Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008

Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S 1693); Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (HR 3162); Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331, S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); The Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 (HR 6357); The Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007 (HR 1283); The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 (S 2999); Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6311)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act; H.R. 1108/S. 625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; and H.R. 6725, the Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; and H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

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

Third-party reimbursement for clinical trials (Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act, S. 2999/HR 2676)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Third-party insurance coverage of clinical trials (Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act, HR 2676/S 2999)

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to health disparities, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, wellness, including the following legislation: H.R. 2419, Farm Nutritious & Bioenergy Act of 2007; H.R. 3014, Mental Health Equity & Accountability Act; H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act; H.R. 1738, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Treatment Act; proposed Senate national cancer program authorizing legislation; S. 2290 Comprehensive Cancer Improvement Act; S. 2999 & H.R. 2676 Access to Cancer Clinical Trial Act; S. 1415 & H.R. 2353 Cancer Screening Treatment & Survivorship Act; S. 1056 National Cancer Act; S. 400 & H.R. 2851 Michelle's Law Act; and H.R. 2729 Prostate Cancer Research & Prevention Act. Issues related to access to care, including healthcare reform and non-specific legislative advocacy.

Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

HR 2676 Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007 All Provisions S 2999 Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 All Provisions

Client expense: $87,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Long term care insurance - Potential legislation concerning this issue. Insurance issues - S 618, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 1081, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 241, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees; S 46, Affordability in the Individual Market Act; HR 1282, Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007; HR 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 459, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; HR 2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; HR 1076, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; S 40, National Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3200, National Insurance Act of 2007; S 1298, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007; S 400, Michelle's Law; HR 2851, Michelle's Law; S 1588, CARES Act; HR 2676, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; HR 3425, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007; S 2236, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 2268, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 1758, CLASS Act; HR 3001, CLASS Act; S 2795, SHOP Act; HR 6210, SHOP Act; S 3115, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 6142, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits; HR 5550, To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a `child' under the health benefits program for Federal employees; S 2948, Small Business Empowerment Act; S 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008; S 2999, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; HR 6071, Health Care Consumer Protection Act of 2008; S 3068, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 3559, Continuing Coverage Act of 2008; S 3554, Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008; HR 6908, Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008; HR 6582, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008; HR 6528, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; S 2706, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 7129, Several Approaches to Reduce the Uninsured Act of 2008; proposed legislation concerning these issues. Mental health parity - HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007; HR 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; S 3712, To make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 465- Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007 ; S. 459/H.R. 758 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 ; S. 358/H.R. 493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007; S. 446/H.R. 772 - Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007 ; S. 1604 - Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 ; H.R. 2384 - Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act; H.R. 2621 - Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007; S. 646 - Rural Nursing Promotion Act; (Continued Next Page) S. 1056 - National Cancer Act of 2007; S. 624/H.R. 1132 - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 73/H.R. 4138 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007; S. 2999/H.R. 2676 - Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; S. 2140 - To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics; H.R. 6791- National Cancer Fund Act of 2008; H.R. 2994 - To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to pain care; Comprehensive Cancer Omnibus Legislation; Health Care Reform.

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 1108, the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" S. 2999, the "Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008" H.R. 6791, the "National Cancer Fund Act of 2008"

Client expense: $37,352 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act: H.R. 1108/S.625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Act; and H.R. Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 465- Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007 ; S. 459/H.R. 758 - Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007 ; S. 358/H.R. 493 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007; S. 446/H.R. 772 - Nurse Education, Expansion, and Development Act of 2007 ; S. 1604 - Nursing Education and Quality of Health Care Act of 2007 ; H.R. 2384 - Nurse Faculty Higher Education Act; H.R. 2621 - Teacher and Nurse Support Act of 2007; S. 646 - Rural Nursing Promotion Act; (Continued Next Page) S. 1056 - National Cancer Act of 2007; S. 624/H.R. 1132 - National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; S. 73/H.R. 4138 - Registered Nurse Safe Staffing Act of 2007; S. 2999/H.R. 2676 - Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; S. J. Res. 22/H.J. Res. 54 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Medicare coverage for the use of erythropoiesis stimulating agents in cancer and related neoplastic conditions; S. 2140 - To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Collins, in recognition of his outstanding contributions and leadership in the fields of medicine and genetics; H.R. 6791- National Cancer Fund Act of 2008

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

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Mental health parity - S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 AND To provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits; HR 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008; HR 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008; S 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008. Long-term care - Proposed legislation re this issue. Insurance issues - S 618, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 1081, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 241, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees; S 46, Affordability in the Individual Market Act; HR 1282, Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007; HR 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 459, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; HR 2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; HR 1076, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; S 40, National Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3200, National Insurance Act of 2007; S 1298, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007; S 400, Michelle's Law; HR 2851, Michelle's Law; S 1588, CARES Act; HR 2676, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; HR 3425, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007; S 2236, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 2268, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 1758, CLASS Act; HR 3001, CLASS Act; HR 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008; HR 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; S 2795, SHOP Act; HR 6210, SHOP Act; S 3115, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 6142, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits; HR 5550, To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a `child' under the health benefits program for Federal employees; S 2948, Small Business Empowerment Act; S 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008; S 2999, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; HR 6071, Health Care Consumer Protection Act of 2008; S 3068, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 3559, Continuing Coverage Act of 2008; S 3554, Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act of 2008; HR 6908, Health Insurance Source of Injury Clarification Act of 2008; HR 6582, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008; HR 6528, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; S 2706, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act.

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

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

Issues related to health disparities, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, wellness, including the following legislation: H.R. 2419, Farm Nutritious & Bioenergy Act of 2007; H.R. 3014, Mental Health Equity & Accountability Act; H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act; H.R. 1738, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Treatment Act; proposed Senate national cancer program authorizing legislation; S. 2290 Comprehensive Cancer Improvement Act; S. 2999 & H.R. 2676 Access to Cancer Clinical Trial Act; S. 1415 & H.R. 2353 Cancer Screening Treatment & Survivorship Act; S. 1056 National Cancer Act; S. 400 & H.R. 2851 Michelle's Law Act; and H.R. 2729 Prostate Cancer Research & Prevention Act. Issues related to access to care, including healthcare reform and non-specific legislative advocacy.

Client expense: $1,310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 1108, the "Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act" S. 2999, the "Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008" H.R. 6791, the "National Cancer Fund Act of 2008"

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $18,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

INS (Legislative): H.R. 241: Association Health Plans (Johnson); H.R. 758: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (DeLauro) (continued) INS (Legislative) (cont.) H.R. 1081: Insurance Industry Competition Act (DeFazio); H.R. 1282: Medigap Access Improvement Act (English); H.R. 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy); H.R. 2412: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Lowey); H.R. 2676: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Pryce); H.R. 2842: Childrens Health Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 2851: Michelles Law (Hodes) (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave); H.R. 3001: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Pallone); H.R. 3195: ADA Amendments Act (Hoyer); H.R. 3200: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Bean); H.R. 3425: Cancer Screening Coverage Act (Maloney); H.R. 4460: Health Care Choice Act (provisions relating to health insurance reforms in individual market) (Shadegg); H.R. 5550: Coverage for Young Adult Dependents of Federal Employees (Davis); H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (Maloney) (provisions relating to disability study); H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski) (provisions relating to federal Office of Insurance Information); H.R. 5938: Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Conyers); H.R. 6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); H.R. 6071: Health Care Consumer Protection Act (Forbes) (provisions relating to reinstatement of health insurance following nonpayment of premiums); H.R. 6142: Lawsuits Against Employer-Sponsored Disability Benefit Plans (Andrews); H.R. 6210: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Kind-English); H.R. 6528: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Eshoo) (provisions relating to limitations on lifetime limits); H.R. 6582: Small Business CHOICE Act (Velazquez) (provisions relating to health insurance); H.R. 6908: Health Insurance Restrictions and Limitations Clarifications Act (Burgess) (provisions relating to disclosure rules for coverage exclusions); H.R. 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Kennedy) (provisions relating to mental health parity); S. 40: National Insurance Act (provisions relating to regulatory reform) (Sununu); S. 46: Affordability in the Individual Market Act (provisions relating to HSAs) (Ensign); S. 239: Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act (Feinstein); S. 400: Michelle's Law (provisions relating to continuity of coverage for college students on medical leave) (Sununu); S. 459: Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (Snowe); S. 495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 558: Mental Health Parity Act (Domenici); S. 616: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Collins); S. 618: Insurance Industry Competition Act (Leahy); S. 1076: HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act (Burgess); S. 1178: Identity Theft Protection Act (Inouye); S. 1260: Data Security Act (Carper); S. 1298: Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act (Kerry); S. 1588: Children's Access to Reconstructive Evaluation and Surgery Act (Landrieu); S. 1758: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (Kennedy); S. 1814: Health Information Privacy and Security Act (Leahy); S. 2168: Identify Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act (Leahy); S. 2236: Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act (Rockefeller); S. 2268: Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act (Klobuchar); S. 2477: Health Care Choice Act (DeMint); S. 2706: Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act (Dorgan); S. 2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Durbin-Snowe); S. 2818: Small Business Health Plans Act (Enzi); S. 2948: Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown) (provisions relating to health coverage for small employers); S. 2999: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown); S. 3068: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Snowe); S. 3115: Childrens Health Protection Act (Lautenberg); S. 3335: Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act (provisions relating to mental health parity); S. 3554: Affordable Coverage for Small Employers Act (Smith) (provisions relating to insurance reforms, tax credits); S. 3559: Continuing Coverage Act (Coleman) (relating to third party review for rescission decisions). INS (Regulatory) Insurance regulatory reform; issues related to the coordination of private and public disability income benefits; disability risk management; issues relating to the coordination of benefits between private health insurance plans and Medicaid; crossover fees for Medigap claims; Medigap carrier recoveries related to CMS fraud and abuse enforcement activities, and issues related to Medigap educational materials.

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

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act; H.R. 1108/S.625, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; and H.R. 6725, Oncology Quality Care Improvement Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; and H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

Advance legislation and/or Executive branch declaration to provide liability protections for entities administering the Global HVTN Clinical Trial. Support funding for NIH , TEFRA Reform legislation and funding for USAID for the Uganda Cancer Institute. Support for the Access to Cancer Clincial Trials Act, HR 2676/S.2999, which would require health insurance plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Advance legislation and/or Executive branch declaration to provide liability protections for entities administering the Global HVTN Clinical Trial. Support funding for NIH , TEFRA Reform legislation and funding for USAID for the Uganda Cancer Institute. Support for the Access to Cancer Clincial Trials Act, HR 2676/S.2999, which would require health insurance plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Advance legislation and/or Executive branch declaration to provide liability protections for entities administering the Global HVTN Clinical Trial. Support funding for NIH , TEFRA Reform legislation and funding for USAID for the Uganda Cancer Institute. Support for the Access to Cancer Clincial Trials Act, HR 2676/S.2999 which would require health insurance plans to provide coverage for individuals participating in approved cancer clinical trials.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S 1693); Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (HR 3162); Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331, S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); The Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 (HR 6357); The Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007 (HR 1283); The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 (S 2999) Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6311)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3, S.5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act S. 1695 - Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1781 - the Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act S.739 - the Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act H.R. 685 - Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007 H.R. 882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act H.R. 5669/S.2932 - the Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 H.R. 2676/S. 2999 - Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.2676/S.2999 - Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act H.R. 493/S.358 - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Client expense: $206,318 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), SENATE

MMM (Legislative Issues): H.R. 4: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Dingell); H.R. 976: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Rangel); H.R. 1535: Children's Health First Act (Dingell); H.R. 1663: Medicare Mental Health Modernization Act (Stark) (continued) H.R. 1990: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act (Pomeroy); H.R. 2147: Healthy Kids Act (Emanuel); H.R. 2945: Medicare Advantage Truth in Advertising Act (Stark); H.R. 2642: Supplemental Appropriations Act (provisions relating to moratoria on Medicaid regulations); H.R. 2842: Childrens Health Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 3025: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings for Our Seniors Act (Doggett); H.R. 3061: Medicare Part D Drug Class Protection Act (Doggett); H.R. 3162: Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act (Dingell); H.R. 3195: ADA Amendments Act (Hoyer); H.R. 3932: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (Berry); H.R. 3963: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Dingell); H.R. 4296: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act (Schwartz); H.R. 5268: Medicaid FMAP (Pallone); H.R. 5480: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act (Hoyer-Boehner); H.R. 5550: Coverage for Young Adult Dependents of Federal Employees (Davis); H.R. 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act (Dingell); H.R. 5683: GAO Act (provisions relating to access to Medicare part C/part D data) (Davis); H.R. 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (Maloney); H.R. 5840: Insurance Information Act (Kanjorski); H.R. 5918: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Barrow); H.R. 5923: Patients Health Care Reform Act (Shadegg); H.R. 5955: Making Health Care More Affordable Act (Walberg); H.R. 5998: Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act (Pallone); H.R. 6071: Health Care Consumer Protection Act (provisions relating to reinstatement of health insurance following nonpayment of premiums) (Forbes); H.R. 6081: Heroes Earning Assistance and Relief Tax Act (mental health parity and FSA provisions); H.R. 6142: Lawsuits Against Employer-Sponsored Disability Benefit Plans (Andrews); H.R. 6210: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Kind-English); H.R. 6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Medicaid, health care disparities, and electronic prescribing) (Rangel-Dingell); H.R. 6388: GAO Improvement Act (provisions relating to access to Medicare part C/part D data) (Waxman); H.R. 6359: Medicare Beneficiary Protection Act (Biggert); H.R. 6365: Medicare Special Needs Plans Extension and Amendments Act (Kind); S. 3: Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act (Reid); S. 130: Medicare Cost Contract Extension and Refinement Act (Allard); S. 401: Keep Children Covered Act (Rockefeller); S. 706: Medicare Advantage Stabilization Fund (Feingold); S. 799: Community Choice Act (Harkin); S. 895: Children's Health First Act (Clinton); S. 1102: Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act (Bingaman); S. 1103: Helping Fill the Medicare Rx Gap Act (Bingaman); S. 1107: Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act (Smith); S. 1108: Medicare Part D Outreach and Enrollment Enhancement Act (Smith); S. 1200: Indian Health Care Improvement Act (includes Medicaid/MA provisions); S. 1224: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Rockefeller); S. 1507: Access to Medicare Data Act (Grassley); S. 1544: Medicare Quality Enhancement Act (Gregg); S. 1827: Pharmacist Access and Recognition in Medicare Act (Cochran); S. 1893: Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (Baucus); S. 1954: Pharmacy Access Improvement Act (Baucus); S. 2219: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act (Durbin); S. 2408: Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act (Kerry); S. 2620: Medicaid FMAP (Rockefeller); S. 2662: Medicare Funding Warning Response Act (Baucus-Gregg); S. 2795: Small Business Health Options Program Act (Durbin-Snowe); S. 2819: Economic Recovery in Health Care Act (provisions relating to Medicaid funding) (Rockefeller); S. 2948: Small Business Empowerment Act (Brown); S. 2818: Small Business Health Plans Act (Enzi); S. 2999: Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act (Brown); S. 3068: Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act (Snowe); S. 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medigap, Medicaid, health care disparities, electronic prescribing) (Baucus); S. 3115: Childrens Health Protection Act (Lautenberg); S. 3118: Preserving Access to Medicare Act (provisions relating to Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and electronic prescribing)(Grassley). MMM (Regulatory Issues) Ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D prescription drug programs, including risk adjustment methodology and data issues, (including encounter data issues) bidding and payment issues (including MA coding intensity, Part D reinsurance, low income subsidies, application process, and audits), application process, and audits, benefit design rules, SSA and CMS premium withhold processing issues, systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing, enrollment rules, marketing materials review and approval, marketing activities, including conduct of brokers and agents and plan sponsor marketing staff and issues raised by CMS about Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan marketing, measurement and oversight of plan performance including Special Needs Plans (SNPs); grievance and appeals processes, compliance/fraud and abuse training, and Medicare/Medicaid integration issues for Special Needs Plans (SNPs); Federal premption of State authorization over MA and Part D plans, Part D prescription drug event data reporting, Part D formulary rules, Part D pharmacy access standards, and other operational issues; Medicare creditable drug coverage reporting requirements; implementation issues for the Medicare Retiree Drug Subsidy program; functionality of the Medicare Personal Plan Finder and Drug Plan Finder; National Medicare Education program; ongoing implementation issues for the Medicare cost plan program including enrollment, marketing materials review and approval, systems issues affecting enrollment and disenrollment processing, payment and other operational issues; Medicare demonstration program on performance-based payments for physician groups; physician quality reporting inititiative; issues relating to Medicare coverage policy and national coverage decisions; Medicare clinical trials; Medicaid managed care regulations and policies, including the Medicaid managed care actuarial soundness standard, quality oversight, grievance and appeals processes, beneficiary information requirements, treatment of Medicaid health plan member hospital days in the upper payment limit calculation; policies affecting State Medicaid funding, including intergovernmental transfers (IGTs) and federal matching funds for graduate medical education; coordination of benefits with state Medicaid programs; Medicaid prescription drug cost/rebate issues affecting Medicaid health plans; health plan-related State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) issues, including eligibility and outreach issues; implementation of Medicaid changes made in Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, including documentation of citizenship requirements, state benefit flexibility options, and Medicaid managed care organization provider tax issues; standards for electronic prescribing; and health information technology standards and policies.

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

Issues related to health disparities, federal health care programs, genetic information, cancer, nutrition, wellness, including the following legislation: H.R. 2419, Farm Nutritious & Bioenergy Act of 2007; H.R. 3014, Mental Health Equity & Accountability Act; H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act; H.R. 1738, Colorectal Cancer Prevention, Early Detection & Treatment Act; S. 2290 Comprehensive Cancer Improvement Act; S. 2999 & H.R. 2676 Access to Cancer Clinical Trial Act; S. 1415 & H.R. 2353 Cancer Screening Treatment & Survivorship Act; S. 1056 National Cancer Act; S. 400 & H.R. 2851 Michelle's Law Act; and H.R. 2729 Prostate Cancer Research & Prevention Act. Issues related to access to care, including healthcare reform and non-specific legislative advocacy.

Client expense: $1,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S 1693); Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 (HR 3162); Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6331, S 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S 3118); The Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 (HR 6357); The Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2007 (HR 1283); The Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008 (S 2999)

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocacy with respect to H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; and H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

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

Advocacy with respect to H.R. 2676/S. 2999, the Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; and H.R. 4450/S. 2877, the Pediatric, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivorship Research and Quality of Life Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

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

Mental health parity - S 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007; HR 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007; HR 4848, To extend for one year parity in the application of certain limits to mental health benefits. Genetic non-discrimination - HR 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007; S 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007. Insurance issues - S 618, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 1081, Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007; HR 241, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees; S 46, Affordability in the Individual Market Act; HR 1282, Medigap Access Improvement Act of 2007; HR 758, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 459, Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2007; HR 2412, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007; S 616, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; HR 1076, HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act; S 40, National Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3200, National Insurance Act of 2007; S 1298, Healthy Businesses, Healthy Workers Reinsurance Act of 2007; S 400, Michelle's Law; HR 2851, Michelle's Law; S 1588, CARES Act; HR 2676, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2007; HR 2948, Increased Access to Health Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3425, Cancer Screening Coverage Act of 2007; HR 3997, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007; S 2236, Preexisting Condition Exclusion Patient Protection Act of 2007; S 2268, Long Term Care Insurance Integrity Act of 2007; HR 4460, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 2477, Health Care Choice Act of 2007; S 1758, CLASS Act; HR 3001, CLASS Act; S 2706, Health Insurance Coverage Protection Act; HR 3799, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2007; HR 4986, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; HR 5781, Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008; HR 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; S 2795, SHOP Act; HR 6210, SHOP Act; HR 5918, SHOP Act; S 3115, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 2842, Children's Health Protection Act of 2008; HR 5840, Insurance Information Act of 2008; HR 6081, Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008; HR 6142, To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide, in the case of an employee welfare benefit plan providing benefits in the event of disability, an exemption from preemption under such title for State tort actions to recover damages arising from the failure of the plan to timely provide such benefits; HR 5550, To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a `child' under the health benefits program for Federal employees; S 2948, Small Business Empowerment Act; HR 5955, Making Health Care More Affordable Act of 2008; HR 5923, Patients' Health Care Reform Act; S 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008; S 2999, Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act of 2008; HR 6071, Health Care Consumer Protection Act of 2008; S 3068, Equity in Prescription Insurance and Contraceptive Coverage Act of 2007.

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

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

H.R. 1078 - S. 2790 - Comprehensive Cancer Planning Act H.R. 1553 - S. 911 - Conquer Childhood Cancer Act H.R. 2676 - S. 2999 - Clinical Trials Coverage Act H.R. 4450 - S. 2877 - Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Act

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 3, S.5 - Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act S. 1695 - Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act H.R.3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act S.1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R.976 - Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 1781 - the Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act S.739 - the Childrens Dental Health Improvement Act H.R. 685 - Social Security and Medicare Improved Burn Injury Treatment Access Act of 2007 H.R. 882 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1003 - Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007 S.1693 - Wired for Health Care Quality Act S.558 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 S.2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act H.R. 5669/S.2932 - the Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness Act of 2008 H.R. 2676/S. 2999 - Access to Cancer Clinical Trials Act

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE