Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act

HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) (provisions relating to physician collective bargaining); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 5442: TRUST in Health Information Act of 2008 (Markey); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); H.R. 6444: Healthy Americans Act (Wasserman Schultz) (provisions relating to insurance reforms and subsidies); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark) (provisions relating to standards and incentives for health information technology; privacy and security protections); H.R. 7038: Health Care Services Commission Act (Ryan) (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); S. 3230: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); and S. 3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research. Act (Baucus) and HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting; issues related to genetics and genetic nondiscrimination; and issues relating to service provider disclosure.

Client expense: $2,240,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

Bills to amend the tort system as it applies to health care liability: HR 2580, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act, cap non-economic damages at $250,000, limit a partys liability to their share, and empower courts to limit damage awards S 1481/HR 2497, The Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007, fund ten pilot programs for states proposing new methods of resolving medical malpractice claims and reducing medical errors if the plan provides prompt and fair dispute resolution, encourages early disclosure of medical errors, enhances patient safety, and improves the affordability of malpractice insurance for providers HR 3509, Medical Justice Act, medical liability reform legislation that would cap non-economic damages against any single health care provider at $250,000 and wrongful death total damages at $1.4 million

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Children's Health Insurance program (SChip) - Proposed legislation concerning this issue. Healthcare reform - Proposed legislation concerning this issue. Healthcare issues - HR 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007; S 1490, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; S 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; S 334, Healthy Americans Act; S 1198, Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act; S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007; S 325, Health Partnership Act; HR 506, Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act; S 243, MCAP Act; S 244, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act; HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007; HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act; S 1456, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; HR 5348, American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008; HR 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; S 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; S 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008; HR 6444, Healthy Americans Act; HR 7038, Health Care Services Commission Act; S 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007; S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007; S 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act; S 1260, Data Security Act of 2007; S 1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act; S 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 200; HR 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, Entire Bill. S. 657/H.R. 727 Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill. S. 243 MCAP Act, Entire Bill. H.R. 2497/S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2007 H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2497/S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3717/S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, healthcare provisions S. 3118, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas, and for other purposes. S.2041, To amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 3800, To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States. H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, healthcare provisions H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, healthcare provisions H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6288, Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 H.R. 1494, Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 405, Recognizing the first full week of April as `National Workplace Wellness Week' H.R. 6582, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 H.R. 5884/S.2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 Issues related to the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 including provisions dealing with Health Savings Accounts (no specific legislation introduced)

Client expense: $24,030,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2580 To improve patient access to health care servies and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. H.R. 3010 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. H.R.4854 - To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6126 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. HR. 3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 2497 - To restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. S. 243 - A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S. 1481 - A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. S. 2838 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

HR 3109, Dental Health Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1407, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007 HR 3960, Native American Full Access to Dental Care Act HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 S 243 Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007 S 334 Healthy Americans Act S 1481/ HR2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007 S 1783 Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act S 2105 A bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board. S 3354 Volunteer Health Care Program Act of 2008 HR 3342 Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2007 HR 227 Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2007 And tax bills related to oral health and small business issues

Client expense: $434,564 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

S1481/HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Medical malpractice reform/health courts); S618, Insurance Competition Act of 2007 (Repeal McCarran-Ferguson); HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Physician antitrust exemption)

Client expense: $517,594 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 2580 To improve patient access to health care servies and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. H.R. 3010 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration. H.R.4854 - To amend the provisions of title 31, United States Code, relating to false claims to clarify and make technical amendments to those provisions, and for other purposes. H.R. 6126 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. HR. 3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. H.R. 2497 - To restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. S. 243 - A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S. 1481 - A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. S. 2838 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration.

Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

S. 2168/H.R. 5938, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 H.R. 275, the Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 S. 2831, the Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 FY09 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill H.R. 1776, the Call Center Consumer's Right to Know Act H.R. 5793, the Cell Tax Fairness Act of 2008 S. 242, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 S. 2663 / H.R. 4040, CPSC Reform Act H.R. 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 H.R. 4791, the Federal Agency Data Protection Act. S. 2661, the Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 5353, the Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 HR 2290, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007, consumer issues S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007, consumer issues S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 242, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007

Client expense: $20,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 4854/S. 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007, False Claims Act expansion provisions S. 2818, the Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, the Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 S. 2041, To amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1638, Federal Salary Restoration Act of 2007

Client expense: $20,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2008 H.R. 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008 S. 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008, provisions on Electronic Prescribing, Medicare, Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects, H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 S. 2818, the Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 H.R. 6288, Retiree Health Accounts Act H. Con. Res. 405, Workplace Wellness resolution H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H Con Res 405, Recognizing the first full week of April as `National Workplace Wellness Week'. (Introduced in House) H.R. 5884/S.2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 H.R. 4854/S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008 H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6288, Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 H.R. 1494, Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 493/S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296/S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 6357, Health Information Technology Act H.R. 6852, Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. Implementation of Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts provisions)

Client expense: $20,600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Children's Health Insurance Program (SChip) - Proposed legislation re this issue. Breast cancer research - HR 1157, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008; S 579, Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007. Healthcare issues - HR 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007; S 1490, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; S 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; S 334, Healthy Americans Act; S 1198, Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act; S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007; S 325, Health Partnership Act; HR 506, Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act; S 243, MCAP Act; S 244, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act; HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007; HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act; S 1456, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; HR 5348, American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008; HR 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; S 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; S 3230, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009; HR 2638, Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; S 3408, Comparative Effectiveness Research Act of 2008; HR 6444, Healthy Americans Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Health care liability legislation: Bills to amend the tort system as it applies to health care liability: HR 2580, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act, cap non-economic damages at $250,000, limit a partys liability to their share, and empower courts to limit damage awards S 1481/HR 2497, The Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007, fund ten pilot programs for states proposing new methods of resolving medical malpractice claims and reducing medical errors if the plan provides prompt and fair dispute resolution, encourages early disclosure of medical errors, enhances patient safety, and improves the affordability of malpractice insurance for providers HR 3509, Medical Justice Act, medical liability reform legislation that would cap non-economic damages against any single health care provider at $250,000 and wrongful death total damages at $1.4 million

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2638: Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Paul) (provisions relating to physician collective bargaining); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); H.R. 6444: Healthy Americans Act (Wasserman Schultz) (provisions relating to insurance reforms and subsidies); H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act (Stark) (provisions relating to standards and incentives for health information technology; privacy and security protections); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); S. 3230: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act (provisions relating to high risk pool funding, comparative effectiveness research funding); and S. 3408: Comparative Effectiveness Research. Act (Baucus) and HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, and similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues related to provider conscience requirements; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting, and issues relating to service provider disclosure.

Client expense: $1,630,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

Issues related to tort reform, medical malpractice H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 3285 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 H.R. 3339 Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 742 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 S. 2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to asbestos compensation, medical malpractice insurance, terrorism insurance, worker's compensation, and risk retention groups H.R. 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 537 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 292 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 928 Homeowners' Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 91 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 330 Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 S. 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R. 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3200 National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3355 Homeowner's Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 3644 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 2286 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3959 To Amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 H.R. 920 Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to tort reform, medical malpractice H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 3285 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 H.R. 3339 Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 742 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 S. 2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Client expense: $102,422 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to asbestos compensation, medical malpractice insurance, terrorism insurance, worker's compensation, and risk retention groups H.R. 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 537 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 292 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 928 Homeowners' Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 91 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 330 Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 S. 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R. 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3200 National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3355 Homeowner's Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 3644 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 2286 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3959 To Amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 H.R. 920 Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act H.R. 2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009

Client expense: $102,422 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S1481/HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Medical malpractice reform/health courts); S618, Insurance Competition Act of 2007 (Repeal McCarran-Ferguson); HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Physician antitrust exemption)

Client expense: $452,449 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 6898 Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008, Entire Bill. S. 657/H.R. 727 Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill. S. 243 MCAP Act, Entire Bill. H.R. 2497/S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 3109, Dental Health Promotion Act of 2007 HR 1407, Higher Education Affordability and Equity Act of 2007 HR 3960, Native American Full Access to Dental Care Act HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 S 243 Medical Care Access Protection (MCAP) Act of 2007 S 334 Healthy Americans Act S 1481/ HR2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007 S 1019 Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S 1783 Ten Steps to Transform Health Care in America Act S 2105 A bill to provide for the establishment of the Federal Health Care Board. S 3354 Volunteer Health Care Program Act of 2008 HR 3342 Freedom From Unnecessary Litigation Act of 2007 HR 227 Health Care Tax Deduction Act of 2007 And tax bills related to oral health and small business issues

Client expense: $316,307 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Other), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Navy, Dept of, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Marines, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

H.R. 3543; H.R. 6594 (James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act); specific interest in Title II relating to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. H.R. 989 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act); to limit civil actions against product sellers. H.R. 2183/ S. 1323 (Commonsense Consumption Act); to limit civil actions against food marketers, manufacturers, distributors and advertisers. Bills Relating to Liability for Medical Malpractice: H.R. 5480/S. 2662 (Medical Funding Warning Response Act); specific interest in Title II, relating to health care liability. S. 1481/H.R. 2497 (Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act) S. 243 (Medical Care Access Protection Act) S. 244 (Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act) H.R. 1626 (Family Health Care Accessibility Act) H.R. 6093 (Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Liability Act); to allow members of the Armed Services to use the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care. H.R. 2191/S. 11 (Volunteer Pilot Organization Act); to provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organization.

Client expense: $1,320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

H.R. 2497 / S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 4854 / S. 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007: False Claims Act expansion provisions S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 HR 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act. HR 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 S 2661, Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 HR 5353, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 HR 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 S 2831, Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 S 1625, Counter Spy Act HR 5633, Nondiscriminatory Use of Consumer Reports and Consumer Information Act of 2008 S. 3260, FY09 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill HR 2290, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 4040 / S. 2663, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 242, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 HR 2290, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HCR (LEGISLATIVE ISSUES): H.R. 506: Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act (Baldwin) (continued) H.R. 1368: Personalized Health Information Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2184: Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (provisions relating to comparative effectiveness research) (Allen); H.R. 2497: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Cooper); H.R. 2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act (Gingrey); H.R. 2406: Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act (Gordon); H.R. 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act (provisions relating to health care disparaties) (Solis); H.R. 3341: Quality Health Care Coalition Act (provisions relating to collective bargaining) (Paul); H.R.3796: Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act (Miller); H.R. 5348: American Health Benefits Program Act (Langevin-Shays); H.R. 6331 (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare part D, Medigap, Medicaid, health care disparities, and electronic prescribing); H.R. 6357: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (Dingell-Barton); S. 243: Medical Care Access Protection Act (Ensign); S. 244: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act (Gregg); S. 325: Health Partnership Act (Bingaman); S. 334: Healthy Americans Act (Wyden); S. 1198: Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act (Smith); S. 1456: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Baucus); S. 1490: Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act (Carper); S. 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act (Kennedy); S. 2041: False Claims Act Amendments (Grassley); Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 (provisions relating to high risk pool funding and comparative effectiveness research funding) (draft bills by Harkin and Obey); S.Con.Res. 70: Budget Resolution for FY 2009 (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage funding, Medicaid/SCHIP funding) (Conrad); H.Con.Res. 312: Budget Resolution for FY 2009 (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage funding, Medicaid/SCHIP funding) (Spratt). HCR (Regulatory Issues): HIPAA administrative simplification issues, including privacy, security, electronic transactions, code sets, and identifiers; FEHBP enrollment data clearinghouse initiative; issues relating to health insurance plan participation in FEHBP, including contract requirements related to interoperability of health information technology, community rating policies, similarly sized subscriber group (SSSG) requirement, and Medicare secondary payer reporting requirements; implementation of the health savings account provisions of the Medicare Act; issues related to Medicare Secondary Payer requirements; issues related to implementation of the National Health Information Infrastructure; issues relating to market consolidation; issues relating to quality improvement; issues related to potential priority research topics for the effective health care program; issues relating to the national health data stewardship; issues relating to hospital outpatient measurement and reporting, and issues relating to service provider disclosure.

Client expense: $1,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of

See addendum H.Con.Res. 312Budget Resolution for FY 2009 HR 1200American Health Security Act of 2007 HR 1368Personalized Health Information Act HR 15 National Health Insurance Act HR 2184Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act HR 2406Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act HR 2497Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 2580Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act HR 2833Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 HR 3014Health Equity and Accountability Act HR 5348American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008 HR 6357Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act HR 676United States National Health Insurance Act S 1198 Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act S 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S 1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act S 1899 Universal Health Coverage Act of 2007 S 2041 False Claims Act Amendments S 2236 Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007 S 243 Medical Care Access Protection Act S 325 Health Partnership Act S 334 Healthy Americans Act S.Con.Res. 70Budget Resolution for FY 2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2009 (draft bills by Harkin and Obey)

Client expense: $540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office

S 657/HR 727, Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act of 2007, Entire Bill. S 243, MCAP Act, Entire Bill. HR 2497/S1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, Entire Bill.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2497 / S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 4854 / S. 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007: False Claims Act expansion provisions S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 HR 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act. HR 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 S 2661, Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008 HR 5353, Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 HR 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 S 2831, Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 S 1625, Counter Spy Act HR 5633, Nondiscriminatory Use of Consumer Reports and Consumer Information Act of 2008 S. 3260, FY09 House Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill HR 2290, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 4040 / S. 2663, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 242, Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act S. 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act HR 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 HR 2290, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole

Client expense: $7,890,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Health care liability legislation: Bills to amend the tort system as it applies to health care liability: HR 2580, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act, cap non-economic damages at $250,000, limit a partys liability to their share, and empower courts to limit damage awards S 1481/HR 2497, The Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007, fund ten pilot programs for states proposing new methods of resolving medical malpractice claims and reducing medical errors if the plan provides prompt and fair dispute resolution, encourages early disclosure of medical errors, enhances patient safety, and improves the affordability of malpractice insurance for providers HR 3509, Medical Justice Act, medical liability reform legislation that would cap non-economic damages against any single health care provider at $250,000 and wrongful death total damages at $1.4 million

Client expense: $120,000 · 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

H.R.2580 - To improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. H.R.3010 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. S.2838 - A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. S.243 - A bill to improve patient access to health care services and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system. S.1481 - A bill to restore fairness and reliability to the medical justice system and promote patient safety by fostering alternatives to current medical tort litigation, and for other purposes. H.R.6126 - To amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration. H.R.3043 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE

H.R.1368 Personalized Health Information Act; H.R.2580: Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost Timely Healthcare Act; S.1481: Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Long-term care - Proposed legislation re this issue. Healthcare issues - HR 2184, Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act of 2007; HR 1368, Personalized Health Information Act of 2007; S 1490, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; S 1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act; S 334, Healthy Americans Act; S 1198, Catastrophic Health Coverage Promotion Act; S 1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007; S 325, Health Partnership Act; HR 506, Health Partnership Through Creative Federalism Act; S 243, MCAP Act; S 244, Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act; HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2007; HR 2406, Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act; HR 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act; S 1456, Federal Employees Electronic Personal Health Records Act of 2007; HR 5348, American Health Benefits Program Act of 2008; HR 6357, PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008; HR 3014, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; SConRes 70, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009; HConRes 312, CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009; S 2041, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007; proposed legislation re these issues.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office

Issues related to asbestos compensation, medical malpractice insurance, terrorism insurance, worker's compensation, and risk retention groups H.R. 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 537 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 292 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 928 Homeowners' Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 91 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 330 Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 S. 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R. 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3200 National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3355 Homeowner's Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 3644 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 2286 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3959 To Amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 H.R. 920 Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to tort reform, medical malpractice H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 3285 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 H.R. 3339 Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 742 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 S. 2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to asbestos compensation, medical malpractice insurance, terrorism insurance, worker's compensation, and risk retention groups H.R. 1682 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3121 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 537 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 292 Commission on Catastrophic Disaster Risk and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 928 Homeowners' Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 91 Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 330 Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act of 2007 S. 618 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R. 1081 Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3200 National Insurance Act of 2007 S. 929 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1065 Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 H.R. 3355 Homeowner's Defense Act of 2007 H.R. 3644 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 S. 2286 Commission of Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 3959 To Amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 H.R. 920 Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2007 H.R. 5840 Insurance Information Act of 2008 H.R. 5792 Increasing Insurance Coverage Options for Consumers Act

Client expense: $101,939 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to tort reform, medical malpractice H.R. 2497 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act S. 1481 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 1638 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act H.R. 3543 James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2007 H.R. 3285 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 H.R. 3339 Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 742 Ban Asbestos Act of 2007 S. 2838 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act H.R. 6126 Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act

Client expense: $101,939 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S1481/HR 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act (Medical malpractice reform/health courts); S618, Insurance Competition Act of 2007 (Repeal McCarran-Ferguson); HR 3341, Quality Health Care Coalition Act (Physician antitrust exemption)

Client expense: $488,276 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 989 (Innocent Sellers Fairness Act; to limit civil actions against product sellers.) H.R. 2183/S. 1323 (Commonsense Consumption Act; to limit civil actions against food marketers, manufacturers, distributors and advertisers.) Bills Relating to Liability for Medical Malpractice: H.R. 5480/S. 2662 (Medicare Funding Warning Response Act); specific interest in Title II, relating to health care liability. S. 1481/ H.R. 2497 (Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act) S. 243 (Medical Care Access Protection Act) S. 244 (Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act) H.R. 1626 (Family Health Care Accessibility Act) H.R. 6093 (Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Liability Act); to allow members of the Armed Services to sue the United States for damages for certain injuries caused by improper medical care. H.R. 2191 (Volunteer Pilot Organization Act; to provide liability protection to nonprofit volunteer pilot organizations.) Also S. Amdt: 4606 (relating to the liability of volunteer pilot organizations), filed but not offered during consideration of H.R. 2881, the FAA Reauthorization bill. H.R. 980 (Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act); specific interest in A. AMDT. 4765 relating to liability of Good Samaritans.

Client expense: $1,740,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Health care liability legislation: Bills to amend the tort system as it applies to health care liability: HR 2580, Help, Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare Act, cap non-economic damages at $250,000, limit a partys liability to their share, and empower courts to limit damage awards S 1481/HR 2497, The Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007, fund ten pilot programs for states proposing new methods of resolving medical malpractice claims and reducing medical errors if the plan provides prompt and fair dispute resolution, encourages early disclosure of medical errors, enhances patient safety, and improves the affordability of malpractice insurance for providers HR 3509, Medical Justice Act, medical liability reform legislation that would cap non-economic damages against any single health care provider at $250,000 and wrongful death total damages at $1.4 million

Client expense: $120,000 · 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

Tort reform Regulatory review procedures S. 1481, H.R. 2947, Fair & Reliable Medical Justice Act HEALTH Act S. 742, re. Asbestos H.R. 2102, S. 2035, S. 849, H.R. 1309, Free Flow of Information Act Federal Agency Preemption Agency Guidance Documents to Best Practices S. 186, H.R. 3013, Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act H.R. 3010, S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act Regulatory Flexibility Act Medical Malpractice (general)

Client expense: $2,230,000 · Firm income: Not reported