Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005

S.2229—A bill to provide quality, affordable health care for all Americans. S.2510—A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes. S.2772—A bill to provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access and improve quality and efficiency in the health care system. S.3701—A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes. S.3585—A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand the availability of health savings accounts, and for other purposes. S. 3701: A bill to determine successful methods to provide protection from catastrophic health expenses for individuals who have exceeded health insurance coverage for uninsured individuals, and for other purposes. S. 3900: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve the quality and efficiency of health care, to provide the public with information on provider and supplier performance, and to enhance the education and awareness of consumers for evaluating health care services through the development and release of reports based on Medicare enrollment, claims, survey, and assessment data. H.R. 5864: To provide for innovation in health care through State initiatives that expand coverage and access. H.R. 5886: To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a AmeriCare that assures the provision of health insurance coverage to all residents, and for other purposes. H.R. 6134: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand health coverage through the use of high deductible health plans and to encourage the use of health savings accounts. S.4—Title: A bill to reduce healthcare costs, expand access to affordable healthcare coverage, and improve healthcare and strengthen the healthcare safety net, and for other purposes. S.16—Title: A bill to reduce to the cost of quality health care coverage and improve the availability of health care coverage for all Americans. S.306—Title: A bill to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. S.309—Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements. S.544—Title: A bill to amend title IX of the Public Health Service Act to provide for the improvement of patient safety and to reduce the incidence of events that adversely effect patient safety. S.637—Title: A bill to establish a national health program administered by the Office of Personnel Management to offer health benefits plans to individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes. S.1015—Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. S. 1085: A bill to provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. S.1286—Title: A bill to require States to report data on Medicaid beneficiaries who are employed. S.1356—Title: A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide incentives for the provision of high quality care under the Medicare program. S.1418—A bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide inter operable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States. S.1932—An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202(a) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006, including provisions to include value based purchasing in Medicare. S.1955—A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to expand health care access and reduce costs through the creation of small business health plans and through modernization of the health insurance marketplace. entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. H.R.1227—To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. H.R.1872—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the purchase of qualified health insurance, and for other purposes. H.R. 1902: To provide for paid sick leave to ensure that Americans can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. H.R.2071—To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for FamilyCare coverage for parents of enrolled children, and for other purposes. H.R.2073—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax subsidies to encourage small employers to offer affordable health coverage to their employees through qualified health pooling arrangements, to encourage the establishment and operation of these arrangements, and for other purposes. H.R.2203—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a refundable and advanceable credit against income tax for health insurance costs, to allow employees who elect not to participate in employer subsidized health plans an exclusion from gross income for employer payments in lieu of such participation, and for other purposes. H.R.2234—To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make health information technology grants, and for other purposes. H.R.2355—To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. H.R. 4157: To promote a better health information system. H.R.4511—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the use of flexible spending and health reimbursement arrangements in combination with health savings accounts, and for other purposes. H.R. 4859: To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for the implementation of a system of electronic health records under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. H.R.4832—To amend the Social Security Act to establish an Office of Health Information Technology for the purpose of creating a national interoperable health information infrastructure, to provide loans to health care entities seeking to implement such infrastructure, and to provide exceptions to certain health anti-kickback laws to encourage the dissemination of health information technology. H.R.5262—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the payment of premiums for high deductible health plans, and for other purposes. H.R.5586—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow distributions from health savings accounts to be used for the purchase of non-group coverage under high deductible health insurance. H.R. 5743: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and expand the availability of health savings accounts, and for other purposes. H.R.66—To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve health care choice by providing for the tax deductibility of medical expenses by individuals. H.R.525—To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $320,996

Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

Provisions related to parity and provision of occupational therapy services • HR 1402, Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2005 Provisions related to provider and patient protections and qualification of providers • HR 2259, Patient's Bill of Rights Act of 2005 • HR 2650, Patient Protection Act of 2005 • S 1012, Patient's Bill of Rights Act of 2005 Provisions related to application of payment system to occupational therapy • HR 2356, Preserving Patient Access to Physicians Act of 2005 Provision of occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • HR 3000, Josephine Butler U.S. Health Service Act Provisions related to safeguards, protections and access to services, including occupational therapy • HR 525, The Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 • S 637, Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005 Inclusion of occupational therapy and provision of rehabilitation services • S 1503, Healthy America Act of 2005 • S 4, Healthy America Act of 2005 • HR 3074, Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2005 • S 1951, CLASS Act • HR 3248, Lifespan Respite Care Act Provisions related to occupational therapy services • S 708, Long Term Care Quality and Consumer Information Improvement Act of 2005 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 All provisions • HR 1227, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 • S 306, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 • HR 3254, CARE Act of 20005 • S 2244, Caregiver Assistance and Relief Effort Act of 2005 Provisions related to inclusion of rehabilitation services, especially occupational therapy • HR 1200, American Health Security Act of 2005 • S 1955, Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 534 Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 H.R. 5 Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 H.R. 215 Allied Health Professions Improvement Act of 2005 S. 473 Allied Health Professions Improvement Act of 2005 H.R. 1872 Healthcare Coverage for the Uninsured Act of 2005 H.R. 1668 Kids First Act of 2005 H.R. 525 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 H.R. 3569 Nurse Education, Expansion and Development Act of 2005 H.R. 3173 Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act H.R. 2184 Nursing School Capacity Act of 2005 S. 1575 Nurse Faculty Education Act of 2005 S. 1955 Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization & Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 3050 Covering Kids Act of 2005 S. 1049 Covering Kids Act of 2005 H.R. 1872 Health coverage Act for the Uninsured S. 978 Health coverage Act for the Uninsured S. 747 Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 H.R. 2948 Children's Express Lane to Health Coverage Act of 2005 H.R. 1653 SAFE-ID Act H.R. 139 Health Improvement and Professionals Act of 2005 S. 506 Public Health Preparedness Workforce Development Act of 2005 H.R. 5171 Communities Building Access Act H. CON. RES. 231 Recognizing the Benefits and Importance of Federally Qualified Health Centers and the Medicaid Prospective Payment System for such Centers H.R. 5613 Health Insurance Tax Credit Assistance Act of 2006 H.R. 2622 Social Security Uninsured Children's Entitlement Act of 2006 H.R. 160 Keep America Health Act of 2005 S. 114 Kids Come First Act of 2005 S. 2701 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide a Refundable Credit for High Deductible Health Plans for uninsured Individuals S. 2588 Health Care Access for Small Business Act of 2006 H.R. 5573 Health Center Renewal Act of 2006 S. 3778 Small Business Reauthorization And Improvements Act of 2006 S. 637 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005 H.R. 3757 Medical Health Opportunity Account Act of 2005 H.R. 4511 Flex Health Savings Accounts Act of 2005 H.R. 37 Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 765 Fair Care for the Uninsured Act of 2005 S. 1225 Access to Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 2203 Patients' Health Care Reform Act S. 3585 HSA Improvement And Expansion Act of 2006 H.R. 5743 HSA Improvement And Expansion Act of 2006 S. 2305 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 H.R. 5023 Deficit Reductions Act of 2005 H.R. 6111 Tax and Healthcare Act of 2006 S. 2510 Small Employers Health Benefits act of 2006 S. 1514 OTC Medicine Tax Fairness Act of 2005 H.R. 5262 Tax Free Health Savings Act of 2005

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE