Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2006

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law No. 109-171) - Title V, Section 5102 Physician Self-Referral Law (“Stark Law”) - 42 U.S.C. 1395nn S.3795/HR 5704 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2006

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Public Law No. 109-171) S. 3795 (Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2006) H.R. 5704 (Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2006)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Proposed two year moraltorium for scheduled imaging cuts under the Deficit Reduction Act, H. R. 5704 and S. 3195, all provision S. 3795 Development of demonstration project for radiology benefit management

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

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

HR. 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. ***, no specific bill(s), Medicare Reimbursement, Inpatient Prospective Payment System, Gainsharing. HR. 5369. Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006. HR. 3559, Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2005. S. 2022, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005. S. 3900, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006. HR. 5866, Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006. HR. 3617, Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians' Services. S. 1356, Medicare Value Purchasing Act. S. 3795, Access to Medicare Imaging Act. Please see attached addendum page.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

HR 5704/ S 3795- Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2006. Exempting radiation therapy treatment planning and delivery from DRA imaging caps. HR 2322/ S 1426- Consumer Assurance of Radiologic Excellence (CARE) Act HR 6111- Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 re: physician payment reforms/SGR cuts and proposed changes to physician reimbursement based on quality and efficiency measure reporting.

Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 5704, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2006 S. 3795, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2006

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6111 - Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Screening Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Very Efficiently Act implementation S 1932 - Deficit Reduction Act HR 5704/S 3795 - Access to Medical Imaging Act HR 5966 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1932/HR 4241-Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Bills concerned with gainsharing and its implications on patient access to medical devices efficiency standards in pay-for-performance program) HR 5369-Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule Improvement Act of 2006 (Bill to improve payments under the Medical clinical laboratory fee schedule) S. 3900-Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2006 (Bill to improve quality and efficiency of health care, to provide public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollments, claims, survey, and assessment data) HR 5866-Medicare Physician Payment Reform and Quality Improvement Act of 2006 (Bill to reform physician payment under the Medicare program) HR 3617-Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians’ Services Act of 2005 (Bill to provide for value-based purchasing in the payment for physicians’ services under the Medicare program) S 1356-Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 (Bill to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program) S 1002-Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005 (Bill to make improvements in payments to hospitals under the Medicare program) HR 4297-Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005 S 2020-Tax Relief Act of 2005 (Bills to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006) HR 6063-The Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2006 S 2022-Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 (Bills to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare program) S 3795/HR 5704-Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2006 (Bills to provide for a budget-neutral two-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for imaging services) HR 3559-Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2005 (Bill to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program) HR 4994-Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Act of 2006 (Bill to exempt complex rehabilitation products and assistive technology products from the Medicare competitive acquisition program) S 3920-Medicare Durable Medicare Equipment Access Act of 2006 (Bill to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program) HR 3196/S 470-Fair Access to Clinical Trials (FACT) Act (Bills to expand the scope of information required for the data bank on clinical trials) S 3822-Genomics and Personalized Medicine Act of 2006 (Bill to improve access and appropriate utilization of valid, reliable and accurate molecular genetic tests by all populations)

H.R. 5704, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2006 S. 3795, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2006 Medicare global period for uterine fibroid embolization procedure

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare program - Proposed changes to the 2007 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System [CMS 1506-P] Proposed changes to the 2007 Physician Fee Schedule [CMS 1321-P] Proposal to improve imaging quality, safety and appropriatness (no bill no.) Proposal to introduce managed care in Madicare Part B Imaging Services (no bill no.) HR 6408: "Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006" Relief from scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging HR 5704/S.3795: "Access to Medical Imaging Act" To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical Imaging

Client expense: $206,531 · Firm income: Not reported