Advance Directives Education Act of 2005

patient safety, S544/HR3205, S4; emergency preparedness, HR 2360, S1393/HR3714, S.1955, S3678; information technology: S1227, HR2234, S 1262, S1355, S1418, HR 747, HR 2234, HR 4157; funding for HIV/AIDS programs: HR 6143 Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including S1104/HR1233, HR 215, HR 1175, HR 1812S/S 898, S347, S570, HR 3010, S.1955, H.R.3139, HR 4519; medical emergency reimbursement, S1393, S265, HR.3875/S 2750, HR 3875;

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

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

Legislation to expand health care coverage and access including S1104/HR1233, HR 215, HR 1175, HR 1812S/S 898, S347, S570, HR 3010, S.1955, H.R.3139, HR 4519; medical emergency reimbursement, S1393, S265, HR.3875/S 2750; patient safety, S544/HR3205, S4; emergency preparedness, HR 2360, S1393/HR3714, S.1955; and information technology: S1227, HR2234, S 1262, S1355, S1418, HR 747, HR 2234, HR 4157

Client expense: $360,000 · 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, White House Office