Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 1932) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

H.RES.640, H.RES. 653, H.R. 4241, S.CON.RES. 80, S. 1932 -- Deficit Reduction Act of 2006, Medicaid provisions and technical corrections to same; FY07 budget resolution/Medicaid legislation; H.R. 3055, S. 1303 -- Medikids Health Insurance Act of 2005.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 699, S 440, S 1932, HR 4241, H.Res.640 (Medicaid definition of physician and Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005) -- patient access to podiatrists HR 2356, S 1081 , S 1574 (Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 and Affordable Access to Medicare Providers Act of 2005) -- reimbursement for podiatrists HR 709 (Medicare Beneficiary Freedom To Contract Act of 2005) -- impact on podiatrists HR 916, S 438 (Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005) -- expand podiatry benefits S 1356 (Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005) -- impact on practicing podiatric medicine

Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE