vs 1,273 other HRES bills in the 116th — cohort avg 13d
Summary
This resolution urges the Department of Justice (DOJ) to cease its efforts against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and reverse its position in Texas v. United States . (On March 25, 2019, DOJ submitted a letter to the appellate court agreeing with the lower court's decision that PPACA should be struck in its entirety).
Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (11)
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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 350, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Daines) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
S. 455, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Shaheen) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges
S. 466, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Warner) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
S. 560, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Baldwin) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
S. 741, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
S. 913, Disclosure of Price Information to Enrollees (Braun)
S. 961, Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act (Shaheen) - premium tax credits
S. 964, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - cost-sharing subsidies
S. 967, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) - caps on out-of-network charges
S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act (Bennet) - public option
S. 1033, CHOICE Act (Whitehouse) - public option
S. 1125, Protect Act (Tillis) - pre-existing condition protections
S. 1129, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - government health insurance system
S. 1170, Association Health Plans Act (Enzi) - codifying final rule for expanding AHPs
S. 1266, Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (Scott) - surprise medical billing
S. 1531, STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - surprise medical billing
S. 1576, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Warren) - mental health parity
S. 1577, Know the Price Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - restrictions on provider contracts
S. 1737, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Murphy) - mental health parity
S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act (Thune) - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services
S. 2546, Safe Step Act (Murkowski)-Step therapy exceptions
H.R. 692, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - pre-existing condition protections
H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Kuster) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Blunt Rochester) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges, Navigator program, and establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges; drug pricing proposals
H.R. 1010, Short-Term Plans (Castor) - blocking final rule that expands short-term plans
H.R. 1143, Educating Consumers on the Risks of Short-Term Plans Act (Eshoo) - standardized disclosures for short-term plans
H.R. 1379, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Peterson) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act (Jayapal) - government health insurance system
H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act (Kim) - funding for establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges
H.R. 1386, Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act (Castor) - funding for Navigator Program
H.R. 1418, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (DeFazio) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act (Craig) - funding for state reinsurance programs
H.R. 1510, Premium Relief Act (Burgess) -- Patient and State Stability Fund
H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Higgins) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
H.R. 1884, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act (Pallone) - reinsurance funding, stabilization and affordability proposals
H.R. 2000, Medicare-X Choice Act (Delgado) - public option
H.R. 2061, Pathway to Universal Coverage Act (Bera) - auto-enrollment
H.R. 2085, CHOICE Act (Schakowsky) - public option
H.R. 2183, State Flexibility and Patient Choice Act (Marshall) - flexibility in state innovation waivers
H.R. 2848, Parity Enforcement Act (Norcross) - mental health parity
H.R. 2874, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Kennedy) - mental health parity
H.R. 3165, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Porter) - mental health parity
H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Ruiz) - surprise medical billing
H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act (Pallone)-surprise medical billing
H.R. 3784, Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 (Neguse)- air ambulances
H.R. 4223, Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (Spano)-surprise medical billing
H.R. 4379, Under Performing Directories that Affect Treating Emergencies Act (Axne)-provider directories
H.R. 4457, Chronic Condition Copay Elimination Act (Underwood)- Eliminating copays for services/drugs for chronic conditions
H.R. 4484, Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Health Care Act (Budd)-STLDI plans
H.R. 4530, Native American Health Savings Improvement Act (Moolenaar)-HSAs
H.R. 4575, Improving Provider Directories Act (Schrier)-provider directories
H.R. 5010, State-Based Universal Health Care Act of 2019 (Khanna) - universal health care systems
H.R. 5121, Healthcare Cost Transparency Act (Beyer) - provider price comparison tool
H.R. 5144, Insurance Accountability and Transparency Act (Davids) - insurance have publicly accessible self-audit information
H.R. 5239 Prescription Drug Price Reporting Act (Joyce) - reporting on drug expenditures and price changes under group health plans
H. Res. 271 (Allred) - resolution urging DOJ to reverse position in Texas v. United States litigation
Regulatory Issues:
Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; prior authorization; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
April 3, 2019
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 146). (text: CR 4/2/2019 H2956-2957)
House
April 3, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 186, 1 Present (Roll no. 146).(text: CR 4/2/2019 H2956-2957)
House
April 3, 2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3002-3003)
April 2, 2019
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
April 2, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Res. 271.
April 2, 2019
Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 7 and H. Res. 271. Rule provides for the previous question to be considered as ordered without intervening motions for both measures except for one hour of debate; one motion to recommit S.J. Res. 7 is allowed. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of April 4, 2019 for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.
April 2, 2019
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 274. (consideration: CR H2956-2969)
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
H.R. 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act
H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act
H.R. 2874/ S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2019
H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
H. Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
Efforts to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Client expense: $216,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues relating to new legislative attempt to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
H. Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
H.R. 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
H.R. 2279, the Safe Step Act
H.R. 1010 re: Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance
H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
H.R. 1425, the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act
H.R. 987, the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019
H.R. 3630, the No Surprises Act
H.R. 2874/ S. 1576, the Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act of 2019
H.R. 3107, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act
Client expense: $236,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 350, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Daines) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
S. 455, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Shaheen) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges
S. 466, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Warner) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
S. 560, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Baldwin) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
S. 741, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
S. 913, Disclosure of Price Information to Enrollees (Braun)
S. 961, Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act (Shaheen) - premium tax credits
S. 964, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - cost-sharing subsidies
S. 967, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) - caps on out-of-network charges
S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act (Bennet) - public option
S. 1033, CHOICE Act (Whitehouse) - public option
S. 1125, Protect Act (Tillis) - pre-existing condition protections
S. 1129, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - government health insurance system
S. 1170, Association Health Plans Act (Enzi) - codifying final rule for expanding AHPs
S. 1266, Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (Scott) - surprise medical billing
S. 1531, STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - surprise medical billing
S. 1576, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Warren) - mental health parity
S. 1577, Know the Price Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - restrictions on provider contracts
S. 1737, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Murphy) - mental health parity
S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act (Thune) - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services
S. 2546, Safe Step Act (Murkowski)-Step therapy exceptions
H.R. 692, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - pre-existing condition protections
H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Kuster) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Blunt Rochester) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges, Navigator program, and establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges; drug pricing proposals
H.R. 1010, Short-Term Plans (Castor) - blocking final rule that expands short-term plans
H.R. 1143, Educating Consumers on the Risks of Short-Term Plans Act (Eshoo) - standardized disclosures for short-term plans
H.R. 1379, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Peterson) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act (Jayapal) - government health insurance system
H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act (Kim) - funding for establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges
H.R. 1386, Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act (Castor) - funding for Navigator Program
H.R. 1418, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (DeFazio) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act (Craig) - funding for state reinsurance programs
H.R. 1510, Premium Relief Act (Burgess) -- Patient and State Stability Fund
H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Higgins) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
H.R. 1884, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act (Pallone) - reinsurance funding, stabilization and affordability proposals
H.R. 2000, Medicare-X Choice Act (Delgado) - public option
H.R. 2061, Pathway to Universal Coverage Act (Bera) - auto-enrollment
H.R. 2085, CHOICE Act (Schakowsky) - public option
H.R. 2183, State Flexibility and Patient Choice Act (Marshall) - flexibility in state innovation waivers
H.R. 2848, Parity Enforcement Act (Norcross) - mental health parity
H.R. 2874, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Kennedy) - mental health parity
H.R. 3165, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Porter) - mental health parity
H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Ruiz) - surprise medical billing
Discussion Draft, No Surprises Act (Pallone-Walden) - surprise medical billing
H.R. 3630, No Surprises Act (Pallone)-surprise medical billing
H.R. 3784, Air Ambulance Affordability Act of 2019 (Neguse)- air ambulances
H.R. 4223, Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (Spano)-surprise medical billing
H.R. 4379, Under Performing Directories that Affect Treating Emergencies Act (Axne)-provider directories
H.R. 4457, Chronic Condition Copay Elimination Act (Underwood)- Eliminating copays for services/drugs for chronic conditions
H.R. 4484, Flexibility Through Lower Expenses Health Care Act (Budd)-STLDI plans
H.R. 4530, Native American Health Savings Improvement Act (Moolenaar)-HSAs
H.R. 4575, Improving Provider Directories Act (Schrier)-provider directories
H. Res. 271 (Allred) - resolution urging DOJ to reverse position in Texas v. United States litigation
Regulatory Issues:
Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to surprise medical bills; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to substance abuse and provider treatment records (42 CFR Part 2); issues related to medical management; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Client expense: $2,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues relating to new legislative attempt to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Implementation of short-term duration limited plans
H Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
HR 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
HR 2279, the Safe Step Act
HR 1010 re: Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance
H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
H.R. 1425, the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act
H.R. 987, the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019
Client expense: $167,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation and policies relating to:
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Reauthorization of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act
Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination
Policies related to health insurance market stabilization
Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce
Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy
Health information technology and electronic health records
Mental health services and violence prevention
Human and child trafficking
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H. Res. 179)
Condemning the Trump Administrations Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans Health Care (H. Res. 271)
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act (H.R. 269/S. 1379)
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 728/S. 1399)
Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 776/S. 1173)
End Surprise Billing Act of 2019 (H.R. 861)
Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act (H.R. 866/S. 528)
Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 (H.R. 986)
Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019 (H.R. 987)
To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect (H.R. 1010)
Autism CARES Act of 2019 (H.R. 1058)
Educating Consumers on the Risks of Short-Term Plans Act of 2019 (H.R. 1143)
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309)
Personal Health Investment Today (PHIT) Act of 2019 (H.R. 1679/S. 680)
Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness (MOMMAs) Act (H.R. 1897)
Stronger Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (H.R. 2480)
Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 2507)
Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act of 2019 (H.R. 2781)
VACCINES Act of 2019 (H.R. 2862)
To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through September 30, 2019 (H.R. 2940)
A resolution recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (S. Res. 165)
Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act (S. 192)
National Nurse Act of 2019 (S. 696/H.R. 1597)
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767)
Nursing Where It's Needed Act (S. 1045)
Lower Health Care Costs Act (S. 1895)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 350, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (Daines) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
S. 455, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Shaheen) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges
S. 466, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Warner) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
S. 560, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Baldwin) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
S. 741, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Smith) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
S. 913, Disclosure of Price Information to Enrollees (Braun)
S. 961, Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act (Shaheen) - premium tax credits
S. 964, Marketplace Certainty Act (Shaheen) - cost-sharing subsidies
S. 967, Reducing Costs for Out-of-Network Services Act (Shaheen) - caps on out-of-network charges
S. 981, Medicare-X Choice Act (Bennet) - public option
S. 1033, CHOICE Act (Whitehouse) - public option
S. 1125, Protect Act (Tillis) - pre-existing condition protections
S. 1129, Medicare for All Act (Sanders) - government health insurance system
S. 1170, Association Health Plans Act (Enzi) - codifying final rule for expanding AHPs
S. 1266, Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act (Scott) - surprise medical billing
S. 1531, STOP Surprise Medical Bills Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - surprise medical billing
S. 1576, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Warren) - mental health parity
S. 1577, Know the Price Act (Cassidy-Bennet) - restrictions on provider contracts
S. 1737, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Murphy) - mental health parity
S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act (Thune) - pre-deductible coverage of chronic disease prevention services
H.R. 692, Pre-existing Conditions Protection Act (Walden) - pre-existing condition protections
H.R. 986, Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act (Kuster) - blocking updated Section 1332 guidance
H.R. 987, Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act (Blunt Rochester) - funding for outreach and education on ACA Exchanges, Navigator program, and establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges; drug pricing proposals
H.R. 1010, Short-Term Plans (Castor) - blocking final rule that expands short-term plans
H.R. 1143, Educating Consumers on the Risks of Short-Term Plans Act (Eshoo) - standardized disclosures for short-term plans
H.R. 1379, Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act (Peterson) - coverage mandate for treatment of congenital anomaly or birth defect
H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act (Jayapal) - government health insurance system
H.R. 1385, State Allowance for a Variety of Exchanges Act (Kim) - funding for establishment of state-based Health Insurance Exchanges
H.R. 1386, Expand Navigators Resources for Outreach, Learning, and Longevity Act (Castor) - funding for Navigator Program
H.R. 1418, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act (DeFazio) - McCarran-Ferguson Act
H.R. 1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act (Craig) - funding for state reinsurance programs
H.R. 1510, Premium Relief Act (Burgess) -- Patient and State Stability Fund
H.R. 1730, Cancer Drug Parity Act (Higgins) -- cost sharing for oral anticancer drugs
H.R. 1884, Protecting Pre-Existing Conditions and Making Health Care More Affordable Act (Pallone) - reinsurance funding, stabilization and affordability proposals
H.R. 2000, Medicare-X Choice Act (Delgado) - public option
H.R. 2061, Pathway to Universal Coverage Act (Bera) - auto-enrollment
H.R. 2085, CHOICE Act (Schakowsky) - public option
H.R. 2183, State Flexibility and Patient Choice Act (Marshall) - flexibility in state innovation waivers
H.R. 2848, Parity Enforcement Act (Norcross) - mental health parity
H.R. 2874, Behavioral Health Coverage Transparency Act (Kennedy) - mental health parity
H.R. 3165, Mental Health Parity Compliance Act (Porter) - mental health parity
H.R. 3502, Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act (Ruiz) - surprise medical billing
H. Res. 271 (Allred) - resolution urging DOJ to reverse position in Texas v. United States litigation
Discussion Draft, No Surprises Act (Pallone-Walden) - surprise medical billing
Regulatory Issues:
Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; disability income insurance enrollment and awareness; issues related to encouraging impaired workers to stay in/return to the workforce; issues related to expanding long-term care insurance coverage; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; Medigap claims processing and crossover fees; Medigap cross-over claim issues, Medigap coverage, implementation of Medigap standardized plan offerings; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials, and other Medigap issues; fraud and abuse issues affecting public and private insurance coverage; issues relating to antitrust; implementation of the Mental Health Parity Act requirements; implementation of the 21st Century Cures Act requirements; summary of benefits and coverage disclosures; pre-existing condition insurance plans; accountable care organizations; coverage of preventive services; preexisting condition exclusions; lifetime and annual dollar limits on benefits; patient protections; grandfathered health plan provisions; health reimbursement accounts; dependent coverage; treatment of expatriate plans; issues related to all payor claims databases; issues related to association health plans; issues related to fraud, waste, abuse, Stark/Anti-Kickback laws and regulations, non-discriminatory wellness programs; issues related to supplemental products; issues relating to dental coverage; issues relating to proposals for single-payer and Medicare/Medicaid buy-in options; issues related to implementation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act; issues relating to third party payment of premiums; issues related to cost-sharing reductions (CSRs); issues related to interoperability and price transparency; issues related to the employer market; issues relating to the individual market; and other issues relating to health care reform implementation.
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues relating to new legislative attempt to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Implementation of short-term duration limited plans
H Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
HR 3165 / S. 1737, the Mental Health Parity Compliance Act
HR 2279, the Safe Step Act
HR 1010 re: Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance
H.R. 986, the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019
H.R. 1425, the State Health Care Premium Reduction Act
H.R. 987, the Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019
Client expense: $167,800 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Legislation and policies relating to:
Provisions of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148)
Reauthorization of funding for the Childrens Health Insurance Program
Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act
Section 2706 of the ACA regarding provider non-discrimination
Policies related to health insurance market stabilization
Policies affecting nurse practitioner education and workforce
Definition, evaluation and enforcement of essential health benefits and provider network adequacy
Health information technology and electronic health records
Mental health services and violence prevention
Human and child trafficking
Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States (H. Res. 179)
Condemning the Trump Administrations Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans Health Care (H. Res. 271)
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness & Advancing Innovation (PAHPAI) Act (H.R. 269)
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2019 (H.R. 728)
Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act (H.R. 866/S. 528)
Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act of 2019 (H.R. 986)
Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower (MORE) Health Education Act of 2019 (H.R. 987)
To provide that the rule entitled Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance shall have no force or effect (H.R. 1010)
Educating Consumers on the Risks of Short-Term Plans Act of 2019 (H.R. 1143)
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 1309)
Community and Public Health Programs Extension Act (S. 192)
National Nurse Act of 2019 (S. 696/H.R. 1597)
Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act (S. 824/H.R. 1767)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
S. 851/H.R. 1309, the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
H. Res. 271, Resolution Condemning Trump Administrations Legal Assault on Health Care.
H.R.1384/S.1129, Medicare for All
Draft legislation surrounding Medicare for America
Draft legislation surrounding Improving Medicaid in Schools Act
H.R.1597, National Nurse Act
H.R. 1114, To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit to Congress an annual report on the effects of gun violence on public health.
Client expense: $416,005 · Firm income: Not reported
Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets
Issues relating to new legislative attempt to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Implementation of short-term duration limited plans
H Res. 271, Condemning the Trump Administration's Legal Campaign to Take Away Americans' Health Care
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Rule H. Res. 274 passed House.
April 1, 2019
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 274 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 7 and H. Res. 271. Rule provides for the previous question to be considered as ordered without intervening motions for both measures except for one hour of debate; one motion to recommit S.J. Res. 7 is allowed. It shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of April 4, 2019 for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules.
April 1, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
March 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Client expense: $2,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Government targets: Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE