Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act of 2003

P.L.108-173-Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law to provide for expeditious coverage of new medical devices and to strengthen and improve and modernize the Medicare program.) S.2493-Safe Importation of Medical Products and Other Rx Therapies Act of 2004 (Bill to protect the public from the unsafe importation of medical products.) H.R.4257/S.2426-Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2003 (Bills to clarify the treatment of payment under Medicare for clinical laboratory tests by critical access hospitals.) H.R.2342/S.1179-Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act of 2003 (Bills to expand Medicare benefits to prevent, delay, and minimize the progression of chronic conditions and develop national policies on effective chronic condition care.) H.R.4491-To Amend Part B of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the reduciton in Medicare payment for certain items of durable medical equipment. (Bill to repeal the reduction of payment for some durable medical eqipment in the Medicare program.) S. 1570-The Fair Case for the Uninsured Act of 2003 (Bill to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax purchase of private health insurance, and establish state health insurance safety net programs.)

Client expense: $2,900,000 · 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, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R.941/S.823-Medicare Innovaton Responsiveness Act of 2003. H.R.569-Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Test Act of 2003. H.R.810-Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2003. H.R.2473/H.R.1 (became PL 1080173)-Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003. S.1-Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003. S.1054-Jobs Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. S.1974-Medicare Prevention and Drug Price Fairness Act. (Bills under Medicare program to provide for expeditious coverage of new medical devices; establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made; to strengthen and improve and modernize the Medicare program; and to provide for regulatory relief and contracting flexibility.) H.R.883-Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2003. (A btill to adjust fee for collecting specimen for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program.) H.R.2342/S.1179-Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act of 2003. H.R.5219-Essential Medicines for Medicare Act of 2002. (Bills to expand Medicare benefits to prevent, delay, and minimize the progression of chronic conditions and develop national policies on effective chronic condition care.) S.1570-The Fair Case for the Uninsured Act of 2003. (A bill to allow individuals a refundable credit against income tax purchase of private health insurance, and establish state health insurance safety net programs.)

Client expense: $2,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R.941/S.823-Medicare Innovation Responsiveness Act of 2003 H.R.569-Medicare Patient Access to Preventive and Diagnostic Tests Act of 2003 H.R.180-Medicare Regulatory and Contracting Reform Act of 2003 H.R.2373/H.R.1-Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003 S.1-Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003 S.1054-Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (Bills under the Medicare program to provide for the expeditious coverage of new medical technology; establish procedures for determining payment amounts for new clinical diagnostic laboratory tests for which payment is made; to strengthen and improve and modernize the Medicare program; and to provide regulatory relief and contracting flexibility.) H.R.883-Medicare Laboratory Services Access Act of 2003 (Bill to adjust the fee for collecting speciments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests under the Medicare program.) H.R.2342/S.1179-Medicare Chronic Care Improvement Act of 2003 H.R.5219-Essential Medicines for Medicare Act of 2002 (Bills to expand Medicare benefits to prevent, delay, and minimize the progression of chronic conditions, and develop national policies on effective chronic condition care.)

Client expense: $2,440,000 · 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), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE