Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005

Provision and coverage of occupational therapy services • HR 1443, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 • S 183, Family Opportunity Act of 2005 Provisions related to parity and inclusion of occupational therapy • HR 1125, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of 2005 • HR 1946, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 • S 1152, Medicare Mental Health Copayment Equity Act of • S 927, Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005 All provisions • HR 1333, Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003 • HR 2869, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 • HR 3373, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 • HR 3022, Medicare Occupational Therapy Coverage Eligibility Act of 2005 • HR 4223, Medicaid Preservation Act of 2005 • HR 916, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2005 • S 1217, Ending the Medicare Disability Waiting Period Act of 2005 • S 1405, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005 • S 1716, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 • HR 3952, Emergency Health Care Relief Act of 2005 • S 2181, Medicare State Reimbursement Act • S 1951, CLASS Act - Community Living Assistant Service and Supports Act • S 438, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of • S 647, Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2003' • S. 3912, Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Act of 2006 • HR 6132, Securing Effective and Necessary Individual Outpatient Rehabilitation Services Act of 2006 Provisions related to occupational therapy services • HR 1381, Medicare Nursing Facility Pay-for-Performance Act of 2005 • HR 2487, Preserving Medicare for All Act of 2005 • S 3963, Access to Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services Improvement Act of 2006 Inclusion of occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • HR 2629, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • S 1116, Positive Aging Act of 2005 • HR 2807, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2005 • S 1225, Access to Affordable Health Care Act • S 1503, Healthy America Act of 2005 • S 4, Healthy America Act of 2005 Provisions related to Medicare coverage of occupational therapy services, training and education under Title VII of the Public Health Service Act, and funding for IDEA • HR 5647, Making Appropriations for Depts of Labor, Health and Human Svcs. And Education, and related agencies for year ending Sept. 30, 2007 • S 3708, Making Appropriations for Depts of Labor,Health and Human Svcs and Education and related agencies for year ending Sept 30 2007 Inclusion of occupational therapy practitioners • HR 3074, Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2005 Provisions related to reimbursement for occupational therapy services • HR 3617, Medicare Value Based Purchasing for Physician's Services Act of 2005 • HR 4520, Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2005 Provisions related to occupational therapy and rehabilitation services • S 1356, Medicare Value Purchasing Act of 2005 • S 1440, Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2005 • HR 4824, Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2005 • S 1580, A bill to improve the health of minority individuals • HR 3561, A bill to improve the health of minority individuals • S 2022, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2005 • S 1909, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act 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 Provisions related to extension of therapy caps exceptions process: • HR 6111, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 • S 3523, Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 Issues regarding 5-year review and SGR fix - no bills related to this topic.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 1592 The Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act, Reimbursement under Medicaid for mental illness; S 927 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005, Expand mental health coverage under medicare; S 1932 Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005, Reconciliation of Continuing Resolution for Budget FY 2006; HR 3373 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005, Extend 50 percent threshold; HR 5400 the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Care Act, Reimbursement under Medicaid for mental illness; HR 2234 21st Century Health Information Act of 2005, Authorize HHS to make health IT grants; HR 1946 Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act of 2005, Expand mental coverage under Medicare; HR 791 Safe Nursing and Patient Care Act of 2005, Limiting mandatory overtime for nurses; HR 1222 Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2005, Nurse to patient staffing ratio requirements; HR 4241 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Reconciliation Act of Continuing Resolution for Budget FY 2006; HR 4142 Medicaid Transformation Grant Act of 2005, Health IT grants to reduce medical errors; HR 4157 The Health Information Technology Promotion Act of 2006, Promote better health information system; HR 1285 Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005, Remove limitation for non-immigrant classification of nurses; HR 5574 Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2006, Support for Graduate Medical Education programs in Children's hospitals; HR 5573 Health Centers Renewal Act of 2006, Provide appropriations for health centers; HR 6053 Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2006, To provide for increased price transparency of hospital information and to provide for additional research on consumer information on charges and out-of-pocket costs; HR 6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S 1002 Hospital Fair Competition Act of 2005, Improve payment to hospitals under Medicare program; S 1405 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2005, Extend 50 percent threshold;

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Medicare Fee Schedule & Pay Performance HR 3617; Medicare Provider Fee Schedule HR 2356, S. 1081, S. 1574 Family Opportunity Act HR 1443, S. 183 MFT & Counselor Medicare Reimbursement HR 1447, HR 5324, S. 784 Medicare Coinsurance Parity HR 1125, S. 1152 Medicare Modernization Act HR 1946, S. 927

Client expense: $235,025 · Firm income: Not reported

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