Standing With Our Troops Act of 2005

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

Insurance Market Reform (AHPs) Enzi - Small Business Health Plans (S.1955) / Small Business Health and Fairness Act of 2003 (HR.2355) Patient Safety (S.720) / Medical Malpractice Liability (HR.5/S.11) / ICD-10 (HR. 4157) Wired for Health Care Quality Act (HR.4157/S.1418)

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medical Malpractice. S.11, HR5, S.607, S.2061, S.2207, HR4571, HR4280, HR420, HR534, S.354, S.366, S.367, HR2657

Client expense: $1,323,170 · Firm income: Not reported

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