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Introduced
September 12, 2008
Latest Action
September 12, 2008
Primary Sponsor
Arlen SpecterDemocratic(PA)
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2013 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Foreclosure Prevention Act - Comprehensive FHA Title I and Title II reform. Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryback provisions, tax credit for homebuyers who purchase a home in foreclosure, provision allowing for an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for non-itemizers.HUD Proposed Rule - GSE Affordable Housing Goals-24 CFR Part 81-Proposed rule will establish the housing goals (effective 2009) for the GSEs. HUD Proposed Rule - Reform of the Real Estate Procedures Act (RESPA)-24 CFR Parts 203 and 3500-Proposed rule would require lenders to itemize borrower costs on an enhanced Good Faith Estimate. Lenders to disclose Yield Spread Premiums paid to brokers. New penalties for RESPA violations. Federal Reserve Proposed Rule - Regulation Z Reform- 12CFR Part 226 Fed proposed defines "higher prices mortgage loans" (HPML as any loan with an APR 3pts above yield on t-bills with comparable terms. Rules provides that HPML lenders required to consider borrower's ability to repay, verify income, escrow taxes and insurance, and are not permitted to use prepayment penalties FHA Title II Morgagee Letter "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance" - "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance"-The letter covers a host of issues under the topic of property eligiblity and underwriting eligibility. The letter indicates FHA's desire to receive invoices and supporting documentation for all site-work from installers and subcontractors. This documentation is not required for site-built construction loans and is excessive considering all homes are appraised by FHA approved appraisers. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203. Implementation H.R. 3849 and S. 3484, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act: The legislation would provide clarity and certainty to consumers and preserve the manufactured housing industry without any deterioration of important consumer protections. To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $161,426 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2012 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Foreclosure Prevention Act - Comprehensive FHA Title I and Title II reform. Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryback provisions, tax credit for homebuyers who purchase a home in foreclosure, provision allowing for an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for non-itemizers. HUD Proposed Rule - GSE Affordable Housing Goals-24 CFR Part 81-Proposed rule will establish the housing goals (effective 2009) for the GSEs. HUD Proposed Rule - Reform of the Real Estate Procedures Act (RESPA)-24 CFR Parts 203 and 3500-Proposed rule would require lenders to itemize borrower costs on an enhanced Good Faith Estimate. Lenders to disclose Yield Spread Premiums paid to brokers. New penalties for RESPA violations. Federal Reserve Proposed Rule - Regulation Z Reform- 12CFR Part 226 Fed proposed defines "higher prices mortgage loans" (HPML as any loan with an APR 3pts above yield on t-bills with comparable terms. Rules provides that HPML lenders required to consider borrower's ability to repay, verify income, escrow taxes and insurance, and are not permitted to use prepayment penalties FHA Title II Morgagee Letter "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance" - "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance"-The letter covers a host of issues under the topic of property eligiblity and underwriting eligibility. The letter indicates FHA's desire to receive invoices and supporting documentation for all site-work from installers and subcontractors. This documentation is not required for site-built construction loans and is excessive considering all homes are appraised by FHA approved appraisers. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203. Implementation H.R. 3849 and S. 3484, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act: The legislation would provide clarity and certainty to consumers and preserve the manufactured housing industry without any deterioration of important consumer protections. To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other purposes.
2012 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Foreclosure Prevention Act - Comprehensive FHA Title I and Title II reform. Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryback provisions, tax credit for homebuyers who purchase a home in foreclosure, provision allowing for an additional standard deduction for real property taxes for non-itemizers. HUD Proposed Rule - GSE Affordable Housing Goals-24 CFR Part 81-Proposed rule will establish the housing goals (effective 2009) for the GSEs. HUD Proposed Rule - Reform of the Real Estate Procedures Act (RESPA)-24 CFR Parts 203 and 3500-Proposed rule would require lenders to itemize borrower costs on an enhanced Good Faith Estimate. Lenders to disclose Yield Spread Premiums paid to brokers. New penalties for RESPA violations. Federal Reserve Proposed Rule - Regulation Z Reform- 12CFR Part 226 Fed proposed defines "higher prices mortgage loans" (HPML as any loan with an APR 3pts above yield on t-bills with comparable terms. Rules provides that HPML lenders required to consider borrower's ability to repay, verify income, escrow taxes and insurance, and are not permitted to use prepayment penalties FHA Title II Morgagee Letter "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance" - "Manufactured Housing Policy Guidance"-The letter covers a host of issues under the topic of property eligiblity and underwriting eligibility. The letter indicates FHA's desire to receive invoices and supporting documentation for all site-work from installers and subcontractors. This documentation is not required for site-built construction loans and is excessive considering all homes are appraised by FHA approved appraisers. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act - Public Law No: 111-203. Implementation H.R. 3849 and S. 3484, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act: The legislation would provide clarity and certainty to consumers and preserve the manufactured housing industry without any deterioration of important consumer protections. To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide an exception from the definition of loan originator for certain loans made with respect to manufactured homes, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definition of a high-cost mortgage, and for other purposes.
2009 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (as enrolled and agreed to by both House and Senate) -- sections 3000 - 3018, 4301, and 5001; also made contact regarding potential inclusion of home health rural add-on as amendment S. 2181/H.R.3865: The Home Health Care Access Protection Act - All sections H.R. 2860, The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 305 and 309 S. 457, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 -- All sections S. 1605, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 11, 14 and 18 S. 1678, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 -- All sections H.R. 6163, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008 -- sections 104, 105, and 106 S. 3613/H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 1340, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 3484/H.R. 6873 -- The Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 421 Hospice Protection Act (2008) -- All sections S. 631 -- The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 -- All sections S. 1123The Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act All sections S. 697/H.R. 1721 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS Act) All sections Health Care Reform -- draft legislation (no number available) -- Senate and House -- sections related to home health, hospice, and fraud and abuse
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2009 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (as enrolled and agreed to by both House and Senate) -- sections 3000 - 3018, 4301, and 5001; also made contact regarding potential inclusion of home health rural add-on as amendment S. 2181/H.R.3865: The Home Health Care Access Protection Act - All sections H.R. 2860, The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 305 and 309 S. 457, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 -- All sections S. 1605, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 11, 14 and 18 S. 1678, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 -- All sections H.R. 6163, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008 -- sections 104, 105, and 106 S. 3613/H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 1340, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 3484/H.R. 6873 -- The Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 421 Hospice Protection Act (2008) -- All sections S. 631 -- The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 -- All sections S. 1123The Medicare Rural Home Health Preservation Act All sections S. 697/H.R. 1721 Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS Act) All sections
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Independent |
| VT |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | FL |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | AR |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Christopher Dodd | Democratic | CT |
| Daniel K. Inouye | Democratic | HI |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Elizabeth Dole | Republican | NC |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | NJ |
| Gordon Smith | Republican | OR |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | NY |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | NM |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | Democratic | WV |
| John F. Kerry | Democratic | MA |
| Jon Tester | Democratic | MT |
| Joseph I. Lieberman | Independent | CT |
| Ken Salazar | Democratic | CO |
| Kent Conrad | Democratic | ND |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | MN |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Samuel Brownback | Republican | KS |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Ted Stevens | Republican | AK |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
Client expense: $134,987 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Client expense: $125,291 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2009 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (as enrolled and agreed to by both House and Senate) -- sections 3000 - 3018, 4301, and 5001; also made contact regarding potential inclusion of home health rural add-on as amendment S. 2181/H.R.3865: The Home Health Care Access Protection Act - All sections H.R. 2860, The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 305 and 309 S. 457, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 -- All sections S. 1605, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 11, 14 and 18 S. 1678, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 -- All sections H.R. 6163, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008 -- sections 104, 105, and 106 S. 3613/H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 1340, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 3484/H.R. 6873 -- The Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 -- All sections S. 421 Hospice Protection Act (2008) -- All sections S. 631 -- The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act of 2009 -- All sections
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7110: Job Creation & Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, Title III, Temporary increase in FMAP. HR 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals. HR 6912: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3300: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3582: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6966: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 7067: Quality FIRST Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals and value-based purchasing. S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008, sections relating to hospitals, rural health clinics, hospices. HR 6873: Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6652: Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, section 512, mental health parity. HR 1343: Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, section 3: National Health Service Corps., section 7: Revision of Timeframe for RHCs. S 3367: Rural Health Clinic bill to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program, entire bill. HR 6699: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2008, section 105 involving improvements to MDH program; section 106 involving payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals. S 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6898: Health-e Information Technology Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6867: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. S 3507: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6357: PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 1823: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. S 2250: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. S 1041: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. Other Issues: CAH conditions of participation, section 485.635 Healthcare reform Value-based purchasing, including Grassley/Baucus VBP discussion drafts Guidance for clinical integration Electronic health records and Health IT Payment updates for physicians and hospital inpatient/outpatient services CMS DME and oxygen payment rules Self-referral and physician-owned hospitals HHS provider conscience regulations Capital IME CMS guidelines related to use of providers contracted through a locum service CMS recovery audit contractor program Wage index reclassification ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical data code sets
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Medicare reimbursement and rate protection efforts.HR 6873 "Medicare Hospice Protection Act"S. 3484 "Hospice Protection Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act 2008 (H.R. 6331; S. 3101); CMS Proposed Rule for FY 2009 Hospice Payments; Home Health Access Protection Act 2007 (H.R. 3865; S. 2181); Medicare Hospice Protection Act 2008 (H.R. 6873; S. 3484); Independence At Home (S. 3613; H.R. 7114); Medicare Home Health Rural Add-on in CR
Client expense: $34,786 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Hospice Protection Act of 2008 (S. 3484, H.R. 6873). Preserving Access to Healthcare Act of 2008 (S. 3656, H.R. 7241).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs
Medicare reimbursement and rate protection efforts.HR 6873 "Medicare Hospice Protection Act"S. 3484 "Hospice Protection Act"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 588/HR. 1424 "Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Parity Act," Issue: Mental Health Insurance Coverage; support bills to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services; S. 1693 (Kennedy) "Wired for Health Care Quality Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; modify a bill to enhance the adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technology system and to improve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in the United States; HR 5442 (Markey) "TRUST in Health Information Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy. To modify a bill providing individuals with access to health information, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the enforcement of tese rights, to protect States' rights, and for other purposes; HR 6357 (Dingell) "PRO(TECH)T Act," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; Seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, providing limited privacy protections and for other purposes; HR 3800 (Eshoo) "Improving the Interoperability of Health Information Technology," Issues: Mental Health and Health Privacy; seek modifications in a bill amending the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes; HR 5447 (Towns) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney m. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce; support a bill to establish the Social Work Reinvestment commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; S 2858 (Mikulski) "Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act," Issue: Health/Social Work Workforce, support a bill to establish the social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide independent counsel to Congress on policy issues associated with the recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the profession of social work; Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act S. 2858 and HR 5447 Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. Social Work Reinvestment Act Support establishing a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to address recruitment, retention, research, and reinvestment in the social work profession; HCR: Health Issues, S 3484 and HR 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act, support the passage of bill to provide for a delay in the phase out of the hospice budget neurality adjustment factor during fiscal year 2009; S 2708 and HR 6337, Caring for an Aging American Act of 2008, support the need to address the emerging care gap between the increasing numbers of older Americans and the lack of providers who are trained in caring for the medical, health and social needs of the aging population; HR 2165, Teri Zenner Social Worker Safety Act, support establishing a grant program to assist in the provision of safety measures to protect social workers and other professionals who work with at-risk populations; S. 106, National Center for Social Work Research Act, support establishing the National Center for Socail Work Research as an agency of the National Institutes of health (NIH) to conduct, support, and disseminate targeted research on social work methods and outcomes related to problems of significant social concern; HR 5447, S2858, The Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr., Social Work Reinvestment Act: the initiative attempts to address maters of recruitment/retention as it pertains to the social work profession, in addition to the establishment of a social work commission to study significant problems associated with the profession.
Client expense: $185,826 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding of Medicare/Medicaid benefits and payment systems for those benefits. Quality of care standards, survey and certification standards and procedures for providers of Medicare/Medicaid programs of Tele-health in Long-Term Care facilities, and H.R. 6126 & S 2838 regarding Arbitration Agreements in Skilled Nursing Facilitiy Agreements. H.R. 6331& S 1577 regarding patient rights in Skilled Nursing Facilities, and H.R. 6873 & S 3484 regarding Medicare payments for Hospice care.
Client expense: $96,250 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6311); Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 (HR6873, S3484); Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 (S3656)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3484 Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 6873 Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: $207,478 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 7110: Job Creation & Unemployment Relief Act of 2008, Title III, Temporary increase in FMAP. HR 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals. HR 6912: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3300: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3582: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6966: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 7067: Quality FIRST Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals and value-based purchasing. S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008, sections relating to hospitals, rural health clinics, hospices. HR 6873: Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6652: Nurses Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, section 512, mental health parity. HR 1343: Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, section 3: National Health Service Corps., section 7: Revision of Timeframe for RHCs. S 3367: Rural Health Clinic bill to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program, entire bill. HR 6699: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2008, section 105 involving improvements to MDH program; section 106 involving payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals. S 1693: Wired for Health Care Quality Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6898: Health-e Information Technology Act, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6867: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. S 3507: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 6357: PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008, provisions related to hospitals. HR 1823: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. S 2250: Ambulatory Surgical Center Medicare Payment Modernization Act of 2007, entire bill. HR 800: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. S 1041: Employee Free Choice Act of 2007, entire bill. Other Issues: CAH conditions of participation, section 485.635 Healthcare reform Value-based purchasing, including Grassley/Baucus VBP discussion drafts Guidance for clinical integration Electronic health records and Health IT Payment updates for physicians and hospital inpatient/outpatient services CMS DME and oxygen payment rules Self-referral and physician-owned hospitals HHS provider conscience regulations Capital IME CMS guidelines related to use of providers contracted through a locum service CMS recovery audit contractor program Wage index reclassification ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS medical data code sets
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6873 S. 3484 Medicare hospice wage index calculation (elimination of budget neutrality adjustment factor)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 S. 3484, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 S. 3484, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medicare home health benefit reimbursement issues; Hospice issues; Public health and funding for nursing related programs; S3101/HR6331. S. 3484 Hospice Protection Act (HR 6387); S3613 independence at Home Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare home health benefit reimbursement issues; Hospice issues; Public health and funding for nursing related programs; S3101/HR6331. S. 3484 Hospice Protection Act (HR 6387); S3613 independence at Home Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to home and hospice care, rural health, telehealth, medicare and state's health insurance program legislation (H.R. 6331); The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 (H.R. 2860); Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 (S. 1605); Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 (S. 1678); The Fair Home Health Care Act (S. 2181/H.R. 3865) Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (S. 3101); Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 (S. 3118); The Medicare Hospice Protection Act (S. 3484/H.R. 6873); The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S. 1628/H.R. 6826)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2860, The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 305 and 309 S. 321, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 1605, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 14 and 18 S. 1678, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 2181/H.R. 3865, The Fair Home Health Care Act -- All sections H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 -- effort to include home health rural add-on as amendment S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 --effort to include home health rural add-on as amendment S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 -- section 112 H.R. 5613/S. 2819, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 -- All sections H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 -- Title VII Medicaid H.R. 6163, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008 -- sections 104, 105, and 106 S. 3613/H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act -- All sections S. 1340, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 3484/H.R. 6873 -- The Medicare Hospice Protection Act -- All sections S. 1628/H.R. 6826 -- The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act -- All sections S. 1577/H.R. 3078 -- The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act -- All sections
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act 2008 (H.R. 6331; S. 3101); CMS Proposed Rule for FY 2009 Hospice Payments; Home Health Access Protection Act 2007 (H.R. 3865; S. 2181); Medicare Hospice Protection Act 2008 (H.R. 6873; S. 3484); Independence At Home (S. 3613; H.R. 7114); Medicare Home Health Rural Add-on in CR
Client expense: $34,768 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act 2008 (H.R. 6331; S. 3101); CMS Proposed Rule for FY 2009 Hospice Payments; Home Health Access Protection Act 2007 (H.R. 3865; S. 2181); Medicare Hospice Protection Act 2008 (H.R. 6873; S. 3484); Independence At Home (S. 3613; H.R. 7114); Medicare Home Health Rural Add-on in CR
Client expense: $34,768 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
(S. 3101, H.R. 6331) A moratorium on CMS rule to phase out budget neutrality factor in the Medicare hospice wage index in medicare legislation . Hospice Protection Act of 2008 (S. 3484, H.R. 6873). Preserving Access to Healthcare Act of 2008 (S. 3656, H.R. 7241).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 6873 S. 3484 CMS-1584 Hospice Medicare Payment Rates Hospice Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation Skilled Nursing Facility Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Home and Hospice Care (S. 1678 and H.R. 3865), Rural health (S. 1605 and H.R. 2860); telehealth; medicare and state's health insurance program legislation (H.R. 6331 and S. 3101) (H.R. 5704); Medicare Hospice Protection Act (H.R. 6873 and S. 3484); Health IT legislation; Preserving Access to Health Care Act (S. 3656 and H.R. 7241)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Home and Hospice Care (S. 1678 and H.R. 3865), Rural health (S. 1605 and H.R. 2860); telehealth; medicare and state's health insurance program legislation (H.R. 6331 and S. 3101) (H.R. 5704); Medicare Hospice Protection Act (H.R. 6873 and S. 3484); Health IT legislation; Preserving Access to Health Care Act (S. 3656 and H.R. 7241)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare home health benefit reimbursement issues; Hospice issues; Public health and funding for nursing related programs; S3101/HR6331. S. 3484 Hospice Protection Act (HR 6387); S3613 independence at Home Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
H.R. 4279 / S. 3325, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 S. 3484, the Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 H.R. 6530, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 S. 2317, Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 5638, Increasing federal resources for intellectual property by U.S. Customs and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom 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
2008 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 4279 / S. 3325, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 S. 3484, the Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Act of 2008 H.R. 6530, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2008 S. 2168, Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 5938, Former Vice President Protection Act/Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act 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 H.R. 5244, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008 H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 2317, the Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S. 1492, Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1190/H.R. 3627, Connect The Nation Act H.R. 2290, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2248/H.R. 3773, FISA Amendments Act of 2007 FCC approval of the Verizon Wireless acquisition of Rural Cellular Corporation S. 215/H.R. 5353, Internet Freedom Preservation Act H.R. 5994, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 H.R. 6320, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2008 H.R. 3919, the Broadband Census of America 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
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Funding of Medicare/Medicaid benefits and payment systems for those benefits. Quality of care standards, survey and certification standards and procedures for providers of Medicare & Medicaid benefits, recognition for compliance and payment purposes by Medicare/Medicaid programs of Tele-health in Long Term Care facilities, expiring moratorium on cap on Medicare benefit of Part B Therapy benefit, Tele-health provisions in HR 6331 and related legislation, and HR 6126 & S2838 regarding arbitration agreements. HR 6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, S 1577 "Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act, and the Elder Justice Act", HR 6873 & S 3484 regarding Medicare payments for Hospice.
Client expense: $96,325 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008, sections relating to rural health clinics, hospices, and hospitals. HR 6873: Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3484: Hospice Protection Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Title V, Subsection B, mental health parity. S 3367: Rural Health Clinic bill to revise the timeframe for recognition of certain designations in certifying rural health clinics under the Medicare program, entire bill. HR 1343: Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008, section 7: Revision of Timeframe for RHCs; section 3: National Health Service Corps. HR 6966: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3582: Safeguarding our Hospitals' Futures Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6912: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. S 3300: Rural Hospital Assistance Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6652: Nurses' Higher Education and Loan Repayment Act of 2008, entire bill. HR 6331: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, section 131 involving the physician-fix; section 122 involving rebasing for sole community hospitals, section 148, clarification of payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by CAH. S 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, section 131 involving the physician-fix; section 122 involving rebasing for sole community hospitals, section 149, clarification of payment for clinical laboratory tests furnished by CAH. HR 6699: Health Security for All Americans Act of 2008, section 105 involving improvements to Medicare-dependent hospital program; section 106 involving payment adjustment for low-volume hospitals. HR 2583: Physician Workforce Enhancement Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals. HR 7067: Quality FIRST Act of 2008, provisions relating to hospitals and value-based purchasing. Other issues: Physician self-referral to physician-owned hospitals. Reject cuts in the indirect medical education adjustment for teaching hospitals' capital costs: Schumer,Specter,Clinton Senate letter and Marshall,King House letter. Critical Access Hospital contract/employment issue involving 485.635 CoP: Provision of services (CAH). Guidance for clinical integration programs. Medicaid DSH letter: Rep. John Sullivan letter requesting funding increases and to update the definition to Medicaid's Low DSH states. Value-based purchasing. CMS proposed rule for the FY2009 inpatient PPS: proposals relating to hospitals. CMS Recovery Audit Contractors program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; S3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (HR 6311); Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 (HR6873, S3484); Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act of 2008 (S3656)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3484 Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 6873 Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: $202,753 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 6873, the Medicare Hospice Protection Act S. 3484, the Hospice Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 2860, The Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 305 and 309 S. 321, Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 1605, Craig Thomas Rural Hospital and Provider Equity Act of 2007 -- sections 14 and 18 S. 1678, Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 2181/H.R. 3865, The Fair Home Health Care Act -- All sections H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 -- effort to include home health rural add-on as amendment S. 3101, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 --effort to include home health rural add-on as amendment S. 3118, Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008 -- section 112 H.R. 5613/S. 2819, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 -- All sections H.R. 2642, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 -- Title VII Medicaid H.R. 6163, Medicare Telehealth Enhancement Act of 2008 -- sections 104, 105, and 106 S. 3613/H.R. 7114, The Independence at Home Act -- All sections S. 1340, The Geriatric Assessment and Chronic Care Coordination Act of 2007 -- All sections S. 3484/H.R. 6873 -- The Medicare Hospice Protection Act -- All sections S. 1628/H.R. 6826 -- The Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act -- All sections S. 1577/H.R. 3078 -- The Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act -- All sections
Client expense: $92,550 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2007 · year_end · Health Issues
H.R. 6873, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008 S. 3484, Medicare Hospice Protection Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported