Emergency Care Improvement Act

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 6992-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S. 2364-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program

Client expense: $428,634 · Firm income: Not reported

Issues related to rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs, hospital reimbursement, including sequestration, prescription drug pricing, surprise billing, telehealth, 1115 Medicaid Waiver, health care workforce, maternal health, and freestanding ERs; H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act; Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments; H.R.2665 - Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Site-neutral payment policies; H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs, hospital reimbursement, including sequestration, prescription drug pricing, surprise billing, telehealth, 1115 Medicaid Waiver, health care workforce, maternal health, and freestanding ERs; H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act; Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments; H.R.2665 - Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Site-neutral payment policies; H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S.2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; S.3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 6992-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S. 2364-Mapping Americas Pharmaceutical Supply Act, to map the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain to identify vulnerabilities and other security threats S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; Issues related to rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; Hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; Prescription drug pricing; Issues related to surprise billing; Issues related to telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; Issues related to the health care workforce; Issues related to maternal health; Freestanding ERs in relation to H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments in relation to H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Site-neutral payment policies in relation to H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act); S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; S. 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; Issues related to rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; Hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; Prescription drug pricing; Issues related to surprise billing; Issues related to telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; Issues related to the health care workforce; Issues related to maternal health; Freestanding ERs in relation to H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments in relation to H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; Site-neutral payment policies in relation to H.R. 3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act); S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; S. 3430 - Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities H.R.6960-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program H.R. 7153-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act, to establish grants for emergency departments and hospitals to help improve care and care coordination for patients with acute psychiatric care needs S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act S.3679-Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, to reauthorize programs to improve mental health access for health care providers S.3765-Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act of 2024, to reauthorize the EMSC program

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; Rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; Hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; Prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; Telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; Health care workforce; Maternal health; Freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act); Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments (H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act); Site-neutral payment policies (H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act); H.R. 3290 - 340B Drug Pricing Program; and S. 3430 - The Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; Hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; Prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; Telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; Health care workforce; Maternal health; Freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act); Implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments (H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act); Site-neutral payment policies (H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act); H.R. 3290 - 340B Drug Pricing Program; and S. 3430 - The Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act H.R.5804-Mental Health Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2023, to provide loans and grants to improve mental health treatment and substance use disorder treatment facilities S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act

Client expense: $499,399 · Firm income: Not reported

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R.2412-Helping Kids Cope Act, to provide grants to improve mental health access for children and reduce pediatric emergency department boarding H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development H.R.4941-Providing Access to Treatment and Housing Act H.R 5414-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs S. 2586-Drug Shortages Prevention and Quality Improvement Act

Client expense: $352,268 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, provisions relating to Medicare Economic Index inflation updates H.R. 6371, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023, provisions relating to budget neutrality, MIPS, and G2211 code H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2016, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2829, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1770, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2477, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2713, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2377, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, all provisions S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, all provisions H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 4968, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 6683, Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6445, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2377, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6545, Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, all provisions H.R. 6369, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend incentive payments for participation in eligible alternative payment models, all provisions H.R. 6364, Medicare Telehealth Privacy Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4822, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4839, Hospital and ASC Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 5013, Value in Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 3503, Value in Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6545, Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, all provisions H.R. 6366, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the work geographic index for physician payments under the Medicare program, and to revise the phase-in of clinical laboratory test payment changes under such program, all provisions S. 1491, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2583, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5958, Drug-price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3074, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, all provisions S. 971, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions H.R. 5506, Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5388, Supporting Innovation for Seniors Act, all provisions H.R. 8863, Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023, provisions relating to eliminating 3.37 Medicare cuts S. 198, Rural Health Clinic Burden Reduction Act, all provisions H.R. 4882, Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act of 2023, provisions relating to Section 101 H.R. 6475, Health Disparity Zones Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6230, Doctor Knows Best Act of 2023, all provisions S. 127, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers COMPETE Act, all provisions H.R. 4828, Imaging Services Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022 SURS Extension Act, provisions related to renewal of technical support for small practices in the Quality Payment Program Fewer Burdens for Better Care Act/drafts Medicare Student Education Authorization Act/drafts Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act implementation Medicare program: No Surprises Act implementation Medicare program: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/physician burden Medicare program: MACRA/Broad reform Medicare program: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)/Physician payment inflationary update Medicare program: Physician payment Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)/Revalidation Medicare program: Provider Relief Fund recoupment Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/Cost performance category Medicare program: MIPS/quality/cost/promoting interoperability Medicare program: Quality/Diabetes measure Medicare program: Site neutral payment policies Medicare program: Physician-Owned Hospitals Medicare program: 3.37% CY 2024 Medicare cut Medicare program: Nursing home staff mandate Medicare program: Quality payment program/physician burdens Medicare program: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare program: EHR certification Medicare program: Miller-Meeks, Bera, Bucshon and Schrier letter/2024 Medicare cut Medicare program: Alternative payment models for specialists Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare program: Scope of practice Medicare program: Prescription drug pricing and payment Medicare program: G2211 utilization Medicare program: Provider compliance and regulatory relief Medicaid program: Information blocking/reproductive health and penalties Medicare program: In-office pharmacies/Part B prescriptions/Stark Law Medicare program: Part B/geographic payment disparities Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Lung cancer/low-dose computed tomography coverage expansion Medicare and Medicaid programs: Wheelchair repairs/barriers to timely access Medicare and Medicaid programs: Street medicine/place of service code Medicaid program: Medicaid unwinding/data collection Medicaid program: Maternal health

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments (H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act); site-neutral payment policies (H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act; S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act); and 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 3290); and The Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act (S.3430).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328); Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments (H.R. 2665 - The Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act); site-neutral payment policies (H.R.3561 - PATIENT Act of 2023; H.R.5378 - Lower Costs, More Transparency Act); S. 2840 - Bipartisan Primary Care and Health Workforce Act; 340B Drug Pricing Program (H.R. 3290); and The Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act (S.3430).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 4822, Health Care Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4507, Transparency in Coverage Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4508, Hidden Fee Disclosure Act, all provisions H.R. 3284, Providers and Payers COMPETE Act, all provisions H.R. 4828, Imaging Services Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4882, Clinical Laboratory Price Transparency Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4839, Hospital and ASC Price Transparency Act of 2023, Section 101 H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 5013, Value in Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, provisions relating to telehealth S. 2016, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, provisions relating to telehealth H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions H.R. 2713, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act, all provisions S. 2418, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 1770, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 2477, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions S. 1491, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 4968, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2023, provisions relating to prior authorization S. 1246, Strengthening Medicare And Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, all provisions H.R. 830, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act, all provisions S. 1375, Help Ensure Lower Patient (HELP) Copays Act, all provisions H.R. 5506, Hospitals As Naloxone Distribution Sites (HANDS) Act, all provisions H.R. 5687, HSA Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 3046, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1403, Medical Student Education Authorization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2829, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2377, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, all provisions S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services Act, all provisions H.R. 3432, Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2023, all provisions S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2407, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022/implementation Opioid Workforce Act/reintroduction Medicare Student Education Authorization Act/draft Doctor Knows Best Act (House discussion draft, prior authorization) Fewer Burdens for Better Care Act/discussion draft Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability (MEPA) Act/draft Medicare program: No Surprises Act implementation Medicare program: 21st Century Cure Act implementation Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: FY24 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)/Physician payment system reform recommendations Medicare program: Part B Medicare providers/MEI update Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Reforms/penalties Medicare program: G2211 Inherent Complexity Code Medicare program: Electronic direct deposits/unauthorized insurer fees Medicare program: Making Care Primary (MCP)/alternative payment model (APM) Medicare program: Medicare Part B/payment geographic disparities/primary care physicians Medicare program: Physician Owned Hospitals Medicare program: Site neutral payment policies Medicare program: Breast reconstruction codes/reimbursement and coverage Medicare program: MIPS/data feedback Medicare program: MIPS hardship exceptions/payment penalties Medicare program: MIPS Measure Development Process Medicare program: Value-based payment models/comorbid conditions Medicare program: Provider compliance/regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Diabetes Medicare program: Scope of practice Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) certification Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare program: HIPAA/electronic records Medicare program: Interoperability/data sharing/information blocking Medicare program: Data segmentation Medicare program: Health care attachments/electronic transaction standards Medicare program: Prior authorization reform Medicare program: Episode-based Payment Model Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data/patient control Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity/Information blocking Medicaid program: Medicaid unwinding

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency department boarding Drug shortages Health care consolidation H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers. H.R. 2416-To reauthorize the MISSION ZERO military-civilian partnership for trauma readiness H.R. 2940-PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1346-Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act S. 1355- PASTEUR Act of 2023, to incentivize new antimicrobial development S. 1447-Bipartisan Solution to Cyclical Violence Act of 2023, to establish a grant program to support trauma center violence intervention and violence prevention programs

Client expense: $627,773 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers including H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 2829, Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1770, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, all provisions H.R. 2377, Saving Access to Laboratory Services (SALSA) Act, all provisions S. 1000, Saving Access to Laboratory Services (SALSA) Act, all provisions S. 703, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2023, all provisions S. 2016, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand access to telehealth services, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions S. 1491, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 1246, Strengthening Medicare And Reducing Taxpayer (SMART) Prices Act, all provisions H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023, provisions relating to Medicaid work requirements H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, provisions relating to Medicaid work requirements H.R. 3561, Promoting Access to Treatments and Increasing Extremely Needed Transparency (PATIENT) Act of 2023, provisions relating to Sections 101 and 105 H.R. 3281, Transparent PRICE Act, all provisions H.R. 3248, Diagnostic Lab Testing Transparency Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2713, Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act, all provisions H.R. 3262, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to increase transparency of certain health-related ownership information, all provisions H.R. 496, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions S. 1606, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act, all provisions S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions S. 1339, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act, all provisions H.R. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act, all provisions Promoting Responsible and Effective Virtual Experiences through Novel Technology to Deliver Improved Access and Better Engagement with Tested and Evidence-based Strategies (PREVENT DIABETES) Act, all provisions Opioid Workforce Act, all provisions Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions Increasing Mental Health Options Act/House draft/psychologists prescribing Value in Healthcare Act CONNECT for Health Act Chronic Care Management Improvement Act of 2023 Medicare program: Making Care Primary/alternative payment model Medicare program: Surprise medical billing Medicare program: Physician payment reform Medicare program: Physician inflation updates/Medicare Economic Index (MEI) Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: Physician-owned hospitals Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reforms/quality/cost/promoting interoperability/data sharing Medicare program: MIPS/MSSP/Data Completeness and eCQM Adoption Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)/physician payment reform recommendations Medicare program: Medicare Physician Payment - Add-on code Medicare program: Medicare Advantage/Prior Authorization Medicare program: Prior authorization regulation/include major provisions of Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act Medicare program: Site Neutral Payment Policies Medicare program: Medicare telehealth restrictions/permanent repeal Medicare program: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) certification Medicare program: Remote patient monitoring/local coverage determinations Medicare program: Patient engagement/quality data reporting Medicare program: Residents in teaching settings/supervision through real-time audio visual technology Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS)/enrollment and validation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Prior authorization study update Medicare and Medicaid programs: 21st Century Cures Act/implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Act/Broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity/Information Blocking Medicare and Medicaid programs: Coding Medicare and Medicaid programs: Substance use disorder Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: HIPAA/electronic health records Medicare and Medicaid programs: Puerto Rico/physician payment inequities/access to care Medicare and Medicaid programs: Undocumented immigrants/access to care Medicaid program: Unwinding continuous enrollment

Support HR 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act, which would repeal cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program. Support for congressional House sign-on letter to leadership asking them to address the cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program. Support for The Save Rural Hospitals Act (S. 803), which would establish a national minimum rate of 0.85 for the Area Wage Index reimbursement rate. Support for Rural Hospital Support Act (S. 1110), which would make the low-volume Medicare adjustment (LVA) and Medicare-dependent Hospital (MDH) program permanent, as well as add an additional base year MDHs could choose when calculating their payments. Request congressional engagement on Informational Bulletin released by CMS on February 17, 2023 related to permissible state financing arrangements in the Medicaid program. Oppose the Emergency Care Improvement Act (HR 1694), legislation related to free-standing emergency centers and participation as a Medicare provider. Oppose H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act, which would require additional reporting by hospitals on pricing. Oppose H.R. 3290, which requires additional reporting by hospitals participating in the 340B program. Oppose H.R. 3262, which requires new reporting by hospitals about ownership structure. Oppose H.R. 3237, which implements a site-neutral payment policy for drugs administered at off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Oppose site-neutral payment policies (generally) that reduce payments to hospitals for services delivered at off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-2445-P Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-Party Payer Rule; provisions related to Hospital-Specific DSH Payment Limit ( 447.295) and Limitations on Aggregate Payments for DSHs Beginning October 1, 1992 ( 447.297). Provide comments to CMS on CMS-1788-P Medicare Program; Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction; opposing a proposal to eliminate section 1115 demonstration waiver inpatient days that are associated with uncompensated care pools. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-1785-P CMS-1785-P, Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Disclosure of Ownership; provisions related to IPPS payments to hospitals, funding for medical residents at Rural Emergency Hospitals, and others. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-2439-P, CMS-2439-P, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality; opposing limitations on state directed payment programs.

Support HR 2665, the Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act, which would repeal cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program. Support for congressional House sign-on letter to leadership asking them to address the cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Program. Request congressional engagement on Informational Bulletin released by CMS on February 17, 2023 related to permissible state financing arrangements in the Medicaid program. Oppose the Emergency Care Improvement Act (HR 1694), legislation related to free-standing emergency centers and participation as a Medicare provider. Oppose H.R. 3281, the Transparent PRICE Act, which would require additional reporting by hospitals on pricing. Oppose H.R. 3290, which requires additional reporting by hospitals participating in the 340B program. Oppose H.R. 3262, which requires new reporting by hospitals about ownership structure. Oppose H.R. 3237, which implements a site-neutral payment policy for drugs administered at off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Oppose site-neutral payment policies (generally) that reduce payments to hospitals for services delivered at off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-2445-P Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Third-Party Payer Rule; provisions related to Hospital-Specific DSH Payment Limit ( 447.295) and Limitations on Aggregate Payments for DSHs Beginning October 1, 1992 ( 447.297). Provide comments to CMS on CMS-1788-P Medicare Program; Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Payments: Counting Certain Days Associated With Section 1115 Demonstrations in the Medicaid Fraction; opposing a proposal to eliminate section 1115 demonstration waiver inpatient days that are associated with uncompensated care pools. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-1785-P CMS-1785-P, Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2024 Rates; Quality Programs and Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program Requirements for Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals; Rural Emergency Hospital and Physician-Owned Hospital Requirements; and Disclosure of Ownership; provisions related to IPPS payments to hospitals, funding for medical residents at Rural Emergency Hospitals, and others. Provide comments to CMS on CMS-2439-P, CMS-2439-P, Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality; opposing limitations on state directed payment programs.

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Reproductive health, physician-patient relationship, and EMTALA issues Emergency Department boarding and reintroduction of Improving Mental Health Access from the Emergency Department Act Incentivizing new antimicrobial development H.R.1694-Emergency Care Improvement Act, to permanently allow for coverage under Medicare and Medicaid of services that are provided by freestanding emergency centers.

Client expense: $446,972 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Education and advocacy regarding emergency services and Medicare reimbursement of freestanding emergency centers, including CMS-1744-IFC,CMS-5531-IFC, CMS-1853-P, and H.R.1694 - Emergency Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Issues related to 340B Drug Pricing Program; rural health, including Low-Volume Hospital and Medicare Dependent Hospital programs; hospital reimbursement, including sequestration; prescription drug pricing; Surprise billing; telehealth; 1115 Medicaid Waiver; health care workforce; maternal health; Texas 1115 Medicaid waiver; freestanding ERs (H.R. 1694); implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $110,000

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Submit comments to CMS on the following proposed rules: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Advancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization Processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, State Medicaid Agencies, Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Agencies and CHIP Managed Care Entities, Issuers of Qualified Health Plans on the Federally-Facilitated Exchanges, Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Eligible Clinicians, and Eligible Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals in the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program. Specific positions taken on the Payer to Payer Data Exchange on FHIR and Improving Prior Authorization Processes. Submit comments to CMS on the following proposed rule: Medicare Program; Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, Medicare Parts A,B,C, and D Overpayment Provisions of the Affordable Care Act and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly; Health Information Technology Standards and Implementation Specifications. Specific comments on marking practices, preauthorization, medication therapy management programs, preauthorization requirements, and behavioral health. Request congressional engagement on Informational Bulletin released by CMS on February 17, 2023 related to permissible state financing arrangements in the Medicaid program. Request congressional engagement on the $8 billion in cuts to the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital program scheduled to take effect October 1, 2023. Oppose the Emergency Care Improvement Act (HR 1694), legislation related to free-standing emergency centers and participation as a Medicare provider.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2474, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for an update to a single conversion factor under the Medicare physician fee schedule that is based on the Medicare economic index, all provisions H.R. 2389, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the distribution of additional residency positions, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 703, Physicians for Underserved Areas Act, provisions pertaining to emergency department residency shortages H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1694, Emergency Care Improvement Act, provisions relating to emergency rooms H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions H.R. 497, Freedom for Health Care Workers Act, all provisions H.R. 704, Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions Medicare program: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2022, all provisions/CBO score Medicare program: Value in Health Care Act, provisions relating to Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: CONNECT for Health Act, all provisions Medicare program: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, (Senate draft) all provisions Medicare program: Opioid Workforce Act, all provisions Medicare program: Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions Medicare program: Safe Step Act, all provisions Medicare program: Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act, all provisions Medicare program: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, provisions related to scope of practice Medicare program: HHS Budget/MEI update/MACRA/APMs Medicare program: Medicare physician payment reform Medicare program: Add-on Code Medicare program: Medicare Economic Index (MEI)/MedPAC recommendations Medicare program: Budget neutrality Medicare program: Medicare Advantage cuts/Advanced Rate Notice Medicare program: Physician workforce issues Medicare program: Physician owned hospitals/stand-alone emergency rooms Medicare program: Prior Authorization Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways improvement Medicare program: Electronic Health Records (EHR) certification Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/MIPS/Quality/Cost/Promoting Interoperability/Improvement Activities Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Data sharing Medicare program: Patient engagement Medicare program: Provider Compliance and Regulatory Relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Coding Medicare program: Telehealth flexibility/extension Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Act/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA/Physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity/Information Blocking Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data Privacy/patient control Medicare and Medicaid programs: HIPAA/EHR Medicaid program: Maternal health