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2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
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FFY 2008 Budget and budget resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid cuts FFY 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS rules FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and "75% Rule" rules CY 2008 Medicare Outpatient PPS rules FFY 2008 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS rules CY 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule update CMS Proposed rule to limit intergovernmental transfers and certified public expenditures CMS Proposed value-based purchasing program CMS Proposed rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education payments State Childrens health Insurance program funding IRS Form 990 revision "Stark" and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states' Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare wage index Community benefit reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals HUD Federal housing assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Heath care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection and performance measure reporting Medical error reporting S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid liability reform S.473/H.R.215 Allied health professions reinvestment act of 2005 S.543/H.R.1459 Inpatient rehabilitation facilities' 75% rule mitigation S.544 Patient safety and quality improvement act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical cord blood stem cell research S.896 Physician shortage elimination act of 2007 S.898/H.R.1812 Patient navigator outreach & chronic disease prevention act of 2005 S.933/H.R.2350 rural community hospital assistance act S.1041/H.R.800 Employee free choice act--card check S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health technology to enhance quality act of 2005 & 21st century health information act s.1348 National immigration reform bill S.1355 & S.1262 Better healthcare through information technology act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare value purchasing act of 2005 S.1418 Wired for health care quality act S.1481/H.R.2497 Fair and reliable medical justice act S.1604 Nursing education and quality of health care act of 2007 S.1693 Health information exchange--funding for IT S.1784 National medical error disclosure & compensation act of 2005 S.1955 Health insurance marketplace modernization & affordability act of 2005 S.3042 All-hazards public health emergency & bioterrorism preparedness & response act H.R.139 Health improvement and professionals act of 2005 H.R.534/H.R.880 Rural health equity act H.R.1663 Medicare Mental health modernization act of 2007 H.R.2050 Medicaid psychiatric hospital fairness act H.R.2122 Mandatory overtime limits for nurse H.R.2206 Emergency supplemental spending bill H.R.3173 Nurse faculty higher education act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving patient access to inpatient rehabilitation hospitals act H.R.3607 The future of health care-granting access to innovation in America act H.R.4157 Health information technology promotion act of 2005/hospital pricing transparency S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states’ Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for Performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency Preparedness Immigration Medicare Wage Index Community Benefit Reporting Mental Health Parity Limited Service Hospitals Dept. of Housing and Urban Development's Federal Housing Assistance mortage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital Infection reporting Medical Error reporting Hospital performance measure reporting S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid Liability Reform S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Act S. 543 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities 75% Rule of Mitigation S.544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research S.896 Physician Shortage Elimnation Act of 2007 S.898/H.R.1812 Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 S.933/H.R.2350 Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.1041/H.R.800 Employee Free Choice Act - Card Check S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century Health Information Act S.1355 & S.1262 Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1348 National Immigration Reform Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1481/H.R.2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1604 Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 S.1693 Health Information Exchange - funding for IT S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure & Compensation Act of 2005 S.1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 S.3042 All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act H.R.139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 H.R.534 Rural Health Equity Act H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act H.R. 1459 Inpatinet Rehabilitation Facilities 74% Rule Mitigation H.R. 1663 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 2050 Medicaid Psychiatric Hospital Fairness Act H.R. 2122 Mandatory Overtime Limits for Nurses H.R. 2206 Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act H.R.3607 The Future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005/Hospital Pricing Transparency FFY 2008 Budget and Budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts FFY 2008Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Pension Appropriations bill FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and “75% Rule”, Rules CY 2008 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules FFY 2008 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules CY 2008 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update CMS Proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures CMS Proposed Value-Based Purchasing Program CMS Proposed Rule on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Payments State Childrens Health Insurance Program funding IRS Form 990 Revision “Stark” and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Health Information Technology H.R. 747, the "National Health Information Incentive Act" H.R. 4642, the "Wired for Healthcare Quality Act" (companion to S. 1418) H.R. 4157, the "Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006" H.R. 4641, the Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005 S. 1418, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act S. 1355, the Better Healthcare Through Information Technology S. 1227, the Health Information Technology Act of 2005 - CMS/OIG Stark and Anti-kickback statute protections for donating health information technology Expanding Health Insurance Coverage H.R. 1399, the HealthCARE Act of 2005 S. 1049, the Covering Kids Act, S. 2772, Health Partnership Act - Health insurance reform - Medicaid - Association Health Plans - Medical Savings Accounts - Tax credits and purchasing pools Medical liability reform H.R. 5, S.11, the HEALTH Act of 2005 S. 22, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 - Medical liability demonstration projects Medicare Physician Payment/Medicare Reform H.R. 2356, the Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act S. 1356, the Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 H.R. 3617, the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act S. 2071, the Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005' H.R. 4403, the Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 H.R. 5866, Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006 - Reform of SGR, Value-based purchasing, Pay-for-Performance - Patient Centered Medical Home, Care coordination - Primary care shortage - CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs) - Medically Unbelievable Edits program - CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) - CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates - Health Care Price Transparency FY 07 Appropriations H.R. 5647, FY 2007 appropriations for Labor/HHS/Education (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research; S. 3708, FY 2007 appropriations for Labor/HHS/Education (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research Public Health Issues - Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza) - CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration - DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act Student Loan Debt Relief H.R. 1338, College Loan Assistance Act H.R. 1380, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act
Client expense: $426,833 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, UNDETERMINED, White House Office
2006 · mid_year · Health Issues
Health Information Technology H.R. 747, the "National Health Information Incentive Act" H.R. 4642, the "Wired for Healthcare Quality Act" (companion to S. 1418) H.R. 4157, the "Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006" H.R. 4641, the Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005 S. 1418, the Wired for Healthcare Quality Act S. 1355, the Better Healthcare Through Information Technology S. 1227, the Health Information Technology Act of 2005 - CMS/OIG Stark and Anti-kickback statute protections for donating health information technology Expanding Health Insurance Coverage H.R. 1399, the HealthCARE Act of 2005 S. 1049, the Covering Kids Act, S. 2772, Health Partnership Act - Health insurance reform - Medicaid - Association Health Plans, Medical Savings Accounts - Tax credits and purchasing pools Medical liability reform H.R. 5, S.11, the HEALTH Act of 2005 S. 22, Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 - Medical liability demonstration projects Medicare Physician Payment/Medicare Reform H.R. 2356, the Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act S. 1356, the Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 H.R. 3617, the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act S. 40, the Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act S. 2071, the Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005' H.R. 4403, the Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act of 2005 H.R. 5866, Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006 - Reform of SGR, Value-based purchasing, Pay-for-Performance - Patient Centered Medical Home, Care coordination - Primary care shortage - CMS proposed changes to work relative value units (RVUs) - Medically Unbelievable Edits program - CMS Request for Information (RFI) for Cycle 1 of the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) - CMS Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems and Fiscal Year 2007 Rates - Health Care Price Transparency FY 07 Appropriations H.R. 5647, FY 2007 appropriations for Labor/HHS/Education (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research; S. 3708, FY 2007 appropriations for Labor/HHS/Education (including Title VII health professions and student loans) and VA healthcare and research Public Health Issues - Healthcare disparities, anti-smoking, vaccines (e.g. smallpox, influenza) - CMS - Payment for the recently approved Herpes Zoster (Shingles) vaccine and its administration - DEA how e-prescribing systems can meet the Drug Enforcement Administrations (DEAs) prescription requirements under the Controlled Substances Act Student Loan Debt Relief H.R. 1338, College Loan Assistance Act H.R. 1380, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act
Client expense: $584,100 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), President of the U.S., SENATE, UNDETERMINED, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005, provides relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 4197, Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Rwconstruction and Rwunion Axt of 2005 provides health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. S. 1049, the Coverint Kids Act. S. 282, Family and Medical Leave expansion aCt, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. H.R. 476, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees.
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005, provides relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 4197, Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Rwconstruction and Rwunion Axt of 2005 provides health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. S. 1049, the Coverint Kids Act. S. 282, Family and Medical Leave expansion aCt, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. H.R. 476, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees.
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid Liability Reform S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Act S.544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research S.898/H.R.1812 Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 S.933/H.R.2350 Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century Health Information Act S.1355 & S.1262 Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure & Compensation Act of 2005 S.1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 S.3042 All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act H.R.139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 H.R.534 Rural Health Equity Act H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act H.R.3607 The Future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005/Hospital Pricing Transparency H.R.5647/S.3708 Labor-Health and Human Services Educaiton Bill FFY 2007 Budget and Budget Resolutions 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and “75% Rule”, Rules 2007 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update “Stark” and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states’ Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for Performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration Medicare Wage Index Community Benefit Reporting Mental health parity Limited service hospitals HUD Federal Housing Assistance mortgage program for hospitals Defined benefit pension plans National Institute of Health funding Health care workforce recruiting and training funding Hospital infection reporting Medical error reporting; hospital performance measure reporting S.4 Health Technology to Enance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access S.338/H.R.985 bipartisan Medicaid Commission
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005, provides relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 4197, Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Reclamation, Restoration, Rwconstruction and Rwunion Axt of 2005 provides health care and other relief for survivors of Hurricane Katrina. S. 1049, the Coverint Kids Act. S. 282, Family and Medical Leave expansion aCt, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees. H.R. 476, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2005, amends the Family and Medical Leave Act to cover employees at work sites that employ fewer than 50 employees, but not fewer than 25 employees.
Client expense: $13,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 740, "Start Healthy, Stay Health Act of 2005," all provisions H.R. 1668, "Kids First Act of 2005," all provisions. S. 114, "Kids Come First Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 287, "Legal Immigrant Health Restoration Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 1443, S. 183 "Family Opportunity Act of 2005," all provisions H.R. 963, S.174, "Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 1233, "Legal Immigrant Children's Health Insurance Act of 2005," all provisions. S. 1104, "Immigrant Children's Health Insurance Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 2948, S. 747, Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 3050, S. 1049, "Covering Kids Act of 2005," all provisions. S. 1563, "Advancing Better Coverage and Care for Children's Health Act of 2005," all provisions. H.R. 6098, S. 3913, "Keep Kids Covered Act of 2006," all provisions S. 3972, "FAIR SCHIP Act of 2006," all provisions H.R. 6077, Providing Funding for the Shortfalls in State Allotments for FY 2007 under the SCHIP Program, all provisions H.R. 3055, S. 1303, "MediKids Health Insurance Act 2005," all provisions. H.R. 3335, S. 1007, "Medicaid Formula Fairness Act of 2005," all provisions.
Client expense: $570,120 · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access,S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid Liability Reform,S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Act S.544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005,S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research S.898/H.R.1812 Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005,S.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century Health Information Act,S.1355 & S.1262 Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005,S.1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure & Compensation Act of 2005, S.1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 S.3042 All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act H.R.534 Rural Health Equity Act,H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act,H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act H.R.3607 The Future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005/Hospital Pricing Transparency H.R.5647/S.3708 Labor-Health and Human Services Education Bill FFY 2007 Budget and Budget Resolutions 2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and “75% Rule”, Rules 2007 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update “Stark” and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states’ Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for Performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006
2006 · mid_year · Health Issues
S.354/H.R.534 Medicaid Liability Reform,S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act of 2005 Act S.544 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research, S.898/H.R.1812 Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005,S.933/H.R.2350 Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act, S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century Health Information Act S.1355 & S.1262 Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act, S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005,S.1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act,S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure & Compensation Act of 2005 S.1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005,S.3042 All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act,H.R.139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 H.R.534 Rural Health Equity Act,H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act,H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act H.R.3607 The Future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005/Hospital Pricing Transparency H.R.5647/S.3708 Labor-Health and Human Services Educaiton Bill, FFY 2007 Budget and Budget Resolutions,2007 Medicare Inpatient Hospital PPS Rules,2007 Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility PPS Rules,2007 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and “75% Rule”, Rules,2007 Medicare Outpatient PPS Rules, 2007 Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules,2007 Medicare Home Health Agency PPS Rules 2007 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update, “Stark” and physician self-referral regulations Hospital pricing transparency Not-for-profit hospital tax-exempt status Medicaid regulations affecting states’ Medicaid financing mechanisms Pay for Performance Health information technology Hospital charity care/financial aid Coverage for undocumented immigrants Associated health plans Coverage for the uninsured Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plans Emergency preparedness Immigration S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005, S.22 Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 S.23 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access, S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission
2006 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
H.R. 534 Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 H.R. 5 Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 H.R. 215 Allied Health Professions Improvement Act of 2005 S. 473 Allied Health Professions Improvement Act of 2005 H.R. 1872 Healthcare Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005 H.R. 1668 Kids First Act of 2005 H.R. 525 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 H.R. 3569 Nurse Education, Expansion and Development Act of 2005 H.R. 3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R. 2184 Nursing School Capacity Act of 2005 S. 1575 Nurse Faculty Education Act of 2005 S. 1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 3050 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S. 1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 H.R. 1872 Health coverage Act for the Uninsured S. 978 Health coverage Act for the Uninsured S. 747 Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 H.R. 2948 Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 H.R. 1653 SAFE-ID Act H.R. 139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 S. 506 Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005 H.R. 5171 Communities Building Access Act H. CON. RES. 231 Recognizing the Benefits and Importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers and the Medicaid Prospective Payment System for such Centers H.R. 5613 Health Insurance Tax Credit Assistance Act of 2006 H.R. 2622 Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2006 H.R. 160 Keep America Health Act of 2005 S. 114 Kids Come First Act of 2005 S. 2701 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide a Refundable Credit for High Deductible Health Plans for uninsured Individuals S. 2588 Health Care Access for Small Business Act of 2006 H.R. 5573 Health Center Renewal Act of 2006 S. 3778 Small Business Reauthorization And Improvements Act of 2006 S. 637 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005 H.R. 3757 Medical Health Opportunity Account Act of 2005 H.R. 4511 Flex Health Savings Accounts Act of 2005 H.R. 37 Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 765 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2005 S. 1225 Access to Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 2203 Patients' Health Care Reform Act S. 3585 HSA Improvement And Expansion Act of 2006 H.R. 5743 HSA Improvement And Expansion Act of 2006 S. 2305 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 H.R. 5023 Deficit Reductions Act of 2005 H.R. 6111 Tax and Healthcare Act of 2006 S. 2510 Small Employers Health Benefits act of 2006 S. 1514 OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2005 H.R. 5262 Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2005
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S.1049, Covering Kids Act of 2005, Health care issues. H.R.534/ S.354, Health Act of 2005, Health care issues. H.R.215/S.473, Reinvestment Act of 2005, Health care issues. H.R.3373/S.1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005, Health care issues. H.R.916/S.438, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005, Heal H.R.2350/S.933, Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act of 2005, Health care issues. S.544, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, health care issues. H.R.1872/S.978, Health coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005, Health care issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2005 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
FFY2005 Budget Resolution and Appropriation Bills FFY2006 Budget Resolution and Appropriation Bills S.1932 Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 2006 Budget reconciliation bill H.R.5/H.R.534/S.354 S.338/H.R.985 Bipartisan Medicaid Commission S.933/H.R.2350 Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act S.1356/H.R.3617 Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1784 National Medical Error Disclosure and Compensation Act of 2005 H.R.3607 The future of Health Care-Granting Access to Innovation in America Act H.R.880 Rural Health Equity Act S.473/H.R.215 Allied Health Professions Reinvestment Act S.898/H.R.1812 Patient navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005 H.R.139 Health Improvement and Professions Act of 2005 H.R.3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act s.1262/H.R.2234 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 and The 21sst Century Health Information Act S.1355 and S.1262 the Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act S.1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S.681 Umbilical Cord Blood Stem Cell Research S.544/H.R.3205 Patient Safety and quality Improvement Act of 2005 S.4 Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 H.R.3373/S.1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act Proposed Rules for Medicare Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Payment System (IPF PPS) Visa quota delays Proposed revisiosn to certification requirements for ERSD facilities and OPOs Proposed rule changes for hospital conditions of participation Final Medicare Inpatient PPS rule for FFY2006 Final Outpatient PPS rule for FFY2006 CMS data validation process rules Proposed Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) and skilled nursing facility (SNF) PPS rules for FFY2006 Proposed Post-acute transfer policy Proposed rate update for Medicare Home Health Agency (HHA) PPS Propsoed e-prescribing and electronic health records regulations Mental health parity law extension
| Independent |
| VT |
| James Talent | Republican | MO |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | NM |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard G. Lugar | Republican | IN |
| Richard Santorum | Republican | PA |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE