MAKERS Act

4/11/2024: Letter in response to the Senate Finance Committee's hearing on Medicare physician payment and chronic care. Supportive of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2475), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R.6371), and the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act (S. 114). Issues pertaining to CBO scoring, MACRA's MIPS, APMs, and Medicare physician fees & reimbursements. 4/11/2024: Coalition Statement for the Record on the Medicare physician payment system. Includes issues relating to MACRA, MIPS, APMs, budgetary concerns, and various recommendations for improvement. 4/16/2024: Coalition letter to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing a proposed prior authorization demonstration project for certain ambulatory surgical centers (CMS-10884). 5/8/2024: Statement for the Record on administrative burden in the healthcare system in support of the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (S.3173), the Safe Step Act (S. 652), and the GOLD CARD Act (H.R. 4968). Includes issues related to physician burnout, budgetary concerns, and the prior authorization system. 5/10/2024: Sign-on letter to U.S. House requesting members' cosponsorship of the Stop CMV Act (H.R. 7542) introduced by Reps. Lawler (NY) and Landsman (OH). 5/10/2024: Sign-on letter to U.S. Senate requesting members' cosponsorship of the Stop CMV Act (S. 3864) introduced by Sens. Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marshall (KS). 5/20/2024: Coalition letter to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; includes issues relating to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, MA plan marketing, supplemental benefits, and general MA costs and regulations. 6/14/2024: Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee supporting the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R.2474) and the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 6371). Issues pertaining to Medicare physician payment reform, alternative payment models, and patient access. 6/14/2024: Coalition letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee commending their release of "Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B." Issues pertaining to reform of the Medicare physician payment system, Medicare Part B, and administrative burden. 6/24/2024: Coalition letter to Chair of Senate Finance Committee and Senate Members of the Bipartisan Medicare GME Working Group in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302). Issues pertaining to funding additional resident positions, opposition to a GME Policy Council, and general workforce issues. 6/24/2024: Coalition letter to Sens. Wyden, Menendez, Cornyn, Cassidy, Bennet, Tillis, Cortez Masto, & Blackburn in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302). Issues pertaining to equitable distribution of future additional residency slots, and general workforce issues. Issues related to hearing healthcare, in general. Issues pertaining to health information technology and electronic health records, in general. Issues pertaining to Graduate Medical Education, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare liability reform, in general. Issues pertaining to prior authorization, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 4532 /H.R. 8702), and in general. Issues pertaining to Medicare physician reimbursement, related to the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) and the Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023 (H.R. 6683), and in general.

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

4/11/2024: Letter in response to the Senate Finance Committee's hearing on Medicare physician payment and chronic care. Supportive of the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2475), the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R.6371), and the Dr. Michael C. Burgess Preventive Health Savings Act (S. 114). Issues pertaining to CBO scoring, MACRA's MIPS, APMs, and Medicare physician fees & reimbursements. 4/11/2024: Coalition Statement for the Record on the Medicare physician payment system. Includes issues relating to MACRA, MIPS, APMs, budgetary concerns, and various recommendations for improvement. 4/16/2024: Coalition letter to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opposing a proposed prior authorization demonstration project for certain ambulatory surgical centers (CMS-10884). 5/8/2024: Statement for the Record on administrative burden in the healthcare system in support of the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021 (S.3173), the Safe Step Act (S. 652), and the GOLD CARD Act (H.R. 4968). Includes issues related to physician burnout, budgetary concerns, and the prior authorization system. 5/20/2024: Coalition letter to Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; includes issues relating to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, MA plan marketing, supplemental benefits, and general MA costs and regulations. 6/14/2024: Letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee supporting the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R.2474) and the Provider Reimbursement Stability Act (H.R. 6371). Issues pertaining to Medicare physician payment reform, alternative payment models, and patient access. 6/14/2024: Coalition letter to Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee commending their release of "Bolstering Chronic Care through Physician Payment: Current Challenges and Policy Options in Medicare Part B." Issues pertaining to reform of the Medicare physician payment system, Medicare Part B, and administrative burden. 6/24/2024: Coalition letter to Chair of Senate Finance Committee and Senate Members of the Bipartisan Medicare GME Working Group in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302). Issues pertaining to funding additional resident positions, opposition to a GME Policy Council, and general workforce issues. 6/24/2024: Coalition letter to Sens. Wyden, Menendez, Cornyn, Cassidy, Bennet, Tillis, Cortez Masto, & Blackburn in support of the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302). Issues pertaining to equitable distribution of future additional residency slots, and general workforce issues. Issues pertaining to prior authorization, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act (S. 4532 /H.R. 8702), and in general. Issues pertaining to Medicare physician reimbursement, related to the Strengthening Medicare for Patients and Providers Act (H.R. 2474) and the Preserving Seniors Access to Physicians Act of 2023 (H.R. 6683), and in general. Issues related to hearing healthcare, in general. Issues pertaining to step therapy, in general. Issues pertaining to health information technology and electronic health records, in general. Issues pertaining to Graduate Medical Education, in general. Issues pertaining to healthcare liability reform, in general

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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