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Wired for Health Care Quality Act
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce. HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act provision that would allow federal home loan banks to issue letters of credit for tax-exempt hospital bonds. HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care HR 6394: Border Health Care Relief Act of 2008 Amends the MPDIMA to extend Sec. 1011 through FY2012 for federal reimbursement of emergency health services furnished to undocumented aliens Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT HR 6357 : Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 or the PRO(TECH)T Act, Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages HR 5924, The Emergency Nurse Supply Relief Act, which would address the retrogression backlog of visas for internationally-educated nurses who have been hired by U.S. hospitals but are not able to come here because of the unavailability of an employment-based (EB) visa.
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions contained bills in which would offer Medicare, Medicaid and/or SCHIP to more children, create parity in coverage of mental health benefits, foster reform at the state level, stabilize trauma care, prevent healthcare acquired infections, ensure hospital preparedness, expand the use of health information technology, provide funding for Ryan White programs, increase and stabilize the healthcare workforce. HR 2357; MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007"; to create a new federal healthcare program to provide comprehensive health benefits to children S 1218 /HR 2034, Medicare for All Act; expanding the Medicare program to those under age 65. S 1169; State-Based Health Care Reform Act; to create a five-year pilot program in several states to develop coverage plans for the uninsured HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act require group health plans to provide comparable treatment limits and beneficiary cost sharing for medical and mental health benefits. HR 1663, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act to provide mental health parity in private health insurance and Medicare, and improves coverage for cost-effective and community-based mental health treatment services for seniors and people with disabilities S 895/HR 1535; Children's Health First Act allow states to expand children's health coverage to families up to 400 percent of the Federal poverty level HR 1308S/764, Legal Immigrant Children's Health Improvement Act to permit states the option of coverage of legal immigrants under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 would preserve state laws that are more comprehensive while creating parity in health plans offering mental health coverage by equating financial requirements and treatment limitations for mental health benefits with medical and surgical benefits. S 325/HR 506, Health Partnership Act would provide grants to individual states, groups of states, and portions of states to test various health reform strategies HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions which would stabilize medical emergency reimbursement, HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals S 657, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure patient safety, H.J.RES. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007 provision annual fit-testing of respirators for occupational exposure to tuberculosis. S 2278/HR 4214 Community and Healthcare-Associated Infections Reduction Act to improve the prevention, detection, and treatment of community and healthcare-associated infections Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure emergency preparedness, HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007 would authorize an additional $46 million between fiscal years 2008 and 2012 in spending for rural medical centers that treat patients during times of national crisis HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for hospital preparedness HR 3043; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for hospital preparedness Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to promote the use of health information technology: S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR3043/S1710, Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies FY 08, funding for HIT programs HR 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act, award competitive grants for basic research on innovative approaches to improve health care information systems HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration,guidelines and mechanisms to promote the integration of the healthcare information enterprise. S 1408, Health Information Technology Act, would provide tax incentives and resources to offset the costs of investing in new health information technology. HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for HIT S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for HIT HR 3043, Labor, HHS Appropriations bill, provide funds for HIT HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008 provide funds for HIT Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions funding HIV/AIDS programs: HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs S Con Res 21/H Con Res 99, Budget resolution -- extending program to provide funds for Ryan White programs HR3043/S1710, FY 2008 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill, funding for Ryan White programs HR 2764; omnibus appropriations bill for FY2008, funding for Ryan White programs Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including provisions to ensure sufficient workforce within in the healthcare sector S 1604, Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act, increases the nurse workforce in rural areas, expands nursing school faculty, and develops initiatives to integrate patient safety practices into nursing education HR 2122, Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2007", limiting the number of mandatory overtime hours a nurse may be required to work S 1639, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, the point-based system for visas, to give nurses special consideration under the point system HR800/S1041, Employee Free Choice Act, require the NLRB to certify a bargaining representative if a majority of the bargaining unit employees have authorized designation of the representative (card-check) HR 2123, Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act, to establish direct care registered nurse-to-patient staffing ratio requirements in hospitals HR 378, Nurse and Patient Safety & Protection Act direct the Secretary of Labor to issue an occupational safety and health standard to reduce injuries to patients, direct-care registered nurses, and other health care providers by establishing a safe patient handling standard. HR 1644, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, to amend the National Labor Relations Act to clarify the definition of "supervisor" S446, Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development (NEED) Act, grants based on the number of nursing students enrolled to hire and retain new nursing faculty S 718, The Patient-Focused Critical Care Enhancement Act, provision study the impact of differences in staffing, organization, size, and structure of intensive care units on access, quality, and efficiency of care HJ Res. 20, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, extending program to provide funds for Nursing Education programs, , national health service corp HR 677, Nursing School Capacity Act authorize IOM study to identify constraints encountered by schools of nursing in admitting and graduating sufficient number of nurses S1577, Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act screening of direct patient access employees HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp. S 588/HR 1093, Resident Physician Shortage Act, to expand the number of physician training positions in 24 states with shortages
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
H.R. 3176 State & Children Health Insurance Program - 2007 reauthorization (SCHIP) S. 1456 Electronic Personal Health Records (PHRS) for Member of the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plans H.R. 493/S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 S. 558 Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S. 1418 Wired for Healthcare Quality Act
Client expense: $3,980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| NE |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | MO |
| Christopher Dodd | Democratic | CT |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Edward Kennedy | Democratic | MA |
| George Allen | Republican | VA |
| George Voinovich | Republican | OH |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | NY |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| James Jeffords | Independent | VT |
| James Talent | Republican | MO |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | NM |
| Jeff Sessions | Republican | AL |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John Ensign | Republican | NV |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Judd Gregg | Republican | NH |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Mel Martinez | Republican | FL |
| Michael DeWine | Republican | OH |
| Olympia J. Snowe | Republican | ME |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Richard Santorum | Republican | PA |
| Robert Byrd | Democratic | WV |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Thomas R. Carper | Democratic | DE |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
| William Frist | Republican | TN |
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
HR1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, mental health parity; S558 – Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity. HR 976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007, SCHIP reauthorization; HR3162 – Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act, Medicare Advantage, SCHIP reauthorization, physician payments; S. 1418-Wired for Health Care Quality Act, health IT;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
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
Mental Health Parity (H.R. 1424) - All issues related to the bill. S-CHIP Reauthorization - All issues related to the topic. Long-Term Care Insurance - All issues related to the topic. HIPAA - All issues related to the topic. Health Information Technology - All issues related to the topic. HR 976 - 'Long-Term Care Act of 2005' All provisions related to the bill. HR 1227 - 'Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act' All provisions related to the bill. HR 2682 - 'Long Term Care and Retirement Security Act' All provisions related to the bill. HR 3511 - 'Medicaid State Long Term Care Partnership Program Act of 2005' All provisions related to the bill. HR 4157 - 'Health Information Technology Promotion Act' All provisions related to the bill. S 306 - 'Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act' All provisions pertaining to the bill. S 354 - 'The Long Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2003' All provisions pertaining to the bill. S 1418 - 'Wired for Health Care Quality Act' All provisions pertaining to the bill. S 1569 - 'State Long Term Care Partnership Act of 2005' All provisions pertaining to the bill. S 1602 - 'Long-Term Care Choices Act of 2005' All provisions pertaining to the bill. HIPAA and Genetics (S. 976) - All issues related to the bill. Mental Health Parity (S. 558) - All issues related to the bill.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
Health Information Act (S.1262/H.R.2234); Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act (S.1355/S.1262); Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 (S.1356/H.R.3617); Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S.1418); Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 (S.1604); Rural Health Equity Act (H.R.534/H.R.880); Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities' 75% Rule Mitigation; Mandatory Overtime Limits for Nurses (H.R.2122); FFY 2008 Budget and budget Resolutions/Medicare and Medicaid Cuts; FFY 2008 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS and 75% Rules; Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Rules; CMS proposed Rule to Limit Intergovernmental Transfers and Certified Public Expenditures; State Childrens Health Insurance Program Funding; IRS Form 990 Revision; Hospital Pricing Transparency; Medicaid Regulations Affecting States' Medicaid Financing Mechanisms; Coverage for the Uninsured; Emergency Preparedness; Medicare Wage Index; Hospital Infection Reporting; Medical Error Reporting Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 (S4); Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 (S.22); Bipartisan Medicaid Commission (S.338/H.R.985); Medicaid Liability Reform (S.354/H.R.534); IP Rehabilitation Facilities' 75% Rule Mitigation (S.543); Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 (S.544); Physician Shortage Elimination Act of 2007 (S.896); Rural Community Hospital Assistance Act (S.933/H.R.2350); Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 & the 21st Century
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 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
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
HR1424 - Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act, mental health parity; S558 – Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity. HR 976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007, SCHIP reauthorization; HR3162 – Children’s Health and Medicare Protection Act, Medicare Advantage, SCHIP reauthorization, physician payments; S. 1418-Wired for Health Care Quality Act, health IT;
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
Insurance Market Reform; Association Health Plans; S1955 "Health Insurance Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005"; S1418 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR4157 "Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005"; HR4859 "Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006"; and S3486 "Veterans and Military Privacy Protection Act of 2006"; Health Savings Accounts: S3585 "HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006"; HR5262 "Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006"; HR5743 "HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006"; and HR6111 "Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" parts pertaining to Health Savings Accounts; Insurance Industry Antitrust Issues; Uninsured; Transparency; Blue Bank; Walking Works, SCHIP, aging issues, and the Implications of Empire v. McVeigh for FEHBP; S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; HR1424 "Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act." See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Heathcare
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Budget/Appropriations
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Budget/Appropriations
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Medicare/Medicaid
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Health Issues
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2007 · mid_year · Budget/Appropriations
1. H.R. 5647, Depts of Labor, HHS and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2007 2. H.R. 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 3. H.R. 4642, 4726, S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act 4. Department of HHS regulation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1418, The Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 4157, The Better Health Information Technology Promotion Act
Client expense: $1,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
HCR (Legislative Issues): H.R. 5: "HEALTH Act" (Gingrey); H.R. 1227: "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act" (Biggert); H.R. 1402: "Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act" (Kennedy-Ramstad); H.R. 2259: "Patients' Bill of Rights Act" (Dingell) (continued) H.R. 2650: "Patient Protection Act" (Norwood); H.R. 3204: "State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act" (Shadegg); H.R. 4157: "Health Information Technology Promotion Act" (Johnson); H.R. 4519: "State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act" (Shadegg); H.R. 4859: "Federal Family Health Information Technology Act" (Porter); H.R. 5559: "Independent Health Record Bank Act"; H.R. 6053: "Health Care Price Transparency Act" (Burgess); S. 4: "Healthy America Act" (Frist); S. 22: "Medical Care Access Protection Act" (Ensign); S. 23: "Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act" (Santorum); S. 288: "State High Risk Pool Funding Extension Act" (Gregg); S. 306: "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act" (Snowe); S. 1012: "Patients' Bill of Rights Act" (Kennedy); S. 1262: "Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act" (Frist-Clinton); S. 1337: "Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act" (Enzi-Baucus); S. 1355: "Health Information Technology Quality and Improvement Act" (Enzi-Kennedy); S. 1418: "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" (Enzi); S. 2300: "Lower Prices Reduced with Increased Competition and Efficient Development of Drugs Act" (Stabenow-Lott); S. 2772: "Health Partnership Act" (Voinovich-Bingaman); S. 3454: "Independent Health Record Bank Act" (Brownback); S. 3582: "Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act" (Kohl); S. 3701 "Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act" (Smith-Wyden); S. 3776 "State-Based Health Care Reform Act" (Feingold); and S. 3846 "Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act" (Carper). HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, and electronic transactions and code sets; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; FEHBP community rating policies, including similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirements; health plan compliance with Executive Order 13224; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; implementation of the National Provider Identifier (NPI) standards; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; and ERISA requirements for benefit plan reporting.
Client expense: $3,700,000 · 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), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, UNDETERMINED
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. 1276 - To amend Section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding challenging academic content standards for physical education H.R. 2844 - National Health, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Monitoring Act of 2005 S. 772/H.R. 1634 - Workforce Health Improvement Program Act of 2005 S. 794 - Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2005 H.R. 3 - Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users S. 732.PCS - Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2005 H.R. 203 - To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand the fruit and vegetable pilot program to five states, including New York, and to include Head Start programs S. 1064/H.R. 898 - Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act S. 1418/S. 1355/S. 1227/H.R. 2234/H.R. 4142/H.R. 4157 Health information technology legislation H.R. 3617 Pay for performance legislation S. 1277 - Heart Attack Safety Act of 2005 Women and heart disease related issues Health care quality issues S. 438/H.R. 916 - Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act S. 1440 - Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act S. 2278/H.R. 4747 - Heart disease Education, Analysis and Research, and Treatment for Women Act S. 1955 - Health Insurance Market Modernization and Affordability Act H.R. 5479 - Personal Health Investment Today H.R. 6289 - Personalized Health Information Act S. 1074 - HELP America Act S. 1325 - IMPACT Act S. 799 - Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act S. 1324 - Childhood Obesity Reduction Act
Client expense: $411,738 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1418, HR 4157, S. 1955, HR 1402, HR3248, S.1283, HR 5088, S.2506, HR 4927, S 2393, HR 1227, S.306, HR 5293, HR546, S.3822, S.3570; S.4024 and HR 1402
Client expense: $178,116 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 5866 Medicare Physician payment reform and Quality Improvement Act -- Title II, strengthening the QIO program S 1418 Assistance for providers with adoption of HIT HR 4157 Assistance for provides with adoption of HIT HR 5866 Title II, Strengthening the QIO program
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Subtitle D: Additional Demonstrations, Studies, and Other Provisions - (Sec. 646) Amends SSA title XVIII to direct the Secretary to establish a 5-year demonstration program under which the Secretary is required to approve demonstration projects that examine health delivery factors that encourage the delivery of improved quality in patient care. (Sec. 649) Directs the Secretary to establish a pay-for-performance demonstration program with physicians to meet the needs of eligible beneficiaries through the adoption and use of health information technology and evidence-based outcomes measures Title IX: Subtitle E: Miscellaneous Provisions - (Sec. 953) Requires the Comptroller General to report to Congress on: (1) the appropriateness of the updates in the conversion factor including the appropriateness of the sustainable growth rate formula for 2002 and subsequently. Deficit Reduction Act (Section 5102) reduced reimbursements for multiple images on contiguous body parts in 2006; the DRA provision created in statute a basis for payment reductions on the imaging of contiguous body parts that CMS implemented through the rulemaking process in 2005; the DRA also requires that payment rates for imaging services delivered in physician offices do not exceed payment rates for identical imaging services delivered in hospital outpatient departments beginning in 2007. Clinic recommends that Congress repeal Section 5102, and direct MedPAC and CMS to conduct a comprehensive study of imaging and the geographic variation in services. Medicare Advisory Committee review of the scientific evidence pertaining to vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. CMS Physician Group Practice Demonstration On September 27, 2002 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a notice in the Federal Register informing interested parties of an opportunity to submit proposals for participation in the Medicare Physician Group Practice Demonstration (PGP) project. Marshfield Clinic submitted a proposal for this demonstration and was selected by CMS to participate in the demonstration program, effective April 1, 2005. Oppose limits on the laboratory CPI update. Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2005, H.R. 4042/S. 1884 Legislation introduced by Representative Wally Herger (R-CA) and Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), would amend the law to reform the method for determining Medicare payment rates for ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). This legislation would expand Medicare beneficiaries’ access to care in ASCs. Title III: Combating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse - (Sec. 303) requires the Secretary, beginning in 2004, to make adjustments in practice expense relative value units for certain drug administration services when establishing the physician fee schedule. Title IV: Rural Provisions - Subtitle B: Provisions Relating to Part B Only - (Sec. 412) Directs the Secretary to increase the work geographic index to 1.00 for any locality for which such work geographic index is less than 1.00 for services furnished on or after January 1, 2004, and before January 1, 2007. Since this provision expires at the end of 2006 it must be extended or revised. (Sec. 413) Establishes a new five percent incentive payment program designed to reward both primary care and specialist care physicians for furnishing physicians' services on or after January 1, 2005, and before January 1, 2008 in physician scarcity areas. Directs the Secretary to pay the current law ten percent Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) incentive payment for services furnished in full county primary care geographic area HPSAs automatically rather than having the physician identify the health professional shortage area involved. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study for a report to Congress on the differences in payment amounts under the Medicare physician fee schedule for physicians' services in different geographic areas. Title VI: Provisions Relating to Part B - Subtitle A: Provisions Relating to Physicians' Services (Sec. 605) Requires the Secretary to review and consider alternative data sources than those currently used to establish the geographic index for the practice expense component under the Medicare physician fee schedule no later than January 1, 2005. (Sec. 606) Directs the MEDPAC to submit to Congress: (1) a report on the effect of refinements to the practice expense component of payments for physicians' services after the transition to a full resource-based payment system in 2002; and (2) a report on the extent to which increases in the volume of physicians' services under Medicare part B are a result of care that improves the health and well-being of Medicare beneficiaries. Subtitle C: Other Provisions - (Sec. 626) Provides that in FY 2004, starting April 1, 2004, the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) update will be the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers (U.S. city average) as estimated as of March 31, 2003, minus 3.0 percentage points. Provides that in FY 2005, the last quarter of calendar year 2005, and each of calendar years 2006 through 2009, the ASC update will be zero percent. (Sec. 628) Provides that there will be no updates to the clinical diagnostic laboratory test fee schedule for 2004 through 2008. HR 4157, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act, introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) Rep. Nathan Deal establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services an Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Payment Fairness for Practice Costs The formulas by which Medicare’s payments are calculated are widely variable throughout Medicare localities, and are based upon outdated data assumptions regarding the cost and organization of medical practice. Alternatives: CMS administratively revise its measurements of the costs of practice to assure the validity and fairness of payments; a payment floor could be established for practice expense; or the present variation (.705 – 1.501) in practice expense could be channeled into a narrower corridor of adjustment Payment Equity In MMA ‘03, Congress established a floor payment mechanism for the physician work component of Medicare payment for ‘04 – ‘06 to assure that physicians in low payment localities were compensated for their work at least at the national average payment amount. This payment floor should be extended indefinitely or geographic adjustment of work should be eliminated entirely. H.R.5118 Section 5, SEC. 5. Extension of Floor on Medicare Work Geographic Adjustment. Introduced by Rep. Greg Walden Medicare Part D Call Center Requirements CMS issued a February 2006 guidance (Attachment 1) requiring customer service call centers to be open 8 a.m. through 8 p.m. 7 days per week, including holidays. Pharmacy technical help desks are required to be open 24 hours/day 7 days per week if there are network pharmacies open for this period. Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 - Public Law No: 108-173: Title II: Medicare Advantage - Subtitle B: Immediate Improvements - (Sec. 211) Revises the payment system, requiring all plans to be paid at a rate at least as high as the rate for traditional Medicare fee-for-service plans. Subtitle D: Additional Reforms - (Sec. 237) Provides that Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) will receive a wrap-around payment for the reasonable costs of care provided to Medicare managed care patients served at such centers. (Sec. 238) Requires the Secretary to enter into an arrangement under which the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct an evaluation (for the Secretary and Congress) of leading health care performance measures in the public and private sectors and options to implement policies that align performance with payment under the Medicare program. the provision of Medicare and Medicaid services and benefits to patients, incentives to promote electronic health records for all Americans, and prescription drug benefits. Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (HR 6111) coupled a tax extenders and trade bill with a number of Medicare and Medicaid provisions including a physician fee freeze, a 1.5% bonus for physicians who report performance measures, extension of the Medicare physician work adjuster floor, and extension of the therapy services cap. Sustainable Growth Rate Medicare’s SGR mechanism unfairly links physician payment updates to factors unrelated to patients’ needs and the cost of providing patient care. If the SGR formula is not changed, Medicare program trustees predict that Medicare physician payments will be cut by 31% between 2006-2013. S.1081, by Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), the Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act, would replace projected Medicare payment cuts with positive updates in each of the next two years. H.R. 2356. Reps. Clay Shaw (R-FL) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reform the Medicare physician payment update system through repeal of the sustainable growth rate (SGR) payment update system. Pay-for Reporting and Performance S 1356, Introduced by Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Max Baucus (D-MT), the Medicare Value Purchasing Act, a bill that links physician payment to quality performance, increasing payment by 2% incrementally between 2008 and 2012, and funding the performance payments by drawing funds from physicians who do not report quality performance. HR 3617, the Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physician Services Act introduced by Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) amends Part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for value-based purchasing in the payment for physicians' services under the Medicare program. On October 28, 2005, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed the Physicians Voluntary Reporting Program (PVRP). In the program CMS calls on physicians to report on a “Core Starter Set” of 16 evidence-based performance measures selected with input from the National Quality Forum, the Ambulatory Care Quality Alliance, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance, (NCQA). Information Technology S. 1418, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act introduced by Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology to coordinate and oversee programs and activities to develop a nationwide interoperable health information technology infrastructure. Provisions of the President’s FY2007 Budget and related appropriations legislation (H Con Res 376, S Con Res 83) and the Deficit Reduction Act (S 1932, HR 4241) related to implementation of the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Programs,
Client expense: $154,366 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 3846, Tax-Free Healthcare Saving, Access and Portability Act HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act HR 5605, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 1952, Critical Access to Health Information Technology Agt of 2005
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1418 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act - provisons related to remote monitoring H.R. 4157 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act - eliminating the NPRM process for upgrading software versions of ICD-10 as required by HIPPA to allow adoption by Oct. 2009 Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2006 - S. 4098 - provisions related to pediatric devices and humanitarian use devices.
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · mid_year · Health Issues
S 109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005, pharmaceutical countefeiting, importation S 334, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005, pharmaceutical counterfeiting, importation, patent issues HR 3010, Department of Labor, Health and Human Service, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, access to prescription drugs HR 3971, Social Services Emergency Relief and Recovery Act of 2005, access to prescription drugs HR 5993, Authorized Generics Prohibition, authorized generics S 3695, Authorized Generics Prohibition, authorized generics HR 4157, Better Health Information System Act, health information technology HR 4642, Wired for Health Act, health information technology S 1418, Wired for Health Act, health information technology S 2300, Lower Priced Drug Act, generic drug access HR 5005, Ryan White Care Act, reauthorization S 2339, Ryan White Care Act, reauthorization HR 328, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005, pharmaceutical counterfeiting, importation HR 700, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005, pharmaceutical counterfeiting, importation, patent issues
Client expense: $6,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S 1418. S 1356. S 1355. HR 4157, HR 3617, S 1227, HR 4641, HR 6111, HR 4859, S 3846, HR 6289
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Science/Technology
HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology. HR 5647, Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations , Funding for Title VII Health Professions Grants; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. S. 3708, Translational Research at NIH, The appropriations committee’s report on Labor/HHS encouraged research into translating basic science into practice in the physician’s office.
Client expense: $903,802 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. H.R. 1380, Higher Ed. Affordability & Equity Act, Repeals dollar limitation on tax deduction for interest on education loans. HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology.
Client expense: $903,802 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1002, Hospital Fair Competition Act, Definition and treatment of specialty hospitals and physicians’ referral of their patients. S. 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, Requires interoperability standards in health information technology. S. 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, Would allow small businesses to pool their risk in plans that are not subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2510, Small Employers Health Benefits Act, Would allow small business to pool their risk in plans that are subject to state insurance regulations. S. 2554, Affordability in the Individual Market Act, Expands the definition of what is deductible under IRS for Health Savings Accounts and the co-payment of health insurance. S. 2772, Health Partnership Act, Federal grant program to assist states in expanding and improving access to quality health care. S. 3500, Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act, Extends through 2008 the Medicare incentive payment program for physician scarcity areas. S. 3701, Catastrophic Health Care Coverage Promotion Act, Would create a pilot program to give access to health insurance to uninsured Americans and those with catastrophic healthcare costs. S. 3708, Translational Research at NIH, The appropriations committee’s report on Labor/HHS encouraged research into translating basic science into practice in the physician’s office. S. 2071/HR 4403, Community and Rural Medical Residency Preservation Act, Would provide a legislative directive to CMS to resolve the issue of volunteer faculty precepting. HR 4157, Health Information Technology Promotion Act, Funding for health information technology. HR 5573, The Health Centers Renewal Act, Renews the Community Health Centers program. HR 5647, Pandemic Flu, Public health awareness & preparedness. HR 5856, AmeriCare Act, Would provide universal health care eligibility for all residents of the US for Medicare. HR 6111, Tax Fairness & Health Care Act of 2006, Institutes a pay-for-performance system for physicians Prevents cuts to physician payment rates under Medicare. No bill, Medicaid reforms, Discussions of how to reform the Medicaid program to control costs and improve quality.
Client expense: $903,802 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Pharmacy
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Insurance
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S. 1262, the Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005, concerning interoperability standards and funding. S. 1355, the Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act, concerning interoperability standards and funding. S. 1418, the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, concerning interoperability standards and funding. H.R. 4157, the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005, concerning interoperability standards and funding. S. 1227, the Health Information Technology Act of 2005, concerning interoperability standards and funding.
Client expense: $1,930,964 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
Health Information Technology Legislation (S.1418, H.R.4157) Health Disparities Legislation (S.4024) Health Access Networks (S.3819)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
HR 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 HR 6289 Personalized Health Information Act S1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act HR 4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
HR 4157 Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2005. S 1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 5647 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 6099 Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act H.R. 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act S. 368 Responsible Education About Life Act S. 403 Child Custody Protection Act S. 1418 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 2754 Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Ehancement Act S. 3504 Fetus Farming Prohibition Act Nomination of Dr. Eric Keroack to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population Affairs H.R. 748 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act H.R. 810 Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act H.R. 1227 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act H.R. 4157 Health Information Technology Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
Medical Care Access Act (S.22) Mental Health Parity Act (H.R. 1402) The Wired for Healthcare Quality Act (S. 1418 Health Information Technology Promotion Act (H.R. 4157) Flex Health Savings Account Act (H.R. 4511) Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (S. 3900)
Client expense: $129,512 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2006 · year_end · Science/Technology
Monitor issues in the Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006 (H.R.4157 and S.1418).
Client expense: $420,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
OSHA Tuberculosis Standard-related legislation (H.Q. 3010) Patient Navigator and Chronic Disease Prevention Act (H.Q. 1812) Health Information Technology Promotion Act (H.Q. 4157), Wired for Healthcare Quality Act (S. 1418), and general health information technology legislation Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act (S. 1262) and general health care quality improvement legislation Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act (S. 3678) -- public health preparedness funding issues Safety Net Inpatient Drug Affordability Act (H.Q. 3547, S. 1840) -- prescription drug discount program provisions Minority Health Improvement and Health Disparity Elimination Act (S. 4204) -- all provisions Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Health/Language Access/Cultural Competence Financing proposals targeting the uninsured Patient safety legislation (S. 544) Health professionals workforce legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S.1223, Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act, S.1227, Health Information Techonology Act of 2005, S.1262, Health Technology to Enhance Quality Act of 2005 S.1355, A bill to enhance the adoption of health information technology and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of healthcare in the United States, S.1356, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the medicare program, S.40, Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005, H.R.2234, 21st Century Health Information Act of 2005, H.R.4641, Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology (ADOPT HIT) Act of 2005, S.1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S.544, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005, H.R.3588, Medicare Home Health Telehealth Access Act of 2005, S.1733, To establish pilot projects under the medicare program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, H.R.4859, Federal Family Health Information Technology Act of 2006, H.R.5438, Public Health and Medical Emergency Coordination Act of 2006, S.3042, All-Hazards Public Health Emergency and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act, H.R.5524, Rural Veterans Health Care Act of 2006, H.R.5533, Biodefense and Pandemic Vaccine and Drug Development Act of 2006, H.R.4726, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, H.R.4832, Electronic Health Information Technology Act of 2006 H.R.2807, Medicare Telehealth Ehancement Act of 2005, H.R.747, National Health Information Incentive Act of 2005, H.R.4157, Better Health Information Systems Act
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE