Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2005

reducing subsidies to private Medicare Part D plans; 4) S. 3647 pertaining to Medicare Part D's coverage gap; 5) H.R. 5969 pertaining to Part D’s low-income subsidy and asset test; 6) S. 334, H.R. 700, H.R. 328, S. 109, S. 184, H.R. 753, H.R. 5441 pertaining to restrictions placed on the commercial and private importation of prescription drugs; 7) H.R. 376, S. 445 authorizing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate lower prescription drug prices with manufacturers; 8) H.R. 916, S. 438, H.R. 6111 pertaining to the Medicare Part B outpatient rehabilitation services therapy caps; 9) H.R. 2072, S. 3747: provisions pertaining to access to Medicare for individuals ages 55 to 65 and authorizing a refundable and “advanceable” credit against income tax for premium payments; 10) S. 1152, H.R. 1125 amending Medicare’s coinsurance for outpatient mental health care; 11) S. 1335 to preserve Medicare beneficiaries’ appeal rights; 12) S. 347, H.R. 2058, S. 570 providing Medicare beneficiaries with a free physician office visit to discuss end-of-life care in conjunction with preparing advance directives; 13) H.R. 5147 eliminating Medicare Part B premium means-testing; 14) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Medicare and the 45% Medicare funding cap; 15) encouraging the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use his demonstration authority to waive Medicare Part D’s late enrollment penalty for beneficiaries affected by Hurricane Rita (no resolution or bill was pending). Medicaid. 1) H.R. 1229, S. 489 limiting the duration of federal consent decrees to which states and local governments are parties; 2) P.L. 109-171: provisions affecting proof of citizenship requirements for continued Medicaid eligibility; 3) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 5766, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Medicaid. 1) S. 345, S. 873, H.R. 752, S. 2342 creating a Medicare-operated Part D benefit with negotiated prescription drug prices; 2) H.R. 3861, H.R. 5969, S. 1841, S. 3654 extending/waiving the late enrollment penalty for Part D; 3) S. 1589, H.R. 6111 eliminating/

Client expense: $4,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

utilization of the Social Security "surplus" for private accounts, "progressive price indexing," and certificates guaranteeing Social Security benefits; 2) S. 1889, H.R. 4122, H.R. 5552, S. 3491, H.R. 3282, H.R. 2470, S. 1155, S. 3521: provisions pertaining to the creation of sunset and/or entitlement commissions affecting Social Security; 3) S. 275 pertaining to Social Security cost-of-living-adjustments and mandating the development of a new Consumer Price Index reflecting senior spending; 4) H.R. 3954, H.R. 3637, S. 1795 pertaining to the impact of Medicare Part B and Part D premiums on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments and Social Security recipient benefit levels; 5) pertaining to the nomination of Andrew Biggs to serve as the Deputy Commissioner of Social Security. Pensions and Employee Benefits. H.R. 4, S. 1953, H.R. 2830 pertaining to defined benefit pensions, spousal pension protections, cash balance pension plans, and the Savers Credit. Older Americans Act Reauthorization. H.R. 5293, H.R. 6197, S. 3570 reauthorizing the Older Americans Act and specifically provisions pertaining to home and community-based services, senior centers, congregate and home-delivered meals, help for family caregivers, legal assistance and community service employment and training for older workers. House of Representatives Select Committee on Aging. Advocacy to establishment a Select Committee on Aging in the U.S. House of Representatives; no House resolution was pending. Social Security. 1) Proposals of the President’s Commission to Strengthen Social Security of 2001, H.R. 750, S. 1302, H.R. 440, H.R. 530, H.R. 1776, H.R. 1800, H.R. 3304, S. 857, S. 540, S. 1750, H.R. 1164: provisions pertaining to private accounts, the

Client expense: $4,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE