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Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007
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2009 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1392 HR 6331 - The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 1293, S 1338 - The Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 HR 6725 - The Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act of 2008
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2009 · first_quarter · Health Issues
HR 1392 HR 6331 - The Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 1293, S 1338 - The Medicare Imaging Act of 2007 HR 6725 - The Oncology Care Quality Improvement Act of 2008
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 631 - Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 - a bill to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare program. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, Brett Loper, Madeleine Smith] HR 1321/S 2404 - Medicaid Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 - a bill to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, Brett Loper] S 736 - Laboratory Test Improvement Act [David Nexon] HR 1293/S 1338- Access to Medicare Imaging Act - a bill to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging service [Seth Radus, Madeleine Smith] HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - a bill to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon] S 2029- Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - a bill to provide transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, David Nexon] HR 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 - A bill to amendment title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon] S 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - a bill to provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices [ Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, David Nexon, Brett Loper, Madeleine Smith, David Nexon] HR 3023 - Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act - a bill to require the manufacturers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclosre certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, David Nexon] HR 6381 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen] S. 3010/HR 6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. A bill to amend title XVIII (medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of additional preventive services [Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, Seth Radus, David Nexon] HR 6252 - Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthtics, orthotics, and supplies [Julie Cohen, David Nexon, Madeleine Smith]
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Services Coverage for Carotid Stenting IDTF and Anti-markip rules in Physician Fee Schedule
Client expense: $750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| AR |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA |
| Edward Kennedy | Democratic | MA |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | NJ |
| Gordon Smith | Republican | OR |
| Herb Kohl | Democratic | WI |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | NY |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Ken Salazar | Democratic | CO |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Mark L. Pryor | Democratic | AR |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | MN |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Pete Domenici | Republican | NM |
| Richard Burr | Republican | NC |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
| Trent Lott | Republican | MS |
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
Client expense: $924,074 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 6898, Health-e Technology Act of 2008 MIPPA implementation HR 6357, Pro(TECH)t Act HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 3610, FDA Globalization Act of 2008 S334, Healthy Americans Act Bioterrorism Health Information Technology
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3162, The Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act - provisions related to additional cuts to Medicare diagnostic services; S. 3343/H.R. 6821, Medical Imaging Sunshine Act of 2008; H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007. CMS - 1404 - P, Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (proposed) for CY 2009. CMS - 1403 - P, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (proposed) for CY 2009.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 6898, Health-e Technology Act of 2008 MIPPA implementation HR 6357, Pro(TECH)t Act HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 3610, FDA Globalization Act of 2008 S334, Healthy Americans Act Bioterrorism Health Information Technology
Client expense: $4,260,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Services Coverage for Carotid Stenting IDTF and Anti-markip rules in Physician Fee Schedule Value-based Purchasing
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
Client expense: $365,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1293 / S 1338: "Access to Medical Imaging Act" - To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging H.R. 3162: "CHAMP" Act (secs. 301 & 309) - Oppose this bill that makes various cuts in Medicare imaging services PL 110-275: "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - Medical imaging accreditation program; Medical imaging clinical appropriateness demonstration program H.R. 621 / S. 1484: "Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act" - Restores treatment of oxygen equipment to standards that existed prior to the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2029/H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid or SCHIP; H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 135, provisions relating to accreditation requirements for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services; H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for 2009 physician fee schedule regarding Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) expansion
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S.1338/HR 1293 Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1321, Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 S.2221, Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 HR 1293 / S 1338, Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
1. Physician payment - H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 and S. 2029/H.R. 5606, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007/2008 2. Prevention - expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening 3. Imaging - H.R. 1293/S. 1338 - The Access to Medicare Imaging Act, exemption of vascular ultrasound from DRA cuts and S. 3343/H.R. 6821, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act 4. Quality - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and use of registries for reporting quality measures 5. Health care reform
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA);oppose IDTF regulations in PFS
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA); oppose IDTF regulations in PFS
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA);oppose IDTF regulations in PFS
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 6898, Health-e Technology Act of 2008 MIPPA implementation HR 6357, Pro(TECH)t Act HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act HR 3610, FDA Globalization Act of 2008 S334, Healthy Americans Act
Client expense: $4,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1293 / S 1338: "Access to medical Imaging Act" - To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging H.R. 3162: "CHAMP" Act (secs. 301 & 309) - Oppose this bill that makes various cuts in Madicare imaging services H.R. 6331: "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - Medical imaging accreditation program; Medical imagin clinical appropriateness demonstration program H.R. 621 / S. 1484: "Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act - Restores treatment of oxygen equipment to standards that existed prior to the enactmen tof the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2029/H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, a bill to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Mediciare, Medicaid or SCHIP; H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, Section 135, provisions relating to accreditation requirements for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Services H.R. 1293/S. 1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007, a bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging services; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule for 2009 physician fee schedule regarding Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) expansion
Client expense: $620,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1321, Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 S.2221, Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 HR 1293 / S 1338, Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
Client expense: $271,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S.1338/HR 1293 Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.1338/HR 1293 Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
1. Physician payment - H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 and S. 2029/H.R. 5606, Physicians Payment Sunshine Act of 2007/2008 2. Prevention - S.2115, Medicare Prevention Services Coverage Act of 2007 and expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening 3. Imaging - H.R. 1293/S. 1338 - The Access to Medicare Imaging Act, exemption of vascular ultrasound from DRA cuts and S. 3343/H.R. 6821, Medicare Imaging Disclosure Sunshine Act 4. Quality - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and use of registries for reporting quality measures 5. Competitive Bidding - H.R. 4935, Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act 6. Health care reform
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging; support HR 6331(MIPPA)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2007 HR 6331, Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S 2449, Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S 2029, Physician Sunshine Act S 1695, Wired for HC Act HR 1293, The Access to Medical Imaging Act S 1338, The Access to Medical Imaging Act
Client expense: $5,380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1293 / S 1338: "Access to medical Imaging Act" - To delay for 2 years scheduled Medicare cuts to medical imaging H.R. 3162: "CHAMP" Act (secs. 301 & 309) - Oppose this bill that makes various cuts in Madicare imaging services H.R. 6331: "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act" (sec. 135) - To prevent physicians from receiving a cut in Medicare reimbursements H.R. 621 / S. 1484: "Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act - Restores treatment of oxygen equipment to standards that existed prior to the enactmen tof the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 631 - Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 - a bill to provide for coverage of remote patient management services for chronic health care conditions under the Medicare program. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, Brett Loper, Madeleine Smith] HR 1321/S 2404 - Medicaid Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 - a bill to improve payments under the Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, Brett Loper] S 736 - Laboratory Test Improvement Act [David Nexon] HR 1293/S 1338- Access to Medicare Imaging Act - a bill to provide for a 2-year moratorium on certain Medicare physician payment reductions for advanced diagnostic imaging service [Seth Radus, Madeleine Smith] HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 - a bill to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program. [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon] S 2029- Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 - a bill to provide transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, David Nexon] HR 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008 - A bill to amendment title XI of the Social Security Act to provide for transparency in the relationship between physicians and manufacturers of drugs, devices, or medical supplies for which payment is made under Medicare, Medicaid, or SCHIP, and for other purposes [Julie Cohen, Seth Radus, David Nexon] S 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 - a bill to provide for the reporting of sales price data for implantable medical devices [ Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, David Nexon, Brett Loper, Madeleine Smith, David Nexon] HR 3023 - Drug and Medical Device Company Gift Disclosure Act - a bill to require the manufacturers, and distributors of prescription drugs and medical devices to disclosre certain gifts provided in connection with detailing, promotional, or other marketing activities. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen, David Nexon] HR 6381 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. [Seth Radus, Julie Cohen] S. 3010/HR 6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. A bill to amend title XVIII (medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to provide for coverage of additional preventive services [Julie Cohen, Brett Loper, Seth Radus, David Nexon] HR 6252 - Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Acquisition Reform Act. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay and reform the Medicare competitive acquisition program for purchase of durable medical equipment, prosthtics, orthotics, and supplies [Julie Cohen, David Nexon, Madeleine Smith]
Client expense: $924,074 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
E-Prescribing, S. 2408/HR 4296 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act, Physician Disclosure, HR 5605/ S 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act, Physician Reimbursement/Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, HR 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act, S. 2785, Save Medicare Act, HR 5545/S.2729 Ensuring the Future Physician Workforce, HR 5445 - to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services, Imaging, HR 1293/S1338, Access to Medicare Imaging Act, Health Information Technology S 1042/HR 583 - Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act Appropriateness Criteria and Accreditation National Coverage Decision on CTA (CMS) National Coverage Decision on Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty concurrent w/Stenting (CMS) Quality Improvement (PQRI) Specialty Hospitals Comparative Effectiveness HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3101, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008
Client expense: $490,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 1321, Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631, Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 S.2221, Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 HR 1293 / S 1338, Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S 2029, Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1552/S.932 - Medicare Patient Access to Physical Therapists Act of 2007: prevent direct access to physical therapists in order to avoid unnecessary and overuse of therapy services. H.R. 1293/S.1338 - Access to Medicare Imaging Act of 2007: place a 2 year moratorium on payment cuts to imaging services. H.R. 1934 - Prompt Payment Improvement Act of 2007: bring federal attention to prompt payment reform currently regulated on the state level. H.R. 3038 - Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2007: reform Medicare physician payment formula H.R. 1408 - Health Information Technology Act of 2007: ensure investments in health to produce interoperable and compatible systems/programs. H.R. 2749/S.1519 - Voluntary Medicare Quality Reporting Act of 2007: promote a process for quality measure development, approval and implementation. Use physician's quality assistance fund toward physician payment reform. S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act: prevent the release of raw Medicare claims data that may be used/interpreted to reflect quality. Practice Expense Payment Under Medicare: ensure awareness for the rising cost of practice expenses and the levels paid through Medicare. Payment of Teaching Physicians Under Medicare: ensure that physicians who teach future healers are adequately reimbursed. Payment of Graduate Medical Education Under Medicare: promote ample/adequate federal assistance to individuals enrolled in medical school who can afford the cost. Stark II - Physician Ban on Self-Referral and Other Fraud & Abuse: ensure that Stark laws do not prevent timely access to quality medical services. H.R. 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008: extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. Farm Bill Conference Report/H.R. 2419: ensure that provisions to restrict physicians' abilities to responsibly invest in hospitals are not included in final bill.
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
1. Physician payment - H.R. 6331 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 and S. 2029/H.R. 5606 - Physicians Payments Sunshine Act of 2007/2008 2. Prevention - S. 2115 - Medicare Prevention Services Coverage Act of 2007 and expansion of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening 3. Imaging - H.R. 1293/S. 1338 - The Access to Medicare Imaging Act and exemption of vascular ultrasound from DRA cuts 4. Quality - Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and use of registries for reporting quality measures 5. Competitive Bidding - H.R. 4935 - Medicare Wound Therapy Patient Protection Act
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S.1338/HR 1293 Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 1338/HR 1293Access to Medical Imaging Act of 2007 S.1693Wired for health Care Quality Act HR 3800Promoting Health Information Technology Act Health Information Technology (HIT) HR 5442Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008 S. 334Healthy Americans Act Universal Health Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $75,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Support HR 1293/S. 1338; oppose cuts to diagnostic imaging in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162) and other legislative vehicles;reverse outpatient cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts; support accreditation model for diagnostic imaging
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $9,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
support HR 1293/S. 1338 reverse cardiac catheterization practice expense cuts
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $12,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE