A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits for health savings accounts, and for other purposes.

HR 5743 - HSA Improvement and Expansion Act; HR 6111 - The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; HR 6134 - The Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006; S. 309 - FSA Rollovers; S. 1783 - Pension Security & Transparency Act; S. 2424 - Increased Incentives for HSAs; S. 2494 - Tax Incentives for HSAs; S. 2549 - Health Savings Account Affordability Act; S. 2554 - Affordability in the Individual Market Act; S. 2701 - Incentives for HSAs; S 3585 - HSA Improvement and Expansion Act HR 1872 - Health Coverage for the Uninsured; HR 1998 - FSA Rollovers; HR 2830 - Pension Protection Act of 2005; HR 4511 - Flex Health Savings Account Act; HR 5262 - Tax Free Health Savings Act; HR 5475 - HSA Accessibility and Portability Act;

Client expense: $1,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S.2424, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the contribution limits for health savings accounts, and for other purposes. H.R.5176, Fair Flat Tax Act of 2006 S.2558, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for employee catastrophic health care costs and to health insurance companies for insurer catastrophic health care costs, and for other purposes. S.2554, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the permissible use of health savings accounts to include premiums for non-group high deductible health plan coverage. S.2549, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the use of health savings accounts for the payment of health insurance premiums for high deductible health plans purchased in the individual market. S.2494, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans, to allow a credit for certain employment taxes paid with respect to premiums for high deductible health plans and contributions to health savings accounts, and for other purposes. H.R.5422, To amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on taxes on internet access and on multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. H.R.5262, Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2006 H.R. 5479, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain amounts paid for exercise equipment and physical fitness programs as amounts paid for medical care. H.R.5743, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006 S.3585, HSA Improvement and Expansion Act of 2006 H.R.5970, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit against the estate tax to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to repeal the sunset provision for the estate and generation-skipping taxes, and to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. H.R.4961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals be allowed in determining self-employment tax.

Client expense: $901,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 4511: “Flex Health Savings Accounts Act” (Cantor); H.R. 5262: “Tax Free Health Savings Act” (Cantor); H.R. 5475: “HSA Accessibility and Portability Act” (Rogers); H.R. 5743: “HSA Improvement and Expansion Act” (Ryan); H.R. 5970: "Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act" (Thomas); H.R. 6111: HSA Provisions: H.R. 6134: Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act (Cantor); S. 309: FSA Rollovers (DeMint); S. 602: “Ronald Reagan Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act” (Mikulski-Bond); S. 978: “Healthcare Tax Relief for the Uninsured Act” (Santorum); S. 1244: “Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act” (Grassley-Lincoln); S. 1602: “Improving Long-Term Care Choices Act” (Grassley-Bayh-Clinton); S. 1706: “Long-Term Care Act” (Allen); S. 2281: “Aging with Respect and Dignity Act” (Santorum); S. 2397: “Long-Term Care Trust Account Act” (Smith-Lincoln); S. 2424: Increased Contribution Limits for HSAs (Allen); S. 2494: Tax Incentives for HSAs (Burns); S. 2549: “Health Savings Account Affordability Act” (DeMint); S. 2554: “Affordability in the Individual Market Act” (Ensign); S. 2701: Tax Incentives for HSAs (Santorum); and S. 3585: “HSA Improvement and Expansion Act” (Hatch). TAX (Tax) Regulatory: Implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act. TAX (Tax) (Legislative): H.R. 4: "Pension Protection Act" (Boehner); H.R. 37: “Health Insurance Affordability Act” (King); H.R. 976: “Long-Term Care Act” (Lee Terry); H.R. 1872: “Health Coverage for the Uninsured Act” (Johnson); H.R. 1998: FSA Rollovers (McCrery) (see next page)

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