Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;S3403 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2023; HR 5854 Medicare Advantage Consumer Protection and Transparency Act; HR4411 Medicare Advantage Integrity Act of 2023; HR4146 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2023, 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 S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms 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 H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 4968, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) Act of 2023 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. 2583, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act of 2023, 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. 2389, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions S. 1302, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 7050, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, all provisions S. 3967, Telehealth Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 6371, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 6545, Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, all provisions H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 6683, Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023, 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. 7856, 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 S. 4094, 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 H.R. 8702, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, all provisions S. 4532, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish requirements with respect to the use of prior authorization under Medicare Advantage plans, 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. 4338, Pay PCPs Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8261, Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act, 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. 7618, Stopping Addiction and Falls for the Elderly (SAFE) Act, all provisions H.R. 7254, Hearing Device Coverage Clarification Act, all provisions S. 3059, Requiring Enhanced & Accurate Lists of Health Providers Act, all provisions H.R. 7708, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 4054, Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 1691, Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 2407, Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act, all provisions H.R. 4818, Treat and Reduce Obesity Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 8816, American Medical Innovation and Investment Act of 2024, 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. 7665, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions S. 3939, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8404, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2024, all provisions S. 4330, Radiation Oncology Case Rate (ROCR) Value Based Program Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 8235, Rural Physician Workforce Preservation Act, all provisions H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act of 2023, provisions related to telehealth H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions H.R. 8532, To identify and address barriers to coverage of remote physiologic devices under State Medicaid programs to improve maternal and child health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, all provisions S. 4350, Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, all provisions H.R. 134, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services, all provisions H.R. 7279, Remove Duplicative Unnecessary Clerical Exchanges (REDUCE) Act, all provisions S. 971, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, all provisions Data-Driven Performance Payment System/draft Fewer Burdens for Better Healthcare Act/draft Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act/draft Medicare program: Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act implementation Medicare program: No Surprises Act implementation Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act implementation Medicare program: Medicare physician payment reform Medicare program: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/physician burdens Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways Medicare program: MIPS/timely, actionable data Medicare program: Site neutral payments Medicare program: Information blocking Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models (APMs) Medicare program: Physician payment/inflation/practice costs Medicare program: High-cost disposable services/payment Medicare program: Prior authorization Medicare program: Hospital-at-Home Extension Medicare program: Prescriber-facing real-time benefit tools Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Medicare program: ACO/APM flexibilities Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program/regulatory changes Medicare program: Shared Savings Program/Promoting Interoperability/Certified EHR Technology Medicare program: Primary care payment reform Medicare program: Chronic care Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Graduate Medical Education Medicare program: Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs)/Local Coverage Article (LCA)/Local Coverage Determination (LCD) Medicare program: Quality Payment Program/physician burdens Medicare program: Medicare Shared Savings Program/Advanced APM reporting requirements Medicare program: Patient engagement Medicare program: Health IT/physician burdens Medicare program: Provider feedback/quality and efficiency measures Medicare and Medicaid programs: CHANGE Healthcare cyberattack Medicare and Medicaid programs: Rural health care Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Medicaid program: Maternal mortality

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;S3403 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2023; HR 5854 Medicare Advantage Consumer Protection and Transparency Act; HR4411 Medicare Advantage Integrity Act of 2023; HR4146 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

H.R. 6445, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act, all provisions S. 2377, Medicare Audiology Access Improvement Act, all provisions H.R. 1610, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act , all provisions S. 799, Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act , all provisions H.R. 4189, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 2016, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, all provisions S. 799, Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act, all provisions S. 712, Connected MOM Act, all provisions H.R. 5066, Tech to Save Moms 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 H.R. 751, Fair Access In Residency (FAIR) Act, all provisions H.R. 4968, Getting Over Lengthy Delays in Care As Required by Doctors (GOLD CARD) 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. 2583, Increasing Access to Quality Cardiac Rehabilitation Care Act, all provisions H.R. 977, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions S. 470, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act, all provisions H.R. 7050, Substance Use Disorder Workforce Act, all provisions H.R. 7623, Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 2474, Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act, provisions relating to Medicare MEI update H.R. 6371, Provider Reimbursement Stability Act, provisions relating to reforming Medicare budget neutrality process and MIPS program H.R. 6545, Physician Fee Schedule Update and Improvements Act, all provisions H.R. 5378, Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 6683, Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act, all provisions H.R. 5013, Value in Health Care Act, provisions relating to extension of Medicare bonus payment for APM participation S. 3503, Value in Health Care Act, provisions relating to extension of Medicare bonus payment for APM participation H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, provisions relating to mitigating physician payment cuts S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, provisions relating to extension of sequester 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 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. 7665, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions S. 3939, ACO Assignment Improvement Act of 2024, all provisions H.R. 4829, Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act, all provisions H.R. 1745, Medicare Fraud Detection and Deterrence Act, all provisions H.R. 1746, Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act, all provisions S. 1491, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, all provisions S. 669, Increasing Mental Health Options Act, all provisions H.R. 3173, Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021/possible reintroduction S. 4054, A bill to require entities to meet minimum cybersecurity standards to be eligible for Medicare accelerated and advance payment programs if the reason for the need for such payments is due to a cybersecurity incident, all provisions H.R. 7708, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require MA organizations offering network-based plans to maintain an accurate provider directory, and for other purposes, all provisions S. 3458, Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023, all provisions H.R. 5526, Seniors Access to Critical Medications Act of 2023, all provisions S. 971, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, all provisions H.R. 134, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove geographic requirements and expand originating sites for telehealth services, all provisions Fewer Burdens for Better Care Act/draft IHS Health Professions Tax Fairness Act/drafts Opioid Workforce Act/Senate draft Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act/drafts Draft of bill to establish a new technical advisory committee on relative value updates and revisions Improving Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2024/draft PREVENT Diabetes Act/draft Medicare program: No Surprises Act implementation Medicare program: 21st Century Cures Act implementation Medicare program: Medicare physician payment Medicare program: Prior Authorization Medicare program: CY 2024 3.37% Medicare Part B provider cuts Medicare program: RUC technical advisory committee Medicare program: Medicare Advantage equity issues Medicare program: Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)/quality, cost, improvement activities/promoting interoperability Medicare program: MIPS Value Pathways Medicare program: Alternative Payment Models Medicare program: MIPS hardship exception/CHANGE Healthcare cyberattack Medicare program: EHR certification Medicare program: Health IT physician burdens Medicare program: HIPAA/electronic records Medicare program: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs)/Alternative Payment Model (APM) Medicare program: Diabetes Prevention Program Medicare program: Transitions of care Medicare program: Coverage determinations process Medicare program: Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program Medicare program: Care at home access/rural and underserved communities Medicare program: Provider compliance and regulatory relief Medicare program: Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS) Enrollment/Revalidation Medicare program: Open Payments Medicare program: Nursing home staff mandate Medicare program: Post-acute care/skilled nursing facility Medicare program: Provider directory Medicare and Medicaid programs: Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act/ implementation Medicare and Medicaid programs: Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)/broad reform Medicare and Medicaid programs: MACRA physician burdens Medicare and Medicaid programs: Information blocking Medicare and Medicaid programs: Cybersecurity Medicare and Medicaid programs: Data privacy Medicare and Medicaid programs: Site neutral payment policies Medicare and Medicaid programs: Substance use disorder Medicare and Medicaid programs: CHANGE Healthcare cyberattack Medicaid program: Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) program Medicaid program: Barriers to Medicaid and CHIP/immigrants Medicaid program: Medicaid/post-COVID Unwinding Medicaid program: Maternal mortality and morbidity Medicaid program: Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)/abortion

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;S3403 Medicare Patient Empowerment Act of 2023; HR 5854 Medicare Advantage Consumer Protection and Transparency Act; HR4411 Medicare Advantage Integrity Act of 2023; HR4146 Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2023.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

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

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;

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

Government targets: 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

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare and Medicaid Issues. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) Act/broad reform. 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.977/S.470 - Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2023, 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.704 - Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act, all provisions. S.669 - Increasing Mental Health Options Act of 2023, all provisions.

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

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

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

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act; H.R.2863 Preventing Hospital Overbilling of Medicare; H.R.2665 Supporting Safety Net Hospitals Act; H.R.3417 FAIR Act;

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: 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, 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

S.842 Medicare and Medicaid Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.Res.118 Maintaining Medicare; H.R.1618 Commission on Sustaining Medicare and Social Security Act of 2023; H.Res.178 Affirming the House of Representatives' commitment to protect and strengthen Social Security and Medicare; . H.R.1746 Preventing Medicare Telefraud Act; H.R.33 Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2023; H.R.1129 -To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to revise regulations to remove the requirement under the Medicare program that an off-campus facility or organization shall be located within a 35-mile radius of a hospital or critical access hospital.H.R.34 Assuring Medicares Promise Act of 2023; H.R.814 Protect Social Security and Medicare Act; H.R.2474 Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE