Hospital and ASC Price Transparency Act of 2023

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

Client expense: $5,740,000 · 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, Treasury, Dept of

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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