Dylan Lee James Act

Federal Medical Assistance Percentage legislation; HR 1333, S 647: Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2005; HR 916, S. 438: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation services Act of 2005; S. 1932 budget reconciliation legislation; HR 910, S 401: Medicaid Community Based Attendant Services and Support Act of 2005; S 3705/HR 5834 Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act. SCHIP implementation; Medicare and Medicaid reform; HR 916, S 428: Medicare Adult Day Services Alternative Act of 2005; HR 1443, S 183: Family Opportunity Act; Medicare competitive bidding; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003;

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

S. 1951: CLASS Act; S 3705/HR 5834: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act. HR 1433, S 183: Family Opportunity Act; Patients' Rights Legislation; HR 916/S 438: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005; PL 108-173: Medicare Prescription Drug and Modernization Act of 2003; S. 1932 Budget Reconciliation Legislation; Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act;

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office

Provision and coverage of occupational therapy services • HR 1443, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 • S 183, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 Provisions related to parity and inclusion of occupational therapy • HR 1125, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2005 • HR 1946, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 • S 1152, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of • S 927, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 All provisions • HR 1333, Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003 • HR 2869, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 • HR 3373, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 • HR 3022, Medicare Occupational Therapy Coverage Eligibility Act of 2005 • HR 4223, Medicaid Preservation Act of 2005 • HR 916, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005 • S 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 • S 1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 • S 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 • HR 3952, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 • S 2181, Medicare State Reimbursement Act • S 1951, CLASS Act - Community Living Assistant Service and Supports Act • S 438, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of • S 647, Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003' • S. 3912, Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Act of 2006 • HR 6132, Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Act of 2006 Provisions related to occupational therapy services • HR 1381, Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Act of 2005 • HR 2487, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2005 • S 3963, Access to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2006 Inclusion of occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • HR 2629, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • S 1116, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • HR 2807, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005 • S 1225, Access to Affordable Health Care Act • S 1503, Healthy America Act of 2005 • S 4, Healthy America Act of 2005 Provisions related to Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services, training and education under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, and funding for IDEA • HR 5647, Making Appropriations for Depts of Labor, Health and Human Svcs. And Education, and related agencies for year ending Sept. 30, 2007 • S 3708, Making Appropriations for Depts of Labor,Health and Human Svcs and Education and related agencies for year ending Sept 30 2007 Inclusion of occupational therapy practitioners • HR 3074, Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2005 Provisions related to reimbursement for occupational therapy services • HR 3617, Medicare Value Based Purchasing for Physician's Services Act of 2005 • HR 4520, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2005 Provisions related to occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • S 1356, Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 • S 1440, Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2005 • HR 4824, Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2005 • S 1580, A bill to improve the health of minority individuals • HR 3561, A bill to improve the health of minority individuals • S 2022, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 • S 1909, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act All provisions, especially as related to occupational therapy services • HR 898, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act • S 1064, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act Provisions related to extension of therapy caps exceptions process: • HR 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 • S 3523, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Issues regarding 5-year review and SGR fix - no bills related to this topic.

Provisions related to treatment, coverage and research for rehabilitation services, especially occupational therapy • HR 1020, National Pain Care Policy Act of 2005 • S 999, Conquering Pain Act of 205 Provisions related to occupational therapy services • HR 1106, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2005 • HR 1166, Long Term Care Quality Improvement Act of 2005 • HR 1262, Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2005 • HR 3205, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act • S 708, Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2005 • S 537, Child Health Care Crisis Relief Act of 2005 • S 1531, Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2005 • S 602, Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2005 All provisions • HR 1227, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 • HR 1789, Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act • S 538, Health Professionals Substance Abuse Education Act • S 1929, Faircare Act • S 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 • S 306, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 • HR 1227, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 • HR 1738, End Institutionalized Abuse Against Children Act of 2005 Provisions related to providers to include occupational therapy services • HR 1588, Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2005 • S 3984, Comprehensive Assistance for Veterans Exposed to Traumatic Stressors Act of 2006 • S 380, Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 • HR 823, Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 Provisions related to provider and patient protections and qualification of • HR 2259, Patient's Bill of Rights Act of 2005 • S 1012, Patient's Bill of Rights Act of 2005 Provisions related to use and research of occupational therapy services • HR 2421, Combating Autism Act of 2005 • S 843, Combating Autism Act of 2005 Inclusion of occupational therapy and rehabilitation services and research and training • HR 3307, Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication and Healthcare Amendments of 2005 • S 756, Lupus Research, Education, Awareness, Communication and Healthcare • S 424, Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act of 2005 • HR 583, Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act of 2005 • HR 5738, Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006 • S 3668, Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2006 All provisions, especially those related to the provision of occupational therapy services. • HR 898, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act • S 1064, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act • S 1531, Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act • HR 5408, Keeping Seniors Safe from Falls Act of 2006 Provisions related to use of occupational therapy services for prevention and wellness • S 1074, HeLP America Act • HR 5951, Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention America Act • S 3717, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2006 Inclusion of occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • HR 2929, A bill to amend title 38, US Code for certain children with spina bifida as are currently available to veterans with service-connected disabilities • HR 3248, Lifespan Respite Care Act • HR 3000, Josephine Butler U.S. Health Service Act • HR 3063, Money Follows the Person Act • S 705, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 • HR 3859, Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors act of 2005 • S 1418, Wired for Health Care Quality Act • HR 4726, Wired for Health Care Quality Act • S 1503, Healthy America Act of 2005 • HR 963, Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2005 • S 1177, Veterans Mental Health Care Capacity Act of 2005 • S 1182, Veterans Health Care Act of 2005 • S 1116, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • S 174, Children's Compassionate Care Act of 2005 • S 4, Healthy America Act of 2005 • S 528, Money Follows the Person Act • HR 1443, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 • S 183, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 • HR 1200, American Health Security Act of 2005 • HR 2629, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • S. 2010, Elder Justice Act • HR 4993, Elder Justice Act • S 3449, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resiliency Act of 2006 • HR 5293, Senior Independence Act of 2006 Inclusion of occupational therapy and rehabilitation technologies • S 1223, Information Technology for Health Care Quality Act of 2005 • S 1227, Health Information Technology Act of 2005 • S 1262, Health Technology to Improve Quality Act of 2005 • S 1355, Better Healthcare Through Information Technology Act

HR 3063 Money Follows the Person Act of 2005 S. 183/HR 1443 Dylan Lee James Act (Family Opportunity Act of 2005) S. 380/HR 823 Keeping Families Together Act of 2005 S. 1932/HR 4241 Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconsciliation Act of 2005 Medicaid citizenship documentation requirement Medicare hospice program Medicare Reform; Graduate Medical Education for Psychologists HR. 1180, HR 1543, HR 1802, HR 1140, HR 2228, HR 2794, HR 3426, S. 181, S. 331, S. 1327

Client expense: $181,192 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare Fee Schedule & Pay Performance HR 3617; Medicare Provider Fee Schedule HR 2356, S. 1081, S. 1574 Family Opportunity Act HR 1443, S. 183 MFT & Counselor Medicare Reimbursement HR 1447, HR 5324, S. 784 Medicare Coinsurance Parity HR 1125, S. 1152 Medicare Modernization Act HR 1946, S. 927

Client expense: $235,025 · 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

Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (HR752) Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act (HR1626) Prescription Drug Price Fairness Act (HR2200) Preserving Medicare for All Act (HR2487) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation (HR 2685) Rescinds current MMA exlusion of benzodiazepines from coverage (HR3151) Allows HHS negotiation with manufacturers regarding drug price (HRes 267/S183) Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act (S123) Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs (S239) Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (S345/S873) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act (S445) Medicare Value Purchasing Act (S1356) Budget Resolutions re: Medicare/Medicaid (S.Con.Res. 18/H. Con.Res.95) Labor/HHS Appropriations (HR3010) Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act (HR376) Prescription Drug Affordability Act (HR563)

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 183 - Familiy Opportunity Act S. 1932 - Budget Reconciliation

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Prescription drug implementation Medicaid cut proposals in FY 2006 Budget Reconciliation (S.1932) Family Opportunity Act (S.183/H.R. 1443) Medicare 75% rule regulations Association Health Plans legisltion Gainsharing provisions in S. 1932

Client expense: $14,807 · Firm income: Not reported

Medicare prescriptioni drug plan implementation Medicaid cut proposals in FY 2006 Administration budget proposal and House and Senate budget bills Family Opportunity Act (S. 183/H.R. 1443) Medicare Home bound regulations Medicare 75% rule regulations Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act (S.1217/H.R.2869)

Client expense: $21,204 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)