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Magnet Injury Prevention Act This bill prohibits as hazardous consumer products specified small, high-powered magnets. The prohibition includes magnets that (1) are designed and marketed for entertainment or mental stimulation (e.g., puzzle working, sculpture building, or certain jewelry); (2) are not classified as a toy or children’s jewelry subject to existing standards; (3) pose a choking, aspiration, or ingestion risk to young children; and (4) have a magnetic field magnitude above a certain threshold. The bill also authorizes the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue product safety standards for certain other types of small, high-powered magnets.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
December 22, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Representative Richard Hudson expressing our support for H.R. 9584, the Accessible Care by Curbing Excessive lawSuitS Act of 2022, which sets conditions for lawsuits arising from health care liability claims. December 21, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell expressing our concern about pending cuts to Medicare physician payment rates in the Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill. December 20, 2022, coalition letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo, and Representatives Frank Pallone and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, urging Congress to modify the omnibus legislation and stop the full 4.5 percent cut to Medicare physician payment rates for Fiscal Year 2023. December 16, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Senator John Kennedy expressing our support for S. 5194, the Protecting Medicare Patients and Physicians Act, which would mitigate pending cuts to Medicare physician payment rates in Fiscal Year 2023. December 6, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure in response to CMS request for information (RFI) soliciting public comment on establishing a National Directory of Healthcare Providers & Services (NDH). December 5, 2022, coalition letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell urging Congress to prevent the entire 4.5 percent reduction to Medicare physician payment rates from being implemented on January 1, 2023. November 21, 2022, coalition letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan commenting on the FTCs advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) entitled Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security, which pertains to clinical data registries. November 2, 2022, coalition letter to Representatives Richard Neal, Kevin Brady, Frank Pallone, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Lucille Roybal-Allard and David Joyce expressing our opposition to H.R. 8812, the Improving Care and Access to Nurses Act or the I CAN Act. This legislation would expand the scope of practice for non-physician practitioners (NPPs) under Medicare and Medicaid. October 31, 2022, coalition letter to Representatives Ami Bera, MD, Larry Bucshon, MD, Kim Schrier, MD, Michael Burgess, MD, Earl Blumenauer, Brad Wenstrup, DPM, Bradley Schneider and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD in response to a congressional request for information (RFI) on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). October 28, 2022, letter to Representatives Ami Bera, MD, Larry Bucshon, MD, Kim Schrier, MD, Michael Burgess, MD, Earl Blumenauer, Brad Wenstrup, DPM, Bradley Schneider and Mariannette Miller-Meeks, MD in response to a congressional request for information (RFI) on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA). Issues pertaining to the scope of practice legislation, related to H.R. 1587/S. 1731, H.R. 8812, H.R. 6087, and in general. Issues pertaining to prior authorization, related to H.R. 3173/H.R. 8487/S. 3018 and H.R. 7995, and in general. Issues pertaining to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, related to H.R. 5561/S. 4052, and in general. Issues pertaining to Medicare physician reimbursement, related to H.R. 8800 and S. 5194, and in general. Issues related to hearing healthcare, in general. Issues pertaining to health information technology and electronic health records, in general. Issues pertaining to Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and parent choice, in general. Issues pertaining to Graduate Medical Education, in general. Issues pertaining to COVID-19, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare liability reform, related to H.R. 9584, and in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare practice and the Federal Supremacy Clause at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in general. Issues related to the potential expansion of Medicare to cover hearing health benefits in potential reconciliation legislation. Issues pertaining to the "Magnet Injury Prevention Act," H.R. 8199/S. 4479. Issues pertaining to clinical data registries, in general.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Health Issues
September 30, 2022, coalition letter to Representatives Ami Bera and Larry Bucshon thanking them for introducing H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (legislation to avert some of the scheduled cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians). September 29, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Representatives Ami Bera and Larry Bucshon thanking them for introducing H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (legislation to avert some of the scheduled cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians). September 28, 2022, letter to FDA Commissioner Califf expressing concern regarding the ongoing national shortage of tracheostomy tubes for pediatric and adult patients. September 22, 2022, coalition letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader Schumer, and Leader McConnell warning about the impact of scheduled cuts to Medicare reimbursement for physicians and asking Congress to take action on overall reform for Medicare payment. September 14, 2022, coalition letter to Representatives Ami Bera and Larry Bucshon thanking them for introducing H.R. 8800, the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2022 (legislation to avert some of the scheduled cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians). September 6, 2022, coalition letter to CMS Administrator Brooks-LaSure expressing concerns with the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule global surgical package. August 1, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine coalition letter to HHS Assistant Secretary Levine responding to the "Request for Information (RFI): HHS Initiative To Strengthen Primary Health Care." July 28, 2022, Alliance of Specialty Medicine letter to Representatives Michael Burgess and Vicente Gonzalez thanking them for introducing H.R. 7995, the GOLD CARD Act (legislation to reform the prior authorization process under the Medicare Advantage program). July 27, 2022, coalition letter to congressional leadership for the Senate Finance, House Ways and Means, and House Energy and Commerce committees regarding concerns over scheduled cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates for physicians. July 18, 2022, coalition letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Speaker Pelosi urging investment in the healthcare workforce and robust funding for Graduate Medical Education (GME). July 18, 2022, letter to Sandra Battiste, MPH, of the Health Resources & Services Administration, responding to the Request for Information: Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. July 7, 2022, Physician Clinical Registry Coalition letter to Michelle Schreiber, MD, Deputy Director of the Centers for Clinical Standards and Quality at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), expressing concerns with the measure set review (MSR) process. July 6, 2022, letter to Representatives Michael Burgess and Vicente Gonzalez thanking them for introducing H.R. 7995, the GOLD CARD Act (legislation to reform the prior authorization process under the Medicare Advantage program). Issues pertaining to the scope of practice legislation, related to H.R. 1587/S. 1731 and H.R. 6087, and in general. Issues pertaining to prior authorization, related to H.R. 3173/H.R. 8487/S. 3018 and H.R. 7995, and in general. Issues pertaining to the Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program, related to H.R. 5561/S. 4052, and in general. Issues pertaining to Medicare physician reimbursement, related to H.R. 8800, and in general. Issues related to hearing healthcare, in general. Issues pertaining to health information technology and electronic health records, in general. Issues pertaining to Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and parent choice, in general. Issues pertaining to Graduate Medical Education, in general. Issues pertaining to COVID-19, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare liability reform, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare practice and the Federal Supremacy Clause at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in general. Issues related to the potential expansion of Medicare to cover hearing health benefits in potential reconciliation legislation. Issues pertaining to the "Magnet Injury Prevention Act," H.R. 8199/S. 4479.
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Support Magnet Injury Prevention Act (S. 4479 and H.R. 8199) which designates certain high-powered magnets as banned hazardous products if they meet certain criteria
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $21,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Health Issues
May 17, 2022, coalition comments addressed to the Federal Trade Commission regarding the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry. June 7, 2022, letter to Speaker Pelosi and Leader McCarthy expressing opposition to H.R. 6087, the "Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act." Issues pertaining to the scope of practice legislation, related to H.R. 1587/S. 1731, and in general. Issues pertaining to prior authorization, related to H.R. 3173/S. 3018, and in general. Issues pertaining to the Early Detection and Intervention Program, related to H.R. 5561/S. 4052, and in general. Issues pertaining to Medicare physician reimbursement, in general. Issues related to hearing healthcare, in general. Issues pertaining to health information technology and electronic health records, in general. Issues pertaining to Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids (LEAD-K) and parent choice, in general. Issues pertaining to Graduate Medical Education, in general. Issues pertaining to COVID-19, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare liability reform, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare practice and the Federal Supremacy Clause at the Department of Veterans Affairs, in general. Issues related to the potential expansion of Medicare to cover hearing health benefits in potential reconciliation legislation. Issues pertaining to the "Magnet Injury Prevention Act," H.R. 8199/S. 4479.
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE