Alaska Water Resources Act of 2005

H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medical Imaging Act, a bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services; S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to how medical imaging is reimbursed under the physician fee schedule H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, provisions relating to how medical imaging is reimbursed under the physician fee schedule; S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid & SCHIP Extension, provisions relating to how medical imaging is reimbursed under the physician fee schedule; Cardiac computed tomography angiography (CCTA) Proposed National Coverage Decision to restrict access to CCTA

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, a bill to amend the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services; Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspections/import safety issues, including proposed legislation; H.R. 583/S. 1042, Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act, a bill to make the provision of technical services for medical imaging examinations and radiation therapy treatments safer, more accurate, and less costly, and to provide for accreditation of radiology technicians; H.R. 2708, Mammogram and MRI Availability Act, a bill to require that group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans provide coverage for annual screening mammography for women 40 years of age or older and for such screening and annual magnetic resonance imaging for women at high risk for breast cancer if the coverage or plans include coverage for diagnostic mammography for women 40 years of age or older; proposed legislation on comparative effectiveness to compare the clinical effectiveness of medical treatments or procedures, including imaging

Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)