Medicaid Formula Fairness Act of 2005

H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act of t005, reauthorizes the Head Start Act. H.R. 2340, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans. H.R.2508, Foster Act foster Opportunities for Success Through Higher Education Reform, to improve foster care success in higher education. S. 1007, Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act, reauthorizes the Head Start program. S. 503 and H.R. 3628, Education Begins at Home Act, early childhood home-visiting services. S.1101, Improving HEad Start Access for Homeless and Foster Children ACt of 2005, amends the Head Start Act to include consideration of the needs of homeless children, children in foster care and children referred by child wewlfare agencies under specified requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start program. S. 117, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act fo 2005, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans. S. 1287 and H.R. 3252, Foster Adoption to Further Student Achievement ACt, makes older children adopted for foster care eligible to student financial assistance. S. 848, Education Reform Act of 2005, extends authorization of appropriations under the Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant. S. 1715, a bill tp provide relief for students and insittutions affected by Hurricane Katrina. S. 1429, Improving Access to Education for Students Who are Homeless or in Foster Care Act, helps youth who are homeless and/or are in foster care to better access federal higher education supports and programs. H.R. 1681, Quality Education for All Act, extends authorizations of approriations under the Heqad Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 985 and S.338 Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid Act of 2005, all provisions relating to the establishment of a Bipartisan Commission on Medicaid; HR6053 health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2006, all provisions relating to increase of price transparency of hospital information; S3609 and HR6188 Physician Pathology Services Continuity Act of 2006, all provisions of the Social Security Act that provide for the treatment of certain physician pathology services under the Medicare programH.R. 880, Minimum Payment Rate by Medicare Advantage Organizations, SECTION 1, all provisions relating to minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage Organizations for critical access hospital services and rural health clinic services; H.R. 1016 and S. 236, Critical Access to Clinical Lab Services Act of 2005, all provisions relating to the amendment of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to clarify payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by critical access hospitals under the Medicare Program; H.R. 11 and S. 300, Medicare Rural Home Health Payment Fairness Act of 2005, all provisions relating to extending the temporary increase in payments under the Medicare Program for home health services furnished in a rural area; S. 347, Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2005, all provisions relating to Sec. 3. Medicare coverage of end-of-life planning consultations, Sec. 4. Improvement of policies related to the use and portability of advance directives, and Sec. 5. Increasing awareness of the importance of end-of-life planning; H.R. 2258 and S. 1007, Medicaid Formula Fairness Act of 2005, all provisions relating to the prevention of a severe reduction in the Federal medical assistance percentage determined for a State for fiscal year 2006; S. 2819, Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2006, all provisions to amend part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by a critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under the Medicare program. HR 985 and S 338

Client expense: $8,280,000 · 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), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2123, School Readiness Act of t005, reauthorizes the Head Start Act. H.R. 2340, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act of 2005, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans. H.R.2508, Foster Act foster Opportunities for Success Through Higher Education Reform, to improve foster care success in higher education. S. 1007, Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act, reauthorizes the Head Start program. S. 503 and H.R. 3628, Education Begins at Home Act, early childhood home-visiting services. S.1101, Improving HEad Start Access for Homeless and Foster Children ACt of 2005, amends the Head Start Act to include consideration of the needs of homeless children, children in foster care and children referred by child wewlfare agencies under specified requirements for Head Start and Early Head Start program. S. 117, Loan Forgiveness for Head Start Teachers Act fo 2005, amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend to certain Head Start teachers eligibility for cancellation of repayment obligations for specified types of student loans. S. 1287 and H.R. 3252, Foster Adoption to Further Student Achievement ACt, makes older children adopted for foster care eligible to student financial assistance. S. 848, Education Reform Act of 2005, extends authorization of appropriations under the Head Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant. S. 1715, a bill tp provide relief for students and insittutions affected by Hurricane Katrina. S. 1429, Improving Access to Education for Students Who are Homeless or in Foster Care Act, helps youth who are homeless and/or are in foster care to better access federal higher education supports and programs. H.R. 1681, Quality Education for All Act, extends authorizations of approriations under the Heqad Start Act and the Child Care and Development Block Grant.

Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE