Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001

Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Resolution S.839,H.R.4954,H.R.1556 The American Hospital Preservation Act S.885,H.R.4954,H.R.1609 The Rural & Small Community Hospital Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act S.2547 The Hospital Outpatient Fair Payment Act of 2002 S.2555 The Revitalizing Under-Served Rural Areas and Localities Act S.2615,H.R.4515 The Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.326,H.R.4954,H.R.975 The Home Health Payment Fairness Act S.2490,H.R.4954 Medicare Skilled Nursing Beneficiary Protection Act of 2002 S.812,H.R.3414,S.2110 State Budget Relief Act of 2001 S.J.Res.37/H.J.Res.92 Resolution of Disapproval--Overturn Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.1745,H.R.3360 Delay in Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.572,H.R.854 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act H.R.287 Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act H.R.4600 Helping to Ensure Affordable, Low-Cost, Timely Health Care Act of 2002 S.706,H.R.1436 The Nurse Reinvestment Act H.R.1897 The Nurse of Tomorrow Act S.705,H.R.3292 The Health Information Technology and Quality Improvement Act/Medication Errors Reduction Act of 2001 S.548,H.R.4954,H.R.1354 Assure Access to Mammography Act S.582,H.R.1143 The Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001 S.2449 Federal Responsibility for Immigrant Health Act S.169,H.R.519 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement Act S.1715,H.R.3448 Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Response Act of 2001 HHS Emergency Readiness Funding for Health Care Providers Disaster Relief Funding for Health Care Providers Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage & Provider Payment Increase Legislation Inpatient, Outpatient, Skilled Nursing Facility and Long Term Care Hospital (LTCH) PPS Regulations Continuation of Agriculture Department's J-1 Visa Program CMS Seventh Scope of Work for Quality Improvement Organizations CMS Outcomes-based Qulaity Improvement in Home Health Care CMS Proposed Expansion of Post-Acute Care Transfer Payment EMTALA Regulations Provider-based Regulations Corporate Compliance Department of Labor Regulations on Benefit Claim Appeals HHS Regulatory Reform Efforts IRS Intermediate Sanction Rules Upper Payment Limit Rules HIPAA Rules

Client expense: $320,000 · 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 the Vice President of the United States, SENATE

Medicare Reform and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage- H.R. 4954, S. 812; National Commission on Farmworkers and Federal Health Coverage Act of 2001- H.R. 2642; Federal Health Coverage Expansions- S. 582, S. 827, S. 1016, S. 1244, H.R. 2630, H.R. 1143, H.R. 1733; Medicare Safety Net Access Act of 2002- H.R. 4000, S. 2067; Health Center Issues in Medicaid/SCHIP; Implementation of the Medicare Prospective Payment System for FQHCs; Children's Dental Health- S. 1626, H.R. 3659; Oral Health Promotion Act of 2002- H.R. 5191; Dental Health Improvement Act- H.R. 4476; Children's Health Improvement Act of 2002- H.R. 4764, S. 1390; Legislation to temporarily increase the federal medical assistance percentage for the Medicaid program- S. 2570; Medicare Telehealth Validation Act of 2002- S. 2750

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Eligibility of legal immigrant children for Medicaid and CHIP- S. 582, H.R. 1143; Legislation to reauthorize the Conrad-20 J-1 Visa program- S. 2674, H.R. 4858; Legislation to reauthorize TANF- S. 940, H.R. 4090, H.R. 4700, H.R. 4735, H.R. 4737; Improved Maternal and Children's Health Coverage Act of 2002- H.R. 3675

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR 4954 Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002 S 582 Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001 HR 1143 Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act of 2001 HR 854 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act of 2001 S 572 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act of 2001 HR 519 to amend section 4723 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 to assure that the additional funds provided for State emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens are used to reimburse hospitals...

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $22,000

Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement (general) Medicaid, Hill contacts (H.R. 854, H.R. 1604, S. 572, S. 776) Extension of 340B Drug Pricing to inpatient drugs (S.2677) Medicaid Upper Payment Limit regulation 42 CFR 447.272 & 447.321, S. 1745, H.R. 3360, H.J.Res. 92, S.J.Res. 37 Prescription drugs and Medicare Reform (H.R. 4954) Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act Medicaid/SCHIP Restorations for Legal Immigrants (H.R. 1143, S. 582) Medicare IME legislation (S. 839, H.R. 1556) FMAP legislation (no specific bill) Outpatient prospective payment system regulation Inpatient PPS regulation

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Immigrant health benefits-related legislation (H.R. 1143, S. 582, H.R. 4737) Federal Responsibility for Immigrant Health Act (S. 2449) S. 812 bill to improve access to generic pharmaceuticals and all amendments relating to Medicare prescription drug benefits

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution H.R.1556,S.839 American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 H.R.1609,S.885 Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act H.R.1354,S.548 Assure Access to Mammography Act H.R.1436,S.706 Nurse Reinvestment Act H.R.1897 Nurse of Tomorrow Act S.705,H.R.3292 Health Information Technology & Quality Improvement Act H.R.1143,S.582 Immigrant Childrens' Health Improvement Act of 2001 H.R.287 Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2001 H.R.975,S.326 Home Health Payment Fairness Act S.135 Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act S.721 Nurse Employment and Education and Development Act H.R.519,H.R.823,S.169 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement H.R.1331,S.683 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act H.R.584, S.572 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act H.R.3360, S.1745 Delay in Medicaid Upper Payment Limit Reduction S.1715, H.R.3448 Bioterrorism Preparedness act of 2001 H.R.3414 State Budget Relief Act H.R.2768 Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act Nursing Immigration issues HCFA Prospective Payment System regulations for 2002 reimbursement for hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities patient assessment HCFA Advanced Beneficiary Notice for Medicare Beneficiaries regulation OSHA Ergonomics regulation FDA policy on single-use medical devices Health Care Workforce issues Medicare regulatory reform and flexibility

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

HR526;HR2563/S582;S1052 Patients' Bill of Rights

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Eligibility of legal immigrant children for Medicaid and CHIP- S. 582, H.R. 1143

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Resolution H.R.1556,S.839 American Hospital Preservation Act of 2001 H.R.1609,S.885 Area Wage and Base Payment Improvement Act H.R.1354,S.548 Assure access to Mammography Act H.R.1436,S.706 Nurse Reinvestment Act H.R.1897 Nurse of Tomorrow Act S.705 Health Information Technology and Quality Improvement Act H.R.1143,S.582 Immigrant Childrens' Health Improvement Act of 2001 H.R.287 Prompt Payment of Health Benefits Claims Act of 2001 H.R.975,S.326 Home Health Payment Fairness Act S.135 Direct Graduate Medical Education Improvement Act S.721 Nurse Employment and Education Development Act H.R.519,H.R.823,S.169 Local Medical Emergency Reimbursement H.R.1331,S.683 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act H.R.584,S.572 Medicaid Safety Net Hospital Continued Preservation Act Nursing Immigration HCFA Prospective Payment System regulations for 2002 reimbursement for hospital inpatient, skilled nursing facilities, home health; and inpatient rehabilitation facility patient assessment. HCFA Advanced Beneficiary Notice for Medicare Beneficiaries regulation OSHA Ergonomics Regulation FDA Policy on single-use medical devices Workforce Issues Regulatory Flexibility Increased funding for breast and prostate cancer

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Eligibility of legal immigrant children for Medicaid and CHIP- S. 582, H.R. 1143

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR4576/S2593 DOD Appropriations for Breast Cancer Research Program PL106-354 Implementation of Medicaid Coverage for women screened and diagnosed w/ breast cancer HR602/S318;S382 Genetic-non-discrimination legislation S582;S1052/HR526;HR2563 Patients Bill of Rights legislation HR4577 Labor HHS Appropriations for Breast Cancer Research

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

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

HR526;HR2563/S582;S1052 Patients' Bill of Rights

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE