Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005
Legislative Progress
Introduced
April 21, 2005
Latest Action
September 27, 2005
Primary Sponsor
Richard J. DurbinDemocratic(IL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
92pct
159d open
vs 4,105 other S bills in the 109th — cohort avg 35d
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2006 · year_end · Health Issues
Legislation regarding pandemic vaccine production: H.R.3970, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; H.R.4062, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; H.R.4603, Pandemic Seasonal Influenza Act of 2005; S.1437, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act;S.1821, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; S.1873, Biodefense Pandemic Vaccine Drug Development Act of 2005; S.1880, National Biodefense Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005. Preserve Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; S.873, Medicare Prescription drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; S.930, Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2005. Legislation controlling access to precursor chemicals for meth production and/or combating meth: H.R.1056, Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005; H.R.13, Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamine Act; H.R.1350, Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2005; H.R.2335, Meth-Endangered Children Protection Act of 2005; H.R.313, Exile Meth Act; H.R.314, Combat Meth Act of 2005; H.R.3199, Patient Act H.R.1572, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act; H.R.1669, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2005; H.R.328, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; H.R.417, Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2005; H.R.4660, Requiring Emergency Pharmaceutical Access for Individual Relief (REPAIR) Act of 2006; H.R.4663, Authorize the Secretary of HHS to Reimburse States for Expenditures Associated with the Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligible Individuals; H.R.4665, Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Provide for an Offset from the Medicaid Clawback for State Emergency Prescription Drug Expenditures for Medicare Dual-Eligible Individuals; H.R.4675, Medicare State Reimbursement Act of 2006; H.R.4685, Medicare Prescription Drug Emergency Guarantee Act of 2006; H.R.4715, Amend Title XVIII of the Social Secruity Act to Estend the 2006 Annual Coordinated Election Period for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans through August 15, 2006; H.R.4719, Patients Before Profits Act of 2006; H.R.4721, Require Secretary of HHS To Provide Federal Medicaid for State Costs Associated with Ensuring Access to Prescription Drug Benefits to Part D Eligible Individuals; H.R.700, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; H.R.752, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; H.R.870, Pharmaceutical research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005, PhRMA Act of 2005; S.109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; S.1128, Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act; S.334, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; S.354, HEALTH Act of 2005, Health Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, timely Healthcare Act of 2005; S.764, Preserve Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; S.873, Medicare Prescription drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; S.930, Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2005. Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005; H.R.13, Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamine Act; H.R.1350, Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2005; H.R.152, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1572, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act; H.R.1669, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2005; H.R.2335, Meth-Endangered Children Protection Act of 2005; H.R.313, Exile Meth Act; H.R.314, Combat Meth Act of 2005; H.R.3199, Patient Act Reauthorization; H.R.328, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; H.R.3324, Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005; H.R.3889, The Methamphetamine Elimination Act; H.R.3970, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; H.R.4062, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; H.R.4603, Pandemic Seasonal Influenza Act of 2005; H.R.4660, Requiring Emergency Pharmaceutical Access for Individual Relief (REPAIR) Act of 2006; H.R.4663, Authorize the Secretary of HHS to Reimburse States for Expenditures Associated with the Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligible Individuals; H.R.4665, Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Provide for an Offset from the Medicaid Clawback for State Emergency Prescription Drug Expenditures for Medicare Dual-Eligible Individuals; H.R.4675, Medicare State Reimbursement Act of 2006; H.R.4685, Medicare Prescription Drug Emergency Guarantee Act of 2006; H.R.4715, Amend Title XVIII of the Social Secruity Act to Estend the 2006 Annual Coordinated Election Period for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans through August 15, 2006; H.R.4719, Patients Before Profits Act of 2006; H.R.4721, Require Secretary of HHS To Provide Federal Medicaid for State Costs Associated with Ensuring Access to Prescription Drug Benefits to Part D Eligible Individuals; H.R.700, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; H.R.417, Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2005; H.R.752, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; H.R.798, Methamphetamine Remediation Act of 2005; H.R.870, Pharmaceutical research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005, PhRMA Act of 2005; S.103, Combat Meth Act of 2005; S.109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; S.1128, Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act; S.1361, A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to treat drug offenses involving crystal meth similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine; S.1437, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; S.1821, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; S.1873, Biodefense Pandemic Vaccine Drug Development Act of 2005; S.1880, National Biodefense Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005; S.334, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; S.354, HEALTH Act of 2005, Health Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, timely Healthcare Act of 2005; S.764, H.CON.RES.75, Expressing the sense of the congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to the United States consumers, and for other purposes; H.R.1056,
Client expense: $860,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Pharmacy
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Insurance
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
H.R. 4157, S. 1418, H.R. 5945, S. 3852, S. 2300, H.R. 5993, H.R. 3074, H.R. 5166, H.R. 5182, S. 2563, S. 2551, S. 2665, H.R. 5979, H.R. 1671, H.R. 3997, S. 1326, S. 1408, S. 1789, H.R. 412, S. 975, S. 873, S. 2313
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $467,113
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
H. 376, Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 H.R. 1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act S. 239, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2005 H.R. 752/S. 873, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 H.R. 563, Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 753/ S. 184, Safe IMPORT Act of 2005, provisions dealing with pharmaceuticals H.R. 5/S. 1355, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 S. 455, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2005
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 5/S. 1355, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2005 S. 455, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2005 H. 376, Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act of 2005 H.R. 1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act S. 239, Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs Act of 2005 H.R. 752/ S. 873, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 Issues related to general pharmaceuticals HR 2485, DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2005 OSHA regulations as they pertain to Genentech H.R.. 563, Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 H.R. 753/S. 184, Safe IMPORT Act of 2005, provisions dealing with pharmaceuticals
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S.309-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused health benefits in cafeteria plans and flexible spending arrangements.- Entire Bill HR.1803-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow amounts in a health flexible spending arrangement that are unused during a plan year to be carried over to subsequent plan years... - Entire Bill S.406-Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 - Entire bill HR.525-Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005 - Entire bill HR.918-Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 - Entire Bill S.581-Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 - Entire Bill S.345-Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005- Entire Bill S.873-Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 - Entire Bill HR.752-Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 - Entire Bill S.544-Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005- Entire Bill S.306-Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005 - Entire Bill S.1955.IS Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act of 2005 - Entire Bill H.R.5288. Small Business Health Plans Act of 2006 - Entire Bill S.2607 Small Business Health Education and Awareness Act of 2006 - Entire Bill S.2457 Small Business Health Insurance Relief Act of 2006- Entire bill H.R.2002 Small Business Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.4527 Health Care Relief Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.2001 Small Business Health Insurance Expansion Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.2073 Small Business Health Insurance Promotion Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.1955 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005- Entire Bill S.874 Small Employers Health Benefits Program Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.525 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005- Entire Bill S.16 Affordable Health Care Act - Entire Bill S.1012 Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2005 - Entire Bill H.R.2259 Patients' Bill of Rights Act of 2005- Entire Bill H.R.3205 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act- Entire Bill H.R.6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006- Entire Bill H.R.6030 Health Care Access and Rural Equity- Entire Bill HR.1998-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the disposition of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements.
Client expense: $2,041,826 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
Legislation regarding pandemic vaccine production: H.R.3970, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; H.R.4062, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; H.R.4603, Pandemic Seasonal Influenza Act of 2005; S.1437, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act;S.1821, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; S.1873, Biodefense Pandemic Vaccine Drug Development Act of 2005; S.1880, National Biodefense Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005. Preserve Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; S.873, Medicare Prescription drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; S.930, Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2005. Legislation controlling access to precursor chemicals for meth production and/or combating meth: H.R.1056, Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005; H.R.13, Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamine Act; H.R.1350, Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2005; H.R.2335, Meth-Endangered Children Protection Act of 2005; H.R.313, Exile Meth Act; H.R.314, Combat Meth Act of 2005; H.R.3199, Patient Act H.R.1572, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act; H.R.1669, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2005; H.R.328, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; H.R.417, Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2005; H.R.4660, Requiring Emergency Pharmaceutical Access for Individual Relief (REPAIR) Act of 2006; H.R.4663, Authorize the Secretary of HHS to Reimburse States for Expenditures Associated with the Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligible Individuals; H.R.4665, Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Provide for an Offset from the Medicaid Clawback for State Emergency Prescription Drug Expenditures for Medicare Dual-Eligible Individuals; H.R.4675, Medicare State Reimbursement Act of 2006; H.R.4685, Medicare Prescription Drug Emergency Guarantee Act of 2006; H.R.4715, Amend Title XVIII of the Social Secruity Act to Estend the 2006 Annual Coordinated Election Period for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans through August 15, 2006; H.R.4719, Patients Before Profits Act of 2006; H.R.4721, Require Secretary of HHS To Provide Federal Medicaid for State Costs Associated with Ensuring Access to Prescription Drug Benefits to Part D Eligible Individuals; H.R.700, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; H.R.752, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; H.R.870, Pharmaceutical research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005, PhRMA Act of 2005; S.109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; S.1128, Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act; S.334, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; S.354, HEALTH Act of 2005, Health Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, timely Healthcare Act of 2005; S.764, Preserve Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; S.873, Medicare Prescription drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; S.930, Food and Drug Administration Safety Act of 2005. Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act of 2005; H.R.13, Clean, Learn, Educate, Abolish, Neutralize, and Undermine Production (CLEAN-UP) of Methamphetamine Act; H.R.1350, Methamphetamine Blister Pack Loophole Elimination Act of 2005; H.R.152, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1572, Preserving Access to Affordable Drugs Act of 2005; H.R.1626, Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act; H.R.1669, Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2005; H.R.2335, Meth-Endangered Children Protection Act of 2005; H.R.313, Exile Meth Act; H.R.314, Combat Meth Act of 2005; H.R.3199, Patient Act Reauthorization; H.R.328, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; H.R.3324, Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005; H.R.3889, The Methamphetamine Elimination Act; H.R.3970, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; H.R.4062, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; H.R.4603, Pandemic Seasonal Influenza Act of 2005; H.R.4660, Requiring Emergency Pharmaceutical Access for Individual Relief (REPAIR) Act of 2006; H.R.4663, Authorize the Secretary of HHS to Reimburse States for Expenditures Associated with the Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligible Individuals; H.R.4665, Amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to Provide for an Offset from the Medicaid Clawback for State Emergency Prescription Drug Expenditures for Medicare Dual-Eligible Individuals; H.R.4675, Medicare State Reimbursement Act of 2006; H.R.4685, Medicare Prescription Drug Emergency Guarantee Act of 2006; H.R.4715, Amend Title XVIII of the Social Secruity Act to Estend the 2006 Annual Coordinated Election Period for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans through August 15, 2006; H.R.4719, Patients Before Profits Act of 2006; H.R.4721, Require Secretary of HHS To Provide Federal Medicaid for State Costs Associated with Ensuring Access to Prescription Drug Benefits to Part D Eligible Individuals; H.R.700, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; H.R.417, Medical Innovation Prize Act of 2005; H.R.752, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005; H.R.798, Methamphetamine Remediation Act of 2005; H.R.870, Pharmaceutical research and Manufacturers Accountability Act of 2005, PhRMA Act of 2005; S.103, Combat Meth Act of 2005; S.109, Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2005; S.1128, Pharmaceutical Advertising and Prudent Purchasing Act; S.1361, A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to treat drug offenses involving crystal meth similarly to drug offenses involving crack cocaine; S.1437, Bioterror Pandemic Preparedness Protection Act; S.1821, Pandemic Preparedness Response Act; S.1873, Biodefense Pandemic Vaccine Drug Development Act of 2005; S.1880, National Biodefense Pandemic Preparedness Act of 2005; S.334, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2005; S.354, HEALTH Act of 2005, Health Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, timely Healthcare Act of 2005; S.764, H.CON.RES.75, Expressing the sense of the congress that the illegal importation of prescription drugs severely undermines the regulatory protections afforded to the United States consumers, and for other purposes; H.R.1056,
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare expansion to seniors aged 55-65, Medicare set asides H.R. 5309 Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2006 H.R. 2682 Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005 S. 1244 Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005 S. 873 Medicare and Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 H.R. 752 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005
Client expense: $260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.752.IH, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 H.R.918.IH, Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 H.R.2685.IH, Medicare Presciption Drug Price Negotiation Act S.18.IS, Meeting our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2005 S.40.IS, Geriatric and Chronic Care Management Act of 2005 S.222.IS, Keep the Promise of Medicare Act of 2005 S.345, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 (Introduced in the Senate) S.345.IS, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 S.445, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act of 2005 (Introduced in the Senate) S.581.IS, Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 S.873.PCS, Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 S.1356.IS, Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 S.1403, Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act of 2005 (Introduced in the Senate) S.1841, The Medicare Informed Choice Act of 2005 (Introduced in the Senate) S.1589, Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act of 2005 (Introduced in the Senate) S.1589,IS, Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act of 2005 S.2240, Medicare Part D Reform Act of 2006 S.2255-7, Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act S.2354, Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act of 2006 (Introduced in the Senate) S.2563, Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare (PhARM) Act of 2006 (Introduced in the Senate) S.2665, Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act of 2006 S.2723, Pharmacists Medicare Relief Act of 2006 S.2759, Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act of 2006 (Introduced in the Senate) S.3697, Medicare Health Savings Accounts Act of 2006 (Introduced in the Senate) See attached list.
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 752/S 873, Medicare Prescription Drug & Savings Choice Act of 2005 HR 4223, Medicaid Preservation Act of 2005 HR 5916/S 1574, Updating Medicare physician payment rates
Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare expansion to seniors aged 55-65, Medicare set asides H.R. 5309 Medicare Secondary Payer Act and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2006 H.R. 2682 Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005 S. 1244 Long-Term Care and Retirement Security Act of 2005 S. 873 Medicare and Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 H.R. 752 Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of
2006 · year_end · Retirement
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Trade (domestic/foreign)
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Pharmacy
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Budget/Appropriations
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Health Issues
S 222, S 873, S 581, S 345, S 18, S 877, S 1074, S 747, S 334, S 239, S 109, S 184, S 3, S 2493, S 2328, S 2307, S 1307, S 991 HR 918, HR 752, HR 2664, HR 2774, HR 2948, Hr 328, Hr 2427, H Con Res 95, HR 2830, HR 3045
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,750
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
S.1356 – Medicare Value Purchasing Act S.1589 – Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act of 2005 S.18 – Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2005 S.2072 – Medicare Early Access Act of 2005 S.2255 – Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act S.2260 – Medicare Advantage Funding S.2354 – Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act S.2409 – Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act S.2563 – Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare Act S.2664 – Pharmacy Access Improvement Act S.2665 – Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act S.2810 – Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act S.334 – Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act S.345 – Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 S.445 – Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reductions Act of 2005 S.566 – Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2005 S.581 – Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 S.873 – Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 HR.3617 – Medicare Value-Based Purchasing for Physicians’ Services Act of 2005 HR.4557 – Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 HR.5399 – Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act S.124 – Repeal of the Medicare Advantage Stabilization Fund
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
S.18 – Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2005 S.2255 – Medicare Drug Formulary Protection Act S.2260 – Medicare Advantage Funding S.2354 – Medicare Prescription Drug Gap Reduction Act S.2409 – Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act S.2563 – Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare Act S.2664 – Pharmacy Access Improvement Act S.2665 – Medicare Prescription Drug Simplification Act S.2810 – Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act S.345 – Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 S.445 – Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reductions Act of 2005 S.566 – Medicare Dual Eligible Prescription Drug Coverage Act of 2005 S.581 – Medicare Prescription Drug Cost Containment Act of 2005 S.873 – Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2005 HR.4557 – Medicare Prescription Drug Affordability Act of 2005 HR.5399 – Medicare Drug Benefit Enrollment Fairness Act S.1356 – Medicare Value Purchasing Act S.1589 – Affordability in Medicare Premiums Act of 2005
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2006 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
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
2005 · year_end · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (HR752) Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement Act (HR1626) Prescription Drug Price Fairness Act (HR2200) Preserving Medicare for All Act (HR2487) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation (HR 2685) Rescinds current MMA exlusion of benzodiazepines from coverage (HR3151) Allows HHS negotiation with manufacturers regarding drug price (HRes 267/S183) Meeting Our Responsibility to Medicare Beneficiaries Act (S123) Medicare Enhancements for Needed Drugs (S239) Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (S345/S873) Medicare Prescription Drug Price Reduction Act (S445) Medicare Value Purchasing Act (S1356) Budget Resolutions re: Medicare/Medicaid (S.Con.Res. 18/H. Con.Res.95) Labor/HHS Appropriations (HR3010) Medicare's Equitable Drugs for Seniors Act (HR376) Prescription Drug Affordability Act (HR563)
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE