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Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
S. 543 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 H.R.1459 To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility. S. 1107 Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 S.2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.5799 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.7128 Nursing Home Transparency and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sec. 508 wage index reclassification; Nursing training and visa issues; Rehabilitation hospitals legislation (H.R. 1459, S. 543); Section 340B inpatient drug discount legislation; SCHIP legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (HR 2642) Sec. 7001. (a) Moratoria on Certain Medicaid Regulations HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act -- which would delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months provisions in the developing economic stimulus package to temporarily increase FMAP self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce: HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule eliminated indirect medical education (IME) adjustments to teaching hospitals' capital payments proposed rule to implement National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002" requirement that TRICARE payment methods for outpatient hospital care be determined outpatient reimbursement rules used by Medicare S 3656: to delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues (H.R. 1459): Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Act and S. 543: Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act); H.R. 4105: Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (PL 110-173);Therapy cap exceptions extension; Medical Necessity and RAC audit issues; HR 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (PL 110-275) and S. 3101.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1459: Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007; S. 543: "Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007" - medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues; H.R. 4105: "Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007"; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Pub. L. No.: 110-173).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
| Independent |
| VT |
| Bill Nelson | Democratic | FL |
| Blanche Lincoln | Democratic | AR |
| Bob Corker | Republican | TN |
| Carl Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Charles E. Schumer | Democratic | NY |
| Charles Hagel | Republican | NE |
| Christopher Bond | Republican | MO |
| Christopher Dodd | Democratic | CT |
| Claire McCaskill | Democratic | MO |
| Daniel K. Akaka | Democratic | HI |
| Daniel K. Inouye | Democratic | HI |
| David Vitter | Republican | LA |
| Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | MI |
| Edward Kennedy | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Dole | Republican | NC |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | Democratic | NJ |
| Hillary Clinton | Democratic | NY |
| Jack Reed | Democratic | RI |
| James M. Inhofe | Republican | OK |
| Jeff Bingaman | Democratic | NM |
| Jeff Sessions | Republican | AL |
| Jim Bunning | Republican | KY |
| Jim Webb | Democratic | VA |
| John Cornyn | Republican | TX |
| John D. Rockefeller, IV | Democratic | WV |
| John F. Kerry | Democratic | MA |
| John Sununu | Republican | NH |
| John Warner | Republican | VA |
| Johnny Isakson | Republican | GA |
| Joseph I. Lieberman | Independent | CT |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Republican | TX |
| Lamar Alexander | Republican | TN |
| Larry Craig | Republican | ID |
| Lindsey Graham | Republican | SC |
| Mark L. Pryor | Democratic | AR |
| Mary L. Landrieu | Democratic | LA |
| Norm Coleman | Republican | MN |
| Olympia J. Snowe | Republican | ME |
| Orrin G. Hatch | Republican | UT |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Patrick J. Leahy | Democratic | VT |
| Patty Murray | Democratic | WA |
| Pete Domenici | Republican | NM |
| Richard C. Shelby | Republican | AL |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert Bennett | Republican | UT |
| Robert Menendez | Democratic | NJ |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Samuel Brownback | Republican | KS |
| Saxby Chambliss | Republican | GA |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | RI |
| Sherrod Brown | Democratic | OH |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Thad Cochran | Republican | MS |
| Tim Johnson | Democratic | SD |
| Tom Harkin | Democratic | IA |
| Trent Lott | Republican | MS |
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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.3656, H.R. 7241 - Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act S. 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 2606 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 S. 1376 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 H.R. 3453 The Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2007 S.543 - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 2099 - the Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007 H.R. 6331/S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization act of 2003, implementation of provisions for dual eligibles. P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, implementation of provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services. Implemetation of the Health Insurance Flexibilityi and Accountability Waiver. Implementation of Family Caregivers Support Act. Family Support Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.Con.Res 99 and S.Con.Res.21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, provisions dealing with reserve funds for SCHIP and the reabilitation option. H.R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050 and H.R. 3294, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). S. 558. Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. S. 634 and H.R. 1634, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act. Moratorium for Medicaid's regulations on rehabilitation, school-based administration and transportationi services, and case management.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1367: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; S 845: Safety of Seniors Act of 2007; HR 6331/S 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; Health care reform policy HR 3267/S 1760: Health Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act of 2008; HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937: Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; S 3230: FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; HR 5615/S 3517: Group Health Plan Prosthetic Parity Act of 2007; HR 1134/S 2485: Physical Therapy Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007; HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act of 2008); HR 3690: Miltary Family Autism Equity Act.
Client expense: $78,906 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Acto f 2005, implementation of provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services. Implementation of Family Caregivers Support Act. Family Support Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050 and H.R. 3294, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. S. 558. Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. Moratorium for Medicaid's regulations on outpatient rules. Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). Health Care Reform.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contrators under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Sercurity Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold to determine whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R. 562 - To amend title XVIII of teh Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R. 3162 - To amend titles XVII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1621 - To amnd title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R. 1536 - To amend part D of title XVII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.6331 - 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. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning. S.2662 - A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. S. 3101 - A bill to amend titles XVII 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 sub rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S. 2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and firect care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S. 2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S. 2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under teh Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning.
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
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act; S. 450/H.R. 749, Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act; H.R. 1459, To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility; S. 543, A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, Quality and patient safety. H.R.1093/S.588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Workforce shortage issues. S.543, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007, Health care issues. H.R.1376/H.R.2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act, Pharmaceutical related issues. H.R.5544, Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008, Uninsured and medically underserved related issues. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act , Health information technology related issues. S.1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, Health information technology related issues. S.2319, National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, Emergency readiness and trauma related issues. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, Medicaid regulations related issues. H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME and related issues. S.2460, A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes -- Medicaid related issues. H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. S.1083/H.R.1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, Healthcare workforce shortage related issues. General monitoring of patient safety and quality issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule (HR 110/S. 543) support legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations (HR 552/S.338) oppose legislation mandating a moratorium on physician owned hospitals (CHAMP ACT HR 3162) (Mental Health Parity bill (HR 1424) and wherever attempted; support legislation reforming ASC reimbursement (HR 1823/S.2250)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424), War Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 2642), and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424) and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization act of 2003, implementation of provisions for dual eligibles. P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, implementation of provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services. Implementation of Family Caregivers Support Act. Family Support Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.Con.Res 99 and S.Con.Res.21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, provisions dealing with reserve funds for SCHIP and the reabilitation option. H.R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050 and H.R. 3294, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. S. 558. Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. Moratorium for Medicaid's regulations on outpatient rules. Increase Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP). H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1367: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equity Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; S 845: Safety of Seniors Act of 2007; HR 6331/S 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 3267/S 1760: Health Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act of 2008; HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 3043/S 1710: FY2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H. Con. Res 99/S. Con. Res. 21: FY2009 Budget Resolution; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937: Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; S 3230: FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; HR 5615/S 3517: Group Health Plan Prosthetic Parity Act of 2007; HR 1134/S 2485: Physical Therapy Student Loan Repayment Eligibility Act of 2007; HR 1424: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (HR 6983: Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act of 2008).
Client expense: $115,423 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1459/S. 543, H.R. 477/S. 999, H.R. 2384, H.R. 2621, H.R. 2201, S. 1349, H.R. 2199, S. 1233, S.793/H.R. 1418, H.R. 2179, H.R. 1944, S. 1113/H.R. 2098
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contrators under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R. 976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Sercurity Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold to determine whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R. 562 - To amend title XVIII of teh Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R. 3162 - To amend titles XVII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R. 1621 - To amnd title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R. 1536 - To amend part D of title XVII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R. 4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009, and for other purposes. H.R.6331 - 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. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning. S.2662 - A bill to respond to a medicare funding warning. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S. 2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. S. 3101 - A bill to amend titles XVII 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 sub rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S. 2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and firect care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S. 2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S. 2786 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under teh Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. H.R.5480 - To respond to a Medicare funding warning.
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
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, Quality and patient safety. H.R.1093/S.588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Workforce shortage issues. S.543, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007, Health care issues. H.R.1376/H.R.2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act, Pharmaceutical related issues. H.R.5544, Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008, Uninsured and medically underserved related issues. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act , Health information technology related issues. S.1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, Health information technology related issues. S.2319, National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, Emergency readiness and trauma related issues. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, Medicaid regulations related issues. H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME and related issues. S.2460, A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes -- Medicaid related issues. H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. S.1083/H.R.1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, Healthcare workforce shortage related issues. General monitoring of patient safety and quality issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues (H.R. 1459): Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Act and S. 543: Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act); H.R. 4105: Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (PL 110-173);Therapy cap exceptions extension; Medical Necessity and RAC audit issues; HR 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (PL 110-275) and S. 3101.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1459: Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007; S. 543: "Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007" - medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues; H.R. 4105: "Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007"; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Pub. L. No.: 110-173).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (HR 2642) Sec. 7001. (a) Moratoria on Certain Medicaid Regulations HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program HR 7110: Job Creation and Unemployment Relief Act: Title III, temporary increase in Medicaid matching rate S 3656: Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act -- which would delay cuts to Medicare capital indirect medical education (IME) payments for six months self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce, HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals HR 5268: To provide for a temporary increase of the Federal medical assistance percentage under the Medicaid Program quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.
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
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4105 Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 H.R. 6331/S. 3101/S. 3118 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Repeal of the Whole Hospital Exception Under the Stark Anti-Fraud Law H.R. 1424 The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equity Act H.R. 3162 Childrens Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 S. 1376/H.R. 2606 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act S. 543/H.R. 1459 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 2773/H.R. 6089 The National Pediatric Research Consortia Act of 2008 H.R. 5574 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in childrens hospitals Support Continuing Budget Resolution Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Principals for Childrens Coverage in Health Care Reform
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
S. 543 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 H.R.1459 To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility. S. 1107 Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S. 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 S.2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.5799 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008 H.R.7128 Nursing Home Transparency and Quality of Care Improvement Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S.3656, H.R. 7241 - Preserving Access to Healthcare (PATH) Act S. 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 2606 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 S. 1376 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 H.R. 3453 The Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2007 S.543 - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 2099 - the Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007 H.R. 6331/S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sec. 508 wage index reclassification; Nursing training and visa issues; Rehabilitation hospitals legislation (H.R. 1459, S. 543); Section 340B inpatient drug discount legislation; SCHIP legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4105 Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 H.R. 6331/S. 3101/S. 3118 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 2642 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 Repeal of the "Whole Hospital" Exception Under the Stark Anti-Fraud Law H.R. 1424 The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equity Act H.R. 3162 Childrens Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 S. 1376/H.R. 2606 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act S. 543/H.R. 1459 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 2773/H.R. 6089 The National Pediatric Research Consortia Act of 2008 H.R. 5574 To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for graduate medical education programs in childrens hospitals Support Continuing Budget Resolution Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Principals for Childrens Coverage in Health Care Reform
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule (HR 110/S. 543) support legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations (HR 552/S.338) oppose legislation mandating a moratorium on physician owned hospitals (CHAMP ACT HR 3162) (Mental Health Parity bill (HR 1424) and wherever attempted; support legislation reforming ASC reimbursement (HR 1823/S.2250)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424) and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · third_quarter · Health Issues
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424), War Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 2642), and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sec. 508 wage index reclassification; Nursing training and visa issues; Rehabilitation hospitals legislation (H.R. 1459, S. 543); Section 340B inpatient drug discount legislation; SCHIP legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
P.L. 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug Modernization act of 2003, implementation of provisions for dual eligibles. P.L. 108-171, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, implementation of provisions dealing with Medicaid, TANF, other human services. Implemetation of the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability Waiver. Implementation of Family Caregivers Support Act. Family Support Act of 2007, provisions dealing with buying into Medicaid. Funding for Lifespan Respite Care Act, provisions that address respite care services for family caregivers of individuals with special needs. H.Con.Res 99 and S.Con.Res.21, FY 2008 Budget Resolution, provisions dealing with reserve funds for SCHIP and the reabilitation option. H.R. 1459 and S. 543, Preserving Access to In Patient Rehabilitation Hospital Act of 2007. S. 1050 and H.R. 3294, Promoting Wellness for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2007. Legislative proposals to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). S. 558. Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. P.L. 110-204, Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act. Moratorium for Medicaid's regulations on rehabilitation, school-based administration and transportation services, and case management.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Election Assistance Commission (EAC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions S 2785, Save Medicare Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index reclassification. S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act physician payment, exceptions process for therapy caps, direct billing by independent labs for pathology services, cost-based payment for rural lab services, and provisions allowing certain hospitals to be eligible for wage index HR 6252/S3144, would delay for 18 months the Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce, HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338, Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations S 2819, Economic Recovery in Health Care Act to implement a one-year moratorium on proposed regulatory changes to Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and to provide states in need with federal relief HR 2462, the supplemental funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan provision to place a temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations, including the rules to limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and to eliminate Government Medical Education (GME). SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.
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
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues (H.R. 1459: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Act and S. 543: Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act); H.R. 4105: Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act (PL 110-173);Therapy cap exceptions extension; Medical Necessity and RAC audit issues; HR 6331 (PL 110-275)and S. 3101
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1459: Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007; S. 543: "Tim Johnson Inpatient Rehabilitation Preservation Act of 2007" - medical necessity and therapy caps extension issues; H.R. 4105: "Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007"; Implementation of Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (Pub. L. No.: 110-173).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 1459/S. 543, H.R. 477/S. 999, H.R. 2384, H.R. 2621, H.R. 2201, S. 1349, H.R. 2199, S. 1233, S.793/H.R. 1418, H.R. 2179, H.R. 1944, S. 1113/H.R. 2098
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
HR 3025 - To amend title XVII of the Social Security Act to provide comprehensive improvements to the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, and for other purposes. HR 1459 - To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold d to determie whether a hospital or unit is an impatient rehabilitation facility. H.R.976 - An act to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.562 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. H.R.4105 - To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program. H.R.3162 - To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the children's health insurance program, to improve beneficiary protections under the Medicare, Medicaid, and the CHIP program, and for other purposes. H.R.1621 - To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide individuals with disabilities and older Americans with equal access to community-based attendant services and supports, and for other purposes. H.R.1536 - To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to assist low-income individuals in obtaining subsidized prescription drug coverage under the Medicare prescription drug program by expediting the application and qualification process and by revising the resource standards used to determine eligibility for such subsidies, and for other purposes. H.R.4541 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for patient protections under the Medicare prescription drug program for residents of long term care facilities. H.R.3963 - To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend and improve the Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.5604 - To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.543 - A bill to improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. S.1107 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce cost-sharing under part D of such title for certain non-institutionalized full-benefit dual eligible individuals. S.1893 - An original bill to amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S.338 - A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure and foster continued patient quality of care by establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare program. S.2499 - A bill to amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes. S.2396 - A bill to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to modernize the quality improvement organization (QIO) program. S.2708 - A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to attract and retain trained health care professionals and direct care workers dedicated to providing quality care to the growing population of older Americans. S.2705 - A bill to authorize programs to increase the number of nurses within the Armed Forces through assistance for service as nurse faculty or education as nurses, and for other purposes. S.2786 - 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. H.R.5613 - To extend certain moratoria and impose additional moratoria on certain Medicaid regulations through April 1, 2009. S.2819 - A bill to preserve access to Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program during an economic downturn, and for other purposes. H.R.6331- 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.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.
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
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 543/H.R. - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 630/H.R. 1563/H.R. 2159 - Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2007 H.R. 1177/S.2381 - Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 S. 2499 - The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Repeal of the Whole Hospital Exception Under the Stark Anti-Fraud Law Renewal of the Missouri Medicaid Partnership Agreement Between the State of Missouri and CMS H.R. 3533/S. 2460 Extend the Moratorium on Medicaid Payment Restrictions H.R. 5613 Extend the Moratorium on Medicaid Payment Restrictions H.R. 4105 Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equity Act S. 2786 The Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 2221 The Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 H.R. 5480/S. 2662 Medicare Trigger Legislation S. 2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 H.R. 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S. 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118 Preserving Access to Medicare Act H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 543 Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 H.R.1459 To improve Medicare beneficiary access by extending the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility. S. 1107 Home and Community Services Copayment Equity Act of 2007 S 1102 Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 S. 2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.882, Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2007, Quality and patient safety. H.R.1093/S.588, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2007, Workforce shortage issues. S.543, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007, Health care issues. H.R.1376/H.R.2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act, Pharmaceutical related issues. H.R.5544, Patients and Public Health Partnership Act of 2008, Uninsured and medically underserved related issues. S.1693, Wired for Health Care Quality Act , Health information technology related issues. S.1814, Health Information Privacy and Security Act, Health information technology related issues. S.2319, National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007, Emergency readiness and trauma related issues. H.R.5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008, Medicaid regulations related issues. H.R.3533, Public and Teaching Hospital Preservation Act, GME and related issues. S.2460, A bill to extend by one year the moratorium on implementation of a rule relating to the Federal-State financial partnership under Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program and on finalization of a rule regarding graduate medical education under Medicaid and to include a moratorium on the finalization of the outpatient Medicaid rule making similar changes -- Medicaid related issues. H.R.4105, Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007, RAC related issues. H.R.1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Mental health and addiction parity. S.1083/H.R.1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation, and Leadership Act of 2007, Healthcare workforce shortage related issues. General monitoring of patient safety and quality issues.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
HR 3248/S 1283: Managed Care Reform/Patients' rights legislation; HR 3248/S 1283: Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2005; HR 4281: Small Business Health Fairness Act; S 558: Mental Health Parity Legislation; HR 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health & Addiction Equality Act of 2007; PL 109-365: Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006; S 845: Safety of Seniors Act of 2007; HR 6331/S 3101: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 HR 3267/S 1760: Health Start Reauthorization Act of 2007; HR 5748: Ryan Dant Health Care Opportunity Act of 2008; HR 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriation Act of 2008; HR 1017/S 578: Protecting Children's Health in Schools Act; HR 5399/S 2810: Medicare Late Enrollment Assistance Act of 2006; HR 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; S 543: Preserving Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007; HR 748/S 450: Medicare Access to Rehabilitative Services Act; HR 3043/S 1710: FY2008 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations; H. Con. Res 99/S. Con. Res. 21: FY2009 Budget Resolution; HR 5613: Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008; HR 3825/S 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007; HR 3014: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2007; Combating Autism Act; HR 1881/S 937 Expanding the Promise for Individuals with Autism Act; FY2009 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations.
Client expense: $121,956 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Council on Disability, SENATE, U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
S. 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 2606 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 S. 1376 - The 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007 H.R. 3453 - The Community Clinical Laboratory Fairness in Competition Act of 2007 HR 5613 - Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2007 S.543 - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 2099 - the Preserving Access to Laboratory Services Act of 2007 H.R. 6331/S.3101 - Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
S. 543/H.R. 1459 - Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007 S. 630/H.R. 1563/H.R. 2159 - Rural Health Services Preservation Act of 2007 H.R. 1177/S.2381 - Sole Community Hospital Preservation Act of 2007 S. 2499 - The Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 Repeal of the Whole Hospital Exception Under the Stark Anti-Fraud Law Renewal of the Missouri Medicaid Partnership Agreement Between the State of Missouri and CMS H.R. 3533/S. 2460 Extend the Moratorium on Medicaid Payment Restrictions H.R. 5613 Extend the Moratorium on Medicaid Payment Restrictions H.R. 4105 Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 The Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equity Act S. 2786 The Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement Act of 2008 H.R. 3963 Childrens Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 2221 The Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007 H.R. 5480/S. 2662 Medicare Trigger Legislation S. 2819 Economic Recovery in Health Care Act of 2008 H.R. 5613 Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 S. 3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S. 3118 Preserving Access to Medicare Act H.R. 2642 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 6331 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
support revisions to 75% Inpatient Rehabilitation Rule (HR 110/S. 543);support legislation regarding Hospital in Hospital regulations (HR 552/S.338);oppose legislation mandating a moratorium on physician owned hospitals (CHAMP ACT HR 3162) (Mental Health Parity bill (HR 1424), War Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR2642), and wherever attempted; support legislation reforming ASC reimbursement (HR 1823/S.2250)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $33,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424) and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · second_quarter · Health Issues
oppose legislation to extend moratorium on physician owned hospitals in CHAMP ACT (HR 3162), Mental Health Parity Bill (HR 1424), War Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 2642), and wherever proposed support HR 1459/S. 543 related to the 75% Rule
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Legislation regarding Medicare and Medicaid Reimbursement issues which include provisions to expand access, improve services, stabilize payments to hospitals and other providers under Medicaid, Medicare, and/or SCHIP by addressing reimbursement, parity, quality, self-referral, workforce, payment issues, rehabilitation hospitals, long term care hospitals, rural hospitals and various regulations. HR 2055 Improving Children's Access to Health Care Act, to improve children's access to health care coverage under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). HR 2606, 340B Drug Expansion Act of 2007, to revise and expand the drug discount program under that section to improve the provision of discounts on drug purchases for certain safety net providers. S 355, Social Security and Medicare Solvency Commission Act, to create a permanent, 15-member commission to make recommendations on how best to save the entitlement programs HR 4105; the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor Program Moratorium Act of 2007 that would enact a one-year, nationwide moratorium on the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) program. H Con Res 312/S Con Res 70, fiscal year (FY)2009 budget resolutions, Medicare and Medicaid reductions HR 5480/S 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act, various provisions self-referral HR 1424; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act provision banning the growth of physician-owned specialty hospitals workforce, HR3043/S1710; Labor, HHS Appropriations bill; nursing education, national health service corp, rural health programs, childrens hospitals GME, S 543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program. HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" payment: HR 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act supplemental appropriations bill (HR 2206) contained moratorium on medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME HR 1480/1741/S 787, to place a two-year moratorium on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implementation of medicaid regulations regarding capping payment to public providers and GME funding from Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA), HR 1293, Access to Medicare Imaging Act stop the reduction Medicare reimbursements for some medical imaging services HR 882, Access to Emergency Services Act that would increase by 10 percent Medicare reimbursements to physicians who provide care in emergency departments (EDs) or post-stabilization care related to emergency medical conditions in other areas of hospitals HR 552/S 329, The Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act of 2007 to provide for coverage of items and services under a cardiac rehabilitation program and a pulmonary rehabilitation program. HR 3533/S2460, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 3668, TMA, Abstinence Education, and QI Programs Extension Act includes provision which would mitigate the impact of the behavioral offset in the FY08 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals, Section 508 hospitals quality S 1226, Children's Health Care Quality Act would allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to fund evidence-based demonstrations to improve hospital care for children. HR 1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act which would build on existing state efforts to report hospital pricing data and require insurers to disclose estimated out-of-pocket costs to consumers S 465; Advance Directives Improvement and Education Act of 2007" to improve access to information about healthcare options and legal rights for care near the end of life rehabilitation hospitals, S543/HR 1459, Preserving Patient Access to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals Act of 2007"; to extend the 60 percent compliance threshold used to determine whether a hospital or unit of a hospital is an inpatient rehabilitation facility under the Medicare program S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Permanently freezes the inpatient rehabilitation services compliance threshold at 60 percent, rural hospitals, S 1605/HR 2860, Health Care Access and Rural Equity Act (H-CARE) S 1595, Critical Access Hospital Flexibility Act CAHs would gain flexibility to respond to daily and seasonal fluctuations in patient load S 2499;; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Extends for six months the work geographic index floor, for six months the provision that allows independent laboratories to continue to bill Medicare directly for the technical component of certain physician pathology services, Provides reasonable cost reimbursement for clinical lab tests performed by certain small rural hospitals long term care hospitals: HR 562/S338 Medicare Long-Term Care Hospital Improvement establishing facility and patient criteria for long-term care hospitals and related improvements under the Medicare Program. S 2499; Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act Provides regulatory relief for three years to ensure continued access to current long-term care hospital services, while also imposing a limited moratorium on the development of new, long-term care facilities. Medicaid, HR 2512, Reducing Coverage Gaps for Kids Act To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to prohibit States from requiring eligibility determinations for children for benefits under the Medicaid Program and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) more frequently than once every year. HR 2147, Healthy Kids Act to amend titles XXI and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and streamline enrollment under SCHIP and Medicaid and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a healthy savings tax credit for purchase of children's health coverage. HR1111, Kids Come First Act to ensure that every uninsured child in America has health insurance coverage, HR 1878, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to permit States, at their option, to require certain individuals to present satisfactory documentary evidence of proof of citizenship or nationality for purposes of eligibility for Medicaid HR 3533/S2460 "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME HR 5613, Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act, temporary, one-year moratorium on seven Medicaid regulations SCHIP: S 1224, that would reauthorize the State Childrens Health Insurance Program and expand it to allow additional coverage to six million children within 10 years S 895/HR 1535, HR 3162, "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act" HR 976 in the Senate, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act S. 1893, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 S 2049, The Better Health for America's Children Act," to block a new policy to limit states' ability to enroll children in the State Children's Health Insurance Program S 2152, Kids First Actalternative SCHIP bill that would restrict coverage to individuals younger than age 19 in low-income families HR 3963; Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act revised bill to extend and expand the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) S 2499 the bill extends SCHIP through March 31, 2009, and provides adequate funding to states to maintain their current enrollment through that date. HR 3533, "Public & Teaching Hospital Preservation Act" to extend a moratorium prohibiting CMS from implementing the Medicaid proposed rule that would limit Medicaid payments to public hospitals and narrow the definition of government provider and eliminate Medicaid GME regulations including, but not limited to, provisions of PL 106-554, Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions related to critical access hospitals, inpatient hospital services Direct Graduate Medical Education, Hospital Outpatient Services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, State Children's Health Insurance Program PL 108-173, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, provisions related to rural hospitals, inpatient hospital services, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, hospital outpatient departments, health care quality PL 109-171; Deficit Reduction Act, provisions related to rehabilitation hospitals, medicaid DSH payment, medicare-dependent hospitals, gainsharing, Medicaid, SHCHIP the FY08 IPPS proposed rule, proposed Medicaid rule (CMS 2258-P), the Recovery Audit Contract (RAC) demonstration.
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
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
Sec. 508 wage index reclassification; Nursing training and visa issues; Rehabilitation hospitals legislation (H.R. 1459, S. 543); Section 340B inpatient drug discount legislation; SCHIP legislation
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
2008 · first_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1459 and S.543, "To improve Medicare beneficiary to inpatient rehabilitation facilities," specifically to establish the criteria in HCFA Ruling 85-2, of July 31, 1985 (50 Fed. Reg. 31040), as the sole standard for determining the medical necessity of services for inpatient rehabilitation. H.R.4105, "To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Integrity Program," while supporting initiatives to ensure accountability in the Medicare program, the processes used by CMS and its contractors need to be reviewed to be sure that those processes are accurately identifying inappropriate claims No bill number at this time, support legislation that would enhance the Ethics in Patient Referrals Act of 1989 (the "Stark" law) to include physician ownership in a "whole" hospital S.458 and H.R. 1105, "physician pathology services under the Medicare program," specifically to extend the authority, currently expiring on June 30, 2008, to make direct payments to independent labs for the technical component of pathology services. H.R. 1177, "to extend and improve protections for sole community hospitals under the Medicare Program," specifically to extend the outpatient prospective payment system hold harmless provision and to permit the use of a more current cost reporting year to allow redetermination of hospital target amounts. S.630 and H.R. 2159, "to provide for a minimum payment rate by Medicare Advantage organizations for services furnished by a critical access hospital and a rural health clinic under the Medicare program," specifically to allow critical access hospitals to receive at least 101 percent of their costs for inpatient, swing-bed and outpatient hospital services S.2786, "Medicare Rural Health Access Improvement," specifically to extend th 5 percent bonus payment to physicians practicing in provider scarcity areas (critical access, sole community provider, and Medicare dependent or low-volume areas). H.R. 1845 and S.1428, "to assure access to durable medical equipment under the Medicare Program," specifically to adopt language that would allow hospital owned durable medical equipment companies that are willing to accept the competitive bid rate to provide durable medical equipment to patients upon discharge. S.1595, "flexibility in the manner in which beds are counted for purposes of determining whether a hospital may be designated as a critical access hospital under the Medicare program" specifically in favor of such increased flexibility.
Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE