R. 5281, Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act of 2019 (Carter) - transparency and spread pricing affordability Discussion Draft, Medicare Part D Reform (Neal-Pallone-Brady-Walden) - maximum out-of-pocket limit, federal reinsurance payments Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues including proposed RADV regulation for MA; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2021 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2021 Rate Notice and Call Letter; issues related to MLTSS; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.

H.R. 43Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act H.R. 55Connecting Broadband Deserts Act. H.R. 156Anti-Swatting Act H.R. 331Protecting Consumer Information Act H.R. 359Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act H.R. 360Cyber Sense Act of 2019 H.R. 427The Connect America Fund (CAF) Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 451The Dont Break up the T-Band Act of 2019 H.R. 466To direct the FCC to amend its rules so as to prohibit the application to amateur stations of certain private land use restrictions H.R. 492To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an owner or operator of a social media service that hinders the display of user-generated content shall be treated as a publisher or speaker of such content H.R. 530Accelerating Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act H.R. 602Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act H.R. 618To establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security H.R. 721Spam Calls Task Force Act of 2019 H.R. 739To support United States international cyber diplomacy act H.R. 805Robo COP Act H.R. 946Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1006To amend title I of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for internet openness H.R. 1062National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 H.R. 1096To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of broadband internet access service H.R. 1101To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority. H.R. 1158The Cyber Incident Response Teams Act H.R. 1220The Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act H.R. 1289The PHONE Act H.R. 1304To require the FTC, in consultation with the FCC, to establish a Robocaller Bounty Pilot Program. H.R. 1328ACCESSBROADBANDAct H.R. 1421HANGUP Act H.R. 1493Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 H.R. 1575Robocall Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 1602TRACED Act H.R. 1644Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 1731To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurityrisks at publicly traded companies. H.R. 1975To establish in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security a Chief Information Security Officer Advisory Committee. H.R. 2015TRACED Act H.R. 2130State Cyber Resiliency Act H.R. 2136 Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 2355To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish within the Enforcement Bureau of the Commission a division that specifically addresses the issue of robocalls. H.R. 2386STOP Robocalls Act H.R. 2545Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 H.R. 2601 Office of Rural Telecommunications Act H.R. 2611 Public Lands Telecommunications Act H.R. 2643 Broadband Mapping After Scrutiny (MAPS) Act H.R. 2692Broadband Conduit Deployment Act H.R. 2741Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America (LIFT) Act H.R. 2785Community Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 2881 Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 H.R. 2960Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3255 Telecommunications Opportunities for Workers Engaging in Real Infrastructure Deployment Act of 2019 H.R. 3475 SPECTRUM NOW Act H.R. 3676Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 3763Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019 H.R. 3869Internet Exchange Act of 2019 H.R. 4024Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4127Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 4128Map Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 4170ENCRYPT Act of 2019 H.R. 4227Mapping Accuracy Promotes Services Act H.R. 4229Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act H.R. 4283 Broadband Interagency Coordination Act of 2019 H.R. 4449 Tribal Internet Expansion Act of 2019 H.R. 4529 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 H.R. 5035 Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019 S. 29A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security S. 142The American Data Dissemination Act S. 151TRACED Act S. 152Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act S. 189The Social Media Privacy and Consumer Rights Act S. 300Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act S. 315DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act S. 333NationalCybersecurityPreparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 406A bill to establish a Federal rotational cyber workforce program for the Federal cyber workforce S. 429Cyber Security Exchange Act S. 454Office of Rural Broadband Act S. 482Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2019 S. 510Truth-In-Billing, Remedies, and User Empowerment over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act S. 553Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019 S. 592Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 602Cyber Deterrence & Response Act S. 626HANGUP Act S. 682Save the Internet Act of 2019. To restore the Federal Communications Commissions Open Internet Order and its net neutrality protections. S. 734IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 S. 748A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors. S. 819The FCC Reporting Modernization Act S. 842 Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019 S. 893The Secure 5G and Beyond Act S. 918E-FRONTIER Act S. 1046Access Broadband Act S. 1065 State Cyber Resiliency Act S. 1166 Internet Exchange Act of 2019 S. 1239ROBO Calls and Texts Act S. 1289Measuring the Economic Impact ofBroadbandAct of 2019 S. 1294The Broadband Interagency Coordination Act S. 1336Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2019 S. 1485Map Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1515Rural Reasonable and Comparable Wireless Access Act of 2019 S. 1522Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1626 Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 S. 1822The Broadband Data Act S. 1826DO NOT Call Act S. 1968 SPECTRUM NOW Act S. 2545 Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to oversight of the Federal Communications Commission (House and Senate) Issues related to privacy (House and Senate) Issues related to cybersecurity (House and Senate) Issues related to robocalling (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband infrastructure (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband deployment (House and Senate) Issues related to broadband mapping (House and Senate) Issues related to internet of things (IoT) (House and Senate) Issues related to number portability (House and Senate)

S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act (Klobuchar) - Part D price negotiations S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (Sanders) - Part D price negotiations, formulary changes S. 205, Right Rebate Act (Wyden) - Medicaid drug rebate program S. 317, ACE Kids Act (Grassley) - health homes for children with medically complex conditions S. 377, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (Brown) - Part D price negotiation S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act (Stabenow) - Medicare buy-in option S. 475, RxCAP Act (Wyden) - Part D cost-sharing S. 489, State Public Option Act (Schatz) - Medicaid buy-in option S. 516, Prescription Drug Monitoring Act (Klobuchar) - required use of PDMPs S. 548, EMPOWER Care Act (Portman) - MFP demonstration S. 640, Phair Pricing Act (Kennedy) -- Part D rebates at the point of sale S. 691, Medicare Extra Rx HELP Act (Casey) - Part D assistance for low-income seniors S. 709, Prescription Drug Pricing Dashboard Act (Casey) - interactive dashboard with drug price and utilization data for federal programs S. 773, Telehealth Innovation and Improvement Act (Gardner) - testing expanded coverage of telehealth services in Medicare S. 988, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Capito) - payments on clean claims S. 1114, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Daines-King) - MA benchmark cap S. 2081, Stop Drug Companies from Overcharging Seniors in Medicare Part B Act of 2019 (Peters)- drugs in Part B S. 2252, Empowering States to Address Drug Costs Act (Van Hollen)- drug pricing S. 2446, Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act of 2019 (Warren)-Medicare coverage of audiologist services H.R. 259, Medicaid Extenders Act (Pallone) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 448, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act (Cummings) - Part D price negotiations, formulary changes H.R. 789, Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Spending Act (Welch) - payments on clean claims H.R. 937, Right Rebate Act (Schrader) - Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 1034, Phair Pricing Act (Collins) - Part D rebates at the point of sale H.R. 1035, Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (Collins) - Medicare PBM standards H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (Doggett) - Part D price negotiation H.R. 1226, ACE Kids Act (Castor) - health homes for children with medically complex conditions H.R. 1277, State Public Option Act (Lujan) - Medicaid buy-in option H.R. 1301, Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act (DelBene) - Medicare coverage of mental health telehealth services H.R. 1342, EMPOWER Care Act (Dingell) - MFP demonstration H.R. 1343, Protecting Married Seniors from Impoverishment Act (Dingell) - spousal impoverishment protections H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act (Higgins) - Medicare buy-in option H.R. 1375, PAID Act (Kind) - transparency of Medicare secondary payer information H.R. 1394, Medigap Consumer Protection Act (Doggett) - Medicare supplemental consumer protections H.R. 1551, Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act (Engel) - quality measures in Medicaid and CHIP H.R. 1781, Payment Commission Data Act (Carter) - MedPAC and MACPAC access to drug pricing and rebate data in Medicare and Medicaid H.R. 1839, Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act (Ruiz) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections, ACE Kids Act, Medicaid drug rebate program, health homes for children with medically complex conditions H.R. 2131, Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act (Kind-Kelly) - MA benchmark cap H.R. 2757, Creating Lower Cost Alternatives for Your Prescription Drugs Act (Cunningham) - eliminate copay for generic drugs in Medicare Part D H.R. 3107, Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act (DelBene) - Medicare Advantage prior authorization H.R. 3253, Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act (Dingell) - MFP demonstration, spousal impoverishment protections, Medicaid drug rebate program H.R. 3417, Beneficiary Education Tools, Telehealth, and Extenders Reauthorization Act (Neal) - funding for quality measurement initiatives, Medicare coverage of mental health telehealth services, real-time benefit tools in Medicare Part D, Medicare eligibility and enrollment notices H.R. 3461, Community-Based Independence for Seniors Act (Sanchez-Kelly) - Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan Discussion Draft, Medicare Part D Reform (Neal-Pallone-Brady-Walden) - maximum out-of-pocket limit, federal reinsurance payments H.R. 3613, State Accountability, Flexibility, and Equity for Hospitals Act of 2019 (Bilirakis) -Medicaid DSH payments H.R. 3631, Territories Health Care Improvement Act (Soto) -Medicaid funding H.R. 3644, Independence at Home Demonstration Act of 2019 (Burgess)-Medicare demonstration program H.R. 3925, Reducing Barriers to Substance Use Treatment Act (Tonko)- Opioids H.R. 3935, Protecting Patients Transportation to Care Act (Carter)-Medicaid coverage for transportation H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Lowey)-Health extenders H.R. 4453, Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act of 2019 (Ruiz)-Distributing information to Medicare beneficiaries to prevent fraud H.R. 4527, Expanding Health Care Options for Early Retirees Act (Malinowski)-Option for first responders to buy-in to Medicare H.R. 4529, Promoting Access to Broadband Act of 2019 (Maloney)-Medicaid Regulatory Issues: Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology, network adequacy and provider directories, encounter data and other data-related issues, and risk adjustment data validation (RADV) audit issues; bidding and payment issues (including MA rate assumptions, MA coding intensity, MA Secondary Payer issues, Part D reinsurance, Part D low income subsidies, Part D direct and indirect remuneration (DIR), and audits); calendar year 2020 policy and technical regulation for MA and Part D; MA and Part D proposed rule on drug pricing changes for 2020; Part D reform, out of pocket limits; issues related to Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in and public option; CMSs price transparency proposal for direct-to-consumer advertisements; issues relating to 2020 Rate Notice and Call Letter; issues related to proposed changes to removal of safe harbor protection for rebates (proposed rule); in-home health risk assessments; Medicare Medical Loss Ratio issues; implementation of sequestration under the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs; implications of the health insurer fee for MA and Part D plans; application process, audits to evaluate compliance with MA and Part D program rules, benefit design rules, enrollment rules, requirements for notice and denial forms, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct and compensation of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff; measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); quality measures, grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance including training; contracting issues for Dual Eligible SNPs; Federal preemption of State authority under MA and Part D programs, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, Part D coverage gap discount program, including employer group waiver plan (EGWP) issues, and other operational issues; issues raised by Part D coverage of new specialty drugs, the Part D non-interference policy and related issues (e.g., preferred pharmacy and any willing pharmacy requirements, standards for network pharmacy reimbursement, and policies regarding sponsor negotiation of pharmacy price concessions); issues related to the international price index; issues related to child and maternal health; issues related to Medicaid supplemental and disproportionate share hospital (DSH) funding; issues related to Medicaid funding for territories; issues related to medical management; issues relating to MA supplemental benefits; Medication Therapy Management Program requirements and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Demonstration; MA EGWP issues; CMMI's value-based insurance design (VBID) demonstration; Part D requirements for offering basic and enhanced alternative plans; MA and Part D systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing and payment and other operational issues; issues relating to MA and Part D Star Rating system including measures, the methodology for calculating ratings, and the role of the ratings for payment purposes; implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 changes to the Part D coverage gap; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education Program; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting initiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; new payment system for physicians under MACRA, including implications for MA and Part D plans; Medicare clinical trials; Medicare/Medicaid integration for dual eligibles, including implementation of the Capitated Financial Alignment Demonstration and related issues (e.g., quality ratings); Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including CMS's substantial revisions to the managed care regulations, mental health parity rules, the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC), grievance and appeals processes, fraud and abuse compliance, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including block grants, the calculation of the federal medical assistance (federal matching) percentage (FMAP), and intergovernmental transfers (IGTs); coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost issues affecting Medicaid health plans including issues raised by Medicaid coverage of new specialty drugs; health plan-related Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues and CHIP reauthorization; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; implementation of Medicaid changes of interest to Medicaid health plans made in the ACA including Medicaid expansion, the managed care organization (MCO) prescription drug rebate provisions, minimum payments to primary care providers (PCPs), interactions between the Medicaid program and health insurance exchanges, and Medicaid and CHIP maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements; implications of the health insurer fee for Medicaid health plans; issues related to Medicaid Managed long-term care including home and community-based waiver services (HCBS); expanding the availability of Medicare Advantage and Medicaid health plan telemedicine programs; implications of the new non-discrimination rules for health plans participating in public programs; issues related to Medigap coverage; issues related to business continuity in relation to pandemics or natural events (e.g., hurricane, tornado, etc.); cybersecurity; provider directories; value-based insurance design models; issues relating to prescription drug price blueprint; Part D prescriber enrollment requirements; Part D recovery audit contractor programs; issues relating to enrollment of beneficiaries with ESRD into MA plans; issues related to health homes for children with medically complex conditions; socioeconomic status impacts on star ratings related to MA and Part D programs; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.